I DJ every Friday night I rip out at least 1-3 old skool Prince songs like DMSR, Kiss, Sign O, Cream, etc. These use to be party starters, now they other than Kiss, they are barely recognized.. sad but true. I sometimes get the feeling that the 20 something masses don't think Prince is as cool as we hardcore fans view him.

It's depresing but I think Outkast and Alica Keys are the "cool" artists now, and maybe Prince's age is holding him back.. I'm not sure what he can do to get the young kids to love him like we did..

BeautifulOneJem said:

There are a lot of young whipper snappers on here aren't they? I think there are plenty of youngins' that like him.

He's Great and I Don't think his age is effecting anything....By the Way...He'll ALWAYS Be COOL!

purplesmoke said:

I know, I not old myself. Alot of young ppl are just so exposed to shitty music music of today (not all of it, some), that they dont know what real or good music is. Just my opinion.

BeautifulOneJem said:

Music today is shitty. I wish I was born in a good time that way I was around 2 witness the good ol' days.... 2 bad I was a child of the ninetees. Not saying that the GE wasnt bad...

I went to an eighties night the other day and the floor was packed and then U Got The Look came on and most people on the floor lost interest

he won't be truly "cool" till he croaks. s'always how it is, unfortunately.

katinababi said:

Sometimes I wish I was 14 or 16 again, but I have the great memories and wouldn't trade them for anything.

ConsciousContact said:

Wow, I wish I wouldve been there, I love that song!! One of the first P songs I heard!! Still sounds great.

It's not his age that is holding him back, it is the music these kids are listening to that is dominating everything from radio, television, to clothes. I hope he doesn't even try to appeal to them because that would mean watering his music down to fit in with theirs, which sounds HORRIBLE. If they like him fine, if they don't, who needs them.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Ur prolly right, then there will be specials on MTV, and VH1 who harldy ever play vidoes anymore talking about what a legend he was.

vainandy said:

I dont think he'll water his music down to sound like the BS out today. He never has went with the flow and thats part of what makes him special. if he gains new fans along the way if not whatever...

i think prince is cooler than ever - to the "common man" (ie, not most of us diehard prince freeks who can geek out talkin' about EXODUS for hours on end ), i think he's been forgiven for the "transgressions" of the whole symbol-name thing and all his mid-90s weirdness (the fruits of which i think are going to age far better than most people would predict - just sayin') and i've found that when i mention prince to someone, they usually sigh and say "that guy is SO talented". does that make him "cool"? i think if you rocked a good underground mix of one of his classics, people would get off on the retro factor and also the fact that it's just plain FUNKY. getting people to dance to something like "computer blue" or even "let's go crazy" is gonna be a harder sell, i think.


my completely indulgent, utterly biased advice? try spinning P CONTROL.

It's the WHOLe THUG and RAP MENTALITY...Sorry to Say Teens Don't Care bout Nothing but Partying,Sex,Fighting and DRUGS... Getting Rowdy and All. To Bad that More Teens aren't into Family Values and Religion..They wanna Hear Cursing and Getting Wild. This is WHAT is AGAINST or HURTINg PRINCE.. His OLD IMAGE Would Get The TEENS Back Not Reallt This One...But well he's Selling out cause this is the 20TH ANNIVERSARY of Purple Rain and all the OLD Fans are Back to see this Tour and Him Doing his CLASSICS.

[b]Prince is truely timeless

DMSR said:

You're in the wrong town dj'ing the wrong songs.

The majority of the youth today are totally brain-dead anyway when it comes to well-written music. If it doesn't have a music video that's over-choreographered, an expensive set design, half-naked girls, and a beat produced by Missy, the Neptunes, Lil' Jon, or P. Diddy, the youngins won't buy it. They rely solely on visual input now. Prince doesn't borrow, or is it called "sampling" now, enough beats to entertain the little idiots. He's still the best there is IMO. These kids are just followers. I weep for the future.
[This message was edited Tue Jul 27 23:21:58 2004 by estelle1981]

DMSR said:

when he's threatnin 2 release tracks like cinnamon girl u cant expect the young 1s to get with it, promises of musicolgy 2 be released got with drawn so bout time da man sent out some proper dance tunes instead of his melodies, no one i no are that keen on cinnamon girl, wheres all his livley stuff


me thinks he should release pussy control...damn right

Prince will always be cool to me. He even wrote a song about it. But then again, that was for Morris Day.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

sad, but true. Nobody is truly appreciated until they die.

katinababi said:

Get yourself 'Aquemini' by OutKast. An absolutely stunning album. I'm sure you'll love it.


With regard to to pure Prince (no mixes) being played in the clubs, put on 'Erotic City'. The audience probably wont recognise it, but i'm sure they'll dance

It's the natural cycle of pop music.

Prince has had his time as a 'cool new thing', now he's doing the commercial comeback thing.

Hell no Prince isn't cool anymore! I'm still mad that he performed The Beautiful Ones at almost every other concert than the 2 that I've seen. That mini mutha is a short punk! O.K. I'm through venting.

DMSR said:

I'm younger than "20 something" and I love Prince.

Supernova said:

I probably would do better in chicago, it seems to still have the most Prince fans.. The songs that get them going now are the top hits usually- 50 Cent, Lil Jon, Llloyd Banks, G-Unit, etc.

It's all pretty much mid tempo thuggin shit that I think is OK but wears thin fast, like Outkast's songs... "roses" and "Hey Ya" are over within one month they're so damn repetitive..


The best reaction I've got from a Prince song was either Kiss or Erotic City..

I think he's cool in the sense that "Led Zepplin" or "George Clinton" was cool back in the last 80s. Kind of in that respected, novelty, cool--but not hip.

A Jehova witness, promising not to swear, and playing old skool tunes isn't a 20 something's idea of cool. Yes, I understand that there are alot of fans of Prince in their 20's but they're not the majority.