With their first album, Diamonds and Pearls, Prince reasserted his mastery of contemporary R&B it was his biggest hit since 1985. In 1991, Prince formed the New Power Generation, the best and most versatile and talented band he has ever assembled. The following year he released Graffiti Bridge (the sequel to Purple Rain), which turned out to be a considerable commercial disappointment. With the soundtrack to 1989's Batman he returned to the top of the charts, even if the album was essentially a recap of everything he had done before. Instead, he released the confused Lovesexy in 1988, which was a commercial disaster. Prince was set to release the hard funk of The Black Album by the end of the year, yet he withdrew it just before its release, deciding it was too dark and immoral. In 1986, he released the even stranger Parade, which was in its own way as ambitious and intricate as any art rock of the '60s however, no art rock was ever grounded with a hit as brilliant as the spare funk of "Kiss."īy 1987, Prince's ambitions were growing by leaps and bounds, resulting in the sprawling masterpiece Sign 'O' the Times. Instead of continuing in this accessible direction, he veered off into the bizarre psycho-psychedelia of Around the World in a Day, which nevertheless sold over two million copies. ![]() Partially recorded with his touring band, the Revolution, the record featured the most pop-oriented music he has ever made. Purple Rain made Prince a superstar it eventually sold over ten million copies in the U.S. The album was a monster hit, selling over three million copies, but it was nothing compared to 1984's Purple Rain. The follow-up, Controversy, was more of the same, but 1999 was brilliant. With 1980's Dirty Mind, he recorded his first masterpiece, a one-man tour de force of sex and music it was hard funk, catchy Beatlesque melodies, sweet soul ballads, and rocking guitar pop, all at once. Prince's first two albums were solid, if unremarkable, late-'70s funk-pop. ![]() Occasionally, his music can be maddeningly inconsistent because of this eclecticism, but his experiments frequently succeed no other contemporary artist can blend so many diverse styles into a cohesive whole. With each album he released, Prince has shown remarkable stylistic growth and musical diversity, constantly experimenting with different sounds, textures, and genres. Not only did he release a series of groundbreaking albums he toured frequently, produced albums and wrote songs for many other artists, and recorded hundreds of songs that still lie unreleased in his vaults. During the '80s, he emerged as one of the most singular talents of the rock & roll era, capable of seamlessly tying together pop, funk, folk, and rock. During the '80s, he emerged as one of the most singular talents of the rock & roll era, capable of seamlessly tying together pop, funk, folk, andįew artists have created a body of work as rich and varied as Prince. Few artists have created a body of work as rich and varied as Prince.
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