Full Description
Revolution is a detailed exploration into the era of Prince's most prolific and groundbreaking music made with considerable inspiration and performed by a unique cadre of musicians he gathered and relentlessly drove to be the sonic, visual, and ideological reflection of his evolving vision. Although being the most self-contained, versatile, and prolific artist of his era, Prince reveled in the band, a multi-racial, intergender unit that acted as both family and loyal acolytes that embodied his ethos, expressed his pathos, and lifted him to rarified heights of pop dominance. This is the story of the genre-shifting, multi-media, trailblazing Prince & the Revolution from their humble inception to their precipitous rise in celebrated hit singles, albums, films, and tours to their controversial and shocking demise.
Contents
Contents
Introduction
Prologue
Part I: Uptown Rising
The Minneapolis Kid
The Band
The Rebels
Seeds of the Revolution
The New Breed
Showbiz
1999
The Big Time
Wendy & Lisa
Part II: The Dawn
"Movie Idea"
Purple Rain
The Family
Around The World
Mania
Fallout
Parade
Dream Factory
Hit & Run
Twilight
The Infinite "We"
Epilogue