40 Years of Prince's Purple Rain

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Society & Culture, Music, Arts

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🗓️ 29 November 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

40 years ago, Prince released the psychedelic pop masterpiece, Purple Rain. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot revisit their classic album dissection of Purple Rain for the anniversary.

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Featured Songs:

Prince And The Revolution, "Purple Rain," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Prince And The Revolution, "Let's Go Crazy," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

Prince And The Revolution, "Take Me With U," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

Prince, "Head," Dirty Mind, Warner Bros, 1980

Prince, "Controversy," Controversy, Warner Bros, 1981

Prince, "Soft And Wet," For You, Warner Bros, 1978

Prince And The Revolution, "The Beautiful Ones," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

Prince And The Revolution, "I Would Die 4 U," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

Prince And The Revolution, "Darling Nikki," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

Prince And The Revolution, "Computer Blue," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

Prince And The Revolution, "Baby I'm a Star," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

Prince And The Revolution, "When Doves Cry," Purple Rain, Warner Bros, 1984

Prince, "Can't Stop This Feeling," Graffiti Bridge, Warner Bros, 1990

Prince, "You're My Love," Originals, Warner Bros, 2019

Mdou Moctar, "Imouhar," Funeral for Justice, Matador, 2024

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0:00.0	Hey, sound opinions listeners.
0:01.6	If you support us on Patreon, you get to listen to our podcast, ad-free on Patreon.
0:08.0	One, two, three, four. You're listening to sound opinions, and this week we revisit our classic album dissection of Purple Rain by Prince. I'm Jim D. Regatus.
0:39.3	And I'm Greg Cott. Let's get right into it.
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1:01.4	Purple rain
1:11.6	Purple rain
1:13.6	And that of course is a bit of purple rain, the iconic title track from Prince's sixth album, released 40 years ago.
1:38.6	Man, 40 years, Greg, in July of 84.
1:42.1	Do you remember where you were when this album and film came out?
1:45.7	I do. This anniversary gives us the perfect reason to revisit our classic album dissection,
1:52.1	figure out why it works, why it's a masterpiece, and why all these years later,
1:56.8	people are still listening to it and still talking about it.
2:00.4	Purple Rain was the record that more than any other release in Prince's career
2:04.4	made him a superstar, a worldwide phenomenon.
2:08.1	No small feat, considering that in 1982, he had released 1999,
2:13.4	an album that established the Sound of Minneapolis.
2:16.6	He had come out of Minneapolis as an artist
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