Masterpiece

And some the best B sides by anybody ever

I ain't doing no Purple Rain 2 ( Your tell them Prince)

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I think it's a good album, but nowhere near a masterpiece. I personally would have liked to see another Purple Rainish styled album...maybe with Electric Intercourse in the tracklist?

Huge NAY.

I like 3 songs on the album plus She's Always In my Hair.

Much rather had the Roadhouse album.

luvgirl said:

Yay! Loved this album. Sometimes I wish for my own selfish reasons, since I think the public didn't really get ATWIAD, that he would have kept the craze and style going a little longer by following up with Purple Rain 2 and then doing ATWIAD later down the road. I personally loved that he was bold enough to go the artistic novelty route of ATWIAD and it was well received by nonconformist music lovers like us, but I feel like majority of the public didn't understand it and was so predisposed to another PR that when they didn't get it, they were disappointed. Sometimes I wonder, what if... [Edited 8/6/16 5:21am]

I love ATWIAD 100%

But I do wonder what if 'Roadhouse Garden' came out in 1985:Dance Electric, Splash, Our Destiny, Roadhouse Garden etc

I also wonder if because of the grand scale of the Purple Reign, if Prince would have been able to release a 2 disc set or 2 seperate disc Roadhouse Garden(a welcome 2 the ride for the new watchers) & Around the World in a Day(a thank you letter to the fans)

I seriously wonder, what kind of success ATWIAD could have had it there was a focused promo of the album. I strongly believe it needed the push, not because it wasn't good but because it was such a drastic change in direction. No less than 5 single(with long versions and B sides) videos for all. The last video should have been in Black n White to get us ready 4 Parade.

Yay! First album/Prince album I ever bought. It now hangs gloriously on my 'Prince' wall.

Guitarhero said:

jcurley said:

BillieBalloon said:

jcurley said:

I think these are separate questions. Logistically Prince could have bled purple rain for another 12 months. The revolution wanted him to tour Europe and in those days that was proper promotion. He could have added millions of sales. In retrospect the reason why the world lit up purple on his death was due to such bolshie audacity. He was very much a fuck you man and u love him for it.

He did make some questionable tour decisions. He could have toured Europe with Purple Rain and I don't understand why he didn't. Maybe he also should have toured SOTT In the States but he didn't as he felt his records were not selling well at the time. However, the tour may have pushed sales up as many people buy concert tickets even if they dont buy the current album. This happened in his career numerous times, people would buy a ticket for a show but not necessarily buy the album or they would buy it after seeing a song performed live. [Edited 8/6/16 11:32am]

SOTT was hurt because of the price.

The average cassette was around $7.99 in 1987. SOTT cassette was $16.99 + tax.

The average buying public didn't buy it.

BillieBalloon said:

jcurley said: He did make some questionable tour decisions. He could have toured Europe with Purple Rain and I don't understand why he didn't. [Edited 8/6/16 11:32am]

Alan Light's book gives some reason why he quit the purple rain tour, one was that he was tired of the whole project as were the band. they'd been rehearsing that set for hours a day way before they went on tour but i think the biggest reason was, he was exhausted, stressed and really didn't like that level of superstardom. Prince said the moment he decided he'd had it was when he was backstage ready to go on and a techie hit him with his guitar and cut him. After that, we all heard the "i'm going to look for the ladder" and that he was retired from live performing for good. He probably meant it at the time, like Ali after his tougher fights, he'd retire on the spot and once he'd gotten some rest he'd be talking about his next fight.

Big YAY from me!
One of my top favourite Prince albums.
Loved it at first listen some 30 years ago and haven't stopped loving it ever since.

GiggityGoo said:

My favorite thing about ATWIAD (one of my faves, by the way) is the video for "Raspberry Beret". It's a day-glo, pop-psych, Summer Of Love acid trip that is unabashedly and gloriously happy and positive. From the legendary blue cloud suit, to the animation, to Wendy's Clara Bow homage, to the insanely nostalgiac video special effects, to the song itself... it's just about perfect. He even went with the "cough" at the beginning!

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Damn, I wish I could watch that video in a nice clear format. It makes me deliriously happy.

Yes to all of this!

what was your reaction when of all things, this guy came out in a liza minelli haircut?

PeteSilas said:

what was your reaction when of all things, this guy came out in a liza minelli haircut?

I know it's not a perfect match, but back then when I saw Prince's new do in Raspberry Beret video, it reminded me of the Florence Henderson do...

Around The World In A Day is for sure 1 of Prince's best albums.



I love the pop-funk psychedelica......


And: very strong single releases imho.

Strong B-sides as well, as mentioned above...

Why complain about this fantastic album, --- those.. gotta be newbies... LOL......


Personally, I can't get enough... what a beauty.........

A classic and in my Prince-top 10.

Maybe the album artwork is a little bizarre for the casual consumer(?) -- but the music is amazing.

Dirty Mind,
1999,
Purple Rain,
ATWIAD,
Parade,
Sign O' The Times,
Lovesexy,
The Gold Experience.

^ all of these are masterpieces imho, I rate them all the max: 10/10.

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CherryMoon57 said:

Big YAY from me!
One of my top favourite Prince albums.
Loved it at first listen some 30 years ago and haven't stopped loving it ever since.

Yes:

I feel the same.

YAY YAY YAY!!!!!!!


its was with this release that i looked at Prince in a new light, and a lifelong appreciation began.

i knew the songs controversy/LRC/1999 but as a 14 yr old PR was when i realised that this man was actually named Prince and he was amazing!!!

ATWIAD was a complete departure from PR and I loved it. Raspberry Beret is to this day my favourite song ever.

ive been listening to ATWIAD on a regular basis more than ever lately- i get goosebumps when i hear the ladder, PP and COTH. the first 2 i heard live in feb (along with RB) and the latter i woke up with in my head the first morning after the news hit (complete with hot tears).

love this album

eightiesbrat said:

Yay! One of the best things about Prince was that he didn't stagnate and kept his fans on their toes and even though that goes for his other work throughout the years, it stands out here especially because it would have been so tempting I imagine to please and appease the masses with something more predictable, more PR like. Plus a few of my favorites are on this album and only two songs I would say I don't really care for.

ya, in that era, he was probably the only one. Bruce Springsteen wasn't very experimental in the 80's, Michael and Madonna only wanted sales, although Madonna at least made efforts to try new sounds and looks. George Michael wasn't too interested in making radical changes. Prince was alone, and again, it's been said many times, he would have fit in better in the 60's.

thedance said:

LondonIrish1970 said:

PeteSilas said:

BillieBalloon said:

NorthC said:

LondonIrish1970 said:

Big YAY from me. I think what are the weaker tracks are at the end of the album so it can be viewed to run out of steam but the album overall and the really fantastic b-sides added together make this one near the top of the pile for me.

It's not running out of steam at all; quite the opposite! It builds to a climax. The Ladder and Temptation make this album what it is. They finish the story that Prince is telling on this album.

Exactly! I would even include Pop Life as the start of the end in how it references that something is missing.

BTW, agreed with your Kate Bush comment too. Your lucky if you got to see her in 2014.

OldFriends4Sale said:

luvgirl said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I love ATWIAD 100%

But I do wonder what if 'Roadhouse Garden' came out in 1985:Dance Electric, Splash, Our Destiny, Roadhouse Garden etc

I also wonder if because of the grand scale of the Purple Reign, if Prince would have been able to release a 2 disc set or 2 seperate disc Roadhouse Garden(a welcome 2 the ride for the new watchers) & Around the World in a Day(a thank you letter to the fans)

I seriously wonder, what kind of success ATWIAD could have had it there was a focused promo of the album. I strongly believe it needed the push, not because it wasn't good but because it was such a drastic change in direction. No less than 5 single(with long versions and B sides) videos for all. The last video should have been in Black n White to get us ready 4 Parade.

I love the 2 disc idea. You should have been his promo guy, lol.

He could do the promo for some Prince super deluxe reissues. I like the idea of a three disc ATWIAD / Roadhouse Garden / DVD videos and Concert Then Parade/ Dream Factory/ DVD Videos and Concert. Imagine that for every album from 1980 to 88 for a start. One can dream Who do i send my ideas too?

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Big YAY.

One of my top five Prince´s albums. I loved Tamborine from the first moment I heard it, followed closely by Temptation and the tittle track. Loved the art cover and the exotic atmosphere of the album.