JediMaster said:

Are you mad.

Rev said:

I have no trouble "taking the heat" but I do have trouble with a basic lack of respect. And with music snobs too, who think their opinion is worth more than anybody elses.

MattyJam said:

Thank You!

ON WAY! U OUT OF YOUR DAMN MIND! CONTROVERSY ALONE KICKS THE '79 ALBUMS ASS!!! TOTAL ASS KICKIN' DOWN THE BLOCK!!!

ONE WAY IS THE '79 ALBUM BETTER AT ALL!

rudeboynpg said:

I mean NO WAY! Sarry, I just woke up!

It's telling how none of those who mocked me before have come back to defend "Dirty Mind" or "Controversy".

I stopped reading here

Come on, people -- Prince is full of songs -- well-crafted compositions.
Dirty Mind & Controversy are mostly just tunes -- "just jamming, y'all."
Kinda like comparing R&B to Hip-Hop -- which deserves more respect?
Don't let the sensations of the beat vibrations take over your body and over-rule your mind.

Peace.

MattyJam said:

Just admit you were wrong for calling 'Dirty Mind' non-eventful.

that's what i was saying, one doesnt have to justify the 'prince' album being their favorite by attempting to make an album like 'dirty mind'seem insignificant. the 'prince' record has some great songs and i actually play it more than dirty mind, but calling it'uneventful' is foolishness

Scrapluv said:

Good point.

Listened to Dirty Mind again last night on my personal CD player (always a better experience).

Still felt under-whelmed. Just plain old don't get it. Not one little bit.

I wasn't just putting Dirty Mind down to make Prince sound better. I actually don't get much at all from Dirty Mind.

God, I hate it when I feel like I'm missing out on a Prince record! Somebody let me in the club... or at least tell me what you get for being a member!

MattyJam said:

It's perfectly okay to not get it. I'm sure there are Prince albums I don't like that many other fans worship. What I think got many people in an uproar was your initial criticism that 'Dirty Mind' was an unimportant Prince album in his career.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

I think that's what he just did.

sextonseven said:

How you be 'wrong' about your own opinion?

This place.

For me I'd put them

1. Prince
2. Dirty Mind
3. Controversy

I think 'Prince' may be more consistent album than the others, though it's also played a lot in my house because my wife likes it more than the others. When it comes to Prince I'm careful to choose the right music to listen to when she's around in order to keep the right to blast Prince pretty much 24/7.

Dirty Mind has some classics on it, but some tracks I'm not too hot on.

Controversy is a real mixed bag for me.

Fauxie said:

He's contradicting himself when he agreed that Dirty Mind was a "groundbreaking record for Prince" and showed critics that he was "more than just an R&B crooner" (his exact words). That is the opposite of his other criticism of the album as non-eventful. Which is it?

Prince said that "the second record was pretty contrived. After the first record (For You), I put myself in a hole, because I'd spent a lot of money to make it. With the second record, I wanted to remedy all that, so I just made it a "hit" album. Thats not the kind of audience u want. They just come to see u when u have another hit." Prince wanted to go beyond the trendy pop audience of "I Wanna Be Your Lover". With Dirty Mind, Prince wanted to develop a loyal following. Prince said "I released that I could right just what was on my mind and I didnt have to hide anything." Dirty Mind is very liberating. Warner Bros even put a warning label on Dirty Mind records and cassettes, "Cantains language which may be unsuitable for some listeners." Prince answered the gay issue in "Uptown" with a firm "No, are u?" Dirty Mind has a rough sound, true to life. Head is one of the most funky songs Prince has made. Partyup-"Revolutionary rock n roll." Controvery is the first album that Prince started using his low normal voice on songs like Annie Christian.

While I was reading I was kinda like to the thought of "Prince" being more entertaining than Dity Mind or Controversy


I have really only listened 2 Prince ONE TIME in my life until last year I bought it in like 1994 and moved on to 1999 right afterwards. I felt Prince was a boring record. It's very modest and low key. Safe. Like Around The World In A Day to me...


Dirty mind is exciting, a wake up. Head, Dirty Mind, Partyup, Uptown and Gotta Broken Heart Again are the JAMS. The only song I dont really get in2 is "Do It All Night" sounds like sum one off bootleg, I would have preferred "Turn It Up" or Horny Toad.

But anyway Everybody got they right 2 opinion, but Prince to me is way too safe and boring for me. I have listened 2 Come and New Power Soul much much more times than that album. I listened 2 Prince last year for the second time and..still I just cant grasp the hold of it.