Let’s Go Crazy Prince and the Making of Purple Rain (Audible Audio Edition) Alan Light Fred Berman Audible Studios Books
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From the former senior editor of Rolling Stone and author of The Holy or the Broken, called "thoughtful and illuminating" by The New York Times, a new book on the unlikely coming to be of Prince's now legendary album.
Purple Rain is a song, an album, and a film - each one a commercial success and cultural milestone. How did this semiautobiographical musical masterpiece that blurred R&B, pop, dance, and rock sounds come to alter the recording landscape and become an enduring touchstone for successive generations of fans?
Purple Rain is widely considered to be among the most important albums in music history and is often named the best soundtrack of all time. It sold over a million copies in its first week and blasted to number one on the charts, where it would remain for a full six months and eventually sell over 20 million copies worldwide. It spun off three huge hit singles, won Grammys and an Oscar, and took Prince from pop star to legend.
Coinciding with the 30th anniversary year of Purple Rain's release, acclaimed music journalist Alan Light takes a timely look at the making and incredible popularizing of this once seemingly impossible project. With impeccable research and in-depth interviews with people who witnessed Prince's audacious vision becoming a reality, Light reveals how a rising but not yet established artist from the Midwest was able not only to get Purple Rain made but deliver on his promise to conquer the world.
Let’s Go Crazy Prince and the Making of Purple Rain (Audible Audio Edition) Alan Light Fred Berman Audible Studios Books
This book was just OK, that's all. I enjoyed the info about The Time and of course Prince and the Revolution. I remember seeing the movie when it first came out and my favorite part was Prince's performance of Darling Nikki, I mean the man was possessed. I really loved Prince, he was beautiful, talented, fiercely independent and just fearless. This book made me angry a few times when some of the members of the Revolution tried to paint Prince as some ragging crazy, arrogant creature. No, unfortunately I didn't know the man personally but, I do know that being a genius can be a double edged sword. Withthe responsibilities Prince had and all the music in his head, I feel he was entitled to act a fool without being judged so harshly. After all If it weren't for
Prince many of the folks he put on payroll wouldn't be too much of anything. I'm glad I purchased the book but, wish their was more from Prince in it.
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Let’s Go Crazy Prince and the Making of Purple Rain (Audible Audio Edition) Alan Light Fred Berman Audible Studios Books Reviews
The book concentrates on the era of Purple Rain - the album sessions, the movie, and the tour afterwards. But yet it also digs into the history before and what came after that project as well. The best thing is that several interviews are the source material here, so it's not just conjecture or speculation. You get bits and pieces of the stories from people who were there including Prince himself when he was available to talk. Alan Light also analyzes the cultural landscape of the time period - Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, and the world MTV had created. All of this comes together to make your appreciation of Prince's career grow, and you realize how much the artist contributed to making music what it is today. This is a great read for fans! Now that Prince has left us, it's a nice look back at the years when he was at the top of his game creatively and financially.
I was eager to read this book from the moment I first heard about it last year. But of course, after the tragic death of Prince this Spring, I moved it up to the top of my list. This is a very well written look at the creative genesis of "Purple Rain" both the album and motion picture. While Prince did not agree to be interviewed for the book, members of the Revolution, Prince's management at the time, and key creative members of the film were interviewed extensively, which helps illustrate the picture of how Prince essentially willed the movie "Purple Rain" into existence, all while pushing himself musically to create the most perfectly distilled collection of his musical essence. Anyone with even a passing interest in Prince and his music would find this book interesting, but as a super fan, I was riveted. I had read quite a bit about Prince and his work, but still learned an impressive amount I hadn't known about the performer and his collaborators and protégées. Towards the end of the book, a little bit of light is shed on subsequent projects, vis-a-vis how they were affected by "Purple Rain." It certainly made me wish for additional volumes from Alan Light about other periods in Prince's life and career. Worth a read from anyone interested in Prince's work, and mid-80's pop culture.
If you want to know who Prince is then read this book. It really is no accident that he became a success. Luck had a lot to do with it, but he seized the opportunity of taking advantage and most importantly being AWARE of the time he was in. I felt by the end of it I knew how this person became the insane talent that he is known as today. And to tell you quite honestly it was inspiring because it showed you the building blocks on how to achieve greatness. It's a lot of work. It's repetition. It's practice. It's heartache. It's migraines. It's broken relationships. It's coming to terms of who you are as a person. It's treating your goals as a job. And at the end of the day that's what separates the achievers from the underachievers. I can't even begin to tell how inspiring this book was. Whatever your career or pursuits in life are you will find value in this book. I will be reading this periodically. You should too.
Excellent book. Any die hard will appreciate. A lot of behind the scenes information not before known. Most interesting the description of the tension that existed between the band and Prince as he encouraged them to be part of his grand vision only to simultaneously distance himself as he became a superstar. Former manager Bob Cavallo provides some of the most interesting insights as does production coordinator Alan Leeds. These guys were able to assess the dynamics of what was going on with intelligence and detachment even while admitting that Prince ultimately, when it came to the vision of the movie, knew better than everyone. However, it's also interesting to see, as a lifelong Prince fan, that Prince clearly was never able (or willing) to again put that much focus into any other subsequent project. He was obviously frustrated with the among of time and energy it took to bring the entire plan to fruition, including the subsequent touring, which he cut short after 6 months, never taking the obvious step of taking the tour to Europe, which would have extended the whole Purple Rain period for another 6-12 months. Light does a great job of illustrating the awe and frustration of everyone in the camp at that time and it makes for a fast, engaging read. Highly recommended.
This book was just OK, that's all. I enjoyed the info about The Time and of course Prince and the Revolution. I remember seeing the movie when it first came out and my favorite part was Prince's performance of Darling Nikki, I mean the man was possessed. I really loved Prince, he was beautiful, talented, fiercely independent and just fearless. This book made me angry a few times when some of the members of the Revolution tried to paint Prince as some ragging crazy, arrogant creature. No, unfortunately I didn't know the man personally but, I do know that being a genius can be a double edged sword. With
the responsibilities Prince had and all the music in his head, I feel he was entitled to act a fool without being judged so harshly. After all If it weren't for
Prince many of the folks he put on payroll wouldn't be too much of anything. I'm glad I purchased the book but, wish their was more from Prince in it.
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