Happy 25th Birthday - Parade!

Peach & Black Podcast celebrates this milestone with one of their infamous reviews

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It is ON like Donkey Kong

I love when you release one right before a Friday because I can

listen on the way to and then for the first couple hours of work

Then I'm excited about the album all day long and rock it on the way

home

I'm psyched! Thanks guys!!!!!!!!!!

I listened to the whole thing this morning while I was working. This was an especially good review; I really like that guys have actually started breaking down the chord progressions note-for-note and playing them on the keys for those of us who can't just think it up. You guys are taking internet music criticism to a new level.

jpnyc said:

Nice one! Particularly with the accompanying piano chord changes enlightenment. More of that would be great!

I realise I get you guys all muddled up as to who is who. But no hammers today

I enjoy your podcasts but the acceptance you give to the idea of lotusflower being better than Parade is sheer blasphemy. Colonized Mind was cool musically (lyrically horrific) til I found out it ripped off a Miriam Makebe song and I enjoy Wall of Berlin but I wouldn't take it over one note on Parade.

^They do all this blahblah in order to come to the conclusion that Lotusflow3r is a better album than Parade! How ridiculous is that!?

Dsoul said:

I enjoy your podcasts but the acceptance you give to the idea of lotusflower being better than Parade is sheer blasphemy. Colonized Mind was cool musically (lyrically horrific) til I found out it ripped off a Miriam Makebe song and I enjoy Wall of Berlin but I wouldn't take it over one note on Parade.

Seriously? What the hell. hahaha

funkomatic said:

Lotusflow3r is a better album than Parade!

Did I really say that ?

I don't even remember !

FunkyStrange said:

funkomatic said:

Lotusflow3r is a better album than Parade!

Did I really say that ?

I don't even remember !

MC and another of your gang definitely did, when toting up the overall album ratings. Just this shockingly casual acceptance that Lotusflow3r is the better album.

Lotus is weak in so many ways.

I just listened to Under The Cherry Moon, the song, again and I have a new description of the song--Honkytonk Classical music.

I just noticed the mandalin. Never noticed it before or the horns, way down in the background.

Girls and Boys is funky, but the song has always been overrated to me. So over the top with sounds and noises. Sure, it's good, but is it great?

I take Sexual Suicide any time.

The horn part in the song is classic though.

OK, I'll confess... I was the one who said Lotus was better than Parade... not really sure I agree with that now. It was one of those spur-of-the-moment comments . What I was trying to say was that Lotusflow3r felt more like it was 'finished', whereas a lot of Parade (to me) sounds kind of unfinished/experimental - which gives it a certain charm. Lotus is more a 'proper' album if that makes sense

But yeah, don't take our scores too literally. I'm sure like most of you your opinions change on a regular basis. It's really just a reflection of how we feel right there and then...

Life can be so nice.

toejam said:

OK, I'll confess... I was the one who said Lotus was better than Parade... not really sure I agree with that now. It was one of those spur-of-the-moment comments . What I was trying to say was that Lotusflow3r felt more like it was 'finished', whereas a lot of Parade (to me) sounds kind of unfinished/experimental - which gives it a certain charm. Lotus is more a 'proper' album if that makes sense

But yeah, don't take our scores too literally. I'm sure like most of you your opinions change on a regular basis. It's really just a reflection of how we feel right there and then...

Eh, don't back off from your opinion, it's perfectly valid. I think Lotusflow3r is a great album too. I do think that it should be allowed to age at least ten years before a solid judgement is made about it. For example, I think it is fair to say that many fans had a very negative opinion of Come when it was first released but over time it's reputation has improved quite a bit.

I love the lyrics to Under the Cherry Moon!

goddammit

funkomatic said:

^They do all this blahblah in order to come to the conclusion that Lotusflow3r is a better album than Parade! How ridiculous is that!?

I think that was meant just in relation to the scores they were given,

to compare them back to back is just not possible for me !

fragglerock said:

funkomatic said:

^They do all this blahblah in order to come to the conclusion that Lotusflow3r is a better album than Parade! How ridiculous is that!?

I think that was meant just in relation to the scores they were given,

to compare them back to back is just not possible for me !

^ Exactly - As always, Fragglerock "gets it"

So how are you guys figuring out what to do the next show on? I thought that you were reviewing them in reverse order but the Parade Album review breaks that trend.

was there some kind of gas leak in the room when you guys were discussing Do U Lie?

LOVED the podcast! Please say more about the 12", B-sides and live versions when you can, though... They give more meat to history and development of some songs and how they can be interpreted.

Can't wait for the next review, but how about an episode of coverage to either an instrument (bass, anyone?) and how it's been used through his career, or to a musician's influence (Eric Leeds!)? As you said, Parade wouldn't be what it is without Clare and his strings, but what about use of strings elsewhere (and you can harp on about your opera house as well:-))

Keep up the good work!!

xxx

Love2tha9s said:

So how are you guys figuring out what to do the next show on? I thought that you were reviewing them in reverse order but the Parade Album review breaks that trend.

They also reviewed Around the World in a Day and Batman out of order. I'm guessing they do that to make things a bit more interesting. Shoot, if you had just reviewed Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic would you want to dive into Newpower Soul right away?

rialb said:

Love2tha9s said:

So how are you guys figuring out what to do the next show on? I thought that you were reviewing them in reverse order but the Parade Album review breaks that trend.

They also reviewed Around the World in a Day and Batman out of order. I'm guessing they do that to make things a bit more interesting. Shoot, if you had just reviewed Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic would you want to dive into Newpower Soul right away?

Yeah we are roughly working backwards but when a big anniversary comes up we do that album just to keep it interesting... ( for you and us

But I think we have done 3 reviews in a row now, Rave, The Vault & Parade - maybe time for something different ??

[Edited 4/7/11 0:58am]

FunkyStrange said:

rialb said:

They also reviewed Around the World in a Day and Batman out of order. I'm guessing they do that to make things a bit more interesting. Shoot, if you had just reviewed Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic would you want to dive into Newpower Soul right away?

Yeah we are roughly working backwards but when a big anniversary comes up we do that album just to keep it interesting... ( for you and us

But I think we have done 3 reviews in a row now, Rave, The Vault & Parade - maybe time for something different ??

[Edited 4/7/11 0:58am]

Fair enough but if you guys don't do an Emancipation review in the year 2011 I am going to drown myself in Lake Minnetonka.

rialb said:

FunkyStrange said:

Yeah we are roughly working backwards but when a big anniversary comes up we do that album just to keep it interesting... ( for you and us

But I think we have done 3 reviews in a row now, Rave, The Vault & Parade - maybe time for something different ??

[Edited 4/7/11 0:58am]

Fair enough but if you guys don't do an Emancipation review in the year 2011 I am going to drown myself in Lake Minnetonka.

Is Emancipation gonna be three separate reviews ? I think it should be.

fragglerock said:

rialb said:

Fair enough but if you guys don't do an Emancipation review in the year 2011 I am going to drown myself in Lake Minnetonka.

Is Emancipation gonna be three separate reviews ? I think it should be.

I think they mentioned that it would be broken up somehow. It's definitely too much for a single episode. Emancipation is probably one of my three favourite Prince albums so I am dying to hear the Peach and Blackers dive into it.

LadyInWhite said:

LOVED the podcast! Please say more about the 12", B-sides and live versions when you can, though...

I would agree. Like when they were talking about Mountains and I kept thinking

oh wait till one of em mentions that fucking 12" version!... but no one really did!
I do remember someone making some coy reference to a future show where more

could be said about 12" versions or something like that, so maybe there is a

12 inch single reveiw show coming or something...

Anyways, great listen as always!