after listening to symbol for so long ,then getting in2 the 78-89 era prince i stopped listening to symbol for quite sum time there ,,now tho,when i go back to it,it completely blows my fuckin mind ..i love the max,melt with u 7,and the continental..my faves havent changed them being the flow,sexi mf and LOVE TO THE 9S But the MAX is fuckin ball tearing !! who agrees???

I have always loved this LP.

It's one of his greatest albums--full of excess, increible tracks, and mediocre momments--classic Prince.

I've always loved this album, it picked me up after Dielong & Peels (sorry Diamond & Pearls), I don't listen to it much now, but it is solid pop stuff, just lacks a certain 'instrumentation' which prince has since added to his game. I don't quite know why it is so disparaged, possibly because prince was entering less unimpeachably excellent territory with his music
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there's some good stuff on there. theres also some complete crap on there. album is average...

Great album. Young Mayte really brought out a spark in Prince. The 3 Chains Video collection is nice as well. Are we gonna get any more of that stuff. "The Continental" video is crazy, and was that Mayte's pube's in the pool?

One of my favorites by him. I play it aleast once a week!!
I love,"Morning papers", and "Damn You".

Would like it played at my funeral.

The last album with the 'Prince 'sound we all knew
so well....
The Flow,My name is...,Sexy mf,Damn U,God created woman,
Sweet baby.
U gotta listen 2 it again and than U realise how good this one is.

love sweet baby and chains....anybody know if sweet baby was released as a single?

Me.

I've always rated this one very highly. Even Tony M cant wreck it.

Love it.

Me!

BigBootyLover said:

YO BABY TELL ME WHERE THE PARTY AT?!!!! THE MAX!!
I absolute LOVVVE this album!!!

Damm you alone takes me to another world!

Great album! One of his best! Love every song on it

its the one album of Prince i always forget how good it is untill i play it,

though it does take time before you pick it up again, i much prefer LOVE album over the D&P album..

I know this album has its fair share of haters but I LOVE it. Plus, it was the first album to get me into P.

Underrated.

PurpleKnight said:

Yeah, that whole mayte thing was kinda wtf.

I have to admit, I don't really enjoy listening to the two first Prince & The New Power Generation albums anymore. I find them just way too... embarrassing on so many levels. I'd love to love 'em as much as I used to, but it's a rare occasion that I put either one in my CD player, let alone listen to them without skipping tracks or having to press stop altogether.

It veers wildly from genius to utter toss. I can't bring myself to listen to it anymore - brings back too many memories of where I was at the time. Can't say I miss it though, although I do like a handful of the tracks.

i love the morning papers and that reggae like one yep blue light!

Yep, I love this cd. It rocks! The video that goes with it is kinda cool too!

I have a love-hate relationship with this album.

Some of the best songs are ruined.

For example Love 2 the 9's ... the high vocals and delivery are grand, as are the beautiful lyrics.... but then Tony M. starts takling about 'how you gonna make that booty boom. And Mayte then talks about making the booty boom. And then they go back to the lovely climax of Prince's vocals. WTF?


Sorry, but booty-booming does not go with that magical, intoxicating, joy-fantastic fascinating word called love.

It's too jolting. And that's the whole album in a nutshell for me. Beauty and vulgarity all smacked together.