Prince is our Mozart, he mastered over 14 instruments by age 17, he could dance, sing any note, rap, he wrote, arranged, performed ALL his music, including wrote hits for other artists, he has covered almost every genre, Metal, Punk rock, hip hop, pop, r&b, soul, jazz, blues, country, ambience, classical, tehcno, house, instrumental. The Multi-Genre God. He could play anything, and your favorite artists have been deeply influenced by him. Corey Taylor, Whitney Houston, Steve Vai, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Lil uzi vert, H.E.R. , Paul Mccartney, all worship Prince to just name a few. Prince recorded his first 2 albums at 16 all by himself, all instruments, lyrics, arrangement, composition & vocals were all by him. He was such a prodigy, that music executives wanted proof, they would fly across country just to see if he could really play all instruments, because it was so unheard of. Prince has over 50 official released albums and when he passed, they found over 10 thousand unreleased Prince music in his vault. He then came into the business and was the FIRST to fight for artists rights, and he WON. He would write "slave" on his cheek and go to meetings protesting against the industry. Prince was also the first artist to sell his music on the internet. You are talking about the most talented artist we will ever see.
absolutely in concordance w all you wrote! one technical clarification, we have no idea how many of those 10,000 songs are finished lmao. but to be honest to even have started on that much that wasn't even released is fucking incredible, there will never be another like him
@@smidlem1117tbf he was a perfectionist I mean the tracks on his originals record and piano & a microphone were apparently demos yet sounded just like real thought out, well produced pieces Im willing to say at least a quarter of his vault is like that probs more but idk he was just that good
im speechless waaat.... i knew he was very much talented and influential but good lord. you hear a lot of people who clearly werent born to make music but this is the antithesis of that
@@Prodbyjah464 I think the mainstream bots say that & everyone is entitled to their opinion, i love MJ too. My parents played both in my household but Prince spoke to me personally. I think MJ inspired millions of pop artists, i think Prince inspired millions of Musicians. Like Kendrick vs Drake. Same kind of principle.
To elaborate on the Content Warning Story, a mother bought this album for her daughter, didn't look into any details, and then was appalled at the song Darling Nikki. That lady was Tipper Gore, and she and a bunch of other concerned mothers formed a group and went to congress to have some kind of Law. This was the same time rock and metal was being demonized in gerenal. Same generation. Frank Zappa, the guy from Twisted Sister (the I Wanna Rock/Goofy Goober song, and We're Not Gonna Take It) both spoke in court against it, as well as others. Once it passed, Frank Zappa in protest or anger put out an Instrumental Jazz Album that had the Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics sticker on it, despite the entire album having no lyrics at all. There are a lot of Videos on YT about this time.
@@josemariareyes3448 It's kinda funny how Al Gore had close ties with not one, but two of America's more famous censorship enthusiasts. Pretty sure his running mate in the 2000 election tried to push for the censorship of video games during the 90s. That's all I'll say though, don't want this comment's replies to turn into a cesspool of political debates lol.
John Denver was there too! Always funny because Dee, Frank, and Zappa look and sound so different from each other but that issue brought them to the same stage.
Thanks again for the fun time, Brad! I'm happy all of the Prince I had been sending in seemed to enhance the experience for you, and listening to this again on stream with everyone was fun. I'm glad that I managed to convert some of your chat into Prince fans as well.
I'm just laughing uncontrollably as Brad tries to speak at the end of "Purple Rain". Yeah...this is why reaction channels are a thing. We love re-experiencing things through other's eyes and being transported, as if through a time machine, to memories of our past.
This album is pop perfection at its finest. Some people usually call Sign o' The Times Prince's magnum opus, which is an absolutely amazing album and I can see why, but I think this one is more fitting for that title. You should also check out 1999, Around The World In A Day and The Gold Experience, which I find to be other three of his most solid works. Also worth listening to is his sophomore self-titled album Prince, which is his very first multi-platinum selling album released in 1979.
This is what happens when an album is created to be a holistic experience meant to be listened to from beginning to end. Every song, even if it's not quite perfect on its own, is perfectly placed.
The Purple Rain (song) story was that he wrote it and felt that it was WAY too much like Faithfully by Journey. Prince contacted Jonathan Cain (keyboard player and writer of Faithfully) and invited him over to his house to listen to it. John felt that, yes it was a bit like Faithfully, but the song was so beautiful that he had to put it on the album and gave Prince his blessing to go ahead and use it because the world needs to hear this song. When Prince went on tour for Purple Rain, he sent Jonathan and his family front row tickets to his show
On the Prince and the Revolution Live Album (specifically the Syracuse show) they closed with a 20 minute version of Purple Rain and i swear to god if there is a heaven it is playing that song forever
I've been slowly sending in bits of each album until we make our way through his entire studio discography (or at least the stuff that's available on streaming services), and I've got two albums i'm debating sending it as well (once I have the money for it)
@@Panda_man.. Sign o the Times and Love Symbol at the very least, but I gotta psyche myself up some more to be willing to spend the money to send them in lol
I got so excited as soon as I saw the title of this video. Prince is my absolute inspiration as for many. But the first time I listened to his album in elementary as well. It was an inexplicable feeling, one I don't think I can say I've felt again. Prince showed me how much more music could be if we allowed ourselves to experiment. He literally breathed life into every piece of work he made. The most perfect album. Periodt. And this is just the beginning! Because it all gets better from here. 👐🏼👐🏼🧿🧿💖💖💖
Honestly I mostly listen to rock, metal and punk but I got assigned to listen to this album as homework for music class an It blew my mind, its fire front to back and to this day one of my favourites. 10/10
I'm glad you enjoyed this one, Brad! For me personally, this is such a special album, as I've been listening to Prince my whole life, both my parents being big fans. Still to this day, his music feels so special. Absolute 10/10
Possibly the most complete album of ALL TIME! The movie that it’s made for is amazing also if you like cheesy acted 80s schlock with amazing concert sections.
I was on a date this past weekend, we just chose a random restaurant and there happened to be a band playing just outside. Because I apparently live under a rock, I've never heard purple rain (the song), and they closed on a cover of it, and when I tell you it was one of the best musical experiences I've ever had I'm not kidding. I wish I found Prince when he was still alive, but hearing any live version of THAT song performed as well as they did it has really got me intrigued in his music. But yeah, Purple lean lmao
This might be a "movie soundtrack" but it's basically a semi-biography, which is why the music is not your standard soundtrack. This is Prince at his PEAK writing songs about his life
11:40 that feel when I don’t need to worry about playing Darling Nikki around my mum. She’s the biggest Prince fan I know. Saw him back in the 90’s. Best show she’s ever been to apparently.
I personally prefer 'Sign O' the Times', but both albums are among the few I feel confident in giving 10/10 to. Would be interested to see you return to Prince after this (particularly Sign O' the Times, but the self-titled is also unbelievable considering he was like 19 when he made that and wrote, performed and produced everything on it - trust me, if you listen, you'll see what I mean).
So cool that you love this! Prince is a one man army. He checks every box. He also had all of the ladies:) You should check out other masterpieces of Prince. 1999, Sign o the Times, Batman, Controversy, Dirty Mind are all worth a listen.
When Doves Cry was something of a rebellious anthem for my transition from youth to teen. And the metaphor of bruises in a beating as purple rain on your back still haunts me. The dissociation is so familiar, so thousand yard stare, so there but not there, it brings me back to the safe places in my PTSD.
Of my earliest musical memories involved listening to alot of Prince and MJ. I still have those cds. His greatest hits collection being my most listen to album with the a-side and b-side. Some of the later albums like his Rave album, Gold, and Musicology have some underrated gems.
This album was so formative for me growing up. I remember being around 8 or 9 and seeing Purple Rain playing on HBO around midnight. Up to that point, my family only listened to southern hip-hop, so I had never listened to anything outside of those genres. To this day, Prince is my favorite artist because of this album. And then he did the soundtrack for that one Batman movie, and it was a wrap for me. I was a life-long fan after that... My first job was running a record store for an owner who was obsessed with Prince, so I got to listen to a ton of his leaked demos and see a bunch of memorabilia. All this to say, Prince and "Purple Rain" specifically, played a huge part in my musical journey.
Funny enough the purple rain song was used at my highschool prom closing song. 10 years later it was my wife and I closing song for our wedding reception. It is nothing but pure magic.
As the self-proclaimed biggest Prince fan under the age of 30, Purple Rain is maybe Princes 3rd best album... behind Sign O The Times and 1999. Check those ones out b-rad
@@Stringer13ell just 100 😬 me and the store owner talked about Prince for like 30 minutes and he liked me bc I was a young Prince fan so he gave me half off
One thing a lot of people don’t know is that portions of this album (including the song purple rain) were recorded live at the music venue first avenue.
Hell yea, made my night to see this on here! i'm one of those weirdos who has Baby I'm a Star in my top 3 from this album, but you more than made up for it with the 10 for Darling Nikki haha
Dude I literally suggested this in the members only chat today ( join the Brad army today ) I’m so happy this is like top 2 albums for me now you gotta listen to sign O the Times, 1999, or lovesexy
I'm so glad you liked Purple Rain, the song and the album. Prince was an unparalleled genius, and that album in particular was such an indelible part of the lives of all of us '80s kids/teenagers. One of the best albums of all time. His 1999 and Sign O the Times albums are also flawless and innovative. There are scores of others as well, but those three albums are masterpieces. Parade, Dirty Mind, and Around the World in a Day are close as well.
I’m not even kidding I’m literally so excited to see you react to this, I’ve just gotten into Prince the last few months and there’s no good reactions out there to him, so excited to see if you like it
The reason for that is because Prince during his life was super protective of his rights over his music and didn't like them being licensed or used without his permission in nearly any context. It wasn't necessarily a 'money' issue (he actually actively sabotaged himself from making more money by doing this on dozens of occasions), it was more a principle about maintaining control of his property; he had this extremely public, years-long dispute with his record label in the 90s and it made him viciously paranoid about contracts & record labels for the rest of his life. So, RUclips was another place that he didn't like his music being posted because someone else was essentially profiting off his property. As you get more into Prince, you'll start to see that pretty much 95% of the videos with his music or old concert footage were posted within the last 7 years (post-death), even on the official Prince RUclips channel. It's very unfortunate because I believe that it's definitely hurt his impact on younger millennials and Gen Z who could only really get into his music if their parents already had his vinyls or CDs, and since being added onto Spotify again, he's only managed to pull 1/3rd of the monthly listeners that many of his 80's contemporaries have, but I'm glad that his estate is trying their hardest to get his music back out there and preserve his legacy.
I think what’s often missed on let’s go crazy is when he says - “to get through this thing called life, That means forever and that's a mighty long time’ & the off hand comical way he describes life as “a mighty long time” kills me every time
Music like this really makes me appreciate how all humans are different and like different things. Not everything is made with everyone in mind. Its so cool that that this was made and was received well by someone. It makes my ears bleed. (except purple rain ofc thats a classic)
Yeah it's great that we all like different genres. While I can recognize the artistry and like a lot of Bob Dylan and Radiohead songs, some of them just bore me to death and sometimes I prefer "vapid" music like Prince, Eminem, Daft Punk. Don't get me wrong, I love all different kinds of music, but music is 100% subjective and that's what makes it so amazing.
Wow, I love Prince and this entire album except Purple Rain. In all my years I have never been able to understand what people hear and like about that song.
Prince performing "The Beautiful Ones" in the film was considered by the film critic Roger Ebert to be a defining moment that proved and defined Prince's enormous talent.
This and Mic The Snares Prince Deep Discog Dive are amazing videos on a truly unique talent. It makes sense that there was tension/rivalry between the Prince and MJ camps, because Prince had that much talent, that he was able to measure up to him, and perhaps more. He was like if MJ, James Brown and Hendrix had a baby, honestly, and then some imo
Also, Billboard actually got it right: this is hands down the best album ever to go diamond in the US. Beatles? Zeppelin? MJ? Naaaaaaahhhhhhh it's right here
My friend Watch Princes live performance during the American Music Awards. It is the epitome of a unique and once in a lifetime performance. It’s never been topped. I promise you will be speechless.
I wouldn’t say it’s his magnum opus but his most “pop” album. I would suggest you listen to his sign “o” the times album, its a culmination of everything he did in the 80s
You have to react to Clics Modernos by Charly Garcia, by far one of the best albums of the 80’s in any genre. He said Prince copied him lol but joking aside they both have same influences.
When it comes to Prince you have so much to learn. Let's chat again in 30 years when you have got your head around him. Also do not skip through his trax please. Do him the honor of playing it/them all.
Great reaction. To add to Purple Rain (the song), it was recorded live during a benefit show he was performing in Minneapolis. Aside from a few post-production edits and added strings (at the end), what you are hearing IS that recording! The crowd reaction is real! Dude was eee leeete!
I sent him songs off those albums on his requests streams (though, unfortunately, copyright took them down so I can't link it) as I worked my way towards sending this album. He wasn't too impressed with "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad" until he got to the latter half/guitar solo (he just thought it was mostly mid), he thought "Dirty Mind" was funky as hell, he liked "Sexuality" more than I thought he would, and he gave "1999" a 10. I didn't send anything off "For You" yet, but that might be an interesting submission at the very end so he can see where Prince started so I plan on it.
Prince has got to be one of my absolute favorite artists. Here are some of my favorite albums of his… Sign O’The Times (his best imo) Purple Rain Dirty Mind 1999 The Batman Soundtrack The Gold Experience Dirty Mind Diamonds & Pearls Graffiti Bridge Alright, I’m going to stop now 💀
Prince is our Mozart, he mastered over 14 instruments by age 17, he could dance, sing any note, rap, he wrote, arranged, performed ALL his music, including wrote hits for other artists, he has covered almost every genre, Metal, Punk rock, hip hop, pop, r&b, soul, jazz, blues, country, ambience, classical, tehcno, house, instrumental. The Multi-Genre God. He could play anything, and your favorite artists have been deeply influenced by him. Corey Taylor, Whitney Houston, Steve Vai, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Lil uzi vert, H.E.R. , Paul Mccartney, all worship Prince to just name a few.
Prince recorded his first 2 albums at 16 all by himself, all instruments, lyrics, arrangement, composition & vocals were all by him. He was such a prodigy, that music executives wanted proof, they would fly across country just to see if he could really play all instruments, because it was so unheard of. Prince has over 50 official released albums and when he passed, they found over 10 thousand unreleased Prince music in his vault. He then came into the business and was the FIRST to fight for artists rights, and he WON. He would write "slave" on his cheek and go to meetings protesting against the industry. Prince was also the first artist to sell his music on the internet. You are talking about the most talented artist we will ever see.
absolutely in concordance w all you wrote! one technical clarification, we have no idea how many of those 10,000 songs are finished lmao. but to be honest to even have started on that much that wasn't even released is fucking incredible, there will never be another like him
@@smidlem1117tbf he was a perfectionist I mean the tracks on his originals record and piano & a microphone were apparently demos yet sounded just like real thought out, well produced pieces Im willing to say at least a quarter of his vault is like that probs more but idk he was just that good
im speechless waaat.... i knew he was very much talented and influential but good lord. you hear a lot of people who clearly werent born to make music but this is the antithesis of that
I still don’t get how people say Michale Jackson is better than
@@Prodbyjah464 I think the mainstream bots say that & everyone is entitled to their opinion, i love MJ too. My parents played both in my household but Prince spoke to me personally. I think MJ inspired millions of pop artists, i think Prince inspired millions of Musicians. Like Kendrick vs Drake. Same kind of principle.
Prince in his Super Bowl performance doing Purple Rain in the rain is still one of the best live performances I've seen
Yes. Him and Paul McCartney are the peak of superbowl performances imo
old ahh man
To elaborate on the Content Warning Story, a mother bought this album for her daughter, didn't look into any details, and then was appalled at the song Darling Nikki. That lady was Tipper Gore, and she and a bunch of other concerned mothers formed a group and went to congress to have some kind of Law. This was the same time rock and metal was being demonized in gerenal. Same generation. Frank Zappa, the guy from Twisted Sister (the I Wanna Rock/Goofy Goober song, and We're Not Gonna Take It) both spoke in court against it, as well as others. Once it passed, Frank Zappa in protest or anger put out an Instrumental Jazz Album that had the Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics sticker on it, despite the entire album having no lyrics at all. There are a lot of Videos on YT about this time.
Is Tipper Gore related in any way to Al Gore?
@@honeycomblord9384 literally his wife
@@josemariareyes3448 It's kinda funny how Al Gore had close ties with not one, but two of America's more famous censorship enthusiasts. Pretty sure his running mate in the 2000 election tried to push for the censorship of video games during the 90s.
That's all I'll say though, don't want this comment's replies to turn into a cesspool of political debates lol.
John Denver was there too! Always funny because Dee, Frank, and Zappa look and sound so different from each other but that issue brought them to the same stage.
This is also why Frank Zappa is a legend.
As a Minnesotan I'm legally not allowed to dislike Prince which is okay cause these songs SLAP
It's true. I hear if you live anywhere in the Chanhassen-Minneapolis area, you get sentenced to death if you don't like him.
@@Komaesa Honestly deserved
Prince so goated that even his B-sides are worth the listen, 17 Days has me shaking and crying in fetal position on the floor
He has a compilation of b-side’s and it went platinum.😎
Erotic City slaps harder than a dominatrix as well.
@@kennethsmith6367And he had far more B-Sides than was on that album which is crazy!
@@soaribb32Erotic City definitely should’ve been on the album!
WE PURIFYIN OURSELVES IN THE WATERS OF LAKE MINNETONKA WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Genuinely one of the greatest albums of all time, so happy Brad agrees to an extent.
Thanks again for the fun time, Brad! I'm happy all of the Prince I had been sending in seemed to enhance the experience for you, and listening to this again on stream with everyone was fun. I'm glad that I managed to convert some of your chat into Prince fans as well.
Thanks fam.
You’re welcome
Doing God's work
Purple vein
Thank you
I'm just laughing uncontrollably as Brad tries to speak at the end of "Purple Rain". Yeah...this is why reaction channels are a thing. We love re-experiencing things through other's eyes and being transported, as if through a time machine, to memories of our past.
This album is pop perfection at its finest. Some people usually call Sign o' The Times Prince's magnum opus, which is an absolutely amazing album and I can see why, but I think this one is more fitting for that title.
You should also check out 1999, Around The World In A Day and The Gold Experience, which I find to be other three of his most solid works. Also worth listening to is his sophomore self-titled album Prince, which is his very first multi-platinum selling album released in 1979.
This is what happens when an album is created to be a holistic experience meant to be listened to from beginning to end. Every song, even if it's not quite perfect on its own, is perfectly placed.
The Purple Rain (song) story was that he wrote it and felt that it was WAY too much like Faithfully by Journey.
Prince contacted Jonathan Cain (keyboard player and writer of Faithfully) and invited him over to his house to listen to it. John felt that, yes it was a bit like Faithfully, but the song was so beautiful that he had to put it on the album and gave Prince his blessing to go ahead and use it because the world needs to hear this song.
When Prince went on tour for Purple Rain, he sent Jonathan and his family front row tickets to his show
Crazy, I was just listening to Faithfully and thinking "this is incredible, but the title for best 80s ballad definitely belongs to Purple Rain."
On the Prince and the Revolution Live Album (specifically the Syracuse show) they closed with a 20 minute version of Purple Rain and i swear to god if there is a heaven it is playing that song forever
i love that song so much it was extremely integral in the hardest year of my life
I’ve been listening to a lot of Prince too so this is very epic, I hope Brad gets to listen to more Prince albums on stream because Prince don’t miss
I've been slowly sending in bits of each album until we make our way through his entire studio discography (or at least the stuff that's available on streaming services), and I've got two albums i'm debating sending it as well (once I have the money for it)
I can't wait till he gets to Sign O The Times
@@Komaesasign o the times definitely has to be one of those two
@@josemariareyes3448 Sign O' the Times or the unnoticed The Gold Expecience are some of my faves by Prince
@@Panda_man.. Sign o the Times and Love Symbol at the very least, but I gotta psyche myself up some more to be willing to spend the money to send them in lol
Purple rain more like purple lean
purple rain more like purple drank
got me fcked up
LAMBAGINI PAWKED OUSIDE IS PURPA LIK LEEN
Gottem
Purple vein
I didn't realize Brad hadn't already listened to this record.
I got so excited as soon as I saw the title of this video. Prince is my absolute inspiration as for many. But the first time I listened to his album in elementary as well. It was an inexplicable feeling, one I don't think I can say I've felt again. Prince showed me how much more music could be if we allowed ourselves to experiment. He literally breathed life into every piece of work he made. The most perfect album. Periodt. And this is just the beginning! Because it all gets better from here. 👐🏼👐🏼🧿🧿💖💖💖
I think he's changed the title of this like 3 times since it's been uploaded
I agree, Futures Purple Reign is a 10. Glad we can agree on something :D
r u hidden in the static on aoty?
@@makergotdripyea its him
I will forever appreciate Mortal Kombat and JJBA for getting me into Prince
Honestly I mostly listen to rock, metal and punk but I got assigned to listen to this album as homework for music class an It blew my mind, its fire front to back and to this day one of my favourites. 10/10
Well i mean its rock too
@@constantine5028 oh yeah definitely but its such a diverse mix of styles I wouldn't say its just a rock album
I work across the street from Paisley Park. Every time I drive by it this uncontrollable UEUEGH! from the beginning of Kiss just exits out of me.
What was the security like there before Prince died, do you remember? Apparently he would just bike around in public a lot. A real life cryptid
I'm glad you enjoyed this one, Brad! For me personally, this is such a special album, as I've been listening to Prince my whole life, both my parents being big fans. Still to this day, his music feels so special. Absolute 10/10
Possibly the most complete album of ALL TIME! The movie that it’s made for is amazing also if you like cheesy acted 80s schlock with amazing concert sections.
Did he ever release the piano rendition of the title track that he plays shortly before the final concert scene? It's so damn beautiful
Shut your mouth Morris and Jerome are a gift
I was on a date this past weekend, we just chose a random restaurant and there happened to be a band playing just outside. Because I apparently live under a rock, I've never heard purple rain (the song), and they closed on a cover of it, and when I tell you it was one of the best musical experiences I've ever had I'm not kidding. I wish I found Prince when he was still alive, but hearing any live version of THAT song performed as well as they did it has really got me intrigued in his music.
But yeah, Purple lean lmao
Im so happy that prince gets more recognition from younger generations nowdays
This might be a "movie soundtrack" but it's basically a semi-biography, which is why the music is not your standard soundtrack. This is Prince at his PEAK writing songs about his life
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@@Komaesa HUGELY
11:40 that feel when I don’t need to worry about playing Darling Nikki around my mum. She’s the biggest Prince fan I know. Saw him back in the 90’s. Best show she’s ever been to apparently.
Cant believe brad finally reviewed the classic dystopian George Orwell novel, 1984 (1934.)
This album doesn't sound like the 80s, the 80s sounds like this album
Absolutely GOATed album. Thanks for this, made me want to revisit now I'm clean & sober
Gotta check out his Super Bowl performance back in 2007 or 2008. Probably my favorite halftime show ever
I personally prefer 'Sign O' the Times', but both albums are among the few I feel confident in giving 10/10 to.
Would be interested to see you return to Prince after this (particularly Sign O' the Times, but the self-titled is also unbelievable considering he was like 19 when he made that and wrote, performed and produced everything on it - trust me, if you listen, you'll see what I mean).
Sign O the Times definitely tops, but they’re both 10s
Take Me With U and When Doves Cry are my favorites, but Purple Rain itself is epic
So cool that you love this! Prince is a one man army. He checks every box. He also had all of the ladies:) You should check out other masterpieces of Prince. 1999, Sign o the Times, Batman, Controversy, Dirty Mind are all worth a listen.
Prince is life changing. May he continue to Rest in Peace ☮️
When Doves Cry was something of a rebellious anthem for my transition from youth to teen.
And the metaphor of bruises in a beating as purple rain on your back still haunts me. The dissociation is so familiar, so thousand yard stare, so there but not there, it brings me back to the safe places in my PTSD.
This album is a 10; it’s actually one of the rare true perfect 10 albums.
Of my earliest musical memories involved listening to alot of Prince and MJ. I still have those cds. His greatest hits collection being my most listen to album with the a-side and b-side. Some of the later albums like his Rave album, Gold, and Musicology have some underrated gems.
What makes it crazier is that a lot of the raw tracks were recorded live from one show at First Avenue in Minneapolis, the show's on RUclips somewhere
This album was so formative for me growing up. I remember being around 8 or 9 and seeing Purple Rain playing on HBO around midnight. Up to that point, my family only listened to southern hip-hop, so I had never listened to anything outside of those genres. To this day, Prince is my favorite artist because of this album. And then he did the soundtrack for that one Batman movie, and it was a wrap for me. I was a life-long fan after that... My first job was running a record store for an owner who was obsessed with Prince, so I got to listen to a ton of his leaked demos and see a bunch of memorabilia. All this to say, Prince and "Purple Rain" specifically, played a huge part in my musical journey.
This is definitely my favorite album of all time, absolutely gorgeous, musically and lyrically amazing. I’m so glad you listened tiene it 😊
I hadn't heard the whole album before so this was a first listen for me as well. Thanks for the fun time Brad!
One of my favorite albums and i'm glad you loved it brad. Computer blue is my favorite track
Brad discovers peak 80s pop
Flawless masterpiece album, and the title track is a top 10 song of all time
Yes yes YES! So happy you reacted to this. Prince is truly one of the greatest.
hearing brad react like this to one of my favorite albums of all time is a massive w for me
Purple rain is an absolute masterpiece. Nice to see Brad back at it.
Funny enough the purple rain song was used at my highschool prom closing song. 10 years later it was my wife and I closing song for our wedding reception. It is nothing but pure magic.
As the self-proclaimed biggest Prince fan under the age of 30, Purple Rain is maybe Princes 3rd best album... behind Sign O The Times and 1999. Check those ones out b-rad
And the black album
@@Stringer13ell i got that on vinyl, the original release... the rarest prince vinyl
@@jjbenavidez6 wow how much did that set you back?
@@Stringer13ell just 100 😬 me and the store owner talked about Prince for like 30 minutes and he liked me bc I was a young Prince fan so he gave me half off
@@jjbenavidez6 noice
I’m glad to have been here for this!
We gotta see how Brad would react to the _Hallway Speech_ version of "Computer Blue"
One thing a lot of people don’t know is that portions of this album (including the song purple rain) were recorded live at the music venue first avenue.
Hell yea, made my night to see this on here! i'm one of those weirdos who has Baby I'm a Star in my top 3 from this album, but you more than made up for it with the 10 for Darling Nikki haha
Dude I literally suggested this in the members only chat today ( join the Brad army today ) I’m so happy this is like top 2 albums for me now you gotta listen to sign O the Times, 1999, or lovesexy
This was one of the best streams. 💜 Ty Komaesa!
This album, this music changed my life 39 years ago. I‘m glad that you liked it, too! Greetings from Vienna/Austria
I'm so glad you liked Purple Rain, the song and the album. Prince was an unparalleled genius, and that album in particular was such an indelible part of the lives of all of us '80s kids/teenagers. One of the best albums of all time. His 1999 and Sign O the Times albums are also flawless and innovative. There are scores of others as well, but those three albums are masterpieces. Parade, Dirty Mind, and Around the World in a Day are close as well.
Brad's reaction to Let's get crazy was so real. 10/10 fuckin song.
I’m not even kidding I’m literally so excited to see you react to this, I’ve just gotten into Prince the last few months and there’s no good reactions out there to him, so excited to see if you like it
The reason for that is because Prince during his life was super protective of his rights over his music and didn't like them being licensed or used without his permission in nearly any context. It wasn't necessarily a 'money' issue (he actually actively sabotaged himself from making more money by doing this on dozens of occasions), it was more a principle about maintaining control of his property; he had this extremely public, years-long dispute with his record label in the 90s and it made him viciously paranoid about contracts & record labels for the rest of his life.
So, RUclips was another place that he didn't like his music being posted because someone else was essentially profiting off his property. As you get more into Prince, you'll start to see that pretty much 95% of the videos with his music or old concert footage were posted within the last 7 years (post-death), even on the official Prince RUclips channel.
It's very unfortunate because I believe that it's definitely hurt his impact on younger millennials and Gen Z who could only really get into his music if their parents already had his vinyls or CDs, and since being added onto Spotify again, he's only managed to pull 1/3rd of the monthly listeners that many of his 80's contemporaries have, but I'm glad that his estate is trying their hardest to get his music back out there and preserve his legacy.
I think what’s often missed on let’s go crazy is when he says - “to get through this thing called life,
That means forever and that's a mighty long time’ & the off hand comical way he describes life as “a mighty long time” kills me every time
Music like this really makes me appreciate how all humans are different and like different things. Not everything is made with everyone in mind. Its so cool that that this was made and was received well by someone. It makes my ears bleed. (except purple rain ofc thats a classic)
Yeah it's great that we all like different genres. While I can recognize the artistry and like a lot of Bob Dylan and Radiohead songs, some of them just bore me to death and sometimes I prefer "vapid" music like Prince, Eminem, Daft Punk. Don't get me wrong, I love all different kinds of music, but music is 100% subjective and that's what makes it so amazing.
Wow, I love Prince and this entire album except Purple Rain. In all my years I have never been able to understand what people hear and like about that song.
What kind of music critic has never heard Purple Rain?
Such a powerful and stylish album. Completely groundbreaking in every way.
Prince performing "The Beautiful Ones" in the film was considered by the film critic Roger Ebert to be a defining moment that proved and defined Prince's enormous talent.
Please listen to The Gold Experience next
One of his best
Trust is and always will be my favourite Prince song.
Isn’t that from Batman 89?
@@tomassantos4381 yeah, great soundtrack
Totally agree! This album is sooooooooo good and to me is a perfect album
When doves cry and Lets go crazy are two of my favorite songs of all time. so glad i found this
This and Mic The Snares Prince Deep Discog Dive are amazing videos on a truly unique talent. It makes sense that there was tension/rivalry between the Prince and MJ camps, because Prince had that much talent, that he was able to measure up to him, and perhaps more. He was like if MJ, James Brown and Hendrix had a baby, honestly, and then some imo
Also, Billboard actually got it right: this is hands down the best album ever to go diamond in the US. Beatles? Zeppelin? MJ? Naaaaaaahhhhhhh it's right here
idk why but I like to see Brad vibin to good music more than dunking on bad music (though that tends to be very entertaining).
chocolate rain
Let's fucking go. Legendary album.
So glad you enjoyed it as much as you did. Definitely all killer.
My friend
Watch Princes live performance during the American Music Awards.
It is the epitome of a unique and once in a lifetime performance.
It’s never been topped.
I promise you will be speechless.
I wouldn’t say it’s his magnum opus but his most “pop” album. I would suggest you listen to his sign “o” the times album, its a culmination of everything he did in the 80s
You have to react to Clics Modernos by Charly Garcia, by far one of the best albums of the 80’s in any genre. He said Prince copied him lol but joking aside they both have same influences.
When it comes to Prince you have so much to learn. Let's chat again in 30 years when you have got your head around him. Also do not skip through his trax please. Do him the honor of playing it/them all.
Brad please do more Prince!
once you hear this album everything else you listen to sounds like angelic 2 the core
Great reaction. To add to Purple Rain (the song), it was recorded live during a benefit show he was performing in Minneapolis. Aside from a few post-production edits and added strings (at the end), what you are hearing IS that recording! The crowd reaction is real!
Dude was eee leeete!
Computer Blue The Hallway Speech is an epic 12 mins
One of the names for Satan is "Old Nick," so "Darlin' Nikki" as a song about being tempted by the devil makes total sense.
literally the best album of the 80s and it's not even close
Sign O the Times
I was hoping you'd upload this after seeing the aoty review; this album is an ungodly level of good
My favorite artistsss so glad to see people appreciating Prince
I’m honestly curious to hear what Brad would think of For You or some of his other early records, Prince was such a genius right from the get-go.
I sent him songs off those albums on his requests streams (though, unfortunately, copyright took them down so I can't link it) as I worked my way towards sending this album.
He wasn't too impressed with "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad" until he got to the latter half/guitar solo (he just thought it was mostly mid), he thought "Dirty Mind" was funky as hell, he liked "Sexuality" more than I thought he would, and he gave "1999" a 10. I didn't send anything off "For You" yet, but that might be an interesting submission at the very end so he can see where Prince started so I plan on it.
@@KomaesaPlease do, some of my favorite songs of his are on there. Soft & Wet is a must.
When I saw the thumbnail I just had to click 💜
This album is such a beautiful journey
This is easily one of my favourite videos of yours. The best album of the 80’s in my opinion.
The movie is a semi autobiography, it was a vanity project done right. Maybe the best way possible.
Glad you enjoyed this one Brad
Someone send in the entirety of All Things Must Pass
Hell yeah, easily top 5 album for me
@@emilywilkins5124 same
Oh I'm REALLY looking forward to watching this one
That title track makes me cry every goddamn time
Bro was floating
Prince has got to be one of my absolute favorite artists. Here are some of my favorite albums of his…
Sign O’The Times (his best imo)
Purple Rain
Dirty Mind
1999
The Batman Soundtrack
The Gold Experience
Dirty Mind
Diamonds & Pearls
Graffiti Bridge
Alright, I’m going to stop now 💀
I can't wait for Nostalgia Critic to pay his homage to Purple Rain