A review in The Buffalo News of Prince’s third album Dirty Mind, praising its high sexual energy and lightning-paced style while noting the surprising musical depth beneath the provocative content. Publication: The Buffalo News (Buffalo Evening News) Date: November 7, 1980 Country: United States Section / Pages: Music / Record Reviews Title: (Dirty Mind album review) THE STORY The review describes Dirty Mind as a high-energy, lightning-paced excursion into sexual themes, domi

A sharply critical album review in Minneapolis’s Star Tribune dismissing Prince’s Dirty Mind as seedy and vulgar, focusing heavily on the explicit sexual themes and provocative album cover while acknowledging his talent but finding the overall presentation sensationalist and off-putting. Publication: Star Tribune (Minneapolis Tribune) Date: Friday, November 7, 1980 Country: United States Section / Pages: Records / Music Reviews Title: Seedy, vulgar sex songs don’t make Prince

A November 6, 1980 album review in Newsday of Prince’s third studio album Dirty Mind, praising its bold funk-punk energy and seductive falsetto while noting its controversial content. Publication: Newsday (Suffolk Edition) Date: November 6, 1980 Country: United States Section / Pages: Record Capsules / Music Reviews Title: Record Capsules THE STORY The review describes Prince as a “prodigious young Casanova of post-disco dance music” who blends funk and punk elements. It high

A album review in The Minneapolis Star of Prince’s self-titled second album, praising his rapid musical growth while noting areas for further development. Publication: The Minneapolis Star Date: November 20, 1979 Country: United States Section / Pages: Music Reviews Title: (Prince album review) THE STORY The review discusses Prince’s second album, highlighting the success of the single “I Wanna Be Your Lover” (which reached No. 3 on the soul charts) and praising tracks like “

A very early May 12, 1978 album review in The Minneapolis Star of Prince’s debut album For You, praising the 19-year-old Minneapolis musician’s extraordinary talent as a one-man band and expressing high hopes for his future. Publication: The Minneapolis Star Date: May 12, 1978 Country: United States Section / Pages: Music Review Title: “For You.” (Warner Brothers 3150) THE STORY The review highlights that Prince, at just 18 years old, wrote, produced, and played every instrum