1999: Prince (1982)
1999 broke Prince making him a star. The album created the pop sound of the mid-80s. It was synth-and-drum heavy resulting in many imitators and influencing house and techno music for 30 years.
Key Tracks:
1999
Little Red Corvette
Delirious
Purple Rain: Prince (1984)
While 1999 made Prince a star, Purple Rain elevated him to superstar. Prince continued his Minneapolis sound mixed with R&B, but included rock, pop, dance, and even the psychedelic. Despite being a popular “pop” album, it was also avant-garde. While a soundtrack to a movie, Purple Rain also served as a soundtrack to 1984 and 1985.
Key Tracks:
Let’s Go Crazy
When Doves Cry
Purple Rain
Prince: Sign o the Times (1987)
Sign o the Times is one of Prince’s more eclectic albums. It is funkier and more electronic than Prince’s earlier work. The album mixes rock, pop, funk, dance, soul, electronic, and even jazz. The themes are also eclectic ranging from world politics to androgyny to sex to enlightenment.
Key Tracks:
Sign o’ the Times
U Got the Look
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
1999 broke Prince making him a star. The album created the pop sound of the mid-80s. It was synth-and-drum heavy resulting in many imitators and influencing house and techno music for 30 years.
Key Tracks:
1999
Little Red Corvette
Delirious
Purple Rain: Prince (1984)
While 1999 made Prince a star, Purple Rain elevated him to superstar. Prince continued his Minneapolis sound mixed with R&B, but included rock, pop, dance, and even the psychedelic. Despite being a popular “pop” album, it was also avant-garde. While a soundtrack to a movie, Purple Rain also served as a soundtrack to 1984 and 1985.
Key Tracks:
Let’s Go Crazy
When Doves Cry
Purple Rain
Prince: Sign o the Times (1987)
Sign o the Times is one of Prince’s more eclectic albums. It is funkier and more electronic than Prince’s earlier work. The album mixes rock, pop, funk, dance, soul, electronic, and even jazz. The themes are also eclectic ranging from world politics to androgyny to sex to enlightenment.
Key Tracks:
Sign o’ the Times
U Got the Look
I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
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