Dirty Mind is a very dirty album. Prince goes overboard singing about absolutely anything sexual he can think of.
The title track is a corker and sets the album off nicely, sort of lulling you into a false sense of security before he hits you with the really disgusting stuff. Don't get ... Read review
On this 1980 tour de force, Prince produced the template for most of his '80s albums: a ... more
mixture of lust and longing, synth pop combined with gut bucket rock and roll. Although this was his third CD, Dirty Mind was the one that truly established "When Y...
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Advantages: Funky, Fun and Brash Disadvantages: Possibly too risque for some
Dirty Mind is a very dirty album. Prince goes overboard singing about absolutely anything sexual he can think of.
The title track is a corker and sets the album off nicely, sort of lulling you into a false sense of security before he hits you with the really disgusting stuff. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with the lyrical content of these songs, most of the time it seems to be with such humour that it really couldn't offend, ... ...
The second song on the album, 'When you were mine', could be described as one of the greatest pop tunes ever written, and not just by Prince. It is absolutely fabulous, and doesn't date a day since 1980 when it was released. This could be reason enough for buying this album.
The next stound out song is track 6, 'Head'. I will leave it up to your own imagination what the song is about but it leaves nothing much to the imagination. more
Dirty Mind is a very dirty album. Prince goes overboard singing about absolutely anything sexual he can think of.
The title track is a corker and sets the album off nicely, sort of lulling you into a false sense of security before he hits you with the really disgusting stuff. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with the lyrical content of these songs, most of the time it seems to be with such humour that it really couldn't offend, but I think you should be aware before buying.
The second song on the album, 'When you were mine', could be described as one of the greatest pop tunes ever written, and not just by Prince. It is absolutely fabulous, and doesn't date a day since 1980 when it was released. This could be reason enough for buying this album.
The next stound out song is track 6, 'Head'. I will leave it up to your own imagination what the song is about but it leaves nothing much to the imagination.
Track 7 is 'sister', a song about incest. Nuff said.
Overall, the album is a good one. Tremendous songs with tremendous lyrics, even if they are somewhat crude.
Advantages: Great music; inspired writing; kept up with the times nicely Disadvantages: Couple of stinking ballads - he didn't wanna do that!
A ballad. Euuuugh.
Mark: 2/5
15. 3 Chains O' Gold
Another epic as we the end of an eventful album. This could almost be described as a ballad, but there's too much depth and originality going on to label it as balladic dirge. And with the changes in tempo and styles over the ensuing 6 minutes, this could almost be Prince's Bohemian Rhapsody!
Mark: 3/5
16. The Sacrifice Of Victor
A great way to end the album. Funky, upbeat and with plenty of life. The unsubtle hip hop beats are back and the backing vocalists are earning their salaries big time! This mid paced, James Brown, mid-70's pastiche alone can almost make up for the two awful ballads and fake reggae track of earlier.
Mark: 4/5
PRINCE DISCOGRAPHY
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Prince May 1980
DirtyMind Apr 1981
1999 May 1983
Purple Rain (OST) Jul 1984
1999 ...
Advantages: Diverse styles; features "Kiss" Disadvantages: Slightly too psychadelic in parts
with short songs, funk anthems, bonkers backwards instruments and women garbling away in French, Prince plays his trump card: a seven minute piano ballad. Admittedly the opening line: "Tracy died just after a long-fought civil war" kind of sets the tone and it's not one for fans of S-Club! But Prince's wobbly vocals on the verses and husky falsetto on the chorus are just brilliant. I hate ballads, but this one, I don't know, I just gets me right here (**points to heart**). Moving.
Mark: 5/5
TBM: The ability to make a seven minute ballad go so quickly!
PRINCE DISCOGRAPHY
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Prince May 1980
DirtyMind Apr 1981
1999 May 1983
Purple Rain (OST) Jul 1984
1999 Sep 1984
Around The World In A Day May 1985
Parade Apr 1986
Sign 'O' The Times Apr 1987
Lovesexy May 1988
Batman (OST) Jul ...
waynehorrigan 15.09.2004
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Personnel: Prince (vocals, various instruments); Lisa Coleman (vocals); "Dr." Matt Fink (synthesizer); Bobby Z (drums); Dez Dickerson, Andre Cymone. DIRTY MIND is the most focused and uncompromising of Prince's early albums. In 1980, the Purple one wasn't a superstar, he was an undeniably gifted weirdo, sort of a funk/R&B Todd Rundgren, composing, performing and producing everything himself. His singular vision combined a driving, spare R&B style driven by danceable drum machines, funk guitar and colorful synths, (a palpable new wave influence is also at work here) with a near-scandalous attitude towards sex. The unprecedently graphic lyrics of tunes like "Head" and "Sister" make rock & roll rebels of the past decades look like uptight puritans. Prince hadn't yet developed the panoramic production style that would define his greatest '80s album, but this leaner, more direct sound suits the visceral material well.
Album Reviews
Vibe (2/02, p.87) - Included in Vibe's "Essential Black Rock Recordings". Rolling Stone (November 1989) - Ranked # 18 in Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums Of The 80s" survey. Q - 5 Stars - Indispensable
Titles on disc 1
1.
Dirty Mind
2.
When You Were Mine
3.
Do It All Night
4.
Gotta Broken Heart Again
5.
Uptown
6.
Head
7.
Sister
8.
Party Up
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