Posthumously Prince (EP36)

In this episode, Team Derringer discusses an artist that was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, of his generation. With his death in April 2016 of a fentanyl overdose, Prince left his fans wondering if he could have ever reclaimed the pinnacle of success he enjoyed during the 1980s. Prince left behind a vault of unreleased music. Prospects of hidden gems reside in Prince’s vault – a literal vault of music beneath his Minneapolis-based Paisley Park Studios – which contains thousands - possibly tens of thousands - of unreleased songs.

Prince’s estate has already begun releasing music found in Prince’s vault. Team Derringer - Laura, Alton, Dave, and Paul - speculates on whether the music lives up to the Purple One’s high standards and whether any rare gems will be uncovered. The Team also weighs in on the re-packaged and re-released live music from Prince’s 1985 concert at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York, “Prince and The Revolution: Live.” From there, the Team debates the merits of live vs. studio albums and each team member shares their favorite live album.

Finally, each member of Team Derringer reveals their favorite Prince song and discusses whether Prince ever Jumped the Shark and, subsequently, Crossed the Rubicon. All songs heard in this episode (except one) can be found on the corresponding Spotify playlist: “Posthumously: Prince.”

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