tollyc said:

cool to read. also makes it seem like it was a lot more of an actual album project
than just prince throwing some left overs on a plate for us, as some people on here
have been saying since it's release. perhaps that will make some people listen to
it with a bit more appreciation? i don't know. anyway, it deserves it, it's a cool and
focussed album imo.

Great read, I love behind the scenes stuff like this.

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Good work murph

Great article, made me happy and sad at the same time. A reminder that he retained ALL of his talent and abilities right until the end .

I'm really glad they did this, and for this album. It's not a "classic Prince album," but it was important to him, and it was his last.

Awesome article. Such a great album, I'm pleased the hard work that goes into any album is being recognised.

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Excellent. Great find. Thank U.

dodger said:

Great read, I love behind the scenes stuff like this.

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Good work murph

Thanks homie!

GREAT article, thanks for posting!

I really love this album. I don't think it sounds like throwayas at all. To me, it's very cohesive, and it's the kind of album I had been hoping to hear from Prince in a while. I also feel like it fits well with Judith Hill's album.

Loved reading the article, thanks for posting

beautiful article, thank u!

I think this article backs my theory that Michael Nelson is Prince's greatest collaborator since Claire Fisher's 80s work.

this was a nice read!

Thanks for the link, TollyC. My fav quote from article is from Ledisi "I don’t like to talk about him as if he’s gone. I feel like Prince is still here I’m not done letting him go"

the hit n run name has more meaning he is no longer here.

he hit us.....

and ran...

in a sense.

i love how in his last 4 records.....

he split many of his influences up....

to make consistently strong songs in a full genre style.

not fusing as much as throughout his career.

that's what i appreciate about those 4 last records.

This article made me wonder what the very last song he ever recorded was. Not "released". Recorded.

herb4 said:

This article made me wonder what the very last song he ever recorded was. Not "released". Recorded.

That is a good question. MonoNeon posted a clip of a song that he says was his last recording with Prince, Kirk, and Adrian and that was in Feb. 2016. I would imagine that there was something later than that though.

Beautifully written article - a must read.

This part stuck out to me:

"Miles Marshall Lewis: Like everyone else I just underestimated how much he was in pain. I was aware that he had some kind of hip surgery some years ago and that he wasn’t doing the splits that he used to do now that he was in his mid 50s. But I never thought it would be drugs. I’m still in shock. Prince had his ways. He liked to be in control. I’m willing to entertain all conspiracy theories. Because that wasn’t the Prince we knew."

Miles said:

Great article, made me happy and sad at the same time. A reminder that he retained ALL of his talent and abilities right until the end .

Thank u!

teiemka said:

Wonderful style of article. Something similar needs to be done for many of the albums where we don't have many details about the recording process.

Thank u!!!!! I do this for the Purple heads.....

murph said:

Great read--thanks!

murph said: