Controversy - Prince

Advantages: Do Me Baby, great love song
Disadvantages: Too many fillers

Looking back, Controversy really doesn't seem to fit as the album realised before 1999. You really wonder where 1999 came from after this. But why should we be surprised? Prince has been doing this all his career. Controversy is a good album but not one of Prince's best.(In my opinion). Some of the tunes are absolute belters, some are nothing more than funky fillers. The title track is a good one and I still enjpy listening to it today. The sands ...
...track of the album,as far as I'm concerned, is the beautiful kinky love song, 'Do me Baby'. It is a wonderful song to listen to and even better to be romantic too. Prince thumps out a heavy beat and repeats how he wants his baby to do him over and over. It is Prince's equivalent to Madonna's 'Justify my love'. 'Private Joy' is a song about Prince masturbating and is enjoyed for it's funny undertones. The rest of the album has it's merits but also ... Read review

Advantages: Um...the title track?
Disadvantages: 6 out of 8 tracks are pretty poor

Before those of you who read my reviews start to think I'm totally biased when it comes to Prince, here's a little surprise. I do not like the album Controversy. The title track is a good song, although perhaps a little dated now, and at over seven minutes, a bit long. "Do Me Baby" is also worth a listen - it's a nice ballad. That's where my positive comments stop, I'm afraid. I keep this CD purely because it's part of the collection. It doesn't ... Read review