Hate is a strong word. One i reserve for things other than Prince albums.

ksgemini63 said:

The Rainbow Children and possibly Come but I love Emancipation and Planet Earth so am not the norm

I really like the Come album, especially Papa, Loose and Solo. TRC is great as well.

Hate is a strong word.

I don't like Around The World In A Day very much.

..prays no one shoots me... I don't hate any of his albums but oddly, Dirty Mind, Controversy, and 3121 are so far my least fav albums that I have heard so far on Tidal...Confesses to never owning a Prince album..I intend to change that!

emesem said:

Aside from Everywhere and Last December, TRC generally makes me ill and brings back plenty of bad memories.

I ADORE Family Name. Love it. Prefer the live version. But I think it's also because I'm a major Tower of Power fan, and Family Name feels very TOP to me.

Guitarhero said:

Don't hate any , hate is a strong word. If the thread was your fav or the best albums , i would have more to say

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PurpleColossus said:

None

Exactly!

Cloreen said:

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These are flat out unlistenable, terrible albums:

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"Xpectation"

"Around The World In A Day"

"Kamasutra"

"One Night Alone"

"C-Note"

"N.E.W.S."

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These are not very good albums:

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"For You"

"The Truth"

"Graffiti Bridge"

"Indigo Nights"

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Just to balance things out, these are masterpiece albums:

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"Dirty Mind"

"Purple Rain"

"Parade"

"Sign O' The Times"

"Lovesexy"

"Come"

"Chaos And Disorder"

around the world in a day??? terrible???

NorthC said:

"Hate" isn't the right word. "Just cannot listen to it" is better. The first one I'd put in that category is Rainbow Children and not just because of the lyrics. I like Prince's stripped down funky side, not this overblown jazzrock. Less is more. is another one in that category but it does have a few good songs (Continental, Sacrifice of Victor). Diamonds and Pearls, yeah I agree it's bland and overly commercial, but I guess he needed a hit at the time. It's one thing to record in your home studio, but quite another to own a studio complex with staff to pay etc. So for better or for worse, he had become a business man by then. MPLSound is another one. He's just repeating himself there, trying to sound like it's still 1984. Alright, that's enough now. Back to the albums I like! I like Emancipation. Maybe not everything is great, but with 3 CDs, there's still plenty of good stuff.

I don't think MPLSound sounds anything remotely close to 1984

I hated Planet Earth for a few days when it was released. Then most of it grew on me. And I realized how foolish I was to react in such an emotional way to an album by an artist I respected instead of listening to it. PE is still one of P's albums I like the least but I sure don't hate it.

I don't hate any of them, but most disappointing album to me has been the Black Album. While I can admire the uncommercial intent, the music is repetitive and uninspired for the most part.

ksgemini63 said:

The Rainbow Children and possibly Come but I love Emancipation and Planet Earth so am not the norm ATWIAD is one of my top 5 although the last track does kind of hurt final impressions for even me Parade, Pr and Sign are my top 3.Strangely I love Plectrum Electrum edit in relistening- Come is not one of worst...but I would put all the download stuff from TRC era as unlistenable for me...I am not a jazz fan [Edited 6/22/16 7:47am]

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so i take it you don't have his madhouse albums? i could listen to those forever.

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AOA, HNR1, 20TEN, NEWS, and CNOTE are dreadful.

Probably PlectrumElectrum and LOtUSFLOW3R I'm not into Bria .

PLANET EARTH

this most boring dull album. no energy. no life. just bland, a snoozefest. an album for middle aged prince fans that have knee pain

There aren't any I hate but I find some of the NPG stuff hard to listen to due to it's production.

sel6ix said:

Cloreen said:

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These are flat out unlistenable, terrible albums:

.

"Xpectation"

"Around The World In A Day"

"Kamasutra"

"One Night Alone"

"C-Note"

"N.E.W.S."

..

These are not very good albums:

.

"For You"

"The Truth"

"Graffiti Bridge"

"Indigo Nights"

.

.

Just to balance things out, these are masterpiece albums:

.
"Dirty Mind"

"Purple Rain"

"Parade"

"Sign O' The Times"

"Lovesexy"

"Come"

"Chaos And Disorder"

around the world in a day??? terrible???

I'm with you. ATWIAD - love it!! But different strokes and all that.

blacksignparade said:

Musicology and Planet Earth are my least favorite Prince albums. Yes, there were a couple good songs on each one, but otherwise I felt he was really spinning his wheels on both albums - he'd released similar sounding songs SO many times previously - only much better. There just wasn't any growth, which I found disappointing.

RJOrion said:

i dont "hate" ANY Prince albums. the ones im least interested in are: Chaos & Disorder The Gold Experience 3121 Lotusflow3r but theres at least 1 or 2 songs on all those albums, i dig

they all would make my top 10

I don't hate any Prince albums but I'm not too fond of HitnRun Phase 1.

bigd74 said:

don't hate any of them, but C&D is my least played...