I play it a lot.. musically its just damn good!

InsatiableCream said:

Cloreen said:

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Prince's last great achievement.

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He dared to be great.

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Movies completely suck today because no one takes a chance. No one dares to be great. No one dares to be epic. Most movie goers feel that APOCALYPSE NOW was not a great film. Most consider it a failed attempt at something great. But that's why I love it -- Coppola dared. He tried. Did he succeed fully? No. Did Prince suceed fully with "The Rainbow Children"? No. But I love it because he tried. He swung for the fences, knew he could be laughed out of the ballpark...but he swung anyway.

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Most movie lovers do NOT feel that this was not a great film. Where did you get that idea. It certainly has been my favorite for more than 20 years.

I also agree that The Rainbow Children is his last masterpiece.

Marrk said:

Superfan1984 said:

I have always liked TRC. I think some of the lyrics are terrible, but the music is so damn good and very sophisticated too.

Cloreen said:

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Prince's last great achievement.

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He dared to be great.

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Movies completely suck today because no one takes a chance. No one dares to be great. No one dares to be epic. Most movie goers feel that APOCALYPSE NOW was not a great film. Most consider it a failed attempt at something great. But that's why I love it -- Coppola dared. He tried. Did he succeed fully? No. Did Prince suceed fully with "The Rainbow Children"? No. But I love it because he tried. He swung for the fences, knew he could be laughed out of the ballpark...but he swung anyway.

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love both TRC and apocalypse now. Bravura music and filmmaking

HardcoreJollies said:

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love both TRC and apocalypse now. Bravura music and filmmaking

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Exactly.

Both are bold and courageous.

We don't have any artists anymore who do that. (Maybe just Kanye and the guy who did "Hamilton." Outside of them, all of today's artists are safe as Taylor Swift.)

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Most movie lovers do NOT feel that this was not a great film. Where did you get that idea..

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Oh, come on. The line on APOCALYPSE NOW is that it was a flawed picture. Do I like when Brando enters the film? Yes. Do most filmgoers? No. Coppola had no ending to his sprawling epic. It leads many to feel the film was ultimately a failure. Two guys talking in a darkened hut for half an hour is no way to end a picture.

vladimir said:

The Rainbow Children is a brilliant album, love the production of it as well, it's a Prince Masterpiece. Miss him so much still ...

Cloreen said:

irreverence said:

Most movie lovers do NOT feel that this was not a great film. Where did you get that idea..

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Oh, come on. The line on APOCALYPSE NOW is that it was a flawed picture. Do I like when Brando enters the film? Yes. Do most filmgoers? No. Coppola had no ending to his sprawling epic. It leads many to feel the film was ultimately a failure. Two guys talking in a darkened hut for half an hour is no way to end a picture.

It's generally considered a classic and often appears high up on the lists when people are allowed to vote on "the greatest films of all time".

Strange comparison, in any case.

Superfan1984 said:

Brilliant album. I bought up about 8 copies just so I would never be without it. Glad I did as I see they are now hard to get. This album is amazing.

Not hard, just expensive.

Marrk said:

It's a challenging album, certainly gets the listener thinking.

If only it got the writer thinking...

novabrkr said:

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APOCALYPSE NOW is generally considered a classic and often appears high up on the lists when people are allowed to vote on "the greatest films of all time".
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Strange comparison, in any case.

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1. Yeah, maybe now it is embraced as a classic. But when the film was actually in the theaters and viewed by paying customers, it was across the board considered a very flawed picture.

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2. Strange comparison? Uhh, you can't see that both APOCALYPSE NOW and RAINBOW CHILDREN are far out epics, created by an artist of genius caliber, and both works really do not fit into what the general public releases of that time were? (Commercial friendly SUPERMAN was the big epic at the time of APOCALYPSE and Beyonce r n b/pop dance music was the order of the day when Prince released his religious jazz album.) APOCALYPSE and RAINBOW are both sprawling bold statements by top artists. No one takes chances like that anymore in film or music. To compare the two is correct.

My least favorite P album, but im still glad it exists. I apppreciate every second of his music, even if I dont like all of it.

Enjoy it for the music, not the message, this album is such a musical masterpiece. It's a shame folks are turned off by it because of the lyrics, there is so much satisfaction to be had with this album.

I for one appreciate that this is where Prince was at this time, and that this is what he wanted to share with everyone, so personally the lyrics are no issue for me, but regardless of ones beliefs, the message is very positive and uplifting.....I can get onboard with that.

So don't be afraid folks, I have listened to this album 100's of times, and I still have not converted to a Jehova's Witness.

Cloreen said:

novabrkr said:

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APOCALYPSE NOW is generally considered a classic and often appears high up on the lists when people are allowed to vote on "the greatest films of all time".
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Strange comparison, in any case.

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1. Yeah, maybe now it is embraced as a classic. But when the film was actually in the theaters and viewed by paying customers, it was across the board considered a very flawed picture.

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2. Strange comparison? Uhh, you can't see that both APOCALYPSE NOW and RAINBOW CHILDREN are far out epics, created by an artist of genius caliber, and both works really do not fit into what the general public releases of that time were? (Commercial friendly SUPERMAN was the big epic at the time of APOCALYPSE and Beyonce r n b/pop dance music was the order of the day when Prince released his religious jazz album.) APOCALYPSE and RAINBOW are both sprawling bold statements by top artists. No one takes chances like that anymore in film or music. To compare the two is correct.

Nah, the big difference is that Prince put out TRC as an indie release that wasn't even intended to catch the attention of those that weren't his fans or interested in "weirder" music releases. Movies like Apocalypse Now were ultimately intended for the regular movie-going audiences, even if they were supposed to "shake things up" too.

A better comparison could be, say, Tim Burton putting out that "Big Eyes" film a little while ago.

I remember the one-track MP3 serving as the October 2001 download of the NPGMC. IIRC, Prince wanted it heard as one continuous experience a la Lovesexy . . . but the eventual CD was tracked (thankfully).

Prince was never this adventurous or experimental afterward as he was on TRC.

Musically this is the best work Prince has ever done.

keenly said:

Musically this is the best work Prince has ever done.

Absolutely correct, he was truly inspired on this album, you can hear it, you can feel it.

leadline said:

keenly said:

Musically this is the best work Prince has ever done.

Absolutely correct, he was truly inspired on this album, you can hear it, you can feel it.

I think he just realized the musical medocrity of much of Emancipation and Rave and said, funk it enough is enough! Time to forget about hits or crossover and get back to real musicality and creativity, it was time to challenge himself and his listeners again - finally! Kind of took a step back with Musicology IMO but it was good to see him return to the spotlight.

Xarina said:

leadline said:

I had bought amazon's last one for 100 dollars and after hearing friend's sent it back still sealed...This is one Prince album I can't appreciate at all...Rave is close second I prefer his last 5 or 6 cd's infinitely better but it may b cuz I am ignorant of Jazz and am not a fan of too many horns....Of course I watched my Sign O The Times Blu Ray the next day so it may have also colored opinion...Darn that blu ray was worth the 48 USD anyday... and I am pretty broke. Wow re reading the other comments I am in a minority...so the moral is- what do i know!

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