time to give props to the first of The October Four, ya'll--in case you didn't know, four of p's early albums were released in october a year apart from each other (prince, dirty mind, controversy & 1999). first up on the plate:



24 years ago today, dirty mind was released. give this album a spin sometime today and pay a bit of homage to it and all of its Hohnerlicious glory.

"We don't give a damn, we just wanna jam, Partyup!!!!!"

Oh yeah,

one of my favorite Prince albums. Besides the obvious, I love Gotta Broken Heart Again and When You Were Mine. What a great album!!! I am definately pulling this one out when I get home.

How true is it that Party Up was written by Morris Day?

Miguel

Aww, Dirty minds birthday!
That calls for a celebration
Im bout to go home, put on a thong and trench coat, pop this album in
and eat some cake!

Oh yeah

Dirty Mind

What can I say? This record is perfect. Hard, dirty, beautiful punkfunk soul.

I just drove in to work blasting "Do It All Night", got here and clicked on this thread.
Happy Birthday to my sexy ridin' partner. Dirty Mind, you always understand when I don't give a damn and just wanna jam. You never judge when I'm having, um, unusual urges. My clothes, my hair, you don't care. It's all about the freakin', me and you, ride or die.

And the rest of you better BOW DOWN immediately and surrender your ears, your inhibitions, and oh, yes, that booty ~ take a moment or two and worship at the shrine of Dirty Mind.

70-something views and no worship??

I said BOW DOWN!

FunkMistress said:

these people just don't know....heck, this chit got voted off on the album survivor thread a couple days ago.

This album is one of the reasons to live

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

paintsprayer said:

Wrecka-nize!

FunkMistress said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I wonder how the funeral director will feel having to play this for me someday

paintsprayer said:

"Ashes to ashes, dust to--"

"Ohhhhhmuthafucka's'justamuthafuckacan'tyouunderstand!!!!"

FunkMistress said:

please remain seated until the album ends...

I was 16 when I first heard this album. Imagine how it formed my sexuality. What would I have been like if I had never heard it? I shudder to think.....

oh man...and next year's the 25th anniversary of dm, too.

can'twaitcan'twaitcan'twaitcan'twaitcan'twait!!!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Revolutionary fu-ne-raaal!

FunkMistress said:

Fleshofmyflesh said:

I never really think of this album in terms of sexuality...Yes, I know it's called Dirty Mind. "And what about 'Head'?" you say.

But for me, this album is more about freedom: freedom to find one's own identity, to live life to the absolute juicy fullest, with all its exhilaration, heartaches, disappointments, mistakes, love, sex, connection, anger and joy. And most importantly, it's about giving the big to the establishment!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Of course if I'm still in the crappy shape I'm in now I'll have them button up the raincoat for open casket

FunkMistress said:

Yes, thats the best description of this album

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

nobodys leaving until they sit thru the whole album and the bablefish version

FunkMistress said:

exactly. when i first heard the album, the point of self-discovery and not following the norm is what struck me deepest. all the sex stuff, yeah i heard that too but overall it made me feel like, "this is what i'm gettin at, how'd this cat get in my head?!"

paintsprayer said:

omg, i still remember that thread...and you still have a translation from it as your signature, too!

Fleshofmyflesh said:

I think the effect of all the Prince in my youth was a deep understanding that sexuality is not morality.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

But were you 16 when you heard it?
Speaking for myself, I wasn't pulling all that deep philosophy out of most things at that age, and when confronted with music this sexually explicit, I didn't go much deeper. Of course now, with age, experience and maturity, things are much different. But at 16.....it was just purely provacative and like nothing I had EVER heard.

Fleshofmyflesh said:

I actually can't place Dirty Mind, I was thirteen when I got 1999 and Controversy