Reviews (page 13 of 13)
Nah, not my kind of thing. Next please :)
Not Princes best album by far and I say this as a fan of the man's talents and career
Better than 1999. Groovy in that obnoxious 80s falsetto pop way that I don't particularly care for. Still unpleasantly horny at times.
Just not my thing really. Has some bangers though - Slow Love especially.
good not really my fav kind of music but slay
1st
Bastante meh. El primer álbum que me ha costado varios intentos terminar de los que llevo. No ha habido ninguna canción que me haya gustado especialmente y, aunque tampoco ha sido horrible tenerlo de fondo, lo he terminado más por saber qué me espera hoy que por oírlo genuinamente.
Groovy but the lyrics don’t quite hit the spot for me.
not my taste
Didn’t like this one
I must be missing something. The 80s were a weird time, man
Not a strong album imo
Ik heb deze 2 keer opgezet, omdat ik Prince na de eerste beluistering ging buizen zonder meer. Na een tweede beluistering zijn de nummers die ik goed vond nog beter, maar jammer genoeg vind ik de dingen die ik verschrikkelijk vind ook nog net wat slechter. Sterkhouders zijn er zeker hoor, vooral naar het einde toe: Starfish and Coffee en I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man, The Cross, Adore... al mag Bart Peeters best wel trots zijn op zijn cover van Starfish and Coffee, dat smaakt me eigenlijk evenzeer. En het moet gezegd: Flight of the Conchords heeft met The Most Beautiful Girl in the Room een mooie hilarische tribute gemaakt aan Adore. Maar ergens is het kalf dan al verdronken. Prince staat me iets te geil soms, maar dat is zeg maar 'zijn ding'. Waar het voor mij echt om zeep gaat, is in If I Was Your Girlfriend'. Zonder dat nummer had deze plaat een 3 geweest, dus zeer jammer voor al wat wel goed is. Die hele dialoog is waarschijnlijk shockerend bedoeld, maar Prince zijn hormonen slagen hier op hol voor mij. De kruimels kan ik smaken, maar deze volledige Princekoek gaat er bij mij niet meer in. De laatste nummers spoelen de vieze nasmaak niet meer weg. De rest van het pak Princekoeken/zijn oeuvre bevat wel genoeg dat ik in zijn geheel kan verorberen. Op zich vaak zeker even geil, maar meer fun, meer toegankelijk. Zie Purple Rain, 1990, Dirty Mind. Zijn beste koek naar mijn smaak zal wellicht een Greatest Hits zijn.
Rare 80's sound, het nummer play in the sun is precies voor een Micky Mouse aflevering gemaakt. De tweede helft kon ik beter smaken. Prince is wel sowieso een artiest waar ik bepaalde nummers wel eens graag van hoor, maar nooit te veel. Volgens mij is dit dan ook nog eens niet een van de betere platen.
meh
Solid 2
some good jams but overall not my personal taste.
Not the album to listen to if you want to immediately get into Prince. It would be like listening to Bitch’s Brew as an intro to Miles Davis
I am certainly more of a Purple Rain fan. It features perfect storytelling, but many songs sound like Michael Jackson rejects. Favorite Song: Slow Love Sleeper Hit: The Ballad of Dorothy Parker Worst Song: Housequake
Meh
Prince wrote a LOT of songs. Not all of them great.
Some of these songs are great. Starfish and Coffee for one. I do want this sound to be for me but I don’t know how true that’s really going to be. Maybe just a very specific collection of songs. Strange Relationship, I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man are alright. It just doesn’t seem like there’s much of a place in my life for this sound.
Starts well, but not mt cup of tea
I get why it’s iconic, but I just am not really into his sound
Not my favorite Prince record.
downloaded 1&6. i dont really like prince, he has some predatory behaviour that got swept under the rug
Weird, I thought I had reviewed this earlier today. But it started off ok, but then didn’t keep me interested
So it turns out I don't really like Prince that much. There were a few good songs though.
Blind album: never heard a single song from it. I'm supposed to like this, I know I am. I know this is in the same level as Purple Rain, but the title track couldn't even hook me in. I'm super divided on this and it sounds like Prince in his true form. Credit where credit is due, the sound is classic and the style is awesome. It's just not for me...
This is a perfect example of 80s shit which has aged terribly and probably didn’t sound very good in the first place. I respect Prince but this bored me to tears
I really wanted to like this but I just didn't. This album just felt really dated and nothing about it really worked for me. Hopefully his other albums are better but this ain't it.
Erg taai deze weinig echt leuke nummers maar ja het is wel Prince
Echt niet 1 lekker goed nummer
Wish I liked it more. Trying to get into prince. This was only ok for me.
mouai repetitif un peu délirant
This is not the sound I had associated Prince with, at some points the instruments sound like he is using a ruler held down on a table and using the vibration of the part hanging over the edge as a percussion instrument. Its interesting but not good imo
Het is niet slecht ofzo maar het doet me ook bijzonder weinig. Ik vind het gewoon niet echt interessant.
- l'impression d'écouter une émission télé pour enfant "allez on tape dans les mains" (notamment housequake que je n'ai pas pu finir) - des chansons beaucoup trop longues pour ce que c'est - on a l'impression que son producer joue avec la soundbox qu'il vient d'avoir à noel comme un enfant de 6 ans... - slow love était plutôt sympa - hot thing 20 secondes in et je suis déjà agacée
Singersongwriter Gedudel.
Lucky I did not die from boredom
I don’t get Prince. I was quite surprised to see all those positive reviews. It seems I’m just not hearing what everybody else is. Sure, there are some good moments but none of those is really outstanding. And the rest.. this album is just super bloated and you can’t convince me otherwise. It’s boring and repetitive, with goofy humour on top. I was just waiting all the time for it to end but nooo, it’s 80minutes long. It does get a bit better at the very end, but it does not really feel gratifying. is everyone just saying it’s so amazing because they’re supposed to? Im really curious. 2/5
Convinced there’s more to Prince than this, so I was very surprised to see this record being talked about as his peak. At least half the songs pssed me by as being just a bit mediocre. Not to mention all over the place. I like a bit of mess, but when it lacks coherence it just sounds a bit desperate. That said, this grew on me the second time round and a few songs started to jump out more. Loved the lyrics to Sign o the times, and Hot Thing was probably my favourite. Slow Love / U Got the Look were canny too, as were the live tracks. Hated The Ballard of Dorothy Parker. And loved the music to If I Was Your Girlfriend but I hated the way he sings about 80% of this. Overall, a bit underwhelming. Not the iconic masterpiece I was expecting! 2.5
Not at all what I was expecting given the fanfare. Kiss, Purple Rain, Raspberry Beret, and When Doves Cry are absolute classics. Unfortunately none of them are on this album. Severely underwhelming. Really scattered. The drums do really stand out on the mixing of many of the tracks - which is fine as they are generally excellent. I was thinking about 1.5, rounding down because I was annoyed, but the drums are great.
Not my fav. Sry
Surprised by how much I didn't like this.
I was very surprised at how much I disliked this album. I didn’t mind a couple of songs especially towards the end of the album but some of the tracks I thought were so bad, in particular Housequake and Hot Thing (the lyrics “Hot Thaaaang, barely 21” really don’t do it for me). Production is very 80s and the lyrics are very hit or miss; sometimes ok (but a little on the nose) like on the title track or The Cross but mostly just horrendous like the aforementioned Hot Thing. This album was really not my thing, only not one star due to a couple of better tracks.
Couldn’t get into it
Never been a fan
Titelspåret räddar plattan från bottennotering.
No conozco ninguna de las canciones, tampoco están entre las 10 más oídas de Spotify. Me he aburrido, es triste pero me ha recordado el disco que sacaron de Bart Simpson. Otro disco prescindible.
Rollo patatero
This is a big Meh from me. I few songs are upbeat and hip but I’m just not that into this album.
Talent, but not my jam.
I get why it might be good but was a DNF for me. Songs outstayed their welcome.
- Very distinctive sound - A little campy for me - feels like one big soundtrack for the 80s
en varsinaisesti tykännyt. tykkäysasteikolla alhainen, varsinaisesti. tupla albumi oisi voinut olla tällä kertaa puol albumia HEH!!!! paskalla kävin tämän aikana, oli huono paska. en muista tarpeeksi että voi objektiivinen olla, vai löytyykö siinä itsessään objektiivisuutta? miettikää huomenna tuota...älä nyt.... i could never take the place of your man
Samey, meddling and all together way too long. I thought a lot about the perfect length of an album. I heard somewhere that the most difficult thing to do is to cut things out. I think they failed with this one, it's just way to long. The perfect album length for me is probably around 40 min and this album is double that. I just don't see how this album was particularly ground braking. Maybe the problem is I never really liked Prince and this album is no exception.
Prince er liksom ikke mon greie
meh
I just don't get the appeal. AT. ALL
Definitely a representation of the 80s. Has a cliched sound, which I admit probably represents an era Prince himself influenced. Not my cup of tea.
I appreciate the talent, but other than the title song none of the tracks move me in the least. Sorry, I tried.
Not a prince fan
I feel like Prince is trying to bang my eardrums the whole time and it is making them very uncomfortable because they are prude Was hoping for more shedding Not my choice album to listen to while entering data into spreadsheets I Could Never Take the Place of your Man shreds like I wanted
Hmm. I just don't get Prince. Had some nice sounds though. Just sounded like wannabe Michael Jackson to me. Idk. I'll give it another spin based on the reaction other publications have for it.
This is the second Prince album that I've received and I still fail to see what all the hype is about. To me he's just a hyper-sexualized, edgier version of Michael Jackson. Its interesting to see a full drum kit prominently featured on the album cover because most of the songs feature an annoying electronic drum kit. I'm also not a fan of his alter ego "Camille" with his higher pitched voice, it's a bit creepy. Thank gawd the record company convinced him to strip down his triple album concept to a "mere double" album because this was a chore to get through.
I honestly wish I liked Prince more, but it just is not for me. It's some funk music here, but I just do not like it much and I cannot really put my finger on it. Maybe it's his voice.
This was my first sit-down-and-really-listen-to-Prince Prince experience. And I’m sorry to everyone who loves Prince but I didn’t really like it.
So flipping cheesy. Some cool industrial sounds but overall pretty underwhelming. Sorry Prince 🤴
I generally make a point to not skip through songs, but so many on this album are just way. too. long. Without the overly long songs this album would just be mid, but having to skip songs halfway through for my sanity pulls it down. Best tracks: Sign O the Times, Strange Relationship, and The Cross.
Well, the production was good.
Something about Prince's music has never resonated with me. He definitely is a quintessential 80s sound, but a generic 80s sound. This was a long snooze fest for me.
Meh
I think I’ve decided that my beef with Prince is his vocals (which are whiny) and his lyrics. What is the song It anyways? The guy can very much play anything on the guitar. But the rest is not for me. I did like some of the funk elements of this particular album though.
Boring
Meh
Good prince but kinda funky
Sku kanske gilla de mer om ja lyssna igen men int jätte många catchy låtar som får en att återvända ? O de e jättelångt så ja vet int om ja vill. Trots att de va trevligt hela vägen igenom ville jag att de sku ta slut efter 40 minuter, ja tror inte ja riktigt förstår mig på Prince?
My mom loves Prince so this will be interesting. I don't know if I'll come out of this as big a fan as she is but just like every album, I'm going in with an open mind. This kinda reminds me of Tusk but in a more put together way. Like everything is everywhere but somehow it all ties in. It makes me think that his voice could go out at any second. The song just sounds like he's straining it so much. At times he kind of sounds like Cow from Cow and Chicken and it's really jarring to hear. I wanna know how many people's kids were made to this album because there's no better application for it. I can't imagine putting it on and just hanging out listening to it.
Not gonna lie, Ik ppl like Prince, I just dont really get it for some reason. dk why.
Too long, unfocused
I have never listened to Prince before, and it turns out I do not like Prince.
2.75
favourite song: play in the sunshine least favourite: the rest of them i judt dont get this at all. wasnt into it and it was way too long.
This is an alright album. As someone who isn't a major Prince fan, I didn't recognize any hits but there were some good songs on it. I felt like this was more of a chore to get through though and don't think I'll revisit this one again, aside from the track "The Cross", which stands alone as a unique sounding track on this album that I really enjoyed. Standout Tracks: Play In The Sunshine, Starfish And Coffee, U Got The Look, The Cross, It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night
I honestly had a hard time listening to this. 80s music is just not my thing.
I don't think I'm much of a Prince fan. This is the first of his albums I've listened to in it's entirety, and while there were a couple songs I liked, a lot of songs felt like filler. Really the whole album felt like a filler album, and that's a shame. I thought giving Prince a proper shot would change my thoughts on his music.
Repetitive drums. Kind of boring. Sounds like the crew is just warming up. Maybe this was interesting when drum machines were first invented.
Did not enjoy this one at all - most tracks were bogged down in misguided synth melodies and rarely offered Prince a chance to let his vox shine. Feels like a stale relic of the 80s more so than any kind of lasting classic.
Look, I just don't get Prince. Leave me alone.
2, I respect the uniqueness of the album but wasn't for me
I just don’t like prince. I said it.
It's a diverse, funky, soulful album. Prince's best album for sure. Deserving of being on this list. I can appreciate the genius behind it. I just don't enjoy it much at all. Not for me
I could never take the place of your man is a timeless Prince classic. Most of this album unfortunately stuck in its time. I can appreciate its influence at the time but I don’t feel it holds up
Meh.
Super funky! Hard not to groove to this one. Definitely don’t listen to this type of music that often but it put me in a good mood. No stand out tracks, but solid album.
Yeah, pretty Michael Jackson sounding. Honestly better lyrics than I had been expecting though, so props to this guy for that. Not really my thing though, and probably wouldn't give it another listen. Because holy shit you can only hear about this guy's sex life so many times before you want to cry. Favourite track was Housequake.
Don't get why Prince is so hyped, every time I listen, still not for me
Sounds very dated. 2/10
I should love this since it's an 80s funk record, but only one song hits for me
Felt a bit disjointed to me. Not sure if that was the point. If so, I didn't get it.
I knew the day would come where Prince would pop up. I mean, I can appreciate His Royal Highness’ virtuose talent and his take at bringing down gender barriers, but I am always bored, disappointed and wishing that the runtime of almost every track had been halved.
I’ve tried and tried, but I just don’t like Prince. Not his voice, not the music, just not for me.
I really like Prince’s guitar work. But I’m just not a fan of his music overall. I’ve tried, but can’t get there. Still has one of my all time favorite guitar solos.
nah...
Nikad ga nisam volio i nikad mi nije pasao. Long as fuck, won't come back.
so lame
I did not love this album. It is funky and has a house party vibe but nota single track stood out for me above the others. Was bummed about it.
Am I the only person who finds the whole Prince deal to be faintly ridiculous? And I say that as someone who went to see him in concert. A man as naturally charismatic and sexy as Prince didnt need to try so hard, but nonetheless he does. Everything feels so sweaty and unnecessary. The production is incredible, there are so many tricks and juicy bits to enjoy but ultimately I'm left feeling hollow.
För långt blev uttråkad
Not my idea of a good time either I'm afraid. One or two decent song but otherwise didn't appeal. I presume there will be other Prince albums and I expect those to be better...
Was ok
Don’t think I like Prince’s music sadly
Least favourite of the Prince albums so far. Just found it a bit nothingy
Prince just isn't my jam
I wanted to classify this as "terrible" after the first 5 songs .... made it to the end... If he´d skipped 50% of the songs it would be a decent album. 2 stars due to "the cross"
What a talent Prince was, but apart from a few tracks, not really to my taste!
Never been a fan, and this didn't convince me either. I know he's a very talented musician, and I liked the way he constructed the title track. But couldn't enjoy it.
I didn't care for this the first time I heard it, but it was early in the morning during a rowdy hangover. You gotta be in a right mood to listen to a record like this, so I gave it another chance later on. It's one of the most unique pop albums I have ever heard. It's hard to really call it a pop album, because it's much more than that. There are a variety of different genres and styles at work here and Prince knows exactly how to fuse them. It's not something I could listen to all the time, though. Not only because it's a double-album (albeit a short one), but there's just a certain mood you got to be in for this to click. Also, a little Prince for me goes a long way.
Not my favorite Prince album, but didnt skip around much either. He is clearly an amazing musician, but doing … 2
I really don't know how to feel about this - was it my mood but I really didn't care that much. Some of them were fun, but just felt quite ambivalent...
Surprisingly didn't have any stand out songs to me.
Leuke gast hor die Prince, maar twee keer is iets teveel van het goede deze week
I don’t like this album. Heard it before.
Back to back Prince 🙌🏼 Did like his Purple ☔️ more. Lot of songs I hadn’t hear on this for me but he still is a strong talent thru & through. You’ve got the Look & The Cross were 2 fav’s .
Appreciate the greatness but I could never get into this
Still not a winner. The title track is amazing but don't get the rest.
For every bit of groovy funk or piercing electric guitar, there's something that is too cheesy, cringey, or just weird. Weird can be good, but "Sign 'O' The Times" is just all over the place. Much respect to Prince for his musical talent and boundary-pushing experimentation, but I wouldn't listen to this again. Hmm... just got to "The Cross" after writing all of the above. By far the most interesting song on the album for me. I feel like very few other songs on the album highlighted Prince's voice well. This one did. "The Cross" was also more stripped-down, without too much other stuff going on. Oddly, this doesn't boost my rating up - instead it confirms the ** level because I'm more frustrated with the rest of the album as a result. I think "The Cross" feels pretty timeless, whereas the rest of the album is dated and very much a sign of the times.
Good music but not for me. F your couch. Game....blouses.
As expected for Prince. Not my thing, but he was talented.
Other than Purple Rain, I have not listened to any Prince albums. While I could listen to this, and didn't dislike it, it also didn't excite me much. Seemed a bit all over the place with nothing holding the album together. Not sure why this one is on the list.
Felt like many random songs just thrown together. I cannot understand all the glowing reviews this one got.
Fine album, not really my favorite, some fun sounds, probably won't listen again
Only got to track 8. Nothing special.
meh
Overrated shite. He's done way better stuff than this.
Couple of decent tunes but mostly just insipid filler from a predatory, sleezy midget.
Not his best to be honest. Couple of good songs
A generous 2, a couple of good tracks, filled with a spectacular array of nonsence and lazyness.
Had the same problem as the other prince album: got 2 tracks in and really wasnt feeling it. Isnt he supposed to be a guitar player? He doesnt seem to play it at all
Overrated. Had to turn it off as it was annoying me.
2/5 I guess Prince isn't so charming for me after all.
4
Idk
Ich finds nich so bombe - 2
I know he’s a musical genius, but most of his music just doesn’t do it for me. I hate the fake-sounding drum machine in particular.
One or two tracks I liked
Not a Prince fan. Highlight tracks: Housequake Slow Love
Not really my vibe, but recognize the musicality
Didn't like it , i don't have an elaborate review as to why. Insufferable pot clinking
Reafirmo que Prince no me gusta
3eme album de Prince après '1999' que j'avais détesté (1/5) et 'Purple Rain' trop moyen pour me donner envie de l'écouter de nouveau (2/5). Malheureusement c'est un double album. Et dès le premier morceau (morceau lent de plus de 5 mn, répétitif donc ennuyeux) j'ai senti que je vais avoir du mal à aller au bout. Le second morceau est un peu plus dynamique, mais le 3eme une vraie purge. J'ai jeté l'éponge au 4eme. =>1/5
I know this is a wildly unpopular opinion of this album (and honestly all of Prince's work) but I just don't get it AT ALL. I gave it a fair shot but I truly disliked this entire album. It was too cheesy and annoying to me for me to understand why it is held in such high regard. Reading the glowing reviews most others are leaving for this album makes me feel like I'm the confused person in The Emperor's New Clothes story. Again, not saying I'm right and everyone else is wrong, but man do I not get why Prince is put up on a pedestal, and this album didn't do anything to help me understand it. It feels like if anyone else had released this album it would have been panned and been a flop but maybe I'm wrong.
Sorry haters
Was never a fan of Prince
Ugh I hate Prince. Everything so so funky and horny. He’s like a pick me.
Sadly couldn't find anywhere to listen to this in full.
I got up to hot thing before noping out. I appreciate the attention to detail and the one man bandiness of it all, but it's all so incredibly stiff. The run time is kinda ludicrous for what was going on and pretty self indulgent. I can see there's a lot to appreciate monument wise but it's not for me.
They say he was genius. I still don't see it. I do like a few tunes of his though. Nothing from this LP.
Rien a gardé
- I'm really not a Prince fan, couldn't make it through the album!
TRASH
Prinssi. Minä en ole koskaan päässyt prinssiin sisälle enkä siten oikein ole pitänytkään. Enkä vieläkään. Tulee aina jotenki mieleen että Prince on temu-Michael Jackson. Kuuntelusessio oli kamalaa aikaa.
No
Clown music
Stretching this over two discs transforms it from something merely irritating into a form of audible torture. Overrated dreck
I really tried, really I did, but I just do *not* like Prince. This was so incredibly hard to get through. I feel like I blacked out for part of it.
I like coffee and a starfish a lot, but the rest is a lot of talk signing in a creepy way about sex with long instrumentals :///
I've never been too fond of Prince but I can respect his musicality so this album was likely to be a 3 at best unless something really surprised me. About half way through I was thinking it would be a 2, not terrible but not for me. But then the levels were all over the place. I understand dynamic range and, but there it will go from a loud song to several in a row where I had to turn it up because I couldn't hear a thing, only then to blast out a loud song again. Favourite song: Probably The cross.
Not for me. I struggled to get through this one. It didn’t help that it was a double album. Liked maybe one or two tracks enough to listen to them again, but most of the album was a miss for me.
Interesting sound and interesting vocals. I don't like this genre, so this album is a one-time listen.
I find prince to be overrated (with the exception of purple rain). This album wasn’t good.
Album I would replace this one with: Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008) 5/5
The first track was great, capturing my attention to a greater extent than anything else I've ever heard from Prince. However, the immediate downturn that followed was a sharp one, and a firm reminder of why I absolutely cannot stand Prince. There was literally nothing else half-decent on Disc 1, which is all I managed to get through.
Second album I got from Prince. Didn't like this one.
😞
Listened to disc 1, could not finish
Probably my most controversial opinion, I hate this album. I listened to it once in 2022 and refuse to ever listen again. Longest hour and 19 minutes of my life. Felt like it was 3 hours.
mhh bin nicht mal sicher ob ich das richtige album gefunden habe auf YT anyway war nicht meins, aber Prince ist mein soulsister Davi Bowie Ersatz. c
Horrible couldn’t get too the half way mark
Not as good as everyone thinks he is. A rubbish guitar player.
What a pile of shite.
Prince is so over rated.
Keech!
There was not a single song I enjoyed
Over long, indulgent, boring, and only deserving a single star.
Какая-то ужасная поп-музыка с элементами современного РнБ. Слушать практически невозможно
It took until track four to find something to enjoy, there’s a lot of crap on this record but some decent tracks. The problem is that the good tracks are surrounded by so much dross that they are lost. As an album it fails for me as it’s just a huge kitchen sink selection of stuff with no continuity. Maybe I just don’t get Prince, but it’s not for me. It’s also way too long at 80 minutes. It’s representative of 80s excess, unlimited recording budgets leading to way too much time in the studio, and resulting in quantity over quality.
Pra ser ruim tem que melhorar muito pq olha... eu não consegui terminar 3 musicas desse album
Eee helvetti! Paskaa Princeä!
The only good thing about having a second Prince album on the list is that it offers another opportunity to say how unbelievably overrated he is. Being able to play a tonne of instruments may make him a great musician, but if you can’t write a decent song it’s all a bit irrelevant. To be fair this album didn’t annoy me as much as Purple Rain, but it still has zero redeeming features. It just feels like someone showing off they can play loads of different styles but just getting stuck on one idea in each song that ends up slowly repeating said idea, often sounding like a sex pest and/or reverting to a nasty 80s funk pop, until Prince got bored. I got very very bored, much quicker than Prince.
This album is actually kinda awful, wtf. I expected better from Prince.
I just can't get the hype. I feel most of the album just misses a rhythm section. The vocals hamonies are there sometimes, but most of the time it's just dull. Two songs to save I think: The Cross, and Sign of the time with its "bass" gimmick.
Prince is a good band, but not my style
Tää on hyvä levy. Hyppymestareiden musaa -H Ei kyllä lähteny. Mutta näen tässä Princessä potentiaalia, hetken ku harjottelee niin ihan mahkuja menestyä. 2/5 -A
1987 I've simply no time for the Purple One. Over- produced, over-hyped and overplayed. I tried to listen... but I just don't like it. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ 20% Revisit ❌️ Pointless ★★☆☆☆ (3/10)
2 album 16 tracks, 14 of which are hot garbage. I did not mind Slow Love and It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night was absolutely wonderful. But everything else is proof you could make mindless sounds and write terrible lyrics if you were famous enough. Im sure there are plenty of good Prince Albums but as a whole neither album 1 or 2 are worth its weight in vinyl alone. I'd give it half a star if I could.
In a nutshell: let's go crazy. Prince tries too hard to be cool here. His lyrics combine social commentary, despair and wild libido. The music is what you would expect from him- rock with R&B, soul and gospel stylings, Fairlight CMI, drum machines, etc... Which makes this boring. Perhaps Prince isn't for me. Overall: 2/10
Slick, overpolished sludge. Critics and fans call it genius, but it’s really glossy boredom.
Horrible music. Horrible noise.
I must be missing something because I don’t get the praise for this album. This is a terrible album and I did not enjoy a single song. 1
I just don't get it! There were brief moments of listenable music at the end of the album but I genuinely found the first 3/4 unlistenable. I felt like I a was being pranked by an eccentric art school friend who told me to come to their show - only to find I was the only one in the audience and they would play an hour of obscure gobbledygook just so I had to sit through it.
I’m not a fan of Prince, few artists grate with me so consistently. A double album of Prince is a new low in my listening history I’m afraid. Albums you must hear to appreciate just how terrible you still find them.
I remember enjoying the big hits at the time. But, wow, this has dated badly. He makes so many strange noises. I always have considered Prince to be an awesome guitarist, but definitely not on this evidence. Poor.
I thought I'd like more this album. Prince seems to be an incredible artist that I didn't have the opportunity to check out. Well, it turned out I didn't like this album. It feels very "all over the place", it lasts more than it should. So many no-rememberable songs. I think I only enjoyed one song to a point of giving it a like. Bummer The instrumental slaps, very groovy and funky. But it didn't get to me.
With such a great talent as Prince I was very excited to listen to this album as I had never heard of it before. It had some good lines, some good arrangements, however it was not for me. I kept waiting for something to hit me musically but it never did. The first half of the album seem to stagnate and never really hit a peak, at least this was the feeling I got listening to this. It wasn't until I heard the break on I Could Never Take The Place of You and The Cross that I heard songs worth listening to.
Don't like it
Whining sound.
I really couldn't stand this which I found surprising.
Oli vaikeaa :D ihan hauska kasarimeno, mutta 1h 22min… GTFOH
no
80s electronic music was bad then and worse now. This is a 2 at best. Prince has sme great songs but none here.
Sounds a bit like Micheal Jackson music- a little old for my taste
At first I thought I didn't get it, then I thought I didn't care for it, then I realized I didn't like it.
I’m sorry I don’t like Prince. I’ve tried several times. Barely made it though this
Song: you got the look This song is okay but not my favorite because it's kind of weird Song: If I was your girlfriend this song is weird so I don't really like the song Song: sign " " all the times I don't really like it I don't recommend this album
I don't like the song I do not like the beat and I do not like how they sounds . I don't like this song for some of the same reasons as the first song the beat and how he sounds and it is to slow I do not recommend this album.
i dont really like it because i just dont like the music style i dont like it ethier cause its not my style of music and i dont like the backround the third one i dont like etheir
the first song is okay it could be better the music is good. the next song is okay. the lyrics are weird the background music the voice is okay it sounds like a girl oms not to be rude but it was lowkey good js a little
Managed to listen to half way.
Ive tried to get into Prince, I really have. I dont understand the appeal and the value he brought to pop music.
actually terrible 😭 how could my prince do this to me... resorted to phone calls to avoid listening to it while studying
godawful, mixing awful, just unimpressed tbh
So Prince didn’t know who Dorothy Parker was when he wrote The Ballad of Dorothy Parker. I found this whole album naff and insufferable but it did make me look up a couple of Dorothy Parker poems again so here are a couple: “ By the time you swear you're his, Shivering and sighing. And he vows his passion is, Infinite, undying. Lady make note of this -- One of you is lying.” “ Razors pain you; Rivers are damp; Acids stain you; And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren’t lawful; Nooses give; Gas smells awful; You might as well live.” And, of course, there’s her reply when being asked to use the word ‘horticulture’ in a sentence on a radio show: You can lead a horticulture but you can’t make her think.
Funky? Yes. Rizzard? No.
I thought he sucked before but I didn't think it was this bad. When he stops the weird voices and hysterical shrieking there are a couple of decent songs on here
This sounds like a collection of Saturday morning cartoon intros. So unbelievably stupid, what the fuck am I even listening to. Upon finally finishing this, I have come to the realization that I actively hated every single second. Incredibly obnoxious. Horrible Mickey Mouse vocal performances for 80 minutes.
Couldn't get into it. 1/5
Never been a fan. The guy makes me cringe and shudder. This album has not changed my mind.
Usually when an artist wants to make a double album, let alone a triple, they have a lot of really great hooks waiting to fill it. There is nothing like that here. This is an hour and a half of fucking around with super simplistic crap that does not warrant anyone's attention. This record felt like a punishment.
Prince ages like milk. The music doesn't stand up to those of his peers. Artists like U2, INXS, Michael Jackson, George Michael, The Cure, Depeche Mode,, Guns n Roses, etc all released music in 1987 where most, if not all, still stand up today. His voice is still Prince, but the music is so outdated and would not consider it an album that one must hear.
The music that plays in hell, round 1. hated. (⌐♀_♂)
Unfassbar nervig - vielleicht abwechslungsreich aber jeder Song ist dann doch gleich ätzend. Musikalisch interessant aber die quäkende Stimme macht alles zunichte. Belanglos
Un poco pretencioso y no emocionante
Going through this list makes me realise that Prince for me is a lot like Queen. Some indestructible hits and great individual songs, but by God, I really can't stand most of his albums as a whole. This is just so steeped in 80s production. Including tons of synth drums, which is ironic considering there is a bloody big drum kit on the cover. Also, a lot of the songwriting isn't... Really going anywhere. Except to the next 80s synth sound. You can put all of these songs over any big hair 80s romantic drama movie abomination. And I don't mean this in a sort of nice, nostalgic way. Although I'm sure many will.
This was just.... not good. It made a long car ride even longer. 1/5
Never heard a Prince album before. This was terrible with cringey lyrics. I've heard he is an excellent guitarist but this never featured. 1/5
Prince. Great guitarist, interesting person, writes music that I hate.
Poppy funky
I like prince, but this album is not good. I think most people would agree that purple rain or maybe 1999 could go on a list of albums that everyone should hear, but this most definitely should not. 1/5
I didn't enjoy it and kept thinking, why does this sound so much like Flight of the Conchords? Except not funny. 1.25 stars.
definitely not on my top fav albums 1
These songs are way too horny for a man whose voice sounds like it's been run through a meme filter. I don't think I'd have enjoyed it anyway but that's what made this unlistenable for me.
Nope. not for me!
Prince is a legend but he wasn’t my legend.
Could not get past first 2 songs. Prince has never been a favorite.
It's Prince, but... Bad?
Prince album. Worked sufficiently as background noise.
Not for me. I hear Prince compares to MJ a lot, but didn’t get nearly the same feeling. May be nostalgia in part.
Awful
No prince
Ist gar nicht mein Stil, etwas langweilig und ziemlich lang mit 1h20m
Das ist so schlimm. Kotze
Turns out I just really hate Prince. His music is pretty much just not my type. I have heard kidz bop that sounds better. I am not listening to all of this, HouseQuake sucks mega balls. I also despise Hot thing and Let me be your girlfriend. Sucks through and through, lyrical content, beat, and singing. This might be the worst album yet, and I really hope we start getting better albums soon because I might lose hope in "1001 albums to listen to".
Yesterday I made it through 4 minutes before turning it off. Like, it's supposed to be funky but I'm only tapping my foot nervously. They even put an alarm in one of the songs so you can't sleep through it, they truly know no mercy.
Wasn’t big on the remastering of the songs.. good beats though.
Hugely talented musician and songwriter wastes his immense gift on poundshop sub-funk pop.
Turned it off as it was rubbish
Never listened to a prince album before, but obviously know he's pretty iconic Was all over the place and just thought it was a bit shit frankly. I didn't recognise any of the tracks and I don't really get what the fuss is about based on this album. I thought the last few live tracks were probably the best and most coherent, but still didn't enjoy it and won't be back. I know he's got some classic tracks, which I don't mind, but none are here 1.5
Never really listened to Prince before. I'll give it an honest listen. "Slow Love" is a pretty good song. It's the first track that I really think is good. Well I couldn't make it through the rest. It wasn't really keeping my attention. I don't know what all the fuss is about Prince. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Part of me is like maybe Prince knew how bad this was and so this whole album is super meta and this album is on 1001 because it’s a parody of itself, and of pop music at that time, and that’s why he named it how he did, but the other part of me had to turn it off because I couldn’t listen to it.
This fucking sucks 1 "Slow Love" is the only song that's not ass
Did not like this album. Although I could see it being inspiration for Of Montreal
Pop
Serious Prince is the worst
Just not my cup of tea, didn't really enjoy.
Nope. Is there less than 0 stars?
Did not like at all. All the songs were way too long and didn’t go anywhere.
I like some of Prince's songs, none of those songs are on this album. To me this album was super uninteresting.
70 songs in the album! sad song first one
boring
Sounds like Prince is having a nice time, which makes one of us. Random screeching. Bit dull. Weird chat sections. Don't care. Don't get it
new sound of the Eighties but boring to death
No interest. 4 tracks in and nothing stands out.
Just not good
Inte min typ av musik, för långa låtar
this is dog water
kinda boring. I guess I don't really get Prince
Not good, I think Prince was very overrated.
Not for me
Yes! This album is a sign o' the times and it needs to stay there. I was sorely disappointed by this album. This is like that movie Cleopatra, big star, big budget has some fans, but really not worth spending hours of your life in the hopes of enjoying something that isn't relevant. Also, sign of the times is the pushy- rape-y- coercion one-sided dialogue in 'If I Was Your Girlfriend'. Maybe I've been married too long, but I can't imagine that would be okay in 2021. With all this sexxy talk, this album just sounds impotent. Treble is not the friend you think it is. I wanted to get into some of the funk, but it seemed lame and tame by today's standards. Didn't they have a bass dial in the studio? I want to feel the thump of those bass lines and the excitement of the crowd. Unfortunately, time has moved on and left this album behind.
Not good.
Too 80s. I liked the one song.
NO puedo con Prince
This was a bit of a mess. I stopped one song short of the end with "It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night". It was just so bad. The first few songs were fine, but then Housequake came on and ruined it. There were a few others in the same vein that just hurt to listen to. I wasn't a Prince fan before this and I'm not one after this.
Not a fan of Prince but "Adore" is a jam.
I like it. Cool kid vibes with a heavy pinch of angst and anxiety. Soundtrackable.
I'm both enjoying "If I was your girlfriend" and finding it a little disturbing at the end. Overall it feels kind of flat... pretty good but not a new favorite.
Pretty decent for chilling and listening to while working.