1001 Albums Summary

It was about time to listen to the whole album, and that I did, actually four times in a row. For me, born in the very late seventies, i think Prince was bit too " close" for me to understand or like in my teen years of consuming music. Of course I knew the hit songs, but never really got into listening his full musical repertoire. I remember seeing Purple Rain on telly maybe when I was 12, but I already had moved to more underground taste in music, and in the nineties, 80s was still too near, and not very fashionable. It felt somehow "old" and outdated "disco" for a young girl, who did not want to share a similar taste with the masses. Later on I started to realize his musical geniousness and virtuosity, but somehow I never dug deeper. Glad I did now. What a record, and never before fully realized what an amazing singer he was. Will listen more. Fave song: Take me with U

NO.

flat and boring.

I can appreciate this, but maybe one time of listening is enough for me. Don't think I will have the urge to play his again, although I can understand the value. I respect the strove to create this kinda album with very minimalistic gear. I read from the Wikipedia article, that Q reviewer described this as "a cinematically broad spectrum so deftly layered that the sampling-is-stealing argument falls flat" and I tend to agree.

Even though I recognize the album's musical merit, and in some ways it has been groundbreaking: Goddammit, I've always disliked Pearl Jam.