Optimus2 said:

Why is it that these albums and purple period..

Lovesexy

Batman

Graffiti Bridge

Diomands And Pearls

Symbol

..are so loved...cuz firstly theyve dated terribley...time is not on there side, they sound cheesey and contrived, 1 cud neva understand why Batdance is a well loved song...its basically just sampelin...load of crap IMO...also note the last 2 albums have Tony M...who ruins songs as well as Princes raps.....people moan about scrap d bein a bad rapper...but i think hes great!...which brings me 2 my fave purple period....

Come

TGE

Chaos and Disorder

Emancipation

I adore these albums and aprt from TGE...the other 3 dont seem 2 get much love...just listen 2 come it hasnt dated at all....I also really dig Chaos and Disorder (aprt from right the wrong yuck!)...Dig U Better dead is a great catchy track with intresting lyrics...I Rock Therefore I Am is also a great fully blown production mixing Rock, Reggae and Hip Hop....It shouldnt work...BUT IT DOES!....Princes rapping has improved immensley also...still not perfect...but certainley passable!!(P Control, Pope, Days Of Wild, Race, Acknowledge Me)....Not forgeting the Brilliant Rock and Roll Is Alive (Gold Single Track) and dreamy pop of Universal Love Remix (Space EP)...Emancipation has sum great tracks also like The Love We Make (Classic) F.L.S.M/W which is my 2nd fave ballad 2 Adore....love the backin vocals on this teh way they speak 2 eachother and him reinforcing his singin and feelings also beautiful opening "If I Ever Held A Hand It Was Only Becuz I Neva Held Ur Hand"...I cud go on and on...

But what yall think? any period u thinks over-rated? or under-rated?

Totally disagree with Lovesexy & Batman

Lovesexy was one of his top 5 best periods

DaphneLovesPR1NCE said:

I totally disagree with you on just about every point. That whole "sounds dated" is kind of dumb. Most all albums sound dated to someone. All of Prince albums are still rocking and do well to not only represent Prince's diversity, but capture the time that they were released.

Prince's best period: 1978-2011

his worst: anything before 1978

worst? anything before 1978 Those are some special gems during the 1976-1977 period especially Leaving 4 New York

ufoclub said:

JoeTyler said:

absolutely right!!!

EyeNo sucks beyond belief...

Hey now, it's still the most listened to track on that album for me, I love it. But do like "The Ball" better. The Ball has that SOTT mysterious midnight psychedelic tone.

I like that description ^^^