Wildboy said:

Imago, you have the creepiest looking avatar I've seen in a while

The Gold experience isn't that bad, but to be honest, if you can find 'The Dawn' online, that's get you through almost everything from 1993-1997 and it's free.

My avatars are about love.

Adorecream said:

CuriousPoses said:

MAN WHAT.

There really is no accounting for taste.

I am just saying to a new fan, you need to know his other music quite well, before you can stomach this very average album.

Batman sucks compared to the 80s records.

I don't remember if it's Rolling Stone or SPIN, but the critic from one of those magazines said something that completely nailed what I was thinking when I heard the album: It's not that it's a bad album. It's that, from Prince, you expect so much more.

Wildboy said:

Imago, you have the creepiest looking avatar I've seen in a while

The Gold experience isn't that bad, but to be honest, if you can find 'The Dawn' online, that's get you through almost everything from 1993-1997 and it's free.

Ha! I was reading the post, which sounded quite sane, and thought it was Genesia! Did you know that your avatar is similar to hers?

I think you pretty much have to get anything you can.

But if I were you, I'd get the latest and work backwards. Prince's sound has evolved and it's good to experience the real deal before you get lost in time. The wonderful thing about getting his music now which is 'new' to you, is that your ears and mind have not been conditioned to a certain sound.

CrabalockerFishwife said:

bc002k said:

I'm a relatively new fan, and so far have the following albums:

-Prince (self titled)/-Dirty Mind/-1999/-Purple Rain/-Around the World in a Day/-Sign O' the Times/-Love Symbol Album/-Emancipation/-3121

Any recommendations on any 'must haves' that I'm currently missing?

Just buy any album.. you've got all the most popular ones, and everyone has a different opinion on which albums are best.

If you share your opinions on the albums you've already heard, people could give you better recommendations.

If you loved Prince, get For You

If you loved Dirty Mind and/or 1999, get Controversy

If you loved Purple Rain/ATWIAD/Sign O The Times, get Parade and Lovesexy

If you loved (symbol album) , get Diamonds and Pearls and The Gold Experience

If you loved Emancipation, get Newpower Soul and Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic

If you loved 3121, get Musicology, Planet Earth and Lotusflow3r

^ I made those recommendations based on which albums are similar to the ones you own.

Yup

Parade, The Gold Experience and The Rainbow Children are probably the most popular albums that you're missing.

Plus Controversy, Lovesexy and Lotusflower