Piano & a Microphone (2018)
1. 17 Days
2. Purple Rain
3. A Case of You
4. Mary Don't You Weep
5. Strange Relationship
6. International Lover
7. Wednesday
8. Cold Coffee & Cocaine
9. Why the Butterflies
Now, I'm not sure, but I think the title of this album was
also the title of Prince's last tour before he died. If so, and you came across this release, you might
just think that this is a recording of the tour; especially with the cover looking like Prince is
in a dressing room waiting to take the stage.
Well, if that's your expectation, you will be disappointed. What this release is, is Prince laying
down demos for future tunes. So we're hearing the creative process take place. It's a rough recording, and
one that the artist probably would not have released had he still been alive. Most of what is here (to
my knowledge) never even made it to an official release. One might see the title Purple Rain here
and get excited, but what's here is basically an 80 second rough idea. So all of this is interesting to
hear maybe once, but I seriously doubt most will give this multiple listens.
This would have made a better "bonus" disc on a compilation package, or maybe even thrown up on YouTube somehwere.
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