It's not my fave, and I have dozens of Prince albums. I usually recommend Sign O the Times. Really a piece of genius, although it would've been better as a single album. (Same is true of Emancipation and some of his other multi-album sets.)
I know the great unwashed thinks so as well, but that doesn't always make it wrong. Purple Rain is a masterpiece of an album on par with Dark Side of the Moon, Rumors, Saturday Night Fever, Pet Sounds etc. in the pantheon of iconic albums.
It's not my fave, and I have dozens of Prince albums. I usually recommend Sign O the Times. Really a piece of genius, although it would've been better as a single album. (Same is true of Emancipation and some of his other multi-album sets.)
I know the great unwashed thinks so as well, but that doesn't always make it wrong. Purple Rain is a masterpiece of an album on par with Dark Side of the Moon, Rumors, Saturday Night Fever, Pet Sounds etc. in the pantheon of iconic albums.
Absolutely. One of the last concept albums (that I can think of offhand) that really hit the mark, both in sales and merit.
I know the great unwashed thinks so as well, but that doesn't always make it wrong. Purple Rain is a masterpiece of an album on par with Dark Side of the Moon, Rumors, Saturday Night Fever, Pet Sounds etc. in the pantheon of iconic albums.
I always like to daydream about the checks I'd write and the people/organizations I'd help if I were extremely wealthy...Prince did that. People are coming forward and talking about the humanitarian side of him that he would never allow to be publicized.
This is Prince's performance at the SNL 40 Anniversary after party.
I'll check it out later.I had to do some Mozart and a little Bach to calm down after the other one,and that always makes me cry anyway.I can't risk getting dehydrated before the baseball games start,I've got some IPA for that.No more tears-should be a marketing slogan for baby shampoo or some shit. OK-I'm back in tough guy mode.Nothing affects me.
Mike Scott and the Waterboys need to update this song with the events of 2016 Where would Bowie, Prince etc fit in? . "I Can See Elvis"
I can see Elvis skinny like he was back in fifty-seven razor-quiffed and leather-squeezed sideburns flickering in the breeze that blows across the vales of heaven
I can see Elvis throned like a king astride a golden Harley smoking a reefer he just rolled full of acapulco gold with Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley
I can see Elvis prowling like a cat across a funky bandstand Keith Moon behind him banging drums Charlie Parker all thumbs John Lennon doing handstands
I can see Elvis talking philosophy and law with Joan of Arc and Plato quizzing Shakespeare on his plays showing Crazy Horse and Marvin Gaye how to dance the mashed potato
I can see Elvis high and low and high and low and high he’s hunting looking for a special prey who just arrived up here today break out the bunting
I can see Elvis he’s writing something down in a little leather journal and here are all the words he wrote “I am gonna slit the throat of that skinflint, the Colonel”
