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The "Symbol" album. In my top five. Why does no one agree with me? | |
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I agree with you!!
The album has a little bit of everything, truly Prince's last commerically sucessful albums. Though there are a few songs I can do without, it gets a 7 out of 10. | |
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<--- Obviously, I'm in love with this album. It's in my top 5 as well. I'm not going to say why, the real question would be why not? It's a great album. | |
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my top 3 i love that album!!! | |
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I've recruited at least a half dozen fans becuase of that album.
When it was first released, it was my favorite album for at least 2 years. Of course, now I realize just how bad the rap on that album was, but it was still a great record. I remember, I played "7" for a buddy of mine, and he's been a Prince fan since then. | |
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The symbol album is a classic a must own Prince album. | |
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his name is prince! and he is funky! | |
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Top 5, no. Top 7, maybe. Top 10, definitely. Lots of great songs; I don't care what they say. | |
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Because so many of the org elite don't accept TonyM as a legit rapper. It mystifies me. The symbol CD is a great Prince album, completely unique, and a great album to introduce to the average Prince skeptic.
"When they tell me 2 walk a straight line, I put on crooked shoes" | |
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TheMax said: a great album to introduce to the average Prince skeptic.
I'll give you that, but if I can listen to anything else from 1978-1988, I will! | |
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Because no one agrees w/ newbies?
. [Edited 8/29/04 22:44pm] | |
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My top 5? Almost.
But the symbol album did restore some of my faith in the man after the mostly bland Diamonds and Pearls, and subpar Batman soundtrack... D & P felt so stiff to me...he overcrafted and overproduced most of those songs, though it's hard to argue with the commercial success. Symbol is mostly Prince playing hard and loose with a great N.P.G. lineup that he obviously had grown more comfortable with since recording D & P. Dock it a notch for the story and dialogue, a forerunner to the even more annoying and drawn out story and dialogue of "Rainbow Children". | |
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You've gotta love Love 2 The 9's.
And I don't get why everyone always hates on 3 Chains 'O' Gold. Mad track! | |
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That album has it all, in my opinion.... funky tracks like My Name is Prince and The Max, humor (and real situations, haha) in Blue Light... romance and/or slow jams in Damn U and Sweet Baby... and just plain kick ass songs like The Continental.... *sigh*..... with the exception of Arrogance, a near perfect album..~ ~Karebear~
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top 5 of the 90's maybe. Its a good album, has some clinkers, but it was an improvement over diamonds and pearls. Might be in my top 10 | |
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It is one of my favorites !!!!!
1. TRC 2. Symbol 3. SOTT I have the SYmbol album in my car today. What a great masterpiece. | |
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The Symbol album is in my Top 5 too.I love this CD.In 1992/93,I played it so much that I actually had to buy two additonal copies.I literally wore out the CD! Without question,this is Prince's best CD of the 90s (imo). | |
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It was my favourite as a teenager so I played it out, totally. I listened to it a week ago for the first time maybe in two or three years. It's still rather swell. | |
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yeah it's in my top five...
Top five worst albums he ever did! | |
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Probably his most finest album of the 90's, period. I reviewed that album 2 months ago on www.amazon.com and it has became my favorite P albums of the 90's-era. It's more easier 4 me to listen 2 this all the way through than 1991's D&P also. Those Tony M raps are kinda lame though.
Top 5 (favorite Prince releases of the 90's) 1. Emancipation 2. Symbol Album 3. Diamonds & Pearls 4. Gold Experience 5. Come [Edited 8/30/04 3:53am] [Edited 8/30/04 3:53am] Check me out and add me on:
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I do! I do!
'Symbol' is definitely my favourite, it would be my fav just for having 'Sexy MF' on it | |
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heckaslammin said: a. because we are not related to tony m. b. because we have more than 5 cds. c. because we have taste. d. all of the above. | |
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I have gone back and forth on it so many times, I hate the "album" but I love a lot of the songs. The editing of whatever the interview thing was supposed to be is very distracting but any alum that has 7, And God Created Woman, Blue Light, Love 2 the 9's and Damn U (among others) has to be considered a classic. All good things they say never last... | |
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I love that album but it's not in my type 5, probably in my top ten though .... well, definitely in the top half! | |
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is a noble "near-miss" if "masterpiece" is the standard. It is indeed an ambitious, interesting, funky album with 3 Prince classics -- "Sexy MF," "7" and "And God Created Woman". Other songs like "Morning Papers" and "Love 2 The 9's " are strong as well. But the album lags because of some self-indulgent stuff ("Arrogance," "The Flow" and "3 Chains O' Gold." Prince's attempts to blend hip-hop into his sound fail miserably, due to the wackness of Tony M, who drags down "2 The 9's" and "Sexy MF" among other tracks. Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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Definitely in the top 20
came out when I was broke .... I decided to borrow it, and if I would buy it ONLY if I loved it ... I did not buy it for 3 years A Bubble Bath with UR Pants On is Better Than No Bubble Bath at All | |
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This album got me addicted to Prince's music. 0+> and Purple Rain.
His name is Prince and this album is funky (Insert something clever here) | |
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I think it is the weakest of his masterpieces. By that I mean it is ambitious and interesting in the vein of 1999, TRC, Purple Rain, and SOTT but it isn't as good. It has great songs on it but it misses where the aforemention albums don't. The production sounds generic and dated on songs like My Name is Prince and Tony M wanders into territory he shouldn't have. Tony's part was cool in The Max but I am embarassed everytime I hear him in My Name Is Prince and Sexy MF. These flaws, I believe make it more comparable to artistically lesser projects like Lovesexy, The Truth, Chaos, and Around The World In a Day.
Having said that, there are so many classic Prince songs on it, it has to be top 10 or thereabouts. Sexy MF, Morning Papers, Damn U, Sweet Baby, The Continental, The Max, Melt With U, And God Created Woman, 7, and 3 Chains of Gold are all some of my favorites. Overall, this is a better album than Batman, D&P, and possibly even Graffiti Bridge and is a definite must have. OOps. I forgot 2 the 9's. [Edited 8/31/04 22:00pm] | |
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Love 2 The 9's is reason enough to like this album! One of my faves. Did you order a pizza ma'am? Prince- UTCM | |
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suomynona said: heckaslammin said: a. because we are not related to tony m. b. because we have more than 5 cds. c. because we have taste. d. all of the above. Co-Fareekin' sign! IMHO, one of the most overappreciated Prince albums round here. Overindulgent and unispired... Riddle: What ain't exactly funk, and ain't exactly rock, and ain't exactly pop, but do exactly suck?... The Symbol Album P.S. Sexy MF and 7 make this album woirth having though! | |
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