Dirty Mind.

doctamario said:

Eh ? All of it ???

pepper7 said:

Uptown's really cool. I like other stuff on there as well, but I just think it's some of his weaker stuff.

doctamario said:

It's a funny little album I suppose. I love it but I'm never sure why and I think it always sounds like a "demo-tape".

But I think that might also be one of the reasons I DO like it so much.

Whenever I tell non-Prince fans about this album I think they'rew always thinking "What the hell??"
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NEW POWER SOUL IS A TRAGEDY!

doctamario said:

so N.E.W.S., NPS, Rave, GB, D&P etc are ALL better than Dirty Mind to you?

Courtesy dictates i should respect your opinion, but DM isn't just about how it sounds, whether you think it's weak or not, you have to go back and put it in context. This was a guy under pressure to deliver a hit album for a major record label after being given (at the time a decent sized deal, he didn't sell so well with his first two albums and was under pressure to deliver), so what does he do? he does whatever he likes, gets kicked from radio stations for graphical content and imagewise he was far out too, all this ish was pretty much unheard of at the time for a young black guy trying to 'make it', but he didn't deviate, he risked ridicule but carried on regardless. I'll bet any money WB were wondering what to do with him back then.

Prince was hungry for stardom, yet at the same time wouldn't be dictated to.

Dirty Mind deserves a lot of respect.

It was pure Prince, after that he diluted himself somewhat and went for the crossover, although there still wasn't a bad album in the first ten years.

i can't really choose a worst album, though there a few clunkers ers post '88, all have a few redeeming good songs though.


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I'd go for 1800 new funk if that counts.

NewPowerSoul. THat is VERY easitly said. He spread himself WAY to thin there...he had one good sone and made an album so he could put it out. The One. The One is a good song...every other track on that album is near trash except for the hidden one which is strange enuff 2 b good.

Marrk said:

I'm just not part of that school of thought that puts whatever he put out after the 80's was absolute shit. If anyone else did his post-80's stuff it would be amazing, but because he's Prince and even his fans don't appreciate that stuff, it will just be forgotten music. I appreciate Dirty Mind for what it is, but it being a rebellious album doesn't make it one of his best IMO.

Probably the one he's about to release!

Thumparello said:

Marrk said:

I certainly wouldn't list Dirty Mind as his worst... that'd probably go to N.E.W.S., or TRC.

On the other hand, I'd say that Rave and GB are most certainly better, overall, than DM.

Murph's Top 3:

1. Rave (A poor attempt to reach his glory days with needless cameos)
2. Chaos & Disorder (Yeah, I know...It was just a big "Fuck U" to Warner Bros. and "Dinner With Delores" was cool, but the album still sucked...
3. Symbol Album (I liked a few tracks on that album like "7" and "Sweet Baby", but I was ready to bury Tony M and the gang..

I think Chaos is great.

What i find really surprising is all the people who hate Lovesexy and The Rainbow Children, which imo are 2 of his best.


New Power Soul is a huge steaming pile of shit.

jtfolden said:

agreed

shit I should allow more posts to come out like this I have never had a post with this many people posted responese on it.

IstenSzek said:

The truth belongs on a best, not worst list

The album I like the least is probably NPS but there's quite a few others that require a remote control for skipping convenience.

N.E.W.S

The last two. Mushyshitscatology was Prince by numbers and sounded like it had been written in Sony's boardroom with marketing people and a stopwatch; SNOOZE is Prince's laziest and sloppiest album.

Prior to that, they've all had their moments, even the mediocre ones like NP Soul and the two versions of Rave.

masbas said:[quote]My top 3 List:


2. NewPowerSoul - Weak, with 3 hidden jams on board





Waisted kisses is one, what are the other two????

kpowers said:[quote]

masbas said:

Probably Come On and The One.

Funny how tastes are different....lots of people put The Rainbow Children as one of the worst albums, when actually it´s one of his best albums when it comes to MUSIC.

I bet that, if the lyrics were about masturbation, sex and anarchy, the same people would have considered it his best album...go figure...Prince made lots of embarassing lyrics even on his classic albums...

But it happens to every Prince album...even the weakest ones have great moments, and the great ones have embarassing / very bad moments.
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Well, I forgot to give my vote....it´s New Power Soul...and the ´High´ album (if we consider the non-official releases). Didn´t like Xpectations much also.

GustavoRibas said:

I'll take the occasional silly line over an offensive or hurtful one.

PurpleKnight said:

- I have to agree with you...I didnt like the storyline of TRC too, and he was offensive on two or three songs...but the music there was soooo superb...it wouldn´t be fair to put it as the worst Prince album...he made other albums that sounded a lot cheaper and rushed...without great lyrics also...

kpowers said:[quote]

masbas said:

What other 2? It's just Wasted Kisses.