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The artist known as Prince has died at age 57
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dskillzhtown
keep your strippers out of my American football
Was a great, great album. I was listening to it yesterday. I had the vinyl, later collected the singles on mp3 but last year I found the album cut into mp3s, something I swore I would do myself, but never did. Positivity and Anna Stesia were my favorite tracks. Though Glam Slam was up there too.
Fake edit - Why are you guys having a flame war in this thread? I swear some of you would argue about anything at any time.
teruterubozu
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Yeah one of my faves. I still have the CD (one of the first CDs I ever bought) and it's all one track.
Johnlenham
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This is a realy great mix played on the Friday on NTS. Well worth playing.
http://www.nts.live/shows/raji-rags/episodes/raji-rags-prince-tribute-22nd-april-2016
http://www.nts.live/shows/raji-rags/episodes/raji-rags-prince-tribute-22nd-april-2016
Arthr2ShdsJcksn
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Prince is better than Clapton and Hendrix. Hendrix is a god, but he didn't live long enough to attain the breadth of work that Prince had. SRV is awesome too, but I think its a matter of preference, and I prefer Prince. I also play guitar.
<+)O Robido O(+>
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Dragonborn
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I never really listened to any of his music but I knew who he was. RIP
Ninja Scooter
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Props to SNL that special they put together in a day or two was a really, really great watch.
Well played
JetBlackPanda
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<+)O Robido O(+>
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Good. That means there's no instructions to destroy the contents of the vault in the event of his death.
I saw in an interview with Prince, when asked that someone (not him) probably would release the unreleased songs. There is hope.
teruterubozu
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What? Why would any musician do that?
<+)O Robido O(+>
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I read somewhere (probably a lie) that Stevie Wonder has such instructions.
Johnlenham
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Same reasons other artists destroy their own work, hes not happy with it and wouldnt want it out there as a reflection of his work.
I always got the impression MJ as an example would be pissed his estate put out unfinished work of his and hacked it up.
ErnieMcCracken
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I really hope the estate is handled with class and not straight cash grabs. Need some Blu-ray concerts and HD remasters done for some of the classic albums. Give us the unreleased albums and RELEASE SIGN O' THE TIMES BLU-RAY IN THE U.S.... The Grateful Dead do a good job with their vault but they are overpriced as far as I'm concerned.
Ninja Scooter
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at the very least I hope his estate puts his stuff up on streaming
Johnlenham
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Tidal has everything comparative to any other digital platform. Was pretty blown away by how many of his albums are on there.
John Dunbar
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it's kind of funny how someone put the entire sign o the times album on youtube on april 13th, and it still has not been taken down.
Steeped in a Sea of Games
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I drove past Paisley Park yesterday just to check it out (I literally live within 10 miles of the place and never knew what it was despite having gone by it like 100 times).
The amount of purple from the balloons and stuff people have set up there that just hits in the face as you get close is pretty amazing. Was still a ton of people visiting and leaving stuff at the gates as of Sunday. I admit, it was pretty moving. Glad I drove by.
The amount of purple from the balloons and stuff people have set up there that just hits in the face as you get close is pretty amazing. Was still a ton of people visiting and leaving stuff at the gates as of Sunday. I admit, it was pretty moving. Glad I drove by.
I read it in a norwegian music magazine, but you never know if they write the truth. It was just before he had his last concert in Norway, so it was a couple of years ago (it was in 2013).
But then again, you would know better where I read something.
Not saying that it is true, but I did not read it two days ago in a meme
teruterubozu
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I do, it's weird.
Emperor Bohe
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SecretMoblin
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Sheila E. confirms along with P's estate inheritors that Paisley Park will become a museum.
Also they're planning a more formal concert than the impromptu one set up Thursday night outside 1st Ave. Hopefully it's the party to send him off in style.
Also they're planning a more formal concert than the impromptu one set up Thursday night outside 1st Ave. Hopefully it's the party to send him off in style.
<+)O Robido O(+>
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I've never had any inclination to want to visit Paisley Park when he was alive, but I'm glad it will survive in some fashion now that he's gone.
Agent Unknown
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The SNL special was great. Funny I was reading a handful of nasty tweets from someone earlier that day saying things like "Celebrate Prince's music if you must but everything I've heard last 20 years he was a hateful vindictive person" and "it's a shame Prince died a lonely life as a recluse." Not long after that I rewatched his episode on That Girl and later the same evening I turn on the SNL Special and see the video of him rocking out, smiling and having a great time at the SNL 40th party. People who dump on folks after they die certainly are pathetic, joyless, cynical narcissists aren't they?
I'm so weirded out that I googled his age the day before he died. I don't think that I've ever googled anything about Prince before (well, besides maybe that Animaniacs joke), and the day after I do, he's found dead. Next time I'm curious about somebody's age, I'm definitely going to think twice.
Another thing: I've realized that, despite Prince's popularity, I really haven't heard any of his songs. "When Doves Cry" is the only one I can sort of recall the tune of. Is his stuff not played on the radio for some reason? I just find it strange because I can't go a week without hearing an MJ song. Definitely going to dig into his library now, however.
Another thing: I've realized that, despite Prince's popularity, I really haven't heard any of his songs. "When Doves Cry" is the only one I can sort of recall the tune of. Is his stuff not played on the radio for some reason? I just find it strange because I can't go a week without hearing an MJ song. Definitely going to dig into his library now, however.
PepsimanVsJoe
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It ain't perfect
The lack of The Gold Experience and 3121 is baffling,
It is pretty solid though.
sir_kevith
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Johnlenham
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Yeah for sure. I rate this one more as its got some really nice blends and isnt so long haha
Still 7/7 on coming home and putting atleast one Prince LP on. Purple Rain really is absurdly good.
Annoyed that I dont have Around the world though and its now $$$$
teruterubozu
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Really? I still have the vinyl - original pressing.
Johnlenham
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Go look at Prince on Discogs. Its INSANE. Like 2 copys in the UK and they want like £45 for it.
I even saw a copy of Purple Rain on ebay for £130 with 30+ bids lol I paid 50p.
Stalactite
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It is, but it's mostly of the "non-sexually suggestive" safe for work variety, or at least the ones where people playing it didn't figure out the double entendre. So that would be:
Little Red Corvette
When Doves Cry
Let's Go Crazy
1999
Raspberry Beret
Kiss
...and _maybe_ after that you might hear I Would Die 4 U and The Most Beautiful Girl In The World. Chances are if they play a song it will be Little Red Corvette or Raspberry Beret, or 1999.
Diamonds and Pearls when it was new was in fairly heavy rotation, but its' rarely played compared to the six songs above.
GodParticle
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I was watching some of his old performances and it was kind of sad to think that the guitar he used in so many performances will never sing again and probably just hang on some wall in a museum...
Saint Gregory
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They have 3121 but no one seems to have 20Ten which is a shame because it's some of his best recent work.
I think my favourite is the 83 version, the one they used to produce the actual (much shorter) vinyl version. 13+ minutes, longer intro, longer solo, the song has a lot more time to breathe. I like that it's still a completely pure version since it wasn't a hit yet : the audience doesn't sing much but there's still something magical in the air that you can feel. Unfortunately it's a version that is actively banned from Youtube.
Zantetsuken
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I shamefully have no Prince albums but I am looking to rectify that. Should I start with the the Hits/B-Side album? There are some songs that are not on there that I like from the Batman album and Purple Rain.
teruterubozu
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It was also Wendy's debut performance. 19 yrs old.
PepsimanVsJoe
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Most definitely.
You're talking about the three disc set right? That's a fantastic start.
The third disc (B-sides) is especially good.
Nabs
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Jimmy Fallon and Questlove tell a story about Prince's love for Ping Pong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9iVXxFt1Wg&feature=youtu.be
DontBeThatGuy
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"ask your boy". Amazing.
That's a great starting point.
Dear god, just heard this for the first time... No words.
Prince - Small Club, Just My Imagination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPCbe_rFwc8&list=RDRPCbe_rFwc8
Prince - Small Club, Just My Imagination
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPCbe_rFwc8&list=RDRPCbe_rFwc8
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