Sometimes it's better to get your hate out for a song than gush over what you think is best constantly. And I'll make it easy on you, just post your pick for every album here. Okay, I'll start...

For You- who cares, half of it is crap
Prince- "With You"
Dirty Mind- "Gotta Broken Heart Again" I still like this but that album doesn't need a slow song. Lisa should be in its place.
Controversy- "Ronnie Talk to Russia", silly
1999- "International Lover", still love it, had to pick one
Purple Rain- "Take Me With U", blah
ATWIAD- "Temptation", used to hate it but now it's a grower
Parade- "Do U Lie?", like it less with time
SOTT disc 1- "Slow Love", still love it, it's a matter of degrees
SOTT disc 2- "It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night", live format breaker
Black Album- "When 2 R In Love", awesome but has no place on there
Lovesexy- don't have one, it's all perfect
Batman- "Lemon Crush", still love it
Graffiti Bridge- title track, yawn, sappy
Diamonds and Pearls- "Jughead", I mean, do I have to explain?
Symbol- "Arrogance" and "The Flow", not necessary
B-Sides- all great, don't have one
Come- "Orgasm" if you can count it. If not, then "Dark". not one of my favorite ballads
Gold- "We March", I just don't get it
Chaos & Disorder- "Right the Wrong", that damn narrative
Emancipation 1- "We Gets Up", nails on a chalkboard
Emancipation 2- "Let's Have a Baby", can't listen to it
Emancipation 3- "Da Da Da", still like it
The Truth- "3rd Eye", still like it
Crystal Ball 1- "Hide the Bone", but I like it more than ever
Crystal Ball 2- "Cloreen Baconskin", funky as hell but why that gets 16+ minutes and Good Love and Crucial get edited I'll never know
Crystal Ball 3- "Make Your Mama Happy", inane
NPS- it's a tie, "Until You're In My Arms Again" and "When You Love Somebody", crap crap crap
The Vault- "Sarah", it's alright but it belongs on C+D
Rave- "Silly Game", possibly his lamest slow song
High/NPGMC- I love most of this, hard to pick. probably "Cybersingle"
Rainbow Children- don't really have one. "Family Name" and "She Loves Me 4 Me" are a bit lower than the rest
ONA- "Young and Beautiful", doesn't fit the sadness of this project

~okay, post your hate and disgust for the worst Prince tracks here!
[This message was edited Wed Aug 21 14:27:48 PDT 2002 by TRON]

Not every album my most least favorite of all has got to be: Solo

I loved Solo!

Nep2nes said:

thats because you are so low

Least Favs:

Release It (gots 2 go!)

The Flow (oh no!)

the rap on Sun Moon & Stars (why? man Why?)

Hide Da Bone

Romance 1600

my friend cannot stand Player, but I really find the song relaxing!

"Player" rules!

For You- In Love

Prince- When We're Dancing Close And Slow

Dirty Mind- Gotta Broken Heart Again

Controversy- Annie Christian (still like it tho')

1999- International Lover

Purple Rain- Take Me With You

ATWIAD- The Ladder

Parade- Sometimes In Snows In April--with Wendy and Lisa so obviously off-key how could u NOT notice?

SOTT - Play In The Sunshine

Black Album- 2 Nigs United 4 West Compton ()

Lovesexy- Dance On

Batman- Trust

Graffiti Bridge- Love Machine--talk about corny

Diamonds and Pearls- Jughead

Symbol- Arrogance

B-Sides- Not really an album by itself, is it?

Come- Race

Gold- We March

Chaos & Disorder- Right the Wrong

Emancipation - Da Da Da

The Truth- Fascination

Crystal Ball - Last Heart ()

NPS- Freaks On This Side---abso-fuckin'-lutely horrible

The Vault- Sarah (like it tho')

Rave- besides the whole thing? The Sun, the Moon and Stars

Rainbow Children- Mellow- just bores me, I've heard more interesting love songs from Prince

ONA- Objects In the Mirror (I don't get it)

Damn Nep, you picked some of my favorites. To each her own I guess

When we´re dancing close and slow
Gotta broken heart again
Private joy
All the critics love u in ny
Under the cherry moon
Slow love
Anna stesia
The arms of orion
Round and round
Melody cool
The most beautiful girl in the world
I rock, therefore I am
Dig u better dead
Betcha by golly wow
Sleep around
Circle of amore
Until u´re in my arms again
My little pill
Silly game

...

Not really hate them, some still love them. AND it is NOW when I made the list. Tomorrow may change.

Quick! Quick stealin' my Quick Threads!!!
For You - In Love...so boring and meandering...
Prince - When We're Dancing Close And Slow is underrated! Gotta be With You

Dirty Mind- Sister...just gross and it's only a minute long

Controversy- Jack U Off...Can't put Annie Christian or Private Joy

1999- International Lover??!!! No way!!! I would say All the Critics Love U in NY

Purple Rain- Too hard!! Computer Blue is the worst but I still LOVE it.

ATWIAD- The Ladder...agreed.

Parade- I Wonder U...who could disagree???

SOTT - Play In The Sunshine???!!! No way! I would say It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night...A live track, albeit a good song, just doesn't fit in the album

Black Album- 2 Nigs United 4 West Compton...agreed.

Lovesexy- Dance On...agreed.

Batman- Trust...agreed. Terrible song!

Graffiti Bridge- New Power Generation. Terrible!!! SO CORNY and TRITE!!!

Diamonds and Pearls- Jughead...AGREED!!!

Symbol- Arrogance...yea, that's pretty bad.

B-Sides- ???

Come- Race...agreed.

Gold- We March ...agreed.

Chaos & Disorder- Right the Wrong...agreed.

Emancipation - Da Da Da...agreed.

The Truth- Fascination...agreed.

Crystal Ball - Last Heart...agreed.

NPS- Freaks On This Side...AGREED!!!

The Vault- Sarah (like it tho')

Rave- Undisputed...Don't like it at all!

Rainbow Children- Mellow...Agreed.

Sorry Soladeo, I couldn't resist. They're fun

least fav songs all time(post the Prince album-i normally count Dirty Mind as his first real album):

-Latest Fashion
-Push (though i love the D&P album otherwise)
-3 Chains of Gold (the song tries too hard or somethin')
-Betcha By Golly Wow (why this was the 1st single -or any single for that matter- i have no clue)
-Vicki Waiting ("I didn't know i playin...in a Cathedral"--self explanatory)
-And, flame me all you want, Sexy MF (something about it rubs me the wrong way--for it's title and lyrics, it's missing the 'cheekiness' and savoir-faire of Gett Off or Feel u up, or even Housequake).

...Of course, P's allowed to have some stinkers, as he makes it up to us with the 200+ songs i could listen to twice a day for the rest of my life.

FOR YOU -- Crazy You, Baby, or So Blue. They're all the same to me, and all crap.

PRINCE -- With You

DIRTY MIND -- Gotta Broken Heart Again

CONTROVERSY -- Annie Christian

1999 -- Free

PURPLE RAIN -- hmm, tough one. I Would Die 4 U, even though I still like it.

AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY -- Tamborine

PARADE -- Do U Lie?

SIGN O' THE TIMES (1) -- It

SIGN O' THE TIMES (2) -- another tough one. I'd go with It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night. great track, but the album didn't need it. and being such an overdubbed live recording (and with the previous band, no less), another song or 2 (or 3) from this great period could have been included.

BLACK -- 2 Nigs... format-breaker. should have been a Madhouse b-side

LOVESEXY -- Dance On (nails on a chalkboard to me)

BATMAN -- Scandalous. hate the vocals, and he did it before with Do Me Baby and others.

GRAFFITI BRIDGE -- New Power Generation

DIAMONDS & PEARLS -- Jughead, of course

SYMBOL -- Arrogance/Flow

COME -- Race

GOLD -- Shy

VAULT -- Sarah

CHAOS & DISORDER -- I Rock, Therefore I Am

EMANCIPATION (1) -- We Throws Up

EMANCIPATION (2) -- Let's Have A Baby

EMANCIPATION (3) -- Style

TRUTH -- One Of Your Tears

CRYSTAL BALL (1) -- So Dark (completely ruined this great song)

CRYSTAL BALL (2) -- Cloreen Baconskin... great track, but why's it taking up so much space? It's not even really a song.

CRYSTAL BALL (3) -- Pussy Control remix. but of the new tracks, Make Your Mama Happy

NEWPOWER SOUL -- Push It Up/Freaks On This Side. Jughead, I Rock Therefore I Am and Push It Up are my unholy trinity of Prince tracks.

RAVE -- Hot Wit U. the sound of this song just irritates the hell out of me.

RAINBOW CHILDREN -- Digital Garden... great instr. track, but the lyrics pretty much sum up what's so infuriating about this otherwise great album.

ONE NITE ALONE -- Young And Beautiful. d'oh! he was so close to a completely beautiful album, beginning to end, and right near the end, this piece of shit pops up. oh well... better luck next time.

Good choices Aaron I concur...for the most part.

TRON said:

great thread, Nathan reminds me of a telephone conversation i had recently

In Love
When We're Dancing Close and Slow
Partyup (still like this one tho)
Do me Baby
International Lover
I Would die 4 u
The Ladder
I Wonder U or Mountains
The Cross (love the Cross live tho)
I Wish u Heaven
Batdance or Partyman
Shake
Insatiable
The Flow
17 Days (probably my least favorite b side)
Orgasm (gimme a break)
Bob George (kinda fun/funny but musically this is lame)
The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (a little corny to me)
Dig u better dead
The Plan
Comeback
Cloreen Baconskin or (Lemme see that body get) loose
Push it Up
Rave un2 the Joy Fantastic
The Wedding Feast
Objects in the Mirror

For You- Crazy You, Baby, So Blue-
Prince- With You
Dirty Mind- Gotta Broken Heart Again (still love it)
Controversy- Jack U off (still love it)
1999- International Lover
Purple Rain- Darling Nikki (had to pick one)
ATWIAD- ATWIAD
Parade- Life Can Be So Nice (still love it)
Sign o' the Times (1)- Slow Love (still like it)
Sign o' the Times (2)- Adore (still like it)
Black Album- 2 Nigs United 4 West Compton
Lovesexy- Dance On (the only song on this album that isn't a 10+ for me)
Batman- Lemon Crush
Graffiti Bridge- Graffiti Bridge
Diamonds and Pearls- Push
Symbol- Arrogance
B-Sides- if I HAD to choose one, it would be Horny Toad
Come- Orgasm
Gold Experience- Shy
Chaos and Disorder- Right the Wrong
Emancipation (1)- Damned If I Do
Emancipation (2)- Saviour
Emancipation (3)- One of Us
The Truth- Animal Kingdom
Crystal Ball (1)- Hide the Bone
Crystal Ball (2)- An Honest Man (still like it)
Crystal Ball (3)- Make Yo Mama Happy- embarrassing!
New Power Soul- When U Love Somebody
The Vault- Extraordinary
Rave- Silly Game
The Rainbow Children- Mellow
One Nite Alone- Arboretum- just a bunch of arpeggios thrown together. Still nice, though.

How many posts into this thread do you think it'll take for someone to say "why do you all have to be so negative? there are no bad songs on Prince's albums! live4loveandlovewilllive4u!"

oops! i forgot "I'm leaving!"
[This message was edited Wed Aug 21 15:27:08 PDT 2002 by Aaron]

Feel the hate! Own it! For everyone participating, thanks for playing along. I can't believe how many people pick "When We're Dancing" and "All The Critics". The latter is the funkiest thing I've ever heard! Y'all suck. j/k

The all time worst song on any Prince album is Cream. I hate it I hate it I hate it. I cannot even describe how much I hate it. I hate it sooo much. Yucky yucky yuck yuck.

Wow Carrie, I can't relate. What else do you hate?

That's the only song that stirs such a strong negative reaction from me. Course, my Prince collection isn't nearly as extensive as most of ya'll. For the rest, if I don't really like it, I just don't listen to it. But I can't get away from Cream.

What about it pisses you off so much?

It's trite. It's lyrically stupid. And I can get over that from other stuff as Prince certainly isn't one of the best lyricists around, but the music usually makes up for it. There's just not one redeeming quality to me. The video was just plan boring. The fashion choices were horrible. Diamonds and Pearls is my least favorite Prince era. (Course, I did love Gett off and the assless pants, so who knows if you want to take my opinion here seriously. )

For You - Baby (When Prince said he was going to re-record his entire catalogue I used to think of this song and laugh at how it would sound)

Prince - Sexy Dancer (The long version is at least tolerable)

Dirty Mind - Do It All Night

Controversy- Ronnie Talk To Russia (embarrassing)

1999 - International Lover

Purple Rain - Take Me With U

ATWIAD - Temptation

Parade - Under the Cherry Moon (Cheesy)

SOTT - It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night

Black Album - 2 Nigs United 4 West Compton (that drum solo at the end is awful on those synth pads)

Lovesexy - Glam Slam

Batman - Lemon Crush

Graffiti Bridge - Graffiti Bridge (In contention for worst Prince song ever)

Diamonds and Pearls - Jughead

Symbol - Arrogance

Come - Solo

Gold - Gold (The Lyrics are just too sappy)

Chaos & Disorder - Right the Wrong (If he really meant this he wouldn't have released this awful song)

Emancipation - Da Da Da

The Truth - Man in a Uniform

Crystal Ball - 2morrow (Sampling yourself - Not a good idea)

NPS - Freaks On This Side

The Vault - My Little Pill (brutal)

Rave - The Sun, the Moon and Stars

Rainbow Children - Wedding Feast

ONA - Avalanche

Carrie is right...

CREAM is the biggest wast of space I've ever seen on any Prince album EVER, it disguts me, it makes me change the station, it makes me pee at his concerts (or smoke, whatevs) it makes me sell my copy of Diamonds and Pearls, it sends me into fits of violent rage

I HATE CREAM


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beyond my hatred of cream, here we go

For You : Baby
Prince : With You
Dirty Mind : Do It All Nite (???that was hard)
Controversy : Ronnie Talk To Russia
1999 : 1999 (sorry, that song is DEAD to me)
Purple Rain : Darling Nikki (another tough call)
ATWIAD : The Ladder (it's juts too much)
Parade : Venus De Milo (it's just filler)
Sign O' The Times : It (no question about that)
The Black Album : 2 Nigs United (owch, it hurts mommy!)
LoveSexy : When 2 R In Love (yet another tough call)
Batman : The Arms Of Orion (too schmaltzy)
Graffiti Bridge : Grafitti Bridge (i'm not counting crap like Melody Cool)
Diamonds And Pearls : Cream (duh, and jughead, and push and all the other crap)
Glyph Album : My Name Is Prince (only cos it doesn't belong, I like the song)
Come : Loose! (orgasm doesn't count on this one)
The Gold Experience : Shy (I don't get it)
Chaos and Disorder : THIS ISN'T A PRINCE CD IS IT??!!
Emancipation : Mr Happy and We Gets Up (sorry, can't pick just one)
New Power Soul : Freaks on This Side (again, it hurts mommy!)
Rave Un2 : Baby Knows (cos once it's in your head, it can only be removed by hitting head against a wall)
Rave In2: Man O' War remix (HOW COULD YOU??!!)
The Rainbow Children : The Everlasting Now (it's just too easy for Prince to make this type of song)

Have I left any out???

TRON said:

Sorry.

A lot of people dislike Young And Beautiful, but I love the uptempo piano and the wonderful message of the song. I think it's a welcome break from the sadness of the album (4 the most part)

I definitely love ONA tho'.

Quick! Y do people hate Cream

It's one bad-ass,sexy song.

CarrieMpls said:

Trite?

Isn't Gett Off trite 2 then?

"Gett off...23 positions in a one night stand...I'll only call u after if u say I can..."

stand,can,man...I hate the rhyming in that song!

But, 2 each his own.