It could be the same album... but thats how it was with me.. the entire 1999 album is what made me listen to Prince.. but Parade is what kept me listening...


u dig

My older brother. He wouldn't turn it off, back in 1982. Course, didn't take long to appreciate it myself. Then, it was all about taking his records.

The humour and funk of the Black Album, originally.

Parade also KEPT me listening...it's still my favourite.

Sdldawn said:

hearing 1999 when I was little kinda imprinted P onto my brain, I guess, and then buying Purple Rain on impulse years later got me hooked. no turning back now

Little Red Corvette is what got me hooked! I never stopped listening since!

WHat made me listen to Prince is when i 1st heard the song beautiful ones.. been in love with his music ever since
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[This message was edited Thu May 27 8:25:31 2004 by Monnie]

Little Red Corvette got my attention and Parade made me an addict.

I heard "Little Red Corvette" on the radio and was struck dumb it was so brilliant. I got the Rolling Stone magazine with Prince/Vanity on the cover, got the 1999 album and have been listening to him ever since. Besides the obvious things I liked about him - looks, charisma and songs - what I really love about Prince is that he plays or has played all different kinds of music. I don't like just one kind of music and on a Prince CD you can hear all different kinds so I love his versatility.

My older brother made me listen to the first albums in well I think '77/'78 we went from George Clinton to Earth Wind and Fire, Nona Hendriks and yes then there was that new little guy, didn't stop to listen to him ever since.
My brother did stop listening to Prince though, don't know whats wrong with him.

Marcel.

Several of Prince's early tracks caught myattention as a kid: Soft and Wet, Sexy Dancer, It's Gonna Be Lonely, Still Waiting and I Wanna Be Your Lover.

But the 1999 album is what had me hooked.

Rave un2 made me fall off of the bandwagon. But The Rainbow Children brought me back.
[This message was edited Thu May 27 14:59:13 2004 by psykosoul]

I would have to agree that 1999 was the beginning for me.
The song itself and Little Red Corvette were the beginning. (Not sure which I heard 1st.)
These were the introduction and when Purple Rain came out, I was assured to keep listening for a long time.

Parade, however took it to a new level. Absolutely brilliant that album.

Soft and Wet was my first Prince experience... Yep, a loooonnnngggg time ago! I was on a roll from there, then I fell off after the album. I think this was because I had broken up with the "love of my life" and we always listened to Prince toghether, it brouhgt back memories I wasn't ready for. But I'm BACCCCKKKKK!!!!! My Mom can rest assured that at least this time I won't plaster my room of him in his undies!!!!

Now I'll be brutely honset, I kept listening because he was fine as hell and my Mom hated him! But after a while he does something to you and makes you want to listen...

The I gotta tell the truth edit.
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I Wish U Heaven got me into him.
Bootlegs keep me into him.

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psykosoul said:

EXACTLY!!!

EXCEPT EMANCIPATION made me fall on the bandwagon.

LOVESEXY got me listening

SIGN 'O' THE TIMES kept me listening

When I saw the video for "7". The beat was soo unique, and the video was interesting to me even though I was only 7 at the time. But from that video on I was into Prince AND the music completely. LoL imagine seeing a 7 yr. old totally going insane for a 30 something yr old!....yup that was me!!

Purple Rain did it for me. And it's still doing it even after 20 years.

I wanna be your lover many,many years ago. Still and always love the man.

Purple Rain drew me in. When he released ATWIAD less than a year later, I was hooked for life.

Purple Rain (the movie) made me take notice of Prince. Around The World In A Day is what made me really start listening and Parade is what totally hooked me in.

Little Red Corvette caught my attention.
The truth convinced me that genius is still there.

I wanna be you lover is my earliest memory of P. But 1999 got me in. ATWIAD, Parade, SOTT, and Lovesexy kept me listening.

Emancipation got me off the wagon.

One Night Alone bought me back.

I discovered Prince through his early hits and as time went by he just kept on doing amazing work and that's what kept me listening.

It wasn't until the demise of a friendship with my very own most beautifull girl in the world that I begun trully appreciate his ballads; that was my fix that filled this void.

I wanna be your lover was the first song that got my attention, Darling Nikki kept me listening after that I never stopped listening to P

Purple Rain got my attention.....but ATWIAD hooked me as a fan for life.

Sdldawn said:

1999 and Purple Rain hooked me way back when... and though I always liked him I was never a real follower and never really kept up until recently... when a friend (who is a musical person in his own right and a real hardcore Prince fan) inspired me to start listening again and now I'm back in for the long haul! Thanks to my friend, I was lost but now am found!

I remember my sister wanted to show me the part in the lovesexy video were he is talking with bonnie and cat about buying and not driving a 'brand new BMW' all the sonds around it. I remember thinking it was ok, after then getting into the music myself I used to show my friends the exact same part thinking it was brilliant!!!!

controversy got me started.

ATWIAD

SOTT

&

TRC

kept me convinced that he was a genius, and highly spiritual.

but there was so much to enjoy along the way...