The Very Best of Prince

Birthday gift for a family member who is a Prince fan and it has all his good tunes on it.

Lovely to hear Prince again,

Played it few times love it such good value for money

Delivered as indicated likely time. bought for my mother as I'm not really a Prince fan,but actially liked some of songs, all of his best collection ideal spot on introduction to the legendary performer fine quality blessed with creative and cunning skills reaching out to most listeners possible,combined rock soul modes

A+

There's a snooty position some people have towards greatest hits albums, especially for artists who've had careers as long, varied and as brilliant as Prince. I don't subscribe to this. This album is great as an introduction to Prince's most popular music, though not necessarily his 'best'. So, what is his best? Well, that's a discovery process for anyone who loves the artist's music, and the answer is, of course, wholly subjective on your experience. This applies to Prince more than most: given that his music was so varied and consistenly brilliant over a peak that lasted, without any obvious blip, for over 30 years. However, this is a great album to begin your personal discovery, or for the more casual listener who feels no great inclination to delve any further. It serves these two objectives vevry well. But if you grew up listening to Prince it's worth your while, and more fulfilling, to fill in the missing pieces in your collection of his original albums rather than pursuing the Atkins diet.It's true that there's a far greater appreciation of his music when it's listened to within its place in an album as that's how, especially with Prince, it was envisaged. But this is a good entry point.

For those who are unfamiliar with Prince work then this is a good introduction to his brilliant work. It cataolgues everything from the Purple days to Diamonds and Pearls and every song on the CD is a classic. In my opinion his early work in the mid to late eighties was his best from the fast paced Lets go crazy and I would die for you to the more sedate When doves cry and Purple rain. Everyone is a tune you can hum along to or even attempt to sing the high notes.There are some genuine classics on here before he turned himself into a symbol. His lyrics and music are excellent and he even wrote classic songs such as Nothing Compares 2 U, Manic Monday and I feel for you. All number one with different artistes and this proves the man was a lyrical genius.For the younger generation this should prove an excellent introduction and for the older generation a chance to marvel at the classics this man introduced.

Brill cd