Purple Rain

Bit disappointed tbh. I don't really know much of Price and have to say this didn't appeal. Awks

Očito mi stvarno Prince ne ide u prilog.

Nimikkobiisiä laskematta en lämmennyt. En tosin ole oikeastaan ikinä löytänyt prinssin musan syvintä olemusta muutenkaan, joten ei yllätä.

Ei ainakaan täynnä sitä kaiken hypen arvoista.

I just don’t ‘get’ Prince. Kiss and Sign o' the Times are great pop songs, but a lot of his work (including this) just seems unfocused and indulgent. Parts of this made me think I was listening to Van Halen or some other rock guitar noodling. I get that there are some quirkier moments in there too, and his lyrics are somewhat risqué, but this isn’t enough to make me feel this is something special or unique. It sounds of its time, and for me hasn’t aged that well. There may be some good songs in there, but they seem buried in layers of instruments and a dated production that - for me - covers up any of the songs' possible merits. Just because you can play 27 instruments, doesn’t mean you have to. And certainly not all at the same time.

Mid

Fun 80s pop, but by a ver creepy Prince. ick.

Mmmmm

It was ok

Lots of accolades and adoration for this album, but it’s just not for me. You really needed to be a fan of it growing up in the 80’s to like it now because Gawd is it ever cheesy and dated sounding now. I thought it was overrated back then, and I still do.

I really tried to give Prince a chance. No matter how often I hear it, I find his music (particularly the guitar parts) banal and tired. Plus I really don't care for his voice.

I don't get Prince, probably never will

This album sounds like the 80's, and that's not for me. I don't think this album has aged as well as others from its time, it has become dated, not historic. Prince is to be respected, but I can't say this album was worth my time.

Another album I figured would come up on this and I was looking forward to actually spending some time with it. However, beyond 'When Doves Cry', I didn't really enjoy it. It felt really oddly produced, even on the 2015 remaster. The high percussion is in your face and the vocals are set way back. Maybe I'll prefer his earlier stuff.

I've never understood the appeal of Prince. Some of the rhythms are good, but I don't find most of his songs to be very tuneful. Never cared for his voice, and the lyrics don't do much for me. That said, I did enjoy the lyrics to "Baby I'm a Star."

Purple nonce. It's better than the other Prince one we've heard, but I'm still not arsed about this violet violator.

not for me mr. prince 2/5

meh.. PURPLE RAINNN

Some parts were kinda cool; some parts I hated. Prince is phenomenal at guitar but WOW does he underutilize his guitar playing. His songs are totally not for me, I wish he spent more time shredding and less time rabidly obsessing about sex The ratio of "how much I enjoyed this album" to " how acclaimed it is" is extremely low

Listened to before in other list.

Couple of brilliant tunes but can't get past the fact most of it is nonsense and he is individually repulsive.

Was familiar with the album but never listened from start to finish. I can see why it is in the list, but not really for me.

Couple of songs

2/5 - Nope.

Overrated. Honestly can't stand most of the songs. 5/10

Bit rubbish. Not a fan

After seeing numerous Prince Tribute acts with Grant Cabaret Connor. I must concede that it's not as terrible as I remember. 2 stars

Just not my bag at all, but can appreciate the genius still

“Purple Rain” by Prince and the Revolution (1984) A Prince fan recently told me that one cannot understand the message of “Purple Rain” without seeing the movie. Uh, okay, but since this a review of the ‘album’ and not the ‘album+movie’, I’ll set the message aside, other than to say that the lyrics are thoroughly unimpressive. Musically, Prince’s guitar stylings are outstanding (if underutilized), and flawlessly performed. He has real guitar skill. And the pop arrangements, heavy with keyboard support and occasional string ensemble backing have undoubted popular appeal. Drum machine, however, is a definite minus. Seriously. Lead vocals by Prince, while demonstrating expansive tonal range, evoke soulless pretension, providing the listener with baroque frills, but with tragically understated passion. Rhythm section is uniformly mechanical. Prince the arranger seems to think a rhythm section is an annoying necessity. “When Doves Cry” is (apparently) entirely composed, arranged and performed by Prince alone. It has plenty of flair, but its lacy decorations seem to grate against the meaning of the lyrics. Perhaps the movie explains this awkward tension. Likewise on “I Would Die 4 U”. Actually, the same could be said for much of this album. “Purple Rain” comes at you like a heroically expansive gospel anthem dressed to kill. It has a very nice string arrangement in the outro, marred by dubbed audience approval (giving the listener a hint). But in order to get excited about this song, I’d have to know what the hell it’s about. Maybe you really do have to see the movie. I’ll do movie reviews after I die. 2/5

Some good songs for sure with mass appeal. Then some songs that very artsy and out there. Not sure I would call it a masterpiece since there are some weak spots.

Pop puro y duro. Letras malas. La única que se salva es Purple Rain.

Was just OK, not really my style

1st track is bearable. Others got old - they are too cheesy and banal to bear, both lyrically and musically. Nice thing for boomer-glam-costume-party, but these occasions are getting rarer and rarer.

Well it‘s Prince...not his best album. I don‘t think it shows his singing skills very well.

gay

Better towards the end, Purple Rain obvs a banger, good to learn additional Prince

all the good songs on this album were already independent hits that they play on the radio. All the other songs sounded like kinky 80's space pirate music.

I don't care about this music at all and resent people telling me it's good

топ обложка стильно, мне даже немного понравилось, но альбом так себе

Can somebody, anybody explain the appeal of Prince to me? This album is musically dull and lyrically trite; lazy, bloated and self satisfied.

Niet mijn muziek

J'aime pas désolé vraiment j'ai meme passé des musiques tellement j'ai trouvé ça ennuyant par moment

Small in stature and in talent.

Once i embraced the kitsch nature of the album (cover, music, lyrics) it was a fun listen. 1.75/5

Not my style

Look, it’s Purple Rain, what more do you want me to say?

I’m definitely not in the majority with this one but I really didn’t like the album? I feel like it was more reflective of the times but didn’t age well it feels like an album from the 80’s not necessarily timeless I know prince is talented but this album wasn’t it for me.

Awful. Disappointing.

jobbig störig musik!

I was always on the Nirvana side of millennial music. Don't get the 80s. This is a jazzercise aerobics VHS.

Boring

Never could get into Prince. 1/5

Don’t like prince

boring, geen cohesie

I know it's controversial, I'm just not a fan of Prince Don't get me wrong, I know how insanely talented he was, and as an artist, he is nothing but impressive. But I find a lot of his songs dated and somewhat boring, was hoping that listening to this album from start to finish might help me see the appeal! But if anything, I felt more of the same, also listening to Purple Rain the song for the first time in a long time, it's just a song I do not like in any shape or form!

Eventually I've got it - Music by Jay from The Inbetweeners" Absolute Dross. 3rd Prince album, all the same. Absolute dogshite.

the hits are big enough hits that i can kinda see why this is still on the list, but as an album experience this is dreadful. outside of the opener, doves cry, and purple rain every single track on here is the most annoying prince ever was.

Doesn't exist.

Ugh. Well. I know the title track is a big stink pile, but this was bound to happen. Every self-proclaimed music fanatic’s favourite pop icon. I am prepared to be a hater as always. More pop for dimwits to intellectualize? Most likely. J Geils band type beat. Wasn’t this song actually something else? Flashback? Feed down? Whatever. Something. This is dog shit. But he’s cool right??? Garbage radio pop with a token guitar solo. I’m sure I’ll be going crazy by the end of this. OH THE SONG IS FREEZE FRAME. He actually stole from the J Geils band. Man. You could’ve stole from anybody, and you picked a slightly worse redux of “Freeze Frame.” This should be one hell of a ride. Esoteric Dungeon Synth featuring Cyndi Lauper. It deescalates into a super boring song with a big violin backer. He sounds asleep. 0 for 2. Man. I expected to be lampooning this album for being radio pap, but this is something far more dire. This is a shy boy with no musical talent whispering into his iPhone so as to not wake his disappointed mother. This is almost punk in how bad it is. If it wasn’t delivered with such a depressing earnestness, it would be kind of campy. Oh no. He’s gettin’ fired up. He doesn’t care that he’s waking mom up. He’s going to be a star. I do like some of the screeching, but we were too far gone to start. Ok, Computer (Blue). All roads lead to Radiohead. This one is at least kind of fun, but it’s still stupid. About 1:30 of song followed by a lame guitar solo that sounds like the closing credits of a bad anime. This is a joke album. I’ve decided. The greatest prank ever pulled. It’s a brilliant takeoff on the state of pop music. These lyrics are terrible. Considering they’re front and centre along with light drumming, they’re kind of hard to ignore. With different lyrics, this would be better. Alas, we don’t live in that alternate universe and unfortunately “Nikki” has “ground” this one to a halt. Think of Milhouse. Think of Milhouse. That’s not just to distract me from the frequent use of the word “grind” to describe sex. Michael Jackson “hee hees” aside, this vocal hook is grating to me and the music is nothing. Lyrics are, again, terrible. But let’s ride it into the ground. Prince? You would… Die? 4 Me? This makes me feel bad for saying your music is so terrible this whole time. On second thought, and considering this individual is actually deceased, I’ll leave the whole concept of death alone. I will not leave this track without saying that this is one of the worst songs I’ve ever heard. Listless. There is something so lifeless about this album. I don’t know if it’s the production, the environment I’m in, or hell, maybe the volume. Purple Rain is so overblown. A song for losers. I can’t articulate how much I despise this lighter waving pile of dreck. This feels like an excellent time to mention that this guy was also anti-gay marriage, and referred to a 16 year old as his future wife (he was right) when he was 32. I don’t know man. From the terrible music, to the sketchy details about his life, this was a downer. But once again, the geniuses of music review have sainted ol’ Princeton (full name) here as the second coming. As a musical idiot and I suppose a general all-purpose idiot, I certainly hope we don’t see a second coming of this loser. An album that enters with a whimper, stays there, and leaves with a slightly more tired whimper. Truly awful. 0 HIGHLIGHTS: Serfdom seems preferable

Don't want to listen, it's a no from me.

The whining bastard.

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Just nope. Not for me.

I'm not a fan of Prince, this was a hard listen, the difference in vibe between each song is jarring, the first song has a shit ton of reverb that makes it sound like it was recorded in a cave.

At the outset, I confess that whenever I've listened to Prince's music I've never found it particularly engaging. Maybe it's an age thing. I've played Purple Rain three times now. And that is three times too many. It's shallow, crass and dull music. It seems to be a product of a sex-obsessed bloke in frilly shirts and high heels. I just don't get why Prince has acquired this aura of god-like genius.

Don't like any of his music

Surmonté, bruit ambiant et mix sale. 1.5/5

I wouldn’t enjoy this even if I was dressed up as disco stu

He's so talented and just makes such trash music

4.13 rym eppure so che lo odierò ho chiuso dopo due canzoni lo trovo insopportabilmente allegro

Sorry - can’t stand this guys music and don’t care about his backstory.

J'aime d'autres albums de Prince mais là trop musique de centre commercial 80's un peu... Oops

Я не знаю с чего он так возгордился и задрал нос, но мне не понравилось вообще.

Another highly overrated “artist”. I just don’t get it - what is supposed to be so amazing about this guy? Yes he’s a multi instrumentalist, and maybe quite good at it….but, the songs and the singing are nothing special - poor in fact. Not a fan.

Pop, 80s, keys, male, mid/fast, sooo theatric, soooooo much drama, echos everywhere (especially on the drums), the guitar solo are unbearable, as well as the claps and keys/synth. Not aged well/at all, please excuse. Only adequate song is the last, still not protecting from 1 point - especially with 2 minutes guitar and piano outro.

Prince aint for me

Never was a fan, couple decent pop tunes but overall album nah..

Never my jam but decided to give a fresh listen. Still does. Do it for me…too much 80s synth dance vibe.

TIL that Prince is a whiny little bitch. 2/10

This is the music I wish was left in the 80s. Prince goes from sounding like a women to a cat dying to a man in an outfit that is tight around the crotch. I’ve never listened to Prince and have only ever heard one song of this album: I would die 4 u. The sounds are cheesy and loud for no reason. I thought he was known for being this amazing guitarist so I was pretty surprised when there really wasn’t that much guitar and it was not even close to amazing. I actually found his singing and guitar playing more annoying than anything. 2/10

I thought I liked Prince music & 80's music, but I am actually surprised how much I disliked this album! Couldn't wait for it to end. I think it's all the synth that's driving me crazy. :(

Screaming!

Nah

Disappointing

Tried listening to it. Just not for me.

Ostatnia piosenka Purple rain warta uwagi, natomiast reszta jakas taka bez wyrazu.

No es para tanto

Funk-pop. Tråkigt. Bara titellåten håller.

Bad version of emo/grunge

Insupportable

Non.

Nope. Prince is extraordinarily talented but the music just grates on me.

Not my favorite prince... can be top cheesy and lack of funk

Nice.