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Thread started 09/09/11 9:09pm

TrueFunkSoldie
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T or F : Prince has put out more good albums than bad albums

True or False

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Reply #1 posted 09/09/11 9:17pm

nosajd

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It's subjective

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Reply #2 posted 09/09/11 9:58pm

TheFreakerFant
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The Jury is out...

However I can say with certainty a large proportion of his best work remains unreleased.

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Reply #3 posted 09/09/11 10:19pm

Adorecream

True

Look at it this way

Bad Albums (To 4/10)

Rainbow Children

Newpowersoul

Chaos and Disorder

Xpectation

Cnote

Rave

20Ten

Exodus

Goldnigga

Last two don't really count, so real total 7 baddies and only 4 widely available

Good Albums (5/10 or more)

4u thru to Symbol (15 including black album)

Come

TGE

Emancipation

Musicology thru MPLSound (5) - I exclude Elixir, not Prince (23 good albums)

Plus add on 3 excellent hits collections (Hits Bsides, Very Best of/Ultimate)

thats 26 good albums (Counting Hits and Emancipation/SOTT/1999 all as single albums)

Its clearly obviousd the mans good works outweigh his lesser material.

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Reply #4 posted 09/09/11 10:21pm

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^ Exodus should definately be taken off 'bad albums' list - it rocks!

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Reply #5 posted 09/09/11 11:48pm

alphastreet

Rainbow Children is one of his worst

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Reply #6 posted 09/10/11 12:12am

802

Great albums, properly released (8/10 or more) 12 albums

Dirty Mind
Controversy
1999
Purple Rain
Around The World In A Day
Parade
Sign "O" The Times
Black Album
Batman
Diamonds And Pearls
prince
The Gold Experience

Bad albums, properly released (5/10 or less) 6 albums

Come
Rave Un2/In2
The Rainbow Children
NEWS
Musicology
Planet Earth

Inbetween, properly released (6/10 and 7/10) 7 albums

For You (bad ballads)
Prince (bad ballads)
LoveSexy (sounds rushed in parts)
Emancipation (too much)
New Power Soul (hit and miss)
3121 (hit and miss)
Lotusflow3r/MPLSound (too much)

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Reply #7 posted 09/10/11 1:56am

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nosajd said:

It's subjective

Exactly this. Thread should be re-titled: "In your opinion, has Prince put out more good albums than bad albums?" Just to invoke more thoughtful/meaningful discussion. wink

Therefore, in my opinion, I feel he has released more albums that I would consider good, as opposed to albums I would consider bad.

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Reply #8 posted 09/10/11 2:52am

Vict0r

  • For You: 3/5
  • Prince: 3.5/5
  • Dirty Mind: 5/5
  • Controversy: 3.5/5
  • 1999: 5/5
  • Purple Rain: 4.5/5
  • Around The World In A Day: 5/5
  • Parade: 4/5
  • Dream Factory: 4/5
  • Crystal Ball (1986): 4/5
  • Sign O' The Times: 4/5
  • The Black Album: 3.5/5
  • Lovesexy: 4/5
  • Batman: 2.5/5
  • Graffiti Bridge: 3.5/5
  • Diamonds And Pearls: 3/5
  • O( >: 3.5/5
  • Come: 3/5
  • The Gold Experience: 4/5
  • Chaos And Disorder: 2.5/5
  • Emancipation: 3/5
  • Crystal Ball: 4/5
  • The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale: 3/5
  • Newpower Soul: 2/5
  • Rave Un2/In2 The Joy Fantastic: 3/5
  • The Rainbow Children: 3.5/5
  • One Nite Alone...: 3/5
  • Xpectation: 3/5
  • N.E.W.S.: 3.5/5
  • Musicology: 3/5
  • The Chocolate Invasion: 2.5/5
  • The Slaughterhouse: 2/5
  • C-Note: 3/5
  • 3121: 3.5/5
  • Planet Earth: 3/5
  • Indigo Nights: 1.5/5
  • LOtUSFLOW3R: 4/5
  • MPLSoUND: 3/5
  • 20Ten: 3.5/5

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Reply #9 posted 09/10/11 2:55am

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Vict0r said:

  • For You: 3/5
  • Prince: 3.5/5
  • Dirty Mind: 5/5
  • Controversy: 3.5/5
  • 1999: 5/5
  • Purple Rain: 4.5/5
  • Around The World In A Day: 5/5
  • Parade: 4/5
  • Dream Factory: 4/5
  • Crystal Ball (1986): 4/5
  • Sign O' The Times: 4/5
  • The Black Album: 3.5/5
  • Lovesexy: 4/5
  • Batman: 2.5/5
  • Graffiti Bridge: 3.5/5
  • Diamonds And Pearls: 3/5
  • O( >: 3.5/5
  • Come: 3/5
  • The Gold Experience: 4/5
  • Chaos And Disorder: 2.5/5
  • Emancipation: 3/5
  • Crystal Ball: 4/5
  • The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale: 3/5
  • Newpower Soul: 2/5
  • Rave Un2/In2 The Joy Fantastic: 3/5
  • The Rainbow Children: 3.5/5
  • One Nite Alone...: 3/5
  • Xpectation: 3/5
  • N.E.W.S.: 3.5/5
  • Musicology: 3/5
  • The Chocolate Invasion: 2.5/5
  • The Slaughterhouse: 2/5
  • C-Note: 3/5
  • 3121: 3.5/5
  • Planet Earth: 3/5
  • Indigo Nights: 1.5/5
  • LOtUSFLOW3R: 4/5
  • MPLSoUND: 3/5
  • 20Ten: 3.5/5

how can you have ''around the world in a day'' rated as better than ''sign o the times'' ?.....no no no no no no....

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go and sit on the naughty step...

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Reply #10 posted 09/10/11 2:59am

TrueFunkSoldie
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MarquessMarq said:

nosajd said:

It's subjective

Exactly this. Thread should be re-titled: "In your opinion, has Prince put out more good albums than bad albums?" Just to invoke more thoughtful/meaningful discussion. wink

Therefore, in my opinion, I feel he has released more albums that I would consider good, as opposed to albums I would consider bad.

let's change it to that then. i wanted to get a answer as direct as possible i guess. But a yes no question makes the question less constipated

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Reply #11 posted 09/10/11 5:18am

NouveauDance

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blackbob said:

how can you have ''around the world in a day'' rated as better than ''sign o the times'' ?.....no no no no no no....

Why not?! biggrin

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Reply #12 posted 09/10/11 5:24am

blackbob

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NouveauDance said:

blackbob said:

how can you have ''around the world in a day'' rated as better than ''sign o the times'' ?.....no no no no no no....

Why not?! biggrin

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and i will have none of your lip either boy....you can join him on the prince.org naughty step...

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''around the world in a day'' does not compare to ''sign o the times''....

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Reply #13 posted 09/10/11 5:25am

TheDigitalGard
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I'm not doing a daft list because my views on certain albums change all the time.

But I will say that there has been more shite than sugar since 2000 (ish).

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Reply #14 posted 09/10/11 6:05am

Genesia

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MarquessMarq said:

nosajd said:

It's subjective

Exactly this. Thread should be re-titled: "In your opinion, has Prince put out more good albums than bad albums?" Just to invoke more thoughtful/meaningful discussion. wink

Therefore, in my opinion, I feel he has released more albums that I would consider good, as opposed to albums I would consider bad.

This is the correct answer.

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Reply #15 posted 09/10/11 8:55am

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I'm SO fucking HAPPY 2 have people here 2 tell me which Prince albums r bad and which r good! Thanks dudes, without u guys I wouldn't have the smallest clue of which one is good and which one ain't! rolleyes

[Edited the last time ur mother had an orgasm]

[Edited 9/10/11 8:56am]

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Reply #16 posted 09/10/11 9:30am

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I think he only has a few bad album. However, every album (with the exception of Kamasutra) has some good trax on it.

My worst picks:

Kamasutra

N.E.W.S.

New Power Soul

20Ten

Chaos and Disorder

Planet Earth

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Reply #17 posted 09/10/11 10:05am

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For You - 7/10 (good)

Prince - 5/10 (okay)

Dirty Mind 8/10 (very good)

Controversy 9/10 (great)

1999 9/10 (great)

Purple Rain 9/10 (great)

Around The World In A Day 10/10 (perfect)

Parade 8/10 (very good)

Sign O The Times 9/10 (great)

Lovesexy 8/10 (very good)

Batman 7/10 (good)

Graffiti Bridge 6.5/10 (okay)

Diamonds & Pearls 7/10 (good)

prince 7.5/10 (good)

Come 9/10 (great)

The Black Album 8/10 (very good)

The Gold Experience 9/10 (great)

Emancipation Disk 1 6/10 (okay)

Emancipation Disk 2 9/10 (great)

Emancipation DIsk 3 8/10 (very good)

Crystal Ball Disk 1 7/10 (good)

Crystal Ball Dist 2 8.5/10 (very good)

Crystal Ball Disk 3 6/10 (okay)

The Truth 8/10 (very good)

The Vault 6.5/10 (okay)

Newpower Soul 7/10 (good)

Rainbow Children 9/10 (great)

The Chocolate Invasion 4/10 (bad)

The Slaughterhouse 2/10 (bad)

Musicology 6.5/10 (okay)

3121 9/10 (great)

Planet Earth 7/10 (good)

Lotusflow3r 10/10 (perfect)

MPLSound 4/10 (bad)

20ten 7/10 (good)

Based on my opinion, most of what he's doing is pretty good.

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Reply #18 posted 09/10/11 10:42am

UltraLash

TheFreakerFantastic said:

The Jury is out...

However I can say with certainty a large proportion of his best work remains unreleased.

With certainty? Based on what? Crystal Ball and Old Friends 4 Sale? Yeah, I don't think so.

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Reply #19 posted 09/10/11 10:55am

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UltraLash said:

TheFreakerFantastic said:

The Jury is out...

However I can say with certainty a large proportion of his best work remains unreleased.

With certainty? Based on what? Crystal Ball and Old Friends 4 Sale? Yeah, I don't think so.

Based on the hundreds of unreleased tracks that are circulating....so I know this for a fact...

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Reply #20 posted 09/10/11 11:58am

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blackbob said:

NouveauDance said:

Why not?! biggrin

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and i will have none of your lip either boy....you can join him on the prince.org naughty step...

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''around the world in a day'' does not compare to ''sign o the times''....

lol razz

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Reply #21 posted 09/10/11 1:02pm

DaveG

So far, more good than bad... But it's close. 60/40

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Reply #22 posted 09/10/11 7:06pm

802

databank said:

I'm SO fucking HAPPY 2 have people here 2 tell me which Prince albums r bad and which r good! Thanks dudes, without u guys I wouldn't have the smallest clue of which one is good and which one ain't! rolleyes

[Edited the last time ur mother had an orgasm]

[Edited 9/10/11 8:56am]

This is an "in your opinion" thread

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Reply #23 posted 09/11/11 12:18am

databank

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802 said:

databank said:

I'm SO fucking HAPPY 2 have people here 2 tell me which Prince albums r bad and which r good! Thanks dudes, without u guys I wouldn't have the smallest clue of which one is good and which one ain't! rolleyes

[Edited the last time ur mother had an orgasm]

[Edited 9/10/11 8:56am]

This is an "in your opinion" thread

I know, but it sounds like most people don't lol

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Reply #24 posted 09/11/11 12:20am

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802 said:

Great albums, properly released (8/10 or more) 12 albums

Dirty Mind
Controversy
1999
Purple Rain
Around The World In A Day
Parade
Sign "O" The Times
Black Album
Batman
Diamonds And Pearls
prince
The Gold Experience

Bad albums, properly released (5/10 or less) 6 albums

Come
Rave Un2/In2
The Rainbow Children
NEWS
Musicology
Planet Earth

Inbetween, properly released (6/10 and 7/10) 7 albums

For You (bad ballads)
Prince (bad ballads)
LoveSexy (sounds rushed in parts)
Emancipation (too much)
New Power Soul (hit and miss)
3121 (hit and miss)
Lotusflow3r/MPLSound (too much)


bad albums are 1-5, and 6-7 are average? how does that make sense

Bogey and Bacall, peanut butter and jelly, Wall being on fucking point, is "classic" dipshit. An iphone is top shelf technology. Get it straight. This thing is 4g. -Wall the great
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Reply #25 posted 09/11/11 12:21am

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blackbob said:

NouveauDance said:

Why not?! biggrin

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and i will have none of your lip either boy....you can join him on the prince.org naughty step...

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''around the world in a day'' does not compare to ''sign o the times''....


tylerhippie is going to pop up and give us an ear(or eye?)ful

Bogey and Bacall, peanut butter and jelly, Wall being on fucking point, is "classic" dipshit. An iphone is top shelf technology. Get it straight. This thing is 4g. -Wall the great
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Reply #26 posted 09/11/11 1:45am

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Absolutely the truth. Even his not so good albums are more listenable than most of the stuff that gets put out by almost all other artists these days.

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Reply #27 posted 09/11/11 1:52am

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True:

For You (8)
Prince (8)
Dirty Mind (10)
Controversy (9)
1999 (10)
Purple Rain (10)
Around The World In A Day (10)
Parade (10)
Sign "O" The Times (10)
Lovesexy (10)
Batman (8)
Graffiti Bridge (8)
Diamonds & Pearls (9)
Love Symbol Album (9)
Come (9)
Black Album (9)
The Gold Experience (10)
Chaos & Disorder (7)
Emancipation (8)
Crystal Ball (8)
The Truth (7)
Kamasutra (0) BAD
Newpower Soul (4) BAD
The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale (6) BAD
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (6) BAD
Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic (7) BAD

The Rainbow Children (9)
N.E.W.S. (2) BAD

ONA Piano (3) BAD
ONA... Live (2) BAD
Musicology (7) BAD
The Chocolate Invasion (7) BAD
Slaughterhouse (7) BAD
3121 (5) BAD
Planet Earth (5) BAD
Indigo Nights (2) BAD
Lotus Flower (8)
MPLSound (8)

20Ten (8)

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* Good/ Excellent albums (25)

* Bad albums (14)

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Reply #28 posted 09/11/11 5:27am

Adorecream

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^ Exodus should definately be taken off 'bad albums' list - it rocks!

[Edited 9/9/11 22:21pm]

The point I was trying to make was not that my list of Bad albums would please everyone including these fans of less popular works like Exodus, but it was to prove that the number of good albums far exceeds the bad ones. I only decided 4 were truly bad and did not count Exodus as it was not available. I am sorry Freaker or whoever you are, Exodus is a very weak album when compared with TGE and its contemporaries.

I also forget Crystal ball as a good album, taking the most conservative total to 24 good verses 4 bad (So for every bad album Prince released he countered it with 6 good ones)

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Reply #29 posted 09/11/11 5:29am

Adorecream

thedance said:

True:

For You (8)
Prince (8)
Dirty Mind (10)
Controversy (9)
1999 (10)
Purple Rain (10)
Around The World In A Day (10)
Parade (10)
Sign "O" The Times (10)
Lovesexy (10)
Batman (8)
Graffiti Bridge (8)
Diamonds & Pearls (9)
Love Symbol Album (9)
Come (9)
Black Album (9)
The Gold Experience (10)
Chaos & Disorder (7)
Emancipation (8)
Crystal Ball (8)
The Truth (7)
Kamasutra (0) BAD
Newpower Soul (4) BAD
The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale (6) BAD
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic (6) BAD
Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic (7) BAD

The Rainbow Children (9)
N.E.W.S. (2) BAD

ONA Piano (3) BAD
ONA... Live (2) BAD
Musicology (7) BAD
The Chocolate Invasion (7) BAD
Slaughterhouse (7) BAD
3121 (5) BAD
Planet Earth (5) BAD
Indigo Nights (2) BAD
Lotus Flower (8)
MPLSound (8)

20Ten (8)

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* Good/ Excellent albums (25)

* Bad albums (14)

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Why is it you have given several albums with 7/10 a bad mark, and yet the truth gets a good, yet its also 7, to me really 7/10 is pretty darn good. Evening calling a 5/10 bad, is pretty extreme.

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