funksterr said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Yeah the era was definately influenced by a bit of grandios

But if he would have really slowed it down, and let the directors finish the film but also had the band and proteges in the movie it would have solidified him even deeper in pop culture.

It was already a huge departure from Purple Rain era, so you gotta give a little to get a lot more.

the Family Sheila E. Jill Jones Mazarati the band etc should have been throught the film even Clare F. & Susan Rogers should have been extras somewhere lol

I think the videos from this album are the best of his whole career.

Very artistic creative period, but he didn't polish it out like the Purple Rain era

I agree. If you look back at the videos and the boots from Parade, the best thing about them is that Prince still had his mojo. It's pretty much his last stand. He's strong, he's energized, he's confident. And he looks like he's a major label artist whose only agenda is to have fun. By 1987 things begin to rapidly decline. SOTT was not even mastered. "Under The Cherry Moon" may have been a bit dopey, but "Sign O The Times" sets a new low in cinematography. From that point forward Prince is not really the same guy.

Yes he did, Purple Chic was in full affect.

I agree, strong & energized, still bathing in the Purple rain.

I agree what we see in 1987 was the affects of the Parade/Dream Factory creativity.

That's why the boots and music output dropped off extensively.

As much as I loved Sheila on the drums, it took away that extra protege punch. Jill Jones was no were to be seen. Even though she had her own divers era album out.

Madhouse was cool, I really liked it, but even that was a bit of a next plan because of the drop of the Family.

jtfolden said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

Parade represents what Prince is. It reeks of innovation and carries on the worldy vibe that Around The World In A Day started.

Does anyone agree?

I agree with the general gist of what you have to say BUT I'm not sure, exactly, that Parade is a good album to represent the pinnacle of Prince as an individual.

We can't forget that Mountains and Sometimes It Snows In April were originally compositions by Wendy & Lisa, for example. Some of the innovative aspects of ATWIAD and Parare are as much about the Melvoins and Colemans

True, and we can say the same for Purple Rain & SOTT too

because the had a lot of touch on those albums too

I think the Prince as an individual then, gleamed from those in his camp and life that helped give us the that time period. Wendy Lisa Eric Sheila Susannah the Revolution it was just a creative colorful time period that I will say really picked up with the 1981/82- noituloveRevolution -1986

after that the band/studio affect dropped, there was a bit of it with the Lovesexy band but it really dropped off big time.

listening to it right now!