Even Prince’s surplus and excess on ‘Chocolate’ and ‘Slaughter’ maintain such detail and nonpareil quality that he can rival or even upstage his mainstream releases without even trying very hard.
Read morePrince’s ‘Lovesexy’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
Sequenced as a single track on CD (and one track per side on vinyl), Prince invited you to listen to the album’s entirety, making you judge the album as a whole.
Read morePrince’s Debut Album ‘For You’ Turns 45 | Album Anniversary
Nearly every single fiber of Prince’s future greatness is on show here, but in ways that are not always entirely fully formed or developed or necessarily in sync with each other.
Read morePrince’s ‘Crystal Ball’ Turns 25 | Album Anniversary
For those still wanting to explore more of Prince’s artistry and to better understand his creative process, ‘Crystal Ball’ deserves a spin or two.
Read morePrince’s ‘1999’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
‘1999’ is Prince’s seminal work—an inspiring and influential blueprint for what was to come.
Read morePrince & The New Power Generation’s ‘Love Symbol’ Album Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
As a collection of songs, Prince’s fourteenth studio album isn’t as cohesive as its predecessor (‘Diamonds and Pearls’), but it is more musically adventurous.
Read morePrince’s ‘Planet Earth’ Turns 15 | Anniversary Retrospective
With only a few moments when the album truly shines, ‘Planet Earth’ is weighed down by an artist arguably stretching himself too thin, coupled with our understandable (or unfair) expectations of brilliance.
Read morePrince’s ‘Sign O’ The Times’ Turns 35 | Anniversary Retrospective
Taking elements of jazz, blues, soul, funk and rock & roll, Prince’s ninth studio affair is the culmination of 60 years of musical development in one immaculately produced package.
Read morePrince’s ‘The Rainbow Children’ Turns 20 | Anniversary Retrospective
With his twenty-fourth studio affair, Prince wasn’t interested in delivering an album that fit people's expectations of what a Prince album should sound like.
Read morePrince’s Triple-Album ‘Emancipation’ Turns 25 | Anniversary Retrospective
Full of idiosyncrasies and a mix of hits & misses, the Purple One’s expansive 3-disc mega-album still reminds us of its creator’s pure genius.
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