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1999 is a LOT more than 3 hit singles. It contains a lot of depth and represents Prince at his boldest. He conquered a lot of ground with it.
I don't know about that. I think that SOTT is probably his boldest artistic statement. It was bold in terms of its sonic unity and having a double album at age 24. It's when he first started to refine his sound and image too. | |
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TRON said: Moonbeam said:
1999 is a LOT more than 3 hit singles. It contains a lot of depth and represents Prince at his boldest. He conquered a lot of ground with it.
I don't know about that. I think that SOTT is probably his boldest artistic statement. It was bold in terms of its sonic unity and having a double album at age 24. It's when he first started to refine his sound and image too. I agree. Sign o' the Times and Lovesexy are equally bold. Dirty Mind and The Rainbow Children are quite bold too. But you have to admit that 1999 is up there... | |
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jtgillia said: 1999
It's a damn shame that both 1999 and Purple Rain are in the top 3. It's almost like this site is composed of merely casual fans that only like the hit singles. I hate that...  ...thats why everyone who praises 1999 usually mentions th e songs that were not singles...Gold and othe r stuff had no choice but not to have major singles play..because he shot his wad way before."Climb in my fur." | |
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This is so hard...but I'm gonna have to vote off Purple Rain.
As much as I love that album, I enjoyed 1999 even more so. Something in the Water and All the Critics were songs way ahead of their time...and still are in my opinion. | |
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Moonbeam said: jtgillia said: 1999
It's a damn shame that both 1999 and Purple Rain are in the top 3. It's almost like this site is composed of merely casual fans that only like the hit singles. I hate that... 1999 is a LOT more than 3 hit singles. It contains a lot of depth and represents Prince at his boldest. He conquered a lot of ground with it. maybe. but he sure squatted on the same ground way too long before moving on over into the next lot... | |
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AaronForever said:
maybe. but he sure squatted on the same ground way too long before moving on over into the next lot...
What on earth are you talking about? | |
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Well, I must say that I'm far from a commercial or casual fan of Prince. I consider myself to be a very in-depth fan who understands the meaning behind his poetry when the mainstream just doesn't get it.
With that being said... Purple Rain, despite its glorious mainstream success, is still a wonderful album. I think if not for the movie PR would have been as popular as 1999. That makes this a hard choice. When I think Darling Nikki, Computer Blue, and snippets of songs on the movie that weren't on the album even... I have to vote for... 1999 a FANTASTIC album, one that exemplifies his musical versatility. Truely a sad decision 
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1999 Babay
ATWIAD and Parade should still be here!  'nuff said."So strange that no one stayed at the end of the Parade..." - Wendy & Lisa's "Song About" on their 1987 self-titled album.
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:eviL: will prevail when Im done with those who have dared 2 diminish my beloved PARADE...
1999  GET OUTTA HERE!!! 
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AaronForever said: Moonbeam said: jtgillia said: 1999
It's a damn shame that both 1999 and Purple Rain are in the top 3. It's almost like this site is composed of merely casual fans that only like the hit singles. I hate that... 1999 is a LOT more than 3 hit singles. It contains a lot of depth and represents Prince at his boldest. He conquered a lot of ground with it. maybe. but he sure squatted on the same ground way too long before moving on over into the next lot... Not true! That album is perfect in every way- you're just too blind to see it...  | |
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I vote for Purple Rain. | |
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Moonbeam said: AaronForever said: Moonbeam said: jtgillia said: 1999
It's a damn shame that both 1999 and Purple Rain are in the top 3. It's almost like this site is composed of merely casual fans that only like the hit singles. I hate that... 1999 is a LOT more than 3 hit singles. It contains a lot of depth and represents Prince at his boldest. He conquered a lot of ground with it. maybe. but he sure squatted on the same ground way too long before moving on over into the next lot... Not true! That album is perfect in every way- you're just too blind to see it... nah, not blind. i'm usually just asleep by the end | |
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AaronForever said: Moonbeam said: AaronForever said: Moonbeam said: jtgillia said: 1999
It's a damn shame that both 1999 and Purple Rain are in the top 3. It's almost like this site is composed of merely casual fans that only like the hit singles. I hate that... 1999 is a LOT more than 3 hit singles. It contains a lot of depth and represents Prince at his boldest. He conquered a lot of ground with it. maybe. but he sure squatted on the same ground way too long before moving on over into the next lot... Not true! That album is perfect in every way- you're just too blind to see it... nah, not blind. i'm usually just asleep by the end I think it's cool that we have such different tastes! | |
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Purple Rain.. | |
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I'd much rather have an album with a tight unified sound than one with a million ideas going on. That's what makes 1999 great and Emancipation suck. | |
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TRON said: I'd much rather have an album with a tight unified sound than one with a million ideas going on. That's what makes 1999 great and Emancipation suck.
i agree. but their length and overindulgence are what ruin both albums for me. | |
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2000-0-0 partys over..your out of time!!!
1999... | |
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AaronForever said: TRON said: I'd much rather have an album with a tight unified sound than one with a million ideas going on. That's what makes 1999 great and Emancipation suck.
i agree. but their length and overindulgence are what ruin both albums for me. But 1999 isn't over-indulgent. | |
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Moonbeam said: AaronForever said: TRON said: I'd much rather have an album with a tight unified sound than one with a million ideas going on. That's what makes 1999 great and Emancipation suck.
i agree. but their length and overindulgence are what ruin both albums for me. But 1999 isn't over-indulgent. 7, 8, and 9 minute songs exploring 1 musical idea each, repeating it over and over = over-indulgent | |
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AaronForever said: Moonbeam said: AaronForever said: TRON said: I'd much rather have an album with a tight unified sound than one with a million ideas going on. That's what makes 1999 great and Emancipation suck.
i agree. but their length and overindulgence are what ruin both albums for me. But 1999 isn't over-indulgent. 7, 8, and 9 minute songs exploring 1 musical idea each, repeating it over and over = over-indulgent That's what lets 1999 down. Some of the songs are just too darn long without building on a groove as such, they just meander. Automatic is ridiculously overlong as is Lady Cab Driver(even though thats a fantastic song). six mins would've been plenty. I'm all for exploring the funk but the length of various songs works against the flow of the album. As a whole it's not kinetic enough to hold your attention so IMO it's album that works better on the dancefloor than it does in your living room. Taking each song as it's own though its darn impressive. | |
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AaronForever said: Moonbeam said: AaronForever said: TRON said: I'd much rather have an album with a tight unified sound than one with a million ideas going on. That's what makes 1999 great and Emancipation suck.
i agree. but their length and overindulgence are what ruin both albums for me. But 1999 isn't over-indulgent. 7, 8, and 9 minute songs exploring 1 musical idea each, repeating it over and over = over-indulgent What do you call Station to Station? | |
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Moonbeam said: AaronForever said: Moonbeam said: AaronForever said: TRON said: I'd much rather have an album with a tight unified sound than one with a million ideas going on. That's what makes 1999 great and Emancipation suck.
i agree. but their length and overindulgence are what ruin both albums for me. But 1999 isn't over-indulgent. 7, 8, and 9 minute songs exploring 1 musical idea each, repeating it over and over = over-indulgent What do you call Station to Station? "Station To Station" is 3 songs in one, progressing from one to the other. If it was 10 minutes of him reciting "the return of the thin white duke, throwing darts in lovers eyes" over that droning beat, i'd think a lot less of it | |
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1999 "Knowledge is preferable to ignorance. Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring faith. If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal" - Carl Sagan | |
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Wow, this is tougher than I thought it would be but for the 2nd time in a row, 1999 has got to go. I love all 3 but 1999 as much as I love it, it doesn't hit me the way Purple Rain and Sign do. I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that | |
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AaronForever said: Moonbeam said: AaronForever said: Moonbeam said: AaronForever said: TRON said: I'd much rather have an album with a tight unified sound than one with a million ideas going on. That's what makes 1999 great and Emancipation suck.
i agree. but their length and overindulgence are what ruin both albums for me. But 1999 isn't over-indulgent. 7, 8, and 9 minute songs exploring 1 musical idea each, repeating it over and over = over-indulgent What do you call Station to Station? "Station To Station" is 3 songs in one, progressing from one to the other. If it was 10 minutes of him reciting "the return of the thin white duke, throwing darts in lovers eyes" over that droning beat, i'd think a lot less of it I mean the album! What about The Cure's "Disintegration" (or any other Cure album for that matter)? I'm in agreement with TRON- I like it when an artists takes an idea and expands it to its fullest. "1999" is amazingly consistent. I think each song NEEDS to be drawn out to work out those infectious grooves! I wouldn't edit a second. I tend to like albums with a consistent sound/style/theme more than scatterbrained efforts. | |
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Purple Rain
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