1999

Classic. not as good as Purple Rain, but pretty damn good.

It's Prince! That's a statement by itself. Prince set the bar in his own variety of extremely suggestive funk. It is undeniably extremely fun and catchy. All of the radio hits retain are just as fun as ever, and songs that are less often remembered, like Something in the Water, are just as fun as the radio hits. Perhaps I'm more prudish than most, but I didn't see the "genius" in the sex obsession in Prince's music. I just felt like the music was shallow, approaching lecherous. But even if don't consider this to be a good moral code, you can still enjoy the album intensely. I did.

Prince is awesome, but (just one critique) this album could have been shorter. Some of the songs get a bit repetitive after minute 6 or so. Still, he's one of the greatest all-around musicians, songwriters, producers, performers, and cool guys ever.

Not his very best. But it’s still Prince!

I had forgotten how many of these songs I had heard before. My sister was big into Prince for a while, so I imagine she played this tape in our room. I never really got into it at the time, but I should have appreciated his musicianship. I mean... WOW. The first three tracks are definite hits that were played over and over on the radio, but the others are just as solid. Truly a talent, gone too soon.

There's a lot to like about this album. I only knew the hits and I definitely enjoyed most of the rest. It's a little longer than I think it needs to be and some of the lyrics are just awkward ("I wanna f*** the taste out of your mouth"?? Really?). Favorite tracks: 1999 (even though the synths are a little dated, it's still a classic. I really liked the extended outro that you don't get to hear in the single), Little Red Corvette, Delirious, D.M.S.R. (just makes you want to get up and dance...unfortunately, I'm too lazy and you don't want to see me dance anyway), and Lady Cab Driver (good funky song, but I could do without the sex moaning).

This needs multiple listens imo. Really enjoyed a lot of the instrumentals. 1999: Leo pointing meme I know this song Delirious: Brody Quest Vibes DMSR: did daft punk sample this? 6:05 bass drum beat Automatic: Leo pointing meme 2 electric boogaloo Biggest complaint is that songs are very long and not enough changes for my personal tastes, this is fine on some songs like international lover, but not on automatic

This album is a build-up towards the most uncomfortable moan. Jokes aside is it possible not to groove listening to this ? no

Pretty good! No songs I disliked but nothing that stood out too much. Would definitely listen again!

This is how you use drum machines properly. Never dull, doesn't drag, chilled and fun through. The model of many an imitation, but it still stands. Slightly more adventurous instrumentals may have suited the lyrical edge, but not the mood.

He ain't MJ but he's pretty good.

Making sleazy and creepy cool - the Purple One just fucking fucks. That one two three punch of the first three tracks is kissing your neck, whispering in your ear and tickling your arsehole... and he smuggled a dick on the cover. Best Tracks: 1999; Little Red Corvette; Delirious

Funky and still fresh. The beginning of the album is a little poppier and more casual-listener-friendly, but this still sparkles today.

Prince vient une nouvelle fois prouver le théorème suivant: Plus la féminité d'un artiste du générateur est importante, plus ce dernier a de chances de proposer un bon album. J'en appelle donc à tous mes lecteurs: lorsque la fonction commentaires sera rendue disponible sur notre site favori, merci de me propsoer votre liste de chanteurs effeminés.

I dunno. It’s fun and it’s Prince.

4.1 + Starts with two mega-hits that endure on pop radio - "1999", "Little Red Corvette." Both bangers. The middle is a quirky blend of synthesized funk with some extended jams that include interesting monologues, often chock-full of sex talk. "Lady Cab Driver" is a curious one - he's listing various injustices that anger him while pounding that pussy. The album kind of ends with a whimper. Some highs, some lows, some confusing parts. It's colorful and varied and funky and alive.

This would be a five star album if it weren't so bloated. Still a fantastic, classic album, but it really starts to drag as it goes on...

a step down from purple rain but still real good

Loved it. A couple that surprised me with how on the nose they were mixed in with classics.

This album is the embodiment of most of 80s pop. It's got simple drum loops, an infectious "dance feeling", and vocals that more or less fit the theme. There's a bit of a looming feeling in the words throughout the album, but the feel-good backing rarely dwells on it. Favorite track: Delirious

Soulful, intimate rock.

Good album, not entirely my thing however. Also the more eccentric lyrics, such as the panicked woman at the end of D.M.S.R., definitely left me confused and wondering what the intent was.

Synthesisers and drum machines with Prince rocketing towards his peak. What's not to love?

It's not my favorite Prince album, but that doesn't make it any less of a classic. I've always thought MJ was overrated anyways. Highlights: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11.

Very good. Especially 1999

I’ve never listened to this record the whole way through before, and it was (mostly) a blast. Compared to other albums of his from this era, this one was maybe a little underdeveloped. A good number of tracks are essentially riffs that stretch out longer than necessary - possibly awesome live, but this is a record. I prefer the radio edit of the title track, not included here, which cuts out the very beginning and end of the song (which nobody wants to hear). Another good double LP that would be a killer single LP.

In 1999, I did not party as much as should have to this

In conclusione: Quando è partito il primo pezzo ero un po' preoccupato che questo album fosse un po' più acerbo e modaiolo. Fortunatamente sono stato smentito, questo album è sicuramente un crescendo. Nonostante i suoni siano i pieni suoni di synth anni 80 che tutti abbiamo imparato ad odiare, la personalità di Prince e la sua bravura compositiva riescono a mettere in secondo piano pure sto fatto in molti casi e il risultato è la full Prince experience, sbroccata al punto giusto. L'unica nota negativa è probabilmente legata ai testi monotematici per tutto il disco. C'è da dire però che in vari pezzi nonostante sfioriamo livelli espliciti alla Notorious BIG (ce l'ho fatta pure qui a nominarlo) Prince è così simpatico che non dà per niente fastidio anzi, quando ti invita a salire a bordo al suo Prince 747 to Romance e "in case of excitement you may use your secretions as a floating device" comunque te la fa prende bene. Alcuni pezzi su tutti secondo me svettano comunque, tipo Lady Cab Driver o Something In The Water. Comunque 4 pieno.

overall good for that era.

I can't stop thinking about the number of people danced to the second half of this album and the number of children conceived while second half of it were playing! Sexy, genius, sexy, elaborated, sexy and greatly produced..

All the critics love U in New York probably my favourite track. Great album.

Yeah Baby!

Would be 3.5 if I could do half stars

great

Funky

Probably to 3 of Prince albums

"1999" Publicado: 24 de septiembre de 1982 "Little Red Corvette" Publicado: 9 de febrero de 1983 "Delirious" Publicado: 17 de agosto de 1983 "Automatic" Publicado: agosto de 1983 "Let's Pretend We're Married" Publicado: 23 de noviembre de 1983

1999 into Little Red Corvette is great 1-2. Delirious is a lot of fun, cool album

Pop-rock noventero muy animado

Nada mal!

Fresco, personal, talentoso.

Les 2 premieres sont des classique et l’album se merite un 4 pour cela. Et aussi pour son facteur de reecoute. Cependant les tounes s’allongent a la fin et l’album de 1h10 c’est beaucoup d’ecoute pour du drum machine.

A masterpiece of early-to-mid-80s, funky R&B.

Nice

Was an amazing album for the time, but the song length no longer fits with modern music standards.

Trip down nostalgia lane. Love the funk! Some songs were much longer than I remember.

Production: 13/20 Songwriting: 11/20 Innovation: 17/20 Bangers: 15/20 Emotional response: 14/20 =70 Lovely stuff

Little red corvette!!

Prins

Maybe the best three-song start to any album ever? Don't think I ever appreciated how prolific and talented Prince was when he was alive.

For lange sanger

Good album. Much better than the last one I listened to. Lots of good dancey tunes, some odd lyrics but that's expected.

PRINCE

Is good

The first of an incredible run of albums..

Some decent songs. Not my favorite Prince record

Good one, many interesting and new songs I didn't know earlier

Vanvittig pop, funky, lidt rocket, måske en anelse for jammet til sidst

Banger

A classic, king of Minnesota.

Need a re listen, first couple tracks are the strongest (1999, little red corvette)

has nice vibes. very catchy funky tunes that linger in ur mind af combines more lyrical tracks w/ intense guitar wailing. some hits some shit

Bravo Prince, sicuro. Ma non riesco a farmi piacere questo genere che puzza così di anni 80.

To be honest, I found this quite disappointing. I've heard that Prince is considered one of the best guitarists of all time, and yet there was like one guitar part on the entire album that impressed me, and that was on Lady Cab Driver. Other than that, I found the lyrics pretty boring where he's basically just bragging about having sex a lot and vaguely alluding to the world ending at times? And using some okay metaphors? Then, the vocals themselves have some really awful bits where his voice gets very annoying, but there are a few really good bits, but I just found this really overrated. Maybe I'm being a little harsh - it's not terrible, just not that good in any way really, but thankfully it didn't feel as long as it was.

I really liked the songs I knew already but otherwise found this a little repetitive.

It's 3.5

It's 2026. I am listening to an album called 1999 released in 1982. Is this the future? Anyway, this sure is an 80's pop album. The title track is a good one. Not an album I would willingly listen to, but it's definitely good music.

The second Prince album I’ve had on this list, the first being Sign ‘O’ The Times. I thought this was slightly weaker by comparison. My two main issues were the cheesy synth sounds, which often sounded as if they had come from a preset on a Casio keyboard, and the track lengths. The tracks just didn’t have enough going on to sustain lengths of up to nine minutes. Enjoyable enough, but certainly not as spectacular as Prince has been made out to be by others.

This album sounds so 1980s that while I hate this sound it has become likeable. But yeah a lot of songs were way way too long. Finaly I slept on the last 3 (4?) songs, way too long indeed. Favorite songs: 1999

Incredible side A, horrible side B

Quite chunky in places and contains some his biggest hits. Not really a fan but it was listenable

this album has "weird" songs but yk what?? I love them. The vibe is amazing and also the lyrics are interesting. I will be giving this album an oportunitie to be in my gym playlist cause it makes me feel with energy.

The album bangs, but its definitely overlong 3.5/5

Animação

It's alright, was surprised how many silly sound effects are in there

Not bad

I feel like there are lots of popular and/or critically acclaimed artists that I'll never see in the way everyone else does. Mostly Slint. That band is actually terrible. Spiderland is one of the worst albums I've ever heard. I can't wait to write a whole dissertation on why that album sucks when I get it on this list. That being said, I don't feel the same way about Prince. His music is fine. Not earth-shattering or revolutionary in the way that Rolling Stone or Pitchfork would make him sound, but he's fine. There are a few really genius songs on this album, like the title track or Something in the Water, but I can't find much of note other than the drum machine they probably dug out of a trash can. That is the worst-sounding drum machine I've ever heard and I love it.

Esse é o cara q comparam com o Michael Jackson?

It was kinda mid nth special had good tracks tho

Wasn't a huge fan, I'd heard the single 1999 before but didnt know the name, and other than that, whilst it was interesting music I didnt find it very enjoyable to listen to. Not for me :(

Decent but not my type.

A funky and clever album from a great artist. Begins with some great hits before heading towards long and impressive but slightly less easy to listen to songs. I became less engaged as the album continued.

Inte riktigt min vibe men helt ok

Very strong start.

good but hit or miss.

Sounded much better with headphones than on stereo. The metallic drums just felt better that way

The LP is so '80s. Not in a bad way, per se, but it is a bit cheesy and I feel like I need some palate cleanser with some Purple Rain (which is ironic because Purple Rain as a whole was released just two years after this LP).

High highs and low lows - better than sign of the times in my opinion

The 1st 3 tracks are massive pop hits and classic Prince, the rest is eh?

Just a tad too horny

This album is a vibe, but it's left me cold for some reason. The tracks are also a bit long and repetitive for me. Rating: 3

The album’s length, occasional self-indulgence, and unevenness keep it just below Prince’s absolute peak. 1999 changed pop music forever. But the truly astonishing thing is that Prince would make even better records afterward.

Somewhere between a 2 and a 3 for me. There’s clearly some really really good little bits, but there just always feels like something is missing or lacking for me. Maybe Prince just isnt my cuppa tea. That’s definitely one thing this list has taught me. He’s often held up with the likes of Bowie, but I think Bowie is on a totally different level

There are like 3 or 4 great songs here and potentially a thematically satisfying album but there's a lot of what feels on first listen to be random filler or overlong tracks for me to go higher than a 3*

I like the album and can understand its significance, but it’s just ok for me

I dont like Prince, I know I suck. Im ust not cool enough ig. That cover sucks 👍 As with every other prince album Ive listened to, its kinda fun and their is some good songs but its not my style. And this album is long man. Holy shit their are some crazy thunderstorm outside right now. Even Zeus hates my music taste ,damn.

As a kid, I always thought of Prince as a Michael Jackson spinoff. With the wisdom of age comes the realization that he was a gifted artist in a very unique way. And I honestly enjoy his music more than Jackson’s. Just not quite enough to round up from a 3.5*.

The first three tracks were great, but the rest seem to be second rate (for Prince), meant to shock - which it really doesn’t do today.

The hits are spectacular, but there's several that just drag on. Almost every song is 1-2 minutes too long.

Some decent songs but I think Prince is one of those things you either love or fairly indifferent to 3.5*

3.4 2x i just cant find the love that so many people have for this album but i did enjoy it

I enjoy Prince in small doses; at some point the synth and sex has me rolling my eyes and looking for something else to listen to. This album is decent and Prince is certainly talented, but it did not change my general opinion on his music. Best tracks are 1999, Little Red Corvette, and Free (which was a discovery for me, so that's nice).

The album starts with it's two big hits, and then the third was a lesser one. I listened on headphones and noticed a lot of the production craftsmanship. Clearly talented, Prince blends many musical elements, styles, and approaches, with an emphasis on the gospel/soul/R&B of American black music traditions. The album is also a product of the emerging technology of the day - sequencing, drum machines, sampling, advances in musical synthesis. It's a prime example of the marrying of the tools of the digital age with long-established musical lanes. In these ways, the album strikes me as noteworthy. That said, it's not my cup of tea. It's deeply dance pop. While that makes it accessible and catchy, and is not an indictment on its own, I just get bored with repetition, especially across an entire album. Songs that set a drum machine and go get old quick to me. For that reason, I can't give the album five stars, even though I imagine many would. By the end of this album, I was feeling like I don't need to listen to another Prince song for, I don't know, maybe the rest of my life. The lyrics, when they were trying to make sense at all, seemed perverse. I can't give something four stars that produces that reaction, even if I know others would strongly disagree.

Standouts 1999 Little Red Corvette D.M.S.R.

vou ser crucificada se eu disser que não sou a maior fã do prince? pelo menos não nesse álbum....

I can just imagine the excitement of listening to this in 1999

WOOO! Just know when Prince said all the white people clap your hands, I was clapping. All the songs are very layered. David said this last week, but it’s nice to be able to pick out each instrument one by one. Long songs, sometimes too long unfortunately. The highs on this album were some of my favorite songs ever, but the lows took over a large proportion of the run time. Oh and very provocative language 🧐

Other than the guitar, this album could’ve been made with a redstone circuit

Lekker up tempo beatje Veel seksualizing (geluiden) Veel alien like sound effects, nieuw/experimenteel Vond 1999, t leukste nummer

Det var ändå nice vibes, men kanske inte något jag skulle sätta på och lyssna på själv. Dock kul att höra Prince, har inte lyssnat så mycket på honom. Som sagt kanske inte riktigt något jag skulle sätta på själv. Låtar jag sparade som favoriter: 1999, Little Red Corvette, D.M.S.R, Free.

The hits are there. Prince is not someone I go out of my way to listen to.

5.5/10

Jamais écouté avant. Sentiment contrasté après ma première écoute d'un album de Prince dans son intégralité. D'un côté, l'aura du bonhomme, son charisme comme chanteur et son génie derrière à peu près chaque instrument sont patents tout au long de 1999. De l'autre, le tout est noyé dans un bain de synthés et de boîtes à rythme qui, pour être probablement futuriste en 1983, n'en sonne pas moins horriblement daté aujourd'hui. Et en même temps, qui d'autre que lui pourrait rendre aussi sexy (jusqu'à l'excès, il n'a pas volé sa réputation d'obsédé) et funky les sonorités froides et artificielles qui encombreront toutes les années 1980 ? Je ne suis pas complètement convaincu, donc (et frustré de l'avoir si peu entendu à la guitare...), et j'espère être plus séduit par ses autres albums présents dans la liste. À suivre. Top : Little Red Corvette Flop : Lady Cab Driver

Album 246. 1999 (https://open.spotify.com/album/3U1ht9EdWEI9nMvaqdQI67?si=NO7EctVwQniL-YzfJoJX_A) — Prince (1982) It's good, Prince is Prince, but why is it so long... 3/5 Liked: — 1999 — Little Red Corvette — Something in the Water (Does Not Compute)

Not overly exciting today. Not a bad album, just more generic 80s Prince fluff. Wouldn't be bothered to listen again, but wouldn't complain either.

Synthy and quiet sexual...some v long songs. 1999 and little red courvette are big hits

not the best prince album imo. i feel like the songs are soooo long and not that many bangers

Despite it all, I've never been much of a Prince fan. Sacrilegious perhaps, but I think we all get a couple 'big artists' that we're allowed some ambivalence on. He's practically a de-facto face on the Mount Rushmore of pop icons of the late 20th century and I've never really quite grokked with it. The best parts of this album are, surprisingly, the same parts that have aged the worst. 'Delirious', a track so synth-soaked in that brightly-commercial 80s way, is so wonderfully retro-twee now. The album feels like an attempt at a sound for the optimistic future that never materialized. Like that funky little sound on 'D.M.S.R' is fun and playful and kinda dorky in a charming way. Conversely, at its worst it's so sexually self-indulgent. There's that moaning, sweaty theme throughout that just ends up feeling and sounding masturbatory. Feels like Prince is doing this whole Steely Dan thing, but with more discomforting lyrical sleaze and less of that flowergram romance. What the fuck is going on in 'Lady Cab Driver', for example? An otherwise catchy 80s beat falls to the awkward vinyl posturing of some insecure masculine posturing. Fav tracks: Delirious, D.M.S.R.

#986. Despite that fact that Prince took himself extremely seriously, his music is best enjoyed if you do not take it seriously at all. 3/5: goofy

The recording of this is pretty shit. Not sure if I had a bad version, but there was lots of clipping. Music is nice and funky - super horny.

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.

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.

A crates egg, great hits but overall a bit tedious as too much in the same groove

D.M.S.R was my favorite

Fun album. Nostalgic of listening to the radio with mum and dad growing up.

BANGERR honestly

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.

Må jo nesten være tidenes mest horny album

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.

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.

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.

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

Le roi de la pop queer, mais peut-être pas son meilleur album

Pas grand chose à dire C’était sympa

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

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

Prince is an icon, but this sounds so very dated. And horny.

This album seems like it would be the sound track to Beverly Hills Cop.

I respect him

Starts so strong but tails off. A little disappointing in the end.

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

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.

Fine album! Not my cup of tea.

Started really strong but has better albums

Little red corvette 3:5

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.

muito bom!! confesso que não estou muito familiarizada com o prince, acabei descobrindo músicas incríveis dele.

simplemente uau, me sentía en una fiesta disco de los 80, aunque se han pasado con las canciones largas y he disociado un poco

Had high expectations given the singles but... it's fine, if a little indulgent in track length.

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.

Little long but good listen

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.

Náði mér ekki

3.1

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.

Solid album from Mr Nelson hitting his purple patch with this and the later albums

Correcto

Mainly for little red corvette and the incredible lyrics to international lover

Enjoyed this but the middle fell off a bit for me. Didn't realize that Prince was so horny. Fave songs: 1999, DMSR

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

Gonna stick to the hits

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.

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.

Dance music / toe tapper / some tracks easy listening

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.

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.

153. nice

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

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

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.

Good

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.

Sharp and clean, still I'm missing the raw potency of Purple Rain

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.

Em, I feel awful, nothing wrong with it but hard to describe as better than fine

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.

ok 2.9

A generational talent undermined by his generation's shitty production techniques.

Fav song: Little Red Corvette

Favorite songs: 1999, Little Red Corvette, Delirious

Went by ridiculous quickly? Didn't have the impact of other Prince LPs.

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: ★★☆☆☆

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

6 - AVERAGE

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.

Buen álbum. Muy futurístico, divertido pero extraño. Justamente, era en un contexto de tensión nuclear entre US y USSR, por ende el concepto era "bailemos, pero hay algo que no está bien". Da vibes de episodio de Stranger Things cuando no están siendo atacados por demogorgons.

Little Red Corvette: Hay ritmos que no envejecen, solo se vuelven más clásicos. Subirte al rojo. Free: "Be glad that you are free. Un recordatorio necesario que encontré en este álbum de 1982."

Songs are fun though long. Liked the ones I knew the best and also All the Critics.

Why was this album so long? There were some great tracks, but I got bored at the end as they continued on far longer than I was interested in listening to them. The title track, of course, holds a lot of fond memories for me. I missed this album when it came out because I was quite young, but I distinctly remember driving home from a New Year's party ringing in 1999, and listening to the radio where the DJ had this song on repeat the entire drive home.

Good music, but not really my favorite kind.

I appreciate prince and his legacy but just isn’t my thing. Some groovy jams on here and all though.

This is another example of an album that I was glad to have the opportunity to listen to, because I have heard of Prince, but never listen too much of his music. I mostly liked what I discovered. In some ways he reminds me of Michael Jackson, but he's a little bit more experimental and a lot more overly sexual. That was probably my least favorite part of the album, as well as some of his singing. He's clearly a very skilled vocalist, but similar to the Jah Wobble Album, I liked his background vocals more than the lead vocals, because they're over performative and have less tonal integrity. That's most of the bad things I have to say about this album. otherwise, I liked it a lot. A lot of these songs were catchy, some were very funky, and there was still a bit of variety and experimentation and trippy tracks mixed in. I thought it was impressive how he could structure an entire song around one groove, but still keep it interesting for up to 8 minutes by adding variation and different sections. Still, I could've done without a few of the sections (especially the ones where he's talking about or imitating sex), and I think a few of these tracks could've been shorter. DMSR was definitely my favorite., but there were many other moments with funky bass and guitar that I liked throughout the album. also tough to decide between three and four...

I respect it, but it's not for me. There's a lot of creative energy on display. It gets crazy and surreal at times, which I like. Lots of funky, tasteful arrangements, tasteful uses of the new electronic instruments in the 80s This was definitely worth listening to, especially since I hadn't listened to any Prince before. I can see why he was iconic

Despite Prince being by far the greatest live performance I have ever seen, I don't love listening to his music. And I especially not a fan of his more "story song" style songs. And the problem is, a lot of this album (and most of his albums really) is that kind of song with only a couple of his hits.

Feels like purple rain without purple rain. So good, but not great in my opinion. Plus I felt very uncomfortable

Hell yeah, Prince.

La mayoría, buenas canciónes. Hay dos que particularmente no me gustaron porque eran muy sexuales y personalmente no me gustan ese tipo de canciónes tan explícitas... Pero sacando eso y que algunas letras estaban medias pedorras, la verdad es un álbum re escuchable.

First half of the album was great. Second half felt like filler

The bangers are bangers, the other funkier songs were intricate, beautiful -- sometimes boring.

It's not as good as batman, but what is? Favorite Track: D.M.S.R.

1999 de prince, lo saco el 1982 prince, clickbait😑😑 m encanto l final del primer tema pero el tema es una pija lo odie buu. Bueno hay temas q me hipnotizan pero no m matan,.ahre q era esa frase d cincuentero, dale dale dale oh yeah 🤟😝😝 . Porq son tan largos los temaw loco m hartan, va con o sin h artan, no se. No es muy atrevido el album, no tiene personalidad creo yoo, onda hay algunas cosas ahi q puede explotarlas pero no lo hace nunca, tipo prince, no es un type beat loco podes hacer cambios sabes no? Igual es lo q pudo hacer en su momento no, hay q ponersnos en su lugar. Bien. Capaz si hubiese sido mi primer acercamiento con la musica en general, m hubiese parecido coherente..😅😅 hay veces q la bateria esta muy buena, hasta q t das cuenta q es casi el mismo loop todo el tema. El ultimo tema esta bueno m gustaa m gusta m guta😋 esos momentos donde calla todo y s queda la bateria sola un poco, m encantan porq yo lo hago eso y nada q m siento identificado viste, m esta tocando el nervio q l voy a hacer. Sii el ultimo es el mejor tema del album m gusto😊😊 un tre

The 10-year old me and one of my sisters made a dance routine for 1999 and knew all the lyrics. All these years later and just the opening chords brings back the lyrics… although I won’t try and remember or replicate the moves… Also pretty sure we didn’t understand all the lyrics, or connotations, at the time. This is the first time I believe I’ve listened to the album the track was on. Apart from 1999 and Little Red Corvette I’m not sure if I’ve heard most of the tracks here. Overall I wasn’t all that impressed. It’s ok but certainly no Purple Rain.

meh

Little to long

siento que es un gran artista que juega mucho con los sintetizadores, hace sonidos increíbles, me lleva mucho a la pelicula volver al futuro no se porque. suena muy bien pero tiene canciones muy largas. me encanta el piano y la batería que cuando aparece esta muy limpia

Did not like this album's start, really liked how it ended. I came around on this one as some good club music that was disco adjacent, and as some nice summer music. Favorite track was Lady Cab Driver for sure, that ones a banger.

its a classic i guess first time heard it prince is insane most of the songs were a miss (not for me) favs: Delirious, Free

Lång skiva med ett bra sound, skön funk. Alldeles för lång och för många sega ointressanta partier. Skulle inte lyssna på hela skivan igen men det finns ett gäng bra låtar. 3:a

I dont know what the big deal is about him. He is alright, but certainly doesnt measure up to the hype, in my estimation

Crazy synths and melodies for that time, love prince. Also love the rhythm. He did a great job on this one

Prince is awesome! This album definitely #Funks it up to a degree unimaginable by 80s minds, but the years haven't been the kindest to it imo. Standouts: Let's Pretend We're Married • D.M.S.R • All The Critics Love U In New York

Maybe Im just not in the mood

I'm not a fan of Prince. I even like synth-pop. The first half of this album is terrible. The second half even holds up. For a long time, I wanted to give it a ★★, but let it have a ★★★

really long but nice

some of the songs were just too long

No me desagradó. Tiene una clara intención bailable, ya que los temas son muy (MUY) largos. Me gusta que en cada tema se pueda distinguir un claro motivo melódico de algún sintetizador o la guitarra eléctrica.

- he wants her bad - horn dog, but I guess fun about it - good background music vibes - I hate the moaning and crying sound effects - calm down

Great!

My fav International Lover

Just in the studio doing shit. I dig.

𝟣𝟫𝟫𝟫 highlights Prince’s musicality at its peak, blending funk, pop, and electronic elements into a polished and often infectious sound. The grooves are tight, the arrangements detailed, and there’s a clear sense of creativity running through the album. At the same time, the album feels overly long. Even though the individual tracks are strong, the overall length makes it harder to stay engaged, and I found myself wondering when it would finally end.

Zasto je princ tako horny ??? Hahahahahha legenda. Iskreno svidja mi se album, Princ je legenda sto se tice same njegove pojave kao i njegove muzike. Pre ovog albuma sam samo znao za par njegovih pesama(bas volim par pesama sa njegovog albuma Purple Rain). Produkcija zvuci veoma iznad svog vremena ali takodje sadrze sintisajzere koji su tipicni za 80-te ali su tako dobro uklopnjeni da zvuce unikatno. Realno ovaj album zasluzuje da se naziva klasikom i uzivao sam ga slusajuci, ali ne znam da li bi se toliko vracao na njega samim tim bih mu dao ocenu 3 od 5.

Several great songs but it became a little repetitive and self indulgent by the end

Enjoyable but overlong

Great album, feels like there might be quite a lot more Prince to come…3 lovely stars…

Thought I was listening to mj

Probably my second favorite prince album after purple rain. Feels a little long towards the back half though.

Starts off extremely hot and kinda gets a little softer with every song, still a solid album overall, you don't get to to hear much experimental funk on this list.

Dit album pakt me een stuk minder dan Purple Rain van 2 jaar later. Alleen de titeltrack is echt goed.

Always loved Prince’s songs but never listened to a full album by him! 3/5 Favorites: Little Red Corvette, International Lover

A lot of the songs are rather samey sounding and the subject matter is decidedly not for me

Mid

Agréable à écouter mais pas exactement ce que je préfère

Bit all over the place. There's the hits, there's the garbage, and there's the average songs.

Так вот как звучит это на удивление знакомое мне имя

О своем отношении к Принсу я уже писал. Впрочем, этот альбом чуть не изменил мое мнение. Пара треков из первой половины мне зашли. Но потом началась типичная для него тягомотина с жутко затянутыми и при этом однообразными песнями, без каких-либо фишек и интересностей. Не хватило до конца альбома и до 4.

Я не выкупаю Принца за пределами Purple Rain. Как интересная поп-музыка для меня это не работает из-за музыкальной задроченности, которая вредит мелодичности и запоминаемости песен. Как что-то артовое мне этот синт-фанк просто не близок. В целом то музыка норм, но для себя практически ничего не могу вычленить из прослушивания.

Лучшая песня: DMSR Худшая: Automatic Типичный альбом Принца - 2-3 норм песни и понос

purple rain был поприятнее, это 3

Sounds very dated and too funky for me., but maybe I just don't understand it?

Not exactly my thing, but it's a good and interesting thing.

His early years. He's got it, but it's early and needs germinating before the Purple Rain era. It's not bad though, I like lady taxi driver and little red corvette.

Fun! Not my genre but a classic of funk-pop-soul. Prince was an artist and I respect that. More stars are deserved but cannot go against my gut.

Previously biased against Prince, but I would love to be proven wrong so we'll give it another shot. 1999 - Fine. Heard it countless times. Reminds me of an inside joke, so that's nice I guess. Little Red Corvette - More of a jam than expected. Could be enjoying myself a lot less. Delirious - That's Prince for sure. Standard minimal production - to be expected. Vaguely irritated by the extended instrumental outro that doesn't really change or do anything interesting, but not overly offended. Let's Pretend We're Married - Reminded of early Depeche Mode. The silly synth stabs at the end of phrases during the pre-chorus made me chuckle. Unhinged vibes won me over in the middle, though he's hitting me with another extended instrumental outro that just repeats the same riff we've been listening to the whole time. Four for four at this point with that. D.M.S.R. - John Lennon vocals? With Grace Jones instrumental. I can dig overall. Not blown away, but sure. Ending kind of scary. Automatic - Fun weird vocal effects in the middle, but I did check to see if we were near the end and we sure are not. Vibing considerably less to this one, but we'll see if he can't stick the landing.... in another two and a half minutes. Good lord, things are happening in this extended instrumental outro. Consider my expectations subverted. Oh just kidding that was the end. Well alright. Something in the Water (Does Not Compute) - Quite like the energy of this track so far. Great frenetic drum loop and strange sounding synth hit. Kind of giving Meredith Monk x Michael Jackson. Really dug that one. My favorite so far by far. Free - Not sure I'm in the mood for a doo-wop ballad after that last one, but we'll see what happens. Yeah, not about that one so much. Kind of fizzles out at the end too, which is definitely the point, but I feel sort of let down by it. Lady Cab Drive - Funky. Some ear-pleasing keyboard solos going on. Quite liking this half rap second verse with the lady moaning/distressed in the background. Don't feel like the entire song lives up to its own potential, but I don't half mind while it's on. All the Critics Love U in New York - Full on Grace Jones going on here. Really fucking with this instrumental on this. And the swirly hypnotic texture that happens in this second chorus line, that's awesome. Quite like this one. Wonder if Prince ever listened to Ms. Jones? ... International Lover - Got more of the falsetto Prince vocals going on with this one, which I'm enjoying more now than I usually do. Nice contrast. Jazzy business. An enjoyable closer. Still not blown away but nice. Can't fault this thing for being what it is. It sure is funky, but I'm just not wowed by the musicality or the composition of these songs. The band kills it, but it sort of feels like any decent band could have killed this material. All that said, I could definitely see myself reading back on all this and disappointedly shaking my head. It's definitely the kind of album that I bet I would grow to enjoy after continued listens. But will I continue to listen?

11 songs total on this album, really started to lose me around song 7. everything before that, peak. after that it was downhill. the use of women moaning and crying in his songs is um. disturbing? mostly the crying. something in the water was just. bad. LOL

Quintessential 80’s. Very danceable and “groovy”.

Some catchy songs but didn't love some of the weird vocals.

prince is good at his job!!!

Another technically amazing record that just doesn't tickle my fancy. Prince's joyous future-funk is all just a bit camp for my taste, and the sounds just haven't aged well to my ears. I always like his songs better when done by someone else...

Objectively good but really wasn't to my tastes today. Full of that 80s flair and synth. Reminds me of Bowie although I'm sure someone more knowledgeable than I probably just got triggered by that statement

A few fun songs, but a bit inconsistent and I kind of got tired of listening to it before the end.

I didn't realise how much of Prince's music I knew. High energy, fun music. Love partying like it's 1999. Not quite my vibe for ongoing listening though.

Very solid album

This was interesting but not my favorite.

es magistral

Listening session: march 6th, while getting ready in the morning Listened to before: heard a few songs before Thoughts: I would give this a 4/5 because of the funkiness but I found the majority of the songs too long so that’s why I have to give a 3/5 Favourite tracks: 1999 & D.M.S.R.

Few big tracks in here but jesus the mans horned to the teeth

An hour of Prince making love to your ears. Not too sure if I consented to it.

its mystery is only exceeded by its power

Too much sex

Starts strong and fades into meh.

Princess Sona hehehe

this is a fun pop album, especially the intros ! very funky and lots of sexual energy.

🎧Some killer, mostly filler. Favorite track: D.M.S.R.

Using modes of transportation as metaphor when explaining one's sex life gets old real fast. The music is great though.

Took Motown and said the quiet part out loud "Let's pretend we're married" is so quaint Literal banger album (aka sintetizzami sto cazzo) Ok but Something in the Water is something else entirely, holy shit

Album starts well but is too long and quite dull after that. 3 stars or C.

1999 song is a classic, the rest are too long

Muy groovy, funk y disco, literal un álbum de los 80'. Me gustó bastante la primera mitad del álbum, hay algunas canciones de la segunda mitad que no disfruté tanto. Favoritas: 1999, Little Red Corvette y D.M.S.R