The Mountains and the Sea Reviews Prince

Christy Norman

About

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 two or more episodes, as needed. The first will focus on the album 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. The second and 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.

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154 episodes

Make It MTV Friendly - D&P Videos

PRINCE MADE VIDEOS FOR NEARLY EVERY SONG ON DIAMONDS AND PEARLS. WE TALK ABOUT VIDEOS FOR  DIAMONDS AND PEARLS, INSATIABLE, WILLING AND ABLE, AND TWO VERSIONS OF MONEY DON’T MATTER 2 NIGHT. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 18m
Mar 31
Pranksta Gangstas - Cream Maxi-Single Part 2

PART 2 OF OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CREAM MAXI-SINGLE SUPPORTING THE DIAMONDS AND PEARLS ALBUM. DO YOUR DANCE, THE CHILD OF CREAM, BEGAT ITS OWN REMIXES ON “SIDE 2” OF THE LP - AND WE HAVE SELECTIONS FOR THE DISC. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

57m
Mar 17
Late 80's Video Ladies - Cream Maxi-Single Part 1

PART 1 OF OUR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE CREAM MAXI-SINGLE SUPPORTING THE DIAMONDS AND PEARLS ALBUM. FROM THE VIDEO TO THE REMIXES TO THE COMPLETELY NEW RIFS ON CREAM, IT’S A FUNKY RIDE. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 2m
Mar 03
Go Your Own Way - Diamonds and Pearls Part 2

WE HAVE OUR DISCUSSION ON THE SECOND HALF OF DIAMONDS AND PEARLS ALONG WITH OUR SELECTIONS FOR THE BY-AND-LARGE WONDERFUL REMASTER OF THE 1991 ALBUM THAT PRODUCED FOUR CHARTING SINGLES. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 45m
Feb 18
Prince Infrastructure Bill - Diamonds and Pearls Part 1

WE HAVE FINALLY STARTED TALKING ABOUT DIAMONDS AND PEARLS, THE ALBUM PROPER. WE HAVE SO MANY THOUGHTS THAT WERE WORTH SHARING, THAT WE HAD TO BREAK OUR COVERAGE INTO TWO PARTS. IT’S A HIDDEN THROW-BACK ALBUM THAT IS ONE FUNKY RIDE. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

2h 6m
Feb 04
Surprise Video Shoots - Gett Off Video EP

PROLIFIC PRINCE MADE A BUNCH OF VIDEOS FOR SONGS ON THE GETT OFF MAXISINGLE AND RELEASED IT AS A VIDEO EP. WE GET TO PEEK INTO RARELY-SEEN AREAS OF PAISLEY PARK AND PRINCE’S HOME ON GALPIN BLVD, AND SEE PRINCE SO HAPPY. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 15m
Jan 21
I'm the Problem - Episode Delayed

I'M THE PROBLEM, IT'S ME. THE PRODUCER (AHEM, NO NEED TO NAME NAMES) DIDN'T GIVE THE TALENT ENOUGH TIME OFF FOR THE HOLIDAYS, SO IT'S GOING TO BE ONE MORE WEEK BEFORE WE RETURN TO OUR COVERAGE OF DIAMONDS AND PEARLS. THE GETT OFF VIDEO EP IS SUPER FUN, SO CATCH UP ON WATCHING THOSE IN THE MEAN TIME. THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENTS, FRIENDS! Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1m
Jan 14
Moon Theme - 1991 MTV VMAs and Arsenio Hall

PROMOTION FOR DIAMONDS AND PEARLS INVOLVED TWO HIGH-PROFILE TELEVISION APPEARANCES - THE 1991 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS AND A TAKE-OVER OF THE ARSENIO HALL SHOW. WE TALK ABOUT THE SCANDALOUS TO THE CAPTIVATING IN SOME OF THE BEST PRINCE TV EVER. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 39m
Dec 24, 2023
Hold It, Fred - Gett Off Maxi-Single

BEFORE DIAMONDS & PEARLS WAS RELEASED, A DIRTY SEX SONG WAS RELEASED TO PROMOTE IT: GETT OFF. THE MAXI-SINGLE IS ONE OF OUR ABSOLUTE FAVORITES AND WE TALK ABOUT ALL SEVEN TRACKS AND THE RACY VIDEO. IT’S A REAL SEXY AFFAIR. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 40m
Dec 10, 2023
Splits Zenith - Diamonds & Pearls Lead Up

DIAMONDS & PEARLS IS HERE! WE ARE GOING TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE EXPANSIVE SUPER DELUXE EDITION THE WAY THAT LITTLE TEENAGE JOSH EXPERIENCED THE ALBUM AS WE START WITH GLAM SLAM ‘91, GETT OFF (DAMN NEAR 10 MIN.), HORNY PONY, AND THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONIES. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 45m
Nov 26, 2023
More Basement - For You Outtakes Part 5

OUR FINAL EPISODE ABOUT THE FOR YOU - THE ALBUM THAT STARTED PRINCE’S CAREER - IS HERE. MORE BASEMENT RECORDINGS, THE EARLIEST OFFICIAL RELEASE OF PRINCE WORKING WITH ANOTHER BAND, AND A SURPRISE GEM THAT SURFACED DURING THE PANDEMIC FINISHES THIS ERA FOR US. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 21m
Nov 12, 2023
Sexy Omniscient Narrator - For You Outtakes Part 4

IT MAY BE A TROPE, BUT SOMETIMES IT’S TRUE: ASPIRING MUSICIANS MAKE MUSIC IN BASEMENTS. DON’T YOU WANNA RIDE?, ROCK ME, LOVER, AND LEAVING FOR NEW YORK PRINCE WERE AMBITIOUS TRACKS THAT DISPLAYED HIS TREMENDOUS TALENT WITH RELATIVELY RUDIMENTARY EQUIPMENT. THEN MISS YOU AND AN INSTRUMENTAL TRACK WERE MADE IN A BETTER EQUIPPED BASEMENT. AND IF YOU SEE ME WASN’T RECORDED IN A BASEMENT, AT LEAST NOT BY PRINCE. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 10m
Oct 29, 2023
Who's the Bossa Nova - For You Outtakes Part 3

MORE OUTTAKES FROM THE FOR YOU ERA! FROM 94 EAST (LOVIN’ CUP, DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF THE WORLD), TO SONGS THAT WOULD EVENTUALLY GET A RELEASE (MAKE IT THROUGH THE STORM, WOULDN’T YOU LOVE TO LOVE ME), AND ONE THAT WAS FOR A PARTICULAR NIGHT (WE CAN WORK IT OUT), PRINCE WAS A BUSY YOUNG MAN. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 5m
Oct 15, 2023
Just Jelly Jam, Baby - For You Outtakes Part 2

PRINCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PROLIFIC AND HIS VERY EARLY CAREER IS NO EXCEPTION. WE HAVE ANOTHER EPISODE OF OUTTAKES FROM THE FOR YOU ERA - WE TALK ABOUT JELLY JAM, THREE DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF JUST AS LONG AS WE’RE TOGETHER, AND TWO VERSIONS OF BABY. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 1m
Oct 01, 2023
Almost Quacking, Nearly Camille - For You Outtakes Part 1

FOR A BRAND NEW ARTIST, PRINCE HAD A TON OF UNRELEASED MUSIC. FROM EARLY DAYS WITH 94 EAST (JUST ANOTHER SUCKER), A SONG THAT NEVER FOUND AN ALBUM HOME (DONNA), AND ALTERNATE VERSIONS (SOFT AND WET, MY LOVE IS FOREVER) THERE IS PLENTY TO COVER - AND WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 19m
Sep 17, 2023
Delighted - For You Part 2

WE FINISHED UP LISTENING TO PRINCE’S DEBUT ALBUM. THERE IS SO MUCH TO LOVE! THE PRODUCTION VALUE WAS STELLAR AND WE WERE DELIGHTED TO SHARE OUR TIME CAPSULE, SEA, AND MOUNTAIN OF FOR YOU - A DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE TO US BOTH. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 19m
Sep 03, 2023
Handclapsandfingasnaps - For You Part 1

WHERE DOES ONE START? AT THE BEGINNING! WE HEAD BACK TO PRINCE’S DEBUT, FOR YOU, AND COVER THE FIRST FIVE SONGS (NO SELECTIONS THIS TIME) TO REALLY APPRECIATE SEEING THE GENIUS THAT WAS ALREADY APPARENT AND NOTICING THE DETAILS THAT WOULD FLOURISH LATER IN HIS CAREER. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 9m
Aug 20, 2023
Frustration and Elation - Vault Series Volume 1

WE HAVE THOUGHTS ON THE TWO SONGS RECENTLY RELEASED BY THE ESTATE: THE VAULT SERIES VOLUME 1 THAT INCLUDED ALL A SHARE TOGETHER NOW AND 7 (E-FLAT VERSION). WE HAVE EVEN MORE THOUGHTS ABOUT HOW THE RELEASE WAS HANDLED AND THE STATE OF THE ESTATE. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 18m
Aug 06, 2023
Ending Outtakes - Emancipation Era Outtakes Part 2

MORE EMANCIPATION-ERA OUTTAKES TO FINALLY FINISH UP OUR COVERAGE OF THE SPRAWLING 1996 OPUS. WE CHAT ABOUT TWO VERSIONS OF SLAVE (2 THE SYSTEM), SONNY T’S VERSION OF ACKNOWLEDGE ME, LOVE (NEVER HAS 2 SAY GOODBYE), LIVIN’ 2 DIE (OUR LIVES) AND EARLY VERSIONS OF EMANCIPATION AND SOUL SANCTUARY. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 7m
Jul 23, 2023
Rx for Funk - Emancipation Era Outtakes Part 1

SURELY PRINCE REALLY DID “EMPTY THE GUN” WITH 36 SONGS ON EMANCIPATION, RIGHT? HARDLY. HERE IS PART 1 OF OUTTAKES FROM THE SPRAWLING 3-DISC SET WITH I’LL NEVER B ANOTHER FOOL, 2020, FEELGOOD, I’M A DJ (EYE AND THE DJ), AND JOURNEY 2 THE CENTER OF YOUR HEART. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 7m
Jul 09, 2023
Free at Last - Emancipation Release Party

PRINCE STILL HELD SO MUCH INFLUENCE IN THE MID-90’S THAT HE COULD PROMOTE THE RELEASE OF EMANCIPATION WITH A SIMULCAST CONCERT ON BET, MTV, AND VH1. WE CHAT ABOUT THIS INTERESTING MIX OF SONGS. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

54m
Jun 18, 2023
Ya Mama's Favorite - Selection of Live Emancipation Performances

IS THERE ANYTHING BETTER THAN PRINCE LIVE? NOT MUCH, IN OUR OPINION. JOSH CHOSE A SELECTION OF LIVE PERFORMANCES FROM THE EMANCIPATION ERA AND WE REVEL IN THE FUNKY FUN! Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 17m
Jun 04, 2023
Picking New Battles - Chris Rock Interview and More

THE ARTIST FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE DID MANY INTERVIEWS AS PROMOTION FOR EMANCIPATION IN 1996 AND 1997. PRINCE SPOKE WITH CHRIS ROCK ON VH1, THE TODAY SHOW, ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, CNN, KMSP, AND EVEN A COUPLE AWARDS PRESENTATIONS AND WE CHECK THEM ALL OUT. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

1h 16m
May 21, 2023
Do It Like She Likes It - Oprah Show Appearance 1996

PART OF THE PROMOTION FOR EMANCIPATION WAS PROMOTIONAL APPEARANCES. THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW DEVOTED AN ENTIRE EPISODE TO THE ARTIST FORMERLY KNOWN AS PRINCE AND IT WAS AS HEARTBREAKING AS IT WAS ILLUMINATING. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ Twitter: @TMATSPodcast Email: TMATSPodcast@gmail.com https://gmail.com

56m
May 07, 2023
Look and Listen - Videos and Select Live Performances

EMANCIPATION WAS SUPPORTED BY FOUR MUSIC VIDEOS - SOMEBODY’S SOMEBODY, BETCHA BY GOLLY WOW!, THE HOLY RIVER, AND FACE DOWN. PRINCE ALSO VISITED THE ROSIE O’DONNELL SHOW AND TOP OF THE POPS AFTER A STOP AT THE TODAY SHOW TO BID ADIEU TO BRYANT GUMBEL. WE CHECK OUT THIS BUSY 1996-1997 ERA. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ TWITTER: @TMATSPODCAST EMAIL: TMATSPODCAST@GMAIL.COM https://gmail.com

1h 19m
Apr 23, 2023
Not the Show We Planned

Thanks for your patience as we take an unplanned break. We should be back to our normal schedule in just a couple weeks.

1m
Apr 09, 2023
Somebody's Down - Somebody's Somebody and Face Down Remixes - 3:19:23, 4.42 PM

REMIXES! GET YOUR - SURPRISINGLY FEW - REMIXES! EMANCIPATION HAD JUST A COUPLE OFFICIAL REMIXES OF SOMEBODY’S SOMEBODY AND FACE DOWN, AND A COUPLE MORE FUN BITS THROWN IN FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ TWITTER: @TMATSPODCAST EMAIL: TMATSPODCAST@GMAIL.COM

56m
Mar 26, 2023
Free at Last - Emancipation Disk 3, Part 2

WE ROUND OUT THE FINAL DISK OF EMANCIPATION AND IT’S A RIDE. A LOVELY LADY WITH A PENCHANT FOR PLENTY OF PARTNERS, EARLY INTERNET CULTURE, REMEMBERING A FRIEND, AND MORE IN THE LAST SIX SONGS OF THE MASSIVE ALBUM. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ TWITTER: @TMATSPODCAST EMAIL: TMATSPODCAST@GMAIL.COM

1h 34m
Mar 12, 2023
Style Is - Emancipation Disk 3, Part 1

PRINCE GIVES US SOME HONESTY IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE FINAL DISK OF EMANCIPATION. FROM HOW HE FELT ABOUT WB AND REVIEWERS, TO LOVE, FASHION, AND THE STATE OF OUR FUTURE, WE GET MOSTLY FAST JOINTS THAT WILL HAVE YOU FINDING YOUR OWN STYLE. Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ TWITTER: @TMATSPODCAST EMAIL: TMATSPODCAST@GMAIL.COM

1h 31m
Feb 26, 2023
So Much Pressure - Emancipation Disk 2, Part 2

THE SECOND HALF OF DISK 2 OF EMANCIPATION HAS SOME UNUSUAL IDEAS ABOUT WHAT RELATIONSHIPS SHOULD BE LIKE. SOME ARE SWEET AND SOME MAKE US LOOK ASKANCE AT PRINCE… Visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ TWITTER: @TMATSPODCAST EMAIL: TMATSPODCAST@GMAIL.COM

1h 34m
Feb 12, 2023