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Thread started 06/04/16 3:40pm

RiotPaisley

The War

So I haven't listened to The War in awhile.

Wow. Prince.
Surprise, surprise.
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Reply #1 posted 06/04/16 3:58pm

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RiotPaisley said:

So I haven't listened to The War in awhile. Wow. Prince.

nod Clearly inspired from Gill-Scott-Heron's "The Revolution".

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Reply #2 posted 06/04/16 4:02pm

RiotPaisley
I'll add that to the list of stuff I should check out.

I need to wean myself off Netflix.
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Reply #3 posted 06/04/16 4:26pm

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Didn't his website at the time state that this was his best guitar solo of all time?
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Reply #4 posted 06/04/16 4:59pm

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PRNelson said:

Didn't his website at the time state that this was his best guitar solo of all time?


Quite possibly. Pretty legit claim. I was really enjoying it. The lyrics are eerie now.

I falsely recalled it not being as rich. I'm glad I listened to it. I hope he just accepted the chip and is living in the underground metropolis.
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Reply #5 posted 06/04/16 5:11pm

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PRNelson said:

Didn't his website at the time state that this was his best guitar solo of all time?

I don't know but the guitar solo is absolutely amazing. Anyone who hasn't heard it should check it out.

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Reply #6 posted 06/04/16 5:30pm

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My all time favorite Prince song, cool

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #7 posted 06/04/16 11:05pm

RiotPaisley

babynoz said:

My all time favorite Prince song, cool



Really? What specifically do you like about it? I like the way his voice sounds.
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Reply #8 posted 06/05/16 8:03am

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One of Prince's most unusual and daring releases ever.

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Reply #9 posted 06/05/16 9:10am

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databank said:

One of Prince's most unusual and daring releases ever.




And probably his most radical politically...anyone who calls him "conservative" should take a listen. He was so fearless.
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Reply #10 posted 06/05/16 9:12am

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"The revolution will be colorized..."

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Reply #11 posted 06/05/16 10:42am

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jdcxc said:

databank said:

One of Prince's most unusual and daring releases ever.

And probably his most radical politically...anyone who calls him "conservative" should take a listen. He was so fearless.

It's an album (I consider it an album, so did Prince at some point) that the general public as well as most critics have never heard. Hopefully Prince's "hidden" catalogue will be rediscovered at some point.

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Reply #12 posted 06/05/16 10:58am

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RiotPaisley said:

babynoz said:

My all time favorite Prince song, cool

Really? What specifically do you like about it? I like the way his voice sounds.



His voice is compelling and The War has the most killer breakdown of any Prince song ever, but it's not just that.

I think it's phenomenal that somebody would or could actually play the battle of Armageddon on a guitar for starters, and if you listen closely he's channeling that kind of energy. This song takes Gil Scott Heron's "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" to a whole 'nother level.

On another level it describes an internal battle that one wages within themselves. IMO The War is his most mind blowing song on multiple levels and that's what I like. biggrin


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Reply #13 posted 06/06/16 11:26am

RiotPaisley

babynoz said:



RiotPaisley said:


babynoz said:

My all time favorite Prince song, cool



Really? What specifically do you like about it? I like the way his voice sounds.



His voice is compelling and The War has the most killer breakdown of any Prince song ever, but it's not just that.

I think it's phenomenal that somebody would or could actually play the battle of Armageddon on a guitar for starters, and if you listen closely he's channeling that kind of energy. This song takes Gil Scott Heron's "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" to a whole 'nother level.

On another level it describes an internal battle that one wages within themselves. IMO The War is his most mind blowing song on multiple levels and that's what I like. biggrin





I will definitely be spending more time with this one.
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Reply #14 posted 06/06/16 12:22pm

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Reply #15 posted 06/06/16 12:26pm

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Prince believed a lot of "on the fringe stuff", underground cities, chemtrails, astral projection, and many many more. Love that he wasn't afraid to share all this regardless of judgement.

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