Following PR40 with a Parade SDE would be great. I know the public generally overlook ATWIAD, and I don't know how many unreleased songs there are for ATWIAD - if any. I mean, the leaked D&P tracklist has given names of so many songs I'd never heard of before, so who knows? ATWIAD also feels too tied to PR, in a way, to yeild it's own SDE. I'm just waiting for Evolsidog to be officially released, can't stop playing the leaked Celebration audio!!

Apollo85 said:

I echo this fully. I'm 100% down for Parade over Diamonds and Pearls. I don't get the uber hype around D&P, not that it's a bad album or anything. It's just not as grand as Parade is. It's a little Tony M., a little thin in the production here and there (Thunder, Walk Don't Walk). Just a few minor points of contention. Still a good record.

But give me Parade any fucking day. I actually made my own Parade expanded the other day just to have something new-ish to listen to.

TrivialPursuit said:

I actually made my own Parade expanded the other day just to have something new-ish to listen to.

You are truly a hacker

Lemme guess:

1. Kiss (not!)

2. Life Can Be So Nice (when you d/l what eye think a real musician shoulda, woulda coulda)

3. Alexa, play MY 'Parade' playlist!

4. Mountains (SuperEdit)

5. Anotherloverquickinmyholymolywaitaminute

6. can't be bothered for anymore...

nayroo2002 said:

TrivialPursuit said:

I actually made my own Parade expanded the other day just to have something new-ish to listen to.

You are truly a hacker

Lemme guess:

1. Kiss (not!)

2. Life Can Be So Nice (when you d/l what eye think a real musician shoulda, woulda coulda)

3. Alexa, play MY 'Parade' playlist!

4. Mountains (SuperEdit)

5. Anotherloverquickinmyholymolywaitaminute

6. can't be bothered for anymore...

LOL not a hacker. Just kinda stretching for something different. I'm bored with the estate's bullshit.

So far, this is what I've come up with. I may still do a little rearranging.

I just did it on Saturday. It's also more loosely based on the order of songs in the movie, but not exactly.

1. An Honest Man (vocal)
2. Wendy’s Parade
3. New Position (Clare’s Version)
4. I Wonder U
5. Under The Cherry Moon
6. Alexa De Paris
7. Others Here With Us
8. Girls and Boys
9. Life Can Be So Nice
10. 🖤 Or 💲
11. An Honest Man (instrumental)
12. Mia Bocca
13. Venus De Milo
14. Mountains
15. Do U Lie?
16. Kiss
17. Sometimes It Snows In April
18. Anotherloverholenyohead
19. Old Friends 4 Sale
20. All My Dreams

Apollo85 said:

Now that the estate has all but confirmed a Diamonds & Pearls SDE is on the way, I hope it puts us one step closer to a Parade SDE. I know there’s been rumors about it for years and the Estate has even played Parade-era outtakes at Paisley Park. Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited for a D&P SDE, but man a Parade SDE is what I truly desire. I know we probably won’t get it until 2025 or 2026 since next year will be all out Purple Rain, but I will remain patient with my fingers crossed.

I 100% agree.

I am only partially excited about the D+P release as the 90's was not my favourite Prince era but yes, if this is out so they can hopefully move on to an eventual PARADE SDE I am all for it.

[Edited 8/21/23 10:45am]

DenDen said:

Apollo85 said:

Now that the estate has all but confirmed a Diamonds & Pearls SDE is on the way, I hope it puts us one step closer to a Parade SDE. I know there’s been rumors about it for years and the Estate has even played Parade-era outtakes at Paisley Park. Don’t get me wrong, I’m excited for a D&P SDE, but man a Parade SDE is what I truly desire. I know we probably won’t get it until 2025 or 2026 since next year will be all out Purple Rain, but I will remain patient with my fingers crossed.

I 100% agree.

I am only partially excited about the D+P release as the 90's was not my favourite Prince era but yes, if this is out so they can hopefully move on to an eventual PARADE SDE I am all for it.

[Edited 8/21/23 10:45am]

Co-sign.

TrivialPursuit said:

I echo this fully. I'm 100% down for Parade over Diamonds and Pearls. I don't get the uber hype around D&P, not that it's a bad album or anything. It's just not as grand as Parade is. It's a little Tony M., a little thin in the production here and there (Thunder, Walk Don't Walk). Just a few minor points of contention. Still a good record.

But give me Parade any fucking day. I actually made my own Parade expanded the other day just to have something new-ish to listen to.

I agree the production on Thunder is thin, but I like the production on Walk Don't Walk. Someone (Prince? Levi?) hums the bass line. That's fantastic.

lurker316 said:

I agree the production on Thunder is thin, but I like the production on Walk Don't Walk. Someone (Prince? Levi?) hums the bass line. That's fantastic.

I certainly wouldn't disavow that humming part or whatever. I feels like something is missing from "Walk Don't Walk." It always read a little "demo-esque" to me. It's a good song, but it feels skeletal.

There's a horrible irony in the fact that a song called "Thunder" sounds like a Taco Bell-induced fart, at best, when it comes to bass and heft. Sorta makes me think about "Cream" is so wonderful on the album, but live it's seriously lacking the same ambiance.

The whole first side is great stuff.

The second side is iffy. I don't believe "Insatiable" is in the same league as "Do Me Baby," "International Lover," "The Beautiful Ones," "Adore," "Joy In Reptition," "The Question of U," or "Scandalous."

"Push" is overproduced, but better without Tony M. "Money Don't Matter 2 Nite" isn't a bad song. I like that it's social and political. It's sorta medicore in production, though. Feels like it needs an acoustic guitar more upfront, or a Hammond B3 to give it some middle texture warmth. We ain't even talking about the shitshow that is "Jughead." I've made my note about "Walk Don't Walk."
I think "Live 4 Love" (sans Tony M.) is an urgent and aggressive romp, and I enjoy it.

TrivialPursuit said:

lurker316 said:

I agree the production on Thunder is thin, but I like the production on Walk Don't Walk. Someone (Prince? Levi?) hums the bass line. That's fantastic.

I certainly wouldn't disavow that humming part or whatever. I feels like something is missing from "Walk Don't Walk." It always read a little "demo-esque" to me. It's a good song, but it feels skeletal.

There's a horrible irony in the fact that a song called "Thunder" sounds like a Taco Bell-induced fart, at best, when it comes to bass and heft. Sorta makes me think about "Cream" is so wonderful on the album, but live it's seriously lacking the same ambiance.

The whole first side is great stuff.

The second side is iffy. I don't believe "Insatiable" is in the same league as "Do Me Baby," "International Lover," "The Beautiful Ones," "Adore," "Joy In Reptition," "The Question of U," or "Scandalous."

"Push" is overproduced, but better without Tony M. "Money Don't Matter 2 Nite" isn't a bad song. I like that it's social and political. It's sorta medicore in production, though. Feels like it needs an acoustic guitar more upfront, or a Hammond B3 to give it some middle texture warmth. We ain't even talking about the shitshow that is "Jughead." I've made my note about "Walk Don't Walk."
I think "Live 4 Love" (sans Tony M.) is an urgent and aggressive romp, and I enjoy it.

Again, you are not a musician (no emoji)

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

Thunder is v theatrical and overblown despite the thin 90s production (why no reverb?) I like it as its good for what it is but its a bit silly Prince seemed big into theatrical stagey rock in the 90s

You are even worse than no emoji

TrivialPursuit said:

I echo this fully. I'm 100% down for Parade over Diamonds and Pearls. I don't get the uber hype around D&P, not that it's a bad album or anything. It's just not as grand as Parade is. It's a little Tony M., a little thin in the production here and there (Thunder, Walk Don't Walk). Just a few minor points of contention. Still a good record.

But give me Parade any fucking day. I actually made my own Parade expanded the other day just to have something new-ish to listen to.

I don't know there's been 'uber hype' but it's his second biggest selling album. Whatever we may or may not think about it artistically, from the money people's point of view it must make perfect sense.

EnglishGent2 said:

I don't know there's been 'uber hype' but it's his second biggest selling album. Whatever we may or may not think about it artistically, from the money people's point of view it must make perfect sense.

Uber hype being everyone here practically 50/50 on D&P vs. Parade next. With the 80s being the golden decade, I would've thought more folks who lean to 1986, not 1991. It's six of one, really.

I get it was a big album for him, which I'm happy for him. He needed the boost. I think that "Gett Off" and "Cream" could've felt like a bait and switch for the average listener once they got the whole thing.

nayroo2002 said:

More 90s/00s/10s stuff, please.

olb99 said:

RJOrion said:

Diamonds & Pearls is kinda overrated...not nearly as good as the Love Symbol lp...

It has the lame pop hits which is the only reason this is coming out which gets me super anxious that we probably got maybe 2-3 SDE's left before the Estate decides the rest likely wouldn't sell enough to warrant curation.

"Diamonds & Pearls" easily his worst single/ballad of his career, but the track has somewhat sustained with the following gens so... here we are.

RJOrion said:

Diamonds & Pearls is kinda overrated...not nearly as good as the Love Symbol lp...

Totally agree. I do see how they're sister albums in many ways. But was far and above that of Diamonds and Pearls.

And I know I've said it before, but without Tony M. on , I find it even more engaging and pointed. When I edited him out, I had to really listen and find the natural ending, and cut out only the bars built to bring him in and end his bars. The songs sounded perfectly natural after that.

Those are all just such good songs. I do delete "Arrogance." I've not listened to it in years. The first half feels like a full album. The second half has more variance from pop, to lush mid-tempo stuff, to the "3 Chains..." extravaganza, etc. ,the only step out being "The Flow." But you basically go from "Damn U," take that flow break, but land back in smoother stuff like "7," "And God Created Woman," 3 Chains." Ahhh, such a good trilogy in the album there. Then the big banger "Sacrifice" ender.

Do you guys realize that the next SDE box will be Purple Rain and not Parade ?

Parade SDE won't be out before 2025 at best.

fredmagnus said:

Do you guys realize that the next SDE box will be Purple Rain and not Parade ?

Parade SDE won't be out before 2025 at best.

Exactly > Laura LiPuma has already confirmed on a podcast recently working on the design & packaging for Purple Rain Super deluxe due for a release somewhere in 2024 !

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

Which podcast?

Possibly this https://podcastjuice.net/...ra-lipuma/

I've not listened to it though so I could be wrong.

fredmagnus said:

Do you guys realize that the next SDE box will be Purple Rain and not Parade ?

Parade SDE won't be out before 2025 at best.

love2thenines2003 said:

fredmagnus said:

Do you guys realize that the next SDE box will be Purple Rain and not Parade ?

Parade SDE won't be out before 2025 at best.

Exactly > Laura LiPuma has already confirmed on a podcast recently working on the design & packaging for Purple Rain Super deluxe due for a release somewhere in 2024 !

bleh.

They're gonna stop after like 2-3 SDE's max aren't they? PR, Parade, Batman... we got anymore potential big sellers for the e$tate?

[Edited 8/22/23 4:58am]

parade sold a million

ATWIAD sold two million

batman sold more than that so logically that should be up soon!

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

batman sold more than that so logically that should be up soon!

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Wouldn't that be a nightmare from a rights perspective (DC Comics)?