After listening to it about 50 times now I am convinced this is the best album since SOTT. It has been that long since I loved every song on one album. Standout song is Wall of Berlin.

cloreensbrother said:

i love the cd that cd rocks.

I love, "Wall of Berlin," 2...I listened to the album again today...The whole thing is great. I went on to listen to, "Around the world in a day."

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cloreensbrother said:

Riiiiight.

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I think Lotusflow3r is a excellent album set. There aren't any songs that I don't like on it, and that almost never happens for me. Sometimes it seems as if not having any bad songs is almost as important as the number of good songs in an album. It's early, but I think it's in my Top 10 favorite albums by Prince.

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It's his best since Planet Earth.

Yes, it's the best one since his last one.

I really dig Lotusflow3r but I don't think that it surpasses either The Gold Experience or Emancipation. For me it is definitely his best album of the last ten plus years.

Emancipation? I kinda think it is similar. Some great tracks, some good tracks and some filler.

Best since Gold Experience in my opinion.

And he did all of it without help from Will I. Am.

InsatiableCream said:

Exactly.

I'd say best since 3121. It's a solid album, but not a classic.

Classic albums:

Dirty Mind
Controversy
1999
Purple Rain
Around The World In A Day
Parade
Sign O´ The Times
Lovesexy
The Black Album
The Gold Experience
One Nite Alone – Piano

Solid albums:

Prince
Batman
Graffiti Bridge
Chaos And Disorder
Emancipation
Crystal Ball/The Truth
Newpower Soul
The Vault... Old friends 4 Sale
The Rainbow Children
N.E.W.S.
C-Note
Xpectation
The Chocolate Invasion
The Slaughterhouse
3121
Lotus Flow3r/MPLSoUND

squirrelgrease said:

that fucking album I hate it so much

Alej said:

But... it's in my "Classic" list.

squirrelgrease said:

I'd almost agree w/you. Prince & the Symbol album should be in the classic section.
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NONSENSE said:

i would agree with Symbol and Emancipation in the classic section..and One Nite Alone..Live as well..

as for the question..best album since One Nite Alone..Piano

I say it is the best since The Gold Experience. Not since then has there been an album with this level of consistent quality. At the minute I only skip 1 track on this album (77 beverley park) and that hasnt happened since, well The Gold Experience.

And some of the tracks on this album are better than anything since Sign of the Times and Lovesexy, particularly

Colonised Mind
Wall of Berlin
Dreamer

Love it!
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I cannot say it's the best.

There are too many oldie but goody

squirrelgrease said:

This totally sums up my views on LF. Pretty Good, and better than Planet Earth, but short of true mythic status like 1999 or SotT

I know some people think the styles don't mix, but I think LF and MPLSound could be whittled down to one, stronger Cd

Just listening to this album for the first time right now. (And I call myself a Prince fan! )
Why did no one tell me how good this album is?

MPLSound kind of sucks on my first listen (We'll see in time), but Lotusflow3r has been great for every track... so far...!!

The best since The Gold Experience.

best album all the way through 4 me since the rainbow children but way better than planet earth

My top 37 Prince albums,

Lotusflower is not in my top 20.

from best album to worst:

01. Purple Rain (10)
02. Sign "O" The Times (10)
03. 1999 (10)
04. Lovesexy (10)
05. Parade (10)
06. Around The World In A Day (10)
07. The Gold Experience (10)
08. Dirty Mind (10)
09. Controversy (9)
10. Diamonds & Pearls (9)
11. Love Symbol Album (9)
12. Come (9)
13. Black Album (9)
14. The Rainbow Children (9)
15. Graffiti Bridge (8)
16. Prince (8)
17. Crystal Ball (8)
18. Emancipation (8)
19. For You (8)
20. Batman (8)
21. LotusFlower / MPLSound (8)
22. Musicology (7)
23. Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic (7)
24. 3121 (6)
25. The Truth (6)
26. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (6)
27. The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale (6)
28. Chaos & Disorder (6)
29. The Chocolate Invasion (6)
30. Slaughterhouse (6)
31. Planet Earth (5)
32. Newpower Soul (4)
33. ONA Piano (3)
34. N.E.W.S. (2)
35. ONA... Live (2)
36. Indigo Nights (2)
37. Kamasutra (0.5)



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That list is unreasonable. At least give "Kamasutra" (0.5).

best since musicology (yes I liked it I can't understand the hate on that album by some)

squirrelgrease said:

I know I just *hate* and I mean HATE that album