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Podcast: 40 Years of Dirty Mind
Darling Nisi and Harold Pride return for a third episode in our series of in-depth retrospectives on Prince’s albums, this one for the 40th anniversary of 1980’s Dirty Mind.
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Gigolos Get Lonely Too
“Gigolos” plays out like an inverse of “International Lover”: where that song allowed Prince to take his seduction routine less seriously, this one offers his protégé a moment of pathos, all while keeping tongue planted firmly in cheek.
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Podcast: Prince (1979) Revisited
October 19, 2018 marks the 39th anniversary of Prince’s self-titled second album–not the most glamorous occasion, perhaps, but reason enough to reassemble the review panel from our For You podcast for a reappraisal. Once again, Zach is joined by Harold and KaNisa for a track-by-track discussion of this underappreciated album, its resonances throughout Prince’s career, and why it still…
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When We’re Dancing Close and Slow
“Close and Slow” owes as much of its ambience to folk-infused 1970s soft rock as to any kind of R&B; in particular, it’s another early signal of Prince’s artistic debt to Joni Mitchell.
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Rock Me, Lover
Prince’s character stands in awe of the woman: in the song’s raunchiest line, he even humbly gives her full responsibility for her orgasm.