Purple Rain

PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION | PURPLE RAIN

Purple Rain is an album about wanting love and not always knowing how to hold it.

Desire. Fear. Faith. Control. Inheritance. Regret. Mercy.

Across the record, Prince reaches for love, pushes it away, and tries to understand the damage left between two people. The album asks what happens when our intentions and someone else’s experience are not the same.

For this edition of The Listening Room, we’ll hear the album in full. On vinyl. Start to finish.

The record runs 43 minutes and will be played in one sitting. The only pause will be the flip from Side A to Side B.

No phones.
No talking.
No distractions.

After the final note, there will be time to write in THE FORECAST | The Listening Room Journal, Vol. 008, followed by a guided conversation.

This is not about explaining Prince.

It is about listening closely enough to notice what the album brings up in you.

Sunday, October 18, 2026
5:30 PM–8:30 PM
2NW5 Speakeasy | The Hoxton Portland

30 seats.
10 Collector’s Editions.

One album. One room. Three hours of attention.

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