Parade is among the 1,000 albums Gurdian recomend to hear "before you die".

The complete list is at
http://music.guardian.co....98,00.html

Regarding Parade they say:

Prince & the Revolution
Parade (1986)
Squeezed out between a psychedelic curio (Around the World in a Day) and a career-defining double album (Sign o' the Times), Parade shows Prince in all his contrary glory. From the quirky cabaret of Under the Cherry Moon to the sweeping, epic pop of Mountains, it's got the lot, including the daringly minimal Kiss - perhaps his greatest song.

http://music.guardian.co....50,00.html

I agree!

Wow-that's awesome!

That's a bit surprising that they chose Parade out of all of his albums - but hell I agree too

Shiningstarr26 said:

I agree! I would have expected Sign O the Times,Purple Rain,1999 or Dirty Mind. Actually all of them to be on the list more so.Still,that's cool.

Shiningstarr26 said:

but this was the 'Guardian'

if 'the Sun' had compiled the list, dirty mind would have been there instead!...

Yeah, I've been collecting the supplements and was very happy to see Parade up there - My favourite album of all.

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[Edited 2/4/08 14:39pm]

They sure have a point there.

Purple Rain is almost perfect in a way its presents the "Minneapolis sound" to the mainstremam public. Every song 'hits' the listener in a catchy, direct and energetic way.

Sign of the Times is almost perfect in a way that it is a kaleidoscopic double album, diverse and eclectic, covering the whole range of the artists creativity (Like the White album has done before for the individual strengths of the the members of the Beatles).

Parade is an album that confuses many people on first listening, that sounds flawed at first, like: three catchy, funky gems (Girls and Boys, Mountains and Kiss) mixed with more surreal, quirky songs, which sound like halfbaken soundscapes or sonic experiments.
But when you listen to Parade longer and longer, its the kind of album that 'flows' in a magnificant way, and as a whole retains some kind of unspecific charm and magic, that was probably unintended (Prince personally slashed the record after it was released), but it definitely 'works'.

parade is prince's revolver

Riverpoet31 said:

I agree. Upon first listen, it sounds like a bizarre, rushed mixture of classic pop songs and unfinished experiments. It takes time and close listening to really appreciate all of its subtle nuances.
[Edited 11/22/07 21:32pm]

I love parade...it's a delightful intrigue. that it made the list!

They got the Michael Jackson one right too for once choosing Off the Wall over Thriller.

emesem said:

revolver is the beatles parade

Hi Never heard paradebut really want to whats it like???

364035 said:

Eclectic in a good way if you ask me

See Riverpoet31's post