What's the appeal of Prince?

Captain_Coconut · 04-19-2021, 02:53 AM

Since his death he seems to have achieved near mythic status, but I grew up in the 80s and was never hugely impressed, albeit only judging it from his singles. I decided to watch one of his early hits on Youtube, "When Doves Cry"

Honestly I find it quite bland and mediocre.

Trollheart · 04-19-2021, 06:18 AM

Yeah I know, you'd wonder, wouldn't you? A guy who at sixteen could play every instrument, write, compose, produce, engineer, promote his own music. A guy who crossed genre AND race boundaries, a man who brought "black" music to a mainstream audience but refused to have it categorised as black, a man who made being small cool, who brought sex firmly into the forefront of music and left us with a catalogue of hits the like of which it is hard to imagine being surpassed.

Who could care about him, huh?

Neapolitan · 04-19-2021, 10:22 AM

Trollheart · 04-19-2021, 02:37 PM

Now if you'd added "Philip" to the thread title, well then...

DriveYourCarDownToTheSea · 04-19-2021, 05:40 PM

I kinda agree, Price was just so-so.

TheBig3 · 04-19-2021, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain_Coconut

Since his death he seems to have achieved near mythic status, but I grew up in the 80s and was never hugely impressed, albeit only judging it from his singles. I decided to watch one of his early hits on Youtube, "When Doves Cry"

Honestly I find it quite bland and mediocre.

Can you tell us what you've heard?

Neapolitan · 04-19-2021, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3

Can you tell us what you've heard?

He mentioned it in the OP, if you have took the time to read it you would have known it was "When Doves Cry."

CC heard that one song and it was ample enough material for him to dismiss Prince as "quite bland and mediocre." Yeah, it's one song but sometimes you gotta make a command decision base on what you know and decide whether or not to further explore that particular musical artist. No harm, no foul in doing that.

DianneW · 04-20-2021, 12:32 AM

too many good songs ..homework...name that song...brilliant stage presence..good all rounder...

Trollheart · 04-20-2021, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

still nobody can name more than 2 Prince songs

it's the Bob Marley effect

Sorry but that's just moronic.
Everyone knows Purple Rain, Little Red Corvette, 1999, When Doves Cry, Take Me With U, Raspberry Beret, Sign o' the Times.... to say nothing of the songs he's written for other people which became hits - Nothing Compares to U, Manic Monday etc.

Fine if you don't like him but don't try to espouse your dislike of his music in ignorance. He's a well respected artist - a legend actually - and just because he didn't support The Fall doesn't mean nobody listens to him. Your prejudice is showing.

I'll guarantee you one thing: the average Eddie Punchclock can list off more Prince songs than he can Fall ones.

The Batlord · 04-20-2021, 06:22 AM

I knew "Purple Rain" and "1999". My generation never bothered with Prince.

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