For me it's "Come"

TRC, The Vault

Imago said:

Aside from NEWS, Xpectation, and various other oddities from the NPGMC days, I'd say there are no albums I wish didn't exist. Even the bad ones, I can spin a few tracks from time to time. Plus it's kind of fun to see Prince trying new directions or taking a stab at something even if it feels half assed or embarrassing. He could be MJ, afterall, and essentially just release the same album over and over again, but with variations in production and vocal treatment.


But the two albums I've listened to the very least (even less than New Power Soul) are his first two albums, "For You" and "Prince". They don't even sound like Prince to me. They sound like Prince doing covers or something, and the falsetto that appears on every track gets tiresome. I've heard him do live renditions of those songs, both from early concert recordings and from recent ones, and the songs really 'pop' live. If he rerecorded those albums, I'd definitely probably obsess over the new recordings.


come to think of it, New Power Soul makes me want to punch some body in the face.

Sophianestesia said:

Tutto bene, Bella! A gi capi'.

IstenSzek said:

Well I love certain tracks, like "Endorphin Machine", "Dolphin", etc... but I can't stand the interludes... they break up any continuity the album might have had. Also, I can't stand "319" and "Pussy Control". I wouldn't say those 2 songs "aged well", so 2 speak.

Where is this "timeless Funk" U refer 2 on that album? I only ask because I'm a Funk freak, and that was one of problems with that album... I wouldn't call "319" or "Pussy Control" Funk in any way.
[Edited 5/29/09 7:53am]

Giovanni777 said:

yeah, i understand what you mean. as much as i always think i love that album,
i don't play it a whole lot either.

although "dolphin" is one of my fav prince songs from any era and i love all
of the guitar based tracks on it.

i thought the segues tied it all together very nicely when it was released,
but over the years they have become more and more cheesy. just like all the
segues on exodus are fun but if you've heard them 10 times it's enough for
a lifetime.

love "319" tho but p control makes me cringe, badly.

Musicology, Rave, MPLSound, Kamasutra

Almost on the shit list: 3121, The Vault OF4S.

WetDream said:

Exactly

IstenSzek said:

Imago said:

omg. i wonder what they shakin' to

Come
New Power Soul
Rave
The Rainbow Children
NEWS
MPLsound

Sophianestesia said:

Whooops! hahaha
Thanks for the help there. See, I told you I did not play it often!

imma have to say NewPowerSoul...that cd has the biggest case of coaster-itis EVER.

If I own I acknowlege my muszak ( ) and willing to speak on them.

Like I even have to make this list, but I will.

ONA
ONA Live
N.E.W.S.
Indigo Nights
Musicology
The Rainbow Children
Xpedtation
most all the NPGMC stuff
and...don't shoot me, but For You. I bet I can count on both hands the times I've listened to this over the years. Just not my thing. As far as the others... bleck.

OH.....and Goldnigga.
[Edited 5/29/09 9:20am]

Many of the songs on these albums have not aged well---FOR ME

Emancipation (a handful of exceptions)

Rave (one or two exceptions)

Diamonds and Pearls (few exceptions)

Graffiti Bridge (there are obvious exceptions)

Symbol Album (a few exceptions)

I'm realizing that FOR ME his work over the past 10 years in many ways is stronger and more fulfilling than much of his work from the 90's (TGE and The Truth are sublime exceptions).

IstenSzek said:

I said 5years...it's actually not far off 8.

Jeeeeezzz

none.

however, there are some i don't listen to often.

Anything after Emancipation.

times like this you realise how much our tastes differ evn though we love the same artist lol.

but come on people - kama sutra!

zsasz said:

Well see, that's how much we pretend it doesn't exist. We've totally blocked it out by this point. haha

And the varying opinions is what's interesting. No one should try to convince anyone Planet Earth is better or worse than Musicology or One Nite Alone. After Purple Rain, there are only a few Prince albums that have roughly the same sound, back to back. Like ATWIAD and Parade are sisters. Whereas SOTT and Lovesexy are worlds apart. Even D&P and differ despite so many of the songs being written in the same big time frame. But then you have stuff like Gold and Exodus which are brothers in arms. Like the saying goes, you can't please all the people all the time.

Giovanni777 said:

wow to include "For You" & "Come" - that's crazzzyy

squirrelgrease said:

Exactly. The Vault has become one of my favorite Prince albums. I'm on a mission to get ONA but I refuse to pay $300. Also, NEWS is underrated. Like it for what it is and not what it ain't.

Kamasutra. That one can stand in the metaphorical corner for all eternity, as far as I'm concerned. Blech!

Genesia said:

once in a blue moon i decide i should give it another chance and figure
that like with so many other types of music i might have not been in the
mood at the time or judged it wrongly.

however, kamasutra remains the one album that, despite repeated spins
and years of gestation, remains as "blech!" as it was the first time
i had the displeasure of hearing it.

i've said this many times on the org when it comes to kamasutra but when
i received my crystal ball through the post back in 1998, i got two copies
of "The Truth" in my ball and no kamasutra.

at the time i was pissed off about that. but once i got a copy of kamasutra
all i could do was feel incredibly sorry for the person who got it twice,
and received no copy of "the truth"

IstenSzek said:

Yeah, I'd take the Truth over the Kamasutra, any day. Pun intended.

Once I'd heard Cutz, I just summed the entire disc up as "a bad haircut." And there is nothing worse than a bad haircut.

Genesia said:

i will never be able to think of kamasutra without remembering that comment

Desire2006 said:

3121 is a good album