vainandy said:

I would have thought that "Animal Kingdom" would have been your favorite jam on that album.

Riverpoet31 said:

I wouldn't recommend to "avoid" the internet projects. Especially TCI. To me, a lot of the stuff between 98 and 02 was very electronic driven. That's not necessarily a bad thing. How could anyone NOT like "High"?

I think all Prince albums deserve attention. It was Prince that made the songs... no more need be said.
[Edited 9/3/08 17:22pm]

purplecam said:

i agree... and lol @ Tramp-o-line

Planet Earth. I'm not mocking the music - I wouldn't buy that album simple for the cover alone!
Most gayest fuckiddy God-aweful album cover in the history of music!
As far as bad album covers, he's had more than his fair share of fuck aweful stinkers, but that takes 'crap cover' title to a whole new dimension.
That's the straw that broke camilles back, so to speak.
That alone makes the album, 'torrent only' material...

FlamingRaindrop said:

Hear hear!

I never bought the album as it was given away at the concert... probably the only way it was gonna get in my hands... would've severely contemplated taken a 'torrent only' version over this...

I like that Camille reference too!

'dre

I refuse point blank to buy any of the NPG albums like Gold nigga, Kamasutra, Exodus and that god awful Mayte thing.
I am also not buying NPS and regret finally buying Rainbow children and Rave 2 The Jou Fantastic, what a colossal waste of $5 each (Kiwi pesos). Prince I love you, but if you continue to shxt bricks, I am not going 2 keep buying them, although last three albums much better.
And Yes Lovesexy is worth the purchase price (I paid $1.79 for the untracked version on Itunes)

I won't buy anything new that comes out. I won't put anymore money in his pocket.

tane1976 said:

Kiwi pesos?? You brought those fuckers for $5 each??? Warehouse?? You must live in auckland or wellywood! Prince albums at the warehouse in HB are full price - $32.95 type shite - and when you consider that a top 20 album is in the $18 range you can understand why there's no fricken way I'm gonna shell out $32 for a non selling albums! (if it was normal price, no problem)
Gold Nigga has never been available in NZ thats why I have zero problem torrenting that shit! Ditto Karma Sutra and Exodus (an ex girlfriend sent me that classic from the UK), Mayte album I would buy if it was available but it isn't... (even the torrent is hard to get? anyone??...)
Never saw Rave available in the Bay so that (they) were (both) torrents...
A girlfreind brought me NPS (loved The One, but overall the first truely SHITE Prince album that made me realise, "I'm not gonna buy everything this guy releases if he's gonna sink so low" - up tell then everything he released was a gaurantee purchase, normally in multi formats - but that was the bland tired 70's funk shite that made me realise that this guy CAN create totally bland shit and HAS hit the creative wall! - sad fucking moment in this music fans life really!!)

Rave again was a good $10 over the normal price so i downloaded it after the shocker that was NPS (ditto Vault, although it's a much better album...)
And as for Rainbow Children (download as was never avauilable here), potentially a great album, but the wank-off Vader shite ruins it completely - maybe i'll listen to it in anoother 5 years, which is a shame really, as there was some serious potential lurking there underneath the bollocks Watchtower wank-off ramblings... (Fuck Larry Graham and his constipated tiny biased world view! - Digital Garden had some serious potential... beautiful - but lord vader fucked it up once again - seriously, some people think prince doesn't take drugs - HA! here's your proof of bad tripping)

PE, CAD, the Vault, musicology was built into the ticket price, had i heard it on itunes i would have downloaded 2 songs= 2.00. I'm syill pissed about that scam, had me thinking my seat was better than it was when it was only a CD price added onto the ticket sale, a CD i did not ask for LOL.

FlamingRaindrop said:

Yeah I got them on that other great Kiwi institution trade me, god the postage and packaging prices are higher than the cost of the album. I am in Dorkland and got the others on the clearance special at Real Groovy. Money is too precious to be wasted.

Bought everything between 'Prince' through 'LovSexy' , got 3121 as a gift, the rest? Let's just say "God bless the internet!"

peppeken said:

I was going to say something similar to anyone "avoiding" the Vault. You're missing out on The Vault. The remastered and alternate versions of the tracks on the album are excellent. I LOVE the versions of When the Lights Go Down, There is Lonely, 5 Women and Old Friends for Sale on that CD. I think it's really underrated.

In the past I thought there were some that I would not buy, but I went back and bought them in the last few years and have been pleasantly surprised. I have an appreciation for the phase of the journey that produced them. To date, I have yet to hear a Prince album that didn't have some gems on it. Besides, you don't have to pay full price for them.
[Edited 9/5/08 11:54am]

thepope2the9s said:

I agree. Boy, I must really be a fan, because I think GB is a really good album. My only problem with it was that it was released as a soundtrack and as such has songs from other artists. I made myself a version of it without the other artists interrupting the flow.

So now it looks like this:

1. Can't Stop This Feeling I Got
2. New Power Generation
3. The Question Of U
4. Elephants & Flowers
5. We Can Funk - George Clinton/Prince
6. Joy In Repetition
7. Tick, Tick, Bang
8. Thieves In The Temple
9. Still Would Stand All Time
10. Graffiti Bridge
11. New Power Generation (Pt II)

The only songs that I don't care for are the last two. Other than that, for me, there are a lot of winners here. That said, everyone is entitled to their own tastes, so neither is better or worse.

Well,this one might start a riot. But Purple Rain. I like the movie so much better than the album. I can watch the movie every day all day.But the cd doesn't really give me the full effect. It's a perfect cd don't get me wrong. I love it. but I like watching the movie better. With the soundtrack he should have included The Time and everybody else who performed in the movie but that wouldn't have made him a superstar. Like I said Purple Rain is one of the greatest cd'sof all time. I put in my top 5.Hell top 3. But I enjoy the movie better. So don't start thowing puple bannans at me please..

Those best of complilations seem like a waste of money. I suppose the Hits/B sides were cool because they contained material never released on cd.

Anxiety said:

I love the vault I have ALL of p's cds I could'nt be without them.

The Hits/B-Sides is an excellent intro into the Prince world. You can see what you love, like, and don't like at all (which, on that set, probably won't happen).

The choices of 1999, Purple Rain and Sign O The Times are almost too obvious ... and runs the risk of setting the bar too high right off the bat.

It's hard because those ARE widely considered the best albums . . . but one thing is for sure - I would avoid most of the 90s stuff until your 80s stuff is complete. The exception to that would be Gold and albums.

Anxiety said:

Yeah I would pay for that too.

I still have a few things to puchase...Planet Earth probably won't be one of them

L4OATheOriginal said:

really that bad? damn that sucks.

purplecam said:

okay wait. I have not heard it I only have the original vinyl (proudly). So what's the deal? Why is it so horrible? Are Lyrics missing? That would ruin it for me.

boombox said:

Then, you should say that you think Purple Rain is overrated , but is it the Prince album you WON'T buy? I'd understand if you thought it was overrated (Hell, I'd understand if you HATED the thing lol!) But you said it was one of your top 3 Prince albums... and the thread is about Prince albums you WON'T buy.

I think the obvious answer would be The Very Best Of Prince. Not only is there nothing new on it different from The Hits/B-Sides, it's also a horribly condensed package and really caters to the lowest common denominator of Prince fans.

If prince as an artist interests you, then buy everything and make your own judgment.

I have been a longtime Prince fan, I don’t necessarily like most of the music from 88- on. but i have bought every single release, some are treasured and have a prominent place in my record collection, some are carelessly tossed around, maybe tossed.
But make your own opinion, after all what you are asking is for an opinion.
What some of our fellow fans like in Prince music may not be what you may like in Prince music, Prince fans are very diverse.

I love "The Truth" many here do not, I HATE "The Rainbow Children" many here consider it a muh-stuh-piss.
Anyhow, enjoy your music, and buy it all, and support the artist you like.
[Edited 9/7/08 17:32pm]

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

i feel the same way. everything that is readily available, apart from releases like exodus, gold nigga, the madhouse albums, 1-800-new funk, which are mostly good, but rarer and usually pricier, and 1999: the new master (for obvious reasons ) i've bought . i support the little bugger, despite his kookiness cuz no other artists get to me the way he does so often . not to mention the other stuff i've bought, i probably shouldn't have and gotten "other ways" .

purplepolitician said:

Holy Crap i forgot about 1999 the new master!
IF you buy "1999 the new master" beware,its worse than you can imagine, I think every Prince fan can agree on this one.

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

I think so.

I tried to listen to it (again) recently and I couldn't make it through the first track. It is just UTTER GARBAGE!