The Guide to Prince (2008 update)

Submitted by lbangs on Wed, 05/18/2005 - 04:53
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  • For You (1978) - ** 1/2
  • Prince (1979) - ***
  • Dirty Mind (1980) - ****
  • Controversy (1981) - ***
  • 1999 (1983) - **** 1/2
  • Purple Rain (1984) - **** 1/2
  • Around the World in a Day (1985) - ***
  • Parade (1986) - *** 1/2
  • Sign 'O' the Times (1987) - *****
  • Lovesexy (1988) - ***
  • Batman (1989) - **
  • Graffiti Bridge (1990) - ** 1/2
  • Diamonds and Pearls (1991) - ***
  • The Hits 1 (1993) - **** 1/2
  • The Hits 2 (1993) - **** 1/2
  • Come (1994) - **
  • Emancipation (1996) - ***
  • Crystal Ball (1998) - ***
  • New Power Soul (1998) - **
  • The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (1999) - ***
  • The Very Best of Prince (2001) - *****
  • The Rainbow Children (2001) - ** 1/2
  • Musicology (2004) - *** 1/2
  • 3121 (2006) - *** 1/2
  • Ultimate (2006) - ***
Author Comments: 

This appears just like my CC series, but there is one crucial distinction. This list is the combined opinions of me and the critics in the critical consensus series. My vote counted for one point just like the vote of each critic.

Essentially, this is simply an update of the CC series with my little voice tossed in as a drop in the critical pool.

Scale:

***** - Masterpiece
**** 1/2 - Classic
**** - Great
*** 1/2 - Good
*** - Above Average
** 1/2 - Average
** - Below Average
* 1/2 - Bad
* - Terrible
1/2 - One of the worst albums ever