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Thread started 07/27/10 1:54pm

mushmackalenta

So What is The best album Since Sign O The Times

Many of Prince's albums have been hailed as his best since Sign.

What do the orgers think is the best album since SOTT.

I'm sure most would say Lovesexy.

Here how I'd place them

Lovesexy

The Black Album

The Rainbow Children

Batman

Graffiti Bridge

3121

Lotusflower

20ten

MPLSound

Planet Earth

Diamonds And Pearls

Emancipation

The Gold Experience

Symbol

Come

Musicology

Rave

Chaos And Disorder

The Truth

The Vault...Old Friends 4 Sale

NEWS

Xpectation

C Note

ONA

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Reply #1 posted 07/27/10 1:57pm

paisleypark4

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mushmackalenta said:

Many of Prince's albums have been hailed as his best since Sign.

What do the orgers think is the best album since SOTT.

I'm sure most would say Lovesexy.

Here how I'd place them

Lovesexy

The Black Album

The Rainbow Children

Batman

Graffiti Bridge

3121

Lotusflower

20ten

MPLSound

Planet Earth

Diamonds And Pearls

Emancipation

The Gold Experience

Symbol

Come

Musicology

Rave

Chaos And Disorder

The Truth

The Vault...Old Friends 4 Sale

NEWS

Xpectation

C Note

ONA

Lovesexy..then best since Lovesexy was Batman..then since Batman was Symbol..then since Symbol was Gold...then since Gold was Rainbow Children..then since Rainbow Children was 3121

And since 3121 was Lotus Flow3r, then since Lotus was 20Ten..until proven otherwise.

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Reply #2 posted 07/27/10 1:58pm

NouveauDance

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Easy, the very next one: The Black Album razz

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Reply #3 posted 07/27/10 2:00pm

zaza

I'm waiting for thedance's list lol
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Reply #4 posted 07/27/10 2:03pm

shonenjoe

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well...

Lovesexy.

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Reply #5 posted 07/27/10 2:14pm

emesem

Good question. For all its flaws it has to be LoveSexy after LoveSexy its a very tough call. I think Gold Experience will be the consensus choice.

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Reply #6 posted 07/27/10 2:15pm

smoothcriminal
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The Black Album hands down.

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Reply #7 posted 07/27/10 2:22pm

JudasCorby

It's a tough call but I would rank The Black Album, Lovesexy, prince and The Gold Experience at the top. I also really love Come and Chaos & Disorder though I might be in the minority there.

If I could wish one Prince album out of existence it would be Rainbow Children, hands down.

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Reply #8 posted 07/27/10 2:27pm

NDRU

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Each album is a return to form after last year's disappointing _________

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Reply #9 posted 07/27/10 2:40pm

Cerebus

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mushmackalenta said:

Many of Prince's albums have been hailed as his best since Sign.

What do the orgers think is the best album since SOTT.

I'm sure most would say Lovesexy.

Here how I'd place them

Lovesexy

The Black Album

The Rainbow Children

Batman

Graffiti Bridge

3121

Lotusflower

20ten

MPLSound

Planet Earth

Diamonds And Pearls

Emancipation

The Gold Experience

Symbol

Come

Musicology

Rave

Chaos And Disorder

The Truth

The Vault...Old Friends 4 Sale

NEWS

Xpectation

C Note

ONA

Can't pick one, really. I'd say my favorites in no particular order are Lovesexy, Come, TRC, Musicology, D&P, ONA (Piano and Vocals, not the live one), The Truth (if you're going to seperate it from Crystal Ball) and Lotusflow3r. Chaos & Disorder isn't a great album (imo), but it holds a special place for me personally. I love the instrumental albums, too. I'd choose ALL of them over several of the albums with traditional songs.

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Reply #10 posted 07/27/10 7:29pm

Alguy

prince, easily

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Reply #11 posted 07/27/10 7:43pm

theums

Lovesexy or The Rainbow Children...but only because Goldnigga was technically an NPG album wink

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Reply #12 posted 07/27/10 7:48pm

ufoclub

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Black Album!

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Reply #13 posted 07/27/10 8:54pm

TyphoonTip

Alguy said:

prince, easily

Yep.

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Reply #14 posted 07/27/10 9:23pm

ernestsewell

Every album between 1978 and 1989 are his best albums. He was still setting trends to that point, not following them. It's when he went head long into rap in 1990-1992 that his music suffered. However, the mid 90's had the holy trilogy of Come, Exodus, Gold. So the best since SOTT, after the 80's stuff? I'd say prince, Exodus and Gold are big contenders. Nothing has ever quite matched up to that. Although 20Ten is his best since he went all Jehovah's Witness in 2000.

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Reply #15 posted 07/27/10 9:28pm

fakir

1- Lovesexy

2- The Gold Experience

3- The Rainbow Children

4- Musicology

5- N.E.W.S.

5ex- 20Ten

The Ignorant asserts,The learned doubts,The wise thinks.

Aristotle
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Reply #16 posted 07/27/10 9:30pm

fakir

fakir said:

1- Lovesexy

2- The Gold Experience

3- The Rainbow Children

4- Musicology

5- N.E.W.S.

5ex- 20Ten

Let me add @ #6- Xpectation

The Ignorant asserts,The learned doubts,The wise thinks.

Aristotle
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Reply #17 posted 07/27/10 10:12pm

violetblues

1. The Black Album

2. Batman

3. Lovesexy

...the rest is a big blur of misfires with glimmers of greatness

4. Lotusflow3r (single disk)

5. The Truth

6. ONA piano

8. Come

9. 3121

..and the rest I cant justify owning for "that one song" if any.

[Edited 7/27/10 22:13pm]

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

gerrard8

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I'd have to say lovesexy by a long shot.....then come!!!!
*Time to do le grind*
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Reply #19 posted 07/27/10 11:24pm

chrisslope9

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Gold, Lotus Flow3r, Rainbow Children

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Reply #20 posted 07/28/10 12:02am

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ernestsewell said:

Every album between 1978 and 1989 are his best albums. He was still setting trends to that point, not following them. It's when he went head long into rap in 1990-1992 that his music suffered. However, the mid 90's had the holy trilogy of Come, Exodus, Gold. So the best since SOTT, after the 80's stuff? I'd say prince, Exodus and Gold are big contenders. Nothing has ever quite matched up to that. Although 20Ten is his best since he went all Jehovah's Witness in 2000.

^this shit right here!

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Reply #21 posted 07/28/10 12:15am

luvsexy4all

paisleypark4 said:

mushmackalenta said:

Many of Prince's albums have been hailed as his best since Sign.

What do the orgers think is the best album since SOTT.

I'm sure most would say Lovesexy.

Here how I'd place them

Lovesexy

The Black Album

The Rainbow Children

Batman

Graffiti Bridge

3121

Lotusflower

20ten

MPLSound

Planet Earth

Diamonds And Pearls

Emancipation

The Gold Experience

Symbol

Come

Musicology

Rave

Chaos And Disorder

The Truth

The Vault...Old Friends 4 Sale

NEWS

Xpectation

C Note

ONA

Lovesexy..then best since Lovesexy was Batman..then since Batman was Symbol..then since Symbol was Gold...then since Gold was Rainbow Children..then since Rainbow Children was 3121

And since 3121 was Lotus Flow3r, then since Lotus was 20Ten..until proven otherwise.

i like the way u think...and your enthusiasm...howver its not that simple....each subsequent cd is not better than its previous effort

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Reply #22 posted 07/28/10 12:21am

StonedImmacula
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ernestsewell said:

Every album between 1978 and 1989 are his best albums. He was still setting trends to that point, not following them. It's when he went head long into rap in 1990-1992 that his music suffered. However, the mid 90's had the holy trilogy of Come, Exodus, Gold. So the best since SOTT, after the 80's stuff? I'd say prince, Exodus and Gold are big contenders. Nothing has ever quite matched up to that. Although 20Ten is his best since he went all Jehovah's Witness in 2000.

Right on, ernest, but I dont totally agree with the "holy trilogy" (Exodus was good, Come OK, Gold...not my cup of tea).

blunt music She has robes and she has monkeys, lazy diamond studded flunkies.... music blunt
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Reply #23 posted 07/28/10 12:21am

eireboy34

Emanicaption

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Reply #24 posted 07/28/10 12:25am

jtfolden

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prince without a doubt...

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Reply #25 posted 07/28/10 12:35am

StonedImmacula
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Oh, and my pick:

1. The Black Album

2. Lovesexy

3. The Rainbow Children

4. 20Ten

5. 3121

20Ten may move up soon. It is honestly the first Prince album since SOTT that I've been able to listen to straight through repeatedly. I do have some issues with it, but nowhere near the issues I've had with all the other albums since 88.

Gotta give it some time though to see if the grooves last...

blunt music She has robes and she has monkeys, lazy diamond studded flunkies.... music blunt
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Reply #26 posted 07/28/10 12:35am

thedance

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Imo: Lovesexy, Come & The Gold Experience.

zaza said:

I'm waiting for thedance's list lol

razz lol

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Reply #27 posted 07/28/10 12:40am

Spanky

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Lovesexy, then 20Ten. Seriously.

I wish u heaven
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Reply #28 posted 07/28/10 12:52am

Huggiebear

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Lovesexy 85/100

Symbol 81/100

The Gold Experience 79/100

Come 77/100

3121 76/100 (Best of the 2000s)

Worst: Rainbow children 8/100

Worst pre SOTT is ATWIAD = 57/100

So what are u going 2 do? R u just gonna sit there and watch? I'm not gonna stop until the war is over. Its gonna take a long time
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Reply #29 posted 07/28/10 1:34am

crazydoctor

Batman.

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