Prince Appreciation Thread

PJ_Soul

Somehow there seems to be no Prince thread in Other Music? If there is, the search function sucks, anyway!

I was looking for the thread because I finally get Prince! I just couldn't get into his music for my entire life, and not for lack of trying. It just wasn't doing it for me, as much as I was able to acknowledge his talent and the fact that he was unique. But now, just over the past month or two, it all fell into place and clicked. Now I LOVE Prince! And there is so much to discover. Spotify is doing a great job and alerting me as all this new and reissued material is being released since his death.

Like this one - "Why The Butterflies - Piano & A Microphone 1983 Version: https://open.spotify.com/track/7uycALSqCwUktlc3SWvKiC?si=SWRtpUgOQEKwungGNwm4Vg

dankind

Prince is one of the greatest musicians of our lifetime. A musician’s musician. He could do it all from a very young age. He knew how to write a hit, and he knew how to write funky, surreal and psychedelic tracks that sent fairweather fans into a tizzy. He also knew how to spot talent and share his gifts (and yes, his coattails) with those who were worthy. He knew when a song was better left for someone else to record. If he couldn’t perform one of his songs straight from the heart and soul and relate to it in a deeply personal way, he found the right vessel for it. 

On a personal level, due to some events that I experienced as a child—and I’d rather not go into detail here—I was a just an all-around freaky kid with bad wisdom. Prince was one of those rock stars who made freaks like me feel comfortable in their own sullied skin. 

ST66483

Fantastic artist and performer.  He’s one of those talents that as you dig through the various phases of his career you may not love everything he did, but the amount of great material is astounding in my opinion.  I equate him similar to Neil Young in this regard, I.E. even if I set aside what’s not to my liking there’s still so much to explore that is wonderful.

For me me a lot of the live material is fantastic including One Night Alone, and the CD of after party jams from that same tour - so funky!

He’s also one of the few artists where the posthumous material should be quite exciting and not just mining the legacy.

hrd2imgn

His solo on While my guitar gently weeps at the rock n roll hall of fame was one of the coolest ever

lexicondevil

I really hope they start releasing more of his material. I don't know what is going on with this estate, but the new Piano and a Microphone release has evidently been available in non-official form for a while. I am just extremely thankful that I got to see him in a fairly small venue before he left. 

BikePHL

I always liked Prince but when I saw him live I had a “holy shit” moment
I think Madison Sq Garden almost came down that night

madtowndave

I toured Paisley Park a few months ago, and I was worried it would be cheesy, but it was really well done. Definitely worth a visit. The merch however - terrible. They didn't have any music for sale, but you could buy 2 Prince branded ping pong balls for $12.

Edved82

This is some of the funkiest shit I've heard. Discovered it a while ago:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aMyC5bm1uA