you know how this works

As far as overall albums go, I'd have to say Diamonds And Pearls. I really like his early '90s output (New Power Generation) the best.

The Love Symbol Album is a close second, though. It contains my favorite Prince song of all time, "7."

Purple Rain is one of my favorite albums

Purple Rain. I love that album.

1999 & Purple Rain are my favorites

I say Purple Rain or Controversy

I chose Lovesexy, because in 1988, I had a friend record that for me, and it was a total revelation. It got mediocre reviews, but I really got into it. I was into "Alphabet Street" and "eye no" and "Anna Stasia" and so many other songs I can't remember the names of. It was like a whirlwind of musical ideas revolving around a kind of theme, with the rhyme "rain is wet and sugar is sweet, clap your hands, stomp your feet..." going all the way through...."When two are in love"..."We're going to make love, only using words...girls first..." To me, getting into popular music after Christian music burnout, it was an epiphany. I think though that a lot of people ragged on the album because he is shown on the cover semi-nude, and everyone thought he was just being naughty, but he was being esoteric, like a birth symbol, as he explained. (When is he never being esoteric?;) )

Also I really got into 1999, which had some great tunes of course. "1999,"--didn't you just love the babes in the video?:grineyes: "Little Red Corvette", "Delirious," "Lady Cab Driver," and the especially naughty "Let's Pretend We're Married.":D

Purple Rain

Prince's album covers & pictures inside the album sleeve back in the day used to be off the hook. On the back of his self titled album that came out in 79, he's riding a horse butt naked LOL. Inside the album sleeve of his 1999 album, there is a picture of him laying on the bed with his pants pulled down a little so u can see his ass. His Lovesexy album cover was off the hook too. I remember him half naked on that album cover & i remember his song Alphabet Street. I liked that song but i never heard that album. Anybody see his Under The Cherry Moon & Graffiti Bridge movies? I never saw them. His Purple Rain movie will always be a classic. Appolonia was so cute back then.

Purple Rain

As the resident Prince fanatic, I'm reviving a thread that was around before I joined SO, so if you didn't vote then, vote now. I guess N.E.W.S. and Musicology can be write-in votes.

1.Sign O The Times
2.1999
3.Purple Rain
4.The Black Album
5.The Gold Experience
6.Graffiti Bridge
7.Controversy
8.Dirty Mind
9.Around The World In A Day
10.Parade
11.Emancipation
12.Diamonds and Pearls
13.Lovesexy
14.The Rainbow Children
15.Musicology
16.O(+>
17.Crystal Ball
18.The Truth
19.For You
20.Prince
21.Chaos And Disorder
22.Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
23.Come
24.New Power Soul
25.Batman
26.The Vault: Old Friends For Sale
27.N.E.W.S.

I voted 1999 only because I like the song "1999".

Purple Rain is my fave

1. Purple Rain
2. Sign O' The Times
3. 1999
4. Dirty Mind
5. Controversy
6. Around The World In A Day
7. Parade
8. Prince
9. The Gold Experience
10. O(+>
11. Graffiti Bridge
12. Lovesexy
13. New Power Soul
14. Musicology
15. Chaos & Disorder
16. The Truth
17. For You
18. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
19. Diamonds And Pearls
20. Batman
21. Emancipation
22. The Vault
23. Crystal Ball
24. Come

haven't heard Black Album, Rainbow Children and N.E.W.S.

I notice Vashti and I have the same top 3 titles, although in different order

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
I notice Vashti and I have the same top 3 titles, although in different order

Yeah, I knew you had good taste. ;)


Looking at your list it's cool you have Gold Experience in your top 10, Chaos & Disorder at a respectable number and Batman near the bottom, but Emancipation...that low?

Originally posted by vashti1999
Yeah, I knew you had good taste. ;)


Looking at your list it's cool you have Gold Experience in your top 10, Chaos & Disorder at a respectable number and Batman near the bottom, but Emancipation...that low?

I think had Emancipation been a single (or possibly double) disc set, I'd like it better, but there's too much mediocre material drowning out the really good stuff

I chose Lovesexy, because in 1988, I had a friend record that for me, and it was a total revelation. It got mediocre reviews, but I really got into it. I was into "Alphabet Street" and "eye no" and "Anna Stasia" and so many other songs I can't remember the names of. It was like a whirlwind of musical ideas revolving around a kind of theme, with the rhyme "rain is wet and sugar is sweet, clap your hands, stomp your feet..." going all the way through...."When two are in love"..."We're going to make love, only using words...girls first..." To me, getting into popular music after Christian music burnout, it was an epiphany. I think though that a lot of people ragged on the album because he is shown on the cover semi-nude, and everyone thought he was just being naughty, but he was being esoteric, like a birth symbol, as he explained. (When is he never being esoteric?;) )

Also I really got into 1999, which had some great tunes of course. "1999,"--didn't you just love the babes in the video?:grineyes: "Little Red Corvette", "Delirious," "Lady Cab Driver," and the especially naughty "Let's Pretend We're Married.":D

Forgive the :bump of an old thread, but I just wanted to let the Captain know I liked his take on Lovesexy. :thumbsup:

Purple Rain

i chose lovesexy but i also like Dirty mind (uptown = <33), SOTT and 1999....i cnat wait for 3121 to come outt!!

1. Sign O The Times
2. The Gold Experience
3. 1999
4. Purple Rain
5. Controversy
6. Dirty Mind
7. One Nite Alone...Live!
8. Around The World In A Day
9. The Black Album
10. Musicology
11. N.E.W.S
12. 0(+>
13. Lovesexy
14. Parade
15. Emancipation
16. Come
17. The Rainbow Children (I like the live versions of these songs better than the album version.)
18. The Truth
19. Batman
20. Prince
21. Graffiti Bridge
22. Diamonds and Pearls
23. The Vault: Old Friends For Sale
24. Chaos and Disorder
25. For You
26. Crystal Ball
27. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic
28. New Power Soul