LET HER DOWN EASY' FROM HIS SYMPHONY OR DAMN IS UP THERE WITH PRINCE'S BEST - BEAUTIFUL !

Giovanni777 said:

blame mj...he sabatoged ttd's career....

So I guess no-one saw this on Sananda's site:

Master Prince (a great example of excellence who made everyone in my generation better and kept us honest, at least those of us who cared).
http://www.sanandamaitrey...pter2.html" target="_blank">
http://www.sanandamaitrey...pter2.html

ALSO... I'm thrilled that he's living in Italia.
[Edited 7/20/05 7:55am]

Giovanni777 said:

yeah we know he respects Prince, the question was really does Prince respect TTD

AvramsDad said:

oh that was beautiful night jam, and he's like miko we gotta sing somethin 4 him..thought it was hilarious, but i wouldn't connect that to ttd. he says shit like that throughout the whole song "we the best" "we the baddest" "can't fuck wit us" etc

peppeken said:

If u recall in the Magazine "10,000"
put out by Prince, theres a list of romantic songs--this is one of them.

origmnd said:

a longer guitar solo at the end would have been cool.. but i'm a guitar freak, still a great song

MsLegs said:

I read that too. I forgot where but I did.


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origmnd said:

Romantic? I always thought 'Let Her Down Easy' was about gently turning down a young, naive girl who has an obsession with an older man! I can understand why Prince would like that song though - he's probably had to let down a lot of young girls in his time!

Milty said:

Then you didn't see him in Mpls in 95...man was amazing!

prodigalfan said:

Well they didn't look like twins or anything...but when TTD had shades on... ...he kinda looked like Prince to me in the Wishing Well video...actually when I was younger I used to see that video and imagine it was Prince...I know it's dorky...but hey I fantisied about Prince perodicaly through the day! But TTD is a great artist in his own right.

XNY said:

or seattle in 87, he sang his ass off, better than anyone I've ever seen live except for maybe stevie wonder. He does have a tendency to sing off key frequently though, if your not listening for it you won't really hear it.

'Holding On To You' from 'Vibrator' is one of TTD's greatest songs imo. Classic '60s soul updated. In my inexpert opinion, one of the greatest true 'soul' tracks from the '90s. The more I listen to it, the more I feel this track is possibly influenced by Jimi Hendrix's classic, 'Bold As Love'. Musically, it has a slightly similar vibe. The rest of 'Vibrator' rocks too.

Prince resemblances are mostly superficial with TTD imo. They share many of the same influences, but channel them somewhat differently, tho overall P has it as he has been more 'original' a lot more often. And to be controversial, 'Vibrator' is a considerably better album than it's near contemporary 'The Gold Experience'.

But God, what a fantastic, soulful singer Terrence can be.

Prince and TDD were friends, at least according to TDD. I remember reading a brief interview in Rolling Stone, where TDD alluded to their friendship and affinities. And since Prince performed Wishing Well live and sent him one of his guitars, it's fair to say they felt some musical kinship. They most likely had a relationship similar to the one Prince had with Lenny Kravitz, though it wasn't as extensive as far as I know. What Prince thinks of TDD now could be a different story. I don't remember seeing any props to Samanda on Prince's sites. Prince and Samanda share some great talents but also some weaknesses. They both let self-indulgence and power tripping get in the way of the music, but have since gained a bit of discipline and learned from some of their mistakes.

Aerogram said:

Agreed. You're comments are dead on.

At times TTD’s singing is reminiscent of Sam Cook
[Edited 7/25/05 10:28am]

Meloh9 said:

Yep!