Prince Yay or Nay?

[KNUBB]

Prince is one of the most underrated artists of all time. That's my shit. My dad had all his CD's and I learned to love his music.

Some of my favorite tracks are
7
Purple Rain
Alphabet Street
Diamonds & Pearls
and
Musicology is just plain funky

[nflman2033]

fucking A

some of my favorites

When You Were Mine
Head
1999
Little Red Corvette
Lets Pretend We're Married
DMSR
Free
Let's Go Crazy
Take Me With U
When Doves Cry
I Would Die 4 U
Purple Rain
Raspberry Beret
Kiss

[dell71]

Yours was a fan of Ray Charles?

Ha! More like classic Motown & then disco.

[Houston]

also, has anyone noticed how he hasn't aged in about 20 years? Pics in the sun or he's a vampire.....

[jeffx]

Prince was the shit before he hit it big with '1999', and later 'Purple Rain'. Back then he was was like a underground cult figure. Folks didn't know what to make of him - dude would come out dressed in thigh-high stockings and boots, but he tore shit up on the guitar. Y'all should check out his earlier LPs. He doesn't get the recognition he should from the rock & roll community. Dude can play just about anything - rock, metal, funk, soul, pop, you name it.

For You(1978)
Prince(1979)
Dirty Mind(1980)
Controversy(1981)

...and of course he wrote, perfomed, and produced all The Time LPs. He wrote stuff for Vanity 6, Sheila E., Sheena Easton, The Bangles('Manic Monday'), Sinead O'Connor, etc., etc., etc. So many artists have said Prince was a big influence on them(Alicia Keys did one of his songs on her first CD).

If you want some hard-hitting Prince-funk, listen to the 'Black Album'.

[Maynard]

anything purple rain and before was great. I lost interest after that. the combo of 80ies hair bands and prince and the revolution didnt mesh very well. Besides, the 80ies hair bands had hotter chicks in the bands. Im not sure why they all sounded like guys though

[jeffx]

prince has been with more women than probably all of vsn

Not just any woman, he gets the finest bitches.

Vanity
Susan Moonsie
Stevie Nicks
Sheila E.
Sheena Easton
Kim Basinger
Susanna Hoffs
Mayte
Carmen Electra
Nona Gaye
Troy Beyer

just to name a few. These rappers ain't got shit on Prince.

[Senser81]

I like "I would die 4 U", and his other songs aren't that bad, but I've never bought an album of his. He's like Bruce Springsteen to me...if his song comes on the radio, I won't change the station, but I'm also not rushing out to the store to buy the CD.

[LiquidLarry2GhostWF]

Big time Yay.

[dell71]

Prince was the shit before he hit it big with '1999', and later 'Purple Rain'. Back then he was was like a underground cult figure. Folks didn't know what to make of him - dude would come out dressed in thigh-high stockings and boots, but he tore shit up on the guitar. Y'all should check out his earlier LPs. He doesn't get the recognition he should from the rock & roll community. Dude can play just about anything - rock, metal, funk, soul, pop, you name it.

For You(1978)
Prince(1979)
Dirty Mind(1980)
Controversy(1981)

...and of course he wrote, perfomed, and produced all The Time LPs. He wrote stuff for Vanity 6, Sheila E., Sheena Easton, The Bangles('Manic Monday'), Sinead O'Connor, etc., etc., etc. So many artists have said Prince was a big influence on them(Alicia Keys did one of his songs on her first CD).

If you want some hard-hitting Prince-funk, listen to the 'Black Album'.

truth.

[nflman2033]

truth.

2nd.

i only have Dirty Mind, but it is fantastic, i still want to get the others

[BigBucs]

Prince > MJ

Prince had everyone at the Sb party I was at for the Indy vs Chi game mezmorized. That was the best Sb performance ever.

Purple Rain
Darling Nikki
Erotic City
1999
When Doves Cry

So many classics.

[Houston]

Prince > MJ

Eh, I don't know man, but if anyone could compete with MJ it'd be Prince. Prince is a GOAT no doubt but when you look at what MJ has done in the music industry, his first 4 songs with the JAckson 5 hit #1 in the country and he had what? 5 #1 singles on the Bad Album alone? Not to mention Thriller is the best studio album of all time, and before he died. Not none of this Tupac/Biggie "lets sell 10 million records after we die" mess. I think Bad hit #1 in 9/10 major countries.

[RosettaStoned]

And you've been with more 13-year-olds than most men have. What's your point?

You say that like it's a bad thing.

[RosettaStoned]

Eh, I don't know man, but if anyone could compete with MJ it'd be Prince. Prince is a GOAT no doubt but when you look at what MJ has done in the music industry, his first 4 songs with the JAckson 5 hit #1 in the country and he had what? 5 #1 singles on the Bad Album alone? Not to mention Thriller is the best studio album of all time, and before he died. Not none of this Tupac/Biggie "lets sell 10 million records after we die" mess. I think Bad hit #1 in 9/10 major countries.

MJ sucked ass. I don't give a fuck how many records he sold.