For all its bravado and the experimental style and computer stuff that Prince fuses, the album is far more interesting when it sticks to the basic, the infectious guitar and funky bass in Lady Cab Driver or the phenomenal Free. Not as awesome as Sign O`The Times but better than Purple Rain, which is definetely sayin a lot...

When people think of Prince's best album, usually people point to either Purple Rain or Sign O' The Times. For me personally, I point to 1999 as his best album. It includes 3 classic hits (1999, Little Red Corvette, Delirious) and it includes hands down the best fusion of rock, funk, R&B, & new wave. The definite Prince album

IMO, the album that started Prince's career. Unforgettable tracks, including Corvette and 1999; but DMSR and Lets pretend we're married aint no joke either.

Prince has so many quality songs, but only 3 indispensable albums: Sign O The Times, Purple Rain, and this. 1999 is the most fun, the most party, the most carefree. It is the first of his albums to have a truly infectious groove, yet still sound smart. Prince is a genius.

Brilliant album. This is the beginning of Prince as a god among men. All these songs are good.

Don't worry, Prince won't hurt you, he'll just rack your mind with his amazing talents of guitar prowess, vocal acrobatics, production efficiency and superb compositions. The hits open this album -- "1999", "little red corvette" and "delirious" -- as he shows off his mastery of his bizarre-yet-infectious melding of james brown with jimi hendrix filtered through a more modern r&b/funk. But "D.M.S.R." kicks arse just as much as those tracks ... "let's pretend we're married" where "all the hippies sing 2gether" is a lite tour de force with its non-stop groove and catchy "Ooh wee sha sha coo coo yeah". i really like the extended bridges/outros on this album. you can hear a lot of purple rain in this album. "international lover" goes on a little long and you can hear this sound/approach all the way through the gold experience.

1999 and Little Red Covette were good.

Even though DMSR was omitted from the CD release, it's still a great album. This guy is a huge talent. A little creepy, but a great talent.

This is the best work that Prince ever did and it shows with his ambitious yet insanely sleazy concepts while slapping critics in the face for their groupiness towards idols that no one would dare to touch back in "82". A pure genius.

come on three albums by prince in the top 50 but no derek & the dominos - layla, all things must pass - harrison, or royal scam -- steely dan? that is absurd........