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Thread started 07/18/10 5:43am

Veej

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Best Album, Worst Album?

So what's your best and worst album?

Here's mine:

Best: Purple Rain

Worst: 20Ten

Well, go ahead then..!

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Reply #1 posted 07/18/10 5:49am

RumAndRaisin

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Best: The Rainbow Children

Worst: One Nite Alone

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Reply #2 posted 07/18/10 6:11am

thedance

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Veej said:

So what's your best and worst album?

Here's mine:

Best: Purple Rain

Worst: 20Ten

Com'on 20Ten is far from that bad:

haven't you heard Kamasutra, NEWS, Xpectations, One Nite Alone Piano, Newpower Soul, Rave??

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Reply #3 posted 07/18/10 6:33am

muirdo

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Best: Sign O The Times

Worst: If we're counting Kamastra as an album.............

Fuck the funk - it's time to ditch the worn-out Vegas horns fills, pick up the geee-tar and finally ROCK THE MUTHA-FUCKER!! He hinted at this on Chaos, now it's time to step up and fully DELIVER!!
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Reply #4 posted 07/18/10 6:36am

jockeyb4u

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Best: Purple Rain

Worst: Musicology (Rave and NPS close second)

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Reply #5 posted 07/18/10 6:39am

smoothcriminal
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Worst: Purple Rain

Best: 20TEN

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Reply #6 posted 07/18/10 6:39am

jockeyb4u

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thedance said:

Veej said:

So what's your best and worst album?

Here's mine:

Best: Purple Rain

Worst: 20Ten

Com'on 20Ten is far from that bad:

haven't you heard Kamasutra, NEWS, Xpectations, One Nite Alone Piano, Newpower Soul, Rave??

I would take NEWS, Xpectation, and One Nite Alone Piano over 20ten anyday. I suppose that is why I like Walk In Sand so much. It could have fit on One Nite Alone perfectly.

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Reply #7 posted 07/18/10 6:45am

Penguin

Best album> Purple Rain

Worst album> Purple Rain

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Reply #8 posted 07/18/10 8:01am

NouveauDance

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Best: Controversy/Parade

Worst: Rave/20Ten

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Reply #9 posted 07/18/10 8:05am

Number23

Best - Obviously SOTT
My favourite - Parade

Worst - Obviously Rave
My least favourite - For You
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Reply #10 posted 07/18/10 8:49am

bonkers

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Best - Purple Rain

Worst - New Power Soul

Not counting any of the instrumental albums as proper albums. Also, I need more time to process 20ten, right now I'm not sure it's any better than New Power Soul in my book.

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Reply #11 posted 07/18/10 8:57am

ksujithkarun

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Best Album : Love Symbol

Worst Album : New Power Soul

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Reply #12 posted 07/18/10 9:32am

Veej

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bonkers said:

Best - Purple Rain

Worst - New Power Soul

Not counting any of the instrumental albums as proper albums. Also, I need more time to process 20ten, right now I'm not sure it's any better than New Power Soul in my book.

should have clarified this - yep, not counting instrumental albums...

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Reply #13 posted 07/18/10 9:42am

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best: parade

worst: 3121

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Reply #14 posted 07/18/10 9:55am

MikeyB71

Veej said:

bonkers said:

Best - Purple Rain

Worst - New Power Soul

Not counting any of the instrumental albums as proper albums. Also, I need more time to process 20ten, right now I'm not sure it's any better than New Power Soul in my book.

should have clarified this - yep, not counting instrumental albums...

Why?

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Reply #15 posted 07/18/10 11:34am

rialb

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Well, I don't know about best/worst so I'll go with my favourite/least favourite:

Favourite: Emancipation

Least favourite: Diamonds and Pearls

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Reply #16 posted 07/18/10 11:37am

P2daP

Best: Lovesexy

Worst: Chaos and Disorder

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Reply #17 posted 07/18/10 11:38am

Romeoblu

Best: Sign O The Times

Worst: One Nite Alone

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Reply #18 posted 07/18/10 11:40am

violetblues

Best: Sign O The Times

Worst: The Rainbow Children

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Reply #19 posted 07/18/10 11:44am

kewlschool

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If anything this list proves that no "purple yoda" or man is going to please everyone's tastes. wink

99.9% of everything I say is strictly for my own entertainment
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Reply #20 posted 07/18/10 11:48am

thedance

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Purple Rain will always be my "ultimate best" Prince album, followed by Sign O' The Times.

My top 38 Prince albums,

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. For You (8)
18. Batman (8)
19. Crystal Ball (8)

20. Emancipation (8)

21. LotusFlower / MPLSound (8)
22. 20Ten (8)

23. Musicology (7)
24. Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic (7)
25. The Truth (7)
26. Chaos & Disorder (7)

27. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (6)
28. The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale (6)
29. The Chocolate Invasion (6)
30. Slaughterhouse (6)
31. 3121 (5)
32. Planet Earth (5)
33. Newpower Soul (4)
34. One Nite Alone... Piano (3)
35. N.E.W.S. (2)
36. One Nite Alone... Live (2)
37. Indigo Nights (2)
38. Kamasutra (0)

(I know THIS has been posted "a lot" lol.... wink lol )

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Reply #21 posted 07/18/10 11:57am

PDogz

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rialb said:

Well, I don't know about best/worst so I'll go with my favourite/least favourite:

If I were going to comment, THAT would be the manner in which I would. Each of his albums have their own mood or flavor, and I don't see any of them in terms of "Best" or "Worst".

That being said, I have given this a little thought over the past several days. And while it's hard to pick just one in either catagory, I'd pick my FAVORITE album in terms of: If I had to spend the rest of eternity on a deserted island, what ONE Prince album would I want to take along? And my answer would be a toss up between "Sign 'o' The Times" and "1999". As far as which would be my LEAST FAVORITE: I'd base that on how I felt about it the first time I heard it, and by the number of times I've played it since. And that would be a toss up between "Chaos & Disorder" and "Old Friends For Sale".

But I should also note: The thing about me and Prince, even the albums that I would list as my least favorite, I recognize as being very well produced. And I also reserve the right to feel better about them, should I ever give them more EAR-time.

"There's Nothing That The Proper Attitude Won't Render Funkable!"

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Reply #22 posted 07/18/10 12:05pm

scandalousalan

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Sign o the times is his best, make no mistake
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Reply #23 posted 07/18/10 12:44pm

Welcome2daRevo
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Best: Sign O The Times

Worst: Planet Earth

CALL ME A DREAMER 2!
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Reply #24 posted 07/18/10 12:45pm

Wildboy

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Best: Sign O the Times

Worst: 20ten (Even worse than news)

I'm starting to think of 20ten almost as more of an EP than an LP though. Don't really consider the Kamasutra a legit album for something like this.

While we're hitting some rankings. Here we go:

For You (5)

Prince (6)

Dirty Mind (8)

Controversy (7)

1999 (10)

Purple Rain (10)

ATWIAD (8)

Parade (8)

SOTT (10)

Lovesexy (6)

Black Album (6)

Batman (8)

Graffiti Bridge (4)

Diamonds and Pearls (7)

Symbol (6)

Come (8)

Exodus (4)

Chaos and Disorder (5)

Gold Exp (7)

Emancipation (4)

The Truth (5)

New Power Soul (7)

The Vault (5)

Rave (5)

Rainbow Children (4)

One Nite Alone (7)

NEWS (3)

Slaughterhouse (5)

Chocolate Invasion (5)

Musicology (5)

3121 (8)

Planet Earth (5)

LotusFlower (2)

MPLSound (3)

20ten (0)

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Reply #25 posted 07/18/10 1:09pm

Nasalhair

Best: Parade, closely followed by Black.
Worst: Emancipation, followed by 20Ten.
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Reply #26 posted 07/18/10 1:20pm

reinoud

I like the distinction favorite/least favorite, so:

Favorite: Lovesexy

Least favorite: Come

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Reply #27 posted 07/18/10 1:23pm

NouveauDance

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Nasalhair said:

Best: Parade, closely followed by Black. Worst: Emancipation, followed by 20Ten.

Nice.

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Reply #28 posted 07/18/10 1:32pm

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Best: Sign O The Times

Worst: MPLSsound.

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #29 posted 07/18/10 1:33pm

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20Ten is a solid album. I want it stopped!

All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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