there is no Prince album without redeeming qualities.

Kamasutra.

Incidently, NEWS and Xpectation are bonifide albums. But they have redeeming qualities aplenty.

TRUE! back in the days when I thought there would be new prince music forever I was so picky ... didn't give a song more than 2 or 3 chances to grow on me ... never shelved an entire album but there were some with only 1 or 2 songs I really liked. now I'd say: there's wayyyyyy more than "something" to love on every prince album!

True, it's all about getting into his mindset on an album. If you go in wanting your own previous favourite Prince album then you're going to be disappointed, as every critic discovered from 1988 until his death.

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NorthC said:

I don't even have Rave and HitNRun 1, so I guess that answers your question.

They're not my favourite albums either but don't you rate I Love U But Don't Trust U Anymore, 1000 X's & O's and June?

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Planet Earth is really weak to me but Somewhere Here On Earth and Future Baby Mama are great songs IMO so I think yes; there is always at least 1 or 2 gems on every album.

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One album I wouldn't miss is The Slaughter House; no real gems but couple decent tracks in 2045: Radical Man and Hypnoparadise

lemoncrush19 said:

lemoncrush19 said:

I think that can be said about 'most' or 'many' albums in general

After Batman, Rainbow Children was the 1st/last Prince album I love from beginning to end

OperatingThetan said:

Rebeljuice said:

Kamasutra.

This is the one.... nothing good on it.

That said, TECHNICALLY it's The NPG Orchestra, so, I can pretend it's not a Prince album, per se.

It wasn't until just a couple of years ago that I bought Musicology. I just did not like it. I'm still not a fan of it. The title track is fun, but it feels like a demo. It's missing some bottom in it. I maybe have listened to it all the way through one time.

The Rainbow Children - God I just cannot. Is "She Loves Me 4 Me" the redeemer? Meh. I guess? Maybe?

I don't like Hit n Run Phase i.

djThunderfunk said:

RJOrion said:

djThunderfunk said:

This is the one.... nothing good on it.

That said, TECHNICALLY it's The NPG Orchestra, so, I can pretend it's not a Prince album, per se.

nah...please listen again...the title song is a masterpiece...Prince exploring classical music...the whole song shifts and simmers and builds...it always reminded me of "Tchaikovsky: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy"...the trademark Prince synthesizers in the last 2 minutes is epic...

If I'd listened to it once or twice I might take your advice and give it another shot. Since it's Prince, I've given it many chances to change my mind... It's just not happening.

Glad you like it though.

True.

Wlcm2thdwn3 said:

True.

This + 1,

The Very Best of Prince and Prince and the Revolution's 1999 EP

fabriziovenerandi said:

Prince and Prince and the Revolution's 1999 EP

Doesn't that one fall under the category of so bad it's good??

TrivialPursuit said:

It wasn't until just a couple of years ago that I bought Musicology. I just did not like it. I'm still not a fan of it. The title track is fun, but it feels like a demo. It's missing some bottom in it. I maybe have listened to it all the way through one time.

The Rainbow Children - God I just cannot. Is "She Loves Me 4 Me" the redeemer? Meh. I guess? Maybe?

I don't like Hit n Run Phase i.

How can you not love "Last December"? An absolutely gorgeous song. Wish he revisited it more, but he pretty much ignored that album after 2004.

I think Musicology is a great record - "Cinnamon Girl," "Call My Name," Illusion, Coma, Pimp and Circumstance," the title song, etc.

Honestly, I need to give Hitnrun Phase 1 another listen. I hated it from start to finish, even "June" didn't click with me.

67Cadillac said:

How can you not love "Last December"? An absolutely gorgeous song. Wish he revisited it more, but he pretty much ignored that album after 2004.

I think Musicology is a great record - "Cinnamon Girl," "Call My Name," Illusion, Coma, Pimp and Circumstance," the title song, etc.

Honestly, I need to give Hitnrun Phase 1 another listen. I hated it from start to finish, even "June" didn't click with me.

I could ask you how you could love any of that. You'd have the same confused look on your face that I do right now.

The bolded song is a huge reason I hate Musicology as a whole. What a retarded song.

true...DAH....

MattyJam said:

fabriziovenerandi said:

Prince and Prince and the Revolution's 1999 EP

Doesn't that one fall under the category of so bad it's good??

Umh.

No.

True. But 20ten and Rave are unlistenable to me. Maybe someday they might catch on.

True....dang it, I mean false. I was just about to hit "Enter" after typing "True" and then I remembered Hit and Run Pt. 1.

But it doesn't count because Prince didn't produce it, so I can still say "True!" with a good conscience!

TrivialPursuit said:

67Cadillac said:

How can you not love "Last December"? An absolutely gorgeous song. Wish he revisited it more, but he pretty much ignored that album after 2004.

I think Musicology is a great record - "Cinnamon Girl," "Call My Name," Illusion, Coma, Pimp and Circumstance," the title song, etc.

Honestly, I need to give Hitnrun Phase 1 another listen. I hated it from start to finish, even "June" didn't click with me.

I could ask you how you could love any of that. You'd have the same confused look on your face that I do right now.

The bolded song is a huge reason I hate Musicology as a whole. What a retarded song.

Y'all are asking questions that have no wrong or right answers. People like what they like.

I love "Last December" because I think it's an incredibly sophisticated song with a great interlude. And a whole lot of fun to play and sing.

I love "ICPAC" because it's funny, has a lot of cool funk guitar at the end, and I love singing the line "'Her name was Doris but he called her Flo, as in "rescent" - THAT AIN'T RIGHT!" and also "Boy, I was FINE back in the day!"

purplerabbithole said:

there is no Prince album without redeeming qualities.

This, there is always one or more songs thtat stand out.

1999 EP?

jaawwnn said:

True, it's all about getting into his mindset on an album. If you go in wanting your own previous favourite Prince album then you're going to be disappointed, as every critic discovered from 1988 until his death.

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That's it in a nutshell.