Just wondering? Sure ain't mine.....infact I put it at the lower end of Prince albums, not that it's bad though!

I love it. Although it would be nice if they put the other songs on the soundtrack that are missing like Morris's stuff.

it used to be before i really got into prince
i like atwiad and parade the most
they are cds that i can listen to without skippin a track

we can safely say that most peoples first prince album was proberly "purple rain".....I got into him through "get off" thus I bought "d and p" first back in '92 I think?

Anyone ever fall asleep with Purple Rain playing on repeat? I highly recommend it. "Darlin' Nikki" will give you some kinky dreams.

c what u mean about both songs actually....cool! "beutiful ones" would wake u up at the end surely?

There's some truly classic stuff on there but it isn't my favorite by a long chalk. I prefer the more experimental stuff like Parade or Sign O The Times.
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It's a great album but it's not my favorite. "1999" is my favorite and "Purple Rain" sounds like a weaker version of it.

In my opinion, "Purple Rain" is Prince's last "great" album. All the albums that have followed it have only been "good" albums.

it was my favorite for a long time, mainly because i thought - and still think - every song on there is a perfect pop/rock song. after so many years, though, i've gotten really really really burnt out on it...these days, i'd say my favorite is either SOTT or Parade (with the "Come" album a very close second).

Not mine!

It may have made him a house hold name world wide but 1999 is my fav'==

As I said before, the only thing wrong with the album is that familiarity breeds contempt. And everybody is familiar with PR more than any other album by default of mainstream popularity.

thesexofit said:

no..no its not..its got a few on there that i like..but i'll take love sexy, gold, or parade over it ANY day

Not my favourite, but it is a GREAT album. I personally prefer 1999 though.

I've said it over and over again...the perfect album.
Definately my favorite

It's not only Princes best album, but the best album of all time.
IMO.

Closely followed by...

SOTT
1999
Lovesexy
Dirty Mind

The Rainbow Children
etc
etc
etc.

thres a definate trend in any hard core following to dismiss the most succesful album

you like prince?

i love purple rain

oh!thats sooooo commercial havent you heard his jazz warblings internet only release....sooooo much more challenging etc

blah blah...purple rain is just a fucking stone cold classic

in 84/85 that man was the zeitgeist

amen to that

jonylawson said:

JonyL tellin' it like it is!

we gots to school these fools!!!

I think that Purple Rain is Prince's most listenable LP to casual and non-fanatic fans, thus it would be their favorite. My love for Prince music has always been it's ability to intergrate and wallow in diverse sounds. This being said I would always say SOTT and Parade are my favorite LPs with TRC and 1999 following...but to each his own it's all good u know, what ever U like and such.....

As I dug deeper into his resume, it sank down my list and was replaced by the likes of Sign 'O' the Times, Lovesexy, Parade, Dirty Mind and ATWIAD.

Dansa loves it so much, she sold it to Cheapo's for a buck fiddy.

Purple Rain & 1999 r my favorite albums. I cant sleep without Purple Rain playing, so on school nights when Im not aloud 2 listen 2 it I dont sleep. But I could never pick between Purpl Rain & 1999 that would be 2 hard.

squirrelgrease said:

YES !!!!!

Pure masterpiece

I like it, but it's not a fav. I only just bought it on cd yesterday and that was for $3 from CashConverters lol lol lol

Yes. My absolute favorite. Tightly edited. Experimental for the time. A great mix of songs. The movie just put it over the top, but the album is one of the all-time greatest pop albums of all time.

It's far and away the best thing he's done.

I love his later work. I love Parade. I like Sign of the Times. I can play certain tunes on 1999 until the sun comes up.

But Purple Rain had It. The perfect combination of material, time, and the Spirits that properly make it a Blockbuster album.

Is it me or do people think that Purple Rain just raised Prince's skill to another level? Listen to 1999--while brilliant in many respects, it lacks the production or sound or daring of his post-Purple Rain work. 1999 is the best of the pre-Revolution work. For You, Controversy, Dirty Mind, not bad, but not great. Not Prince great.

Purple Rain just seemed to be the greatest leap in an artist's sound in such a short amount of time. What do you guys think accounts for the differences? Better studios? Wendy and Lisa? Prince's Dad? What makes Purple Rain such a different sounding album from the ones that preceded it?

I have to admit that Purple Rain is one of my favorite Prince albums.
I love every song on the album.

It is not my fav but my first one. You know there is always something special with first times.