Advantages: Diverse styles; features "Kiss" Disadvantages: Slightly too psychadelic in parts
...and unique artist.
WHAT'S PARADE ALL ABOUT THEN?
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Aside from music, Prince also fancied himself as something of a movie star. His first bash at the silver screen, in 1984, produced the egotistical and indulgent Purple Rain. It was panned by the critics, of course. Unperturbed, he had another crack in 1986 with Under The Cherry Moon. I've not seen that film, but filmed in "arty" black and white ... ...the signs aren't good. Parade is the soundtrack to this film.
THE TRACKS
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Covering mild psychadelia, rip-roaring funk workouts and tender ballads, Parade is a very clever cross section of myriad styles that Prince likes to work with. I have listed the tracks below giving marks out of five, along with a Typical Bonkers Moment (TBM) - because he was madder than a bucket of bananas - for good measure:
**1. Christopher Tracy's ...
waynehorrigan 15.09.2004
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