Prince & the Revolution: The Breakup That Changed Pop Forever

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They made music history with Purple Rain, but behind the glam and genius, Prince & the Revolution were heading for collapse. Breaking the Band uncovers how creative control, backstage tension, and Prince’s perfectionism led to the unraveling of one of pop’s most iconic collaborations.  🎸 Stream it now on REELZ+ https://www.reelzplus.com Available on Roku, Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.

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00:00When the band finally returns to Minneapolis,

00:03yet more riffs threaten to destabilize the revolution.

00:09Brown Mark has finally had enough of being completely controlled by Prince.

00:14In a secret deal with Prince, he resigns from the revolution

00:17and renegotiates a much larger fee as a session musician for the upcoming tour.

00:24You know, there was a lot of internal stuff going on and I decided to move on.

00:28And, you know, I went under contract and kept my mouth shut and we went out.

00:35March 31st, 1986.

00:38Prince releases the album Parade.

00:40It will be the last to feature the revolution.

00:43Parade will go platinum by June.

00:48July 2nd, 1986.

00:50With Parade hitting number three in the Billboard Top 200,

00:54Prince's movie Under the Cherry Moon is released

00:56and despite its platinum selling soundtrack,

00:59it's a dud.

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