Pretty simple questions:

What was Prince's most feminine looking era?

What was Prince's most masculine looking era?

That's like saying name Casey Anthony's most vile or respectable qualities.

imago said:

That's like saying name Casey Anthony's most vile or respectable qualities.

Lovesexy .. and ?? masculine.. hmmm

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Vict0r said:

I'm not sure about the most masculine era but the most feminine era was obviously Lovesexy.

I personally would say "The Gold Experience" era for most feminine

Maybe "Batman" era for most masculine....

most femme prince era was 79-81 "Prince- Dirty mind" era

He really wanted to be a slutty transgender porn star during those times.

Most masculine had to be Musicology- 3121 era

he was giving me lusty vanlentino realness during this era.

oh lawd.

Most feminine would be....um......Well, most would say lovesexy because of outfits like this:

That shit was like Little Bo Peep meets Jenna Jameson(porn star that really is good at oral sex and screaming during sex)

But, whenever i see him interviewed in his very early years, his mannerisms aren't as "butched up" as his post-90's interviews. He seems quite gay in his early interviews.

As far as masculine, .... OK, I'll bite.....

Perhaps Diamonds & Pearls. He was pulling girls heads back by the hair (ala Cream video), ripping dresses off ladies (ala Gett off), and totally showing that he was...ahem... thunder on da mic.

and then, it's complicated by this shit:

But let's face it. It's rock n roll. Even David Lee Roth had his momments:

Pretty simple questions:

What was Prince's most masculine looking era?

Thats not a simple question I want to say never

hmm ... Maybe when he bitch slaps apples in purple rain?

This is classic, just wish it was bigger

and then, it's complicated by this shit:

Tittypants said:

Vict0r said:

I'm not sure about the most masculine era but the most feminine era was obviously Lovesexy.

I personally would say "The Gold Experience" era for most feminine

Maybe "Batman" era for most masculine....

Is THAT what were saying about The Gold Experience era...

that it was "feminine." I think you are being far too nice.

I think his Purple Rain image was most masculine (it was kind of "rough"?), he had the dirty facial hair, the motorcycle, the over serious moods, the controlled deep voice, and songs like "Let's go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry" are more masculine and tough. Even "Purple Rain" is more a masculine ballad/gospel/country thing. I think he seems to hit more with masculine songs.

Then he hit with the ultra femme "Kiss" (falsetto, hyper thin disco funk tone) and put out the almost trangender dressing giggly vibe of "Under the Cherry Moon"

His "U Got the Look" video and song seems more masculine too... and actually comes off kind of in the Purple Rain vein as well. SOTT the song is masculine.

I think "Cream" and "Gett Off" are also masculine pop/funk songs.

I guess if you wanna sort them out:

Femme

• Prince (1979) era
• Dirty Mind (1980) era
• Parade (1986) era
• Lovesexy (1988) era
• The Gold Experience (1995) era

"Masculine"

• Purple Rain (1984-1985) era
• Around the World in a Day (1985) era
• Diamonds & Pearls (1991-1992) era
• Rave (1999-2000) era
• All the other eras since then (Rainbow Children/N.E.W.S./Musicology/3121/Planet Earth/Lotus Flow3r/20Ten)

Gender-bending/blurring

• Controversy (1981-1982) era
• 1999 (1982-1983) era
• Sign O' The Times (1987) era
• Batman/Grafitti Bridge (1989-1990) eras

Neutral

• For You (1978) era (since he was just debuting)

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Masculine eye would have 2 say 1986,those zoot suits were cool!!!Fuck did Prince look good in 86.

Feminine id have 2 say LoveSexy those suspender boots?? Lordy!!

davetherave6767 said:

Masculine eye would have 2 say 1986,those zoot suits were cool!!!Fuck did Prince look good in 86.

Feminine id have 2 say LoveSexy those suspender boots?? Lordy!!

Banana yellow zoot suits?

PurpleLove7 said:

oh lawd here it comes

imago said:

and then, it's complicated by this shit:

Can anyone explain?

treehouse said:

imago said:

and then, it's complicated by this shit:

Can anyone explain?

Prince being pumped by 3 guys in the get off video.. and belts out a scream of passion

Timmy84 said:

I guess if you wanna sort them out:

Femme

• Prince (1979) era
• Dirty Mind (1980) era
• Parade (1986) era
• Lovesexy (1988) era
• The Gold Experience (1995) era

"Masculine"

• Purple Rain (1984-1985) era
• Around the World in a Day (1985) era
• Diamonds & Pearls (1991-1992) era
• Rave (1999-2000) era
• All the other eras since then (Rainbow Children/N.E.W.S./Musicology/3121/Planet Earth/Lotus Flow3r/20Ten)

Gender-bending/blurring

• Controversy (1981-1982) era
• 1999 (1982-1983) era
• Sign O' The Times (1987) era
• Batman/Grafitti Bridge (1989-1990) eras

Neutral

• For You (1978) era (since he was just debuting)

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Nah, how was he "gender bending" here? These were some of his MOST manly eras. Controversy, tuxedo suits, 1999 funky music, clothes, stage apperence, with Vanity. Check out the pics from those era's

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Masculine = 1999 era

Feminine = Prince era

Rinluv said:

Timmy84 said:

I guess if you wanna sort them out:

Femme

• Prince (1979) era
• Dirty Mind (1980) era
• Parade (1986) era
• Lovesexy (1988) era
• The Gold Experience (1995) era

"Masculine"

• Purple Rain (1984-1985) era
• Around the World in a Day (1985) era
• Diamonds & Pearls (1991-1992) era
• Rave (1999-2000) era
• All the other eras since then (Rainbow Children/N.E.W.S./Musicology/3121/Planet Earth/Lotus Flow3r/20Ten)

Gender-bending/blurring

• Controversy (1981-1982) era
• 1999 (1982-1983) era
• Sign O' The Times (1987) era
• Batman/Grafitti Bridge (1989-1990) eras

Neutral

• For You (1978) era (since he was just debuting)

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Nah, how was he "gender bending" here? These were some of his MOST manly eras. Controversy, tuxedo suits, 1999 funky music, clothes, stage apperence, with Vanity. Check out the pics from those era's

[Edited 7/3/11 16:12pm]

You say tomato, I say to-mah-toe...

ThreadBare said:

Masculine for Prince would still be questionable for most men. For the Tears in Your Eyes video and that more recent pic of him without make-up and with a white hat on and guitar in hand. Regular dude look. All other times, P has been doing varying degrees of girlishness.

He's been masculine during this period obviously...

Fem: Dirty Mind era

Butch: Now

Masculine: 1999 / Purple Rain / SOTT / Batman / GB/ / Come / Pretty much the whole 00's decade...

Feminine: Prince / DM / Parade / Lovesexy / that late 90's look...

Batman the most masculine

Timmy84 said:

ThreadBare said:

Masculine for Prince would still be questionable for most men. For the Tears in Your Eyes video and that more recent pic of him without make-up and with a white hat on and guitar in hand. Regular dude look. All other times, P has been doing varying degrees of girlishness.

He's been masculine during this period obviously...

I stand by my comment: Prince is still doing varying degrees of girlishness.

ThreadBare said:

Timmy84 said:

He's been masculine during this period obviously...

I stand by my comment: Prince is still doing varying degrees of girlishness.

Oh shit didn't see this. I stand corrected.

PurpleLove7 said:

My favorite!