Where can prince go musically from now on?

Where can prince goe musically from now on?
from 4 u until lotus flower prince has covered many music styles from
minneapolis sound,pfunk,funk,soul,fusion,blues,rock.jazz,music unheard of b4,
new wave etc.
havin experienced so much fantastic versatile music by prince what now.
does he return 2 the funk a fusion album what?
[Edited 9/21/09 3:07am]

I would need a few days to think about that. But an idea for now would be to hook up with Youssou n'dour or Mory Kante and bring out a world wide hit and/or album for the dance/club scene or pop charts. I would love more percussion

DamnUSexyMf said:

Going along with current trends, drum machines etc is not a bad thing. There have been world wide hits which millions enjoy which produce using same.
However, in the end, Prince should create what makes him happy and not others. It's his profession and his love "music" and he should love doing what he does. Not feeling forced to do what others think he should do.

My impression is that a lot of the new songs are already based on percussive sound, and I'm not complaining about that, but what I do notice is that he seldom has really strong melodies. It seems you get either sappy love songs that have melody (often too easy-sugary) or you get the nice bouncy stuff, but then the lyrics are often more spoken, percussive as well. That's what I liked about the 80's stuff; the combination of strong inventive rhythms, odd changes and soft melodies. f.i. Pink Cashmere, I wish you heaven, If I was your girlfriend, G&Bs,..
They often enhanced the effect of the lyrics while now there's a lot of balladic singing in there, but it hardly ever comes to a "wow"level, and it has the text just meandering about the place.

Prince's talents are endless. When he's reached the end of them, he can always start all over again. Never underestimate Prince.

Dayclear said:

if Prince truly wanted to do something revolutionary (for him) and blow us all away, he ought to try this:

let someone else produce. and get a co-writer.

I would be crazy excited to see what would happen. Until then, I'm still bored with his candy-ass music and overproduced records.

Good question.

He's done so much. The only thing I could imagine right now is Prince doing stuff he already started or alluded to in an completely uncompromising way. For example: Make a full album with new songs in unpolished garage rock style (a la The Undertaker); make a jazz album getting attention even in the jazz scene (a la News, but not that soft); make a retro electro-funk album early 80s style (a la MPLSound, but more hardcore), etc.

Prince needs to retire, and start releasing box sets or 2/3-CD sets of Vault material. Just start unloading it.

Well we all should know as fans that he'll do what the hell he wants to, and why should that change after all these yrs. The second I can second guess his next move will surely be a disappointment.

I would however appreciate more live releases. The quality of his live performances has always been his great strength. Unfortunately mainstream hasn't seemed to catch onto this fact.

He can go anywhere he wants to. I'd love to see him release something that isn't musical fast food.

ernestsewell said:

Anywhere he wants!

It would be cool to see him do a musical, if he still has ideas for movies, that is. He could release a DVD/CD of it, and do it like a tour

purpledoveuk said:

purpledoveuk said:

Mindflux said:

Serena said:

The last frontier of anybody with his talent level is TRUE collaboration and he dont have the personality for it. True collaboration, not the truncated hip hop interpretation ( the all so common "featuring" so and so) is what breaths new life into genuis's who've worn out certain themes and approaches. I still rave about questlove and the job he did with Al Green, he brought in new people and updated the textures that made Al's 70's output so great. But this would mean for prince trusting others, allowing folks a say in the studio and pretty much being vulnerable to a new route. We on this board offer so many names, and he could choose those he feels a real connection to musically (they dont have to be known) or it can be W&L.

EmancipationLover said:

When it comes to the vets, I don't expect anything revolutionary. I'm happy with current, good music that's true to their style as well as them playing their old hits.

I would say he should just continue to do what he's been doing and I'll be thrilled. Musicology, 3121, Planet Earth and Lotusflow3r run the spectrum of styles. Funk, Jazz, R&b, Pop, some hip-hop and good, rhytmic, blistering-guitar rock. Just stay on that path and I'm happy with it.

Dayclear said:

ernestsewell said:

I would love to see him do a full on hip hop album or trip hop album.

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rwn said:

ernestsewell said:

Prince needs to retire, and start releasing box sets or 2/3-CD sets of Vault material. Just start unloading it.

If that´s really what you feel then you should just retire being a fan of Prince

purpledoveuk said:

ernestsewell said:

ernestsewell said:

Prince.org is a cemetery where folks mourn Prince instead of celebrate him and his music. Last time I checked, Prince isn't dead yet.

purplecam said: