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   Anil Dash (anildash@me.dm)'s status on Monday, 05-Feb-2024 02:37:22 JST Anil Dash

   On this day in 2007, Prince delivered the greatest Super Bowl halftime show of all time, delivering the most-viewed musical performance in American history. But the deeper personal, artistic and social themes of his performance elevated it to a cultural milestone. Prince skipped his own biggest hits like When Doves Cry & Kiss in favor of covers from artists across various decades and genres. Here’s the story behind that choice. https://www.anildash.com/2021/02/05/how-prince-won-the-super-bowl/

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     Anil Dash (anildash@me.dm)'s status on Monday, 05-Feb-2024 05:05:51 JST Anil Dash

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     • Kee Hinckley

     @nazgul @anildash 🙏🏾💜

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     Kee Hinckley (nazgul@infosec.exchange)'s status on Monday, 05-Feb-2024 05:05:53 JST Kee Hinckley

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     @anildash I like rereading this every time you post it.

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     Amish Super Model (amishsupermodel@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 05-Feb-2024 05:06:25 JST Amish Super Model

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     @anildash Now you made me go back and watch the whole show. Brilliance!

     https://youtu.be/u72EHy398x4?si=qmYqyjQUQv9oQFsz

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     Anil Dash (anildash@me.dm)'s status on Monday, 05-Feb-2024 06:53:06 JST Anil Dash

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     • Casey Rain 💜

     @caseyrain does a great job of telling this story here: https://youtu.be/Ded3GLIDUNs?si=OV8XyiILLazmnxTo

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     Anil Dash (anildash@me.dm)'s status on Monday, 05-Feb-2024 07:37:53 JST Anil Dash

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     Just a reminder, if you’re ever curious about Prince’s music or career but never found an accessible entry point to his work (his catalog is huge!), I’m always happy to help curate. Here are some starting points https://anildash.com/2017/02/12/its_time_to_discover_prince/

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     Anil Dash (anildash@me.dm)'s status on Monday, 05-Feb-2024 09:02:01 JST Anil Dash

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     • John Siracusa

     @siracusa
     Best: Sign O’ the Times
     First: Purple Rain
     Fave: Sign O’ The Times or 1999

     (All explained in that post!)

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     John Siracusa (siracusa@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 05-Feb-2024 09:02:02 JST John Siracusa

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     @anildash Best, First, Favorite?

     (What’s your pick for the “best” Prince album, the one new fans should listen to first, and your favorite Prince album?)

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     Anil Dash (anildash@me.dm)'s status on Monday, 05-Feb-2024 09:36:05 JST Anil Dash

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     • John Siracusa

     @siracusa Ah, good catch, thanks! Fixed now.

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     John Siracusa (siracusa@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 05-Feb-2024 09:36:06 JST John Siracusa

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     @anildash The Apple Music link for Sign O’ The Times no longer works. (Maybe because the 2020 remaster replaced it on Apple Music?)

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     Anil Dash (anildash@me.dm)'s status on Monday, 05-Feb-2024 11:45:21 JST Anil Dash

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     • Suzanne she/her

     @DrSuzanne The Gold Experience from 1996, and 3121 from 2006 are both very good. The one I tend to love the most is The Truth, his acoustic album from 1996, but I think it’s hard to find on a lot of streaming services.

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     Suzanne she/her (drsuzanne@ohai.social)'s status on Monday, 05-Feb-2024 11:45:22 JST Suzanne she/her

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     @anildash what album do you recommend post 80s that’s not an anthology?

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     Anil Dash (anildash@me.dm)'s status on Monday, 05-Feb-2024 13:38:25 JST Anil Dash

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     • Suzanne she/her

     @DrSuzanne @anildash musically, his 2001 “Rainbow Children” is excellent, but it’s sort of a challenging jazz record with some head-shaking lyrics, so it’s not exactly “Purple Rain 2”, but expanded my appreciation for his musicality a lot. The other ones I’ve mentioned are closer to his more fun hits, and Art Official Age in 2014 had some of his later work that moved me most, like “Way Back Home”.

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     Suzanne she/her (drsuzanne@ohai.social)'s status on Monday, 05-Feb-2024 13:38:27 JST Suzanne she/her

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     @anildash I just listened to a couple of tracks of the acoustic album. It’s really different than his standard stuff that I’m familiar with. Will check out the other too. Thanks! I really didn’t know where to go after the 80s.