1999 by Prince

Pros: Oh come on. It's "1999". Let's be serious here.
Cons: "Free", during which the album comes to a screeching halt.

His name is Prince, and he is funky. Of course, you knew that already. And the album that probably introduced you to the little man from Minneapolis was the double album "1999". Of course, I say "double album" now like albums still exist. Folks who ...

Pros: First Prince album with replay value.
Cons: Overrated; some really abysmal songs.

After the backlash I received for my review of Prince's last four albums, I'm a little amazed that I even want to continue listening to the man. I'm not getting much that's musically gratifying, and my integrity as a writer was called into play. That's a ...

Pros: 11 songs, double-album.
Cons: Some tunes over-done.

With moderate success from his first two records (FOR YOU and PRINCE), and even more success with albums three and four (DIRTY MIND and CONTROVERSY), Prince finally hit the REAL big time in 1983 when he released the dance-floor double-album "1999". With...

Pros: Creative, well-arranged and funky dance grooves with some immaculate single material.
Cons: "Free" is a weak ballad that derails the throbbing experience.

Although previous releases such as “Dirty Mind” and “Controversy” had made electro-funk maestro Prince a critical hit, it wasn’t until 1982’s double album "1999" that his commercial reception reached equally rapturous levels. ...

Pros: Real good songs, some great songs
Cons: Free, maybe All The Critics too.

1999 was Prince's first US Top Ten album. It is his fifth release, and it has gone on to sell around ten million copies worldwide. This is Prince's 1982 breakthrough album that launched him into the big time and started him on the path to ...

Pros: One in an embarrassingly long string of Prince '80s masterworks.
Cons: What, you don't like Prince?

Every once in a while I hit this mood where the only music I can listen to is Prince. Seeing as I have a large amount of his discography, this does not pose a problem. It also gives me an, I hope, informed opinion on an album that is easier to ooh and ...

Pros: 1999 Came and Went, but this Album lives on. There are extras with the vinyl.
Cons: CDs don't do the art work justice.

Two thousand zero zero party over, outta time. Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1999. When I listened to this song in my youth I was looking forward to a future that had to be better than my life was in 1982. Now that 1999 has passed...

Pros: Production, Hybrids of Musical Styles, Vocals, Lyrics, Melodies, & Themes.
Cons: None.

After spawning two acclaimed yet controversial albums since 1980, Prince was definitely an artist on the rise. Despite his acclaim and cult following, Prince was barely known by the mainstream except for a few hit songs. Prince was also embarking on ...

Pros: this is the album that brought Prince a wider/whiter audience
Cons: the double album format means there is the inevitable filler

Chock full of funky jams but overlong by a third, the double album, neo-psychedelic covered groove-a-thon 1999 showcases some of Prince's best work as well as some of his excesses. Lyrically, Prince still has sex on his mind, be it on the dance ...

Pros: Great funk opus
Cons: None

1999 - ah, yes, Prince's great funk opus. If it weren't for albums like this, dance music would not exist. This is one of the greatest albums of the eighties, period. It makes your body get up and move involuntarily.

The robotic warbling of...

Pros: Musical Genius
Cons: Profanity and Sexual Content

I am a major Prince fan. I bought this album after hearing "1999" on the radio way back in the early 80's. Not knowing very much about the artist, Prince, I didn't think much about the fact that I didn't know any of the other songs on the...

Pros: The minimalist master makes his big breakthrough
Cons: This album must have put thousands of drummers out of work

In 1982, Prince was still searching for a cohesive sound, a seamless identity within which to swath his musical ideas. He had shown an obvious affection for new wave and garage-punk on his previous two albums, 'Dirty Mind' and 'Controversy,' yet both,...

Pros: Long; Would have annoyed your parents; The cover art is TOOO COOOL.
Cons: The title track is doomed to seem inevitably kitschy, like a jingle for a product that never made it to the stores

Not a bad song in the bunch. Pretty high praise for an album that was released as two 12" records back in 1982.

To give a context, this was the breakthrough, the album that pushed Prince's synth-driven sound from a guilty pleasure of...

Pros: Unforgettable songs, excellent party cd
Cons: could be addictive listening

Forget the Artist, the name change and all of the other bizarre things that have nothing to do with the music! This album, released in 1982, is PRINCE at his finest. Several of the tracks on this album went on to dominate the Top 40 including the title...

Pros: his funkiest set
Cons: none

as for funk this is the Prince album for you.it has so many grooves&vibes.where do i start?the title cut alone rocks like nobody's business.Prince knew how to rock a synth&program beats on his linn drum machine.little red corvette broke him into...