This is a fantastic record, from start to finish; every song is a gem. For a long time all I knew were the three hits - "When Doves Cry," "Let's Go Crazy" and the title track - but when I eventually bought the
Purple Rain CD, I instantly realized that all of that talk about it being a great record was true. I love how many of the hooks on this record are musically ones, not necessarily vocal ones, although there are a lot of vocal hooks. I don't always subscribe to some of the weirdness Prince can do, but on this one, he really hit out of the park (with the aid of The Revolution, of course).