Parade (soundtrack album) by Prince And The Revolution

I love the european influence on this record, and the way the tracks flow together is great. I recommend this to any fan of pop music.

From llibnanoon 06/18/2020 12:26

This was a record I grew up on, however time has not been too good. A few GREAT tracks, followed by a few flops in my opinion.

From teague 06/16/2020 23:44

Apparently critics at the time called this a much better album than his previous, Around the World In a Day. I don't think I could disagree more. I think this is worse. The first half is kind of a mess, some danceable tracks here and there, but some fairly weak songwriting from someone whom I've come to expect some of the best. Girls & Boys is fine, I guess (the saxophone sounds kinda fake and dinky), but the rest of the first seven on the album are these tiny little snippets of jumbled disarray. If the entire album went on like this, I don't think it would be remembered as fondly as it is, but it gets better, thank goodness. Mountains immediately kicks off the second half of Parade on a high note, a nice upbeat funky pop song. The rest feels like an actual Prince album, especially with the song Kiss, one of his biggest hits, and the song Sometimes It Snows in April is just plain beautiful. Even the song Do U Lie? doesn’t feel out of place when placed in context with the songs Mountains and Kiss. I don’t know. This album would definitely get a higher score from me if the first half wasn't so disjointed.

From Boltzmann 01/05/2020 23:18

He gets so pop on this one, he sometimes just sounds like David Bowie. I guess it's always there, but unrecognizable by the funk, and everything that makes Prince Prince.

It's still filled with greatness though.

From InsanityPrawnBoy 08/26/2019 23:51

It's kind of weird that my last comment got downvoted. I never said "This is your favourite Prince album", I said "My favourite Prince album". Y'know the difference, right?

From InsanityPrawnBoy 01/19/2019 21:55

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I was surprised at how lackluster the entire first half felt, even the more overtly sexual track "Girls & Boys" hearkens back to his early work but doesn't come close to most tracks on "Dirty Mind", for instance. However, there seems to be real passion in the second half. "Kiss" is my personal favourite here, but don't disregard the final track which is very deeply felt.

Also, is it just me or does the production sound really murky on this one ? There's something about the lack of clarity that unfortunately fails to draw me in. In conclusion, this latest soundtrack is a bit of a mixed bag, but "Parade" manages to redeem itself the further it goes on, ending on some strong tracks.

From Brandon8 08/29/2018 17:38

Another vintage 80s release for Prince. This is a soundtrack and follows the theme but many of these songs stand on their own such as Mountains, Kiss, Anotherloverholenyohead & Sometimes It Snows In April. This is perhaps his most artistic album.

Unlike Many Others，I Don't Like “I Wonder U” at All.
Highlights：Kiss,Anotherloverholenyohead，New Position，Mountains，Girls & Boys
Overall Rating：9/10

Complete Masterpiece album. Speaks volumes that Kiss is the least interesting track.