Christy Norman

The Mountains and the Sea Reviews Prince

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Josh and Christy explore the highs and the lows - the mountains and the sea, if you will - of every Prince album. Each album will get as many episodes as needed. The album episodes will focus on the released tracks with a brief discussion of each song and our selections for the mountain, the sea, and the time capsule - the song that most represents the era of recording. Other subsequent episodes will feature information about and commentary on ancillary materials: B-sides, music videos, fashion, concert videos, proteges, interesting stories and personal anecdotes from our hosts. Visit us on Fa...

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Chocolate Shake - Chocolate and Shake Singles 13.03.2022 1:19:16

Who’s ready for a treat? Perhaps a Chocolate Shake? Well, ice cream is hard to deliver everywhere so you’ll have to settle for The Time singles, Chocolate and Shake! Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

Many Bridges Crossed - Melody Cool 27.02.2022 59:19

She can sure carry a tune, that Melody Cool. LEGEND Mavis Staples was admired by Prince - and many more of his followers following Graffiti Bridge. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

Funky Weapon - New Power Generation Single 13.02.2022 1:17:10

Lay down your funky weapon, friend! We have the New Power Generation Maxi Single - really it’s an EP - with some stand out songs that only Prince would have the confidence to basically bury. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

Never Stop Spinning - Round and Round Single 30.01.2022 58:39

Do you ever feel like the world keeps spinning no matter what you do? Prince and Tevin Campbell felt this way, too! The Round and Round single is up. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

Jerkin' Everything In Sight - Jerk Out Single 16.01.2022 1:14:20

Jerkin’ everything in sight! It’s the Jerk Out single from Pandemonium. The Mountains are worth the climb and the seas? They are salty. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

Felony of the Heart - Thieves in The Temple Single 02.01.2022 1:08:16

The lead single off Graffiti Bridge was the last song written and the biggest hit. We talk about the extended version, the remix, a couple of club mixes and the video this week. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

Monium - Pandemonium Part 2 19.12.2021 58:17

Do you prefer the fire or the Skillet? The Time offers us such dichotomies on the flip side of Pandemonium. We finish our coverage of the album this week. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

Panda - Pandemonium Part 1 05.12.2021 1:11:23

Another album from Graffiti Bridge? Sort of… The Time’s Pandemonium came out in the summer of 1990 and there is so much to say, we only got through the first eight songs this episode. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

An Unnecessarily Steep Incline - Graffiti Bridge Feature Film 21.11.2021 1:32:21

Suspend your disbelief because you just can’t take Graffiti Bridge too seriously. We talk about the fun and confounding bits of Prince’s final feature film. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

Love and Conflict - Graffiti Bridge Part 2 07.11.2021 1:30:26

Tick… Tick… BANG! The last nine songs of the Graffiti Bridge album are exploding with samples, other artists, and funky riffs. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

Don't Fade Away - Graffiti Bridge Part One 24.10.2021 1:48:40

We can go Round and Round discussing the meaning of Elephants & Flowers, but thankfully there is Joy in Repetition. The first eight songs of the Graffiti Bridge album on this episode of the Mountains and the Sea. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

Frugal and Reasonable - 20Ten Ancillary Items 10.10.2021 1:15:43

20Ten had a few things that that might have been included on a deluxe edition that we need to talk about. Additionally, live performances of 20Ten songs was a rare thing, so we talk about a few of those, too. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

The Purple Yoda - 20Ten 26.09.2021 1:47:36

The year was… 20Ten. We don’t know why Prince named this album after the year, but we do know that there are some very enjoyable and overlooked songs in this collection. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

Waskley Wabbit - Second Half of Life at the Forum 12.09.2021 42:49

We finish up our coverage of the Live at the Forum (April 28, 2011) concert from the Deluxe Welcome 2 America set. There’s a ton of Prince in this half (and thanks for your patience, fam!). Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

They Gave Us a BluRay - W2A Packaging and Half Concert 29.08.2021 52:28

It’s so pretty! We look at the deluxe packaging for Welcome 2 America and check out the first half of the Live at the Forum (April 28, 2011) concert. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

Near and Far - Welcome 2 America 15.08.2021 2:08:06

It’s “new” here in 2021! Welcome 2 America is a FULL ALBUM that was (mostly) as Prince intended it to be released but shelved for a decade. Was Prince prophetic in the album being as salient in 2021 as in 2010, or have our concerns changed so little in over a decade? Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

Missed Opportunity - Other NPGMC Tracks 01.08.2021 1:22:08

This is another compilation of NPGMC tracks, but not an official one. Josh curated a selection of other tracks for us to check out from the club and this would have made a wonderful third compilation album. Check it, purple friends! Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

An Element or a Polymer - The Slaughterhouse 18.07.2021 1:40:00

Another compilation of NPG Music Club tracks is up. The Slaughterhouse put together another set of tracks from the NPGMC - some as originally released, some remixed or alternate versions. Lots of fun, no matter how you look at it. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

Watch Your Back - The Chocolate Invasion 04.07.2021 1:32:39

Were you a part of the NPG Music Club? No worries if you weren’t - The Chocolate Invasion is one of two compilations with most of the best bits. If you were, no worries there either - there are alternative versions of some of the original releases. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

Crash Burn Fire - Taja Sevelle 20.06.2021 1:08:02

One of the first artists signed to Paisley Park Records was Taja Sevelle and we round out our Sign O’ The Times era coverage with her eponymous album. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

A Very Late Night - New Morning Aftershow June 15 1987 06.06.2021 1:06:55

Prince was a MACHINE and thrived off live performance. He often continued into the wee hours of the morning and June 15, 1987 at New Morning was a particularly wonderful and unusual show that we couldn’t wait to talk about. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

The Love Is Cool, Poppy, Dirty, and Unrequited - SOTT Outtakes Group 2 23.05.2021 1:33:33

Prince was so incredibly prolific that even the massive Sign O’ The Times Super Deluxe couldn’t contain it all. We have another group of era outtakes from the late 80s. Love is expressed in all kinds of ways in these songs. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

Quarters, Halves, and a Paisley Park Mix - Madhouse 16 09.05.2021 1:17:53

Prince was ALL over the Madhouse albums, and even more obviously - at least to us - on Madhouse 16. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

The Leftovers - SOTTSD Outtakes Group 1 25.04.2021 1:24:35

Who loves leftovers? Dinner is already made AND it’s usually better the next day… Well, these outtakes that criminally didn’t make it onto SOTTSD are a delish treat, today on The Mountains and the Sea. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com

For the Love - Madhouse 8 11.04.2021 1:06:17

Prince didn’t always need his name attached to a project for it to be important. Madhouse was about the music - for love, for experimentation, for expression - just getting the music OUT was enough. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com