"Prince: The Essentials"
1978-79: 8 (4.0 per year)
1980-89: 89 (8.9 per year) <== Best overall musical talent on the planet between 1980-88.
1990-99: 67 (6.7 per year) 90-96 (8.0 per year, with far more uneven albums) 97-99 (3.7 per year)
2000-07: 33 (4.1 per year) + N.E.W.S.
[*****] Sign 'O' the Times, 1999, Purple Rain, The Hits/The B-Sides, Dirty Mind
[****½] Parade, The Rainbow Children, Lovesexy, The Gold Experience (Fantastic Era), Controversy, Planet Earth, Around the World In a Day
[****] Come, N.E.W.S., The Truth, The Black Album, One Nite Alone…Live!/It Ain’t Over!, Prince
[***½] Emancipation (Disc 2 = ****½), O(+>, Graffiti Bridge (Incredible Solo Material), Diamonds & Pearls, Batman
[***] 3121, Musicology, Crystal Ball, For You, One Nite Alone
[**½] Chaos & Disorder, The Vault: Old Friends For Sale, Rave In2/Rave Un2, Xpectation
[**] The Chocolate Invasion, The Slaughterhouse
[*½] See “Carmen Electra”
[*] None |
Favorite (other)
artists: | Bob Dylan, Duke Ellington, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Parliament/Funkadelic, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Bruce Springsteen, Curtis Mayfield, Sly and the Family Stone, Bob Marley, Elton John, Ray Charles, Earth, Wind & Fire, Radiohead, Gil Scott-Heron, Rufus & Chaka Khan, Meshell Ndegeocello, The Beatles, Bjork, Al Green, Miles Davis, Led Zeppelin, Maze Feat. Frankie Beverly, Pink Floyd, Santana, U2, The Kinks, Erykah Badu, The Who, Bill Withers, White Stripes, Sade, Talking Heads, The Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Kate Bush, Isaac Hayes, Elvis Costello, Steely Dan, Roberta Flack, Beck, Sam Cooke, Neil Young, Otis Redding, The Velvet Underground, Chuck Berry, Jeff Beck, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Bo Diddley, Bee Gees, Digable Planets, Rod Stewart, The Roots, Janis Joplin, The Doors, The Commodores, The Clash, Tori Amos, The Sex Pistols, Aerosmith, The Temptations, Ohio Players, Love, The Pretenders, Billie Holiday, Genesis, Paul Simon, Bobby Womack, The Jam, Roxy Music, Sarah Vaughan, Alman Brothers Band, Etta James, John Mellencamp, Peggy Lee, Common, Bar Kays, George Michael/Wham!, Creedence Clearwater Revival, War, Johnny Cash, O'Jays, Van Halen, Willie Nelson, Sam & Dave, Eric B. & Rakim, Tom Waits, Madonna, Randy Newman, Public Enemy, Simon & Garfunkel, The New York Dolls, Smokey Robison & The Miracles, Diana Ross & The Supremes, The Band, The Stooges, The Police, The Replacements, Q-Tip, P.J. Harvey, Thelonious Monk, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Byrds, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ben E. King, Wilson Pickett, Todd Rundgren, Roy Orbison, Eric Clapton & Cream, The Cure, R.E.M., Donna Summer, Dusty Springfield, Patti Smith, The Spinners, ELO, The Four Tops, Black Sabbath, A Tribe Called Quest, Ani DiFrano, Kool and the Gang, Isley Brothers, Jackie Wilson, Jackson Browne, Michael Jackson & the Jackson 5, Graham Central Station, Muddy Waters, Queen, The Gap Band, Little Richard, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Chicago, De La Soul, Ramones, Sonny Boy Williamson, Billy Joel, Minnie Riperton, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Boogie Down Productions, Patrice Rushen. |
