For many listeners I know, their interest in Prince leapt directly from Purple Rain to Sign of the Times, and, oh yeah, that cool single "Kiss" in between. Well in my opinion "Parade" is one Prince album I will always play and love, even today (2000). I sure wish he'd remaster / re-release this with all the b-sides and outtakes. "I Wonder U" is one of the strangest, most incredible ideas he's recorded. If "Around The World in a Day" was Beatle-esque, "Parade" was Pet Sounds meshed with French film soundtracks, and the result is extraordinary. I'll probably never listen to Purple Rain again, but Parade will live on.