How is the CD Parade (the motion picture soundtrack to under the cherry moon)? Is it funky? Can someone do a break down of the songs? All I know from the album is girls and boys and kiss.

dancerella said:

Buy and experience yourself

Lennon said:

i suppose that's one way to find out but can ya help me out here?

dancerella: The CD, at least to these ears, is a sparse set, with some high-concept tunes like "I Wonder U," and schmaltzy-but-cool ballads like "Under The Cherry Moon" and "Do U Lie?" But it's got this avant-garde funk kick to it.

The heart of the CD is the "middle of the order," with "Girls and Boys," "Life Can Be So Nice," "Mountains," "Kiss" and "Anotherloverholenyohead," All of those tracks simply burn.

Overall, in retrospect, it was a tremendously ambitious and forward-looking album and I consider it a classic and I consider it funky. But judge for yourself, because others here hate it.

btw, this may get moved to another forum.

namepeace said:

merry me?

[moved to prince:music and more-sos]
[Edited 1/4/05 14:37pm]

namepeace said:

WELL SAID.

dancerella said:

I would say that the only tracks on this album that approach "funky" are "New Position", "Girls & Boys", "Mountains", "Kiss" and "Anotherloverholenyohead". "Kiss" and "G&B" are not very indicative of what the rest of the record's like. There are some arrangements really busy with strings, flutes, etc. and some things are really stripped-down atypical Prince music (at least for that era). Probably best to preview tracks at something like amazon.com.

Incidentally, "Sometimes It Snows in April" is one of his most beautiful, moving tracks ever (IMHO).

If those are the only two songs you know from the album, you are doing pretty good and you are not missing very much. I like those two and another one I like is "New Position", which is funky. You've have probably heard "Anotherloverholenyohead" and just don't remember it. It's OK but very forgettable. They used to play it on the radio all the time, mainly the 12 Inch (now that's the version you want).

If you thought "Around The World In A Day" was a new Prince experience in weird, then you ain't seen nothing yet! This album actually contains elevator music like "Venus De Milo" (straight up symphony type classical instrumental...no joke), "Do U Lie" reminds me of Lawrence Welk singing and waltzing around with his young ladies.

"Mountains" and "Life Can Be So Nice" are decent tracks but they have that same "weird" vibe that practically the whole album has except for "Kiss".

This is the album that totally got rid of the majority of the fans of the "old Prince" forever.

This is one of his best albums ever.

i think the last two comments sum up everyones feelings about the album pretty well..

If you like the opening 8 seconds, you will love the album forever.

I love this album so much. A lot of credit for the way it sounds should also go to Clare Fischer. The orchestral touches are simply divine.

Parade is a really difficult album to diffuse. The first four tracks are like experiments rather than fully fledged songs. They're all too short to really matter, even though i like em. From Girls and Boys onwards Parade feels more like a proper album though. With the exception of the two songs you mentioned Mountains and Sometimes it Snows in April are essential. Life Could Be So Nice has a great nagging hook that will stay with you forever and the rest is pretty good too.
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WildheartXXX said:

I liken the first four tracks on Parade to some of those medleys the Beatles did on their later albums.

Ace said:

THANK YOU and AMEN!!!

Miguel

NouveauDance said:

Those drums in the beginning kill me. LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT.
All I can think of is flying above NICE when hearing this song.


Miguel

NouveauDance said:

It's great,

just,

BUY IT!!!!

sextonseven said:

I agree it's just WTF was Prince doing putting them all at the beginning of the album. I know they kinda fit together but its still commercial madness though and a real headfuck for the casual listener. I love Parade but it could've been a masterwork if he had added songs and changed the sequencing.

Lodger said:

Christopher Tracy's Parade is one of my favourite songs from the first second I ever heard thooooose drummmmms!!!
[Edited 1/4/05 16:17pm]

WildheartXXX said:

Parade isn't for the casual listener. Purple Rain and The Very Best of Prince is for the casual listener. Parade is for Prince fans that want to hear something really wild and unlike anything else he's ever done. I also feel changing the song order wouldn't work because that's the order in which the songs generally appear in the film. The album sort of tells the story of Christopher Tracy. Not that you would be able to understand the story without seeing the movie, but I think you know what I mean.

Sometimes It Snows In April. That's enough on it's own. Anotherloverholeinyourhead, Kiss.

Venus De Milo

It's a great album. You know you've arrived when you can appreciate it. I won't get into whether it's a classic or not. You either like it or you don't.

Oh, and is it funky? Well, the only songs that would qualify are New Position, AnotherLoverHoleInUrHead, and Kiss. These are somewhat funky. The other songs aren't at all.
[Edited 1/4/05 16:11pm]

Well I have a love hate relationship with that album. But I am happy getting any Prince CD becuase there is always the chance that if I don't appreciate it initally I go back and listen to it again and start really loving the songs later. So yes get it! I think alot of songs on that album have way too many instruments in it, it can sound way to cluttered at times. But the CD is totally worth it just for "Mountains".

Krystal666 said:

I would imagine "Mountains" to be the biggest culprit of your criticism--Prince has two different drum patterns going at the same time towards the end--but I love it also.

what i want to know is how to get my hands on those extra songs that are featured in the movie but aren't on the official soundtrack sold in stores since downloading for free is illegal now wonder how i could get my hands on those songs....

missfee said:

AHHHH...I totally know what you mean. Actually do you remember that sceane where P and Mary are dancing on the boat and he calls her a Cabbage Head? Well I want that insturmental song that was playing in the background so bad! Does anyone know the name of that song?

whodknee said:

Girls and Boys ain't funky?

And Anotherlover simply "somewhat funky"?

I can't quarrel with anything in your post otherwise (as if my opinion mattered . . . )