A friend of mine saw him several years ago in concert and said most of his songs were Christian/quite religious. I did not catch any of that period of his music, but think he is an awesome rocker, despite his "flair." If you've never seen the movie "Purple Rain", and you are over 18, I recommend it - it was quite good.
Since this is a rock 'n roll related thread, and many of the classic artists are no longer producing records, I thought I'd start a list of modern rockers who "get it", i.e. that ROCK!!! 1) Prince 2) Collective Soul 3) Lenny Kravitz 4) Blues Traveler 5) ...
I saw Prince live once -- might have been during the Purple Rain period. I know I saw the movie of the same day and I agree -- he was at that time awesome. I think I missed his spiritual period.
Speaking of Lenny Kravitz (as you did in the last paragraph of your post) -- I will be seeing him on a double bill with Aerosmith the end of November in my neck of the woods. Should be a super show.
OOoohhhh, I love Blues Traveler!
Despite his perverted lyrics, he's always been pulled towards Christian themes. Now, I think he's a Jehovah's Witness...
Since this is a rock 'n roll related thread, and many of the classic artists are no longer producing records, I thought I'd start a list of modern rockers who "get it", i.e. that ROCK!!! 1) Prince 2) Collective Soul 3) Lenny Kravitz 4) Blues Traveler 5) ...
Add Matthew Sweet and the Foo Fighters to the list. Matthew Sweet's "Girlfriend" is the best 3-minute, 3-chord pop/rock song of the last 20 years.