Sign 'O' The Times

Huh. That wasn't what I expected. It was startlingly mediocre. Boring, even. Nothing stood out to me as particularly groundbreaking, exciting, or exceptional. I was glad to be done with it and sad to be glad. So much of Prince's catalog is phenominal. This album just doesn't have any of those songs, I guess.

Prince didn't have good albums, only few good songs.

I feel like this is prince's last truly great album. Kind of like his "songs in the key of life." His last big supernova before becoming a neutron star. Like he's trying to get everything out, throwing in the kitchen sink while he's at it (even a live track). I'm kind of a sucker for sprawling, all over the place, wooden rollercoaster type albums with all kinds of twists and turns from track to track. Love him playing different characters with different voices. Love the Linn drum sound. Love the playfulness and range of emotions. Love Prince. Listened to the super deluxe edition.

My only prior knowledge of Prince is loving the song Purple Rain but trying and failing several times to get into the album of the same name. I was quite excited when this popped up. After a couple of songs I thought there'd been some kind of mistake. The first track was ok, but the second poor. The third, Housequake, was abysmal. I checked the album on wiki to see what was going on and I'm astonished that it's cited as his best work. Really? The music sounds so dated, unlike a good chunk of other 80s stuff that survived the times. The poor drum synthasiser definitely doesn't help proceedings. Got half way through the album and had to stop. Honestly let down. Why was Prince so popular?

Better than Purple Rain? I don't think so. There are some very good songs on here, but I felt like it overstayed it's welcome. Maybe I just wasn't in the right mood for it, but my first impression is that it's just OK.

There are a couple of stand out tracks here, but as I have found with most of Prince's stuff over the years, it all goes on a bit, much of it aimlessly. I often get the feeling that he had a ton of great ideas but was never quite sure what to do with most of them, resulting in confused albums like this.

Opnieuw een 5 sterren album. Prince heeft twee 'gelijkwaardig legendarische albums' (ik hoef niet te zeggen welke de andere is) naar mijn mening. Starfish and Coffee blijft één van mijn favoriete nummers van Prince. Daarnaast zijn er weinig nummers op dit album die niet goed zijn. 5.0

Ah, Prince. An undeniably excellent songwriter, musician, and performer. And yet he is so hit-or-miss with me. Some songs are absolute bangers, and other honestly feel bothersome. Every Prince album feels like this weird mixed bag, and this one is no exception.

An absolute masterpiece, probably Prince's greatest record. A solo collection from the his most fertile period at the height of his powers. Funky, fresh, profane, reflective, funny, sad, profound, silly. Not really a dud track on this, probably the last of the great, true double albums. Cannot recommend too highly.

Excellent album

Look no further if you want to see why Prince is such an acclaimed icon and music star. Although not as popular as Purple Rain, and with less recognizable hits, this album is Prince at his most talented. He sings mostly in the upper register, and you can truly hear his range as a vocalist shine through. On top of that, he did a lot of the instrumentation and sampling himself and it’s just impressive to see this project done by mostly one mind. I had never heard this album before, and I couldn’t stop listening after my first time through. Partly because it was so fun, but also because this album flourishes with every new listen. The songs are jams from top to bottom, and there is legitimately not a bad song. Some songs are minimal on instrumentation with focus mostly on Prince’s lyrics, a lot of which are politically charged and focused on the end days. There are some moments this album can lose focus, and if you don’t focus enough you may have questioned what you just listened to. Nonetheless, it’s a masterpiece from one of the all time greats. Favorite Song: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man Least Favorite: It

Sexy, soulful, and human. It has a song for many moods, all performed excellently and honestly.

Got to respect artists who completely commit to their own ideas, do everything their own way. Bjork comes to mind musically but Prince probably went further than anyone with this mindset. But... This is 80% awful, cringe inducing most of the way through. Every decent moment was surrounded by terrible parts that would have been shouted down by anyone else with any creative control. The big Prince hits are decent but this album and his music in general are not for me.

I closed my eyes and thought “hell yes!” when this popped up. One of my favourite Prince albums. It begins with some of Prince’s greatest lyrics in Sign o’ The Times and ends on the highest of notes with the incredible “Adore”. The album is beautiful, sweet, sexy, wild and funky. Most of all it’s great! Honourable mention to the popping Housequake. I’ll give these low score reviewers a line for the road - shut up already, damn!

Genre: Contemporary R&B 5/5 Prince’s best album, Sign o’ the Times, is one of those musical archetypes that will be referenced for years to come. A la The White Album, Physical Graffiti, or Sandinista!, Prince’s double album is a mix of styles, flavors, and moods, but all of them combine to make a truly delicious, one-of-a-kind musical stew. In a where-do-I-start kind of way, this album has highlights up and down the tracklist, from the opening title track to Hot Thing to U Got the Look to the incredible live jam, It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night. But those not listed make up an entire body of work that even some of the best R&B artists would be happy to call an album. Prince’s songwriting, his singing and his playing, and his sexy attitude throughout the whole project are infectious, timeless, and perfectly Prince. A must listen and a must have in anyone’s musical collection.

Consistently hilarious (“shut up already, damn!”) while showing all manner of musical prowess and staying funky as hell. Both intimate and all-encompassing. Fav track: forever in my life

I won't speak on Prince, the person, because that is a can of worms... but I loved this album front to back and don't even think I can pick a favorite song because they were all excellent.

The thing I love about most Prince songs is that you get the initial groove and you get lulled into an idea of “oh yeah; I see where this is going” and then BLAM! he drops a keyboard or guitar solo on you and introduces the secondary melody and the next part of the song. And you’d think you would learn after 5-6 songs but no you don’t. It’s MF Prince and he is the (insert superlative here).

Over the years, Prince had a lot of great albums, but he also had a lot of bad ones. This was one of his best and that is saying a lot. Lots of variety and emotion makes this a must-listen.

4/5

Very 1980s production. I definitely wouldn't listen to this again

I've never really understood Prince's music, and this hasn't changed that.

Oh, more Prince. Looks like this album doesn't even have any of his big hits. Not excited. Some parts of Play In The Sunshine were half decent. How does a song called Housequake come out this lame. Why does Prince sound like a cartoon sidekick? Shouldn't a ballad have, like, nice singing? I would call the police if someone sang Hot Thing at me. I'm giving up before the end. Of the thousand and one albums to listen to before I die, which are supposedly good, I can't imagine enjoying something else less. I award Prince one star and may God have mercy on his soul.

In which Prince deploys his generational talent to such an extent that he makes somewhere between four and three-hundred albums in one, which is defined by two more features: the first, that most songs start as genre workout but finish as genre-defining; the second, that he plays everything, including rock god, funkmeister, a talking orgasm, silence, a besotted schoolboy, Jesus, oracle of the apocalypse, and John Lennon rewriting Norweigan Wood with Dorothy Parker in the lead role.

Genius.

he got hit with post nut clarity on forever in my life

Prince really doesn't do it for me. I don't get it at all

People go crazy for Prince.... I must be missing something. This was an okay album, but most of the tracks were just that -- okay. Some of them were quite annoying, like "Hot Thing" and "It." "If I Was Your Girlfriend" felt more like a rambling meme/comedy song than a real track on the album -- and it's horrible. I'm sure more Prince albums will come up in the future, at which point I'll reevaluate. But for now, I'm somewhat unimpressed.

I owned a VHS copy of the Sign O' The Times concert film back in my first share house in 1991, and my flatmates and I watched it often. All of us went to see Prince at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in 1992. We were all big Prince fans, and especially those amazing 80s and early 90s albums. My VHS tape disappeared somewhere in my youthful travels, but day after Prince passed away, I went for a haircut at my barber. Bruce the Barber is a black American guy (noteworthy here in Australia) of a similar age to me. As I walked in, he was playing the Sign O' The Times concert film on the shop TV, and we watched it through together, comparing our memories of being Prince fans. It felt like a fitting memorial to remember and celebrate him at the height of his powers. This album is an absolute masterpiece, probably Prince's greatest record. A solo collection from his most fertile period at the height of his powers. Funky, fresh, profane, reflective, funny, sad, profound, silly. Ivy Nelson in Pitchfork wrote "it might be helpful to think of ... Sign o’ the Times as more of a network than an album—a small reservoir of music filled from many disparate sources. No wonder listening to it has always sort of felt like walking through the rooms of a house inside of Prince’s dream." And there is so much here; it is an encyclopedia of influences and styles, curated into a kaleidoscopic vision, varied and colorful, but surprisingly lean, with hardly an extraneous note. A brief aside on the nature of double albums: I normally do not truck with double albums (and don't even get me started on triples). I believe that, nearly universally, they should be trimmed to a succinct and more consistent quality single (this is sometimes known as The White Album Rule). But I was recently listening to Brian Dunne on the 'My Favorite Album with Jeremy Dylan' podcast (ep.451 for reference), and he made the case that he _prefers_ double albums because the space allows for experiments and weird shit that allows a whole added layer of context and artistic expression. And my immediate reaction was that this was a bullshit argument, and most doubles are still self-indulgent, poorly edited time wasting. And yet, the idea has been rattling around in the back of my mind, and the few doubles that I will concede are terrific (Electric Ladyland, Songs in the Key Of Life, and Sign O' The Times) are all great for exactly that reason. The experiments, blind alleys, and weird shit make this a rich and extraordinary album. I mean, a single album would never have space for a 9 minute live funk workout like 'It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night'. After an hour of solo studio virtuosity, he caps the album with demonstrable proof that he was the baddest bandleader of the funkiest band alive. And seeing him tear the roof off the Entertainment Centre in 92, I can personally attest that he was, indeed, the baddest. his output at this time was extraordinary. One of my favourite Prince tracks is the 10 minute version of 'La, La, La, He, He, Hee' on the b-side of the 'Sign O' The Times' 12" single. It's starts out as a minimal drum machine groove, but grows and builds into a full-band jazz-funk freakout by the end. It's amazing! And he relegated it to a goddamn b-side! Sign O' The Times is probably the last of the great, true double albums. If you only listen to one Prince album, this is the one.

Prince is one of those artists I’ve always wanted to like more than I actually do. For whatever reason, his music just never hits me the same way it seems to hit other people. Like most of his albums, this one felt pretty middle of the road to me, there’s definitely some strong elements scattered throughout, but overall, it didn’t leave much of an impact. It’s not bad by any means, just not something I find myself connecting with the way others seem to.

I have a lot of respect for prince and his earlier albums are very good but this kinda sucked. It’s just distilled 80s electronic sounds with Prince’s (excellent) voices behind it. The songs are generic and it goes on forever. Really disappointing for what is supposed to be his best work.

Definitely not my favorite Prince album. The quality of songs seems wildly inconsistent and it feels like the album was rushed. So, I'm a bit surprised that this album is a fan favorite. "Your face is jammin', your body's hecka slammin, if love is good, let's get to rammin" LMAO

I never made it much past Dirty Mind and 1999 with Prince, partly because his huge discography is intimidating. This album in particular is so long I was sure it was going to falter and fade out and be nowhere near the level of 1999. But no, this is hot for the whole duration. Irresistibly funky, poppy, and rocking. Incredibly detailed and honed tracks. Non-stop frontman energy. 5*

Arguably the best album on this list

The sheer breadth he covers on this album is impressive, but it’s all so Prince. This earns its hefty length unlike many other double albums out there. Very few artists can make a song as good as The Cross. Sad this is the last Prince album I get to review for the list.

People are generally split 50/50 on Prince's greatest work. I fall squarely in this camp. Whereas Purple Rain is a contained, all killer mainstream dream, Sign O' the Times bends the bounds of genre. It's musically inventive, daring, and still a really fucking good time. Its track after track of jaw-dropping virtuosity that cemented him as a peerless composer, especially when you consider a fair number of tracks were spit out at an alarming speed. It may not have his catchiest lyrics, but if that's what you're looking for, go buy a greatest hits album. I'd also argue he rivals Michael as a performer here with how incredible his work in the upper register. Also, it feels almost ancillary given how amazing the music is, but it should be mentioned this album is easily Prince's most successful attempt at being political. It's not complicated, but it never needs to be. The album showcases that his strongest political statements were made via stories of existence and survival, not straight recitations of political statements (I'm lookin at you Welcome 2 America). Androgyny was certainly not a foreign concept in rock/pop, but Prince truly played jump rope with the gender binary, especially on this album. The scrapped Camille tracks offer an interesting dimension to the album and push the boundaries of a gender binary. Prince historically matched the likes of Bowie, but Camille upped the ante. The coolest rockstar artificially pushed his already-falsetto delivery to replicate as much femineity as possible. I'm glad that Third Man Records is planning a release of the remaining recordings, but we are lucky Prince already decided to give us a taste of his alter ego. In short, I can't heap enough praise on this album. A tour de force that perfectly summarizes Prince as an individual. Funny, profane, horny, audacious, and singular. Game, blouses. Rating: 10/10 Favorite Song: Sign O' the Times /If I was Your Girlfriend/Slow Love/ Hot Thing

9.5/10 God he’s good. I still enjoy purple rain better but Jesus he’s in the lab on this one. Favorite Song: adore

Double albums don’t usually hit the mark for me. This one is an exception. Excellent album. Love it from beginning to end. 5/5.

The genius of Prince is that he makes his masterpieces seem effortless. The man was operating on a plane several levels above his contemporaries. I don't *like* every song on this album but that doesn't stop me from recognizing the brilliance. Everyone should listen to this. In addition to classic Prince sound, this album even offers up "conventional rock" with "The Cross."

Started slowly, but really really grew on me. An amazing album in a lot of ways that I don’t quite know how to explain. There is no single. The album feels stronger as a whole rather than on the weight of its best singles.

people often consider prince's 1987 sign o' the times as his first political statement. but the real ones recognize that prince always created political songs; maybe not always as his singles, but don't forget "1999" was absolutely a political song. that being said, i feel this album contains more overt political and social commentary than he had done before. by overt i mean it slaps you in the face. the title song questions how our society runs. we go through many scenarios throughout the song, but the first two lines cover the AIDS epidemic but prince purposefully does not link it with the gay community, unheard of in 1987. after that, we cover the national drug problem, natural disasters, the challenger disaster, the cold war/nuclear arms race. as the lead off track, this song was deliberately used by prince to make a statement. to provide some balance, the following song is "play in the sunshine" to remind listeners to enjoy life despite any hardships. "housequake" doesn't have the credibility it deserves, in my opinion. this song announces a style of music, funk, but prince wants the tempo to be "harder than they did in '66" and "faster than they did in '67," referencing political riots that happened in those respective years. prince was great at the songwriting craft, tying jamming to music and a riot together. protests and music go very well together. "starfish and coffee" doesn't contain a strong statement like other songs do, but it's notable for other reasons. this song details a young classmate of prince's then girlfriend, cynthia rose, who had a vivid imagination. the talk now suggests that cynthia rose may have been autistic, but regardless, the sweet song encourages acceptance and love above all. an artist like prince could be arguably considered as dressing and presenting in a non-binary fashion, or at least toying with the boundaries of gender. "if i was your girlfriend" has prince imagining a world where he is considered someone's girlfriend--a real romantic girlfriend, not a platonic one. prince alternates between a more feminine and masculine voice as he sings this song. sometimes he's more hesitant, sometimes more confident. his song "the cross" combines his belief in god and the social issues he sees. while the world is difficult, he reminds the listener "don't cry, he is coming, don't die without knowing the cross." prince, always ahead of his time, references gentrification ("ghettos to the left of us, flowers to the right"). regardless, prince always treated his fans right. many songs on this double album are his typical speed of love, sex, or religion. "it" references sex, surprising exactly no one, but hey, we can still appreciate prince pretending to be coy. we love prince at his sexiest. and i'd be remiss not to mention the witty lyrics of "strange relationship," especially his opening lines. the sound production on this album stands out, too. multiple songs on this album or parts of the songs were initially recorded incorrectly but prince wanted the distortion to remain. susan rogers was prince's engineer for this album, but even the best sound engineer can get glitches with initial takes due to the equipment or materials. among these "errors" are the opening distorted wedding march in "if i was your girlfriend" but also the entirety of the song, all of "the ballad of dorothy parker," among others. anyway, while i refer to these as errors, these songs became memorable for those reasons! maybe i should've led this review with announcing i'm a big prince fan? i listened to this album in full for the first time in some time and was pleasantly reminded what a solid album this is. i initially suspected maybe i'd land on a 4.5, but this is a full-fledged 5 stars.

Top class

Masterpiece - The Times A great piece of art - Rolling Stone 1000/10

Am a latecomer to Prince but really enjoyed this album!

Fantastic album, really liked it a lot! Prince is an absolute genius.

hot thing!!

I forgot how good this album is!

2nd fav after ATWIAD

Spotify wont let me hear the entire thing still diggin it tho

A classic. One of the best

A belter of an album. Thoroughly enjoyed.

Yo... this is groovy as shit. Fun and bouncy. Shout out prince.

I had high hopes for this record, and several of the songs met or exceeded those expectations, but, ultimately, not even Prince can redeem the double album as a format for me. (…but I did like how he was like “Drummer, do your thing!” on the second track and it was immediately followed by drum machine fills.)

quite eccentric, sometimes interesting, occasionally possibly memorable i think i dont get it

less good than I thought it was going to be

Hmmm. I think it’s a real mixed bag. I bet if this album was shortened it’d be much better. Some songs are great, some are boring and skippable. The lack of the Revolution is pretty clear, there are no real bangers on this

Prince is really hit or miss for me. I love Purple Rain, but I really don’t see why Sign o’ the Times is his other album which is incredibly well regarded. Perhaps it’s because of the absence of The Revolution, but I don’t find Prince as interesting with a stripped bare-bones instrumental backing. The title track is good and there are some other solid songs on the album, but overall it’s not really my cup of tea. I was actually considering rating this album a 2 or even a 1 until “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man”, which is an all-time great Prince song that I totally forgot about.

The album while being a polished and well-produced Prince album failed to have the iconic songs or highs of other efforts.

“Sign ‘O’ the Times” by Prince (1987) At the time of Prince’s tragic and untimely death in 2016, I observed to a friend that I had never heard a song by Prince. He insisted I listen to the song “Purple Rain“, so I did, and I thought it was good, but not great. That’s the extent of my exposure to this great artist. Upon listening to this album (or at least the 10 out of 16 tracks that Spotify would allow me to access), I can say some positive things about Prince. He has a good voice, if lacking in power. Pitch problems on “The Cross“. Wonderful R&B stylings on “Adore”. He is reputed to be a great guitarist, but the only solid demonstration of his guitar work on this album is on the track “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man”, and it’s good, but not great. Acoustic on “The Cross” is out of tune. Drum machine is annoying. It’s more than ironic that he has a photo on the album cover that includes an elaborate drum kit. The best song on the album is the final track, “Adore”. Really nice. Also, and probably not coincidentally, it seems to be the most collaborative song in this collection There’s a lot of mystery about this guy. 3/5

Sign ‘O’ the Times by Prince is, for me, the definition of an average album. I was expecting so much more—perhaps Prince is more of a singles artist than an album one. When I first saw it was a double album, I was excited: plenty of material to help me really get into Prince, and by his ninth studio album he should have been at the peak of his powers. Unfortunately, it didn’t land that way. The record feels uneven and often underwhelming, with only the odd highlight shining through. I will not be listening to this again. Favourite track: Slow love was OK. Least favourite track: Starfish and Coffee felt especially weak but in reality there are a lot of songs that do not stand out and blend into 1. Album artwork: A brilliant, iconic cover—probably the best thing about the album for me.

Almost 700 in and this is the first Prince record I got. He left a very big mark on 80s pop music. He was a great innovator and very prolific, so it surprises me it took this long. He was unhappy with his record company because they didn't want to release everything he recorded. I think they were very generous allowing this album to be as long as it is. The man is obviously very musical. However, we have very different taste in music. Favorite song: strange relationship

Not a patch on Purple Rain.

This is just horrible.

A great balance of the slower-paced, spacey, and cerebral '1999', and its more catchy, explosive, and immediate younger brother 'Purple Rain'. The contrast is made clear right off the bat, with the opening title track sticking to this vibey, simplistic, and synthetic sound that was so prominent in '1999', with lyrics that are equally as ominous and forboding as that album's title track as well. While the song 'Play in the Sunshine' is a stark contrast to that, as the title may suggest, it feels like a bright sunny day, and is far more catchy and immediate. Overall, though, I'd say this album is certainly Prince's most alien-sounding, filled to the brim with numerous production oddities, grooves, and samples that couldn't have possibly come from this world. 'The Ballad of Dorothy Parker' comes to mind, with these aggressive drum fills hitting the listener more often than it sounds like they should - like the song glitched and all its various tracks started going haywire. Still, a good chunk of it, and my favorite songs, are some of Prince's more easily digestible ones. I really loved the cutsey, jolly piano-chord progression and vocal melodies of 'Startfish and Coffee'. It's sort of simple by Prince standards, but it works remarkably well. The string-backed and lush 'Slow Love' may be Prince's sentimental magnum opus, another gorgeous chord progression, and those harmonies are to die for. 'If I Were You Girlfriend' is maybe the most "Prince" Prince song out there; it's what I'd show someone to get them into the guy. This song has it all: the slowly creeping, tight groove with an emphasis on a popped bassline, the intense falsetto shrieks and vocal inflections, and lovesick lyrics with a heavy emphasis on the sexuality of it all (Heck, Prince is playing a female character on this song!). 'Strange Relationship' and the jammy, psych-influenced 'I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man' are two other highlights here. Just another great release from this guy, not much more to be said. If you remain unimpressed by this, I'd say it's important to put into context that this batshit experimental behemoth of an artsy RnB and rock album was released in the late '80s. It's no wonder so many people look up to this guy.

Mystical and magical

Sign 'O' the Times Housequake U Got the Look If I Was Your Girlfriend I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man Adore

9/10 Favorites: Sign O’ The Times The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker Slow Love If I Was Your Girlfriend Strange Relationship I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

done

Incredible stuff. So so so influential

day 3

A new listen for me. I've listened to People Rain and find the highs low but infrequent. This us a much better album. There's no Purple Rain level song but lots of extremely good material and no clangers. I suspect it's an album that would reward repeated listens

Dette er et monumentalt verk av Prince. Hans Tusk, eller White Album. Til tider er det bedre enn begge to! Det er kaotisk, eklektisk og gjennomgående bra. Ja, jeg liker Housequake, og det burde du og! At noen sammenligner Michael Jackson med denne mannen er et under. Dette albumet er på Top 10 i hele lista.

Already one of my favorite albums - and it stays there !!! so many jams, so upbeat, so fun, so funky !

I mean it's Prince! Boom;

My favorite so far! It was funny to recognize some sounds that I known cause Prince was probably que og influence.

STARFISH AND COFFEEEEEEEE SO GOODDDD. Love all the songs and the cover is perfection.

This is a sublime work full of masterpieces from a genius artist at a creative peak. Energized by his new band, he melds genres and styles, even production styles—from lo-fi to full studio flourish to a live track ... amazing. So many of my favorite Prince songs are on this album. I'm not even going to call them out, you may as well just read the track list 'cause they're all that good. I'd give it more than 5 if I could. P.S. What a thrill to have seen that drum kit when we toured Paisley Park. P.P.S. Shut up already. Damn.

Prince may be the only person who can make religious conviction feel genuinely moving. The Cross really got to me on this listen not because of the topic but rather his sincere devotion is captivating. Just like his sexiness..it draws me in not with desire but with an intensity I just want to absorb. 5'3" and packed with big musicality and feminine masculinity. Such dichotomy in his life and even his death. He contained such multitudes. This really is a perfect album. So many sounds and instruments. I've likely mentioned this to you before but try to visit Paisley Park before you die. He has a mansion filled with so much art and music it's hard to comprehend all that he did in his short life. And how much more he could have done...

Top artist , top album , great singles so well produced and such an iconic performer , only regret that I didn’t see him live

91/100. This is a great R&B album that mixes different genres in a fun and creative way. Prince’s singing is amazing, and the whole thing has a playful, exciting vibe. At this point in his career, Prince was on fire.

Awesome album. Great grooves. Can tell this has influenced a lot of music today

Six new favorites. Who knew that I'd be taken to church today by Prince? And why had it been 48 years for me to hear The Cross?!? This song could've been on my top 25 list for years now! This album builds and gets better and better. 5/5

more of a groovier prince album, i really enjoyed it, had some very good tracks and nice to hear a different style of his

Funkylicious!

For some reason I have always gravitated more for Purple Rain and Dirty Mind but this album is loaded with bangers. Slow Love is a treat and the Dorothy Parker song is one of my favorites ever.

Damn!

Yup.

Shut up already...damn! And I mean that as the highest of compliments.

Sure, some parts are pure decadence. But isn't that what made Prince great?

I don't think there's a Prince album so far that isn't groovy as hell.

GOATED ALBUM 100/10

10/10 if i was your girlfriend is my fave track no words amazing album!!

This was a refreshing album to me, the Prince lore becomes clearer and clearer to me with every album I listen too. Both discs felt like separate projects that had their unique sounds to them. Prince put that drum machine to WORK too. And needing the album with Adore… bruh… what an album!

5 sterne

My absolute favorite

it's prince. it's fucking prince baby

3 songs added to my favorites. Want to listen again.

Another five star album. Prince at the peak of perfection. He brought the house on this album and proceeded to burn the place down to the ground. This album is sprawling and yet very grounded.bin it's themes and style. I'd say this is probably my favotrite prince album ..

Starfish and Coffee ... Maple Syrup and Jam! That pretty much sums up, what is very probably Prince's best album!

A+