1986 - Prince - Parade [mp3@320] Grad58

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Prince And The Revolution - Parade
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AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Undaunted by the criticism Around the World in a Day received, Prince
continued to pursue his psychedelic inclinations on Parade, which also
functioned as the soundtrack to his second film, Under the Cherry Moon.
Originally conceived as a double album, Parade has the sprawling feel of a
double record, even if it clocks in around 45 minutes. Prince & the Revolution
shift musical moods and textures from song to song -- witness how the
fluttering psychedelia of "Christopher Tracy's Parade" gives way to the spare,
jazzy funk of "New Position," which morphs into the druggy "I Wonder U" --
and they're determined not to play it safe, even on the hard funk of "Girls and
Boys" and "Mountains," as well as the stunning "Kiss," which hits hard with just
a dry guitar, keyboard, drum machine, and layered vocals. All of the group's
musical adventures, even the cabaret-pop of "Venus de Milo" and "Do U Lie?"
do nothing to undercut the melodicism of the record, and the amount of
ground they cover in 12 songs is truly remarkable. Even with all of its
attributes, Parade is a little off-balance, stopping too quickly to give the
haunting closer, "Sometimes It Snows in April," the resonance it needs. For
some tastes, it may also be a bit too lyrically cryptic, but Prince's weird
religious and sexual metaphors develop into a motif that actually gives the
album weight. If it had been expanded to a double album, Parade would have
equaled the subsequent Sign 'o' the Times, but as it stands, it's an
astonishingly rewarding near-miss.

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Artist...............: Prince And The Revolution
Album................: Parade
Genre................: Rock, Funk / Soul
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 1986
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: LAME 3.82
Version..............: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality..............: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 hz
Tags.................: ID3 v1.1, ID3 v2.3
Information..........: http://www.allmusic.com/album/parade-music-from-the-motion-picture-under-the-cherry-moon-mw0000650653
Ripped by............: Grad58 on 9/10/2016
Posted by............: Grad58 on 9/10/2016
Included.............: NFO
Covers...............: Front Back

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Tracklisting
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1. Prince And The Revolution - Anotherloverholenyohead [03:59]
2. Prince And The Revolution - Do U Lie? [02:42]
3. Prince And The Revolution - Girls & Boys [05:28]
4. Prince And The Revolution - I Wonder U [01:38]
5. Prince And The Revolution - Kiss [03:58]
6. Prince And The Revolution - Life Can Be So Nice [03:12]
7. Prince And The Revolution - Mountains [03:56]
8. Prince And The Revolution - New Position [02:19]
9. Prince And The Revolution - Sometimes It Snows In April [06:47]
10. Prince And The Revolution - Under The Cherry Moon [02:56]
11. Prince And The Revolution - Venus De Milo [01:51]

Playing Time.........: 38:53
Total Size...........: 89.95 MB

NFO generated on.....: 9/10/2016 1:08:00 PM
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