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Prince's fifth album came right before the lascivious multi-instrumentalist became a huge star with his 1984 film and soundtrack, Purple Rain. But Prince had already proved himself to be the most audacious talent to emerge in the 1980s, and 1999, the bulk of which features Prince on all the instrumenAmazon.com essential recording
Prince's fifth album came right before the lascivious multi-instrumentalist became a huge star with his 1984 film and soundtrack, Purple Rain. But Prince had already proved himself to be the most audacious talent to emerge in the 1980s, and 1999, the bulk of which features Prince on all the instruments, reflects the dance-rock styles that he also brought to the acts he produced, particularly the Time. Prince knows how to run a one-man-band individual instruments don't blend together as much as they compete in a funky showdown which allows tracks like "Automatic," "D.M.S.R.," and "Delirious" to sustain their long playing times. But the album's two enduring hits, "1999" and "Little Red Corvette," outshine the rest, and define the essential roles that rock and funk play in Prince's music. "Little Red Corvette" is a sexy song about a car, which would have been enough to make it a terrific rock song even if it didn't also boast an infectious chorus and a great guitar part. As for "1999," count on it being the dance song of the millennial year. --John Milward
""They say two thousand zero, zero, party over,
Oops, out of time!
So tonight I'm gonna party like it's 1999!
1999!"
Hitting success in the 80's, Prince was well established as the funky musician that was a blend of so much life. Miles Davis once explained Prince as parts of James Brown, Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye all mixed into one.
When 1999 came out, it angered people and gave a lot of joy to the young. Prince pushed boundaries with his sexual lyrics in D.M.S.R. and Automatic, that showed "
joelarocca added this to a list 1 year, 2 months ago
"Vinyl . 1982.
Record One:
Side One:
1. 1999
2. Little Red Corvette
3. Deliriuos
Side Two:
1. Let's Pretend We're Married
2. D.M.S.R.
Record Two:
Side One:
1. Automatic
2. Something In The Water (Does Not Compute)
3. Free
Side Two:
1. Lady Cab Driver
2. All The Critics Love U In New York
3. International Lover"
Michael M added this to a list 2 years, 4 months ago
"'"I didn't want to do a double album," Prince said, "but I just kept on writing. Of course, I'm not one for editing." The second half of 1999 is just exceptional sex-obsessed dance music; the first half is the best fusion of rock and funk achieved to date, and it lays out the blueprint for Prince's next decade. Except for a few background hand claps and vocals, Prince plays most every instrument himself and creates a relentless, irresistible musical sequence of apocalypse ("1999") and the raunch"
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