"The Gold Experience" and/or "Come."

sloopydrew4u said:

This is a hard question. There are soo many greats that you should buy. I just bought my "Sign O' The Times" and "Controversy" albums 4 months ago (I had the money to splurge a little ) I'm still lovin them! It really depends on what you feel like hearing from him. He's got a lot of albums that are more fast-paced than others, so it depends on whether you want to jam out or just chill. I agree that "The Gold Experience" and "Lovesexy" have the best mix of different styles...from ballads to booty-shakin' jams. I'm really into the "Symbol" album right now. It was my first P album, but I never used to listen to it that much. Now, I've re-played "Blue Light", "Morning Papers", "Love 2 the 9s", and "Damn U" soo many times, the album skips. I used to listen to "The Hits" albums non-stop and I bought them without the B-sides....twice ....don't know how that keeps happening, maybe because I keep buying them separate . Anyway, you can get them for cheap on Secondspin.com, but you have to buy them separate and they probably won't sell the B-sides separate, just Volume 1 and Volume 2. "LoveSexy" is good, but you might have to track it, because many of them were made as just one track....man, I hate having to fast forward when I just want to hear "Anna Stesia". It's at 16:34 on the album....that's a lot of holding down that fast forward button. So, after all of my little rambling, I'd say that if you like "Purple Rain" and "Diamonds and Pearls", than "The Gold Experience" should be your next purchase. Many people are saying it is hard to find, but Secondspin.com has like 5 or 6 copies of it and many other Prince albums for decent prices. Go used if you're going to buy any Prince albums, because record stores want to charge you an arm-and-leg for some Prince albums. Good luck.

JediMaster said:

I am with JediMaster save for his opinion of "Batman." It's not a great album, but it's definitely worth a listen for "The Future," "Electric Chair" and "Scandalous" alone.

polkadotsuit said:

Yes... but hurry get the others as well!

estelle1981 said:

Thanks for the site!!!

LovesexyIsThe1 said:

Glad you guys aren't the ones who make up the rules on posting or bieng a fan...cuz that is utterly ridiculous criterion.

THE HITS : The B Sides CD

My favorite memories of being an early Prince fan were buying the 12" Singles and getting a completely new song on the B side of the record. These songs are a MUST HAVE set.

It is one of 3 CDs that were part of "Prince - THE HITS" Collection. Not to be mistaken for
The Best Of Prince CD.

I have all those on 12" Vinyl.

After U get this B sides Disc , Go Get "The Black Album", Then Get "LoveSexy", Then get Sign Of The Times~

This was a 3 CD Era for Prince. The Black Album was Dark and LoveSexy was Light and Spiritual. Sign Of The Times was a Quilt of Many Colors.

namepeace said:

batman is almost as bad as new power soul to me. id rather listen to rave!

u NEED Sign O The Times..if u have not heard the full version of Adore, the likes of "If I Was Your Girlfriend" "Housequake" "Starfish & Coffee" "strange Relationship" u really need 2 go 2 the funk hopspital and set an appointment with this album...immediatley.

I think you should buy them in the order of rarity, because they are only going to get progressively harder to find, the longer you leave it. So in order of rarity they would be:

01. "The Black Album"
02. The Gold Experience
03. Newpower Soul

BinaryJustin said:

I'm not gonna make fun of you for this one...
I wont even go there.
I respect you.

Okay....you gotta get COntroversy and SOTT!
Those two!
The full version of Do Me, Baby.
Awaits Dansas Laughter
AND TGE! It's pefect.

And no Binary, my whole "you gotta get thing" wasn't for you.

Props 2 you and your love for New Power Soul.

MaquisVixen said:

I have no shame! It's great!

BinaryJustin said:

And that, my friend, is good for you.

Get Sign 'o' The Times!!!! Then get Controversy. Don't sleep on his second album, Prince. It is hot. "I wanna be ur lover,why u treat me so bad,bambi,sexy dancer,i feel 4 u, it's gonna be lonely..that should be a must, then get that Symbol album. Get them all. I just listened to The Rainbow Children again, i forgot how hot that album is. And News is a hot album too. Put that one on when u about to make sweet sweet with a lady..or a man depending.

Sign 'O'The Times is not only THE MUST CD from Prince, but might also be THE MUST CD from the 80's.

superspaceboy said:

I don't know which is funnier: half-assed sarcasm or people who don't get it.

Yay! The internet!