Saturday, January 17, 2004
"When Doves Cry," Prince (6/30/84)
...Purple Rain, of course. This is by no means Prince's best single - hell, it's not even the best single from Purple Rain (that would be "I Would Die 4 U," #11 R&B/#8 pop in early '85) But it sounded like nothing else out there when it was released in the summer of '84, and is where it all started to come together for the little guy from Mpls. Prince is, unquestionably, the most talented and most important musician of the past quarter-century. This was the tip of his iceberg. A-
...Purple Rain, of course. This is by no means Prince's best single - hell, it's not even the best single from Purple Rain (that would be "I Would Die 4 U," #11 R&B/#8 pop in early '85) But it sounded like nothing else out there when it was released in the summer of '84, and is where it all started to come together for the little guy from Mpls. Prince is, unquestionably, the most talented and most important musician of the past quarter-century. This was the tip of his iceberg. A-
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