I’d say so. The best way I could describe him is what Bowie was for the uk, Prince was that for the USA.
These were artists who always had musicians - engineers - designers - as muses 24-7
They always had the atypical around them. But Bowie & prince were always ahead of everyone in their pop stratosphere because of that.
Both weren’t satisfied just providing a riff, they would do that if the radio demanded it but quickly show the world something else.
It’s always tough when someone that brilliant is examined for peak work. Especially on the recorded performance level they were at.
The type of genius where they originally made a throwaway song like let’s dance or kiss.
Both versions were reworked by other musicians. Niles & Bernard for Bowie, Maserati for Prince.
But also the genius that says ‘ hold on, I like this now!’ I think that’s what separates a prince from others.
I think we forget s*** like when prince wrote ‘7’ in one day. He would hang the microphone over the desk & mix his vocal harmonies the same time he was singing, 🤯🤯
Then his whole band would be dumbfounded, you hear like all these complex vocal harmonies with a simple chord progression & a r&b loop.
Then let’s put the music aside & look at the lyrics 😳😳😳 it’s crazy how he basically uses acoustic guitar folk like strum & tells a story of book of revelations but makes it incredibly catchy.
One of the secrets to prince , I think he’s a musical hypnotist. He knows what an ear responds to. If you listen to ‘7’ you hear this percussive bell sound almost, that’s because prince would use finger cymbals from time to time on his recordings. Combine the finger cymbals with the electric sitar & you have the listener in a trance,
When you listen to that, it sounds like it was channeled from a dream & summoned at Will from his mind,
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Finger cymbal history from acquaintance of prince, how it started, 😎
Now when you listen , you will catch the finger cymbals on all sorts of tracks like “we can funk”. I remember playing back that track & thinking “ wait a minute, he really did use unusual instruments in ways people weren’t at the time” 😳
Idk what the general consensus is but son.. the Love Symbol album
My name is prince is one of the best album openers ever
prince was a weirdo, music for weirdos b.
Your own mother doesn’t love you, “b.”
^ gimmick
rather be a gimmic than a corny prisoner of the moment poster .... playboi carti will be relevant in 5 years amiright?
rather be a gimmic than a corny prisoner of the moment poster .... playboi carti will be relevant in 5 years amiright?
yes he will!
calling me corny look in the mirror first dumbass cause what you calling me is what you actually are
calling me corny look in the mirror first dumbass cause what you calling me is what you actually are
I have a beautiful wife and a son.
Stable job.
Still in the hood tho, my next goal is to get the hell out.
I love me.
You love yourself?
Musicology is lowkey one of Prince's best albums. I know people don't rate 2000s Prince this album is special.
Agreed
Running through For You is this considered slept on at all?
i for sure consider it underrated. that a-side is amazing.
Running through For You is this considered slept on at all?
Oh my god, one of the greatest debuts’s of all time. 😭
And also one of the only times you hear prince on a fretless bass. Even at that age k he was writing s*** like “ my love is forever” that guitar lead and how he holds the feedback, The attack on the rhythm, it’s like he’s roller skating playing the guitar. 😳
There are so many things about that lp. When the estate releases a deluxe of this 😭😭😭
What made it different, everyone was using the same keyboards recording artist like Stevie was using.
Prince was like “ I’m going to use different synths for leads” and this made him unstoppable combining that musical mind.
He also knew fender Rhodes piano would never be his lead instrument. Because that paint brush was already claimed by so many. He grew up with it, it was like a best friend that was taking a different path in life. He still would have a few years with it but he knew he would have to find new friends.
An instrument was his friend that helped raise his children. So many children were born & his friends said “ let me pay the groceries” all the children had to be fed by the engineers and mixers while prince educated them. “ now crazy, you are going to be an acoustic jazzy number with fretless & water drums. You will be on the album” 😭😭
Prince: leaving for nyc you won’t make the record. It isn’t because I don’t love you, it’s just there isn’t space & it isn’t safe for you. 😔
Leaving nyc: but daddy....I’m a beautiful ballad, I’m the prettiest. 😓
Prince: damn, you’re spoiled. You are going in the vault. 😒
Leaving nyc: nooooooo, it’s cold in there 😭
Prince: your brother’s and sister’s will take care of you. Ask your sister “ Nadera” to make you some tea. I have to finish creating another child. May u live 2 c the dawn 😎
Leaving for nyc: you always say that 😡and- where did he go? 😳
This is for the wind that blows no matter how fast or slow
Not knowing where I’m going, this galaxy’s better than not having a place to go
Best solo oat