OK, someone has to do it, so it might as well be me. Let's see who can come up with the best 37-track Anthology tracklist.

rogifan said:

OK, who approved this wording on iTunes? I thought these artists ‘about’ like pages were supposed to be fact based not full of personal opinions. https://itunes.apple.com/...1421530791 Few artists have created a body of work as rich and varied as Prince. During the '80s, he emerged as one of the most singular talents of the rock & roll era, capable of seamlessly tying together pop, funk, folk, and rock. Not only did he release a series of groundbreaking albums; he toured frequently, produced albums, wrote songs for many other artists, and recorded hundreds of songs that still lie unreleased in his vaults. With each album he released, Prince showed remarkable stylistic growth and musical diversity, constantly experimenting with different sounds, textures, and genres. Occasionally, his music was inconsistent, in part because of his eclecticism, but his experiments frequently succeeded; no other contemporary artist blended so many diverse styles into a cohesive whole. Prince's first two albums were solid, if unremarkable, late-'70s funk-pop. With 1980's Dirty Mind, he recorded his first masterpiece, a one-man tour de force of sex and music; it was hard funk, catchy Beatlesque melodies, sweet soul ballads, and rocking guitar pop, all at once. The follow-up, Controversy, was more of the same, but 1999 was brilliant. The album was a monster hit, selling over three million copies, but it was nothing compared to 1984's Purple Rain. Purple Rain made Prince a superstar; it eventually sold over ten million copies in the U.S. and spent 24 weeks at number one. Partially recorded with his touring band, the Revolution, the record featured the most pop-oriented music he has ever made. Instead of continuing in this accessible direction, he veered off into the bizarre psycho-psychedelia of Around the World in a Day, which nevertheless sold over two million copies. In 1986, he released the even stranger Parade, which was in its own way as ambitious and intricate as any art rock of the '60s; however, no art rock was ever grounded with a hit as brilliant as the spare funk of "Kiss." By 1987, Prince's ambitions were growing by leaps and bounds, resulting in the sprawling masterpiece Sign 'O' the Times. Prince was set to release the hard funk of The Black Album by the end of the year, but he withdrew it just before its release, deciding it was too dark and immoral. Instead, he released the confused Lovesexy in 1988, which was a commercial disaster. With the soundtrack to 1989's Batman he returned to the top of the charts, even if the album was essentially a recap of everything he had done before. The following year he released Graffiti Bridge (the sequel to Purple Rain), which turned out to be a considerable commercial disappointment. [Edited 8/17/18 13:51pm]

Those are all pretty reasonable assertions to make, and fairly mainstream thinking. The comment on Lovesexy would be the only questionable one for me.

databank said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

Doozer said:

databank said:

This is bootleg art.

[Edited 8/18/18 1:05am]

Yes...yes you are right, databank.

Here is the Tidal artwork: https://www.discogs.com/P...se/7899073

The artwork on Princevault (and all derivatives such as the one you've posted) are said to have been made from the promo cassette artwork, but I was never able to find a picture of this cassette online.

leecaldon said:

I see we have sand in our vaginas again.

rdhull said:

Doozer said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

U people look to complain about EVERY SINGLE detail about EVERYTHING. My God! just listen to the song. Who cares about an intro or a segue..

It’s details like these that show the care and understanding of Prince’s catalog required to preserve his legacy. That’s why it matters.

Although Prince(R.I.P.), was VERY meticulous about the sequencing of his almost FORTY mAsTeRPiEcEs of albums, that he accomplished in a VERY short lifetime. More than ANY other artist in the history of muziq. As long as the casual & newer fans are streaming his vast catalog of after WBR years of recordings(My favorite time period) it doesnt really matter how HORRIBLY Sony is compiling the tracks together. At least they're out there now.

But I'm VERY impressed that U care about Prince's(RI.P.) legacy.At least somebody does.

I happy these albums are out there. It feels right.

ChocolateBox3121 said:

Doozer said:

ChocolateBox3121 said: It’s details like these that show the care and understanding of Prince’s catalog required to preserve his legacy. That’s why it matters.

Although Prince(R.I.P.), was VERY meticulous about the sequencing of his almost FORTY mAsTeRPiEcEs of albums, that he accomplished in a VERY short lifetime. More than ANY other artist in the history of muziq. As long as the casual & newer fans are streaming his vast catalog of after WBR years of recordings(My favorite time period) it doesnt really matter how HORRIBLY Sony is compiling the tracks together. At least they're out there now.

But I'm VERY impressed that U care about Prince's(RI.P.) legacy.At least somebody does.

I agree, and I don't have a problem with "Anthology" being a gateway for new fans to discover the second half of Prince's career, and certainly love the fact that the full albums themselves are now widely available. His talent was immense and far reaching, so no one should be surprised that the small details in his work mean a great deal to a great many.

I don't agree with some of the songs on the Anthology..Some I find to be really weird choices..BUT THAT ALL BEING SAID, I am glad they were thoughtful enough to do an anthology...This might cheer some orgers up --Rolling Stone just recommended streaming the anthology on their site. It is included as an editor's pick...and they don't call it the best of his later years but rather a "primer" and a jumping off point.

https://www.rollingstone....de-712626/

Prince, Anthology 1995-2010
This primer for today’s deluge of Prince reissues — 23 albums from his post-Warner period through 2010, including some he self-distributed through his own NPG Music Club — is lovingly put together, its 37 tracks including the riotously raunchy “P Control,” the spiny workout “Black Sweat,” the guitar workout “Shhh,” the fuzzed-out title track to 1996’s Chaos and Disorder and the lushly existential ballad “Gold.” Use it as a jumping-off point for further study of Prince’s DIY years — or just for getting down. Maura Johnston
Read Our Feature: The Prince Estate’s Big...rple Reign
Listen: Amazon Music Unlimited | Apple Music | Spotify | Tidal

rdhull said:

Don’t let the so called “poor excuse” ANTHOLOGY ( its not, it’s fine)spoil the pleasure of many of the previously unavailable releases now being available. I mean a lot of the NPGMC exclusives are now here for everyone to fill in their gaps etc. Some of this material was hard to come by. And now practically his whole catalogue is now out there for new fans to discover like everyone bitched about. So what’s the problem? Y’all shoes on too tight or somethin?!

ChocolateBox3121 said:

skywalker said:

On a similar note "Damn U" on ends with the intro to "Arrogance." Ugh. Who is responsible for this?

U people look to complain about EVERY SINGLE detail about EVERYTHING. My God! just listen to the song. Who cares about an intro or a segue..

"Who cares"? Anybody that is listening to this playlist, ahem "anthology", who desires a well sequenced collection that flows, that's who.

TwiliteKid said:

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206Michelle said:

I've used this extract from The Truth album promo artwork that circulated widely back in 1997 as the image art for audio files on my PC. It's much closer in contrast and tone to the original circulating imagery than the lighter image posted earlier in this thread.

The higher-resolution file that I extracted this from is on an older drive somewhere, I'll have to dig it up later.

databank said:

Doozer said:

databank said: Yes...yes you are right, databank.

Here is the Tidal artwork: https://www.discogs.com/P...se/7899073

The artwork on Princevault (and all derivatives such as the one you've posted) are said to have been made from the promo cassette artwork, but I was never able to find a picture of this cassette online.

databank said:

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206Michelle said:

MendesCity said: