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PrintableOliver said: In PRINCE, IMP OF THE PERVERSE, a scheduled meeting between Prince and Bob is described.
In it, Prince is introduced to Bob after a show and shows up in G-string and the works. Bob took one look at our little cricket and said, "What a battyman is dis?" Apparently, some1 somewhere envisioned the 2 working 2gether  .
LAWD, if it happened, can ya'll imagine what kind of crazay, interesting yet funky-reggae-funk it might have been? Peace ya'll. Light a big joint as well!  Can y'all just try to imagine our Little Big man in Dreads and a big phat join stickin out of his mouth, singing Could you be loved.....?  +  <----- Didnt find an emoticon with dreads...but this is how he would look like if he was on his way to have dreads anyways"When I want to hear good music, I write it myself" | |
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jace said: I don't really think Bob Marley had a great impact on the music world today. Most of his music was simple, it's just fun music to lounge around to. Most of the listeners are just pot smoking pseudo-hippies.
While Prince on the other hand, has complex music and just about every major musician says that he's a genius. Bob Marley's music gave voice to the day-to-day struggles of the Jamaican experience, vividly capturing not only the plight of the country's impoverished and oppressed but also the devout spirituality that remains their source of strength. His songs of faith, devotion, and revolution created a legacy that continues to live on not only through the music of his extended family but also through generations of artists the world over touched by his genius. | |
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DonRants said: JediMaster said: I'd have to disagree. Marley's stuff was extremely influencial. The entire Ska movement was influenced by Marley, and bands from The Police to No Doubt owe Bob and The Wailers a debt. Bob also had a powerful message to his music that resonates with a whole lot of musicians today. Prince himself has referenced "Get Up, Stand Up" in concert more than once. JediMaster you are so right."Most of the listeners are just pot smoking pseudo-hippies?" In addition to Bob's musical influence, Bob's music has tremendous social and political impact. When Zimbabwe won its war for Liberation..who did they call? Bob. When Namibia won its Independence, who did they call? Ziggy (Bob's son). Bob lyrics are without a doubt some of the strongest of all time. And it is not pseudo-hippy stuff. It is the stuff of which Revolutions are made of. No kidding. Yes Bob smoked marijuana, but he was much more than that. Do you drink alchohol? Well Bob would have something to say to you about that. He had a religious believe system which made smoking marijuana a part of his spiritual practice. I will not judge it. Certainly not by Western (Babylon System)hippocritical laws and practices But to compare Prince and Bob, Again apples and oranges. Both great. Both different. I will tell you a true story. A Jamaican friend(an actor) I knew (haven't spoken to him in years) once met Prince in the late 1980s. He said that Prince spoke in a breathy, whispery type of voice. Too quite for his liking, but when Prince asked him where he was from because of his accent and he replied Jamaica. Prince came to life and plugged him with question after question about Bob Marley as well as telling him what he knew. He said he was impressed by how much Prince knew about Bob. Who knew? So is Prince a marijuana-smoking psuedo-hippie? Very cool! I agree with you 100% 
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Krytonite said: jace said: I don't really think Bob Marley had a great impact on the music world today. Most of his music was simple, it's just fun music to lounge around to. Most of the listeners are just pot smoking pseudo-hippies.
While Prince on the other hand, has complex music and just about every major musician says that he's a genius. Bob Marley's music gave voice to the day-to-day struggles of the Jamaican experience, vividly capturing not only the plight of the country's impoverished and oppressed but also the devout spirituality that remains their source of strength. His songs of faith, devotion, and revolution created a legacy that continues to live on not only through the music of his extended family but also through generations of artists the world over touched by his genius. 
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