Reviews (page 3 of 15)
I rue the day drum machines were invented. IMO they take all the life and soul out a song. Couple of nice hits here. Otherwise, a bunch of overlong, lifeless drivel. I like a lot of Prince’s ouvre, but this album’s popularity and apparent significance baffle me.
Prince is natuurlijk een legende, maar over het algemeen is zijn sound niet helemaal mijn ding. Vind vooral z’n gitaarsolo op while my guitar gently weeps geweldig. Dit album vond ik mwah paar leuke nummers maar voor de rest te poppy voor mij.
Pretty great, not a bad song on it, never heard a full prince album before. Funky and horny
I just don’t really like prince or understand the hype Every song here could (should) be over half the length Title track is good though 2
An album that is still underappreciated for its complexity and sophistication. Of particular interest is the drum machine tinkering in which Prince tuned drums low enough to make them harmonic. Trent Rezno4 ane David Bowie have both acknowledged the influence and brilliance of the album.
I always feel like I got fucked after listening to a Prince Album
I am baffled as to why a guy who can play guitar like Prince can fills his albums with the cheesiest, most boring songs.
He was original to say the least. His music was not my thing but it wasn't terrible either
Everything I’ve ever wanted to hear musically is just grasping for a taste of Prince
Saved? ✅ Would listen again? 🤔 Would recommend to anyone? ❌ Would buy on Vinyl? ❌
Not for me
izrazito napaljen album, još jedan u nizu »semks hehe«. no dosta zabavan. premda je dug (70 minuta), nije mi smetalo, solidno je bilo preslušati. u stvari nešto bolji od »purple rain«, njegovog albuma koji sam slušao prije ovoga, razmjerno nedavno. izdvojio bih drugu stvar (»little red corvette«) kao najjaču. sve skupa, evo jedne jače trojčice...
I liked this much more than the last Prince album I got. I guess this one has the hits.
Soulful pop rock at its finest.
Sorry prince, it's me not you
- Some bangers on here (obviously) - little red corvette is a bop (duh)
"1999" is widely regarded as the first masterpiece of the great Prince. The album, which was released in 1982, marked his commercial breakthrough — it was actually the first Prince album I ever heard. In 2019, a Super Deluxe Edition comprising a total of five CDs with 65 tracks (instead of the original eleven) was released. While the synth-and-drum-machine sound certainly shaped Prince’s work in the years that followed and defined the sound of the era, it is also the main issue I have with the album from today’s perspective. Prince recorded the album almost single-handedly, as he usually did, only occasionally enlisting the help of other musicians, mostly backing singers. The list of instruments used reads like a synth fan's wet dream from the early '80s: ARP Omni, Oberheim OB-SX, OB-X, OB-Xa and OB-8, Linn LM-1, Pearl SY-1 Syncussion, and so on. – in short, everything that sounds like the '80s today, including handclaps, plus guitar, bass, piano and vocals. The album hasn’t aged well. Many of the musically brilliant moments suffer from this 'plastic sound', compounded by a few of Prince's cringe-worthy, sexist lyrics. For me, revisiting this supposed classic was disappointing. There are other Prince albums that work much better today.
Album #192 Prince: 1999 Honestly, I’ve never really been into Prince; growing up, he was always just one of those artists that everyone knew, yet I don’t think I even listened to a song by his in its entirety until recently. But amidst my ignorance, I still held him in high regard, purely based on the plaudits I would hear about him; people talk about Prince as if he was the second coming, and that his songs were so good you would either orgasm or cry, or maybe even both. So finally, I listened to his album Purple Rain, and well, it was good, but kind of disappointing. I liked the ballads; I mean, who doesn’t love that title track, but the funky, squealy, sexual songs were just a little too weird for me. I always associate Prince and Michael Jackson in my head as eccentric androgynous 80s pop stars, and I wasn’t around at the time, but I’ve never understood why people just accepted them for who they were. Prince just comes across to me as weird; I don’t understand how music this strange was so mainstream and beloved. Listening to 1999 felt like being come onto by a scrawny tweaker on the subway; it doesn’t feel erotic, it feels perverse. The songs are also far too long; I mean, we get through ‘1999’ and ‘Little Red Corvette’ in the first ten minutes, then we have an hour of Prince seducing us to look forward to. Also, though the first two tracks are easily the best songs here, I really don’t get that generational feel from them that others have claimed; with Purple Rain I feel it, but here it’s mostly just good dance music, not a timeless anthem. Look, Prince is definitely talented, and overall it’s not the worst album, but I think the guy is really an acquired taste; but according to his popularity, I’m the only one who doesn’t have the taste for him, the cilantro of music. I think if he had the reputation of a Zappa, he would make more sense in my head, but I suppose he is really just an enigma Best Songs: Little Red Corvette, 1999, Free Worst Song: Automatic Score out of 10: 5
A crates egg, great hits but overall a bit tedious as too much in the same groove
D.M.S.R was my favorite
Loved it. No notes.
This album is seemingly Prince shagging everything that moves, from a taxi driver to all the passengers on his airline. Not an album I would put on in the car whilst taking my mum to the shops or the kids to school. I quite liked it though. I especially liked the longer jam tracks. Prince is so much better without his clunky drum sound. Early days for him I suppose, before he went a bit nuts. (Listens.:.2)
Fun album. Nostalgic of listening to the radio with mum and dad growing up.
A sto punto non so se sono io oggi che tollero poco, peró non mi é piaciuto Mi é sembrato un po noioso e generico, probabilmente sono io che sopporto poco il genere? non saprei ma ci potrebbe stare
Loved the first half. Didn't love the second half. A genius, but he could have done with a wank.
this man did a lot of sex I think
How the fuck is this guy a homophobe
Meh
ja leuk! vond Sign denk ik net lekkerder maar dit is natuurlijk topfunk en ZO 80s
BANGERS !!!!!
Favorite song: little red corvette
4.5
BANGERR honestly
Of course I know of this album but I'd never heard it, other than 1999 and Little Red Corvette. This man is an incredible artist and I enjoyed this lots. The only reason it can't be 5 stars is I really do not like when songs are more than 6 minutes MAX. It just loses impact for me to have songs that long. There are quite a few here and it just starts to make me zone out, even if I like the song at first!
Although I still feel like I have a hard time connecting with Prince's music, I definitely liked this album better than Purple Rain. The title track and Little Red Corvette were the two songs already familiar to me, and are definitely the strongest tracks on the album. Delirious and International Lover were close behind. Most of the rest of the album seemed like experimentation with synths, most of which I appreciated.
If not Prince at his best, it’s Prince at his very close. While a bit unruly at times, most artists could only dream of being able to put something like this together. All his flair, energy, and unparalleled talent gift us with an explosive experience that I never want to end. He deserves all the credit he gets. 1 re-listen Favorite Tracks: Little Red Corvette, Title Track, D.M.S.R, Let’s Pretend We’re Married
Expectation: -> Looking forward to advancing my Prince enlightenment era. After listening: -> So strange how much I appreciate Prince and enjoy his music without previously considering myself a fan. Wouldn't rate this as highly as the epic Purple Rain album but this is fantastic, still a 5, and that's not a fair comparison! Track ranking: LRC 1999 Water DMSR Delirious Cab International Married Automatic Free Critics
Prince has typically not been my favorite, but this project has me kind of coming around on him. A lot of the videos I've seen of his live performances are on a completely different tier too.
A few decent songs but most of them felt too long and fairly uninspired, like someone was throwing a party for themselves and I just happened to be there. Maybe it would seem better with multiple listens—I love the songs I've heard a ton (1999 & Little Red Corvette).
The first half of the album is really good with songs like 1999 and little red corvette. In my opinion I feel like it gets weirder and kind of falls flat compared to the beginning of the album in the 2nd half with songs like something in the water.
Game. Blouses.
Må jo nesten være tidenes mest horny album
We the music lovers tend to find special joy in dance genres. Yeah, there are many outstanding intelligent schools of sound, but dance music is something that is able to resonate with your body. Prince's 1999 is a record which definitely invites you to dance, and even if you will not, it will make your mind dance somewhere in a separate musical realm. 1999 is really diverse. The only bad part I would say is the early few track following the opener. The first track is great and sets the mood to be later developed later on the album. I changed my opinion several times as I was listening. Remarkably, once you reach the mid-part, Prince starts to spew out one banger after nother. This music makes you feel good. It makes you dance. It makes you love your life more. It uses the repetitive parts and the dance rhythm, which sometimes are the same thing and at times not, with success. The synths are not great in those few tracks I have mentioned, but still better than in most such records, and Prince even manages to make them sound warm in one of the tracks. Horny lyrics appear throughout the album and sort of fit the dance mood. I would also highlight the lyrics of "Lady Cab Driver" which have some social commentary sentiment and remind me a little of works such as "They Don't Care About Us" by Michael. Prince also adds those real life situations briefly with music evolving right based after the former, as in the said track. The vocals are just fine, and I loved the moments with bursts of emotions. Those are really decisive and thrilling. "International Lover" is pehaps the strongest track of all; made me think 1999 should indeed be on such lists as "1001 albums" and heard by everyone for its cultural importance and the ability to demonstrate both the music of its time and the general limits and creative capabilities of music (in other words, I consider it classic). Were it not for the last track, I would say that is a cool album with much musical vatiety and dance mood to it, but "International Lover", both thanks to it being a masterpiece and also its placement as the last track, has formed my opinion that this album is too good not to be rated the highest. A fascinating work by Prince. Retrofuturistic by title, its ability to make people dance cannot be disputed, but apart from that, it has tons of emotions and music achievements that truly make it stand out. P.S. The artwork is of curious design. We lack it so much in mid-2020s with all those flat, corporate, liquid glass styles.
I once thought I liked Prince and Michael equally. I don't I don't I don't oh my god I can't STAND this mans energy it's so jittery and muted at the same time. Minus a Million points
I was a DJ when this double album came out, and I absolutely remember going through every track and taking notes... of the 11 tunes, over half were frequently played, which had to be some sort of record at the time. Your typical "dance record" would have one mega hit, maybe one other tune with good beats that people with taste would enjoy, and the rest would be filler. Not this album!
More experimental than I thought it would be. The title song and Little Red Corvette are all-time classics and some of the other tracks are pretty good. Not quite enough to be a five though.
I was surprised that I liked the beginning and the end. Lady cab driver and all the critics love, New York, so fun. I liked international level too. Sexy, fun, All together, good time spent.
Opens with a few decent tracks, but quickly descends into a slog of tracks almost indistinguishable from each other. I'm certainly not the target audience for this kind of 80s sensuality, and so found the whole project a bit off putting. At least the theme of hedonism fits the masturbatory idea to stretch out Automatic to 9 and a half minutes long.
Talented mofo
Oh hell yeah!!
Es un álbum animado siento que sería ideal para bailar es una fiesta, literalmente es de los 80's, me gusta la combinación de diferentes sonidos en este álbum y como predominan sonidos electrónicos
I feel like I accidentally summoned incubus Prince on Halloween.
I do not understand this one bit. What exactly do people adore about this music? This feels vaguely like sexual harassment. Or maybe assault. I guess on some level the ultimate-liberation-sex-party thing could be fun, but it just does not jive with me. And the music feels so...canned, and unimpressive? Fave tracks: - Little Red Corvette - Delirious - Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)
1999 by prince actually wasn’t bad but some of the songs were so long and I was just questioning when they’d end but they kept dragging along but oh well. Top songs: 1999, Little Red Corvette, Delirious, Let’s Pretend We’re Married, Free, All the Critics Love U in New York
Pretty disappointed after the first two radio friendly tracks. Most of them sounded like Casio beats with some extra random flavor. Also I do not feel or get any of the sexuality people describe. This music leaves me limp.
1999 is actually my first full Prince album and it was fun.
I love how fitting the instrumentals can be in some of these tracks... The instrumentation in 'Delirious' is a clear highlight of this, with the strange, almost funny synth sound throughout, setting the mood for the song completely. The majority of these tracks are above 5 minutes, with a few being around 9 minutes each. This does make the album quite long, but depending on how into the album you are, it is still a good one to listen to top to bottom. With some of the songs being this long, however, it obviously means that there are very repetitive parts... that's okay when the hook is catchy, but even then, there can be such a thing as too much of a good thing. Lyrically, this album is quite raunchy, with a lot of the songs being about sex, with some tracks even becoming quite explicit, but that is just the vibe of Prince. However, I do find the contrast of some of Prince's work quite funny. For example, in 'Purple Rain', there are very thoughtful, loving lyrics such as, 'I never wanted to be your weekend lover, I just wanted to be some kind of friend.' ... This is then contrasted quite heavily by 'Let's Pretend We're Married' with the lyrics: 'I sincerely wanna f*** the taste outta your mouth.' I guess that's the beauty of music in some kind of funny way. But this album as a whole does seem a lot edgier and 'sex-crazed' compared to some other songs of his that I have heard. Favourite lyric: 'So if I gotta die, I'm gonna listen to my body tonight.' ('1999') Favourites: Delirious 1999 Let's Pretend We're Married Free International Lover
I’m torn between a 3 and a 4. I’ll give Prince the benefit of the doubt and assume this album will catch on with a few more listens. Take my 4 stars Prince.
Not really my kind of jam, and then it was the longer it progresses. This was so sexy, orgasmic. Love the moans and the hard guttural screams. I listened to this with my mouth slightly ajar, almost like I'm getting close.
Fun
a very good album as a whole, im not sure im ever going to listen to its tracks on their own tho. fav song: let’s pretend we’re married
This album works better when you realize it's a dance album with pop and R&B inflection instead of a pop album with R&B and dance inflection. I was really sort of sucked into Prince's worldbuilding here but it did try my patience somewhat.
The hornier precursor to Purple Rain. He was clearly fully leveled up with 1999 and Little Red Corvette.
Still Prince. Still awesome.
Le roi de la pop queer, mais peut-être pas son meilleur album
Pas grand chose à dire C’était sympa
J'aime beaucoup Prince !
This was just not enjoyable. Very much a let down. I guess we need to keep in mind that the 80s was the height of the cocaine crisis...
Some funky fun songs. Overall not really for me
Fun prince album!!
It's Prince. The man didn't know anything bad.
Prince is great but this isn’t his greatest.
A psychotically great album. Yes, it's sexy. But it's also brutal, funky, scary, weird, funny, angry, and so much more. Every song is long, but the grooves are so good I wish they were longer. And I'm excited to hear whatever the next song brings. I love the crazy synths, I love how Prince could get soul out of a drum machine, I love how the different voices work together. I love this album.
I think this guy likes sex Fave track: 1999
Never really listened to any Prince. Don’t feel like I’ve missed out on anything. 2/5
I've come to learn something about myself and that is that I do not enjoy Prince. I appreciate and respect Prince, I can see why people love him. I just don't love the style.
This was Prince's first album recorded with his longtime live band the Revolution, and it's apparent immediately. "1999" and "Little Red Corvette" back-to-back serve as a strong opening. The remainder of the album is fun (and horny, of course). Very synth-heavy and computer-sounding for the bulk of it too, especially once you get to "Delirious". This was the era after all, with music looking toward (and sounding like) the future, and Prince himself never shied away from this. Only blemish I can think of here are the unecessary lengths on some of these songs.
I can’t express enough how boring it was to listen
He’s obviously a genius, but a lot of this is just not really my scene. Harsh 80’s synths, and so many sex noises Jesus Christ. I feel like I need someone to explain more context. Obv inspired lots of other greats, esp the singing
Pre Y2K funk
A...expansive collection of songs. It was probably innovative in its time, but this isn't really for me
Music doesn't vibe with me at the moment.
All in all a good album with many cool hooks, however the length of many of the songs tend to be a wee bit long.
Crazy to drop this then Purple Rain
i am having an absolute mandela effect moment with the "don't worry, i won't hurt you..." intro. anyway one of my first favorite albums ever in my life still hits like when i was six. absolutely manic orchestration and production on everything, and sex party and romance turn into a driven rhytmic state of euphoria. in my case, literally baby's first extended pop instrumentals. i tbh dont think its all really about sex except in the way that everything is about sex, its like the whole psyche and not having known prince personally it seems like it must have been pretty singular and weird. but also if it is all just about dance, party, sex, and romance, what else do we have in our short small lives? fave track let's pretend we're married
no
Prince is an artist I’ve always respected more than loved. He was an undeniable genius and one of the most innovative guitar players in popular music. Just watch his performance on While My Guitar Gently Weeps from George Harrison’s R&R Hall of Fame induction - he made Clapton look like a kid noodling on a Fender. I definitely found myself dancing and head bobbing throughout my listening to 1999. I always wondered how Prince celebrated the millennium when it finally came. This is certainly one of his better albums, maybe right behind Purple Rain for me. I still prefer watching clips of Prince playing guitar live than any of his studio output, but there’s no doubting how good this is.
Overall Rating - 3.59/5 (7.18/10). This album sounds like the early 80s. Excellent musicianship, recognizable and catchy tunes, everything you would expect out of Prince and The Revolution.
This album seems like it would be the sound track to Beverly Hills Cop.
I respect him
Every time that I think I discovered a Primce album I actually like, he decides 2 bangers is enough and proceeds to fill the rest of the album with horrendeous 10-minute experimental jams.
I love prince, his aesthetic, his attitude, his ambition, guy is a legend….. That said, when it comes to listening to full albums of his there will always be a chance of some liberal use of the skip button. In 1999 there are some bangers, the album is front loaded so starts super strong but the 2nd half feels to long and doesn’t appeal as much driving to work on a rainy Monday as it might in an 80’s Minneapolis night club or certain other settings / situations I am unlikely to find myself in anytime soon. The problem with being prolific is editing, Prince released 39 albums from 1978 until his death in 2016, that’s more than one per year….. just because you write a song doesn’t mean you should release it! 3.3
Starts so strong but tails off. A little disappointing in the end.
Funky, sexy, endlessly hooky, pop, synth rock…and so dirty. Is there anything prince can’t do. Hooks like they are on a fire sale. If there’s downsides - not every song needs to be 9 mins..and I GET IT - you f*&*( a lot...i know! My word.
Really good instrumentation and vocals but it just didnt do it for me. I feel like the singles stood out too much from the rest od the album's content, making it feel weak
Why did this list give me all 3 of Prince's included albums within 50 albums of each other? I just had Sign O' The Times last week! (Purple Rain came a little earlier, in early April). Anyway, this album is Prince doing the thing that Prince does best; make funky 80s pop songs about sex. Musically, the songs are catchy and fun, with strong hooks and excellent rhythms that engage the listener. In terms of lyrics, it's not all that remarkable. All the lyrics deal with partying and, well, having intercourse. Prince knows how to write a good song, but he's clearly thinking with his penis on this album. It's still about as good as any other Prince album, however.
Prince is so hard for me to rate. He was very talented, and I can see and hear the talent. He just went too much into a pop sound for me. I would have loved to hear Prince go bluesy. 5 for talent 2 for how much I like it, 3.5, goes to 3 since there isn't anything I would own or download, which is a requirement for me to give something a 4 or 5.
enjoyed "lets get married" but otherwise this album left me pretty indifferent. fab cover art though!
J'aime pas du tout... très répétitif
Fun and sexy. Prince is the goat. Some songs drag a bit too much.
Very good voice some of the songs reminded me of Michael Jackson
Fine album! Not my cup of tea.
Was a fun time, lot's of danceable stuff on here. Even the long songs weren't drags, so overall pretty good. Highlights-Little Red Corvette, Delirious, D.M.S.R., Automatic, and All the Critics Love U in New York.
Started really strong but has better albums
Little red corvette 3:5
josie hat gesagt da stöhnen frauen, hab ich aber nicht gehört... :( ja ziemlich sexual, ich mochte es aber echt lieber als ich dachte, 80er und so ist normalerweise nicht sooo meins aber ich liebe lowkey prince
While its long and its self indulgent, its done with a purpose, and doesnt lesson the album. Instead of it being long because of it having 20+ songs, instead each song gets its chance to jam out at the end. First half are super famous great songs, second half good album tracks Not as good as the other two prince albums but still a high 4
Hard to give anything less than 5 stars to any album of this period by Prince. Be was just about to peak with this going into Purple Rain which continued for many albums. Still feels early 80s in its sound
This is my 2nd Prince album this month, and I think I like his music more than I'd previously thought. It helps to hear his music in the context of an album because I think some of my previous complaints about his samey sound is because his singles tend to be cut from the same cloth. For instance, the song 1999 is this album's Let's Go Crazy... while Little Red Corvette is more Raspberry Beret. Further listening reveals a lot of variety. Delirious is an appealing and catchy pop track and Let's Pretend We're Married really draws me in with its driving beat. It's one of several very long songs on this record. I don't mind some of the extended length because it gives interesting instrumental passages the chance to breathe and feature. I do think it goes on a couple minutes too long on DMSR, Automatic, and Lady Cab Driver. I enjoyed Automatic the most of these three... with its crisp synthesizer and punchy bass. I did find my attention drifting slightly as the album went on. At the same time, I don't think 1999's songs would be as effective if they were cut down to 4-minute pop formulas. I suppose there are plenty of 7" versions if I want to compare, but I'm pretty sure I don't need them. I think the length will keep this from being an album I return to often -- or at least as often as Purple Rain -- but I can firmly say Prince is 2 for 2 and I'm happy to be reevaluating his catalogue. Better late than never.
This is a really cool album and it gets a 5 for sure but I think it's interesting how he comes in so hot with 1999 and Little Red Corvette, 2 bangers in their own right, only to come back to Earth for like 3 songs. I was chasing the high of the first 2 songs for like 20 minutes. I ALMOST gave the album a 4 but he brought me back with the last 4 tracks. Well played, Prince. Highlights: 1999 (ofc), Lady Cab Driver
A pretty solid album from Prince with excellent guitar work and some very funky synths. Unfortunately, doesn’t quite hit the heights of his next album and some songs can tend to go on too long. Overall, decent.
Great stuff. Naughty at times, but great. :)
muito bom!! confesso que não estou muito familiarizada com o prince, acabei descobrindo músicas incríveis dele.
it's Prince
I expected to be a bit ambivalent about this album. I knew the first 2 songs and didn't really know what to expect beyond them. It is a really good, solid album. It's funky and fun and obsessed with sex
simplemente uau, me sentía en una fiesta disco de los 80, aunque se han pasado con las canciones largas y he disociado un poco
Love prince always a good groove but sometimes it can be a bit repetitive? Sorry!
No one’s convincing me Prince isn’t a genius. Even the man himself. I mean he changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol- literally. The press release read that the symbol he had legally changed his name to (in the midst of contractual conflict with Warner brothers) was “unpronounceable.” So on paper he was the symbol- but what were we to call him? The artist formerly known as Prince. I remember people railing on this silliness. But it was GENIUS. Pure f*ing genius. Like so much that he did. He changed music AND the machine. What a feat! AND he didn’t let them steal his soul. 5 forever Boolean: yes always so glad to hear The Artist before I too die. Prince RIP
LOVE LOVE LOVE. just so many bangers on here. they need to be playing some of these songs in the club fr
Had high expectations given the singles but... it's fine, if a little indulgent in track length.
unbiased 2.5
An entirely overrated album.
It's decent, but it doesn't have that special Prince magic yet
Iha cool, mutta synth-pop ei nii hittaa, syntikan 80-luvun soundit cornyt ja etenki levyn keskivaiheilla paljon mid biisejä. 70min on liian pitkä kesto albumille. Alun funk jutut oli ihan cool ja muksia. Syntikan lisäks rumpukone häiritsi, sai musat kuulostaa pelimusiikilta huonolla tavalla. 80-luvun korkeet kiljahtelut mikkii iha aura. Kaikenlaiset välispeakit biisien sisällä vähä cringe ja välillä tuntu että kuuntelis liveäänitystä
A bit strange that other 80s pop groups get slated for how their sound on here but the reviews for this are positive. Not that it bothers me, I enjoy those elements This could have been pretty good but I don't like a lot of the choices made. These songs are just too long. DMSR just kept going and didn't justify it's own length at all, could've cut it in half and it would be much better. There's also some weird and annoying stuff that detracts, like the moaning sounds that go on for fucking ages on Lady Cab Driver There's a strong album in here but for me it needs a lot of editing to smooth the rough edges Highlights: Little Red Corvette
Best Song: 1999. A goofy little song that makes the turn of the century actual feel like a party. Worst Song: Free. Overwrought and oversung. Overall: Prince is always baseline kinda fun to listen to, but this still sounds way too 80s for me. It felt like a lot of filler tracks, with not enough of the bombastic energy that makes Prince special.
Legend
Awesome Album, beatiful mind and authentic
Little long but good listen
Love prince
Very strange and overly sexy album
the big prince
the record i own actually trims this down by 4 tracks (dmsr, automatic, all the critics, international lover) and i much prefer the pared-down version but this is still fantastic. those first 4 tracks are back to back hits, lady cab driver rules. its hard to make a great double album…
One of the most creative creatures in many lifetimes.
A very funky album. Illustrates how he was able to battle MJ for the crown.
Really great. So much R&B vibe with some really excellent guitar and synth work. There's a reason Prince is so revered.
Un enchaînement très efficace de morceaux bien funky. Une régularité impressionnante avec un excellent niveau du début à la fin. Une très bonne expérience globale où j'ai passé un super moment.
honestly? it's fine 1999 thru d.m.s.r. (the first half)--it's '80s thru and thru. and if i were a rebellious '80s teen with repressive parents, sure, this would be life changing. it's experimental, it's edgy, it's got all the things that probably appeal to rebellious '80s teens with repressive parents. however, i am none of those things, so it's just fine. it does have a good disco beat, i'll give it that; i could get down on the dance floor to this (if i was a better dancer) automatic--sounds like the soundtrack to a magnum p.i. montage or something free--prince could've sung for the eagles lol lady cab driver--scuse me what? oh joy eight minutes international lover--i'm glad most albums don't have moaning like that. we were going solid 3/5 in the first half. after the second half, i stand by my assessment that this is exactly what a rebellious '80s teen is into. unfortunately, *experimental moaning noises* are not on my list of things i look for in good music. 2/5.
This could be an “objective” 5, but for me it’s a 4. There’s some really epic shit on here. And also some shit that’s not really for me. I definitely understand why Prince is heralded as a genius. But I don’t love a lot of the tones and textures on here that aged pretty poorly. That being said there were songs on here I’d never heard that I really loved. While I didn’t connect with the whole album I still consider Prince an indisputable GOAT.
I want to start this review by saying Purple Rain is one of my favorite songs of all time. I really wanted to like this one, but I think the dated synth sounds were just too much for me. It's a bit of a drag.
first time listening to this all the way thru. lots of fun across this album, and a lot of unexpected noise and layers that start to pile on top of each other and overwhelm (in a good way). great energy behind it all. "All The Critics Love U In New York" is a treat. the slower tracks didn't do it for me as much, but that first side to the album really crushes. I remember being a kid on New Years Eve in 1998 on Amelia Island, FL, and there was an FM radio station that played the song "1999" on repeat all day and night.
Fun, a bit long, some classics.
Náði mér ekki
8/10 Muy buen album, divertido, movido, no aburre ni es repetitivo
I knew Prince's reputation but was somehow still surprised by how filthy this is. 😂 Unfortunately I had it on in the background, I think I need to come back and listen to it properly some time. Not my usual kind of thing but I think it's good
Upbeat, happy, sexual in a good way. Unique voice lots of range. Makes you move and feel good. Like lyrics of free and favorite songs are automatic, delirious, DMSR. Love artists that play own instruments. Was surprised by how much I enjoyed it.
Pas ouf j’accroche pas
3.1
This score reflects the one song I enjoyed on this album.
The first three tracks and Lady Cab Driver are brilliant. One star for each; minus one star for making us listen to everything in between. It changed the music industry so it definitely belongs on any list. I loved it as a kid. But it's cursed by his obsession with FM synths (up there with nuclear weapons as one of the worst inventions of the 20th Century) and that Linn-drum machine. (Imagine these tracks with a drummer to match the incredible bass playing? (Just listen to how much the human snare drum adds to Lady Cab Driver.) Prince's creativity, virtuosity, and ability to pass seamlessly between genres are on full display and stunning. But the songwriting drops off significantly after Delirious, and the horrid pads, bells and robotic percussion that line every track just did not age well.
buen disco, en su mayoria tiene sonidos extraños y mas para su epoca 1982’. Pero me gustaron varios temas en especial como international lover o 1999
Solid album from Mr Nelson hitting his purple patch with this and the later albums
Didn’t finish
First of all, let me just say, I'm sorry about yesterday. I gave "Back in Black" by AC/DC a 1/10 and even though it deserved it I'm sorry I did that. I feel bad. Anyway this album fucks. Literally. "1999" and "Little Red Corvette" are two songs that any person who's listened to the radio enough will know by heart, and I'm one of those people. At least the choruses. Classic songs, both of them, ESPECIALLY "1999," which is simply one of the best songs of all time. To compare Prince and MJ for a second, "1999" is kind of like Prince's version of "You Wanna Be Starting Something," basically a 6-minute long deep funk song disguised as a dancey synth-funk song. This entire album actually lines up with thriller a bit, what with its resounding classics (Purple Rain more aligns with it there but this album serves something similar imo), the synthy funk, the smooth, soulful comedown closer track... enough comparing these two guys though, this album deserves an individual evaluation. The first disc is one of the best sequences of music ever, opening with two of the best songs of Prince's career, and riding out the B-side with two back-to-back dance-sex-funk jams, those being "Let's Pretend We're Married" (one of the only songs that can say stuff like "I sincerely wanna fuck the taste out your mouth... can you relate?" and get a pass for it.) and "D.M.S.R.," a monolithic 8-minute banger. The second disc takes an obvious dip in quality, but it's still not bad; though "Free" is fretful at best compared to every song that's come before it, it's still a pretty good song on its own. "Something In The Water" is awesome, though much overstated by those who think it's some sort of artsy experimental ahead-of-the-curve masterpiece ("All The Critics Love U In New York" is way more artsy, experimental, and ahead of the curve in my opinion). It's pretty cool and that's it. "Lady Cab Driver" is a fabulous affair, synthy, energetic, and the spoken word section is insane, and almost intimidating. As I mentioned already, "All The Critics Love U In New York" is this album's actual experimental masterpiece, a strange, new wave, noisy track that's easily a highlight on here. And then we have the closer, this album's "The Lady In My Life," if you will. It works. It's nothing super special, and I'm more of a fan of Prince's lower register than his falsetto, but it's still a good closer. Overall this album is incredible, and I'm glad I got it today! 9.1/10
Correcto
Talk about a Friday vibe. Prince is the man. So fun, such a joy to listen to whatever he makes.
Mainly for little red corvette and the incredible lyrics to international lover
Prince is incapable of producing a bad beat, but some of the songs sure do drag on
Jesus Christ Prince, not every song on this album needs to be so fucking long. The first two songs on this are the only two I liked and have heard previously. The rest was Prince going on about sex in songs that were just stupidly long.
Nunca alguien hizo tanto y fue tan poco apreciado. Damn.
Enjoyed this but the middle fell off a bit for me. Didn't realize that Prince was so horny. Fave songs: 1999, DMSR
Nice, like a bit of Prince, was good to cook to.
idk how to put this to words but i respect prince more than i love him, third album on this list with under 50 generated and i want to like him more than i do like him he is ridiculously virtuosic, capable of expressing himself in a highly articulate manner across all genres, this is what gives this project its identity and, at the same time, in my opinion, what makes it emotionally distant
Prince in all his wild creativity. so many solid bops.
Gonna stick to the hits
Classic Prince. WHat else needs to be said.
Rv
Great beats. Kinda all sounds the same but still love his music.
Ritmos ochenteros, entra bien, pero cuando ves que las canciones duran una eternidad con los mismos ritmos... Está chulo y jamás había escuchado a Prince.
YUP.
A very good album starting off with 4 pop hits then settling in to some find grooves and beats. Not a Prince album fan except for Purple Rain but this one is boppin.
The crazy thing about Prince is that this is one of the most essential pop albums of the ‘80s, but it’s only like the third best Prince album of the ‘80s.
The album "Purple Rain" I understand. But this album making the list? A couple of decent song and the rest that all sound like the same synth chords over and over. "Little Red Corvette" is an amazing song, however.
fue un álbum que se queda en su época
Dance music / toe tapper / some tracks easy listening
Great. Lots of fun and interesting moments. Something in the Water is so weird I love it.
Naslovnica je huda, naslov je confusing. Mislim, da poznam en komad s tega albuma samo, pa še to samo po naslovu. In valjda spet na dan, ko sm a busy bee, dobim 70 minut dolg album, ugh. Zanimiv začetek, kr nek robotic glas. Ampak hm, dejansko kul komad ("1999"). Dated, obviously, se sliši, da je iz early 80s, sploh zarad bobnov, ampak je dated in a good way, bi rekla. Mal me spomne na "Magic Dance" iz Labyrinth, k je pa itak iz 1986. Edin negative je, da je komad predolg, se ponavlja. Kar bo I guess večina komadov kle gor, ker jih je 11, album pa 70 minut dolg. "Little Red Corvette" - to je ta, k poznam naslov, kot da je znan Prince komad, ampak ga prvič poslušam. "Delirious" je kinda horrible? "Let's Pretend We're Married" - hmmm. Spet, dolžina, besedila se hit začnejo ponavljat & očitno je bil Prince že od začetka a horny little beast. "D.M.S.R." je čist kul, ampak fakin preeeedoooolg. Zj sm skor na polovici, pri štirih minutah & komot bi blo konc. Nič novga ne bom slišala v naslednih minutah. Naslednji, "Automatic" isto. 9 minut in pol?! "Free" mi je musically še najboljši do zdaj. Pa me sam še trije komadi čakajo (k so somehow skupi 21 minut). "All the Critics Love U in New York" je spet a repeating nightmare. Mal mam upanja za zadnji komad, "International Lover", ki je Princeu prinesel prvo Grammy nominacijo. Besedila so sicer še vedno highly sexual, ampak vsaj manj ponavljajoča se, kot večino albuma. Jap, ta je dejansko kul. Unlike večino albuma.
Strong 3.5. Acho que arrasta um pouco mas tem ideias bem divertidas e não é repetitivo
Got some bops. Good to clean the kitchen to before a dinner party
Second half was nice grooving funk
I like the atmosphere of the album. Its artificial, upbeat, bloated, energetic soundscape sheds light to the desperate darkness which surrounds it.
Princen 1999 on kyllä oikein hyvä levy, mutta mikään täysosuma se ei ole. Monet biiseistä saisivat olla selkeästi lyhyempiä ja itse en satu olemaan tällaisen "superkasarin" soundimaailman suurin fani. Mutta on tämä silti parempi kuin suurin piirtein kaikki kolmen tähden levyt, joten kai tälle uskaltaa nelosen antaa. Ovathan nimikkokappale 1999 ja Little Red Corvette niin hyviä.
This album unveiled a new sound that would become the sound of the entire Minneapolis music scene for roughly the next decade. I remember hearing this for the first time on cassette, with a walkman, during the 1980s and being blown away by the deft mix of funk, r&b, pop, and electronica. It was a little bit of everything while still being singularly Prince. The mystique of Prince was also that here was a guy that could record an entire album by himself in a home studio, which seemed impossibly difficult back in 1982. This many years later I am a bit more circumspect and objective about this album. In my opinion, this and maybe PURPLE RAIN, would be the only 2 Prince albums on the list. I was never a fan of SIGN O' THE TIMES. I felt he had lost some the magic by that point in his career, or perhaps I had just reached a point in my life in which Prince songs no longer had a place. My enjoyment peaks after the first three bangers and rapidly declines thereafter. Tracks overstay their welcome and there is the hint of sexual violence in tracks like "D.M.S.R" that weird me out way more than now than when I first heard them in the 1980s. Favorites: "1999", "Little Red Corvette", and "Delirious"
The beginning of the album is phenomenal, but then the songs towards the middle and the end just drag on and don’t stand out. I only need to listen to the first 3-4 songs to get the best out of this album. The tunes are uptempo and classic 80s, which I enjoy, and when Prince is on, he makes some great music. But the album in total is just okay.
Not a Prince fan. But respect.
A small step down from Purple Rain: on balance the songs are a little less interesting and they all overstay their welcome a bit. Still, a world-class album just for 1999 and Little Red Corvette (maybe my favorite song ever (but shh, I prefer the single version)).
153. nice
Brilliant
Absolutely disappointing. I thought going in I would see what all the fuss is surrounding this "genius" but I feel now it was all overinflated. So boring and unimaginative. I tried to find some quantities in the tracks but not a thing. How sad.
3rd prince album so far, more bangers. incredible artist
My friend who's a genuine Prince fan would probably like this album more than I do. Some of the songs are pretty funky, most of them very sexy. I mean I do like some of the them, such as "Free" and "Little Red Corvette", but after all I just don't get it.
Tried several times but listening to a whole album of prince does nothing for me, this time was no exception
I am a huge Prince fan and though not my favorite album by him, it certainly propelled him to heights I would not have thought possible. A couple of misses on this album but what bangers
very high 4, very fun
Ive only heard the title song 1999. Little red corvette has a sound that I really enjoyed. Delirious is a glorp ass beat lmfao. Lets pretend we're married - mid, no notes. Very glorpy album, Im not a fan of Prince's trademark outro (i.e. 1999 "why does he have a bomb", similar tunes in other ones too)
Some bangers Good energy all the way through Didn't resonate with too much
Jeg synes Prince er rimeligt overvurderet, jeg viber sgu ikke så meget med det. Så er der sikkert en historie med tiden og lyden, men i 2026 synes jeg bare det er lidt for meget over the top... Men om jeg vil det eller ej, sidder jeg stadig og føler den lidt, når jeg ikke lægger mærke til det, det er nok en 3'er. Men jeg får sgu også lidt stress af at lytte til noget af det, ærligt. De trommer på something in the water for eksempel.
Dejlig album - jeg har aldrig hørt det før. To virkelig gode startere, 1999 og Little Red Corvette. Der er også noget, der bliver lidt kedeligt, men altså... for eksempel Automatic. Det fader for meget ud for mig. Det er som om, fordelingen af sange er helt forkert. Det lægger ud som en 4'er og taper ud til en 2'er. Det må give en: 3.0
It sounds like Prince took every cutting edge piece of studio technology and packaged it up into this album. Maybe you had to grow up with this music to appreciate it? The whole thing has the feel of a Fruity Loops sample song. It had a few moments but as always, I don't understand the fuss about Prince.
Favourite Songs: 1999 D.M.S.R Lady Cab Driver
Album #83: 1999 - Prince Genre (W): Minneapolis sound, funk, synth-pop, R&B, dance, new wave Singles: 1999, Little Red Corvette, Delirious, Automatic, Let’s Pretend We’re Married I have not listened to this album before. Thoughts?: Prince is a talented person, able to play multiple instruments and layer each individually on top of one another. I love his ability to create grooves in the tracks, however, I feel like certain tracks drag on for a bit too long. Favorite songs: Side A, Let’s Pretend We’re Married*, Automatic, Free, All the Critics Love U in New York
Apart from '1999' and 'Little Red Corvette', I hadn't heard the other tracks. Listening to the album in full, I can't say that anything else stayed with me although I suppose 'All the Critics Love U in New York' was alright. Very 80s instrumentation, which isn't a particularly good thing. Nothing to suggest an all time great album at all.
I go back and forth on how I feel about Prince, and by that I go back and forth on how I feel about this album. At moments I really like it, and really enjoy the more funky side of Prince, and at moments I'm like "ehh, this ain't for me." But the majority of it is hitting for me. I'm going back and forth between a 3 and a 4. So I'll go with 3 for this as it's probably a 3.5.
The man was a genius
Good
Some real bangers and a lot of good sounding background type music
Classic Prince album but not sure I've ever listened to the whole thing. This is a great album but really the first two songs are the best songs on the album. It's all pretty good but front loading the album with the singles doesn't seem like the greatest idea. Great album overall!
Just as maximalist and horny as Purple Rain. Prince's 1999 isn't too different from what I've come to expect from him, but 1999 does feature a few more ear worms than Purple Rain. The quality remains consistently high, but I still have the same complaints: a little too much happening at once and too horny for Prince to be higher on my list.
It's Prince, it's 1999, it's great... it's a classic!
Not as good as purple rain but still pretty good.
Pop classic, this album cements Prince's status as one of the best performers of all time
personal rating: 8/10
Moments of greatness combined with a lot of weird/homogenous sound and not enough of his amazing guitar work.
💜
Dance Music Sex Romance
Sharp and clean, still I'm missing the raw potency of Purple Rain
Never listened to this album from start to finish, but damn. A masterpiece worth replaying. Ahead of its time and so so so good.
It’s a bop for sure
Okay, mid, it's not the best
The vibe is interesting but not my cup of tea. Cele care mi-au captat atenția: “All the critics love you in ny” “Lady Cab driver” “Let’s pretend we’re married” “International lover”
starting on may 2nd veamos que tal! No se si la compresión es por spotify o del album en si sounds somewhat dated but it's charming about it. Horny as hell.
Don’t think I fuck with prince after all
Unreal
Em, I feel awful, nothing wrong with it but hard to describe as better than fine
1999 - 5/5 Little Red Corvette - 5/5 Delirious - 4/5 Let's Pretend We're Married - 4/5 D.M.S.R. - 4/5 Automatic - 4/5 Something in the Water - 4/5 Free - 3.5/5 Lady Cab Driver - 4/5 All the Critics Love U in New York - 4/5 International Lover - 4/5 Outside of the first two tracks, this album is a lot more synthpop-focused than I would have imagined for a person who I always thought as a rock star. That style doesn't hold it back, as this combination of electronic, rock, and funk really make this work well. My main concern is its length - this feels like a normal-length album that was stretched into a double album for no reason I can think of. If it was shortened this would probably lean more towards a 5* but it still gets 4* because of how overall good the whole thing was. Overall: 4/5 Favorites: 1999, Little Red Corvette
The purple one drops another absolute banger. Favorite track: 1999
Sweet Prince
Bastante rico, muy largo igual. Nota: 3.8
Not a big Prince fan. 1999 is decent. The album isn't inherently terrible, it just goes on and on and on. Automatic is just the same annoying sound for 9 and a half minutes. D.M.S.R was fun, but also too long. Skipped the last few songs, got bored.
Not surprisingly, I’m a fan
It was interesting to revisit this album after all these years. I’m not sure I ever listened to it all the way through back in the day. I never owned it. Hits like Little Red Corvette. Delirious, and Let’s Pretend We’re Married hold up well but feel very of the moment. Some of the deeper tracks are really interesting D.M.S.R has a great 70’s funk feel and the couple of slow jams at the end are really good. Automatic has a Kraftwork feel and it’s good but not my style, but toward the end of the middle Prince breaks out with a really nice blues guitar riff which was great. The whole thing is a little too electronic for my taste- especially the drums- but this did not affect my enjoyment of it as much as I thought it would.
I have never really listened to Prince seriously. Singles on the radio or as collected on that Singles and B Sides collection ... that's about it. This is a good album. I still don't like his "slow jam" mode, but there are some excellent album tracks here. Automatic is outstanding -- I had never heard it before. Listening to this, I thought about why so many people whose taste I respect love Prince and I do not. Don't know how critical this is, but I was struck in listening to this album by how not-prominent the bass is. (Which is very strange in someone so connected to the funk.) I'm very bass-focused, and this album is heavy on guitar, drums, and synths -- and the drums and synths are on the treble-y side. Anyway. Good album, but -- give me a fatter bass, please!
I was in no way ready for Prince's music when it was popular. I was too young for this album, and for the four that preceded it. I was wrapped up in my white suburb's homophobia, misogyny and self-hatred, like a can of Slime squeezed by zombie's fist. It took my beloved high school friends who loved Purple Rain to even reveal his music to me; and it took "Kiss" to convince me that he was a pop genius. Listening to it now, I hear the skill, the joy, the complexity of his music. I'm rating it based on its importance in my life.
No surprise to anyone who knows me... I love this album. It's not my favorite Prince album but it's a great one. My only note would be that the songs are too long but that might be because I have no patience these days. I discovered something new that I didn't notice when I was 11... The cover, designed by Vanity, uses a big dildo for the number one. The things you learn as you age...
I mean, it's a Prince album from the 80s. Do I love every song on it? No. Do I love it? Yes.
A couple of bangers, of course. But also the rest of the songs are bops too. Especially enjoyed DMSR - Prince knows what's important.
After an unusually underwhelming turnout with Controversy, Prince decided to focus back on the quality of his music again and turn up a couple notches to a whole new level with 1999. This is really where people started to know Prince's name with the title track and Little Red Corvette being huge radio charters for the time and timeless classics anyone could still get down to. Along with those two iconic tracks, this album is full of really horny music that you definitely cannot play anywhere but in a pair of headphones because of just how graphic some of these songs can get. I'd love to be able to listen to Lady Cab Driver because of its' amazing guitar parts and lyrics, but man does that whole "sex scene" in the middle of the song make that next to impossible to hear in a public setting. While it does slow down a good bit the longer this album goes on, for being 1 hour and 10 minutes of straight Synth Funk I have to say it was quite a stellar time. Definitely not his best work but it is yet another highlight in a career full of timeless albums and undeniably great tracks.
Okish, seems like they copied the music style of the era. Doesnt feel original.
ok 2.9
Цікаво) Я раніше Принца тільки по ТВ чув) Стиль не мій, але відчувається по музиці, що Принц майстер)
A generational talent undermined by his generation's shitty production techniques.
Fav song: Little Red Corvette
Another great Prince album to convince me I was probably wrong not to be a bigger fan. Having said that, I'm still probably someone who just needs a really good best of
Genuinely enjoyed listening to the album. Strong start
Fantastisk fløga
Favorite songs: 1999, Little Red Corvette, Delirious
Great record with some of Prince’s most popular tracks. Haven’t been too hip to Prince until now but willing to change.
Best ever
There are some great moments in this record. Little red corvette is an early Hootenanny favourite of mine… but there are large swaths of this record that I dislike a lot. I don’t enjoy the 80s lame synth production on most of the middle section songs. Free is solid. There are some pretty wild and astonishing vocal performances.
Afrofuturism in all its forms is one of my favorite art movements. I feel like I need to listen to more Prince, half of this album I don't know that well. This could be 5 stars with more familiarity. But the Purple One always brings it.
This album sounds great and is a fun listen. It’s a little too long but for the most part it stays interesting throughout.
Went by ridiculous quickly? Didn't have the impact of other Prince LPs.
I really enjoyed this, Prince's extreme horniness aside. However; every song could benefit from being a good two minutes shorter, and then maybe another song thrown in there? But yes. Completely danceable
11. 프린스 - 1999 총 11곡 수록, 1시간 10분. 좋아!! 막 와 미친 명곡 이런건 아니지만 꽤 좋느에 캐치한 노래가 몇곡 있네요 DMSR이라든가 근데 너무 과감한 시도가 있어서... 대체 신음소리는 왜 넣은거야? 한줄평: 아, 1982년. 야만의 시대. 취향: ★★★★☆ 재방문: ★★☆☆☆
I don’t understand what the hoopla is about. From the cover design through the length and into the songs. I don’t get it and I doubt I ever will.
Shout out the revolution. U can see them referenced upside down in the eye
Pretty good, but obviously Let's Get Crazy is the best one. A lot of similar sounding songs though which I don't always appreciate
1982. Seen as Prince's breakthrough album.
Ughhhh! Prince is the first record I remember listening to without my parents, and I will never forget seeing him perform Little Red Corvette on acoustic guitar in 2004 on his Musicology Tour. 😍
I respect Prince as an artist, and this album is very prototypically Prince. He is an amazing musical talent: vocalist, instrumentalist, and producer. It is evident on this album. I find that I'm not particularly a fan of his though. This album has its moments for sure, but overall, I could take it or leave it. It is a good album though.
very nice!
I just don’t think I’m a Prince guy. Whenever the instrumentals pull me in, the lyrics take me right back out. “Your seat cushion may be used as a floatation device” followed by squealing and moaning? *sigh* I will choosing to fly Spirit over Prince airlines.
Prince is good but mj better
yes
Such an incredible start to an otherwise okay album. Shame that the rest of the album follows 1999 and little red corvette in track listing only.
Buckle up friends, we're headed to the Horny Zone. No seriously. Buckle up. Horny time. Look, I've got nothing but respect for Prince. He was a singular artist with a strong vision and generational chops. The thing is, I've never really been able to connect with his music. It's fun, but not really my cup of tea. This album is no exception. The songs are super danceable and ear catching, but something about the 80's excess and over the top production of it all just throws me off. I was nodding my head, but also grimacing at certain moments. There's just not a lot of subtlety here, it's all waving right in your face. These shiny, wingdings-style songs. I can get down to it, and some of the tracks made me listen a little closer (shout out to Something In The Water) but overall it's just a bit much for me. 3/5.
I know Prince is one of the greats, but I’ve never really felt like I got his music. People often talk about how meticulous he was in the studio. The band rehearsed everything and had to nail the take. But it just sounds mechanical and dull to me. Little Red Corvette is an awesome song though. But I think I like that songs when he shows more self-doubt and vulnerability. I even prefer the more loose style of this song. Some of the lyrics are layered over each other, so I’m not really even sure what he said. It's just more interesting.
This was a fun album. A lotta talk about sex. Like... a lot a lot. Guys, I think Prince liked sex.
Enjoyed this a heap. Maybe im a prince fan
It was a little too 80s cheesy for me at times which is crazy because I love the 80s. The hits were hits for a reason, everything else was fine. I like Prince's earlier stuff more.
1999
Couple of bangers then Peter's out 3 st
The title track and Little Red Corvette are certified bangers. DMSR is okay (would be a banger if it were half its length). This is probably Prince's second-best album (out of what, 30?). But volume doesn't get you quality (except for you, Stevie. All your albums are quality). I dunno, I've never been a huge Price fan. He's an underrated guitar player, clearly the best '80's synth-pop artist, but does that really get you multiple albums here? Purple Rain for sure, but this one's a stretch for me.
Light funky pop. You know 1999, it is a good song. What's interesting is that this draws together a lot of genres and sounds and sounds like late 80s pop. But it's from only 1982, which is surprising! What's up with production on Little Red Corvette, I'm sure I'm hearing clipping and distortion. Ooh, explicit lyrics on Let's Pretend We're Married, didn't expect that from a pop song. Definitely a lyrical theme: partying and sex. But in that oddball Prince way And each track is a long version which is nice. Time for each to settle in and explore. Overall you can see the vision and song-writing skill, but it doesn't resonate with me. Best track - Let's Pretend We're Married, Lady Can Driver 3 stars
Such a good album. Really strong start. Just... Sexy. And in a world of electronics and synths you can tell it's Prince in just a few seconds. There was just something elevated somehow.
While not my personal favorite Prince album (not trying to say I don't like it - just that I'm more into Purple Rain and/or Sign of the Times), it is a mighty fine album, and it can't be overstated how influential it was at the time on R&B, and popular music in general. So many acts were trying to include at least a little bit of that Minneapolis funk after this album hit.
Mommy, why does everybody have a bomb?
Good one but not my style
Free está muy bien
Amazing and I love the drums
I have always loved this album.
Love this album. I feel a Prince weekend coming on..
Stated off so well with the first couple songs but dragged on
would be higher but its too long
Not my fav, but I can totally see how this album paved the way for others. 1999 & Can We Pretend We're Married were v good, otherwise the instrumentals tickled my ears, not much else.
I would kill to party like it's 1999. Please!
💜💜💜💜💜 Börjar starkt med 1999, för att därefter följa upp med Little red corvette, Delirious. Fortsätter därefter starkt med Lets's pretend we're married och funkiga D.M.S.R som följs därefter av funk/syntiga Automatic. Tappar fart en aning med Something in the water och Free (Something in the water hade jag kunnat vara utan tycker dock Free är bra) men hittar tillbaka igen med Lady cab driver. 1999 är funkig, vulgär (ibland till en nästan komisk nivå) och tar ut svängarna med långa instrumentala partier, precis som man vill ha sin Prince, det blir en 5a. Bäst är 1999, Little red corvette. Delirious och Automatic
Bom álbum, não ouço muito esse estilo de música, porém gostei
This is not my favorite genre of music at all but this is a classic. You can't listen to this album without seeing where some of the greatest music to follow really came from. Even now, in the mid 2020's Princes influence can be seen everywhere. Sexually charged and unapologetic. If you've got a craving for a whole lotta synth and some really punchy bass, this is it. If this isn't your kind of music, you still have to appreciate the importance of this person and their talent, and their art. 'Something in the Water' is an incredible song and definitely my favorite in the list. To hear his screams and the eerie, deep techy, and aptly - 'watery' tones in the track feels so raw to me.
Not a fan of this album. I had to stop after listening to the first three songs. With that being said, I can see how other people enjoy it. but its not for me.
normal pero me senti gay
Not my favorite Prince album but Prince has no bad albums. The title track is probably my favorite, working great on its own and as an opener.
The opening four tracks were a strong start and really pulled me in. After that, though, the album started to feel a bit slow and drawn out for my taste. Some of the songs lingered longer than they needed to, which made the listening experience feel stretched. That said, the final few tracks brought back a really funky, sensual vibe that stood out. The lyrics and rhythms were catchy, but at times they became a bit too repetitive. Overall, it’s a solid album with great moments, but it could have benefited from being tighter and more concise.
The first half of this album is incredible, then it slumps into seven minute bores before finishing strong.
6 - AVERAGE
Yea I'm never gonna hate a Prince album, it's simply ingrained in my DNA.
Another horny bastard, he without a doubt used to hang out at Maxwell’s shag palace, um I mean “urban hang suite”. This album is musically shite. Don’t really know Prince actually adds other than his horny moaning and groaning. There’s a track at the end called “New York Critics…” which is just a simple repeated drum loop in which he barely even sings. How ironic the critics voted this as a must-hear album.
I love Prince, but man some of the songs on this one could stand to be so much shorter.
The early 80s were a scary time to be alive. A gung-ho elderly president in the White House and the imminent threat of nuclear war at any moment - oh, wait, guess things haven’t changed all that much. Anyway, we all lived with dreams of purple skies and people running everywhere, so Prince’s song 1999 was a perfect encapsulation of the zeitgeist of partying in the face of Armageddon. The follow up single Little Red Corvette similarly caught the spirit of the hedonistic materialism of the era, although there were some lines alluding to casual sex that might have raised a few eyebrows if you listened closely and knew what a packet of Trojans was. Anyone who bought the album off the back of the singles without being previously aware of Prince’s oeuvre was in for an extremely rude awakening by the time they got to tracks like “Let’s Pretend We’re Married” which leaves absolutely nothing to the imagination. The opening tracks aside, I don’t think that the rest of this album holds up particularly well, at least compared to his later work, with too much reliance on early drum machines and weedy 80s production. This was a double album and too many songs are stretched way too thin and even the remastered version fails to rescue them.
Highlights: 1999, Delirious, Let's Pretend We're Married, D.M.S.R, Lady Cab Driver, All the Critics Love U in New York