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Strongest Three Album Sequence? Listened to "Symbol / Come / Gold Experience" back-to-back-to-back for the first time ever and it was pretty mind blowing. Afterwards, it occured to me that this might be the strongest three albums in a row he ever made.
Now, yeah, I now see the Black Album technically was released in between, so perhaps my statement is flawed. Oh well.
But now I want to know what you think are his strongest 3 albums in a row and why? [Edited 7/27/21 23:56pm] |
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Parade - Sign O The Times - Lovesexy |
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Controversy, 1999 and Purple Rain
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Parade / SOTT / Black
If Black doesn't count, ATWIAD / Parade / SOTT. |
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Rainbow Children, Musicology and 3121. I realize I am skipping two jazz albums and NPGMC releases, but nothing compares to these 3 commercial releases, the bands and the live performances during this period. | |
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Yup, that's the one! RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time... |
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Either;
1999, Purple Rain, Around the World in a Day
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Around the World in a Day, Parade, Sign O The Times
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Thibaut said: Parade - Sign O The Times - Lovesexy Yep. |
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There's no way I'd put Lovesexy over Around the World in a Day | |
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This! | |
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Either Controversy, 1999, Purple Rain or Parade, Sign "O" The Times, Lovesexy __________________________________________________
2 words falling between the drops and the moans of his condition | |
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dirty mind/controversy/1999 PR/ATWIAD/parade parade//SOTT/lovesexy
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Parade SOTT Lovesexy |
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Yup. | |
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Overrating Parade again I see. All you others say Hell Yea!!  | |
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Who made you the judge of all things you don't know much about?? |
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I think Prince is one the very few geniuses who had an awesome 6 records run: 1999 - Purple Rain - ATWIAD - Parade - SOTT - Lovesexy
Couldn't think of any other artists who had so many great and also diverse records in such a short time span...
Truly blessed.... |
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If we're going to do this, then we shouldn't just pick three random albums, but three albums that are thematically linked, in other words, form a trilogy and then Around the World In a Day/Parade/Sign O 'the Times is the most obvious choice. When he made Lovesexy, he was in a different mindset and you can't seperate Lovesexy from the Black Album. They belong together like day and night.
Dirty Mind/Controversy/1999 is also a perfect trilogy. Or Musicology/3121/Planet Earth, but I'm not very fond of the last one. [Edited 7/29/21 13:38pm] If you take any of this seriously, you're a bigger fool than I am. | |
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Krid said: I think Prince is one the very few geniuses who had an awesome 6 records run: 1999 - Purple Rain - ATWIAD - Parade - SOTT - Lovesexy
Couldn't think of any other artists who had so many great and also diverse records in such a short time span...
Truly blessed.... Bob Dylan: Freewheeling/The Times They Are a Changing/Another Side/Bringing It All Back Home/Highway 61 Revisited/Blonde On Blonde. That's another great 6 records run. And in a shorter time span! If you take any of this seriously, you're a bigger fool than I am. | |
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Black album is a 1980s album, so you are good | |
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Controversy PURPLE RAIN Around the World in a Day the Family Parade Sign of the Times Rainbow Children | |
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OldFriends4Sale said:
Controversy PURPLE RAIN Around the World in a Day the Family Parade Sign of the Times Rainbow Children You're cheating.  If you take any of this seriously, you're a bigger fool than I am. | |
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PARADE -> SIGN O THE TIMES -> LOVESEXY | |
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Yes, it *is*, imo. I've always thought this was the case. | |
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Damn...this is a lot harder than it seems.
Parade, SOTT, Black Album | |
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Dirty Mind-Controversy-1999 | |
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I'm glad to see someone shares my enthusiasm for these ones!! It's not that they are necessarily his greatest albums but to me he never landed three in a row as brilliantly. If I had to pick a second three, I'd probably go with the most popular one so far: Parade / SOTT / Lovesexy, even though Lovesexy is not on the level of the other two (incredible first side, so-so side two, IMO). [Edited 7/28/21 21:53pm] |
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