Sign O' the Times [Deluxe Edition]
by Prince
User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 55 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 55
  3. Negative: 18 out of 55
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  1. Jessie98
    Sep 30, 2020
    0
    Old classic, new coat. The game have all atributes which make the original famous. Great story with lot of fun https://www.kisa.link/NYg3
  2. Max_Vito
    Nov 1, 2020
    0
    It's Prince, why r y'all worshipping this? He has many wonderful other albums and songs, this is not even near to be his best work. This is crap.
  3. Cnsydm
    Nov 6, 2020
    1
    yes it's a good album, it is prince after all but GOD the deluxe tracks make the album reissue so long it is almost undigestable...
  4. rafa_lindo
    Oct 15, 2020
    0
    It's Prince, why r y'all worshipping this? He has many wonderful other albums and songs, this is not even near to be his best work. This is crap.
  5. Themachine
    Jan 26, 2021
    1
    I am big prince fan and this is my favorite album but I not happy about this product for the following reasons;
    - First of all I tested the sound quality I of the original album to the remastered and there is almost no difference. If you play the original 12”singles next to it the old 12” vinyls will blow this remastered version away. I tested it by running the original vinyl    I am big prince fan and this is my favorite album but I not happy about this product for the following reasons;
    - First of all I tested the sound quality I of the original album to the remastered and there is almost no difference. If you play the original 12”singles next to it the old 12” vinyls will blow this remastered version away. I tested it by running the original vinyl simultaniously on a second identical Technics SL1200 turntable and switched between the records on a high end analog dj mixer over a high end soundsystem. - Second of all the vault tracks only a couple stand out and those are not as good as the selection from the original record. Prince kept them hidden away for a reason and to release them after his dead feels not right and obviously the was no reason to.
    - The added dvd video bonus is very poor grainy quality (almost like vhs). I do not understand why the did not include the original sign o the times film that was recently restored for blu ray. This was an award winning concert film registration and an important part of the experience of this Prince release.
    - The download card included only gives acces to MP3 files of the release. If you spend this much money on getting the best available quality why did they not include .WAV of lossless files?
    - I find it very strange that there is no negative review to be found on the internet related to this super deluxe release. The few pages I found after some serious searches have been removed.    … Expand

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Metascore
99

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. The Wire
    Jan 6, 2021
    90
    Prince didn’t put a foot wrong in his golden era, right down to what was left in the vault. [Jan 2021, p.94]
  2. Pitchfork
    Oct 2, 2020
    100
    It’s an overwhelming amount of material. ... The Dream Factory songs unearthed from the vault are staggering.
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  3. American Songwriter
    Sep 29, 2020
    100
    At nearly 10 hours of music, the “super deluxe” bundle is too much for any but the most committed. But the edited editions include some of the best stuff, leaving the rest for the Prince faithful. And if anyone was unsure of just how talented, creative and prolific Prince was at his inspired peak, this fully loaded box solidifies his legacy as a true American icon.
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