Prince.

[Glare Seethe]

I watched some concert of his on TV the other day and a lot of it was rather enjoyable. I know many people consider him a musical genius, and I'm aware of the tremendous amount of material he has put out, so I figured maybe it's time to get a little acquainted...

So, is he actually any good? Any recommendations?

[smashingjj]

Yes, actually he is any good. Get Sign of the Times, or just Purple Rain to start with. I've listened to it since I was eight or so and still it doesn't bore me when I listen to it nowadays.

[scouse_dave]

Originally posted by Glare Seethe
So, is he actually any good? Any recommendations?

he's better than good, mate...

if you wanna get a flavour of what he's like pick up either Hits I or Hits II - surprisingly good greatest hits packages that cover most of his best work. i started off with them and got into him enough to start picking up his studio albums one by one.

faves are:
Purple Rain
'Symbol' - just has that stupid squiggle on the front
Sign O' The Times

if you just wanna download some songs to start you off, i'd go with: (albums in brackets)
take me with U/ when doves cry (purple rain)
Adore/ i could never take the place of your man (sign o the times)
money don't matter 2 night/ cream (diamonds and pearls)
my name is prince / 7 (symbol)
betcha by golly wow (emancipation)
sometimes it snows in april (under a cherry moon_

[Glare Seethe]

Thank you both.

I downloaded all of "Purple Rain" (listening to it now) and numerous other tracks. I think I need to learn to ignore the 80s feel/sound of it first, though (as I'm not a big fan of that decade and it sounds rather dated), but the music itself definitely sounds promising so far...

[MstrGhost]

I really like more funky stuff as "the max", "continental","I wanna melt with u" (really good song ),"my name is prince","get off", "thunder" you should also try this bunch for another view.

[Tessellation]

PURPLE RAIN or 1999 are the best non-compilation albums to start with, while SIGN O' THE TIMES is excellent and complex.


download:

the beautiful ones

my name is prince

head

pope

how come you don't call me anymore

[Tessellation]

Originally posted by Glare Seethe
Thank you both.

I downloaded all of "Purple Rain" (listening to it now) and numerous other tracks. I think I need to learn to ignore the 80s feel/sound of it first, though (as I'm not a big fan of that decade and it sounds rather dated), but the music itself definitely sounds promising so far...

I love just about every song on that album except for "computer blue".

[Tessellation]

Originally posted by scouse_dave

'Symbol' - just has that stupid squiggle on the front

"the love symbol album". I went to elementary school w. one of the girls on the cover. She attempted suicide a number of years ago and was committed

[scouse_dave]

Originally posted by Tessellation
I love just about every song on that album except for "computer blue".

i love computer blue...i was close to including it in my recommendations but i thought i already had two from purple rain. the 'talking' guitar parts are quality.

anyone got any recommendations for what album i should get next? at the moment, i have:
hits i
hits ii
come
graffiti bridge
under a cherry moon
diamonds and pearls
sign o' the times
purple rain
lovesexy
symbol
emancipation

[sawdust restaurants]

Dirty Mind is the best Prince album, but really, you can't go wrong with most of his recorded 80s output. It's all good.

[smashingjj]

Originally posted by Tessellation



I love just about every song on that album except for "computer blue".

Same here. For the rest, it's more than excellent.

[shaniqua]

dude i was like obsessed with raspberry beret a year and a half ago.

little red corvette is fucking too.