Purple Rain

On August 3rd, 1983, less than a year before the release of Purple Rain, the attendees of a benefit concert for the Minnesota Dance Theatre, in Minneapolis, were witnesses to history. On that night, in the very first live performance by Prince and the newly minted Revolution, the public heard for the first time many of the songs that would, just 10 months later, thrust Prince into legend and mark a tectonic shift in the musical landscape that would reverberate for decade. In this Backtrack, we look back at, remember, and debate one of the greatest soundtracks of all time – Purple Rain. Discord » GenXGrownUp.com/discord Facebook » fb.me/GenXGrownUp Twitter » GenXGrownUp.com/twitter Website » GenXGrownUp.com Podcast » GenXGrownUp.com/pod Merchandise » GenXGrownUp.com/merch Shop » genxgrownup.com/amazon Theme: “Grown Up” by Beefy » beefyness.com Apple » itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/genxgrownup-podcast/id1268365641 Google » GenXGrownUp Podcast (google.com) Pocket Casts » pca.st/8iuL Stitcher » www.stitcher.com/s?fid=146720&refid=stpr TuneIn » tunein.com/radio/GenXGrownUp-Podcast-p1020342/ Spotify » spoti.fi/2TB4LR7 iHeart » www.iheart.com/podcast… Amazon Music » amzn.to/33IKfEK Show Notes Own the Album » amz.run/700p Purple Rain by Prince: The epic story of how it was made » bit.ly/3OVU4rA Purple Rain started life as a country song » bit.ly/3DY0fVJ All Possibilities: The ‘Purple Rain’ Story » n.pr/45n04za Prince live at Super Bowl WLI » youtu.be/lElCzhjiPX8 Prince – Songs, Death & Life » bit.ly/3KDI4rZ Get the Album! » amz.run/6zyj (affiliate) Get the Movie! » amz.run/6zyk (affiliate) Purple Rain Music Video » youtu.be/TvnYmWpD_T8 Let’s Go Crazy Music Video » youtu.be/aXJhDltzYVQ When Doves Cry Music Video » youtu.be/UG3VcCAlUgE Mail the show » podcast@genxgrownup.com Visit us on YouTube » GenXGrownUp.com/yt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices