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Thread started 02/24/17 5:01pm

sro100

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The Holy Trinity of Albums?

3 successive albums that work together in his catalogue.

"Come," "The Gold Experience" and "Chaos and Disorder."

The Ultimate prince let loose and not caring about the commercial results.

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Reply #1 posted 02/24/17 5:59pm

TrivialPursuit

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Good question, but I feel the need to address something. The Gold Experience was as purposeful of a pop rock album as Diamonds and Pearls was, albeit the latter was lighter material in comparison. He cared enough about the first two you mentioned enough to build the Ultimate Live Experience around that material almost exclusively, plus bits from Exodus, prince, and even a rarely played Batman track, plus a few covers. Hell, one could argue that he promoted TGE by simply saying it would never be released. Had it went on long enough, it'd have almost reached Black Album status. Thankfully it was released.

My trilogy is Come, Exodus, The Gold Experience. In that order, one sort of leads into the other. Come has a techno feel to it in some regards, and so does part of Exodus, albeit it more of an electronic nod. Not in style, but production. It's very ...digital. That leads into the the very idea of getting music on one's computer via the NPG operator. It's cathartic. Come is very dark almost like an upper tier of Dante's inferno, Exodus is the captured stealing a spaceship gearing up to get out, and The Gold Experience is their release, and they realize that through everything, all that glitters ain't gold. C&D is almost an afterthought, of "what if". That's not to say I don't enjoy C&D, but it's not part of my trilogy.

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Reply #2 posted 02/24/17 7:08pm

TKO

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Parade-SignOTheTimes-Lovesexy

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Reply #3 posted 02/24/17 7:24pm

Welcome2daRevo
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Controversy-1999-Purple Rain
CALL ME A DREAMER 2!
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Reply #4 posted 02/24/17 7:36pm

E319

Agree with Welcome2daRevolution.... Controversy - 1999 - Purple Rain

If it didn't have to be successive albums, I would say the "Holy Trinity" of Prince albums would have to be 1999-Purple Rain-Sign O' The Times.

[Edited 2/24/17 19:40pm]

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Reply #5 posted 02/24/17 7:59pm

SomeSoldier

I agre with TKO on Parade, SOTT and Lovesexy, although if I could skip ATWIAD, I'd go for Purple Rain, Parade and SOTT
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Reply #6 posted 02/24/17 8:10pm

Moonbeam

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Dirty Mind, Controversy, and 1999. The "Hungry Era".

Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you!
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Reply #7 posted 02/24/17 9:07pm

nisibee

sro100 said:

3 successive albums that work together in his catalogue.

"Come," "The Gold Experience" and "Chaos and Disorder."

The Ultimate prince let loose and not caring about the commercial results.

Agree with this.
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I really love his jazzier stuff too so Rainbow Children, One Nite Alone, Xpectation/NEWS for me personally.

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Reply #8 posted 02/25/17 3:44am

Adorecream

There is more than one

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Dirty Mind, Controversy, 1999 = A menage a trois of his sexiest music

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Parade, Sign o the Times, Lovesexy = The brilliance triology (I exclude Black as it had limited release, and lets face it, it is way below the level.

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3121, Planet Earth, Lotusflow3r disc 1 = Classic later Prince.

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I wish I could lump Art Official Age and Hit n run Phase 2 together, but they are interspersed with the inferior albums Hit n Run Phase 1 and Plectrum Electrum.

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Reply #9 posted 02/25/17 5:37am

soulboogiealex

1999, Purple Rain, Paisley Park felt like there were no limits to what he could morph into
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Reply #10 posted 02/25/17 5:51am

LonelyStarfish

Dirty mind, controversy, 1999
Parade, SOTT, lovesexy
D&P, love symbol, come
Love symbol, Come, gold experience
Come, gold experience, chaos & disorder
Planet earth, lotusflow3r, mplsound
20ten, AOA, phase one
AOA, phase one, phase two
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Reply #11 posted 02/25/17 10:45am

Yewdale

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SomeSoldier said:

I agre with TKO on Parade, SOTT and Lovesexy, although if I could skip ATWIAD, I'd go for Purple Rain, Parade and SOTT



Agree with you 100%, so you must be right biggrin

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Reply #12 posted 02/25/17 3:52pm

RJOrion

1999
purple rain
atwiad
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Reply #13 posted 02/25/17 4:11pm

Marrk

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Honestly, I don't think there is one. Can't do this for betrayal reasons. I've always thought 80-88 was just perfection as a run of albums.

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Reply #14 posted 02/26/17 12:12am

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Lovesexy=Batman=Graffiti Bridge had a cohesive flow. They all had the same sound musically/sonically.

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Reply #15 posted 02/26/17 4:31pm

214

1999/Purple Rain/Sign O' The Times

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Reply #16 posted 02/26/17 4:34pm

imprimis

214 said:

1999/Purple Rain/Sign O' The Times

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This is the credited response, for the mighty three of the canon, although there are compelling arguments for thematically compatible album triumvirates on this thread as well.

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[Edited 2/26/17 16:34pm]

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Reply #17 posted 02/26/17 5:03pm

Dasein

Purple Rain
Around The World in a Day
Parade

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Reply #18 posted 02/26/17 6:06pm

Telecaster5

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TKO said:

Parade-SignOTheTimes-Lovesexy

This ^^^^^ with no doubt

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Reply #19 posted 02/27/17 3:11pm

stpaisios

Purple Rain

Emancipation

3121

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Reply #20 posted 02/27/17 4:27pm

214

stpaisios said:

Purple Rain

Emancipation

3121

eek for real?

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Reply #21 posted 02/27/17 5:30pm

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TKO said:

Parade-SignOTheTimes-Lovesexy



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No no no no no.
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Parade, SOTT, The Black Album.
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Reply #22 posted 02/28/17 12:18pm

DarkKnight1

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prince

Come

The Gold Experience

The Black Album was in the middle, but it doesnt count for me. My favorite set of consecutive albums.

(Insert something clever here)
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Reply #23 posted 02/28/17 12:53pm

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1999-PR-ATWIAD
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Reply #24 posted 02/28/17 12:59pm

214

imprimis said:

214 said:

1999/Purple Rain/Sign O' The Times

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This is the credited response, for the mighty three of the canon, although there are compelling arguments for thematically compatible album triumvirates on this thread as well.

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[Edited 2/26/17 16:34pm]

There is not other way, and your heart knows that. The Holy Trinity is that. 1999/Purple Rain/Sign O' The Times

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Reply #25 posted 02/28/17 1:24pm

Rev

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Controversy - 1999 and Purple Rain! His albums plus the Time and Vanity / Apollonia 6 recordings.

Sign of the times, The Black Album and Lovesexy. Chewymusic and I got the Black Album right before getting Lovesexy. All three albums are brilliant. B sides alone would make you toes curl biggrin

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Reply #26 posted 02/28/17 2:22pm

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Roadhouse garden/dream factory/Camille
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Reply #27 posted 02/28/17 2:28pm

thedance

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TKO said:

Parade-SignOTheTimes-Lovesexy

this... cool heart

TBA does not count, u no..... it wasn't released before Lovesexy wink

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Reply #28 posted 02/28/17 9:49pm

AnnaStesia10

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Parade -- Sign O' The Times -- Lovesexy

"A strong spirit transcends rules." - Prince
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