Prince Fans When did he fall off to you?

[Dynamite James]

 

[Piff Perkins]

 

[King]

After Purple Rain.


Everything released after that was trash.

 

[David_TheMan]

Early 90s he ceased being relevant

He had occasional hits but sonically he was dated as hell and stood out for the wrong reason.

 

[SAJ!!]

As much as people ride for Invincible, it was a cut below the quality of his previous work. Mike has had one of the longest runs of quality work.
People are just now starting to understand Dangerous. Eventually, they'll understand HIStory and Blood on the Dance Floor.

He was doing ill shyt on HIStory, like this:
TIMESTAMPED:


You dont realize that half the track is him beatboxing using his body as drums and percussion.

I'll be honest, the performances I've ssen of the HIStory tour are disappointing.
Too much lipsynching, recycled choreography, and Mike's energy was low a lot of the time.
There are flashes of the old Mike but most of the time, he seems tired.
And for good reason, son had been rocking stages before he turned double digits.

Stevie started to fall off after Songs In the Key. But it was gradual fall off.
Secret Life of Plants was a reset but makes far more sense in the context of the film.
Hotter Than July was dope but not on the level of the 70's masterpieces.
Much like Prince, it was hit or miss after that.
In Square Circle was Stevie's Diamonds and Pearls. A solid album but too focused on being current.

I would say Stevie's hit and miss period was more quality then junk, unlike Prince's.
He had shyt like That Girl and Do I Do out there.
The Woman In Red soundtrack has BANGERS
.

But it also has Don't Drive Drunk.
Characters is where we start giving Stevie a pass just because he's Stevie.
Luckily, Stevie recognizes that his best work has been done and he's chilling, as he should.
His Song In The Key of Life tour in 2014 was one of the best concerts I've ever been to.

You are right about Stevie's Characters album. During the late 80s, it seemed that Stevie needed MTV more than MTV needed Stevie. That's why he did that special that had Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jody Watley, and Salt N Pepa.

Also, I've always felt that Grafitti Bridge was Prince trying to reclaim the funk banner that he gave up willingly back in the mid 80s, but he couldn't keep up with the constant musical changes.

 

[boogers]

early 90s era... everything before then was PERFECT

 

[Jerz-2]

.....MAN, I love this song, this was my joint!

 

[papa pimp]

After Purple Rain.


Everything released after that was trash.

you just lost all credibility with any music take going forward.

 

[Sniper]

Never, this was released in 2014 one of his last albums.

 

[SNG]

After Purple Rain.


Everything released after that was trash.

Never, this was released in 2014 one of his last albums.

I did fukk with U Know when it first came out. Originally that song was for Jhene Aikos sister. That’s her doing the Uhuh on the track.

 

[King]

you just lost all credibility with any music take going forward.

Good.

 

[Pegasus Jackson]

Chaos and Disorder was the first time where critics and fans alike universally reviled a Prince album. I'll go with that. And yes, I know it was a contractual obligation.

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

shyt Thread

 

[Sniper]

Chaos and Disorder was the first time where critics and fans alike universally reviled a Prince album. I'll go with that. And yes, I know it was a contractual obligation.

I don't remember listening to it when it first came out but that album's dope.

 

[Awesome Wells]

He never fell off.

But around the mid-90's, around Chaos and Disorder and Emancipation, the albums stopped being perfect where you could play them front to back. That's when the quality started to slip, but he was still dope forever. He would have dope sh*t on every album, but the albums weren't packed with classics like they used to be.