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Crystal Ball Club

Crystal Ball Club

Written by: Mike and Nathan
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 When Prince's name is mentioned, nearly everyone's ears immediately ring with his peerless work from his imperial decade, the 1980s. But this American pop genius did some of his best, most fascinating, and sometimes most frustrating work in the decade that followed. Join the Crystal Ball Club as we dive deep into Prince's 1990s odyssey.Mike and Nathan Music
Episodes
  • Side Projects 1989-1993

    Side Projects 1989-1993
    Dec 2 2025

    Prince entered the 1990s as prolific as ever, churning out CD-filling albums for himself and the NPG, but also writing and recording dozens more tracks for collaborators and side projects. Most were also demos for the sparkling new production facilities at Paisley Park.


    Join Mike and Nathan as we run through the highlights (and a few lowlights) of this era.

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    2 hrs and 11 mins
  • [Love Symbol] (1992)

    [Love Symbol] (1992)
    Nov 18 2025

    Forget reading the morning papers, Mike and Nathan break down Prince's most ambitious recording project yet, 1992's simultaneously amazing and frustrating [LOVE SYMBOL].
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    2 hrs and 4 mins
  • 3 Chains o' Gold

    3 Chains o' Gold
    Jul 3 2025

    Fans earnestly debate how Prince's early 90s work stacks up against his 80s golden period, but there's little disagreement that his cinematic output was a straight arrow down -- from the exhilarating heights of Purple Rain, to the lovable oddity of Under the Cherry Moon, the clunky Graffiti Bridge, and finally here: the largely embarrassing 3 Chains o' Gold.


    3 Chains might be tough to defend as a movie, but it helps us understand where our hero is at -- artistically, professionally, personally -- as he moves into his 36th year...
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    1 hr and 37 mins
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