Latest Rating On Prince Albums

Hey it's been at least a week since the last one but let's see if things have changed.

scale of 1-5 *'s

For You ** 1/2
Prince ***
Dirty Mind ****
Controvery ***
1999 *****
Purple Rain *****
ATWIAD *** 1/2
Parade ****
Sign O The Times *****
Lovesexy ***
Black Album **
Batman **
Graffiti Bridge ** 1/2
Diamonds & Pearls ***
Symbol ****
Come ***
Gold Experience ****
Chaos & Disorder **
Emancipation ***
Crystal Ball ** 1/2
Truth ***
New Power Soul **
Rave Un2 Joy Fantastic ** 1/2
Rainbow Children ***
Musicology ** 1/2
3121 ****

Controvery ***
1999 *****
Purple Rain ***
ATWIAD ****
Sign O The Times (still unrated)
Lovesexy ***
Batman (unrated)
Diamonds & Pearls ****
Symbol ****
Gold Experience *****
Chaos & Disorder ****
Emancipation (too complicated)
Crystal Ball (hmmm..)
Truth ***
New Power Soul (which?)
Rave Un2 Joy Fantastic ****
Rainbow Children ****
Musicology (unrated)
3121 (i have my doubts)

For You **** classic
Prince *** not my fav
Dirty Mind *** same
Controvery ** too much filler
1999 ***** perfection
Purple Rain **** comercial success surpassed its potential, but still good
ATWIAD ** lackluster
Parade *** decent
Sign O The Times ***** masterpeice
Lovesexy **** 1/2 album made from a masterpeice
Black Album *** lackluster, but funky
Batman *** laughable... but i like batdance
Graffiti Bridge * horrible, the star goes to only the Question of You
Diamonds & Pearls *** comercial success surpassed content, but still funky
Symbol ***** love it
Come *** i have to be in the mood
Gold Experience ***** perfection
Chaos & Disorder ** was meant to be a slap in a face to WB,but i love dinner with delores
Emancipation **** 1/2 so much creativity, but should be made a 2 disc
Crystal Ball ** horrible collection
Truth **** i love this acoustic set
New Power Soul * horrible, star goes to Come on, the one, and wasted kisses
Rave Un2 Joy Fantastic ** Golden Parachute prince fell for
One Nite Alone **** amazing acoustic piano set
Rainbow Children **** amazing
One Nite Alone..Live! ***** wonderful collection
Musicology **** pretty close to amazing
3121 *** lackluster, but perhaps has to grow on me...

For You: ****1/2
Prince: (haven't heard it yet)
Dirty Mind: *****
Controversy: ***
1999: *****
Purple Rain: *****
Around The World In A Day: ****
Parade: *****1/2
Sign O The Times: *****
The Black Album: (Don't Have It Yet)
Lovesexy: ****1/2
Batman: **1/2
Graffiti Bridge: ***
Diamonds & Pearls: ****1/2
: *****1/2
Come: ****1/2
The Hits/The B-Sides: *****
Gold Experience: ****
Chaos & Disorder: (Haven't Heard It Yet)
Emancipation: ****
Crystal Ball: ***
Truth: ****1/2
New Power Soul (Never Buying It )
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic: ****1/2
One Nite Alone/ ONA Live (Gotta Hurry Up and Buy This Whole Set)
Rainbow Children: *****1/2
Musicology: ****
3121 **** (almost *****1/2)

silverchild said:

For You: ****1/2
Prince: (haven't heard it yet)
Dirty Mind: *****
Controversy: ***
1999: *****
Purple Rain: *****
Around The World In A Day: ****
Parade: *****1/2
Sign O The Times: *****
The Black Album: (Don't Have It Yet)
Lovesexy: ****1/2
Batman: **1/2
Graffiti Bridge: ***
Diamonds & Pearls: ****1/2
: *****1/2
Come: ****1/2
The Hits/The B-Sides: *****
Gold Experience: ****
Chaos & Disorder: (Haven't Heard It Yet)
Emancipation: ****
Crystal Ball: ***
Truth: ****1/2
New Power Soul (Never Buying It )
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic: ****1/2
One Nite Alone/ ONA Live (Gotta Hurry Up and Buy This Whole Set)
Rainbow Children: *****1/2
Musicology: ****
3121 **** (almost *****1/2)

runningbear said:

silverchild said:

For You: ****1/2
Prince: (haven't heard it yet)
Dirty Mind: *****
Controversy: ***
1999: *****
Purple Rain: *****
Around The World In A Day: ****
Parade: *****1/2
Sign O The Times: *****
The Black Album: (Don't Have It Yet)
Lovesexy: ****1/2
Batman: **1/2
Graffiti Bridge: ***
Diamonds & Pearls: ****1/2
: *****1/2
Come: ****1/2
The Hits/The B-Sides: *****
Gold Experience: ****
Chaos & Disorder: (Haven't Heard It Yet)
Emancipation: ****
Crystal Ball: ***
Truth: ****1/2
New Power Soul (Never Buying It )
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic: ****1/2
One Nite Alone/ ONA Live (Gotta Hurry Up and Buy This Whole Set)
Rainbow Children: *****1/2
Musicology: ****
3121 **** (almost *****1/2)

Have not heard Prince. If you can get past the cover photography, you get Prince's third best record of all time (behind Sign and 1999). Gotta find a way to hear it. It's Gonna Be Lonely, Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad, Still Waiting, truly vintage stuff

Ok, you may have a point. Prince is fluffy and sentimental a lot of the time, you feel some teenage angst. To each his own, I love that record to death. Bambi ain't fluff anyway.

Havent heard all of his albums, but here's from what I own:

Purple Rain: ***** classic pop album

Batman*** average. Too overtly commercial, but still a few gems like "Scandalous" and "Electric Chair"

Diamonds and Pearls **1/2 Lackluster album. Even the good songs arent so original. Main highlight is "Gett Off"

Emancipation *** Had potential to be a great album, but it's kinda bloated. Should have been trimmed

NewPower Soul* Horrid

Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic **1/2 Some true gems, but alot of the songs sounded like they needed more polishing. Overall, very inconsistant

The Rainbow Children ***1/2 Lyrics are a bit too out there, but the music is superb

Musicology **** Great return to form. Not terribly outstanding, but enough to please a Prince fan(dont know why so many of you hate the album)

3121 ****1/2 Close to classic Prince and a nice step up from Musicology

scale of 1-5 *'s
from the ones you listed...

For You ****
Prince *****
Dirty Mind ****
Controvery ****
1999 *****
Purple Rain *****
ATWIAD ***
Parade *****
Sign O The Times ****
Lovesexy *****
Black Album ***
Batman ***
Graffiti Bridge ****
Diamonds & Pearls ***
Symbol ****
Come ***
Gold Experience ****
Chaos & Disorder ***
Emancipation ***
Truth ****
New Power Soul *
Rave Un2 Joy Fantastic ***
Rainbow Children *****
Musicology ***
3121 ****

For You **
Prince ***
Dirty Mind ***
Controvery ****
1999 *****
Purple Rain *****
ATWIAD ****
Parade ***** ---the best
Sign O The Times *****
Lovesexy ***
Black Album ***
Batman ****
Graffiti Bridge ***1/2
Diamonds & Pearls ****
Symbol ****
Come ***1/2
Gold Experience ***
Chaos & Disorder *1/2
Emancipation **1/2
Truth ***
New Power Soul *
Rave Un2 Joy Fantastic ***
Rainbow Children ***
Musicology ***
3121 ****

Albums ranked out of 10. I still haven't heard For You or Prince yet, but I'm working on it.

Dirty Mind: 10/10
Controversy: 5/10
1999: 7/10
Purple Rain: 9/10
ATWIAD: 6/10
Parade: 10/10
Sign O The Times: 10/10
Lovesexy: 7/10
Batman: 9/10
Graffiti Bridge: 8/10
Diamonds & Pearls: 1/10
Symbol: 7/10
Come: 10/10
Gold Experience: 9/10
Chaos & Disorder 9/10
Emancipation: 7/10
Crystal Ball: 6/10
Rave Un2 Joy Fantastic: 5/10
Rainbow Children: 8/10
Musicology: 3/10
3121: 8/10

...And I'm aware that I still have a D&P avatar despite the fact that I rate the album so lowly. I just really like the cover art.

[Edited 4/10/06 2:18am]