Prince has played alot of styles of music over the course of his 27 year old career. I love all kinds of Prince songs but there are certain songs I just go crazy for. What kind has been your favorite?

Synth pop: Example: DMSR, 1999

Early Prince: Example: Head, Dirty Mind

Rap: The flow, My name is Prince

Psycadelic: Paisley Park, Mountains

Rock: Let's go crazy, I could never take the place of your man

Soulful R&B; Insatiable, Adore

80's dance: Electric chair, SEX

Funk: Gett Off, We can funk

For me I'd definatly say Funk Prince is my favorite style of music. God songs like 18& Over, Push it up, Come on, Emancipation, Love Bizzarre and The Time I go crazy for the funky side of Prince.

i like everyside of prince
thats the reason i fell into the prince obsession
cause he tries it all

ive got a strong hate for people that stick to one thing
not only musically

I thought Prince music is a "type" of music.

When people ask what type of music I like I always respond, "Prince, Jazz, R&B, and some Hip Hop"

Prince has created different types of music depending on his mood and what was going on in his life at the time. It ranges from spiritual, funk, pop, sad, etc. I dig it all. If his music was only one style, that would be a little boring.

SexyBeautifulOne said:

I agree.....

This topic reminds me why I can't use Genres on my MP3 player. WTF genre do you put Prince in? And W(hy)TF do I care about genres?

Funk: Gett Off, We can funk
but love all his music

My favorite has always been his more minimal electronic songs.

Sort of paved the way for bands Like Massive Attack and Portishead.

Songs that come to mind are,

When Doves Cry
Something in the Water
If I was your girlfriend
Ballad of Dorthy Parker
Erotic City
Shockadelica
Sign O the Times,

One album says it all: Sign of The Times

I like them all. Actually at least one of those examples is always a favourite of mine. There's not much in Prince I don't like. That's why I am here.
-S-

Rocktronica (synth & guitar) -- but I don't mind when he separates the two.

Soulf R&B, probably because I'm a big love song fan

MidnightFunk said:

I love 'em all-- even his types of music have different subgenres. So....it's hard to pinpoint which1 is my favorite.

sabaisabai said:

just make "Prince music" a genre


I love all of his sounds and styles but I'm not a big jazz fan

I like his his Soulful R&B and Funk the most.

BT11 said:

Me too, but I also like a lot of the other Prince stuff.

goat2004 said:

I liked Prince since 1999 (the album) and thought that his sound was very unique and interesting. But so were a lot of other bands and artists in that era (Depeche Mode, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, etc). But SOTT was the album that showed how truly diverse his music can be, and that's what made me a hardcore fan to this day.

My favorite Prince is the era from "Dirty Mind" through "Purple Rain".

I'm a sucker for those big "anthems", the bigger the showier (is that a word...?) the better, (Gold, PR, Chaos & Disorder, Mountains) but I think in general it's the energy he puts into nearly everything he does that keeps me coming back for more

early,funk

Green said:

I feel the same way about the big "anthems" but I usually call
them "atmospheric sounding" cause they fill the whole room with music

CO-SIGN funkii

Me too!

Funk, rock, early

any type of music when he SCREAMS...etc

Lets pretend were married.
When Doves Cry
GOD
Something in the Water
Ladder
Darling Nikki

I love his early Synth-Pop/New Wave stuff for obvious reasons.


But I think Prince is nothing without THE FUNK!!!!!

mostly the early stuff, but some of what he's done lately is alright too.

You know, I also tend to gravitate towards his more Pop/Alternative Rock songs too. Por ejemplo, Raspberry Beret, Teacher Teacher, Pop Life, Cinnamon Girl, Miss Understood, Around the World in a Day, Christopher Tracy's Parade

I still say that the union of Prince, Wendy, & Lisa was a very special one.
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