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PrintableIn its first day or two MTV played The Specials (black and white members) and The Selecter (black and white members with a black female lead singer). I believe Musical Youth were the first all black band played on MTV, can't say for sure. [Edited 9/17/19 2:37am] | |
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ChocolateBox3121 said:
Doesn't matter! Prince(r.i.p.) was THE FIRST MALE BLACK ARTIST on MTV! Which is really groundbreaking in itself & he should be recognized for it.
Own up to U being wrong about that & the 1999 album.
"He had a new album quickly climbing the charts on both R&B and Top 40 radio,"
To your credit it did eventually quickly climb up the charts early that next year. But not right away. The 1999 album didn't look to good for Prince(r.i.p.) at first. But I was there along the way right up until his pop stardom & beyond. AGAIN, YOU were not the only one there to witness his rise to the top in ‘84. MANY of the folks here remember that time. * From its inception in 1981 until early 1983 MTV was NOT putting any black artists in their prime time slots, nor were they in heavy rotation. David Bowie famously publicly shamed MTV for not playing black artists during an interview with one of the VJs back in ‘82-‘83. * 1983 was a HUGE year for Michael Jackson (Moonwalk anyone??) and that was his explosion to superstardom and full crossover. Prince answered back to that in Summer of ‘84. | |
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Regardless, MJ was the first to hit constant rotation with the Billy Jean video, which is why he is thought to have had the first video aired. Then he exploded with Thriller December of ‘83. * Prince did not move into constant rotation on MTV until they started playing both LRC and 1999 regularly in Spring of ‘83.
jaawwnn said: In its first day or two MTV played The Specials (black and white members) and The Selecter (black and white members with a black female lead singer). I believe Musical Youth were the first all black band played on MTV, can't say for sure. [Edited 9/17/19 2:37am] Right, MTV was clearly not playing black artists for the first couple of years, and if they did, the videos were not in the prime time viewing slots. David Bowie helped to bring attention to it when he publicly shamed MTV during an interview with a VJ. He really caught the guy off guard, and it got a lot of media attention. | |
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Yes! I remember watching that famous David Bowie interview. Then MJ with his groundbreaking videos and Prince(r.i.p.) with his raw undeniable talent pushed that door open to MTV. "That mountain top situation is not really what it's all cracked up 2 B when  was doing the Purple Rain tour had a lot of people who knew 'll never c again @ the concerts.just screamin n places they thought they was suppose 2 scream." |
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1982
Eddie Murphy's Movie 48 hours was HUGE and they played the Bus Boys song "Boys are back in town".
I remember seeing these guys too. | |
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. Are you talking about the video or about the audio from a different cocnert that was also released? Because the audio-only concert included in the set was mixed by David Z. © Bart Van Hemelen
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. [Edited 9/18/19 15:19pm] | |
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. This caretaker guy, Michael I believe, mentioned he as a phd in reverb...
Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry. | |
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1999 live at Masonic Hall popped up on my Apple Music. [Edited 9/18/19 9:54am] | |
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Holmes said: Whoever it was that mixed the audio on this live video put a ridiculous level of long reverb. And it's not just a bit too much, but wildly inappropriate levels that ruin otherwise good music. I hope that the unreleased mixes on the 1999 set aren't ruined with reverb as well, as they were on Originals. Anybody listening? The audio in the video was probably not much to work with to begin with. The good pristine live audio is the Detroit show. They probably, just to be fair, included the best live video that they could find and the best live audio. | |
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. If so then Michael should clearly say so. If it was a degraded 2-track mix with multiple issues then say so. And do not throw it onto the market without this disclosure. And if that was the situation, then what to think of all the similar tapes waiting to be shown to us? Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry. | |
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Dr. Reverb strikes again, eh? |
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. That was the mixing engineer, Niko Bolas, in the Peach and Black interview. |
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. Ah, of course,..... thanks and Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry. | |
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[color=blue] the picture and sound quality from the Houston show 1999 is waaay better than I expected  I reckon it would have taken a lot of work to get it as good this. This is especially true if you look at the available house bootlegs from Springsteen and Parliament from the Summit that were contemporaneous. This wildly exceeds my expectations  Also is a fine document of how much Jill Jones and Des added to the 1999 show![\color] | |
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I bet you guys would bitch n moan about a blowjob. Or at least analyze it as you’re getting one. Which is hard to even believe anyone would even blow you who isn’t a prostitute. "Climb in my fur." | |
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rdhull said: I bet you guys would bitch n moan about a blowjob. Or at least analyze it as you’re getting one. Which is hard to even believe anyone would even blow you who isn’t a prostitute. I hope you're a diehard Prince fan, because that was one of the funniest shit I've read in a while. And I want to believe that every Prince fan isn't a music snob with a stick up their ass.  | |
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Wolfie87 said: rdhull said: I bet you guys would bitch n moan about a blowjob. Or at least analyze it as you’re getting one. Which is hard to even believe anyone would even blow you who isn’t a prostitute. I hope you're a diehard Prince fan, because that was one of the funniest shit I've read in a while. And I want to believe that every Prince fan isn't a music snob with a stick up their ass. RD is a diehard. He’s been asking for a name check since the NPGMC days at least. Feel free to join in the Prince Album Poll 2018! Let'a celebrate his legacy by counting down the most beloved Prince albums, as decided by you! | |
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what can u expect with a thread devoted entirely about a SILENT segue length | |
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