wait, why is the hits/b-sides comp awful?
― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Saturday, 23 April 2016 02:24 (eight years ago) link
"She's Always in My Hair" was the b-side to ..."Paisley Park?" That was a single? Anyway, "Hair" is incredible.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 23 April 2016 02:37 (eight years ago) link
Ok I read yesterday that Glam Slam didn't even make the Billboard 100, that seems off. Good chance it'd have gotten my vote if it was here.
― albvivertine, Saturday, 23 April 2016 02:38 (eight years ago) link
Also until I groaned when its name appeared I had no idea how little I liked Thieves in the Temple. 7's kinda similar but approx 50x better/sillier imo.
― albvivertine, Saturday, 23 April 2016 02:40 (eight years ago) link
I honestly don't know how that's even possible if you're currently an adult and aren't now and have never been amish.
I think most everything on here that's 1988 and after I first heard when I got the 3-CD best-of in college in the 90s. Definitely very clearly remember hearing "7" and being like "wow who knew the guy from my childhood is still making great records?"
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 23 April 2016 03:01 (eight years ago) link
Voted "Let's Go Crazy" because I still don't really understand how that song works. Could have voted "1999" for being the one I've truly cared about the longest, or "7" for being the one I have the strongest idiosyncratic relationship with.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Saturday, 23 April 2016 03:05 (eight years ago) link
die 4 u
― 6 god none the richer (m bison), Saturday, 23 April 2016 03:25 (eight years ago) link
"7" charted at #7. Nice!
― Lee626, Saturday, 23 April 2016 03:31 (eight years ago) link
was it a boy when you wanted a girl
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 23 April 2016 04:43 (eight years ago) link
Little Red Corvette. It was a perfect way to get the rock kids into Prince's world.
― that's not my post, Saturday, 23 April 2016 05:01 (eight years ago) link
i don't feel like voting for "i would die 4 u" or "purple rain" or "kiss" or "little red corvette" so i think i'm gonna vote for "diamonds and pearls" or "7"
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 23 April 2016 05:22 (eight years ago) link
it is kind of impossible to choose among these, but "u got the look" is the last one i cried to so that
― dyl, Saturday, 23 April 2016 06:01 (eight years ago) link
Extended version of u got the look is incredible. That rhythm guitar intro.
― StillAdvance, Saturday, 23 April 2016 06:55 (eight years ago) link
wait, why is the hits/b-sides comp awful?― (The Other) J.D. (J.D.), Friday, April 22, 2016 10:24 PM
well, looking back now maybe I didn't realize what he included were 7" versions of album tracks, but I remember some of the songs being drastically cut down from their album versions. Anyway, it bugged me and I put it away, I'll try it again
― Iago Galdston, Saturday, 23 April 2016 12:24 (eight years ago) link
single edits made sense for a hits comp, you don't need all 7 minutes of "Controversy" for something like that
― some dude, Saturday, 23 April 2016 12:31 (eight years ago) link
It's also basically the only time any of his stuff has been remastered, that comp.
― scarcity festival (Jon not Jon), Saturday, 23 April 2016 12:40 (eight years ago) link
the only edits on that comp i take issue with are on the b-sides disc
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Saturday, 23 April 2016 17:22 (eight years ago) link
That comp always felt invaluable to me for both containing the only remastered versions of several of these songs and as a go-to for road trips (back before iPods anyway). I guess I can see people taking issue with the edits chosen (I've heard the same argument taken up with The Immaculate Collection) but, in the case of the B-sides disc, this was the only reasonable means I had of hearing these songs for years, so...
― rhymes with "blondie blast" (cryptosicko), Saturday, 23 April 2016 17:25 (eight years ago) link
yeah I guess it's easy enough to get the full versions bc there are always tons of prince singles at record stores
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Saturday, 23 April 2016 17:29 (eight years ago) link
....for now
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Saturday, 23 April 2016 17:30 (eight years ago) link
Stop the presses! My new jam is "Batdance."
― His Royal Blecchness (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 23 April 2016 19:07 (eight years ago) link
I will hear no one dis that 1993 comp
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 23 April 2016 19:13 (eight years ago) link
'Purple Rain', barely, over 'Pop Life'.God I love that keyboard track that lends 'Pop Life' an almost haunted feel.
― campreverb, Sunday, 24 April 2016 04:38 (eight years ago) link
Only problem with the compilation is the lack of Parade b-sides. And the lack of stuff like "Mountains" and "Money Don't Matter 2 Night"
― Master of Treacle, Sunday, 24 April 2016 05:07 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Wednesday, 27 April 2016 00:01 (eight years ago) link
I like the 7-inch outro of "Kiss" just as much as having it run into "Anotherlover," and those were the versions I grew up on (owning the singles separately but not having a copy of Parade until 10+ years later).
However I suppose the "I Would Die 4 U" outro really needs "Baby I'm a Star."
Which ones? afaik they're all the same versions that were the 7-inches (except for the We Are The World song).
In my top 5 for sure, and it's on "Raspberry Beret."
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 27 April 2016 00:23 (eight years ago) link
shoulda used blockquotes whoops
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 27 April 2016 00:25 (eight years ago) link
truly bizarre that "mountains" is not on the 1993 comp…
― veronica moser, Wednesday, 27 April 2016 00:41 (eight years ago) link
Yeah I am kinda offended by that, I adore mountains and it warranted a video...
― scarcity festival (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 27 April 2016 01:04 (eight years ago) link
The strategy worked for me. I bought Parade because of the singles that weren't on Hits 1 & 2.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 27 April 2016 01:24 (eight years ago) link
Forgot about "Delirious" - one of the best.
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 27 April 2016 01:25 (eight years ago) link
"Mountains" peaked at #23.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 April 2016 02:23 (eight years ago) link
Mountains had a video! Prince directed it.
Xp
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 27 April 2016 02:35 (eight years ago) link
and it's marvelous
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qx2x5vb9P8E
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 27 April 2016 02:54 (eight years ago) link
Yes I was saying, it was worth him doing a video so it's weird that he didn't include it in the 3cd
― scarcity festival (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 27 April 2016 03:12 (eight years ago) link
there is extra song at the end of that video.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 27 April 2016 03:24 (eight years ago) link
Oh yeah also it says on wikipedia that Warner Brothers paid Prince to limit his involvement in Hits 1&2/B-Sides so exclusions were probably determined by some suits or whatever.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 27 April 2016 03:27 (eight years ago) link
"Batdance" should be on every Prince greatest hits comp since it was a #1.
― billstevejim, Wednesday, 27 April 2016 03:30 (eight years ago) link
Xpost that is I think the 12" version of mountains or at least v similar to it
― scarcity festival (Jon not Jon), Wednesday, 27 April 2016 03:31 (eight years ago) link
someone zip up the polled songs and post a link plz, thank you in advance
― alpine static, Wednesday, 27 April 2016 05:50 (eight years ago) link
I was familiar with all of the BIG hits growing up, but I don't think I ever heard 'Pop Life' or 'Alphabet Street' until I sought out the albums many years after the fact.
Yep. I never heard them on the radio
"pop life" got a lot of airplay in the northeast, at least.
― fact checking cuz, Wednesday, 27 April 2016 07:53 (eight years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Thursday, 28 April 2016 00:01 (eight years ago) link
YES! \o/
― WHERE'S JIM!? (Turrican), Thursday, 28 April 2016 00:02 (eight years ago) link
wau @ the "Pop Life" votes
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 28 April 2016 00:03 (eight years ago) link
Eye honestly thought 'When Doves Cry' was going 2 take this.
― WHERE'S JIM!? (Turrican), Thursday, 28 April 2016 00:04 (eight years ago) link
Today is the third straight day I woke up with 'Pop Life' in my head, it truly is mesmerizing.
― Sushi and the Banchan (Spectrist), Thursday, 28 April 2016 00:05 (eight years ago) link
well, everybody needs a thrill!
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 28 April 2016 00:05 (eight years ago) link
Pop Life really is such an eery song. that organ, and the verse about doing coke
― flappy bird, Thursday, 28 April 2016 00:18 (eight years ago) link
Voted for I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man, never expected it to win.
Too bad Delirious got no votes. Poor Delirious, such a slinky monster of a pop song.
― thom yorke state of mind (voodoo chili), Thursday, 28 April 2016 00:30 (eight years ago) link
What kind of "wau" is that, Alfred?
― albvivertine, Thursday, 28 April 2016 03:56 (eight years ago) link