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Dirty Mind
by Prince
The 369th greatest album of all time
Dirty Mind (1980) is Prince's third studio album that marked a stylistic shift toward a stripped-down, synth-driven blend of funk, rock, dance-pop and contemporary R&B. The record pairs sparse drum-machine patterns and angular guitar work with candid, sexually frank lyrics, favoring raw, lo-fi production and tight, hook-focused songwriting. Its genre-blurring approach and minimalist aesthetic helped shape the early Minneapolis sound and signaled Prince's emergence as a daring songwriter and producer.
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