Parade,followed closely by Around the World in a Day.

The Rainbow Children

either I haven't heard it enough times (meaning that I'm missing something) or everyone says it rocks because they can't stand his last 3 albums

3121. it takes a lot of effort and positive thinking for me to be able to say, "yeah, that's an okay pop album". and while i can do that and appreciate it on some modest level, i don't understand when people fawn all over it.

You guys are all bogus and drunk! The most over-rated Prince album of all time is without a doubt Chaos and Disorder. Why do so many people like this album. It's not even a top seller and I can see why. I'm the only one of my friends and colleages who have this cd and wonder why? Because he was P and tha's my boy I bought it without listening to it first. If I can go back, I wouldn't buy it. Til this day, I don't even listen to it. It just collects dust. TERRIBLE! Just HORRIBLE! That is the worst.

LoDog said:

if it sold so few copies and so many people don't like it, how can it be overrated?

and yes, i'm saying this as someone who LOVES that album, warts and all.

LoDog said:

some people have tried to get me to get this one

I knew there was a reason why I never wanted to get. Don't they know im only interested in his best?

Rainbow Children & Gold Experience
We March P Control, TBGW, ugggg, i could only listen to the the extended flutestramental single thing of "eye hate u" the rest is kiddie garbage.

Rainbow Childen, yikes, i cant even begin to imagine what people see in that thing,... old fashioned kiddie fussion jazz?
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optimus said:

I don't like LoveSexy either. It sounds like a big jumbled up mess. Like someone took the entire pallets of paints and threw it all unto a canvas and smeared it around with there hands.

Batman I don't like either. I think it sounds rushed and underworked, like he did it in about 2 days. It could have been good but needed more work. The instrumentation is rough.

Rainbow Children hands down.

I like SOTT, but some people think it's his best and I highly disagree.
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With no Question PURPLE RAIN!!!!!

I think statements like under or over rated are used for frivilous conversation... A piece of work is all that it is. The music gives you what it gives you.

I remember learning in a poetry class, that a certain poem may not strike the same chord in me as it strikes someone else.

There was a poem about a woman that had lost her mother. A girl in the class was very moved by this poem, however I was not, My mother is still living.

shortberrystrawcake said:

Whaaa? cant believe my ears.

Parade

I've always hated Lovesexy

Planet Earth was shit. Guitar was the ONLY good song on that lump of crap. It was such a let own after Musicology and 3121.

Prince may have lost his touch.

LizaWoman08 said:

Wow, pretty good, i don’t hate Lovesexy but i think your description is better than the album itself.
A HUGE letdown from the heights of SOTT and everything else that came before it.

BUT The Gold experience and Rainbow Children still gets my pick, those are just so childishly bad
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Diamonds and Pearls. It had a couple of cool songs on there, but over all, I thought it was over rated. In that period I thought the Symbol album was better.

shortberrystrawcake said:

co-

violetblues said:

Yeah childishly bad...I bought the TGE and didn't really care too much for it. That song dolphin is probably the worst song i have heard in awhile, the lyrics are just so stupid. sorry, just my opinion.

The Rainbow Children. Anyone who admits to enjoying that skipped their medication.

viewaskew said:

.. you're a mess.. lol .. and I enjoyed TRC...so I guess I need tons of
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optimus said:

I was never crazy,music wise about dirty mind, the subject matter was a good move for him artistically and most point to it as his quintessential album but outside of when you were mine, i thought it was not that great.

Around The World In A Day.

viewaskew said:

I agree, however ive only listened to it once.....well not all the way threw i couldnt even stomach it, my mum has that album...not 1 i want in my collection

MrBiGsTuFf said:

The Rainbow Children is Prince's last great innovative album. Prince does music for himself and challenges people to come along for the ride. His music is not for those that enjoy the same old thing.Purple Rain was 25 year ago I am sure we wouldn't what to hear that over and over for 25 years

The Rainbow Children.

LizaWoman08 said:

I wouldn't call Lovesexy terrible but there are a number of albums that I think are over-rated. Like Around The World In A Day and especially The Rainbow Children. The Rainbow Children in particular seems to be mentioned a lot on the org as a very good album and I disagree. Aside from She Loves Me 4 Me and Family Name this album is not very good, not very bad, but quite forgettable. Everywhere has a great start but then it's totally watered down. And there's too much religion; to appeal to everybody, an album should not be too religious.