Best:
1. Purple Rain

2. Positivity

3. Sometimes It Snows In April

4. Wherever U Go Whatever U Do (not including hidden tracks)

5. Last December

Honourable mention - In This Bed Eye Scream (disc 1 album closer)

Worst:

1. Get On The Boat

2. Get On The Boat

3. Get On The Boat

4. Get On The Boat

5. Get On The Boat

Honourable mention - Get On The Boat

In no order for either...

Best:

1. Jack U Off
2. Purple Rain
3. Gold
4. International Lover
5. Adore

Honorable mention: Friend, Lover, Sister, Mother/Wife (disk 2)

Worst:

1. The tag ending on Temptation
2. Graffiti Bridge (I'm not counting NPG part II)
3. Had U
4. Get On The Boat
5. Emancipation (what a bland track)

Dishonorable Mention: Orgasm

"Purple Rain" is sentimental and manipulatively cloying so it is my least favorite Prince album
closer.

"Sometimes it Snows in April" is my favorite. This is heightened since Nelson died in April.

[Edited 2/26/17 17:06pm]

TrivialPursuit said:

In no order for either...

Best:

1. Adore

Praise God.

Among the Best

Sometimes It Snows In April

Purple Rain

Gold

Partyup

Adore

Among the Worst

1, Orgasm (thematically it made sense to close Come but as a listenable song it is perhaps his worst)

2. Jack U Off - Decent but generic Prince of the era that had so many great songs.

3. Live 4 Love

4. Emancipation (especially for the title of a triple album!)

5.The Sacrifice of Victor

best

01. Positivity

02. Rockhard In A Funky Place

03. Sometimes It Snows In April

04. Adore

05. Welcome 2 The Dawn

06. Reflection

07. International Lover
08. Gold
09. Time / Affirmation
10. ... Back 2 The Lotus
11. June
12. Had U
13. Extraordinary
etc etc etc


'worst'

01. Orgasm (ewww)

02. Grafitty Bridge / NPG Pt II (ugh, ugh)
03. Emancipation (ugh)
04. Everybody Loves Me (funny, still ugh)
05. Resolution (not too bad, but too motr)
06. Batdance (cool song, but weird closer)

Best

.

1. Adore

2. International Lover

3. Sometimes it snows in April

4. Partyup (You can see why Prince wanted it for himself)

5. Gold (Fuck u, its great a crescendo to an incredible album)

.

Worst

.

1. Orgasm (Just sex and guitar slashing)

2. New Power Generation Part 2 (Catchy but ultra wack, one other thread we were discusiing how bad TC Ellis rapping was, but all of admitted the shit got stuck in our head - Success was a wig that I tried on

3. Everybody loves me (This is controversial along with 4 as the albums have extra hidden tracks further on that are good)

4. Eye like funky music (See above, I will put in 2 more if you purists are not happy)

5. Get on the boat - It is pretty bad.

.

Extras if u don't accept 3 and 4

.

6. Affirmation 3 - It's talking

7. Temptation - starts off okay, but gets incredibly silly and self indulgent.

Adorecream said:

1. Orgasm (Just sex and guitar slashing)

I mean, I know why he did it, but Vanity's "Vibrator" moaning over the "Private Joy" guitar feedback is just a bit much.

Poorlovelycomputer said:

Worst: (...) positivity(...)[/b]

+

1. Positivity

2. Sometimes it snows in April

3. I´m yours (always wakes me up and makes me wanna restart the record)

4. Live 4 Love

5. Purple Rain

(6. It´s gonna be lonely

7. Partyup)

torn

1. Temptation (cool song with a ridiculous ending)

2. NPG 2 (I really liked it when I was 11 back then )

-

1 - 3. Orgasm

4. No more Candy 4 u (fun song, but terrible closer)

5. Affirmation III

(6. Walk in Sand)

BEST ALBUM CLOSERS:

.

1. Purple Rain

.

2. Sometimes it Snows In April

.

3. Batdance

.

4. International Lover

.

5. The Sacrifice of Victor

.

WORST ALBUM CLOSERS:

.

1. Reflection

.

2. Live 4 Love

.

3. Funknroll

.

4. Resolution

.

5. Arboretum

Best

Purple Rain

Empty Room (on C-Note)

Gold

Welcome To The Dawn

Last December

Party Up

International Lover

Worst

Not sure

CherryMoon57 said:

Best

Welcome To The Dawn

TrivialPursuit said:

Dasein said:

"Purple Rain" is sentimental and manipulatively cloying so it is my least favorite Prince album
closer.

"Sometimes it Snows in April" is my favorite. This is heightened since Nelson died in April.

[Edited 2/26/17 17:06pm]

How can you criticise PR for being sentimental and then say Sometimes It Snows is your favourite???

gandorb said:

2. Jack U Off - Decent but generic Prince of the era that had so many great songs.

Whilst I agree that, on its own merits, Jack U Off is pretty unremarkable in comparison with some of the other music Prince was making at the time, I do think that it works brilliantly in the context of the album. The tonal shift achieved by following the dark and mysterious Annie Christian with a jaunty, comedic number like Jack U Off was a pretty cool idea, whether it worked or not (I respect your opinion in that regard). I suspect it was one of the multiple strategies Prince put into play on that album, precisely in order to generate controversy around it.

It's Gonna Be Lonely has to be among the best - if only for the metaphor.

My Best (1-2 are locked in, 3-5 vary):

1. "Adore," Sign O' The Times
2. "Purple Rain," Purple Rain
3. "International Lover," 1999
4. "I'm Yours," For You
5. "Emancipation," Emancipation


My Worst (always vary):

1. "No More Candy 4 U," MPLSound
2. "Gold," The Gold Experience
3. "Had U," Chaos & Disorder

4. "Live 4 Love," Diamonds & Pearls
4. "Get On The Boat," 3121

MattyJam said:

Dasein said:

"Purple Rain" is sentimental and manipulatively cloying so it is my least favorite Prince album
closer.

"Sometimes it Snows in April" is my favorite. This is heightened since Nelson died in April.

[Edited 2/26/17 17:06pm]

How can you criticise PR for being sentimental and then say Sometimes It Snows is your favourite???

I am also curious about this.

IstenSzek said:

CherryMoon57 said:

Best

Welcome To The Dawn

MattyJam said:

Best:
1. Purple Rain

2. Positivity

3. Sometimes It Snows In April

4. Wherever U Go Whatever U Do (not including hidden tracks)

5. Last December

Honourable mention - In This Bed Eye Scream (disc 1 album closer)

Worst:

1. Get On The Boat

2. Get On The Boat

3. Get On The Boat

4. Get On The Boat

5. Get On The Boat

Honourable mention - Get On The Boat

Oh, fuck that. "Get on the Boat" is awesome.

I'd have to think about a "top five" but

1. The Exodus Has Begun

SanMartin said:

gandorb said:

2. Jack U Off - Decent but generic Prince of the era that had so many great songs.

Whilst I agree that, on its own merits, Jack U Off is pretty unremarkable in comparison with some of the other music Prince was making at the time, I do think that it works brilliantly in the context of the album. The tonal shift achieved by following the dark and mysterious Annie Christian with a jaunty, comedic number like Jack U Off was a pretty cool idea, whether it worked or not (I respect your opinion in that regard). I suspect it was one of the multiple strategies Prince put into play on that album, precisely in order to generate controversy around it.

Interesting point, SanMartin.

blacksignparade said:

. Why are people dissing Had U? . It's a great ending to a great album, probably his best album post 1987. . It's a great insight into how many guys brain process works. .

Maybe a little to close to some people's bad expereinces? Interesting ending IMO.

blacksignparade said:

. Why are people dissing Had U?

Because everyone hears something differently. And either opinion is fine.