purple rain number 5 or 6 th on a top ten best album list? Purple Rain will always be his best album with sign o' the times a close second. rounded out with 1999 and dirty mind

rusty1 said:

purple rain number 5 or 6 th on a top ten best album list? Purple Rain will always be his best album with sign o' the times a close second. rounded out with 1999 and dirty mind

nah

I love it.

I don't have a top ten and I'm not generally a fan of ranking things, but if I had a favourite this would be it - it's my "go-to" album when I just want to curl up on the couch and listen to something really special.

Oh, and I absolutely love Last December

Tried listening to it again the other day and liked 2-3 songs on it. For the most part, it is unlistenable. I really wouldn't rank any of his post WB albums in my personal top 10. He still has occasional brilliance on a few of his tracks, but overall I'm just not there with him on it. He's welcome to create what he wants as an artist and we are welcome to not reward him/not reward him financially for creating art we don't enjoy.

There is a reason that he didn't play any TRC tracks on the recent European tour. Did he play any on the american leg of this tour?

I would include it, even in my top3, I like concept albums like this. And he really puts himself out there, not caring about the commercial aspect. Plus the instrumentation is great.

1) Parade
2) Sign 'O' The Times
3) The Rainbow Children
4) Lovesexy
5) Dirty Mind
6) 1999
7) Purple Rain
8) Emancipation
9) Controversy
10) 3121

oh yeah in the top 10 fer sure

OldFriends4Sale said:

1.For U

2.Prince

3.Dirty Mind

4.Controversy

5.1999

6.Purple Rain

7.Around the World in a Day

8.Parade

9Sign o the Times

9.5.Black album

10.Lovesexy

10.5.Rainbow Children

haha, I'd go along with that too.

imago said:

The Rainbow Children has the juxtaposing distinction (to me) of being both

brilliant and tedius.

Agreed, but best CD his put out since 2000's on.

kewlschool said:

imago said:

The Rainbow Children has the juxtaposing distinction (to me) of being both

brilliant and tedius.

Agreed, but best CD his put out since 2000's on.

YES!!!

But, it feels a bit like sitting through one of Mozart's lesser operas. You know it's brilliant--that's obvious....but lawd you can't help thinking "If that fat lady belts out one more note, Imma die!"

I don't.

NOT in top ten rather in the middle, top 20.

My Prince top 20:

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)

I like the fact that he had something he wanted to say on that album and he said it, not caring what people think. In that way it's similar to his best work. Unfortunately, I don't dig what he had to say on The Rainbow Children and I have a hard time getting past the lyrics. "Family Name" is awfully funky though.

Right now I wish he would release an album of songs about why copyright laws are unfair to mega-superstars, since he seems to feel passionate about that more than anything else. I don't like it when he releases music that he cares little about. Obviously he wasn't that passionate about his message in 20Ten (if he had a message) because he didn't even bother to get it released outside of Europe.

irreverence said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

1.For U

2.Prince

3.Dirty Mind

4.Controversy

5.1999

6.Purple Rain

7.Around the World in a Day

8.Parade

9Sign o the Times

9.5.Black album

10.Lovesexy

10.5.Rainbow Children

Wow, that's new: Chronological top 10

Yep very original, a top 10 list with 12 items!

It's really weird, but despite my dislike towards organized religion, I find this album to be one of my absolute favourites.

Me. It's easily up there with 1999, Purple Rain, Parade, Sign "O" The Times and The Gold Experience.

rdhull said:

me TRC is Princes 4th turning point classic The first one was Dirty Mind where he became Prince as we know him. Freaknasty punkfunk. 1999-the culmination of his technology and songwriting with synths and geetar. PR is an extension of this. SOTT, the grand statement on musical past. A master at all of them and major turning point. After the synth-fried geetar heavyness of Controversy, 1999 and Rain, a more warmth to the music that was started with Parade but completed on SOTT. TRC, was a return to form and musicianship. This was his Achtung Baby or All That You Cant Leave Behind.

I've never thought about The Rainbow Children in these terms, but I like it a lot. You have a point here. Sadly, without the commercial success of Achtung Baby, but artistically, yes, definitely.

me

i think it's great, not the bestest, but still great

imago said:

I really hate Last December--the chorus, the tone, the backup singers. Everything about that track irks me. It's like an update to Graffiti Bridge (the title song) but even more dreadful. The only thing remotely tolerable about it (to me) is the instrumentation is really good.

Last December is the best song on The Rainbow Children and easily in the top five songs from 2000-2010 in my opinion. I'm shocked that anyone could hate that song.

Vict0r said:

imago said:

I really hate Last December--the chorus, the tone, the backup singers. Everything about that track irks me. It's like an update to Graffiti Bridge (the title song) but even more dreadful. The only thing remotely tolerable about it (to me) is the instrumentation is really good.

Last December is the best song on The Rainbow Children and easily in the top five songs from 2000-2010 in my opinion. I'm shocked that anyone could hate that song.

Javi said:

Well, I love Last December, but I have a bigger problem than that: I like Graffiti Bridge (the song)! I may be the only orger sick enough to enjoy that song. No cure has been found for me.

Don't worry, I love Graffiti Bridge too. I even love The Arms Of Orion. I must be really sick in the head

For those of you who said that you like Last December and Arms of Orian.

YOUUUUUUUUUUU.....AINNNNNNNNNN'T......RIIIIIIGGGGGGGGHHHHTTTT !!!!!

Top 5 for me

Fantastic Album, best of the 00´s imo.

Not even in the top 20.

Today, at this moment...

1. Sign O' (why do we not have a peace sign emoticon? That's ridiculous! There must be SOMEBODY who can code that pretty easily.) the Times

2. Purple Rain

3. 1999

4. Parade

5. Lovesexy

6. The Rainbow Children

7. Around the World in a Day

8. 3121

9. Musicology

10. Controversy

This changes fluidly all the time.

Definitely Me! I can't dismiss that album! It's a sincere gem, and despite the "Jehovah Witnesses" overtones; the production, is crystal perfect. It's actually the first album I listened to as a whole from Prince from start to finish! I am yet amazed, at how he arranged it like this. It was like a story containing all the necessary components in making it excellent! It's one impeccable album! I recently told my girlfriend; because she asked. "Should I listen to 'The Rainbow Children?...Is it a good album"

I told her "Yes, if you can overlook the BOLD Jehovah Witnesses overtones, and appreciate the aspects of the productions infused with jazz (Which she loves) I think you will enjoy it...Even if it might take time to grow on you, it's a masterpiece!

She was like "A MASTER PIECE???.,..That might be going too far."

BUT NOPE! I reside at my stand, I really think it is a masterpiece EVEN with the Darth Vadar voice...lol..I actually like that about it, It is a perfect narration, his own voice would have sounded too personal..I don't know? It's awesome though! lol

EyeJester7 said:

Definitely Me! I can't dismiss that album! It's a sincere gem, and despite the "Jehovah Witnesses" overtones; the production, is crystal perfect. It's actually the first album I listened to as a whole from Prince from start to finish! I am yet amazed, at how he arranged it like this. It was like a story containing all the necessary components in making it excellent! It's one impeccable album! I recently told my girlfriend; because she asked. "Should I listen to 'The Rainbow Children?...Is it a good album"

I told her "Yes, if you can overlook the BOLD Jehovah Witnesses overtones, and appreciate the aspects of the productions infused with jazz (Which she loves) I think you will enjoy it...Even if it might take time to grow on you, it's a masterpiece!

She was like "A MASTER PIECE???.,..That might be going too far."

BUT NOPE! I reside at my stand, I really think it is a masterpiece EVEN with the Darth Vadar voice...lol..I actually like that about it, It is a perfect narration, his own voice would have sounded too personal..I don't know? It's awesome though! lol

Yeah, it's definitely in my top 10.