Batman, otherwise Controversy - id miss out on some great tracks but as an overall album its always sounded real fragmented IMO.

Raajput said:

my answer, exactly

I really love the Batman OST. I never tire of it. The future. The Electric Chair. Scandalous. Brilliant Vicky waiting. I would have to choose Controversy. I love the track but of all the 80's albums I skip over it. It has the awful Ronnie Talk to russia after all. Muck song. I can never forgive it.

I'd say Purple Rain if it hadn't had "Darling Nikki" and "The Beautiful Ones" on it.

I'm gonna say Lovesexy.
The only song on there that I really love is "Anna Stesia"

I choose death.

The only Prince album I have been disspleased with so far (including the proteges) is "3121"

studal said:

I agree with you..who ever u are...Electric chair is a dirty gettin down state of the art sexy type thing. Controversy would have to go. sorry Ronnie.

Batman

It it would not be in the list, I could not tell which one, really.

Other than "Kiss", "Adore", and a few other songs, he's basically been forgettable to the general public since "Purple Rain", except for "Raspberry Beret" which everyone refers to as when he "first lost his damn mind". Just this very evening, I was out in the hall and a co-worker asked me where I was going. I said "back in the office". He said to another co-worker, "he's probably going on the internet to that Prince site". The other co-worker said "Prince ain't been shit since Purple Rain". He said "I know that's right".

As for the other 80s artists being forgotten or not talked about, check the "Music: Non-Prince" section. They are talked about all the time. They are also played on the old school stations, along with Prince's songs before "Purple Rain".
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I'd get rid of Lovesexy if Batman was not a choice. But otherwise, Batman of course!

Controversy. Surprisingly easy decision, for me at least.

Batman would be a runner up, but since I can't live without "The Future," I'll spare it.
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Graffiti bridge seeing it was released in 1990 so was worked on in the 1980's

Batman, obviously (love electric chair, but I can live w/o it). Next up would b PR - much as I'd hate losing Beautiful Ones, it would also mean no more TMWU and PR per4mances!!!! Yay! (But the Baby I'm a Star jams would b gone forever and we'd b left with Get on the Boat, instead....)

oldpurple said:

Life without "Joy in Reptition"???

That is a hard one.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Seriously? Why in the world would u delete THAT album? It's not his best album from the 80's. 1999 is. BUT, out of all of P's album, Purple Rain is what P will be remembered for. What is it that u don't like about this album? I've noticed in the past that you're not crazy about it. I find it kinda interesting.

Oh and my pick; ATWIAD. Hands down. Never should have happened. It sounds hella rushed. The b-sides were better than anything on the actual album. And it also sounded like a cat who had just been thrusted into world wide fame and not really sure how to deal with it. He wanted to drop the trench coat with the studs era, which is cool. But, he didn't have enough top notch material to go in a new direction yet. He did that with UTCM. Hell, The Family's album was better than ATWIAD AND UTCM! P's best album after Purple Rain, was SOTT. And it was uneven as hell. It wasn't cohesive as his earlier 80's albums. SOTT sounded like what it was; A bunch of songs thrown together that came from different aborted projects.

iconsweat said:

What? That song is pure brilliance.

Moonbeam said:

Lyrically, it's good. And to think, it came from 82. Just like "Girl", which was the b-side, of course.

aww man
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vainandy said:

Actually, I hear "U Got the Look" on the radio occasionally. And I hear other songs from Lovesexy, Batman, Graffiti Bridge, etc., on XM radio, too. And just because he wan't as popular after Purple Rain, doesn't mean his music started to suck. Cuz quite the opposite happened.

iconsweat said:

Just can't do that my friend

Dirty Mind minus Gotta Broken Heart Again!

shockadelicaa said:

hmmmmm ok ok

1987 The Black Album - It was funky but could have easily remained in the vault without ever effecting his career one way or another.

oldpurple said:

Nope. Cop out. Who cares if it was worked o in 80's. It was released 1990. Cant use that as a choice

sgmusic said:

Nope. Wasn't released in the 80's. Pick another

1999....





I cant believe I said that....

dammme said:

u need a hug?

dammme said:

Me either lol. Think about it some more. Then come back.

FruitToAttractBears said: