Prince - Parade (Music From The Motion Picture 'Under The Cherry Moon' - LP Vinyl

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SKU:
c0008825
UPC:
075992539517

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Album:
Parade (Music From The Motion Picture 'Under The Cherry Moon'
Artist:
Prince
Format:
12" Vinyl
UPC:
075992539517

Description

Undaunted by the criticism Around the World in a Day received, Prince continued to pursue his psychedelic inclinations on Parade, which also functioned as the soundtrack to his second film, Under the Cherry Moon. Originally conceived as a double album, Parade has the sprawling feel of a double record, even if it clocks in around 45 minutes. Prince & the Revolution shift musical moods and textures from song to song -- witness how the fluttering psychedelia of "Christopher Tracy's Parade" gives way to the spare, jazzy funk of "New Position," which morphs into the druggy "I Wonder U" -- and they're determined not to play it safe, even on the hard funk of "Girls and Boys" and "Mountains," as well as the stunning "Kiss," which hits hard with just a dry guitar, keyboard, drum machine, and layered vocals. All of the group's musical adventures, even the cabaret-pop of "Venus de Milo" and "Do U Lie?" do nothing to undercut the melodicism of the record, and the amount of ground they cover in 12 songs is truly remarkable. Even with all of its attributes, Parade is a little off-balance, stopping too quickly to give the haunting closer, "Sometimes It Snows in April," the resonance it needs. For some tastes, it may also be a bit too lyrically cryptic, but Prince's weird religious and sexual metaphors develop into a motif that actually gives the album weight. If it had been expanded to a double album, Parade would have equaled the subsequent Sign 'o' the Times, but as it stands, it's an astonishingly rewarding near-miss.
Intro
A1Christopher Tracy's Parade2:11
A2New Position2:21
A3I Wonder U1:40
A4Under The Cherrymoon2:57
A5Girls & Boys5:30
A6Life Can Be So Nice3:12
A7Venus De Milo1:54
End
B1Mountains3:58
B2Do U Lie?2:43
B3Kiss3:38
B4Anotherloverholenyohead3:58
B5Sometimes It Snows In April6:50