blocky rhythms, and sleek precision—it all feels so emphatically wired and, yet, effortless. It’s decidedly warm-weather music, far more interested in seeking out a good time than exploring hard truths. I mean, just listen to the carousel keyboards...
27. 'The Rainbow Children' (2001) This might be Prince's least-heralded album ever – and no doubt a good many people were turned off by the heavy-handed religious subject matter, which celebrated his recent conversion to the Jehovah's Witnesses. But that's a shame, because there's some...