What Are You Listening To?

[kosmo vinyl]

ok fine there were definitely hits on Diamonds and Pearls and Love Symbol in the early 90s

after that there was his "difficult" period with "Come" and "Chaos and Disorder" when he was feuding with Warner Brothers and probably not going for "hits".  neither or these records are bad just not intended to be hit laden...

and yes the late 90s he was cranking out "artistic" stuff left and right on NPG records

i think had he released "Welcome To American" as intended in 2010 he would have had a hit or two, "Hot Summers" would probably have graced the charts...

prior to his death his work with 3rdEyeGirl produced albums that had him on the track back to hit making

[sweetcell]

2004's Musicology was a commercial success, the tour sold out, and the album, dare i say, contained a number of bangers.  the purple one also stuck it to the music biz by one of the ways he distributed it: price included in the cost of a concert ticket.  billboard and nielsen had to change their methodology...

[kosmo vinyl]

So having listened to both "Come" and "Chaos and Disorder" my hot take is that both of these continue in the vein of what he was releasing in the late 80s when it went from The Revolution to the New Power Generation.  These albums easily contain solid deep cuts, just nothing that would have probably landed on the radio or released as a single, thus being considered a hit. 

[Starsky]

Chaos and disorder is an abomination. I should know cause I remember buying it.

[grateful]

Chaos and disorder is an abomination. I should know cause I remember buying it.

^^This man has credentials^^

[kosmo vinyl]

well i'm going to say that at least a couple writers who have re-visited the album recently are basically saying that while lyrically it's not up to Prince's standards there is some outstanding rock guitar playing on the record...

[ye-ole-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

I call BS on ill informed Prince opinions…

OK Koz...please curate a 10 song play list of the Greatest hits of prince post 1990

still waiting

[sweetcell]

I call BS on ill informed Prince opinions…

OK Koz...please curate a 10 song play list of the Greatest hits of prince post 1990

still waiting

kosmo, don't bother.  their minds are made up.  there is nothing you could say that would convince these people.

[kosmo vinyl]

I call BS on ill informed Prince opinions…

OK Koz...please curate a 10 song play list of the Greatest hits of prince post 1990

still waiting

https://open.spotify.com/album/0CEHFvHUQ0ZSv3mugziS76?si=k6R2L1OxSSuAdRy55jMW-w

[Starsky]

Diamonds and Pearls and the symbol album have some good not great tracks. Some people try to love Gold experience but that’s where the great songs really disappear. I mean yeah he plays good guitar but so what?

[ye-ole-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

I call BS on ill informed Prince opinions…

OK Koz...please curate a 10 song play list of the Greatest hits of prince post 1990

still waiting

kosmo, don't bother.  their minds are made up.  there is nothing you could say that would convince these people.

not true man, I'm gonna listen

[Mobius]

7 and Cream are great early 90s Prince songs.

The Beautiful Experience EP was strong in 1994.  I think the single ‘Most Beautiful Girl in the World’ is little treacly but the remixes are cool . . . and sounded really great over the soundsystem at a Virgin Records in 1994. 

[vansmack]

This is why Q-Anon exists and thrives.  It doesn't matter how bad your take is, you'll inevitably find someone else on the internet who agrees with you and double down on your take, no matter how ridiculous it is.

[Starsky]

[ye-ole-hatch ıll|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|̲̅̅=̲̅̅|̲̅̅●̲̅̅|llıl]

This is why Q-Anon exists and thrives.  It doesn't matter how bad your take is, you'll inevitably find someone else on the internet who agrees with you and double down on your take, no matter how ridiculous it is.

damn sam...not sure who that's directed at...the people who think prince was still a master post 90s or those who think his star faded