Between 1978 and 1995 Prince released roughly one album a year. Ff you count b-sides etc. it is a bit more. From 1996 to now has Prince really released a substantial amount more music compared to his WB years??? I thought one of his main disagreements with WB (besides ownership of his masters) was that they limited his output.

What are your thoughts on this???

I agree, in the WB time there was wayyyyy too much to release.... it seems a little less right now..

In the WB there was a tour EVERY YEAR!! (almost) now it is once in 3/4 years...

SO BACK TO WB!!!!

I know not everyone here will agree, but I'm not sure that TOTAL freedom is always the best thing for an artist . When Prince had some limitations put on him by WB (at least initially), it forced him to edit his ideas and put out his best work on each album. When he was a free-agent, a bit of self-indulgence began to creep in , and I think the albums suffered .

jjhunsecker said:

I agree. Which makes it hard at times to appreciate his work - ie. Rave, New Power Soul. As great as Musicology, TRC, anmd Emancipation are... would they have benefited from a little criticism before release?

I'm not asking about his creativity. I am asking if his output of music is vastly more since he left WB.

I think it's a tad more difficult to compare output during the two eras than at first appears.

For a start, Prince's official release output was not simply restricted to those album, single and remix releases in his own name. He was also recording and releasing material via side projects and through protegee acts as well as giving songs to other artists for release.

Taking all into account, it could be argued that his output has not significantly changed over the years, although there is an increase in output per year following the departure from WB.
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