SPOOKYGAS said:

jaawwnn said:

My answer is still the best, go with mine.

Yours is quite good, indeed! Only quibble I have is The Very Best of Prince - it skips too many albums to be a good introduction, IMO. I think a worthy 1-disc Prince set is possible, but I don't think that one serves his legacy well.

1. The Hits 1

2. Purple Rain

3. Parade

4. Come

5. 3121

Mainly because those were in the collection that I accessed when I first started listening; my curiousity was piqued and I started the search. An alternate would be Diamonds and Pearls because I shared that with someone who simply couldn't give it back. We've had a running joke about that cd and whether I'd ever see it again. I even found and purchased another copy. When last Christmas came around, I sternly demanded he return it, then I'd giftwrap and give him the new one. He finally gave it back last week.

I can't see any person new to Prince being delighted with hearing those extended versions on Ultimate, they just want to hear Raspberry Beret and Cream as they hear them on the radio already.

jaawwnn said:

jaawwnn said:

I can't see any person new to Prince being delighted with hearing those extended versions on Ultimate, they just want to hear Raspberry Beret and Cream as they hear them on the radio already.

Depends on the given person's pre-existing tastes. I was into extended funk and disco edits long before I was really into Prince, so it would've worked on me. I just wouldn't have known on which compilation album I'd have found them.

sro100 said:

I mentioned I was getting into "Originals" and one of my co-workers then told me she was then going to buy the vinyl; this was going to be her introduction to Prince; she doesn't even know Purple Rain; I was going to say something to the extent "it's not his best" but I didn't.

So....to someone who doesn't even know Purple Rain what 5 Prince albums would recommend to start with???

I'll start:

Purple Rain.

The Gold Experience (pure power pop)

1999

Art Offical Age (best of the later period)

Ultimate Prince (for the 12 inchers)

Y'all?

It so totally depends on the person's age and musical tastes, that no one can answer that.

For example assuming someone may enjoy PR and AOA as their first taste of Prince is very bold. You should expose people to different Prince albums based on what you know of them, not the records themselves.

Halen said:

rusty1 said:

Halen said:

Purple Rain

Sign 'O' The Times

1999

Parade

Dirty Mind

agree 100%

best choices ..but think what REALLY got U into him....for me ....the live and outtakes

jfenster said:

Genesia said:

I still have my original vinyl and it sounds great …

But by all means, let's ignore the artistry of Sign O The Times because you have to turn the volume up on the CD.

a newbie might neglect the artistry....judging from the sound level

Then they should be left to wallow in their ignorance – they are not worth the effort.

better way may be to play 20 random songs of totally different styles

ChickenMcNuggets said:

If you're excluding the "The Hits" collection, the best bet would be (in this order):

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- Purple Rain (pretty much his most accessible album)

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- 1999 (more accessible hits)

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- Sign 'O' The Times (at this point, you can hit them with some diversity, mixed with hits)

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- Around The World In A Day (more hits, but another level of diverse music with the neo-psych stuff)

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- Parade (this is the most eclectic of his "classic" albums, so you need to save this one for last)

GiggityGoo said:

Part 1 of a 2 part article, 17 Prince Songs You Ain't...But Should. Obviously, for Prince fans they'll have heard every one. But the list is meant for those who want to know more beyond "When Doves Cry", or what to know Prince in general having never heard his music.

[Edited 7/3/19 20:33pm]

AvocadosMax said:

Depends on what they like, ig.

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dingdingding, we have a winner. I have a friend who has wide ranging tastes. He didn't know much Prince and asked me to listen to him. So I made some mixtapes/playlists focussing on different things, drums, keys, horns, guitar, headbob and weirdness. He loved most of it, but he hated Let's Go Crazy, Computer Blue and the more guitar heavy Prince stuff.

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So there is no telling, really. Just go for the widest range of what you like. If I had to, for a random person, suggest 5 albums though, I'd probably do this:

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-Around the world in a day

-The Rainbow Children

-NPG-Exodus

-For You

-The Truth

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Mostly because everyone will have heard the hits and they are easily played through spotify and the like by going to the most played songs. This is meant to show a much wider view into what he was and did.

power fantastic

the love we make

sign o the times

supercalifragisexy

uptown

beautiful strange

319

anna stesia

irresistable bitch

family name

black muse

revelation

colonized mind

and god created woman

sexuality

.....these should convert the most stubborn

Depends on what they're into. Pop, funk, rock, etc.

I'd personally start anyone out with 1999 but that's just me.

IF they can't find anything to like on that record, they're beyond hope.

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1) Purple Rain

2) Controversy

3) 1999

4) Graffiti Bridge

5) Diamonds & Pearls

I was once asked this question by someone who knew Prince from his singles but that was it.

Without hesitation I immediately recommended Madhouse's 8 - the perfect compliment to his hits, his diversity and music genious.

Prince (self-titled album)

1999

Musicology

The Hits/The B-Sides

Sign O' The Times

1. The Rainbow Children

2. Lotusflow3r

3. Sign O The Times

4. Parade

5. Around The World In A Day

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