RIP Prince

foodboy

saw him in 1984 purple rain tour. that was one hell of a show. of of my top 10 of all time for me and i've been going to shows since 73'. it was a performance you couldn't forget. very sad to lose another great.

shes a peach

So sad today...just got to see him once and so glad Sheila E. was there too. I could see PJ pulling off Sign O the Times, or When Doves Cry, or heck my namesake song-that one rocks. I hoped this day wouldn't come for a long time..but he did the guitar solo for While My Guitar Gently Weeps the way I always envisioned it should be-I thought it should have been like that, and then he did it. All the love for him.

mrussel1

green_girl said:

KV4053 said:

What does pancakes forever mean?

I think it's a reference to Prince's smooth flip-the-script (or at least the original Chapelle skit):

http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/prince-uses-dave-chappelle-photo-on-cover-of-new-single-breakfast-can-wait-2013208

Dave Chappelle's funny response was something like, "what am I going to do, sue him for using a picture of me dressed as him?"

Dave said... That's some Prince judo right there. You make fun of him and he uses it on his album cover.

What a great skit.

KV4053

It sux he's not seeing all these tributes to himself on the net. google, drudgereport, etc.

hrd2imgn

dusted off Purple Rain, still in the original shrink wrap, $7.97 from k-mart, still sounds splendid on the wax. Prince was amazing

Pap

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61XdPtGMErs&feature=youtu.be

Prince’s music is the soundtrack to the soulful and beautiful universe he created, and we have all been privileged to be part of that amazing world. I performed his song "Nothing Compares 2 U" for the first time a couple months ago. It has a timeless relevance for me and practically everyone I know. Sadly, now his own lyrics in this song could not be more relevant than at this moment, and I sing them now in reverence as I pay tribute to this unequaled artist who has given all of our lives so much inspiration and made the world so much more interesting. We will miss you Prince!!! ~ Chris Cornell

green_girl

The Columbia, SC recap mentioned several tribute moments for Prince.
I'm so happy someone posted videos of a couple of them:

Eddie talking about Prince:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YwPk-QVcck

Yellow Ledbetter w/ Purple Rain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y22jyze8IPs

HughFreakingDillon

just listening to The Truth right now. I really missed the boat on this guy. I really should have gone to see him when he was here. Plus he did a DJ set across the street from the venue after the show till about 2am. 

OffSheGoes35

HughFreakingDillon said:

just listening to The Truth right now. I really missed the boat on this guy. I really should have gone to see him when he was here. Plus he did a DJ set across the street from the venue after the show till about 2am. 

Prince was so cool! It's good for us to be reminded that you can miss someone without it being an anniversary of some kind. I was just reading a Toni Morrison quote and missing her something awful.

OffSheGoes35

mrussel1 said:

What a bummer. I am sure Pearl Jam will play something in his honor tonight. I wonder what song of his they would choose....

Can Ed pull off "Kiss"?

STONE FTW! 

ST66483

If you get the chance to look up Prince live material it’s fantastic. He was very talented and a great performer and he usually had fantastic band members.  Some if the live stuff with Maceo Parker is damn near perfect to me.

Branden

OffSheGoes35 said:

mrussel1 said:

What a bummer. I am sure Pearl Jam will play something in his honor tonight. I wonder what song of his they would choose....

Can Ed pull off "Kiss"?

STONE FTW! 

Stone's done Prince before... https://youtu.be/xaboXjT1DA4

OffSheGoes35

Branden said:

OffSheGoes35 said:

mrussel1 said:

What a bummer. I am sure Pearl Jam will play something in his honor tonight. I wonder what song of his they would choose....

Can Ed pull off "Kiss"?

STONE FTW! 

Stone's done Prince before... https://youtu.be/xaboXjT1DA4

Damn Stone is good! Thank you for posting that, Branden!

mrussel1

That was really good.  Stone's singing is helped by the young lady backing him.  Love the jazzy feel though.  Nice done.

Pap

mrussel1 said:

That was really good.  Stone's singing is helped by the young lady backing him.  Love the jazzy feel though.  Nice done.

Barbara Ireland!