dance / music / sex / romance is fast approaching its third year, so to celebrate, we're going...backwards? That's right, to mark the 40th anniversary of Prince's debut album, I thought now was the perfect time to go ahead with an idea I've been toying with for a while: our own sub-series of review podcasts looking at each of Prince's albums in isolation.



I'm doing this for a few reasons. First, it's a way to bring those of you who have been listening to the podcasts but not reading the blog into the loop on my chronological Prince project--and also a way for me to work through some of these albums before I can get to it with my glacially paced writing schedule.



Second, I've known from the beginning of this project that if I really wanted to do Prince's catalogue justice, I would need to incorporate more voices and perspectives than just my own. We all have our biases and blind spots, and as a Prince fan I am acutely aware that one person's sentimental favorite can be another's unlistenable mess (and vice versa). That's why I asked my friends Harold and KaNisa, both of whose encyclopaedic knowledge of Prince's career dwarfs my own, to join me. I think you'll find that our tastes and opinions both intersect and diverge in a lot of interesting ways, which allowed us--and hopefully, will allow you--to take a different perspective on some of these songs and the context in which they were created.



I hope you enjoy this new approach to an album that remains underappreciated in Prince's catalogue. If you do, I hope you'll subscribe to the podcast on your streaming app of choice (iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play), and if you're so inclined, leave a review! No matter what, thanks for listening, and see you again soon.







00:00:00    "For You” (1976 Recording)



00:01:01    Harold's Previous Appearance on d / m / s / r



00:01:10    The Prince Podcast



00:01:24    KaNisa's Tumblr



00:04:50    Duane Tudahl on d / m / s / r



00:06:54    "Soft and Wet” (from For You, 1978)



00:09:10    Here's Where to Read the Blog Entries on For You



00:09:19    The New Prince Issue of Wax Poetics



00:11:08    "I'm Under Your Spell" by Mind & Matter, written by and featuring the Artist Later Known as Jimmy Jam (1977 Recording, available on Purple Snow: Forecasting the Minneapolis Sound)



00:14:35    "Everybody Dance" by Chic (from Chic, 1977)



00:14:46    "Shame" by Evelyn "Champagne" King (from Smooth Talk, 1977)



00:15:15    "Mary Jane" by Rick James and the Stone City Band (from Come Get It!, 1978)



00:18:35    "The Closer I Get to You" by Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway (from Blue Lights in the Basement, 1977)



00:19:04    "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" by Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams (from You Light Up My Life, 1978)



00:21:06    "You and I" by Rick James and the Stone City Band (from Come Get It!)



00:22:54    Now This is More Like It



© Warner Bros.



00:23:10 Getting There



© Warner Bros.



00:24:37 Prince Meets His Public, 1978



Photo stolen from Noisey



00:29:58 "Well, I'm going to pick up a flute pretty soon."



00:32:12    "Just as Long as We're Together” (1977 Recording)



00:41:28    "Funkytown” by Lipps, Inc. (from Mouth to Mouth, 1979)



00:48:47    "For You" (from For You)



00:56:10    "For You" (1976 Recording)



01:01:08    "In Love” (from For You)



01:12:40    "Soft and Wet" (from For You)



01:16:08    "Soft and Wet" (1976 Recording)



01:19:22    The Futurama Fry Squint







01:20:58    The Bonobo Statue that Scarred Zach for Life




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01:30:00 "Crazy You” (from For You)



01:32:40    Zach's Original Post on "Crazy You"



01:38:55    "Just as Long as We're Together" (from For You)



01:47:27    "Jelly Jam” (1977 Recording)



01:52:25    "Baby” (from For You)



01:56:49    "School of Life" by Tommy Tate (1972 Single)



02:01:29    "Eye Hate U” (from The Gold Experience, 1995)