163 - Prince - 1999

[csberry]

163!? #163 for 1999?! *flabbergasted*

1999 is one of my top desert island album selections! How could one of the greatest party albums of all time end up down here? You have a collection of radio-ready singles to start things off and then the songs get stretched out for your dancing and partying pleasure. It even slows down at the end to cap off your after-hours party.

It is on 1999 that Prince hit his stride and developed a sound that would be identified as his from that moment on. While I understand others may prefer Purple Rain to 1999, but to me, the later collection seemed like it was Prince merely polishing up the previous album and condensing it for mass consumption. Not that there's anything wrong with it, but I tend to prefer the slightly wandering explorations of artists with songs which may have a few rough edges.

Songs I Knew I Liked: “1999,” “Little Red Corvette,” “Delirious,” “Let's Pretend We're Married,” “Automatic,” “Something in the Water (Does Not Compute),” and “Lady Cab Driver”

Songs I Now Like: No new changes

Songs I Don't Want to Ever Hear Again: None