For me it's:

"3121"
U can't catch me.

Emancipation-people have really slept on it over the years

nurseV said:

Disc one and three ended up in my sex mix for a while. So yeah, I retract, Emancipation for moi!

MUSICOLOGY

GaryTheNoTrashCougar said:

I had avoided disc two for a long time and when I finally took a good listen it sealed it for me. The album is a classic.

Last "classic" album - LoveSexy - while not as good as its forerunners its the last "mythic" album. Every track has something interesting.

Last album where he really "tried" - Emancipation or maybe TRC (its mean spirited message aside).


Havent listned to Lotusflow3r/MPLSound enought to determine if he was really trying here or if the whole thing is elaborate flame.

nurseV said:

disc two gives me painful memories, so I avoid it like the plague! except that instrumental track near the end.

emesem said:

Only found out about those two last week

GaryTheNoTrashCougar said:

Still cool that you can respect it

Last 5-star album for me: The Gold Experience

Last 4.5-star album for me: 3121

Last 4-star album for me: The new ones!

Lotus
followed by

3121
TRC
and TGE

The Gold Experiace..Nothing has come close since. It's the last "great" complete album from him

Also going to say The Gold Experience for sure the last really GREAT album

Last classic album, I would agree with Lovesexy, nothing is bad on that album. Last great one? The Gold Experience, last top 15 hit, great classic songs on it. Every album after has songs I have to skip, which is not the case on ones before it.

Last "Great" album:
Nearly Great album: The Gold Experience

Not sure where I'd put LotusFlow3r or MPLSoUND yet.

Last great album was Lovesexy.

Last good album was TGE.

Last interesting album was TRC.

3121 was flat and said nothing new. why do so many people dig that album so much? i don't get it or see it

I am going to have to say "Gold Experience," but Emancipation has got plenty of quality tunes that I really love.

The Chocolate Invasion

jtfolden said:

this.

though amended:

the undertaker
the exodus

InsatiableCream said:

oh yeah, that too.

The Rainbow Children.

enjoyniki said:

That was an awesome album.

Lotusflow3r/MPLSound combo.

rusty1 said:

I don't know. I just love all of the songs, and it didn't sound flat to me, but rather fresh!

I don't get why the org has such a thing about The Rainbow Children. Prince is trying very hard with it, and it is intriguing, but the whole overbearing nature and the mixed cryptic messages make the whole thing sound like a giant headache. Plus, there's the dirge that is "Mellow".

TGE was the last great album for me - until Lotusflow3r and MPLSound showed up

I think these two will stand the test of time very well and will soon be referred as "classics" and "great albums" just like the other that are named here on this thread

It's not like that everybody felt in love with the "Sign of The times" album immediately when it cam out in 1987 (I for myself hated SOTT when it first came out- I really couldnt stand it! Now i see it as a classic as probably everbody else does... )

Hands down

SIGN O THE TIMES