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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.
meh rock
Neither good nor bad. Didn't really move me
Prince has some awesome albums. This isn’t one of then
Prince was very talented - but its just not my thing at all. This overstayed its welcome
Not the album for me. Its no 1999.
Prince isch sicher än grossartige Künschtler, chan trotzdäm nüt aafange mit sinere Musig.
alsoooo 80 min prince! omg sorry luca (ich gah devoo uus, dier gfsllt prince wieder) aber houseshake isch insane scheisse gsi okay jz isch besser it wär na cool ABER ich han scho jz kei lust meh uf horny prince UND ES ZIEHT SICH MEGA mit dere MEGA 80er perkussion if I was your girlfriend chani glaub meh nahvollzieh, au wennsmer leider au nöd würkli gfallt und sini stimm chunnt iwie rifach nöd so zur geltig? I could nevertake the place findi na cool! aber d drums hend 0 chraft? oder han ich das nurs gfühl? aber ja chli en liechtblick NEI JZ AU D GITARRE ISCH SO CHRAFTLOS IM SOLO ah defür ghörtmer jz gfühlt nur s hi-hat JAAA ER SINGT es tutmer leid luca und ah jedi person wo das gern het aber NEI
Hatte mehr erwartet, irgendwie klangen die Songs ähnlich und nichts stach heraus, dafür war es dann viel zu lang.
Nimi biisi loistava. Sitten menee fiilistelyksi joka ei iske.
zwei bis drei
Not for me. Too synthy beats that makes it feel old and not in a good way. 2 star? Almost first 1 star
A few good songs but too many weak drum machine and synth tracks to be considered great.
I really wanted to like this. The singles on here are great: Sign o the times, Starfish and coffee, If I was your girlfriend are all excellent songs. Everything else kinda sounds easy-to-forget/all the same.
Obviously a good artist but not my cup of tea
I know people love and revere Prince, but I am still not one of those people.
*whispers quietly* I don't understand the admiration for Prince & his music, because frankly, it is ass; it is very not good. I am not going to pretend like I enjoyed any minute of this album. That being said, no one has ever had as much swagger as Prince did. And for that, he gets an extra star Best Song: Sign 'o The Times Rating: 3/10 (Irritating) Stars: 2/5
Oof. This was a long listen. Wish I could say it was pleasant but unfortunately it wasnt 2 ⭐️
2.5 - it was alright. A little let down. It had some cool songs but it didn’t feel that special
People like this?
Not my style...
I acknowledge that people feel that Prince is a musical genius / prodigy and I concede that he is without a doubt an amazing guitarist! He may also have some great party / dance tunes. However, none of his music has ever made me “feel” anything.
I don't ike this song because of the beat. I would not recommend this song. I don't like this song because it is not my type. I would not recommend this song
I don't really like this album because I don't like how the instruments sound and how heavy they are, and I don't like what the lyrics mean. I would not recommend this album to someone else because I feel like they wouldn't like music like this since it's very different to other popular music nowadays. I would give this 2 stars out of 5.
If you like old music then you would like this album. The only thing I really like about the song "If I was your girlfriend" Because of the lyrics and the instruments in the background and also his voice. I don't really like this album because I don't like all of the songs on here. I wouldn't recommend this album because I don't like really any of the songs.
Het is niet slecht, maar ik ben ook zeker niet de doelgroep
I loathe prince, even more so since this thing has thrown me 3 of his crap albums. Same shite but at least he was consistent.
Poor for prince
This album is superbly overrated, the best moments on this is Prince attempting rip off David Bowie, the rest of it is total cheese.
I’m sure for most people there’s at least one well respected musician that they just don’t get. For me that is Prince. I could not stand this album. His production always sounds cheesy to me, and his voice is annoying.
Expected alot from this artist, but sadly this album didn't deliver. Nothing in particular stood out, which means it wasn't good nor bad. Hopefully theres another prince album that'll meet the expectations that have been set by word of mouth.
Prince normally isn't normally my thing so this was a little much for how long this album was. Would not listen again
Meh, it was okay. Way too long of an album for what it was. Won't relisten
This album is definitely very "Prince-like", but I think it might have gone a little bit overboard with this style. It was too much for me, I enjoyed few songs, but felt assaulted by the music, the continuous beat over 5 minutes songs, lack of tempo changes, just same style over and over again. I wouldn't mind listening to some of the songs in a vacuum, but whole album was just unbearable. A bit waste of time.
It all sounds the same. The songs are very long, and the instrumentals stay constant throughout; they are not very dynamic. His voice is cool and the instruments are interesting, but for the first few moments. This would be fine background music for school work or a social event; it's inoffensive. I like starfish and coffee, it is goofy. These songs are not bad, just slow and maybe for dancing or cooking. It strikes me as an album to be listened to with someone else in the room. Ok, Disc 2 has more interesting tracks. At least, they are louder and more dynamic.
I'm not sure that we needed three Prince albums.
I must that didn't impress me much. Maybe I need more time to proper digest this.
it's just what i'd expected from a prince album.
Wonderful another double album and another artist I truly want to like but just can’t get into it. Respect to the great and powerful Prince, he fusion so many styles of music together on Sign O’ The Times but none of them are my style. 4.4/10
I was not moved until "U Got The Look." This album did not move me.
Kind of a slog
I thought I enjoyed Prince but maybe not. This is the kind of generic music they would play in a hotel lounge that is trying to have a vibe.
80s synth gitaar funk, meh
Some albums are made on alcohol some on psychedelics—this one sounds like it was made entirely on Viagra. Sign "O" the Times is Prince in full, unfiltered, permanently-horny overdrive, stretching a single album’s worth of ideas into a two-LP marathon of funk, falsetto, and feverish lust. From start to finish, it’s like he’s trying to seduce the listener, the microphone, and possibly the entire world, and Im just not interested, it gets exhausting when he just won’t quit. Like someone pestering you in a nightclub when all you want to do is have a dance. There are some nicer moments. “The Cross” is a banger of a tune, “Housequake” is just silly fun. But then there’s way too much filler, a lot of meandering, and If I Was Your Girlfriend, isn’t just weird, it’s creepy. It’s Prince at his most obsessive, whispering and crooning in a way that feels less like seduction and more like he’s watching you through the blinds. The album is overflowing with ideas, but it’s like he refused to edit anything. There’s a great single album buried in here, but as a double LP, Sign "O" the Times is a test of endurance. It’s like Prince was so in love with every idea that he refused to cut anything, and the result is something that feels less like a masterpiece and more like an overexcited teenager showing you all his unfinished demos. Iconic? I guess in a way. A great listen? Not really. Compared to Purple Rain it's just not in the same league.
Not my favorite. Still good though
A bit of a letdown from Prince. Not one memorable song on a double album is wild.
This did nothing for me
There still are better Prince albums. This wasn't that good.
As usual with Prince, I just don’t understand the fanaticism
80s garbage, Prince has done better
Average instrumentals, average vocals, goofy alter ego (made me laugh I guess) quite a lot of awkward moments. Favourite songs: the first one from each disk. Overall around 4/10
Nije mi dobar ovaj album baš. Ono što mi najviše smeta je taj kick u većini pjesama koji baš zvuči treš i preuzme mi sve u pjesmi. Ima mi par okej pjesama, ali nije mi ni blizu Princu kojeg volim u nekim drugim albumima. Nisam sigurna ni da mi ovaj album pripada tu iskreno. Dvojila sam je li dvojka prenisko, ali realno nije mi baš za trojku, najrealnije bi bilo 2.5, ali eto, moram dati 2/5, 4/10.
Roughly as annoying as any other Prince album
I don't get it.
Uh
I don't like prince
Wasn’t terrible but I didn’t love it either
Good beats, but not my vibe
It's ok
I didn't like this at all. Play In The Sunshine sounded awful, like it was recorded in a suitcase. The obnoxious squealing in Hot Thing was completely unneccesary. I just can't do Prince.
Nicht meins, würde ich nicht nochmal durchhören.
I certainly don’t believe the hype. I didn’t before and don’t know because his voice just starts to get annoying just like Costanza in Seinfeld saying Costanza to a possible girlfriend and then said girlfriend is like I can’t get that name out of my head. Also you don’t need a bunch of long songs
Just painful. It started off okay but I've learned that Prince only made good singles, never great albums. All his albums that we've had so far (which are supposedly his best) have been either okay or hot trash. This was no different. First off, it's an hour and 20 minutes. No album should be that long. Secondly, the first couple songs start off okay, decent even, and then fall off a cliff. It's just a bunch of whatever nonsense lyrics or just Prince doing his squeaky falsetto over and over and over and over again. Also the "drums" actively annoyed me. Dude is still super horny and manages to have about half the album be about his sex drive. I don't understand how this fool got so famous.
uuuuuugggghhhh. way too long, too much falsetto, overly synthesized, and all sounds the same. after the 1st 2 tracks, I was done
I want to like this a lot more than I did. It's so..inconsistent. Just when I feel like an idea is about to flourish into a cool track it lets me down and falls flat. Not everything is mediocre here but so much of it is. Still, I respect the weirdness this album brings.
First side is really mediocre. No hooks. Side two is marked improvement but not really enough to save the whole endeavor. I’d like to round up to three stars out of respect for Prince but the album really doesn’t deserve it. Prince is an interesting artist in that he has SO MANY crazy-great songs but man alive so much more middling crap.
I just don’t get the fuss about the dirty little puppy that was Prince. Everything is just so overlong, and so much is repetitive and never really goes anywhere, and it just bores the wrinkly tits off me. The one high point was the somewhat-out-of-left-field rocker The Cross, which has an incredible drum sound, but even then I was getting bored. It just does not tickle my pickle.
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Didn't love this. Don't really get the Hype about it
i dont care for it but a couple were ok
I've never been a big fan however I can tolerate his music in small doses.
Sounds like something you'd hear in a bar and wouldn't care about or remember the moment you left.
No songs really stood out for me and the only good tracks were play in the sunshine you got the look and if i was your girlfriend 2/5
Wanted to like it more but didn’t really stick with me. Not terrible tho.
Not one of the purple ones best - mediocre
I didn't expect a weird electronic album. I was getting a little bored listening to it and kept finding out there were more songs. This isn't for me.
I just find Prince's style boring and mostly unchanging. There were interesting moments of instrumental mixing but not enough to save the whole album
This all felt a bit bland and repetitive, I think it stems from the drum machine, seems like the same beat all the way through each track with no variation
It's taken me so many attempts to listen through this album, but I've finally attempted it while I'm in the right mood to at least get through it. There's a really broad variety of stuff on there, and I quite enjoyed some of the funkier ones (Housequake) and the last few, including the rocky one, but I still think Prince just isn't for me. I found the poppier tracks left me completely cold.
I don’t remember much of this album when it came out, maybe since it was overshadowed by Purple Rain and 1999. After listening to this, I feel Prince wrote better songs for other artists at the time. Other than a couple of songs, unsure I’d give this whole album another listen.
Rollo patatero
Prince was an insanely talented musician and had soul for days. But his songwriting was very hit or miss. I couldn't get myself into this album and found the album fading into the background and not engaging at all.
Was good at first, but too much
Title track aside nothing on this really stood out and for a double album that's a lot of hard listening. Very disjointed, very over indulgent...
Didn't enjoy this one. 2/5
Not sure why Prince was so popular. This was all just mediocre at best to me
I keep trying, I just can't get that much out of Prince, maybe he was a musical genius. Even though he inspired many other musicians I like, I can't get on with him. And it's the same with this album. Maybe it's great, but I don't feel that way. I probably won't listen to it again. 2/5
Creative, but not that good...
Waited for the opening song to get going and kick into another gear for 5 mins but it never came. And that was the case for a lot of songs on this album. Pretty boring and repetitive and just waiting for something good to happen. The opener had the most plays on Spotify so thought it would be the best (or close to) but it wasn't anywhere near. Play In The Sunshine was next and was immediately a better song. Side 2 is much better. The Cross and Adore are so very easily the best songs as they have the best vocal performances of the album. The Cross also builds to something pretty damn good, almost heavy metal. Overall it's just a bit wanky for my liking. Which I maybe could have guessed if I were to prejudge what I thought Prince would be like. Really not my thing at all. Half of the tunes sound like they would be okay for background music in an 80s industrial club or something, but to actually listen to, not good. Really like Prince's voice though. The non industrial sounding songs are much better, otherwise it sounds like I am listening to a bad radio station on GTA Vice City.
I just can’t get into Prince, this was fine. 2.5
Added 6 tracks to the 1001 Experience Playlist and that number shocks me, it felt like 30 minutes in between good songs. Prince has some all time bangers but his mid & late career isn't my favorite.
Didn't like it. Very 80s R&B
Wow prince is weird
Only 3 or 4 good songs. When LP artwork was great
This is the best 80s-dance, synth-psych, neo-funk, crypto-soul, agit-pop album I've ever heard. Too bad I don't like any of those things. Ok, I take it back synth-psych sounds like it could be good.
I enjoy Prince -- but apparently not as much as the next guy because this is never making my top-100 album list like Apple Music. And 2 lp definitely stretches my interest level
Ah, Prince, gifted, so capable, such a beacon and groundbreaking artist, yet he is so uninteresting to me. I try. I do try. I'm just not moved. So, moving on with a 2 star rating.
It's alright, none of the songs really felt captivating enough to listen more than once
Sign of the Times was a great start to the album. After that I quickly lost interest. Stopped halfway - was far from being unlistenable, but was just very meh.
У Принца есть хорошие песни, но нет хороши альбомов
probably 2.50 but it feels needlessly long could i write poetry to this? n
Way too long! Way too much synthesiser! 2.5 stars. Sorry.
Meh, not really for me
RnB, 1987 -> 2
Really boring, can’t be his best surely?
I am sad to say that I don't think this music is timeless. Didn't really enjoy, I'd rather listen to anything else.
Kind of a snoozefest :/ Sorry Prince (RIP), but not his best work. Fine and serviceable.
2 Stars (5/15)
I didn't actually like this one much. Decent parts but didn't hold me through the album Will I listen to again: 1%
I've never really figured out Prince. Reviews fell me I'm missing something and he's an all time great, but while I enjoy it I don't hear that level. This isn't his best album and kind of meandered some. I'm glad that people love this but I don't all that much.
Seems, I don't know... too indulgent? Not for me. 2.125
Just sort of mediocre pop / R&B. It wasn't offensive, but nothing stood out to me.
✅ parts of this are really cool, and you can totally see why Prince is so influential. But this is way too long and it felt like it dragged because of that. If they had trimmed this to even 55 minutes instead of 80, it would be a stronger album.
Music was fine but Prince's voice got a little screechy
I feel like I was wanting and expecting more out of the first Prince album I listened to. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't a standout. Personal enjoyment: 2/5 Relevance to this list: 3/5
Never really got on the Prince hype train. Prefer his older work which is much more funky.
Prince is overrated. There, I said it.
✅ can really hear that technology caught up to the sound prince was trying to make. the space on this recording, the production in general is fabulous. hard to earn a double album and this one wanders around a fair amount. some cool tracks, but not a solid sense of where it's going. feels like it cooked a little too long.
Yes why not j'ai pas écouté en entier
Dont like prince don’t like rnb, but i can’t say it’s terrible music
Der er noget funky shit over det. Men også meget 80er synth 😬 Åbneren er et godt eksempel på når denne formel fungerer for mig. Men ofte bliver det for meget.
Überlanges Album im Swing, Synthesizer und Jazz Stil. Prince nasale Stimme ist unverkennbar. Leider ist das Album weder im Gesamtwerk noch in den Einzelstücken irgendwie inspirierend. Im Gegenteil, mit zunehmender Dauer werden Stücke, Stimme und Musik immer nerviger. Freiwillig brauche ich keinen der Songs nochmals höre … naja kurz vor Schluss gab es noch zwei kleine Ausnahmen “ I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" & “The Cross” . Ich war darüberhinaus froh als das Album durch war.
This was a disappointment, I had high hopes and this fell flat for me.
Never been much of a prince fan other than a few songs. This album sounds so dated. Nothing really stands out here to me.
I have resigned that I will never understand Prince and that is ok.
This album is not for me. It was quite boring and I have no interest in returning to it. 2/5
It was OK. There are way better prince songs.
This sucks - some of it is cool but most of it sucks, so it sucks!
First disc nearly made me quit. Second disc brought it back.
Couldn’t be bothered with that I’m afraid
Oh I loved this... so playful, funky, silly and inventive! I knew the hits (and U Got The Look and Sign O The Times are amazing) but the rest of the album tracks were new to me. Souch fun. 4/5
I did not enjoy this
Typically I make myself listen to the entire album even if I don't like it. After an hour of this I had to give up. Sorry, Prince, you remain too damn 80's for me.
I appreciate what Prince does, but many of the tracks don't connect with me.
I really tried to like this. I turned it up and really tried to get into it. No dice. Then I had to pause it for a meeting, and I'm like "how much more of this do I have to listen to?" Turns out I was on the second last track of the first disc of a 6 CD set. Nope, DNF. Two stars because I didn't really hate it, I just didn't like it.
Not the best Prince album.
This album just screams 80s but not in a good way.
this was quite bad actually? it sounds so dated and a couple of the songs are unlistenable (housequake, if i was your gf). saved from being 1 star from the couple good songs.
very, of the times. but dude can rip
I was happy to listen to a bit of Prince but I really didn’t love this album. The opening track is fantastic and I remember it premiering back in the 90s and being so engaged by the video but the rest of the album didn’t work so well for me.
Disc 2 way outplays disc 1. U got the look is best song and sounds like it's a Ruby Rap hit. The cross started out slow but finished strong and with a sound way unexpected from prince. He was huffing some helium for a few songs that I wasn't into. Didn't know he had an alter ego.
There's a couple of good songs mixed in but overall too long and relatively skippable. When Prince is on the music is fun and sexy, but I just don't think its sustainable for 80 minutes. It's an OK album but I feel it takes the place of something more deserving. To echo previous comments about Prince he has a ton of music and I just don't think I want to sift through 50 hours to find the 30% that are worth listening to. Some of his music is great but plenty of it is "meh". Despite being a fan I'll stick to primarily greatest hits with Prince. 2.31 stars
Not my thing at all. But the first song does kinda slap, and there are a few interesting guitar moments thrown in there
Aattelin, että Prince olisi enemmän rockia. Tää on vähän michael jackson tyyppistä. Parhaat: Sign O The Times, Slow Love, I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
I’m not sure what the problem is, but I just can’t get into Prince. I feel a little guilty because it’s almost 100% certain that some other artist I love has been influenced by Prince, but I just can’t get there. This was long and tedious for me.
This is ass lol
Very much Prince, but otherwise didn't stand out or give me any major hits
That was not the experience I was expecting from a prince album. Prince was about 29 when this album was put out. The album was a bit of grind to be honest, but with moments of flare. I hit the Spotify "like" button on one of the tracks "Strange Relationship". Nice deep cut to have in the back pocket.
Feels dirty, but I struggle so much to get into Prince. There was so little I enjoyed to this album
Don't really get Prince
Apple music player a flight of the chochords album instead seemingly
I try, I really try to like Prince. This didn't help!
I’m not a big Prince fan in general, but usually I can find a song or two in the album that I like. Not the case here. I didn’t like this one.
I don't even like purple rain, so me disliking this album didn't come as a surprise to me.
Not one of princes best, but certainly good if you’re a fan
Regular.
Legend has it that someone once asked Eric Clapton what it felt like to be the best guitar player in the world and he replied, "I don't know. Ask Prince." Prince's live act was legendary. And here we have him trading all of that in for sequenced synths and drum machines. I get that he wanted a change of pace. But the product is little more than mildly interesting. And not infrequently it sags into self-parody. I can imagine the Ballad of Dorothy Parker or If I was Your Girlfriend being the product of a Chappelle Show skit. I'd give 4 stars to Dirty Mind or Controversy and 5 to any of 1999, Purple Rain, or Around the World in a Day.
Ok, so I've given Prince another chance, and I still don't understand it.
Love Prince generally but this didn't work for me
I wanted to like this more than I did
Pretty average Prince album. Super long with none of the big hits
Interestingly, Prince was heavily involved in my previous album (Madonna - Like A Prayer). I generally don't really like Prince except for maybe a few of his bigger hits. I didn't like this album. Listens: 1 Fave Track: Sign O' The Times Rating: 2
4.5/10 Highlight: Sign o the Times
I wasn't into this one. I guess I don't really get Prince. I liked 1999, but everything else has sorta bounced off me. Slow, repeat-y, and I don't get locked into his grooves. 2/5
Not engaging. Singing really let's this down. Some good melodies.
Goddam why does this have to be 80 minutes long. While there aren't any particular tracks I disliked, none of them created an atmosphere that can have me engaged for that long. I want to like Prince but for some reason I just don't really get it. Fav songs: - Sign O' The Times - Housequake
Se titula "el signo de los tiempos". El título está perfectamente elegido para bien y para mal. No es el mejor Prince.
High highs low lows and way to bloated 5/10
Unikt och coolt sound men inte riktigt min grej
Nice.
chill
People like prince, Im not too much of a fan.
didnt dig it Significant 44/134 Liked 21/134 Added 6/134 YNN
This album sums up everything about prince. Occasional moments of genius, way too many songs and way too many songs that outstay their welcome. And how many songs can he write about wanting to hump somebody? Prince is positively productive yet profligate.
i listened to purple rain for the first time as part of this 1001 albums list and it was phenomenal, intriguing, unique. this... was not. it tasted like a big old piece of 80s cheese with some curious little bits here and there, which, upon closer inspection, were revealed to just be mold. these songs all just sound like someone left the generic 80s radio station on in the background and don't really have anything truly exciting or evocative going on. the double album seems completely unnecessary, as I'm not sure there are enough interesting ideas here to even carry a single disc. i was going to give this three stars since it's still prince and everyone else seems to love this album, and i even went back to relisten to many of the tracks just to make sure i wasn't way off base, but i honestly don't think i'd come back to any of these tracks so I'm talking myself into a two. favorites: sign o' the times, play in the sunshine, starfish and coffee, i could never take the place of your man
Not for me.
Meh....
2nd Prince album in the last week. Better than 1999, but not my style.
I can appreciate how talented Prince is, and the impact he had on American culture and music is undeniable. But FFS, there’s just so much synth in this album. I just… can’t.
eh i dont rly fw prince, some of it groovy but nothing enough to catch me yk
I’m really surprised how much I disliked that
Prince is a great entertainer and guitar player, but what the hell was this album. It was so bad I questioned whether something was wrong with the system I was listening to it on. Not his best work for sure.
I guess I just don't love prince. It's nothing that really captivates me.
Couple of interesting songs. Mostly sounds like a bored person messing around in their home studio.
It's okay. Not my jam.
Album could’ve been one disc. Lots of duds on imo. Prince went too heavy into the 80’s tech with this one.
I just don’t get the Prince and Bowie hype. I’m so glad I didn’t have to pretend to like it when it was at its peak.
Boring
Not my vibe. Would have been good to have on in the background but not to actually listen to. Didn’t have the same catch or hook as his most popular songs. Can appreciate his artistry
Some decent songs I enjoyed, but many songs felt like they overstayed their welcome.
Les sonorités ne m'intéressent pas vraiment.
No hits, sounds like a bunch of songs thrown together.
Prince no es de mis favoritos, y el disco, realmente no presentó canciones que me hicieran click de una.
Prince is an absolute coomer.
I enjoyed a few songs, but most of the album wasn't my style. Prince is a brilliant song writer, but this album didn't showcase that, in my opinion.
I love Prince, I did not love this Album. Long and meh. Nothing grabbed me really.
I am not a fan of the early keyboard sound and it makes the rhythm track feel very juvenile or artificial. The better part, his vocals, gets lost beneath it.
Not a prince fan apparently. Didn't do anything for me.
The end of the album really starts to shine... but man the majority of this album felt like a drag to me. Way too much, and some of it is too boring
SO 80s!
Absolutely boring - didn't know that prince made such monotonic music
My second Prince album and I still does not understand the appeal. If someone can explain me why person with cartoonish voice singing about sex should be appealing? I am not saying it aged badly but I don’t see how would this succeed released today
I thought this would be good because it’s Prince. It was not. It was too long - felt like a gazillion years - and boring. There were no standout tracks. Dull.
Prince kan alles. Ik vind het matige muziek, maar hij doet het maar wel mooi allemaal: bas, piano, gitaar, zingen, nieuwe artiestennamen voor zichzelf verzinnen, acteren, regisseren, klinken als een krijsende baby met een volle luier en ga zo maar door. Op dit album klinken een aantal nummers alsof je naar een telefonisch wachtmuziekje zit te luisteren, zowel qua inhoud als productie. Het is gedateerd, plat, kitsch, lelijke 80's. Het duurt 2 uur en er gebeurt vanalles, maar toch voelt het enorm leeg. Ik geef het echt een eerlijke kans (zo wachtte ik 5 nummers voor ik dit allemaal begon te typen), maar het is gewoon niks voor mij.
This album was disappointing. I haven't really listened to much Prince, but I've heard a lot about him, so I had high hopes going into it, but they were not met. The songs all seemed like they had potential but they just didn't click with me, and as a double album it went on far too long with far too little variety. It wasn't awful, but I'm definitely never coming back to it. 2/5
One of my favourite musician/artist is Steven Wilson, and Prince is his Idol. Soooo I was excited to finally dive in to Prince. I was happy to see it was this album because Steven Wilson has covered Sign 'O' The Times in his covers series album. I can see where SW gets his influence from. There is a lot of good inrumentation on this record. And a lot of like instruments between the two: synthesizers and drum machines to name a few more prominent ones. I feel like this is a concept record but i didn't dive into the Wiki on this record. There are a few songs with higher pitched vocals by Prince, almost as if he was pretending to be someone else? A protagonist? Or just a different character in the story? As interesting as it is, I think it was poorly done. The vocals came off really annoying. In fact a lot of his vocals are pretty annoying... Almost cringey. I guess maybe at the time it wasn't... But they didn't age well. There are certain points where he almost sounds exactly like Michael Jackson. The lyrics are awful. And honestly this album as a whole was very disappointing. Especially when I was very excited to finally try and get into Prince. I really hope his records are different. Perhaps he is the type of artist who doesn't write the same record twice? Just like Steven Wilson. That being said, I can't deny the influence he has had, not only on SW but on many artists. I only knew about Raspberry Beret and Purple Rain before listening to this record. That and his amazing guitar solo when he and a few other artists covered While My Guitar Gently Weeps... Which may be the best live guitar solo I've ever watched. I want more of that Prince! I don't want whiny, synthetic-poppy-drum-beat, dance Prince. I can't give up on him yet. But this record was a hard listen....
I didn't connect with any of the songs on this album, and since this is a double album, it made it feel like a double drag having to slog through it. Best Songs: N/A Listen Again: No