Prince designed Purple Rain as the project that would make him a superstar, and, surprisingly, that is exactly what happened. Simultaneously more focused and ambitious than any of his previous records, Purple Rain finds Prince consolidating his funk and R&B roots while moving boldly into pop, ock, and heavy metal with nine superbly crafted songs. Even its best-known songs don't tread conventional territory: the bass-less "When Doves Cry" is an eerie, spare /p>
eo-psychedelic masterpiece; "Let's Go Crazy" is a furious blend of metallic guitars, Stonesy riffs, and a hard funk backbeat; the anthemic title track is a majestic allad filled with brilliant guitar flourishes. Although Prince's songwriting is at a peak, the presence of the Revolution pulls the music into sharper focus, giving it a tougher, more aggressive edge. And, with the guidance of Wendy and Lisa, Prince pushed heavily into psychedelia, adding swirling strings to the dreamy "Take Me With U" and the hard rock of "Baby I'm a Star." Even with all of his new, but uncompromising, forays into pop, Prince hasn't abandoned funk, and the robotic jam of "Computer Blue" and the menacing grind of "Darling Nikki" are among his finest songs. Taken together, all of the stylistic experiments add up to a stunning statement of purpose that remains one of the most exciting ock & roll albums ever recorded.
Good grief - people got way too much time on their hands...The latest "flap":http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/07/prince.superbowl.ap/I am sick, sick, sickkkkkkkkkkk of moralists shouting to hear the sound of their own voice!As if just about any kind of shadow can be interpreted - what? about a zillion ways? And - oh by the way - music is sensual and sexual by its very nature.I rather enjo...
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tonights superbowl half-time show just serves as proof to prince's supreme state of being. never before has it rained during the superbowl, much less it been purple rain.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Standing alone outside the Palace nightclub, Steve Fargnoli looked like the saddest man in Hollywood.He'd devoted two years to bringing Prince's dream, "Purple Rain," to the...
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tonights superbowl half-time show just serves as proof to prince's supreme state of being. never before has it rained during the superbowl, much less it been purple rain.
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Good grief - people got way too much time on their hands...The latest "flap":http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/07/prince.superbowl.ap/I am sick, sick, sickkkkkkkkkkk of moralists shouting to hear the sound of their own voice!As if just about any kind of shadow can be interpreted - what? about a zillion ways? And - oh by the way - music is sensual and sexual by its very nature.I rather enjo...
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Jorobot's post reminded me of something cool I discovered recently. I'm sure some of you have heard this before, but there is some backwards masking in Prince's album "Purple Rain" - specifically in the songs 'Darling Nikki' and 'Baby I'm a Star' possibly others (?) - I've posted these 2 here:http://www.reticweb.com/NikkiikkiN.mp3http://www.reticweb.com/StarratS.mp3The original bit plays first...
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Back in the summer of 1984, Purple Rain was more than just a movie: it was a genuine experience, a transcendent multi-media event that celebrated commercialism and creativity in equal measure, turning a mid-level R&B singer into an overnight superstar and international sex symbol. At one point during that year, Prince had not only the Number One movie in America, but also the Number One album ...
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Purple Rain showed "The Kid" and Morris Day fighting for control of the same club in Minneapolis, with artists like Dez Dickerson and Apollonia 6 trying to get their own share of stage time as well. The film perpetuated the notion of "the Minneapolis sound", synth-based funk workouts that featured artists like Vanity 6, The Family, The Time, and several more -- the irony, of course, being that...
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Prince's films struggled with several issues, yet the most prominent theme with most of his work was walking that line between credibility and commercialism, turning away from greed in order to embrace his inner artist (which, in Purple Rain's case, is all the more ironic, given that it made him a commercial blockbuster).
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Some people say that Purple Rain cemented Prince's image because of its music. Christel Loar argues it was that ruffled white shirt. In a personal tale, Loar shows us just how the influential fashion of Purple Rain defined herself and her friends, and what lessons a piece of big mainstream entertainment can teach us all.
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| 1 Let's Go Crazy |
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| 2 Take Me with U |
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| 3 The Beautiful Ones |
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| 4 Computer Blue |
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| 5 Darling Nikki |
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| 6 When Doves Cry |
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| 7 I Would Die 4 U |
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| 8 Baby I'm a Star |
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| 9 Purple Rain |
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