Sign 'O' The Times

Not Princes best album but not awful to listen to. 2.5 Stars.

Never liked Prince, and this album didn’t change my mind

08/08/2026 The critics think this is better than Purple Rain?! Insanity. Found this disappointing and dull. Favorite track: If I Was Your Girlfriend

Hm, not the stuff I expected from Prince. With two discs and 1:20 runtime, this record is just too long and with this quite a bit boring.

mega mid

Idk, Prince just isn't for me, man.

Давно хотів його послухати. Ну не погано, там навіть якийсь хіпхоповий трек є. Але загалом нудно, не моє. Не буду дослуховувати.

not my vibe

Prince is probably the biggest example of an artist who is renowned as a legend but I just can't get into. It's a me problem, I know. Purple Rain is fine as an album, but it doesn't move me like it does most people. This isn't as good as that. Prince was still undeniably cool, but his music apparently isn't for me.

I hate that man's stupid whiny voice.

Good vibes and that's it.

Didn't really land for me this one. Was surprsingly bored and found this really started dragging on after a few tracks. Favourite song was probably The Cross.

A super small amount of highlights in an album just full of lowlights

With the hit singles being so iconic, it seems a no-brainer to dive into the albums for more treasure! But that is strange territory indeed, and not a welcoming place for the casual lister like myself I should have stopped after the title track

Мені подобається purple rain, тому я очікувала більшого. Це доволі нудно

I’ve generally liked Prince in the past, but this album didn’t do much for me. I found it overly long and quite dull. A few songs I liked, but even there no big stand outs. 2.5/5

Nicht mein Ding. Zu durcheinander, hektisch, chaotisch. Mir fehlen klare Melodien und ein roter Faden. Klingt alles sehr nach Jamsession und künstlerischer Expression.

Like most Prince albums there are some great tracks (the singles) while the rest is often pretty average. This album is no different.

Album #203 Prince: Sign ‘O’ The Times I can only really blame my increasing distaste for Prince on this list. Before, I wasn’t a huge fan or anything, but I enjoyed Purple Rain a decent amount like everyone else. But because of this list, I’ve had to endure 3 Prince albums in one week, with two of them being double albums, and all three of them leaving me feeling like I need a shower. After my bad experience with 1999, I kept hearing that Sign ‘O’ The Times was actually Prince’s best, so I figured maybe down the line I would give it a spin; the list, however, felt that it was incredibly important that day came as soon as possible. Perhaps if I had given the proper time for my tastes to adapt and put my prior Prince experiences behind me, I would have enjoyed this album, but unfortunately, as it stands, this is just another bloated, uncomfortable mess, which clearly was not made for me. If I had to single out one thing that bothers me here more than the other Prince releases, it would probably be the amount of unnerving high-pitched voices that he puts on, but to be honest, most of my grievances have been universal amongst his albums. Not the worst thing ever, obviously, and sure, every now and then there is an enjoyable tune, but my god, am I sick of hearing Prince. Best Songs: U Got The Look, I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man, Sign ‘O’ The Times Worst Song: It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night Score out of 10: 5

#372 This was bobbins, the vocals for the most part were very strange and the production was very of its time. I can tell it’s influential from listening (in addition to knowing how influential Prince was) but it wasn’t until the last few tracks where I found something I genuinely liked. It was long and bloated too, I genuinely expected better from Prince - maybe I’ll get on better with other albums of his. Heard before? ❌ Would I revisit? ❌ Listen before you die? ❌ Fave track(s): The Cross Rating: 4/10 ⭐️⭐️

I got halfway through this album and while it had like around 2 songs that were good, it just doesn't really seem like anything that special.

Not his best

I didn't hear much for hooks here and I need hooks.

I prefer a more bombastic Prince

2,2/5

This album never pulled me in, not for a full song at least. Take into account that it's way too long and both glorifies sinning and Christianity at the same time, easy

This was a 5-star great album that reflected the times in which it was produced in a great way. Then "If I Was Your Girlfriend" came on and I almost threw up from the cringe. That was a song people liked? Like without having a gun at their head? Like non-ironically? That song ruined this album.

188. ok

I'm mostly okay with 80s pop but this is eh. A few songs I could do back to when the mood strikes but likely won't go back to this one

Some nice bits but not sure I believe the hype

I’m a fan of old school Prince. I had the posters on my wall when I was a young teenager. Saw him during his Purple Rain tour. He was fantastic. But the last album I bought from him in the 80’s was Around the World in a Day. He kind of lost me after that, due to changing musical interests on my part and his. I was not a fan of this one. He’s incredibly talented but this was not good in my opinion.

AC/DC have released 16 studio albums and they all rock. Truth is we all know they have maybe 5 different songs, but somehow they got 16 albums out of 5 songs and people love AC/DC and all their albums. Prince released 39 albums, first of all wrap your mind around that..thirty nine! We all know Prince has maybe 10 songs and he somehow got 39 albums out of those 10 songs. The difference is Prince pushed is luck and reworked those 10 songs over too many albums, and some of his albums are bad. This is one of those bad albums.

No es mi estilo

(57/100)

I do not like prince bro - im sorry.

Not my thing.

Here's to the nameless record executive who fought to limit this album to 80 minutes. Thank you.

I just don't get this album. I love Purple Rain. I don't know if I've listened all the way through his other albums, but this album just seemed weak. From everything else I've heard from Prince this just wasn't up to par. 2/5.

I don’t mind Prince’s music, but it’s not something I seek out. I also enjoy other albums more than this one. Some of the songs felt like they dragged on a bit.

This album is the answer to question I never thought would have a Yes as the answer and that is "Could Prince Make A Bad Album". WOOF, Starfish And Coffee was TRASH. I could not imagine Prince writing songs this bad, but here we are. Started strong with the title track for the album and of course U Got The Look and If I Was Your Girlfriend are strong songs but not enough to save this from a low star count.

Nothing about this album stood out to me. Could have been cut in half and maybe it would have been a tighter/more enjoyable album. I like Prince, did not like this album

I can appreciate Prince as an artist, but I’ve never really liked his music. He’s insanely talented, amazing guitar player. His music just never really jived with me. This is unfortunately still the case with this album. A couple songs are good, but for the most part I didn’t get into them. It’s very well produced, and the instrumentation is great. It’s also too long. Some editing down would probably help a bit. Overall, the album is just fine.

Can only think that the sex and drugs talk was controversial for the times. Musically it's crap.

I still don't get it. This was twice as long as the last one as well which means it's getting rounded down

On the last Prince album I was somewhat surprised to find I didn't really like it. It was really samey over the length of a full record, so I wasn't really looking forward to this. And then I looked at the running time and my enthusiasm dropped even further. Some stray thoughts: - The title track is fine but doesn't really build to anything. - Rhyming "lets jam" with "green eggs and ham" is a choice, but Housequake is very funky. - this is extremely 80s. - I liked The Ballad of Dorothy Parker backing vocals, but it was again very meandering. - by the time I got to the song It, it became fully apparent that I wasn't really going to like the second Prince album on the list. - the weird whooshing noise on Starfish and Coffee was **horrible** - I very nearly fast forwarded through it. - how did Prince become such a massive star? These albums are so dull for 90% of the run time. - U Got The Look just made me sad that I wasn't listening to The Look by Roxette. Another artist the generator has taught me that I don't like, I just thought I did. A grudging: 2/5

Not for me

I live in MPLS - where loving prince is practically a religion- but I only really love purple rain as an album.

I never know what to do with Prince. One one hand he's mega talented and I guess I get why people like him. On the other hand, I really don't like very many of his songs

Não consigo, é muita coisa solta num saco sem fundo. Pra mim ele tem ótimas músicas, mas não bons álbuns. Acho que prova que ainda não me livrei por completo do meu desgosto pelos 80s. Mas acho que tô quase lá, garanto que grande parte é culpa do Prince.

Prince is one of those artists with great songs rather than albums. This is often called his best but it’s mostly made with a Linn drum machine and a Fairlight synthesizer, two of the worst sounding instruments ever, making it hard for even the best songs to come out listenable.

2.5/5

4.5/10

trop inégal

They had to name it "The Minneapolis Sound" because even *they* knew that all Prince's stuff sounded the same. Why does everything have that clunky drum sound and a similar arrangement. And the shreaking. And be too long. I bought the follow up to this, Lovesexy, in 1988 and really liked it. But that was before I grew tired of the thuddy drum machine, the synthetic band and the screeching. Sorry mate.

I really want to like this but it just drags out and is a bit boring. Nothing necessarily bad but like does Prince have good albums? Really doesn’t seem like it. Just listen to It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night and that’s all ya need. I liked Adore too.

Not really my type of music though I like some of his other stuff.

Sign o' the Times, It, Slow Love, Forever in My Life, U Got the Look, I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man

Sign O The Times is an absolute banger. The rest: not so much. A mess different genres that never gets to the point. And the album is way too long. Drums sound fantastic though ... at the time of release, the LM-1 was already a thing of the past and nobody aside from Prince was still using it. This has really become a staple sound of his, and the lo-fi yet full-bodoes crunchiness sounds lovingly retro.

I was expecting better, almost looking forward to this one. But no, I didn't like it. One okay song, "The Cross", "Forever in my life" was embarrassing. 2/5

fine!

This album made me realize that I like individual songs by Prince, but not entire albums.

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Very experimental album, not particularly my taste. Saved 2 songs, with one having an amazing guitar solo

nah

i don't understand why this is prince's most critically acclaimed album when i think that, for as much as there are standouts (the bass in "ballad of dorothy parker" was very nice) with interesting instrumentation and it is impressive as a solo effort, to me it fails to cohere as an album and more a scattering of disparate songs. this is most noticeable on a thematic level in that it opens with a very politically pointed song (the title track, even) yet the rest of the album is very far from that. a lot of these tracks needed to be shortened, broadly worked on more, or simply combined because there is so much repetition in content and form that it made for a slog to get through. even the moments where a flash of brilliance is witnessed, to me it felt drowned in the monotony of everything else failing to congeal into something enjoyable.

Not as good as the last Prince Album. I don't know why but it just feels like Prince isn't having as much fun here as other albums and it bleeds into the music. This is meant to be the socially conscious Prince album and I can hear it, but I don't think it does enough. The stripped out production, even the singing especially on the Camille tracks, just doesn't pop as much as it did before. I enjoy U Got the Look most, but I'm stuck in comparison mode with the previous Prince album I listened to and its just not there.

Totally out of my comfort zone. I know is good one but not my style

Not my style

Sacando un par de canciones que me parecieron buenas, no me termino de agarrar el ritmo de las canciones

169/1001 First listen. There’s some bops on here and some bad decisions as well. Makes me want to hear Purple rain. 4/10

For someone with his musical reputation and proven talent this should be nothing less than 4-5 * .....but really? meh, underwhelming.

sorry this lowkey sucks. 2.5.

not for me

Not bad, but not my vibe

There is no denying Prince was a musical genius and songwriter, but I’ve never really got into him. I like that this album is varied and has a really good production, especially for 1987. I’m just not really into any one of these songs. Which is my exact sentiments for his entire catalog. I don’t even like the song Purple Rain that much, and it’s still one of his best songs.

Prince is just not for me :/

Prince still just doesn’t do it for me

I can appreciate this but it’s not something that I’d go back to.

I assume there’s more to come….

I can't stand Prince. He's a creepy little fucker. This was terrible. I just don't get it at all. Lyrically and musically complete trash

Didn’t finish. Not my style, found it a bit repetitive at times.

I was very young in the 80s, so I missed a lot of the pop music in the moment, though I do have a lot of respect for Prince. The heavy production and use of synth sounds isn't really my thing, but what I did like about this album is that it feels representative of the time. You can hear the influences across genres: you hear back beats, you hear hip hop influences, obvious pop influences. You can also tell Prince has a Thom Yorke-like control on the compositions. Everything is deliberately chosen. With all that said, the first few tracks just felt way too busy for me. Things turned a corner around starfish and coffee & slow love, where we got into even more influences, especially the Soul influence in Slow Love. Overall, interesting mix of Genres, but I never really felt captured by the album. Not my favourite Prince album but not terrible. Top songs: 1. Starfish and coffee 2. Slow love

Don't think I know any songs from this album oddly. Weird album. Not sure why it's the Prince one chosen.

Not my Prince, not a very pleasant listen.

I can see the appeal here but it didn't get above 3 in my mind and with the length, was leaning in the 2 direction. Given how insanely famous he is, I'm surprised to have not known almost any of this album.

My feelings on Prince tracks are as varied as the tracks themselves. I really appreciate the variety that he throws in here, and in general I liked many of the slower tracks, but there are definitely several songs on this album that completely lost me. And it’s a pretty long album. The highlight for me was probably the title track.

Would’ve been better if it was shorter

Some good, some not so good. Very typical Prince albums for me.

Good but is dragged down by its runtime…

It was not for me.

funky beats mais j’avoue que je suis unimpressed

4/10 He’s just not my thing

No great for me, grooves weren’t deep and over synthesized for my taste

ok

no

my first time listening to Prince and... well, it's fine I guess? very disco-pop, very dancefloor energy, which is cool if you're into that, but I'm just not. for me, most of the tracks were okay. some moments caught my ear, won't pretend there's absolutely nothing here at all. don't know about the other albums but now — no notes, just not mine

pas trop mon dél, à réécouter ptetre

Unfortunately, not Prince’s best

Unfortunately not a big Prince guy

Nope

Not for me. I can't with Prince.

Couldn't make it through the whole album. Not my type of music. Very slow, very sensual. It was interesting hearing the commentary on times back then, but just not my style of music.

Don't tell Mom I didn't like this one. I don't know what my favorite song was, but "if I was your girlfriend" wasn't it.

Just not my type of music

Listening back to this, all I'm thinking is USE DRUMS!!!! Every song that has the best drum machine of the day instead just sounds terrible. Side 4 seems to be immune from this, but doesn't have the best tunes. This hasn't stood the test of time. I didn't really enjoy it much, despite having a few great tunes scattered throughout. I'm quite disappointed.

Buen disco, no soy muy fan de prince pero voy entrando de a poco

Prince was never the chap for me either in his original form or when he became a hieroglyph. He was not totally a miss as he was undoubtedly a great guitarist. There are better examples of his guitar playing on other albums as this one is rooted very much in 80’s electronica. Sounding now very dated and of its time. 2/5 22/2/26

ужасно скучно и неинтересно слишком спокойно и как-будто бессмысленно

Its alright, not really my thing tbh. Didnt really intrigue me

Leider macht seine Stimme nicht mehr mit

I've never really been a Prince fan, but this album had some great vibe songs. It also had some stinkers, but not every album is perfect. I think it deserves at least a 5/10

Þessi stjörnugjöf er námunduð upp í tvær. Rosalega erfið til hlustunar fyrir mig 😓

4/10 Top three of my most-overrated artists. I hated this and found myself shouting "ShutUpShutUpSHUUTTTTUPPPPP" as he squealed his disturbing attempts at seduction. The music isn't actually that good - Flight of the Concords have parodied this so well, it is hard not to hear it all as a big joke. I'm sure they do it from a place of love for Prince, but I can't stand it. I've often allowed for music I dislike but can see the skill and musicianship that it holds, giving an odd bonus s star, but I can't be bothered to do that here. It sucks.

Album #42: Sign o’ the Times (Double Album) - Prince Genre (W): R&B, funk, soul, rock, avant-pop Singles: Title track, If I Was Your Girlfriend, U Got the Look, I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man I have not listened to this album before. Thoughts: Once again, an album considered one of the best of all time is underwhelming. I don’t understand, maybe I need to just assume every single album I listen to is bad so I can enjoy them. I do love the production and some songs are extremely well-written, so good for Prince! Overall, not my stuff. Favorite songs: Starfish and Coffee, Slow Love, Hot Thing, U Got The Look

Maybe you need to be on massive amounts of coke? Idk

La verdad no fue un disco que disfrute mucho. Creo que me gustaron como 3 canciones nada más. Yo se que es Prince y para algunos estaré diciendo tonterías pero en realidad no lo sentí como un gran disco digno de los mejores.

I do appreciate Prince as an artist but I just didn’t get this. Some pretty poor tracks with the odd good one. That’s the best I can say

Not for me.

This was a bit like Purple Rain in that I thought it was quite patchy and most of it didn't really grab me, but this is stretched over double the length. He also needs hosing down at the end of If I Was Your Girlfriend the horny weirdo.

Was a bit lacking of songs I could get into

Tengo una rara repulsión a Prince. No encuentro su genio y creo que está inflada su fama. Nada me impresiona, es más, me fastidia solo verlo

Not a big fan of the 1st one "Sign O'The Times, way too repetitive and kinda bland and dull. Not a fan of the first three songs. It's getting better with "The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker", it sounds mellow. Oopsie forgot to listen to the rest of it cause it did not hype me up

3/10

Four great tracks but the rest is just filler unfortunately. No doubt Prince was incredibly talented but for me, apart from Purple Rain, his albums fall.

Ehh, very okay album. Purple Rain is his masterpiece IMO and these other albums have some good songs, but also a lot of filler for me.

I used to like this better.

What an incredibly mediocre album.

Wasn't expecting to be blown away, but I did think I'd enjoy it more than I did, given how big Prince was, maybe you had to be there?

Honestly, I expected worse...

Funky

Not my style. Some songs are creepy

This was not for me. I like plenty of Prince's stuff, (Purple Rain got a 5 from me not long ago) but this album just wasn't good. Worse, it's twice as long as it needs to be. By the end it already felt like it had dragged on too long, and that's before the penultimate track was a whopping 9 minutes long, and the final track 6 1/2. There were maybe 2 good songs, the rest just okay.

ok ig really not in the mood for that kinda music just finished season 4 of obx last night and I'm in denial

Most of the album is awful. The end of the album is the only saving grace. Notable tracks include Sogn O The Times, Strange Relationship, I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man, The Cross, Adore. These songs save it and make it a better listen for me than the previous Prince album I’ve had. So far, Prince is not my thing.

Not my favorite prince songs

The songs I do enjoy on here end up going 1.5-2 minutes too long of repeated chorus or just jamming, they feel like club mixes with the least danceable music ever. At his best Prince sounds incredibly soulful and fun but some tracks are downright whiny, I especially don't like "If I was your girlfriend" which is super horny and not in a good way. There are some tracks I like though, the title track and Play in the Sunshine are great, the rest of this however doesn't strike a positive chord with me

Never understood the hype - still don't

I just feel like maybe Prince is not for me. But there were a couple of bops on there for sure.

Jeg har prøvd å høre på denne (og noen andre Prince skiver) flere ganger, men har aldri kommet lenger enn to-tre spor. Til å ville slappe så mye, synes jeg egentlig det blir litt flatt. Flate 80s trommer med daterte synth presets. Noen ganger er det gøy å høre på alle de merkelige elementene, men det er gøy litt som en bilulykke er gøy. Og skiva bare fortsetter og fortsetter uten noen ende i sikte. Og jeg blir ikke revet med av funken. Noen ganger hører jeg noe jeg prøver å henge meg på, men så er det alltid noe som ødelegger. Enten bopper det ikke nok, eller Prince involverer enda et distraherende element. Låta jeg liker best, The Cross, er også den som høres minst ut som resten av skiva. Ikke et godt tegn. Jeg fucker med siste låta også. Jeg trodde jeg likte funk, men jeg gjør kanskje ikke det da. Liker hot buttered soul.

I don’t get it. Great guitarist but this just isn’t good to me. Also entirely too long. 2 stars.

I was looking forward to this because I never really dove into Prince before and I've only heard good things about his musicianship, but it didn't leave me impressed. I'm not sure I agree with the way many of the instruments are used on these songs. Housequake is a really good example of a song that just doesn't make sense. The lyrics seem rushed and the instrumental clashes with itself especially with that strange warbly synth in the background. Fortunately most of the album isn't quite like Housequake but man that song is not good. There are long stretches of songs that just don't need to be there and get quite boring. There is no world where Hot Thing needs to be longer than 2:15. Any of it's catchiness and desire is completely erroded by the needless instrumental repetition. I guess that's how the album got to 80 minutes. I've heard those stories about how Prince would write a song every day for long stretches of time. It's impressive but I think it really shows in a bad way here. So much of this record is severely under-developed. Only a couple of these songs are good. It starts with a filler track and a large majority of the track listing is just more filler. Slow Love is one of few standout actually good song on this record. It was like a breath of fresh air once we got there. It's the first enjoyable track 7 songs in. The music compliments itself and doesn't try too hard. The lyrics feel like he actually tried to make sense of something. I can say the album generally has a decent vibe, it's sure to get people to bob their head. But it absolutely overstays its welcome and doesn't inspire me to ever revisit it. At least it ends with a song that sounds like the last song on the record. Quality resolve at the end of a largely mediocre project. 2.3/5

I'm not into it

Funky but forgettable

Personally never been a fan of Prince. Understand the appeal but vocals and song writing have never delivered for me.

not a prince fan lol

The drum machine drives me nuts, but his guitar when given a chance is profound. Many of the songs seem to lack a clear direction. But then I never quite figured out the Prince adoration. Did I mention the drum machine drives me nuts?

I went into this fully expecting to vibe with the album but am discovering it is just … not for me. Similar to Queen, I’m realizing I prefer his singles over listening to a full album.

Thought I'd enjoy this but, other than a couple of obvious highlights.... Meh. Comes over as quite self-indulgent, which I guess shouldn't be a surprise. Would've benefited from a producer, I think.

His ninth album. Pop / Funk / Rock. Slick production, sexy lyrics and a funky Pop sound. All the things I expect from a Prince album. However this album still somehow manages to miss for me. By the time Slow Love came on I was bored, and I stayed that way. I thought this album a bit directionless and tired.

This is his best album? I'm starting to think the Prince discography is a joke. I've somehow managed to get all his albums on this list in a very short time-span, and it seems to me that all he talks about is boning - so much so, that I am starting to believe he is a virgin. I cannot imagine somebody who actually has sex writing one billion songs about it. It'd be tripe.

Dated

Honestly, I was bored through most of this. I'm not into those 80s synth beats and sounds. This is background music at best.

Never been a Prince fan. Listening to this (again) did not change this fact

2. Not a fan.

Hey, at least it's not a triple album. 2/5

In my humble opinion, it is nothing special: just the usual Prince stuff

Some songs have a great groove, others are clearly experimental. I can't judge it against it's time as I don't ahve much context, but as an album not to my taste unfortunately.

I'm disappointed. I thought I would like this album more, but it really did nothing for me. Hopefully Purple Rain will be better. 2/5

Favorite tracks: Starfish and Coffee, Play In The Sunshine I really enjoyed the variety of styles on this album, and a lot of the instrumentals were really fun - I dare you to find someone who wouldn't groove to this! That being said, most of the lyrics really ruined this album for me. We get it: you like sex. I don't mean to come off as ~prude~ but it got old before I even finished the first disc. Hot Thing and If I Was Your Girlfriend in particular I couldn't even get through. Also, the cognitive dissonance to make a 2 disc album mostly about having sex with lots of girls, then ending it with "The Cross" is wild to me.

Like the title track. Melted away into abstract nothingness after that...

boring

This album took me 5 days to finish. I must be listening to a different album than yall. This thing is bloated, and boring, and completely lacking any cohesion, except Prince’s trademark horniness. Do not want. TWO STARS

He de decir que ni fu ni fa

I appreciate the musicianship of Prince but never been a huge fan of his records. This one didn't change my opinion.

Havent listened to a Prince aong in forever. Sign of the times is a bit dated, with the 80s synth rap bits. Play in the sunshine interesting. Builds into a rock out dancy number with a guitar solo that’s straight out of an 80s hair metal band. The drum sounds like a drum machine to me. Odd given Prince is credited as drummer (and everything else). Pretty funny when he sings ‘drummer do your thing’ and then he rips out a guitar riff. Housequake - theres a bit if funk and rythm in there but it just seems a bit lazy, let’s write a dance/rap track. Next song The ballad of dorothy showcases his skills a bit better. Still think there is drum machine used in there. I struggled for time to listen to this double album so the ranking maybe a bit unfair but i wasnt aorry i didnt have the time and that’s a but telling.

How can such a talented artists make such a cheesy, disjointed, and pathetic album? No one can question his skill as a musician, composer, performer, and all around artist, but Damn!, this album is just sad.

So long, so boring...

I thought it was gunna be a harry styles moment with sign of the times. Guess not. It was okay. Wouldn’t choose it but i understand why someone would.

Prince was certainly prolific. And horny. Nothing on here really stood out.

Better than I thought it was going to be, but still not a Prince fan.

Meh

Not for me. Think of Bruno Mars in silksonic (like the lyrics). And think of it made in the 70s or 80s. I’m neither a fan of Bruno Mars nor of lyrics like these so I don’t care much for this album. I only got till “If I was your girlfriend”

If there's one thing I learned from this listening journey, it's that I can finally put to rest any notion that I might even possibly like Prince for anything more than When Doves Cry.

it's fine. not my style

Prince IS the 80s. Like seriously, almost every song sounds like the 80s! Drum machine, key-tars & synth galore. Prince is indeeded talented, soulful & oozes sexual energy outta every pore on his tiny sexy body. He sounds like a James Brown soul party at times. I just find everything about Prince to be off-putting. I get his appeal, lyrically he talks about treating women with respect & mutual pleasure. Men want to be him & women want to be with him. I just don't like the sound he Puts out. 2.5

Great guitarrist, but a lot of boring tracks on this one. Expected *much* more out of it to be honest.

The title track rules I loved this album in my youth

Too much junk for the hits

The 80's slow/simple/repetitive drum synth in most every song has aged poorly and tends to dominate the listening experience given the "thin/sparse" production on most songs. Offbeat synth in "It" and "Starfish & Coffee" also add to this distraction rather than melodic value. Some songs sound like deliberate self caricature - both in vocals (eg: "Housequake") and in lyrics (eg: "If I was your Girlfriend") For a bloke who can famously play 27 instruments, it might have been an idea to bring a few of these to the studio with him other than just that rubbish drum machine.

not a big prince fan. can't see what the fuss is all about with him.

It is too mechanical for me, lacks any soul. There are a couple decent tracks but mostly forgettable. I prefer his earlier rawer work.

I guess this is my music hot take. Prince is overrated. He does nothing for me.

Jag har verkligen försökt gilla Prince, men han når inte hela vägen fram till mig. Ibland blir det bra funk, men oftast låter i mina öron som att han passerar över gränsen från lekfullt till tramsigt. Framför allt verkar han inte kunna begränsa sig överhuvudtaget vad gäller vad som ska ges ut. Här finns riktigt bra låtar (If I was your girlfriend, Sign ’O’ the Times) men också flera bottennapp (Play in sunshine, Hot thing, I could never take the place of you). En enkel-LP hade höjt betyget men nu insisterade Prince på en dubbel (han gav åtminstone med sig från kravet på en trippel). Ur ett albumperspektiv är det också märkligt att slänga in ett live-spår.

For as much as I loved Purple Rain, this album went in the opposite direction. I found it much more bland and mediocre than most of what I know Prince for. He's a great artist and musician, but this album seemed to suppress that. It was easy to tune out, which I thought was surprising given Prince has a penchant for grabbing your attention. It didn't help that the album was 80 minutes long. Even with the length, I actually found the last section of songs to be the most interesting and enjoyable. Unfortunately, getting to them was a slog. Some songs did well with a funky, rock feel. Most of the rest were boring and forgettable. More than a few had a cringy-ness to them from the overly 80s vibes. None of the tracks stood out to me as something great, even the ones I enjoyed. While I never really found the album bad, I didn't care for a lot of it. I'll probably stick with Prince's other works that, in my opinion, are much better. This one was merely OK. Overall: 2.4/5

I was shockingly bored by this album. Kind of surprising since I really like Purple Rain

So disappointed with this, the instrumentation just does not go anywhere in any song and yet the intros make you think "ooooh this is gonna be good" and it just tapers off

Knowing Prince by reputation, I went into this album expecting something good-to-great. Surprised to find it mostly disappointing. None of the songs really made a strong impression and it's about 35 minutes too long. I think maybe it just hasn't aged well. I can kind of see why you'd listen to this and think he might be a good choice for the soundtrack to a campy Batman movie?

Não curti muito a vibe. Achei legal, mas não me prendeu, nem ouvi tudo

Better than I expected, although there were a few songs that were a definite nope for me. Overall, I can't say the album turned me into a Prince fan, but I can understand better why he is popular.

Typical(ish) Prince album: couple of absolutely brilliant bangers, a few well crafted interesting listens, a couple of pure Prince filth and a few that sound a bit like Flight of the Conchords

Bof hein

nop

It was a chore to get through.

2.5

Feels dated

Albüm fena değildi. Bu benim 1001albums te ilk günüm ve çok random bir albüm. hoşuma giden parçalar şunlardı; sign o times hoştu it güzel bir parça slow love if i was your girlfriend its gonna be a beautiful night (live) çok az dinlenmiş fakat çok güzel. neden dinlemediniz :((( ve son olarak adore. adore'u dinlemeden önce bütün albümü sırasıyla bitirdim ve adore'a sıra gelirken okul yolunu bitirdim ve kulaklığımı çıkardım. okuldan çıkarken, evet bakalım adore nasılmış diye heyecanla şarkıyı başlattım. pişman olmadım. 2dk geçmeden edit: starfish and coffe'yi eklemeyi unuttum. Prince'ın tangerine demesi çok hoşuma gidiyor nedense.

It's my 10 year high school reunion. I walk in the door and immediately see, let's call him Ricky, in the corner by the bar. "OH FUCK YEA!" I think to myself. I hadn't seen or thought about Ricky in years but he was the titts (as we used to say back then). Loved that guy! So funny and one of the best players on the soccer team. Just an all around BRO. I couldn't wait to catch up... But something was different. Maybe he joined a religious cult. Maybe he went off the deep end MAGA. But the guy he used to be just isn't there anymore. We make plans to get together after the reunion but I I know I never will. Best to leave some things in the past. This album feels like Ricky. You can tell it's Prince... no doubt about it. But it's just not that same magic as the Purple Rain era.

So boring and long. One bright spot on disc 1. Disc 2 is overshadowed by how bad 1 is, but even then there's a lot of over staying it's own welcome

I mean it is Prince, but god I don't really like Prince outside of Purple Rain…

Prince has always been one of those artists I only end up listening to because other people like him, and this album didn't change my mind one bit. I'm not going to leave the room if this comes on, but I'd much rather listen to Trout Mask Replica.

not a big fan of prince.. i only like the purple rain album, and this not purple rain

Ich kann erkennen dass es es gute Musik sein muss. Aber ich kann mir das nicht anhören :/

A couple of songs were amazing. The rest were lousy. The album is too long. I don't remember everything because it was so long.

This album was a chore and a half. This is far from the king of pop title that I've heard be used about Prince. The vocals were fine, the instruments were fine, but just not great. I was honestly annoyed throughout most of this album

Top track: I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

Some songs are groovy, he definitely is talented and has charisma. 80s aesthetic and overtly sexual and sometimes respective/shallow lyrics don’t really do it for me

I was excited to listen to this because I’ve mentally held Prince in high regard, but it just falls flat somehow. Doesn’t even quite meld well into the background. Hoping the next Prince album to come up does me better bc I want to love him, I doooo.

top 3: - slow love - strange relationship - I could never take the place of your man

Recebi este álbum com expectativas altas. Eu ainda lembro onde eu estava quando foi noticiado a morte de Prince, em 2016. Estava na casa da minha ex-cunhada, e eu junto de minha família assistimos todos os inúmeros tributos ao falecido artista naquele dia. Passei os anos seguintes lendo incontáveis artigos glorificando Prince e seu trabalho, dando à ele títulos como “o maior artista que já viveu”, “artisticamente mais prolífico que MJ”, “como os Beatles dos anos 80”, etc e tal. Do trabalho dele, eu só conhecia as canções mais famosas, mas nunca havia ouvido um disco inteiro dele. Reconhecia que era essa uma grande lacuna no meu repertório musical, e faz anos que planejo preenchê-la. Parece que a hora chegou, em parte. Sinto muito em dizer que minhas expectativas não foram superadas. A experiência de ouvir este álbum foi, ao todo, decepcionante. Doeu mais ainda quando terminei de ouvir o disco e li no Wikipedia que este é considerado por muitos críticos a apoteose da discografia de Prince, seu melhor trabalho, seu capolavoro. Falhei completamente em reconhecer a grandeza nesse trabalho. Vou começar com os pontos positivos. É incrível a variedade musical apresentada aqui, o puro ecletismo do artista, a variedade não só instrumental mas também vocal. Além disso, acredito que o álbum seja muito bem sequenciado, especialmente considerando sua duração, ele poderia ter sido facilmente uma escuta exaustiva, mas até que não foi tão ruim, passou rápido. Além disso, tenho dificuldade em pensar em mais pontos positivos. Se não existisse essa expectativa monumental em torno da mitologia de Prince, talvez eu teria gostado mais desse disco. Mas todas as falhas ficam tão mais salientadas ao serem colocadas em contraste com a reputação do artista. Vamos lá, a produção do álbum é terrível. Sinto muito, mas não há outra forma de colocar. Eu aplaudi a variedade, mas não dá pra negar, tudo aqui é muito datado. É brega, é tosco. O pior pecado certamente se encontra na percussão, que é quase inteiramente artificial. De certo, as canções acabam ficando estéreis e vazias. Só comparar com faixas onde a percussão é composta de baterias de verdade, como em The Cross… A diferença em qualidade é gritante. Os sintetizadores aqui andam soltos e desgovernados, e todos possuem uma sonoridade que se remete às máquinas de karaokê baratas. Bem ruinzinho, e especialmente decepcionante ao perceber que este disco foi lançado em 1987, depois de incontáveis outros discos com sintetizadores e drum machines mais prazerosos de se ouvir. Os vocais de Prince também não foram totalmente do meu agrado. Eu gosto dos falsettos que ele realiza em algumas das canções, mas ao todo, acho a voz dele bem estridente em vários momentos. Acho meio criminoso como os críticos realmente o colocam acima do magnânimo Michael Jackson. É como o meme da bomba de hidrogênio versus o bebê tossindo. Mas não consigo dar uma nota mais baixa que a atual, por conta que algumas canções realmente me prenderam bem e demonstraram um pouco daquilo que os críticos tanto diziam. Gostei de faixas mais lentas e “groovy”, como Slow Love e Strange Relationship. Mas o que temos aqui, no fim das contas, é um disco duplo enorme, uma verdadeira odisseia, onde um número enorme de faixas são bem medíocres e descartáveis. Esperava bem mais! Até lá, aguardarei até o gerador me entregar Purple Rain e ver se ainda há como Prince se redimir aos meus olhos e ouvidos. 2.5/5

lowmid

ive had it up to here with this dude

Man I really want to like it and I do like Prince but its so mixed and I cant even listen to it in one go.

Ei se prinssi vaan vieläkään lähde.. Vaatii varmasti jonkun todella herkän mielentilan että jaksaisi tosissaan kunnella ja nautiskella. Hyvinhän tuo kitara välillä laulaa, mutta siihen se jääkin. Mennään tällä kertaa kakkosella

No ei ole tämäkään Prinssin levy mitenkään kovin hyvä. Muutama hyvä biisi, mutta siihen se jääkin. Jos paskat biisit olisi jätetty pois, voisi olla kolmosen, tai ehkä jopa nelosen albumi. Tällä 16 kappaleen kokonaisuudella tämä on kakkonen.

Ei tää oikein nyt lähteny. Prinssi lahjakas kaveri ja sillee, mut tää oli liian kasaria mun makuun. Paikoin paistaa myös semmonen "tehää ny vittu joku levy vaa"-meininki

Edellinen munattoman prinssin levy oli paljon parempi, tästä ei jäänyt oikein mitään käteen.

Prinssi ei kummemmin napannut tälläkään kertaa. Koko useiden kymmenien biisien pituista superextendedliibalaabaversiota en jaksanut kuunnella kokonaan, kun jo "vain" 16 kappaleen versiossa oli aikamoinen möhkäle sulateltavaksi. Musiikillisesti aika neutraali kokemus, miinusta levyn pituudesta kasuaalille ensikuuntelulle

Vähän sama vika kun siinä edellisessäkin Princen levyssä, että ihan hyviä biisejä seassa mutta kokonaisuus kyllä melkoista kikkelijatsia ja huttua. Siihen kun lisää levyn nälkävuoden mittaisen keston, niin ei kyllä meinaa jaksaa edes kokonaan kuunnella. Oikeastaan levynä melkein huonompi kun se edellinen, vaikkakaan ihan yhtä huonoja biisejä tämän levyn huonoimmat biisit eivät ole. Pääasiassa levyn pituus ärsytti. Starfish and Coffee oli ihan kiva biisi tuolla kaiken hutun keskellä, muuten ainakin töissä paperihommien taustalla kuunneltuna ei aiheuttanut sen kummempia ilon väristyksiä.

Still over rated

Very long! And all very similar. Couple of redeeming features towards the end when I had all but give up hope.

Pretty poor and so dated. I struggled to get into this and in general found it a self indulgent mess, but it really picked up with some more rocky songs near the end.

I like Prince. I do not like this album. Awful.

Что-то вообще не зашло.

Man this album really just keeeeeeps goooooooing doesn't it... Production is bizarrely stripped down on a ton of the songs on this project. It's like Prince wanted to strictly abide by the "sounds of the future" and left tracks with just an 808 and electronic clap with a wonky synthesizer? But you hear the same sounds over and over and over.. If I'm being honest, I was disappointed by the mediocrity I encountered on this record.

Ahh the 80s, when everyone chased this man's prolific output. Overlong by 40 minutes, boring 80s drum machines, way overproduced tuneless pieces about havin sex with everyone walking around, danny elfman-level sound effects and silliness "I could never take the place of your man" is nice, but it also appears to have actual instruments, so it's a misplacement on the album. His music videos are great, high-energy cast of millions affairs, but they significantly improve on what's in the music.

Naw thanks

I know Prince is one of the geniuses of all musical geniuses, but there were honestly parts of this album I wondered if it was still his album. Not a huge fan of this one but RIP to one of the greatest ever.

Too sexy!

Hasn’t beard this album before and it’s okay.

Vraiment pas fan non plus, ça me touche vraiment pas malheureusement

So very 80s. If I could be your girlfriend and I could Never Take The Place of Your Man are my favs from this.

Starting to think 1999 was Prince’s best work. Slow Love and Adore were good tunes, but I didnt connect with much else. 2.5 stars

I can sorta get why people like it, but not my cup of tes

Для меня этот альбом звучит словно стереотипные 80е. И это мне не нравится. Я хотел услышать принца а этом списке, но этот альбом весьма посредственный.

Ei ole minu maitsele. Üks lugu oli hea.

Eh

Was prince a good musician, yes he was. Just see some of his guitar performances. In saying that this album is so stuck in the 80’s I was expecting an appearance from Reagan. The synths and drum machines date this album so much and not in the fun way and it’s such a chore to listen to. There was a sporadic good song here and there but it’s surrounded by so much filler, the fact that this is album goes for an hour is so baffling and no one had the grace to tell prince that he should maybe cut some of the weaker tracks, then I see this is also his other most appreciated album which also perplexes me.

Boah ne, hat mir nicht zugesagt. Die Songs klangen als wolle einer Singen, aber jemand fasst ihm gerade die ganze Zeit mit kalten Händen an den nackten Sack

Ich komme mit Prince gar nicht klar. Relativ langweiliges Album.

I’ve always liked the Prince persona more than his actual music, and this album only confirms that view. It’s not a bad album per se (although not as good as Purple Rain in my opinion), but it’s definitely not my kind of music. While I’m sort of impressed that he managed to make an entire double album with little more than a drum machine and a synthesizer, I found the overall production terribly dated. Not only does it sound awfully 80s, it sounds like early 80s, with all the worst gimmicks of that time period. I find the constant claps and breaks painful to listen. I’ll admit there’s a wide variety of styles involved, Prince is clearly at ease with almost any genre. However, too many of these genres are of the kind I dislike – like Rn’B, my personal Nemesis. The only redeeming grace of this album is Prince’s voice, which is as warm and sexy as ever. I’ll give it a 2* for effort and objective talent, but I honestly took very little pleasure in listening.

I never understood why Prince's music was so appreciated and acclaimed. I listened to this album and, yes, when it came out it must have been very innovative, but I didn't like it. It's not bad, it's just not my style

Didn’t age well.

Eh

I'm convinced that "Prince was sexy" is some kind of psyop, just listen to "If I was your girlfriend" and and try not to cringe.

Prince was very prolific. Maybe a shorter album(s) would be more memorable

I just don't get it I think the childlike voice is the most grating

This has got to be an all-time "Oh no, this genius has too much money and is too famous and the quality of his music is about to go straight off a cliff" album. Love the little purple guy but this is much worse than I remembered.

Not one of his best. Some fair songs, but lacked the luster, and vibrant sound most are used to

I’ve heard Prince’s better stuff and this isn’t it.

Not even finished the second track and already bored. Tracks would maybe have been alright at half the lenght but too long and too repetitive. Just finished Starfish and Coffee and I am getting annoyed. There is clearly talent and originality here but it is all so unfocused and all the tracks fo far just drag on and on. Even the short Starfish and Coffee managed to outstay it's welcome. On Hot Thing now and I just had to look just how long this track is and was surprised it is only 5:38. When I looked it felt like I had been listening to it for much longer than that, at least 8 minutes or more. Well made it to the end and am pretty annoyed. There clearly is talent and originality here but it all get's lost in songs that drag on and on. And they're not really that long but somehow too long. And the wasted talent just annoys me terribly. This could have been a great album and it just isn't. And for that reason I really dislike this just like Stevie Wonder's Songs in the Key of Life. Such a waste.

it was an album. i feel like i'm missing something here. don't need dull instrumentals to pad out the time on already boring and repetative songs.

Sign O the times, the title track, was more than I expected - good for prince for being edgy. Housequake was a fever dream. So was Starfish and Coffee, but I kinda dig that one. Forever in my life was a nice, normal prince song that I enjoyed. I don’t know what he was trying to do with this album honestly. Glad I listened to it - but please don’t make me do that again

It all sounds like Prince, but nothing particularly compelling. I feel like maybe this was big for its time and this is a good snapshot of that 80's sound that was well regarded at the time, but did not have the longevity that Purple Rain has. It's not bad for background music but not something I am going to listen to intently.

Underwhelming. That’s probably the best word I could use to describe this album. This was my first Prince album so I had high expectations going in and although there is things to like, I was left feeling pretty disappointed Some of the instrumentals were creative, the vocals were great, and the entire album sounded really good (especially the drums), but the overall execution fell flat For as long of an album as this is (16 tracks), there wasn’t any song in particular I thought stood out as being great and a few that I thought started out good left me wanting me by the time they finished I’m still excited to hear the rest of Prince’s discography (especially Purple Rain), but my expectations have been lowered a bit Favorites: None Honorable Mentions: Housequake

Prince is a good singer and a good guitarist, but this just didn't sing to me.

Prince was undoudbtedly a highly talented singer, instrumentalist and stylist, but the songwriting in this album is mediocre, using predictable and overused patterns. There are moments of interest, typically in background instruments suddenly doing something brilliant, but all in all it's a very long bore.

I listened to this while doing work, and I found myself thinking "oh wait is it over already?" at the end because nothing really stood out to me while listening to it. This isn't *totally* a bad thing or the album's fault, because while it was up against a fierce foe (vyvanse 40 mg), so it didn't have any sounds that made me want to turn it off completely... ..I just realized how sad and boring that makes it sound after writing that, but I can't really find it in my mind to dispute it. Whomp whomp.

Not my favourite prince album. Some songs were good, but I found most of them to beyond my taste in music. This dude really loves sex though damn.

2/5

Lowkey kinda soulless, I thought he was just popular cause he’s gay turns out he’s not even gay

It's a two-hour long mishmash of ideas that don't always work. Couple of bangers, but Prince's voice becomes too squeaky for me after 90 minutes.

disc 1 - meh disc 2 - meh not doin it for me but not awful

"I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man" and "You've Got The Look" are pretty good but overall I'm not excited about this album beyond a 2 for me. I do enjoy the earlier popular radio play songs that Prince did earlier than this work.

I think this is the worst Prince album but it's still on this list, showing the sexual prowess of Prince in his prime

I wanted to like this more. Undeniably talented. I just wish he started recording 20 years later and we could have escaped the sheer 80s-ness. I don't like it, I don't want to hear it again

2/5

"I took another bubble bath with my pants on".... another?!

i was intimidated by the length of this album and while i wouldn't say this was an excruciating listen, it sounded like prince threw everything at you to see what sticks and nothing about this album sticks with me unfortunately

I'm genuinely confused as to why Prince is so well regarded because I'm not a fan of this. I guess it was a Sign 'O' the Times... Seriously though, I was about to dismiss this album as entirely forgettable until we got to I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man, the Cross, and It’s Going to Be a Beautiful Night. The latter of which was my favourite track on the album and stood out well above the rest.

Holy fuck, YouTube Music wasn’t lying when they said I was looking at the Super Deluxe album. Aside from the 50th Anniversary Beatles reissues, I can’t think of a longer body of music to come from a mainstream artist. Anyways, let’s have a lookie at the actual length of this thing. Fuck me. This cheeky Prince bastard just had to close out his inclusions with another double album. Oh well. Could be worse, though I’m pretty sure this is the first hour-twenner album to dawn upon the list. To echo my endlessly autistic ramblings about album length, 48 minutes is the scientifically deduced perfect length for an album. Albums longer than an hour take serious hits to their quality to reach that length and there is only one hour-tenner album that I consider to be good. The odds are heavily, heavily stacked against this thing being good, though I’ll give it a fair go, nonetheless. A weak and bleak send off to the Prince album lineage. There’s very little going on in this album and the songs are stretched out into infinity. Prince’s vocals are characteristically 80s, though I don’t think his approach works for me. The pitch is all wonky. Anyways, the title track is a respectable opener. I like the funky bass. The succeeding track, Play in the Sunshine, is a good follow-up. I quite like the instrumental, especially the bass guitar and the xylophone that appears near the end of the song. Starfish and Coffee is a nice track. If I Was Your Girlfriend is hilariously gay and uncomfortable for a song that I assume was meant to be sensual. The first half of ICNTTPOYM is solid, though the second half of absolute nothingness admittedly took me out of the track. I’m checking the book. The song “It” sucks, which is a funny thing to preface your review with. Released when Prince’s success was waning. Was intended to be a triple album. Stylistically diverse. Pushed the boundaries of music. Eh. Hmm. This album was much more successful than the list lets on and there’s an incredible amount of creative energy that went into making this album, but I think it could do with a snub. I get the impression that Prince is more of a singles act than an album act, which is a bad repertoire to bring to an album fight. In place of this album, I humbly submit Electro-Shock Blues by Eels for consideration on the list.

Pretty mid. I had higher expectations for Prince.

Nice

There's no real standout tracks on here. I also personally find something very bland about the drums on a lot of the tracks. I'm surprised by the general popularity of these Prince albums given some of the almost lethal cringe I get from the lyrics. I feel like there's always self prescribed music nerd waiting in the wings to tell me trivia about why Prince was a genius and they could be right but I don't enjoy listening to this.

a minnesotan and celebrity witness. as an album experience, all over the place. however, it felt natural for the songs to be as long as they were, and there were many colorful, whimsical, and interesting sonic and lyrical moments. there were also many off the wall, confusing and bizarre ones as well. mixing sometimes felt botched. as a back to back experience this was not so fulfilling for me, but individual songs and moments were fruitful. best tunes: sign o' the times, it, slow love, hot thing, adore + random interesting moments throughout

"I took another bubble bath with my pants on".... another?!

Oof, I know Prince is pretty wildly adored, but his music has never been my cup of tea. Also, this was way too long.

I really want to love Prince but his music just doesn’t do it for me. I like some of his hits but not his everyday stuff.

Sehr hit or miss, 1&2 gut 3-5 naja, 7 gut ~2/5 Gute Songs 3-4/5, schlechte 1-2/5, 50-60% schlecht Texte teilw naja

Overall a nice album, but nothing memorable that jumped out to me.

The first song is kind of cool. The rest is not for me

In addition to being too long, this was just not a good album. Prince has some good songs, but this is the second album I’ve gotten by him that makes me think the majority just are not.

Not my thing

Still don't get him. He must be good but I just here Shakin' Jacko

tem umas boas tem outras ruins tem algumas ??? pq isso existe no geral eu preferiria não ter escutado esse tanto de prince

This was weird prince.

typische prince plaat... goeie nummers en zo, maar veel te lang uitgerokken...2,5 sterren

La mitad del album me aburrió muchisimo, se me hizo muy repetitivo, pero por suerte la otra mitad me gustaron bastantes canciones, también por que hablaban del amor y yo cualquier canción que hable de enamoramiento o cosas relacionadas me la guardo por que pienso en mi novio y por eso también subió puntos. Pero no se, ni me ha disgustado ni me ha encantado

I’m sure there are parts that are good but I only made it through 6 songs

Like did it really need to be 80 minutes? I didn’t particularly like the music and the length just made it worse. 2 stars

I can see why people like this, it's good pop music. I found this a difficult album to finish because it's so long and not at all to my taste. I think the overuse of the drum machine and synths just gave every track a monotonous, repetitive feeling where the music held no interest. Prince puts in a great vocal performance but I find the music too boring to appreciate it. Quite like 'Cross' towards the end of the album and 'Adore' has some great moments but goes on too long (much like the album and probably this review...).

Beetje vaag, misschien later nog een kans geven

If you just handed me this album and I didn’t know it was prince, I would have hated it.

Prince is great guitar player, and that's about all I have to say about him. This is synth crap.

The genius of Prince seems unaccessible for me. Besides the best know title-track simply not my cup of tea. And I rate it further down one star just because of its length. 1,5

Two godly Songs and some „oldschool“ funk rock. Really long songs. Fav: Sign o the times

I’m sorry I just really don’t like this!!!

No me dijo nada

Super bland and boring. Typical pop. Not exciting not influential, didnt reallylike it. Like the queen album i just reviewed, there were good maybe even great fragments but not total songs i wouldnt say. it alwsodragged on for a brutal 76 minutes.

Never really got into Prince. Giving it a shot. Not a fan of the extreme use of all 80's sounds. Halfway through the 1st disc I started to get bored and wantes to check reviews, cause clearly this can't be a good album!? Pitchfork forking out a 10 for this? Why? This is boring as shit. I will listen through the whole thing, but man, this will be tedious. I'm finally done. My initial view didn't change. Prince is overrated

I'm relieved the label convinced Prince to not make this a triple album. Its charms, and clear popular / critical appeal, is lost on me. There are sparks of smart pop writing on display, but it wanders around a lot, the songs are extremely long, not particularly to the point and is missing the flare and hooks that I'm after.