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Thread started 04/27/04 1:27pm

EvilWhiteMale

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The Prince album spectrum. Best to worst.

Here's my list:


Purple Rain
1999
Parade
Sign O The Times
Lovesexy
Batman
Around The World In A Day
Controversy
Dirty Mind
The Black Album
The Gold Experience
Emancipation
prince
Diamonds & Pearls
Come
Crystal Ball
Grafitti Bridge
Prince
For You
The Truth
The Vault
Chaos & Disorder
Rave
Musicology
Kama Sutra
New Power Soul
Xpectation
NEWS
The Rainbow Children




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[This message was edited Wed Apr 28 0:18:08 2004 by EvilWhiteMale]
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Reply #1 posted 04/27/04 1:29pm

Spookymuffin

EvilWhiteMale said:

Here's my list:


Purple Rain
1999
Parade
Sign O The Times
Lovesexy
Batman
Around The World In A Day
Controversy
Dirty Mind
The Black Album
The Gold Experience
Emancipation
prince
Diamonds & Pearls
Come
Chrystal Ball
Prince
For You
The Truth
The Vault
Chaos & Disorder
Rave
Musicology
Kama Sutra
New Power Soul
Xpectation
NEWS
The Rainbow Children


There's the odd album here and there that I disagree with position-wise, but I'm inclined to agree somewhat biggrin
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Reply #2 posted 04/27/04 1:40pm

7salles

LoveSexy
Dirt Mind
Symbol
Parade
Purple Rain
TRC
The Gold Experience
SOTT
Musicology
Around The World in a day
1999
Controversy
The truth
Crystal Ball
For You
Prince
News
Batman
Emancipation
Diamonds & Pearls
Chaos & Disorder
Xpectation
Come
The Black Album
The Vault
Rave
KamaSutra
New power Soul
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Reply #3 posted 04/27/04 1:42pm

funkaholic1972

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Mine would be:

The Rainbow Children
Parade
Dirty Mind
The Black Album
Sign O The Times
Purple Rain
1999
Prince
Musicology
Around The World In A Day
Controversy
The Vault
The Gold Experience
Chaos & Disorder
Batman
Lovesexy
prince
Come
Crystal Ball
For You
NEWS
Diamonds & Pearls
New Power Soul
Rave
Xpectation
The Truth
Emancipation
Kama Sutra
RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time...
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Reply #4 posted 04/27/04 1:44pm

17ways69days

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Top Five:
1999
Sign of the Times
Dirty Mind
Black Album
Parade

Bottom Five: (starting with the absolute worst)
New Power Soul
Chaos and Disorder
Kama Sutra
News
Rave
ego tripping out
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Reply #5 posted 04/27/04 1:47pm

NouveauDance

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Here's me

Parade
1999
The Black Album
Dirty Mind
Prince
Controversy
Sign O' The Times
Around The World In A Day
For You
Purple Rain
Lovesexy
*****
The Rainbow Children
Xpectation
prince
Batman OST
The Gold Experience
Graffiti Bridge
Come
Diamonds & Pearls
The Truth
Crystal Ball
Musicology
Chaos & Disorder
Emancipation
The Vault.. Old Friends 4 Sale
One Night Alone
One Night Alone Live
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
N.E.W.S.

NB: Not included: Best of's, compilations, remix albums and albums released under names other than Prince or prince

All albums by the following artists rank higher than *****:
- The Time, Sheila E, Jill Jones, A6, V6, Madhouse, The Family
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Reply #6 posted 04/27/04 1:52pm

Jasziah

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1999
Lovesexy
Prince
Purple Rain
Parade
Sign O The Times
Graffiti Bridge
Dirty Mind
Controversy
Emancipation
The Rainbow Children
The Black Album
For You
The Truth
The Vault
The Gold Experience
prince
Diamonds & Pearls
Rave
Around The World In A Day
Musicology
Come
Batman
Chaos & Disorder
Crystal Ball
Kama Sutra
New Power Soul
Xpectation
NEWS

something like that nod

edit: forgot GB
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Reply #7 posted 04/27/04 1:52pm

PurpleKnight

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I'll do my top and bottom five too.

Top 5

Sign 'O' the Times
Purple Rain
1999
The Gold Experience
Parade

Bottom 5

NEWS
Chaos & Disorder
Come
NPS
Batman
The world is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.

"You still wanna take me to prison...just because I won't trade humanity for patriotism."
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Reply #8 posted 04/27/04 2:12pm

Mutiny

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1. Parade
2. Around The World In A Day
3. Lovesexy
4. Sign peace The Times
5. 1999
6. The Black Album
7. The Rainbow Children
8. NEWS
9. The Gold Experience
10. Purple Rain
11. Dirty Mind
12. prince
13. Emancipation
14. One Nite Alone...
15. Xpectation
16. Controversy
17. The Vault...
18. One Nite Alone... Live
19. Musicology
20. Crystal Ball
21. The Truth...
22. Graffiti Bridge
23. Prince
24. Slaughterhouse/Chocolate/NPGMC
25. Come
26. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
27. Batman
28. For You
29. Chaos And Disorder
30. Diamonds And Pearls
31. Newpower Soul
32. One Nite Alone... It Ain't Over
I can't remember my baby's voice cuz she ain't talkin' no more pray
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Reply #9 posted 04/27/04 2:16pm

Mutiny

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Parade is (the only one) in everybody's top 5.
big grin
I can't remember my baby's voice cuz she ain't talkin' no more pray
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Reply #10 posted 04/27/04 2:20pm

funkaholic1972

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Mutiny said:

Parade is (the only one) in everybody's top 5.
big grin


Yeah, this was/is a very creative album that any Prince fan could relate to IMO.
RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time...
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Reply #11 posted 04/27/04 2:26pm

LovesexyIsThe1

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Lovesexy
Parade
Purple Rain
Sign O The Times
The Black Album
1999
Around The World In A Day
Rave U2 The Joy Fantastic
Batman
prince
The Rainbow Children
Emancipation
Diamonds & Pearls
The Gold Experience
Come
Controversy
Dirty Mind
Prince
For You
Grafitti Bridge
The Truth
Chaos & Disorder
Musicology
Crystal Ball
One Nite Alone (piano and voice)
One Nite Alone... Live
The Vault
New Power Soul

Xpectation
NEWS
Kama Sutra (I'm not a big fan of instrumentals)
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Lovesexy Funkateer
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Reply #12 posted 04/27/04 2:41pm

maplesyrupnjam

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Top 5: Parade
SOTT
Around the World in a Day
Dirty Mind
Purple Rain

Worst 5: Nps
Kamasutra
NEWS
Batman
Symbol
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Reply #13 posted 04/27/04 2:54pm

KingSausage

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I know Graffiti Bridge was largely shit, but does it deserve being left off lists that include even NPS and Kamasutra? smile

(I think only one of you had GB on your list)
"Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
-Eugene Tackleberry
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Reply #14 posted 04/27/04 2:59pm

TheBluePrince

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Let me be the one to say that Prince is the only artist around that allows us to compare like this. Otherwise the lists would be much shorter and, there wouldn't be as much to scroll through.
Blue music
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Reply #15 posted 04/27/04 3:30pm

Kacey725

My Top 5:

1. Sign O the Times
2. Parade (first two are always neck-in-neck with me...can't live w/o them)
3. Purple Rain
4. The Gold Experience (my favorite from recent years)
5. Batman Soundtrack (you probably think I'm on crack...)

My Bottom 5:

1. Kama Sutra
2. NEWS
3. Come
4. The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale
5. The Black Album/Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic *

*Note: I like most Prince stuff, so I had a hard time picking five. My last choice, a tie, I picked because I like only half of the songs on each of those.
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Reply #16 posted 04/27/04 3:55pm

BinaryJustin

Parade
Purple Rain
Camille
The Hits/The B-Sides
Sign O' The Times
Lovesexy
Dirty Mind
Around The World In A Day
1999
Controversy
Musicology
Batman
Prince
For You
Girl 6
Newpower Soul
The Black Album
Come
One Nite Alone
1-800-New Funk
The Vault
The Truth
Emancipation
prince
Diamonds & Pearls
Graffiti Bridge
The Rainbow Children
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
Crystal Ball
Chaos And Disorder
N.E.W.S.

I've included The Hits/The B-Sides, for the B-Sides album.
I've included Girl 6 and 1-800-New Funk because they may not all have Prince on lead vocals, but neither did the Graffiti Bridge album
I've included the Camille album because it got as far as having a cover design before being pulled
I've included Newpower Soul, but not the other two NPG albums, because its basically a Prince album

I don't own The Chocolate Invasion, The Slaughterhouse, Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic or One Nite Alone Live.
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Reply #17 posted 04/27/04 4:38pm

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parade is the only one in everyone's top 5 - but it wldnt be in mine.. mine wld be..~

purple rain
sign o' the times
the gold experience
1999
Prince.. easily
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Reply #18 posted 04/27/04 4:52pm

bonkers

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Top 5:

SOTT
Purple Rain
Dirty Mind
1999
Gold Experience

Bottom 4:
Kamasutra
New Power Soul
For You
NEWS

Only 4 because I enjoy the other ones too much to put them in a bottom 5. smile
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Reply #19 posted 04/27/04 4:56pm

freakebear

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Sign 'O' the Times
Around the World in a Day
Parade
Lovesexy
Dirty Mind
Controversy
1999
The Gold Experience
Purple Rain
Prince
For You
The Black Album
Batman
Musicology
prince
Come
Chaos & Disorder
Graffiti Bridge
Diamonds and Pearls
Emancipation
Crystal Ball/Truth
New Power Soul
One Nite Alone...Live!
Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic
The Rainbow Children
The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale
You better wake up, Stella. This is my town!
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Reply #20 posted 04/27/04 5:20pm

HobbesLeCute

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1999
Parade
Sign O' The Times
Purple Rain
Dirty Mind
The Gold Experience
The Black Album
Around The World In A Day
Controversy
For You
LoveSexy
Musicology
Batman
Crystal Ball
prince
ONA Live
Graffiti Bridge
The Rainbow Children
Prince
Chaos And Disorder
Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
Emancipation
N.E.W.S
Diamonds and Pearls
Come

The only albums I really don't like are the last six on the list, though. New Power Soul and The Vault aren't on it, because I've yet to hear either of them.
~ I'D BUY THAT FOR A DOLLAR ~
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Reply #21 posted 04/27/04 5:59pm

Mazerati

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Kacey725 said:

My Top 5:

1. Sign O the Times
2. Parade (first two are always neck-in-neck with me...can't live w/o them)
3. Purple Rain
4. The Gold Experience (my favorite from recent years)
5. Batman Soundtrack (you probably think I'm on crack...)

My Bottom 5:

1. Kama Sutra
2. NEWS
3. Come
4. The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale
5. The Black Album/Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic *

*Note: I like most Prince stuff, so I had a hard time picking five. My last choice, a tie, I picked because I like only half of the songs on each of those.



very close to my list Kacey!
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Reply #22 posted 04/27/04 6:32pm

jaynoonan

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TOP 5
1- Sign o the times
2- Purple Rain
3- Gold Experience
4- Musicology
5- 1999

Bottom 5
1- Kamasutra
2- Xpectation
3- NEWS
4- New Power Soul
5- Grafitti Bridge
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Reply #23 posted 04/27/04 7:35pm

Pagey

Parade
Sign O The Times
Purple Rain
1999
The Gold Experience
Dirty Mind
The Rainbow Children
Lovesexy
The Black Album
Musicology
Graffiti Bridge
Emancipation
Controversy
One Night Alone...Live!
Around The World In A Day
Chaos & Disorder
Come
Prince
The Chocolate Invasion (don't have Slaughterhouse yet)
Diamonds & Pearls
Rave IN2 The Joy Fantastic
Crystal Ball
Batman
The Vault
NEWS
New Power Soul
Symbol (don't flame too much...but I have never liked this album besides 7 & and God Created Woman)
For You
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Reply #24 posted 04/27/04 7:57pm

Donnie777

TOP 5

SOTT
Purple Rain
Dirty Mind
Lovesexy
The Gold Experience


Bottom 5

The Rainbow Children
Chaos and Disorder
Rave
The Truth
NEWS
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Reply #25 posted 04/28/04 12:22am

EvilWhiteMale

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Many of these are similar so far. I'm still surprised so many would put TRC so far up on the spectrum.
"You need people like me so you can point your fuckin' fingers and say, "That's the bad guy." "

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Reply #26 posted 04/28/04 12:34am

ThePurplePeopl
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U might as well just say:

1. 1980's Best
2. 1990's To
3. 2000's Worse


4get the titles

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Reply #27 posted 04/28/04 12:45am

mrdespues

EvilWhiteMale said:

Many of these are similar so far. I'm still surprised so many would put TRC so far up on the spectrum.


Because it is one of Prince's most musically inventive albums.
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Reply #28 posted 04/28/04 12:54am

EvilWhiteMale

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mrdespues said:



Because it is one of Prince's most musically inventive albums.



Inventive is fine, but I just don't think it sunds good at all. I put it at the bottom of my list because it's the only album that I truly can't tollerate at all. I'd prefer Chinese water torture.
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Reply #29 posted 04/28/04 1:00am

mrdespues

EvilWhiteMale said:

mrdespues said:



Because it is one of Prince's most musically inventive albums.



Inventive is fine, but I just don't think it sunds good at all. I put it at the bottom of my list because it's the only album that I truly can't tollerate at all. I'd prefer Chinese water torture.


that's an extreme alternative, but so be it.

I think it's brilliant...I don't even mind the Bob-George voice of God, too much.

Plus, there's brilliant stuff on there, like:

She Loves Me 4 Me (nice song)
Family Name (brilliant guitar)
The Everlasting Now (which sounds so good live)
Last December (brilliant guitar)
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