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Ugot2shakesumthin said:

oh please can i have the honor of chuckling 2 at ur suggestion of his last masterpiece?

L4OATheOriginal said:

Sure, SOTT, chuckle away.
Masterpieces are supposed to be something beyond mediocre at best.
But heck, art is of coarse subjective, always has been always will be.
Enjoy your "masterpieces"

THE RAINBOW CHILDREN

the gold experience. it wasn't perfect, but it was great

I'd say Chaos and Disorder. Albeit flawed and publicized as a perfunctory exercise the messiness, the "fucked-up" mixing (which some major players in the performance had alluded to) and the general slapdeshery of the whole affair seem to draw me in rather than repel. Prince is the Fassbinder of the music world. If anything he is as prolific. But more importantly, all his albums which have gained classic status like Fassbinder's films are flawed in some way that's why they seem to resist canonization. But that's what makes them special.

I also think that Chaos and Disorder, Emancipation and New Power Soul are up for a fresh reevaluation. Personally, I find myself playing them more nowadays than all the Prince sacred cows from the 80s.

One can take all the sounds that can be found on this planet, all the voices, all the beats, all the melodies and still he would never be able to repeat something like THE GOLD EXPERIENCE.

In my opinion his last "great" album was Musicology, though.

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

i will agree that SOTT is a masterpiece however 2 say he hasn't done a masterpiece record since then is something 2 chuckle at

L4OATheOriginal said:

thats nice and all, but by your standards every Britney Spears album would be a "Masterpiece", which is cool too

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

oh puleeze ..i'm just more open 2 his output since sott than u

forkupine said:

I have been very forceful in my opinion that Emancipation is one of the worst offerings I have heard by Prince. However, lately I have been giving it more consideration. Some of the songs are just awful, and I will never come around to them. Regardless, Emale, Joint 2 Joint, and Soul Sanctuary have recently been added to my regimen. So I agree that Emancipation is receiving a re-evaluation, at least by me. The other two are terrible. I tried re-evaluating Chaos and Disorder a number of times but always reach the same conclusion. New Power Soul is one of about 5 studio releases that I do not have, so I can't re-evaluate it.

BTW, my vote on this one is Musicology. I like 3121, but I do not consider it a great. PE is lower level. Nonetheless, I have been enjoying my "Indigo Nights" disc that came with the book, but I have had it for less than 2 weeks so I cant judge its greatness quite yet.

forkupine said:

finally sum1 who is also a fan of that album! I even like Right The Wrong

L4OATheOriginal said:

Thank u for that...it sounded very wise..kinda like something that Aslan or Gandalf would say

Last great? Hmmm.
For me. The Rainbow Children.
Has everything. It's weird, conceptual, funky, rockin, melodic, jazzy, and experimental. And at times, annoyance.
Btw Optimus, I also Love Chaos & Disorder.

3121

Planet Earth isn't bad, but I think 3121 is just bettah.

hands down THE RAINBOW CHILDREN!!

Next classic will be LOTUS FLOWER, i've been playing those 4 tracks back to back and there's something real special about this new stuff, i'm excited

3121

forkupine said:

I've always enjoyed Chaos and Disorder and New Power Soul is one of my Top Ten Prince albums despite the abuse that disc takes here.

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tafnap said:

Rainbow Chillin' !!

Planet Earth

As time goes on, I get fonder of "Musicology." At this point, I'd say that was his last great one.

But Planet Earth was alright, so it's not like I see Prince as being in dire creative straits or anything.

Rainbow Children

I have been listening to his whole catalog as one long work on shuffle in the itunes and I have to say that right now to me all of his chyt is great. Wherever the needle drops I am jsut astounded by this man's genius.

"Musicology" was the last great album for me. It is just as good as the "Gold Experience". I have a strong feeling that the next album will be THE comeback album we have all been waiting for. Fingers crossed.

Last Great Album: Without a Doubt > LOVESEXY

GOOD ALBUM : The Rainbow Children

wonder505 said:

Yeah i always listen 2 Dirty Mind, Come and 3121 in that order cuz they compliment each other very well....weird i know

The last great album all the way thru? "Dirty Mind"
The last good album? "S.O.T.T"

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SPYZFAN1 said:

You'd be hung in some parts of the world for saying something like this!