prince was thew most popular at the time heavy metal or sweet metal bands were the most poular,bands like poison,van halen,mr big,europe.
so i know that new wave had inpact on prince.but did heavy metal hAD influanced prince in some way???
it was so popular genre to ignore it.
and we all know that prince always pays attention at what is hip...

i thik he likes stuff like Led Zepplin and all that but i'm also pretty sure he kept an eye on those hair metal bands....simply cuz they had girls girls girls.

motley crue-girls girls girls

I think he was intrigued by the skills of some guitar players, and maybe it made him pratice more guitar.

I hope there is at least one rock track on 3121

Take a listen to that blistering guitar track on the Ahdio show - sounds reminiscent of Satriani.

Heavy Metal or at least hard rock of the 70-80 era had a huge impact on Prince in two ways at th e very least. This is going to sound stupid but :

1. The imagery of heavy metal at the time. The devil horns. This was carefully implemented in concert stills during Lets Go Crazy and used as some advertisement promotions for the project. We all know the awesome backlit sillohuette Prince, bending down, with an audience member with his hand up as well with the devil horns. Strategically placed.

2. The backwards masking at the end of Purple Rain. Backwards masking in rock had become a huge controversy in 1981-83 with several televised religious programming doing several discussions and reports on many rock albums/artists who used this technique supposedly to leave subliminal "evil messages", and more importantly and blatant, "devil" or "evil" represenations in their artwork. Rush's Moving Pictures was singled out due to some Jesus suffering portraits on the cover, The Hotel California by The Eagles (! even them lol) with a demonic figure on the second floor in the album inlay photograph and more. Prince played on this but in reverse. His backwards masking was about revalations i.e. God/The Lord and not satan.

3. While not specifically a heavy metal situation, prince also reveresed the reverse trick of having a rock band use two black back-up singers that was such a paradox in rock. Many rock bands would include tqwo black women backup singers as part of their live act to an audience not ready for diversity out of the arena or concert hall. Prince had reversed this with using two white-female counterparts but did one better by actually having them be more than just props, but able musicians who contributed to the performances as well.

Examples-arguments not exactly "heavy metal" but close enough when it's coming from Prince

Purple Rain was such a strategic set-up to appeal to the rock audience in many ways. he Hendrix poses of Purple Rain performances and other instances. This project was set up to make him a rock god.

ever heard a little song called Bambi? many people i would imagine had influence of Prince but a true muscian, as he is, only gains enlightenment from another and then translates that which they take in 2 make something origianl and new from their own spirits...

Well, if someone hadnt mentioned Iron Maiden, he may have never used one of their riffs in TRC.

Se7en said:

- Hmm...if you are talking about the first track of Ahdio 1, I am almost sure it wasn´t him. I think it was taken from Jacob Armen´s (drummer that released an album at Paisley Park label) Cd

GustavoRibas said:

Really?!! Man, I am disappointed now! I thought that was him.

I do remember thinking that it sounds completely different than anything he'd ever done - but I thought he was just "doing" that kind of guitar work to show he "could".

Oh well - still sounds great regardless!!

Thanks!

7salles said:

i agree

I don't hear it.

lilgish said:

the 80's were all about who can shred on guitar...eddie van halen...steve vai, all the metal dudes...im sure prince was hip...u can see his guitarist dez dickerson doing heavy metalisms dduring his solo's on the 1999 tour ...fingerboard tapping ect...

prettymansson said:

Wasn't that Dez's background, a more punk/rock oriented sensiblity. That's why P pegged him in the first place. Certain elements are there, but for the most part P seems more interested in new wave than Metal. alot of it has to do with context, none of those songs were metal in lyrical content, maybe Annie Christian coulda been, but that's more new wave aswell. Great Track.

I read as a Teenager he liked Heavy Metal and that GRAND FUNK RAILROAD....We'RE AN AMERICAN BAND WAS his FAVORITE... I'm Shocked he never played anything by them in concert. Prince is a WHITE BOY in DISGUISE lest you Know..MY FRIENDS!

Zelaira said:

WHITE BOY don't have the give of funk brother, slap yo mofo mutha

Wasn't it on the Purple Rain anniversary edition where they were talking about Prince used to go to clubs in Minneapolis and sit in the back and watch the punk bands in the early eighties. I thought that was SO cool when I found that out. I wonder who he saw. Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, X? Hmmmm....

Fucker,so funny..Wonder if he ever saw Joan Jett and Wall Of Voodoo. I be a young underage at the club doing the same and I was at NYC's Ritz drinking at 12.... LOl. My friend gave me papers... But, I saw u-2 and Billy Idol and Prince woulda been Mine at Peppermint Lounge dancing and having Sex in the Bathroom at Peppermint or Ritz....Wonder if he ever saw JOHNNY THUNDERS? Chinese Rock....SPLIT ENZ.... I wear my Red Vinyl Mini and Jacket and my Spike Bracelets and Fuck him in a Corner Baby..Pull his hiar make him Stoned on Frozen Drinks.... He SHOULDA BEEN in NY is RIGHt... !& tear old Freak ya Fuck Zrl a 12 year old lookin 20 and she give ya Mad HEAD!

Zelaira said:

I Woulda had Prince's baby at 18. Fucker so Hot..Woulda Fucked him Forever ....Mad Dog a Sex Bomb 4 Sure..Give off Lots of Hot babies... Rub him Right he Explode....

Zelaira said:

I'm sure he has some babies somewhere Zel.

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easy now!

DiamondGirl said:

I agree with this.

It's great how Prince turns things around.