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Good day people, Since 2004 I became a Prince fan, it all happened because of MTV, something I currently thought couldn’t be possible… But anyway I became a fan of the midget and became a fan of the music. As an idiot I obtained all his 42 albums and somewhere I started with an album, listened to it and gave an random stamp on it. Somehow I became a Fan over the years and learning to listen to music. For example at first I really hated the album “The Rainbow Children”, but over time it became my favorite album. Now I see it as an master piece. In this topic I want to mention the name Prince, The artist I love so much. Recently MJ died and well currently Prince isn’t in a innovative mood, he is smoothing out the sound he created in his own unique ways. So I thought, Let’s make a post to remind you there is still a great dude alive. I cannot place video’s because Prince is very anal about that stuff. He sued his fansites because they love Prince and a very known fansite shut down because of the cease and desist letters. Some random facts:
If you want to hear Prince try to these albums and I will post a reason why: Dirty Mind. Prince his third album. What's funny is that prince started out very young and he blasted all his albums on the other two albums. Dirty mind is the start of new prince music… whats so funny is that it has this demo sound. Prince never made a smooth round, just raw demo music… It’s awesome music. Funny fact around it, is that Prince does the songs live, but every time in a different way. On the One Nite Alone Live album he does a great version of When u Were Mine Favorite tracks: Dirty mind, When u Were Mine. Sign “o” The Times. If you have the change, get an Vinyl copy, the cd has issues with over compression. It’s Prince at a mind-blowing creativity. It has some really good tracks on it and even the B-sides are amazing. If you have the change listen to the song: Shockadelic, it’s a B-side but so good. Favorite tracks: Sign “o” the times, I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man LoveSEXY. A fuse of spiritual and sexual energy and you get Lovesexy. Prince ment it as an spiritual trip and he does it… just listen to it as a whole big piece of music. Favorite tracks: Alphabet St, Anna Stesia. That’s it folks, that should cover my favorite artist for now… If your looking for more Prince info, check http://www.princevault.com. It's an growing wiki made by die-hard Prince fans.... So, I hope you will listen to some of the music and give me feedback or ask me something. I can explain most of the things that are about Prince. Hbjr fucked around with this message at Aug 20, 2009 around 23:02 |
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Prince hasn't gotten around to taking down the videos on dailymotion.com yet - so if you're looking to check him out go there.
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| # ? Aug 20, 2009 23:29 |
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It's a current trend on different forums to start a topic about an artist and fill it a few youtube video's, i just remind people i can't do that because of some legal issues Prince has with those videos. So, it was my own quick warning for that. The reason Prince removes alot of these video's is because he wants full control of what people see and what people can't see. There is a side of me that understands it, but sometimes i'm like: Prince use it! People will see why are you are so awesome.
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| # ? Aug 20, 2009 23:37 |
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I maintain, and will always maintain that Prince is the loving man, and the whole "formerly known as Prince" thing was genius. I disagree with the not being very innovative, Lotus Flowers is a spectacular album and probably my favorite Prince album since his 80s work.
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| # ? Aug 20, 2009 23:54 |
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I would die for you. Girl 6 and Purple Rain soundtracks are his best work. 
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| # ? Aug 21, 2009 00:18 |
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Purple Rain is by far his masterpiece, with no filler tracks, but I'm also partial to 1999 as well as his second album, Prince, which has great songs like "I Wanna Be Your Lover", "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Badly", and "It's Gonna Be Lonely". I like Prince a lot more than Michael Jackson, honestly. Any of his greatest hits CDs is bound to be really good. The entire section of Purple Rain into I Would Die 4 U into, what I consider his best song and the perfect pairing with the previous song, Baby I'm a Star, is just epic. Jizz-spraying guitar and all.
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| # ? Aug 21, 2009 00:35 |
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It is a crime to not mention How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore. Prince touches on so many genres but if I were a betting man on best R&B song by Prince, it would be this.
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| # ? Aug 21, 2009 00:57 |
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I'll never forget that guitar solo during 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' at the hall of fame.
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| # ? Aug 21, 2009 01:02 |
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Sweet, about time we had another Prince thread. I was just listening to The Gold Experience this morning.... what an underrated album. So 90s, but so many funky jams, over the top ballads, power pop guitar work, I love it. Prince is the man. Seeing him at the O2 for 31.21 quid was an absolute steal.
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How awesome to read there is still hope in this world. I guess he still isn't so forgotten. Good to know people also know more albums than just Purple Rain. Yes, Purple Rain is in many ways a very good album, his best? No… not at all. The album and the tour made Prince realize he could do everything he wanted and that people really loved his sound. After Purple Rain he knew he could do so much more. It’s actually so hard for me to name an bad album. quote:
The Gold Experience is also one of my favorite. I didn't want to make this uber long of Prince awesomeness, but more a short basic pack to get you all fired up. In my own humble opinion, The Gold Experience is the Purple Rain of the 90’s. If other users never heard of the Gold Experience, that’s because this album caused a lot of legal issues for Prince. As you all know he changed his name in this Symbol, and somewhere around the Gold Experience Warner Brothers wanted to see money, so they halted the album. When the whole legal issues were done, Prince just moved on to another album…. A shame….. 319, Endorphinmachine and Billy Jack Bitch, man those songs are on fire. You know I really love the most beautiful girl in the world. That song is so cheesy, that it remains awesome. I do have a lot more feeling for the remix version called The Mustang Mix. quote:I disagree with the not being very innovative, Lotus Flowers is a spectacular album and probably my favorite Prince album since his 80s work. Good to read my comment caused some reaction. Yes, the albums are good and I really love that sound Prince is making, but the album has so much filler on it. Lotusflow3r is an awesome experience with awesome guitar work…. But MPLsound is sometimes: meh… Chocolate Box, a song that takes too long! Sometimes, when I’m in a bad mood it sounds like my computer just crashed or the cd is broken. U're Gonna C Me, The One Nite Alone version is so much better. Now it’s just another song, and with One Nite Alone, the piano sound is so much better. Hbjr fucked around with this message at Aug 21, 2009 around 08:26 |
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The Gold Experience is probably my favorite album since Parade. Between Shy and Dolphin and Endorphinmachine, I just can't really think of a more fun album. I've seen him live a few times and he is pretty much the be all end all. His concert DVD, Live at the Aladdin, is my favorite concert DVD/movie of all time. It was released around the same time as One Nite Alone and the version of Strange Relationship is fantastic and worth the price by itself...there has never been a funkier bass line. Yea I've pretty much been a fanboy since 1984 when I used to scour the radio in order to tape "When Doves Cry" and "Let's Go Crazy" on my chincy little Panasonic tape recorder.
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| # ? Aug 21, 2009 12:21 |
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Hbjr posted:It’s actually so hard for me to name an bad album. Well there's always Come.
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| # ? Aug 21, 2009 13:09 |
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I'm the biggest Prince fan I know. I met my wife at a Prince concert, own a ton of bootleg stuff and have even had a chance to speak to him once during one of his sound checks before a show in Atlanta. There's nothing the guy can't do and if you're ever fortunate enough to be able to attend one of his unannounced surprise impromptu aftershows, do everything you can to get there. I know a lot of people who think they don't like him and then they'll be over to our house or in my car and hear something unreleased or a song that wasn't single and ask "Who's this? This is really good." He even did and instrumental jazz album (N.E.W.S.) that totally fooled my in laws during a dinner at our house. I think Prince is also one of the most underrated guitar players of this generation, mainly because he rarely features it prominently on his albums and singles. I remember people thinking that he was piping in the Super Bowl guitar work because his right hand wasn't on the strings and the guitar was still playing. He was using his left hand and working the fret board. I've seen him do it from about 6 feet away. He's incredible, but I can understand how his ego and his diva tendencies turn people off. Not to mention the way he treats his fans sometimes. The new albums (Lotusflow3r and MPLSound) are quite good too. Best I've heard from him in a while. Leonard Pine posted:Well there's always Come. "Planet Earth" was pretty awful. BiggerBoat fucked around with this message at Aug 21, 2009 around 15:07 |
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I have always loved Crystal Ball, mostly the song but also the complete set. Cloreen Bacon Skin is amazing.
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Spook posted:I have always loved Crystal Ball, mostly the song but also the complete set. "Calhoun Square" and 'Days of Wild" are all time faves of mine. Prince albums have been strangely inconsistent since right about the time he did 'Lovesexy', which almost seemed to single handedly split his fan base in half. I suppose the cover had a lot to with it as well and the fact the the whole CD was 1 track. Ever since "Sign O' the Times" it seems that everything he's released has 2 or 3 classic tracks, 2 to 6 mediocre ones and at least 3 that are cringe inducing and have you looking for the skip button. His versatility works against him as much as it works for him too. Some people like the falsetto ballads, some the funk/dance tracks and others the more pop/rock oriented songs, so there's never any real consensus about what makes him great. Bands and musicians from his era, like, say, Zeppelin, Metallica, The Police, U2 or even MJ don't have this problem because they can't do all the things Prince can and their styles tend to be generally consistent. The songs that Prince fans skip on any CD vary wildly from person to person. I know a ton of fans who adore the "Come" album and consider it a buried treasure. He'd also be a lot more popular if he didn't make it so much loving work to be a fan, but I've given up on him ever changing and releasing all the songs from his vault or anything like that. Check out prince.org to see what I'm talking about. His fan base is as crazy, idiosyncratic and as varied as he is. I've never seen an artist as oddly polarizing, challenging, diverse and frustrating as Prince. Maybe that's part of the charm. He's a dying breed for sure when you consider the current state of music and the industry.
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| # ? Aug 21, 2009 16:41 |
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The first music I ever bought, besides a couple of K-Tel compilations, was a cassette of 1999, way back in 83 or 84. I was a huge fan up until Graffiti Bridge and Diamonds and Pearls, at which point I bailed. I've since returned and checked out some of the later stuff. Some of it is really good (parts of Emancipation, Musicology and 3121 especially) but I still miss the Revolution era.
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| # ? Aug 21, 2009 16:57 |
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The Remote Viewer posted:I'll never forget that guitar solo during 'While My Guitar Gently Weeps' at the hall of fame. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifp_SVrlurY This is one of the best guitar solos I've ever seen in my life. He's just so amazing and blasts you out of nowhere.
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SgtScruffy posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifp_SVrlurY George Harrison's kid's expression is priceless right when Prince takes over the song.
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| # ? Aug 21, 2009 17:13 |
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Once again, awesome to read your stories and your input.quote:Well there's always Come.  Well the album Come is actually very good. It is, as BiggerBoat stated, a buried treasure. At first I didn’t like his album, but one day I picked the album out of my closet and just played it really loud. Space is an great sound, has just amazing remixes and is a great song. The only downside is Orgasm. One thing to point out is the original setlist, Prince originally had a different configuration for Come, something more awesome: quote:1. Come A known prince fan called BorisFishpaw said this: quote:It's worth noting that the versions of 'Come', 'Loose' and 'Race' were quite different sounding More info can be found here: http://prince.org/msg/7/101499 Pheromone just blows my mind sometimes, it’s such a nasty funky sometimes. And the most special song on the album is Papa, it has some haunting lyrics: ”Papa” posted:
Biggerboat, one question to you… What’s Prince like? I always heard he is just a friendly smiling guy with an open attitude… I saw him live on a regular show at the 02, the august the 28th. Hbjr fucked around with this message at Aug 21, 2009 around 17:33 |
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op, how is prince a forgotten artist when he's usually the number one-selling live act in the world every time he decides to tour? he's still one of the most famous and money-making musicians alive.
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i am not so sure posted:op, how is prince a forgotten artist when he's the number one-selling live act in the world every time he decides to tour? i think his last tour was 2007 and he made more money than like bruce springsteen and the rolling stones, didn't he? Well, to me Prince is a forgotten artist because people can only mention songs like Purple Rain, Kiss and "the song about or with doves" (when doves cry). Not that is something bad, but still... 3121 and newer work are almost unknown.Recently I bought a lot of Prince stuff and the seller said: "isn't he some short symbol now? and he is still alive".. So the short version: I have put a magnifier on the term "forgotten artist". For me it’s fun to read that loads of people see Prince differently.
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| # ? Aug 21, 2009 18:27 |
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Hbjr posted:
Skip below for the short version. I don't claim to know him of course, but during the "One Nite Alone Tour" in 2002, he had his own membership website (NPGMC) that gave fans first crack at front row tickets and access to the sound check and after shows. I saw him 2 nights in a row in Atlanta on that tour. The first night he pretty much just jammed through the soundcheck and even invited people to come up on stage and sing/dance/play guitar or whatever. He bantered a bit with the 100 or so club members and asked if we'd been "searched' or patted down for recording devices. We hadn't s we all said "no". When he was done rehearsing, we all were made to get up, go back out into the lobby, get searched and then re-enter, which wouldn't have been a problem except that even among those 100 pre-ordered seats, it was still General Admission and when people were let back in, mother fuckers were jacking seats that others had already claimed, waited in line for all day, etc. Drama ensued. Even though most people were cool enough to take the seat they had to start with, all of which were in the first five rows, a few others decided to rush back in and get better ones and several fights almost broke out. It was a horrible lack of organization and a blatant security oversight on Prince's part that allowed that to happen, IMO, and even though I got my seat back, I was still pissed that all of this was going on over something so petty that one of us might have a loving tape recorder or something. The second night we were searched before we went in and as we sat we gradually became aware that Prince was seated about 20 rows behind us in the middle of the theater holding a microphone. He passed a mic around and invited people to ask questions. He mentioned that heard "there was almost some drama happening last night" and admonished us "All over a few concert seats. Aint that sad." Something like that anyhow. I was pissed. When they handed me the mic, I asked him if he had anything to do with the hosed up security situation the previous night and if he was the one who made us all get up and go back out and re-enter, which led to the "drama" and the "sad' situation. He smugly replied "No. I was backstage, remember." I wasn't trying to be a dick to him really, but gently trying to suggest that if you're so concerned about your concert being recorded, collecting your $125 per ticket, and that your (remaining) fan base who took a day off fro work and waited in line to see you all day doesn't get punched out over their seats, maybe you should get your poo poo together and search us before we come in before you scold all of US over what went down. And I KNOW he was the one who made who made us all leave and come back. Who else could have done it? As a lifelong fan, I wish I'd asked him something better, but his sanctimonious, scolding and condescending attitude towards his most loyal fans - all over a maybe 5 bad apples in the bunch out or hundreds - loving infuriated me. The mic got passed around some more and eventually the conversation turned to religion (since Prince is pretty hard core JW now) and at that point I was out of there to head to the bar and smoke a cig until the show started. That's where I met my wife, outside smoking. Maybe if Prince hadn't been such a religious and annoying pain the rear end, i never would have gotten married. Beyond all that though, from what I can gather about Prince is that he's really quite funny, loose and playful as long as he is complete control of the situation in front of him, like a child in his play room or something. Watch An Evening With Kevin Smith for ore insight into what I mean. As long as it's Prince's set up, Prince's say, Prince's way and Prince calls the all the shots then he's remarkably ordinary and like someone you went to art school with or something. He's also oddly intimidating for someone so tiny and effeminate. Sorry for the rant. Short version: Prince is an egotist and a control freak but as long he can operate entirely within that element he seems normal and is surprisingly funny and almost laid back.
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BiggerBoat posted:Skip below for the short version. I thank you for the long rant, I really love those long written stories about Prince. Personally I think you cannot figure out a good question, because you can always think of a better one, your human and maybe it's your personality to the clear the air around it. It's a shame I never had the change to become an NPMC member.... Seems like I really missed out on something.
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| # ? Aug 21, 2009 18:50 |
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Hbjr posted:It's a shame I never had the change to become an NPMC member.... Seems like I really missed out on something. Not really. Unless he toured in your city or somewhere close, it wasn't really worth joining. Check out Prince.org and watch all the fans going insane over his every move/whim. I'm planning on putting a link on there to this thread so everyone can witness the crazy for themselves - and maybe some of them will join SA. If you want bootlegs/songs/videos or whatever, join that board and org note me since I don't have Plat here (and gently caress Prince anyhow). Also, imeem is a fantastic resource for old/unreleased Prince songs. At least for now. I go by "herb4" on that board. Maybe I can get Prince to sue us. edit: I suck at typing BiggerBoat fucked around with this message at Aug 21, 2009 around 20:12 |
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BiggerBoat posted:Not really. Great idea to get Prince on the wrong side, not.. haha. Well, to my humble opinion Prince.org is way too negative. Everybody jumped at musicology and everybody was like: IT'S NO SIGN O THE TIMES! (yes with the caps) and suddenly everybody like it. I try to look things at a more positive side, but thanks for your offer. Lurking around Prince.org is my favourite choice and dang, I really miss Housequake. It was THE resource for information. Some people that posted worked with Prince and there all gone.
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| # ? Aug 21, 2009 20:07 |
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Hbjr posted:... I really miss Housequake. It was THE resource for information. Some people that posted worked with Prince and there all gone. No poo poo. WHO shut down housequake? That's what I mean about the way he treats his fans. Look at the way the Dead did it, or Trent Reznor or even Bowie or Radiohead. Encouraging fans to spend their money to record their shows and trade tapes/CD's, build word of mouth and create a following and a revenue stream. There are rows upon rows of folks who would gladly pony up and buy whatever he had that he wanted to introduce or re-release, but he shuts down You Tube stuff (that would build his fan base) because a baby was dancing to "Let's Go Crazy" on it without his permission and then everyone goes back to realizing what a a prima donna pain the rear end he is and forgets about him again. These days, I just trade online, with my friends and get for free what I would have gladly paid Prince for in the first place. He's a strange cat to be sure, but to his credit, he built his own world, from a young age, did it his way and on his terms and never compromised unless he chose to. I wish I could say that much. But I'd like to think that had I managed to accomplish that much, I wouldn't be such an insufferable rear end in a top hat about everyone who helped me get there.
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| # ? Aug 21, 2009 20:30 |
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This video is why I love Prince: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CoxNzOOoQU James Brown first calls Michael Jackson up to the stage who comes up and does about 30 seconds of singing and some dancing. Yeah yeah very cool. He then calls up Prince who spends the next 2 and a half minutes showing how insane/great he is. First of all, he approaches the stage getting a piggy-back ride from some dude that looks like Santa Claus. He then starts to spastically play the guitar and follows it up by taking his shirt off, doing some mic tricks, and letting out a primal screech. He ends with some weird dancing, some clapping, and finishes everything off by knocking down a fake lightpole while getting off the stage. I love everything about the video, but what really strikes me is how much he outdoes MJ.
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| # ? Aug 22, 2009 01:18 |
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Hbjr posted:Well, to me Prince is a forgotten artist because people can only mention songs like Purple Rain, Kiss and "the song about or with doves" (when doves cry). Not that is something bad, but still... 3121 and newer work are almost unknown. It depends on who you talk to (people who grew up on Prince or people who just discovered him). Some folks just prefer the older stuff. Also, I don't see how you can make this statement when you've only known about him for a few years.
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I went from disliking Prince to liking his music right around Musicology, but I think after seeing him perform "Fury" on SNL, I became a huge fan. Granted, I was pretty disappointed by the studio version of the song. I've been enjoying his more recent stuff (3121, Planet Earth, Lotusflower), but I get tired of it really fast, whereas I can listen to any of his albums from Dirty Mind - Lovesexy over and over again and still enjoy them. I guess he isn't too much different than a lot of other aging musicians in that regard. I love David Byrne, but his more recent solo stuff doesn't have the energy of Talking Heads. I haven't listened to much of his work from the 90s. Any albums I should definitely check out? As far as his control-freakishness goes, I think the way he treats his fans is pretty lovely sometimes, but ultimately, he probably wouldn't be the artist he is if he were any different. You look at someone like Miles Davis, who was a musical genius who almost single-handedly changed the face of jazz multiple times, but from what I can gather, even in his own autobiography, was a pretty big dick a lot of the time. Not that it is any excuse, but hey, I guess if Prince wasn't so goshdarned talented, nobody would put up with him.
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quote:He's a strange cat to be sure, but to his credit, he built his own world, from a young age, did it his way and on his terms and never compromised unless he chose to. I wish I could say that much. But I'd like to think that had I managed to accomplish that much, I wouldn't be such an insufferable rear end in a top hat about everyone who helped me get there. I think, but I cannot back this up… That Housequake had a lot of legal ground and could win the case against Prince. But Aaron, the builder of Housequake, just didn’t wanted to fight his idol, because being a Prince fan was a Hobby. Yeah, Prince has it's flaws as a person, but I try to stick to his music and not going all so personal like it. He makes good music, so he does an great job. quote:This video is why I love Prince: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CoxNzOOoQU It’s a dangerous thing to point out, but MJ vs Prince is stupid argument. Those fights are like who are better: Bob Dylan or the Beatles. Prince and MJ knew each other, had their arguments, but in the end they respected each other and even played a game of ping-pong. They both made good music and influenced a lot of new artists around the world. It’s so useless to hammer again and again on it if MJ or Prince is better, get over it.. quote:
Well, the statement is made from my humble opinion. The years I’m a “fan” of the music doesn’t count, but in my surrounding it look like he is forgotten. It’s not a statement directed at the Prince fans… quote:I haven't listened to much of his work from the 90s. Any albums I should definitely check out? Yeah, try The Love Symbol and / or The Gold Experience. It's packed with tons of energy and it just sounds awesome.
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| # ? Aug 22, 2009 09:49 |
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Hbjr posted:It’s a dangerous thing to point out, but MJ vs Prince is stupid argument. Those fights are like who are better: Bob Dylan or the Beatles. Prince and MJ knew each other, had their arguments, but in the end they respected each other and even played a game of ping-pong. They both made good music and influenced a lot of new artists around the world. I agree. The only reason they are really compared is the fact that they are both black artists that had a lot of mainstream popularity around the same time. I really wish the song Bad had worked out as a duet like it was supposed to. Apparently, Prince wanted the song to be darker. quote:Yeah, try The Love Symbol and / or The Gold Experience. It's packed with tons of energy and it just sounds awesome. Cool. Thanks.
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Malaleb posted:I agree. The only reason they are really compared is the fact that they are both black artists that had a lot of mainstream popularity around the same time. The reason is because of how eccentric their appearance was.
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Anyone know much about MJ v Prince feuds? I was always interested in their relationship, because I didn't know much, but the two biggest pop forces of the 80s, both with very different styles and philosophies, there had to be something going on.
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| # ? Aug 23, 2009 01:48 |
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Hbjr posted:It’s a dangerous thing to point out, but MJ vs Prince is stupid argument. Those fights are like who are better: Bob Dylan or the Beatles. Prince and MJ knew each other, had their arguments, but in the end they respected each other and even played a game of ping-pong. They both made good music and influenced a lot of new artists around the world.
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LuckySevens posted:Anyone know much about MJ v Prince feuds? I was always interested in their relationship, because I didn't know much, but the two biggest pop forces of the 80s, both with very different styles and philosophies, there had to be something going on. They planned Bad as a duet between Prince and MJ originally, they wanted to create fake media hype building up to the release of the single about a feud between them. However, Prince just said that the song would be a hit, with or without him, and declined.
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| # ? Aug 23, 2009 10:39 |
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There is also the story of "We are the World". MJ really wanted Prince to take part in a lot of project that involved helping others. Prince declined, with reasons I can't really explain. But, there is a b-side with a song hello, and it explains a lot: quote:
About the Bad song. Chris Rock had an interview with Prince and they talked about bad... Prince said something in the lines of: quote:Bad is about being cool, and the first line is: "You're butt is mine".... How can that be cool?
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| # ? Aug 23, 2009 13:56 |
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Jesus Rocket posted:This video is why I love Prince: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CoxNzOOoQU Prince is somebody who I've never liked and never understood the appeal. His performance here I think quite frankly was horrid. He plucks a few poo poo notes and acts like a complete and total wanker. I've always found Prince to be excessively creepy more than anything else. I respect him for being prolific, changing genre about a dozen times and being a drat good guitarist, but his act never worked for me.
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| # ? Aug 23, 2009 14:15 |
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Just ignore that video.... It doesn't say very much about Prince. Everybody makes mistakes. For me it's more about the music Prince makes, the whole parade around it makes it more special. This one time I had a girl in my room and we were chatting about music and she looked at my vinyl collection and said in a shocked voice: WHAT THE HELL IS THAT.. I said at the most calm tone possible: The lovesexy album, it's awesome, listen to it sometime. To break the ice I gave her the tourbook where Prince has a photo with a lot of make-up on. She was stunned, so awesome... 
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| # ? Aug 23, 2009 14:27 |
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Hbjr posted:Goddamn you Hbjr
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| # ? Aug 23, 2009 16:07 |
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MSN has an article up today discussing his protegees...interesting to read the public perception of Prince's side-projects. http://www.theroot.com/multimedia/p...d-now?GT1=38002 edit: especially uneven is the perception of Wendy & Lisa, who have had successfuul careeres scoring television and who AREN'T bitter or jilted but some fans don't seem to be aware of this Dead Snoopy fucked around with this message at Aug 23, 2009 around 18:48 |
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