Summary from 72 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Prince's catalog across 38 albums from 72 opinions, with an overall average of 7.8/10. The top-rated Prince album is Sign O' The Times (1987) with a 9.2/10 average from 8 ratings, followed by Originals and Dirty Mind. The discography on Wavelength spans 1980 to 2021. When Doves Cry ranks as the highest-rated Prince song on Wavelength with a 10.0/10 average.
Sign O' The Times
“This review originally ran in Rolling Stone as part of a series that looked back at classic albums. It begins as a great book would, with the setting. "In France, a skinny man died of a big disease with a little name." In 1987, when Prince’s double-album masterpiece Sign ’O’ the Times was released, no […]”
1999 (2019 Remaster)
“This five-disc set, which includes concert footage, B-sides, and demos, delivers what box sets of this kind almost never do: the thrill of discovery.”
Dirty Mind
“Prince’s first fully actualized album is an unrelenting dance party, its kinky ambiguities blurring lines between genres and genders and pretty much everything else.”
Originals
“Hearing Prince sing these songs that he gave to other performers brings you close to the pulse of his artistry: transgressive, funky, sexy, a testament to his genius even in the form of demos.”
The Very Best of Prince
“With two discs of never-released recordings and electrifying live performances, the collection shows how the Artist became a star”
Controversy
“Controversy emerged in 1981 at a pivotal time not just for Prince, but for America. It's often regarded as a bridge between Dirty Mind and 1999, but it's fascinating record in its own right.”
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