We all know Prince often blends pop, rock, and funk, (and Jazz later on) depending on which album it is usually one contains more than the other.

My votes go to;

Emancipation

The Slaughter House

The Chocolate Invasion

New Power Soul
Come

While those albums seem to be relegated, most likely because theyre less pop laden, they're very good and very funky. Its just their eccentricity people cant seem to grasp or understand.

Full marks for trying to be different...

ColonizedMinds said:

Full marks for trying to be different...

Not really. NPS has a very P-Funk sound. I listen to almost everything made by GC or that stemmed from him. These were also some of my favorite first albums when I didnt know anything about Prince.

But thanks though.

ilo said:

kenkamken said:

ilo said:

I always thought the answer was the Black album.

That would be my vote as well, and 1999

Dont you think 1999 constitutes more as dance/synth-pop?

LayzieKiddZ said:

1) Black Album

2) Dirty Mind

3) Lovesexy

4) Symbol

5) 1999

6) Exodus

7) TGE

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Also, coincidently, my favourite albums in a different order.

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I would say The Black Album and New Power Soul. Also NPG's Exodus is pretty funky!

Black Album and Exodus.

The Black Album seems to have high ratings, but since I havent listened to it in forever, I cant comment.

NPS and Exodus I do agree are the funkiest with you guys mentioning it, only reason I didnt list Exodus was because it tried to pass itself more as a group album, but it does count.

Moonbeam said:

LayzieKiddZ said:

Dont you think 1999 constitutes more as dance/synth-pop?

I'd say it's classic synth funk! I'd also put Controversy and The Black Album in the conversation.

Maybe I'm just not used to the high rhythms of the more dance album. The only reason I associate the other albums with funk more is because of the more "empty" sound which I always thought was a big part of funk. Which is reminiscent to me of the old James Brown songs and Parliament tracks and such.

The Black Album and Newpower Soul come 2 mind.

1999 and The Black Album.

Which album did Prince say was funky? It was either ATWIAD or Parade. Can't remember at the moment.

I'd go with the Black Album.

motherfunka said:

Which album did Prince say was funky? It was either ATWIAD or Parade. Can't remember at the moment.

I'd go with the Black Album.

ATWIAD is actually quite funky. Despite all the psychedelic elements, many of the songs are built on funk grooves. I think that makes the record really interesting.

Controversy. SO many great guitar licks on that.

"What Time Is It?"

UncleJam said:

"What Time Is It?"

Nice one!

Batman

Exodus by far.

the Black Album

What Time Is It?

Come

New Power Soul

Exodus

herb4 said:

Exodus by far.

I love funk, but don't like this one except for "The Exodus has begun" and "Count the days".

Goldnigga is the funkiest NPG album!

The much underrated NPG albums are undeniably funky.

No one thinks Emancipation was funky? It had some of the longest, funkiest tracks. The title track, Human Body, Jam of The Year, Sleep Around, Slave, Joint 2 Joint, Emale, lots of funky songs on there.

LayzieKiddZ said:

We all know Prince often blends pop, rock, and funk, (and Jazz later on) depending on which album it is usually one contains more than the other.

My votes go to;

Emancipation

The Slaughter House

The Chocolate Invasion

New Power Soul
Come

While those albums seem to be relegated, most likely because theyre less pop laden, they're very good and very funky. Its just their eccentricity people cant seem to grasp or understand.

Interesting that you say NPS and other albums have that period were your first Prince albums. For long time fans like me, these were marred by lower production and execution values, with none of either the demo/basement studio feel of Dirty Mind/Controversy/1999 or the warm refined sound of ATWIAD/Parade/SOTT/Black Album/Lovesexy. I love more than a few songs on the albums of that list, but many of the tracks were color-by-number songs for him in terms of what he had achieved before, in every single way from the sound, the execution, the lyrics and the music. In those years, Prince wasn't in a good place musically, and although he did come up with some underappreciated gems, overall he was recording without his trademark flair.

Dirty Mind

Controversy

1999