I just received The Gold Experience in the mail today and I absolutley love it. Thus far, there isn't one song that I would want to skip. I always thought that 'Dolphin' would get on my nerves for some reason (I had never heard it before I got the album) but I think that it's a beautiful song . I know that other people have expressed this before but I just had to share my happiness with the Org.

The Gold Experience is perhaps Prince's best work of the 90's...ok...i take that back...The Gold Experience is Prince's best work since SOTT...i enjoyed the Rainbow Children and the new direction that Prince took his Music...but if i just wanna rock out i put "319" on and dance my off...

**The above opinions come from a twisted mind...Please pay them no attention**

I totally agree. TGE is one of my favourite albums.

There has been threads about problems buying this album, so out of curiosity, Where did U buy this ?

pandemonium said:

Definitely definitely.

I bought that record when it came out thinking, "okay, if THIS one is bad, I'm giving up on the man". I was SOOO impressed (Billy Jack Bitch is the SHEEEHAZ) I HONESTLY BELIEVED the wrecka would go #1 and the man would return to the throne.

Which, really, if you think about it, happened. Most Beautiful Girl was his highest-ranking hit, wasn't it?

otan said:

not his HIGHEST ranking, but it did phenomenally well, considering the lull he had had since Graffitti bridge. TGE always bothers me, becaue it is one of his best, and IU really think it should've done much better then it did!

One of Princes best albums of all time! (In my opinion)

TGE

This is the only official album missing from my collection. Can ya still get it? I heard P discontinued it?

I love it. BJB. I HATE U. NOW. ENDORPHIN M.

Great jams

SexualSuicide said:

I'll second that!

This album is on my top 5 , I like the energy , the power of the songs and the strengh of the sound. No other Prince album have a big sound like the gold experience.

His best album after Dimonds & Pearls, IMO.

Two words: Pussy Control! This album is one of my definite favorites. Dolphin is actually a really beautiful song.

The Gold Experience is when I became an active fan.

Every track is great. Prince really seemed to have an energetic outlook at the time. Just as many people marvel at Prince's 86-88 output, Prince's 93-94 output was phenomenal, considering the new tracks from the Hits/B-Sides, Come, TGE and the 93-94 tracks from Crystal Ball. It was another peak in his career, for sure.

As much I loved that era, I still feel the album lacks some punch. We March is not even catchy, Shy is probably overrated and 319 could never really be Kiss. That said, there are some monumental jams on there.

Endorphinmachine
Shhh
Days Of Wild (should have been included)
The Most Beautiful Girl
Dolphin
Now
Billy Jack Bitch
I Hate U
Gold

This could have been a classic.

I remember listening to it the first time, then going back to the start and listening over again. Love the ass-licking sleeve notes as well.
Has some of both his best and worst on it - love BillyJackBitch, IHateU, Now, Ssh (one of the MOST underrated tracks), but... for God's sake - We March and P control have to be his most stupid and lazy stuff.
And isn't it the last time he was really swearing properly? I miss it.

I dig it alot 2...Always felt that album should have done much better 4 him as a whole... The tour was tight as hell~

yeah i snagged GoldExperience at a huge cd sale ...i mean HUGE!...& got a few 90s albums there.

when i heard Endorphinmachine...i was fuckin blown away!
i went out 2 thelounge with mum & dad & sed "oh mum this Prince album it...its..." she sed "electrifying?" . . . .i sed "YEAH THATS IT!"

in my top4 albums.just brilliant,tho i would have taken off We March & Billy Jack Bitch & added Acknowledge Me & Days O' Wild.
these 2 changes & thi sowuld have been not just a classic in P circles...but in rock history i think.

ppl say Gold is either a "contradiction" which i dont hear...but i think
it is simply amazing!
always gives me goosebumps when that guitar realy kicks in near the end of the 2nd verse.

& "Shhh" is extremely underrated.

9/10 ... 4 this album.

thecloud9mission said:

i got a replacement copy of * * the other day . . . .& it was in the Deleted rack . . . . .so it looks like & TheGoldXperience have both been discontinued.

always best bet is eBay.