does anyone else take this album/movie/single 4 granted ?

let me try and xplain, i love the album and the single i really love the various live versions of the song !specially the 18 minute ver from syracuse !

but when it comes 2 picking my faves ! , well purple rain is nowhere simply because i really do just take it 4 granted.

do u know what i mean ?

firstly i was never keen on the movie , i much prefer utcm.

purple rain the song and album , must b regarded as 2 of his very finest moments they r his most rewarding financially (well 4 warners anyway!) its the 1 song/album worldwide that ever1 knows was by prince !

but 4 me i never consider them when pickin favourites !!!

ever !!!

what bout u guy's ?

if i wanna hear any of the album, i watch the movie. i never, ever listen to the album on its own. i haven't even listened to the soundtrack for nearly a year.

Well,it's my third favorite Prince album,right after '1999' and 'SOTT'.But I see your point.I think it has to do with the fact that it was so successful,and so "mainstream".Maybe that's why some fans don't always appreciate it?

DavidEye said:

true--seems like all folks outside the fanbase pay attention to the mainstream crap, and radio has basically played pr into the ground...you can only stand so much, y'know...

I can see what U mean by taking Purple Rain 4 granted but I urge U 2 play it again and see how great it is!!

Word!
[This message was edited Fri Oct 24 14:11:26 PDT 2003 by marcdeondotcom]

danielboon said:

most favorites are special to the individual listener alone. it's easy to take purple rain for granted when very few homes are/were without one. it was an amazing time for prince and music in general. we probably have mtv to thank for much of that. purple rain is an awesome album, and the song itself.. my mom was in tears at the fucking cinema. tears coming from a lady who threatened to take away my controversy album a few years prior after hearing jack u off blaring from my bedroom. the syracuse '85 performance shows just how special those purple rain tracks are.
[This message was edited Fri Oct 24 14:14:54 PDT 2003 by marcdeondotcom]

i love the song i am sure we all do , when he played it live last year it was amazing ! evey1 went mental , so we all do love the actual song ? agreed ? i am pleased evey1 understood what i meant,

i cant remember the last time i played that album !!!, but i'll play again 4 jd !!!

danielboon said:

I can guarantee U'll enjoy it more than U think dan!

i really have to be in the mood to hear purple rain...album or single...its just really over played. sometimes i need a jolt of familiarity or nostalgia and i throw it on and sometimes it is just what the dr. ordered but usually, i rarely take it out of the case.

now, the b sides and extended plays from that era are a different story...

imnotsayinthisjust2bnasty said:

yea the b sides from this era r truly wonderful !

another lonely xmas
17 days
god
erotic city... and we could mayb cheat and throw in 4 the tears in your eyes !

All classic are taken for granted. It is the nature of being a classic. It is always there and people dont forget it. It gets played over and over through the years. You can see it on TV, in any video or record store, on the net, in history books or libraries. It will always be the work that the world identifies with Prince just as Thriller will always be used to define MJ; as is Catch a Fire with Bob Marley or Songs in the Key of Life with Stevie Wonder

Purple Rain has some really good songs: Darling Nikki and The Beautiful Ones rate among my faves.

elefantsandflowers said:

Some?!?!? they're all bloody brilliant!!