Prince had many 3-Star albums, some 4-Star, and even a couple 5-Star records.

What would you categorize as his (3) three WORST albums (of widely released material) ? I'm talking records with only 1-2 good songs (at most) that you can listen to on the album?

My List would be:

1. The Vault (worst) a middle finger to WB? I like "there is lonely". On "My lilttle pill" was Prince letting us know back then that he was a pill popper?

2. 20Ten (not far behind) "Sticky Like Glue" was a nice one though.

3. Musicology (subpar) 2 good songs, "Call my name" and "If I was the man in ur life"

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1) Hit'n'Run Phase 1

2) Planet Earth

3) Musicology

Todd968 said:

Todd968 said:

thedoorkeeper said:

Indigo Nights. About once a year I play it -hoping it has improved with time. It never does. My least favorite.

yeah, apart from Kamasutra, this would be my pick, too.

imagine that he'd released the rock trio show from 29sept 2007

indigo nights has it's moments but it just doesn't do much
for me, at all. even '3121' is one of the more unimpressive
performances, sadly.

there were such a-ma-zing performances during this london
residency and yet the choices he made for the disk

which is why i keep returning to it once every year or even
every six months, to see what i'm not getting, if it's finally
becoming clear to me why prince chose these cuts about
so many others.

20Ten

The Vault: Old Friends For Sale

The Chocolate Invasion

The Slaughterhouse

Plectrumelectrum

1. Chaos & Disorder

2. The Gold Experience

3. Planet Earth

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I've never played my Indigo Nights CD because of all the bad reviews I've heard.

So excluding that one, these are my three least favorite Prince albums:

1. HITnRUN Phase One - "Black Muse" is the only song I'd rate 5/5.

2. The Truth - Most orgers love this album, but I just can't get into it.

3. MPLSound - A sad attempt to sound like his younger self.

I enjoy listening to Kamasutra more than the above.

PLANET EARTH

If a PRINCE album is "boring"... Then there is no need to even consider it a "PRINCE ALBUM".

N.E.W.S.
Planet Earth
For You

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Todd968 said:

Prince had many 3-Star albums, some 4-Star, and even a couple 5-Star records.

What would you categorize as his (3) three WORST albums (of widely released material) ? I'm talking records with only 1-2 good songs (at most) that you can listen to on the album?

My List would be:

1. The Vault (worst) a middle finger to WB? I like "there is lonely". On "My lilttle pill" was Prince letting us know back then that he was a pill popper?

2. 20Ten (not far behind) "Sticky Like Glue" was a nice one though.

3. Musicology (subpar) 2 good songs, "Call my name" and "If I was the man in ur life"

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You're starting this post off with fighting words! Prince has more than a couple of 5-Star records...

Parade, SOTT, Purple Rain, and 1999 are all 5-Star. Others can definitely be argued (Controversy, Around the World in a Day, Lovesexy, etc.)

To answer your question, I don't really have a worst list per se, I just didn't put the time in to come to love The Black Album or N.E.W.S. or Chaos & Disorder or Emancipation.

The Rainbow Children

Yep, I said it.

I love all of them , but if had 2 choose 1 I'd go w/ Indigo Nights too. I looked thru the book 1 time n listened 2 the cd 1nce as well. I think cuz I had heard the stuff a bunch on boots b4 n whatnot (my fault, of course ), anyways it's in my closet somewheres, I'll dust it off some day... The rest of them all dope in my opinion. Just bumped Planet Earth the other day, still jams .

Slaughterhouse

Rainbow Children ( though like the songs as covered in his One Night Alone Live tour)

feeluupp said:

Rave

Planet Earth

half of symbol

Rainbow Children for lyrical content

I love 3121, the Vault, and much of musicology

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sexton said:

1. HITnRUN Phase One - "Black Muse" is the only song I'd rate 5/5.

Black Muse is on Phase Two


My picks are:

HITnRUN Phase One and AOA. I totally ignore them, and will probably never listem to them again.

SkipperLove said:

Todd968 said:

Prince had many 3-Star albums, some 4-Star, and even a couple 5-Star records.

What would you categorize as his (3) three WORST albums (of widely released material) ? I'm talking records with only 1-2 good songs (at most) that you can listen to on the album?

My List would be:

1. The Vault (worst) a middle finger to WB? I like "there is lonely". On "My lilttle pill" was Prince letting us know back then that he was a pill popper?

2. 20Ten (not far behind) "Sticky Like Glue" was a nice one though.

3. Musicology (subpar) 2 good songs, "Call my name" and "If I was the man in ur life"

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I love every single one execpt for N.E.W.S.

Not in any specific order, but these albums have zero songs I like:

HITnRUN Phase One

Art Official Age

20Ten

Albums with just one or two songs I like are:

HITnRUN Phase Two

Plectrumelectrum

MPLSound

Planet Earth

Musicology

The Rainbow Children

Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic

ludwig said:

sexton said:

1. HITnRUN Phase One - "Black Muse" is the only song I'd rate 5/5.

Black Muse is on Phase Two


My picks are:

HITnRUN Phase One and AOA. I totally ignore them, and will probably never listem to them again.

Oops. That shows how often I listen to both the HITnRUN albums. I know there is one song on each I like. "X's Face" is the correct highlight for me on Phase One.

It's not even close: Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic. I pretend that P recorded and released this while he was sleep walking. It's the only way I could forgive him.

1. The Most Beatiful Girl In The World. I do not understand a word that Prince was singing on the song

Darshy said:

I'm not saying its Prince's worst album but i never really understood all the love for The Black Album(minus When 2 are...). I'd take albums like The Vault, MPLSound, and Musicology, any day over TBA.

Anyway, for me, the album i was most disappointed with has to be Rave Un2. I had some serious high hopes for that album and was pretty bummed after hearing it.

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