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worst: the gold experiance, not for the music, just for prince himself
best:the symbal | |
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kpowers said: Teaming up with Larry Grahm
DITTO! "The little 1 will escort u 2 the places within ur mind" | |
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I'll take Prince in all of his eras.
There are certain times that are more special to me than others, but Prince has never failed to keep my interest or provide me with some great music. Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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I'd have to disagree w/Batman being included in the "worst".
(In my Vicki Vale voice) I Love Batman [Edited 2/26/06 5:56am] | |
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Chaos and Disorder.
The most overproduced piece of trash I have heard him do ever, culminating in "Right The Wrong". Only the title track is half-bearable... the rest are a chore. | |
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KingSausage said: I take back my earlier answer....in terms of sheer awfulness and stupidity, I'd have to say his worst period is from exactly when Graffiti Bridge first premiered (specifically that TERRIBLE Tick, Tick, Bang performance...dear lord...) until the moment he finished shooting 3 Chains O' Gold. Prince will not be forgiven by these sins, not by God nor Man...
It's good to see your posts again. I'd include "Right The Wrong" on there... a Wrong which certainly cannot be righted... unless perhaps it is totally remastered as a stripped down version minus the hooting and a-hollering and horns...and then wiped. | |
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NOW.
I thought that TRC was going to be the beginning of Prince just making music again, and not trying to chase hits but Musicology came out and it was the same old crap. And to be honest, i'm not expecting much from 3121 either. And i'll take everything up until Emancipation. And TRC. Everything else is shite. http://www.facebook.com/p...111?ref=ts
y'all gone keep messin' around wit me and turn me back to the old me...... | |
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1997-2005
I mainly listened to Prince from 1978-84 with SOTT and Batdance and some songs between. [Edited 2/26/06 10:43am] | |
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Batman and GB were the begining of the end for me. D&P had the odd crackin tune on there but don't know where that erea came from considering the PR to Lovesexy period, it just seemed to go against everything those albums expressed.
Didn't really bother following him after Come so can't coment on 96-2003 period... which is just as well by the sounds of things Picked up TRC but what were those lyrics about? I kinda just stick to For You to Parade with the odd song here and there after. | |
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Xplanet said: Batman and GB were the begining of the end for me. D&P had the odd crackin tune on there but don't know where that erea came from considering the PR to Lovesexy period, it just seemed to go against everything those albums expressed.
Didn't really bother following him after Come so can't coment on 96-2003 period... which is just as well by the sounds of things Picked up TRC but what were those lyrics about? I kinda just stick to For You to Parade with the odd song here and there after.  I'M NOT SHOUTING, JEEZ! | |
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Its as simple as this
For You - Controversy Prince was hit or miss but clearly building 1999 - Lovesexy He was brilliant no one could touch him Graffiti Bridge - Musicolology he has been hit or miss with a whole lot of misses It is what it is one thing that I am hoping is that like in that initial Price phase around Price, Dirty Mind, & Controversy there was something bigger buidling and you could feel it. Perhaps history is repeaing itself with TRC, Musicology...and 3121 We will see Dance... Let me see you dance | |
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KingSausage said: whodknee said: For the entire 90's all you can come up with is that? Face Down? 
I'd say the worst period is obviously the late 90's NPS, Rave, High. Hell yes! That period was the worst. Emancipation, too, to usher it all in. The Crystal Ball fiasco...The Truth being so overtweaked in the studio...NPS sucking my ass dry...Rave Un2 being shit...Rave In2 being slightly less stinky shit...all the "High" material, which blew...the aborted Crystal Ball 2 and Roadhouse Garden shit...ugh...the Kirky J. shitty band...did I mention shit? I remember attending a GREAT show at Paisley the weekend before Rave came out. Prince played a bunch of the songs live, and they sounded FIERCE. Baby Knows sounded like masterful blues...so much raw guitar. Then the album came out. SNORE. Thank god for TRC! And even NEWS, as much as I hate it, seems to have given Prince some musicianship fuel... I'll co-sign the great Sausageman's post. When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. | |
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PurpleKnight said: Man, 2000-2003 was just...awful.
He'd turned into a boring jazz musician JW who thought he was an old man. It was painful to see Prince become so dull like that. The absolute low point being SNOOZE; one of the most boring albums you're ever gonna hear. You know he did seem very preachy during that era. I mean I know he has alot to say and that is what I always liked about him but he was getting kinda annoying about it. He seems to be mellowing out a little since then. | |
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Rave era. Very sad to see and hear Prince pandering to the trends of the moment, just to try to produce "a hit".
I also agree with much of what PurpleKnight said. | |
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doctamario said: MendesCity said: What does everyone think the worst Prince period has been?
I'd have to go with the Dirty Mind and Controversy period. OH... that's ill!!! You're joking, right? | |
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rudeboynpg said: So 2 u Prince has been crap since 1989. His last true album/tour was LoveSexy, in most opinions. That's not to say everything since then is worthless. Alot of people who respond to this kind of criticism (younger fans who got into him around the Diamonds & Pearls MTV blitz) have a hard time understanding that, it seems. | |
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JPW said: Chaos and Disorder.
Which was a good song lyrically. But for some reason he just wanted to go Chuck Berry country on us.
The most overproduced piece of trash I have heard him do ever, culminating in "Right The Wrong". Musically the worst on that album had to be "I rock therefor I am" and "Into the light" - I had never been so embarassed to be a fan. And I had been so plenty during the 90s.  [Edited 2/26/06 16:35pm] | |
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NoTime2Hate said: JPW said: Chaos and Disorder.
Which was a good song lyrically. But for some reason he just wanted to go Chuck Berry country on us.
The most overproduced piece of trash I have heard him do ever, culminating in "Right The Wrong". Musically the worst on that album had to be "I rock therefor I am" and "Into the light" - I had never been so embarassed to be a fan. And I had been so plenty during the 90s.
[Edited 2/26/06 16:35pm] Don't forget Dig U Better Dead... Eye Rock's equally wack cousin. That album is on a par with New Power Soul for patchiness. | |
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Looking back at it, I would have to say Graffiti Bridge predicted alot of the over-produced, trend following, risk adverse and radio begging sadness that much of the 90's music is. He seemed to lose his "I don't give an F attitude" and tried to appeal to mainstream radio. Prince is essentially an avant garde alternative artist who got "lucky." During this period he stopped listening to the Joni Mitchell's of the world.
The best thing he has done recently was to release TRC. No videos, cheesy marketing, and overdone image over music campaigns. He didn't give a F what anybody thought. This is the Prince I love. And I would have to agree with all the Larry and Kirky J. comments. How could Prince allow an average musical mind like Kirky J handle his drum programming, such an important piece of his compositions. | |
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JPW said: NoTime2Hate said: Which was a good song lyrically. But for some reason he just wanted to go Chuck Berry country on us.
Musically the worst on that album had to be "I rock therefor I am" and "Into the light" - I had never been so embarassed to be a fan. And I had been so plenty during the 90s.
[Edited 2/26/06 16:35pm] Don't forget Dig U Better Dead... Eye Rock's equally wack cousin. That album is on a par with New Power Soul for patchiness. The album definately has it's uneven share of problems but don't you think there is a certain throwaway charm to it. Dinner With Delores is brilliant (I wish someone would post the great post done awhile ago that breaks down the WB metaphors) and there are a couple of other worthy songs on it. | |
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TRC and NEWS only. I like the differences in every era. Especially from the 0+> album through The Gold Experience. If you dont like it, tough shit. (Insert something clever here) |
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jdcxc said: JPW said: Don't forget Dig U Better Dead... Eye Rock's equally wack cousin. That album is on a par with New Power Soul for patchiness. The album definately has it's uneven share of problems but don't you think there is a certain throwaway charm to it. Dinner With Delores is brilliant (I wish someone would post the great post done awhile ago that breaks down the WB metaphors) and there are a couple of other worthy songs on it. 1. Chaos and Disorder - a great opener, a little overproduced, but made me think I was in for an amazing album... 2. Eye Like It There - cheesy, but rockin', carries on well from previous track 3. Dinner With Delores - Superb little number 4. The Same December - Along with the title track this is a strong song 5. Right The Wrong - In parts it's ok, but overall it's not 6. Zannalee - Neither this, nor the unreleased version of this song does much. It's blues filler which could have been more interesting and he has done some better blues numbers. The Ride would have been preferable. 7. Eye Rock Therefore Eye Am - No, I don't think so 8. Into The Light - This track isn't too bad really 9. I Will - Pretty guitar, poor excuse for another whole track though, it's basically just Into The Light part 2. 10. Dig U Better Dead - Ehhhh.. perhaps a notch better than Eye Rock but bad in the same vein 11. Had U - An excellent but way too short closer. If Prince did more of this sound but expanded on it in length and depth, you would have a real album. Sadly, Chaos is barely an album but a collection of off-cuts, many of which should have stayed as "originally intended 4 private use only" as it says on the sleeve. . [Edited 2/26/06 20:08pm] | |
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JPW said: NoTime2Hate said: Musically the worst on that album had to be "I rock therefor I am" and "Into the light"
Don't forget Dig U Better Dead... Eye Rock's equally wack cousin. That album is on a par with New Power Soul for patchiness. True. Actually I'll take most of NPS over C&D. | |
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Adding to my worst: I have to say that most of Rave Unto The Joy Fantastic stunk to high heaven!!! The title track, The Greatest Romance (maybe...) and Pretty Man are the only things I kept from it. The title track is classic, of course. But it's not worth the whole album.
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JPW said: jdcxc said: The album definately has it's uneven share of problems but don't you think there is a certain throwaway charm to it. Dinner With Delores is brilliant (I wish someone would post the great post done awhile ago that breaks down the WB metaphors) and there are a couple of other worthy songs on it. 1. Chaos and Disorder - a great opener, a little overproduced, but made me think I was in for an amazing album... 2. Eye Like It There - cheesy, but rockin', carries on well from previous track 3. Dinner With Delores - Superb little number 4. The Same December - Along with the title track this is a strong song 5. Right The Wrong - In parts it's ok, but overall it's not 6. Zannalee - Neither this, nor the unreleased version of this song does much. It's blues filler which could have been more interesting and he has done some better blues numbers. The Ride would have been preferable. 7. Eye Rock Therefore Eye Am - No, I don't think so 8. Into The Light - This track isn't too bad really 9. I Will - Pretty guitar, poor excuse for another whole track though, it's basically just Into The Light part 2. 10. Dig U Better Dead - Ehhhh.. perhaps a notch better than Eye Rock but bad in the same vein 11. Had U - An excellent but way too short closer. If Prince did more of this sound but expanded on it in length and depth, you would have a real album. Sadly, Chaos is barely an album but a collection of off-cuts, many of which should have stayed as "originally intended 4 private use only" as it says on the sleeve. . [Edited 2/26/06 20:08pm] I agree, of all the nineties albums, this is maybe the only one I think I ever play, I love "dinner with dolores", and "had U" Both very cool quirky tracks, and also have a more timeless feel to them. The title track is ok too, and I like "into the light" The instrumentation doesn’t sound like most of the nineties stuff to me, I don’t think it’s as bad as most people make it out to be (*ok, "Eye Rock Therefore Eye Am" is really bad) | |
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NoTime2Hate said: rudeboynpg said: So 2 u Prince has been crap since 1989. His last true album/tour was LoveSexy, in most opinions. That's not to say everything since then is worthless. Alot of people who respond to this kind of criticism (younger fans who got into him around the Diamonds & Pearls MTV blitz) have a hard time understanding that, it seems. They have a hard time understanding most opinions? They have a hard time understanding that Lovesexy was "his last true album/tour"? I've been a Prince fan since 84 when I was 17. I never loved Lovesexy. I have a Lovesexy video tape of the tour I got from Harald Lewis in the 90's: the first half: Very short versions of the older songs, last half: Very preachy. I loved Sign O' The Times (album and film). I loved Batman and I actually stayed with Prince threw the  90's and I love alot of the music from the 90's. Those songs like Dolphin from 94 I love and hold alot of memories of Tera (the girl I was with at the time, etc) and are very personal 2 me and great songs in my opinion. Many these opinions about Lovesexy now seem 2 be from people that were not even fans in 88 when the Lovesexy album and tour was happening. Lovesexy bombed in the states by the way. Just like so many of his 90's albums. But they were hits 2 me.Goodnight, sweet Prince. | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: the entire
period.I agree,this was the worst period.The years 1993-2000 were rough.A few gems came out of this period ("I Hate U",for example) but for the most part,this was an unsatisfying period.Too many uneven albums,the name change,the fighting with Warners....what a mess. | |
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i think the song "batman"and the video clip was great!Prince with both faces of "good and bad"was such an idea,and i don't think any other artist would have do better than that.Take the u2 version for example,music from another "batman".Nice songs,but not so delirious as prince's.I think that prince have really understood the spirit of the character.(bruce wayne)..
about is worst period,i have hard time to find something,'cause even if for some album,i didn't get tuch at the first listening,i've learn to love them all after while..let's say....:parade is the one i didn't felt to listen often as the other one.... | |
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On record I find him least interesting from around 2000 to today. Always an impressive live act though. Glug, glug like a mug | |
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