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On this 1980 tour de force, Prince produced the template for most of his '80s albums: a mixture of lust and longing, synth pop combined with gut bucket rock and roll. Although this was his third CD, Dirty Mind was the one that truly established "When You Were Mine", which still ranks as one of his best songs, ever. The gender- and race-bending Dirty Mind was nasty and freaky--and you could dance to it. Still can. --Amy Linden
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Seemingly tired of the implied naughty sexuality of the first two albums Prince went all out to shock on his third, giving listeners an insight into his "Dirty Mind". Prince was clearly not going to be a MOR average artist.
From the suggestive album cover (Prince in bikini briefs against bed springs) he left the listener in no doubt to what the album theme would be...
And this proved the case. Aside from the political statement "Party Up" (Allegedly written by The Time frontman Morris Day), the anti-establishment "Uptown" and the tender ballad "Gotta Broken Heart Again", it was all sex fuelled relations from there on in. The synth-pop title track opens the album with a clear indication of his future manifesto. Sex would play big a big part of Prince's music for years to come yet.
Songs like "Head" (A story of ....) and "Sister" (...) set out to shock from the start. But when the music's this fresh and challenging who was arguing! Well the "Moral Majority" were for one. ;)
It was the Beatle-esque pop perfection of "When You Were Mine" that is my undoubted highlight and arguably his best song to date. It was later covered by Cyndi Lauper.
By very nature of the topics covered Prince limited his potential fanbase here. So although not as big a seller as the former more commercial based album, Prince declared his will to experiment and push boundaries dramatically.
Rough and raw sounding as it is, this remains one of mine and many other Prince fans favourite albums.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This really is a 30 minute tour-de-force. It has the lot - ballads, rock, funk work-outs etc and should sound dated given the instrumentation. But these songs are so, so good. By far Prince's most satisfying album - for any other artist this would be a Greatest Hits compilation.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
...and I will herald this as one of my favourite albums ever. Certainly it's in my top 2 fave Prince albums.
Let's deal with the cover first shall we? What can I say, it's cheesy and somewhat dated, and the underwear is horrible, but yet despite these factors, it makes me frisky!
Then we get to the first track Dirty Mind, who can resist this naughty gem of perfection. This is the sort of track that I think should be played at weddings instead of that Celine and Mariah type rubbish.
When You Were Mine is a gorgeous little heartbreaker. Do It All Night brings us back to his favourite subject, whilst Gotta Broken Heart Again is another lovely, sad ballad, one of my favourite Prince ballads in fact.
Then we get to the last four tracks, which are all perfect!
Uptown, wow, this never fails to get me dancing, and the lyrics are fantastic.
Head, the best track on the album and a real contender for a top ten slot of all his songs. So sexy lyrically, but the music is equally good. Very funky. A real masterpiece.
Sister is pure filth, a little bit odd, the lyrics being very shocking in parts.
Then, finally, Partyup, another cracking dancey number. Again never fails to get my feet tapping and hips gyrating.
Take his advice people, give some money and buy yourself a Dirty Mind. I'm going back to gazing at the inside cover picture....
Let's deal with the cover first shall we? What can I say, it's cheesy and somewhat dated, and the underwear is horrible, but yet despite these factors, it makes me frisky!
Then we get to the first track Dirty Mind, who can resist this naughty gem of perfection. This is the sort of track that I think should be played at weddings instead of that Celine and Mariah type rubbish.
When You Were Mine is a gorgeous little heartbreaker. Do It All Night brings us back to his favourite subject, whilst Gotta Broken Heart Again is another lovely, sad ballad, one of my favourite Prince ballads in fact.
Then we get to the last four tracks, which are all perfect!
Uptown, wow, this never fails to get me dancing, and the lyrics are fantastic.
Head, the best track on the album and a real contender for a top ten slot of all his songs. So sexy lyrically, but the music is equally good. Very funky. A real masterpiece.
Sister is pure filth, a little bit odd, the lyrics being very shocking in parts.
Then, finally, Partyup, another cracking dancey number. Again never fails to get my feet tapping and hips gyrating.
Take his advice people, give some money and buy yourself a Dirty Mind. I'm going back to gazing at the inside cover picture....
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I am so glad I found this one
I bought this as a audio tape in the 1980s and lost it. It was only the other day I thought about checking amazon for a copy. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Bobby Moon
Dirty but so good
Dirty mind was a hopeful purchase for me, as i did not expect much really. WOW was a amazed when i got it. Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2010 by Mr. Sahand Razavi
So it begins
The first "proper" Prince album for many, "Dirty Mind" remains a classic. Yes, the sound is dated, falsetto vocals and synths dominant in the mix, but there is much to love... Read more
Published on 25 Feb 2009 by Peter Lee
Scandalous in 1980
1. Dirty Mind. 10/10
2. When You Were Mine. 10/10
3. Do It All Night. 10/10
4. Gotta Broken Heart Again. 8/10
5. Uptown. 10/10
6. Head. 10/10
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2. When You Were Mine. 10/10
3. Do It All Night. 10/10
4. Gotta Broken Heart Again. 8/10
5. Uptown. 10/10
6. Head. 10/10
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Published on 10 Aug 2008 by Ronnie
Genius At Work
I truly adore this album! This represents his Royal Badness at his fithiest and most shocking, and it couldn't be more perfect! Read more
Published on 8 Nov 2004 by Martin Hay
long b4 the purple reign!
this is a class introduction to the diminutive genius that is prince rogers nelson.from the opening punk-funk salvo of dirty mind through to the anthemic partyup with lots of peaks... Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2004
Prince has landed!
This is one of Prince's most stand out albums. Its packed full of controversial references to masterbation and incest, and was the first of his albums to reveal his distinctive... Read more
Published on 20 July 2001
Nearly a 4 star
This is a good album. "When You Were Mine" is a standout, as is the funky "Uptown. "Gotta Broken Heart Again" is a nice ballad, and "Party Up" is... Read more
Published on 16 May 2001
PARTY UP
This album marked the start of a remarkable run of albums that ended 8 years later with Lovesexy. This was Prince's 3rd album and was something of a departure from his 1st two. Read more
Published on 23 Mar 2001
A classic Prince album.
This is a very sexually orientated album, with all sorts of sexual situations being covered. The standout tracks on this CD are the bass heavy Dirty Mind, the irrisistable When U... Read more
Published on 24 Nov 1999 by dsinkins@aol.com
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