Dark Star
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Post by Dark Star on Oct 17, 2019 14:09:48 GMT
 This is an all-purpose thread for anything and everything related to his Royal Badness, Prince Rogers Nelson. There's very little to say about Prince that hasn't been said; for all the artists to have supposedly 'done it all', Prince truly did live up to such a hyperbolic statement, succeeding as a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, performer, and pretty much every hat you could possibly wear as musician. I was always a very casual Prince fan, having purchased The Hits / B-Sides when I was about 10 after falling in love with "Little Red Corvette," which is still my favorite song of all time. It unfortunately was not until after he died that I truly delved into his catalog; while I wish I had done it earlier, I'm glad I did at all: discovering the true depth of Prince's musical palette was and is one of the most rewarding experiences I've had as a listener. His repertoire is as mercurial as the man himself, going from catchy, accessible pop classics to aggressive rock and roll to gospel to jazz to funk to hip-hop, often within the same album. Not one Prince album sounds like the ones immediately book ending them, and even when he was not entirely successful with whatever he felt like dabbling in, it was always interesting. Few performers have left behind such a legacy, and with several posthumous releases on the docket from his 'vault,' Prince's will remain one rife for discussion and discovery for years to come. |
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Post by Baronessa on Oct 17, 2019 20:19:30 GMT
You know, I used to be a Purple Rain advocate but the more I listen to Sign "☮" the Times the more I'm thinking it might be my favourite album of all time. It's just an infinite grower. {Album Ranking} - Sign "☮" the Times (1987)
- Purple Rain (1984)
- Love Symbol Album (1992)
- The Rainbow Children (2001)
- One Nite Alone... (2002)
- 1999 (1982)
- Parade (1986)
- Around the World in a Day (1985)
- 3121 (2006)
- Lotusflow3r (2009)
- The Gold Experience (1995)
- Dirty Mind (1980)
- Controversy (1981)
- Lovesexy (1988)
- Come (1994)
- Batman (1989)
- Musicology (2004)
- Prince (1979)
- The Truth (1998)
- Art Official Age (2014)
- HITNRUN Phase Two (2015)
- MPLSOUND (2009)
- Plectrumelectrum (2014)
- The Slaughterhouse (2004)
- The Chocolate Invasion (2004)
- Diamonds and Pearls (1991)
- Planet Earth (2007)
- For You (1978)
- The Black Album (1987)
- Graffiti Bridge (1990)
- 20Ten (2010)
- Chaos and Disorder (1996)
- Old Friends 4 Sale (1999)
- Emancipation (1996)
- N·E·W·S (2003)
- Crystal Ball (1998)
- HITnRUN Phase One (2015)
- Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic (1999)
- Xpectation (2003)
- Kamasutra (1998)
- New Power Soul (1998)
Bumping One Nite Alone... and The Rainbow Children because people should really be talking about those more as opposed to his estate's cash-grabby archival collections. |
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Dark Star
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Post by Dark Star on Oct 17, 2019 20:53:21 GMT
One Nite Alone... is in my top 10 at this point, it's such a haunting and sexy album. And I've long been a proponent of The Rainbow Children. The Truth needs more love as well, and Hit N' Run Pt. 2 is excellent the more I listen to it. {Top 20}
1. Purple Rain
2. 1999
3. Sign O' the Times
4. Dirty Mind
5. Parade
6. The Rainbow Children
7. One Nite Alone
8 3121
9. Love Symbol
10. Come
11. Around the World in a Day
12. Hit N' Run Pt. 2
13. The Gold Experience
14. Controversy
15. Lovesexy
16. The Truth
17. Art Official Age
18. Batman
19. For You
20. Diamonds and Pearls
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Post by Homelander on Feb 8, 2023 21:45:55 GMT
My favourite Prince song is "Vavoom".
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