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Thread started 03/05/07 12:29am

armybrat

Prince was 29 yrs old during SOTT, any young artist with that kind of talent today ?

Prince was just appx 29 years of age when SOTT was released.
Who, out of today's artists, can compare to his talent at such a young age ?
Maybe Norah Jones or A Keys ? or is there someone else we can think of having that great a command over music and instruments with such a large collage of work.....
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Reply #1 posted 03/05/07 1:55am

pezdispenser

armybrat said:

Prince was just appx 29 years of age when SOTT was released.
Who, out of today's artists, can compare to his talent at such a young age ?
Maybe Norah Jones or A Keys ? or is there someone else we can think of having that great a command over music and instruments with such a large collage of work.....


I'm 31. But I'm kinda underground. smile
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Reply #2 posted 03/05/07 2:24am

BoySimon

I don't know... How old is Mylo? Also, just because I would, I would put Josh Homme up there with Mr P... There is fabulous talent out there in musicland... just got to have a look.
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Reply #3 posted 03/05/07 4:38am

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BoySimon said:

I don't know... How old is Mylo? Also, just because I would, I would put Josh Homme up there with Mr P... There is fabulous talent out there in musicland... just got to have a look.


woaw There are cds as good as SOTT out there that I'm not aware of ?!!!!
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Reply #4 posted 03/05/07 5:30am

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I'm drawing a blank lol

I'll have to revisit this later
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If you will, so will I
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Reply #5 posted 03/05/07 5:36am

Imago

Avril Levigne is pretty close in both talent and age. A tour de force of musical ability.
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Reply #6 posted 03/05/07 8:46am

hotwithyou

armybrat said:

Prince was just appx 29 years of age when SOTT was released.
Who, out of today's artists, can compare to his talent at such a young age ?
Maybe Norah Jones or A Keys ? or is there someone else we can think of having that great a command over music and instruments with such a large collage of work.....

What is SOTT?????
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Reply #7 posted 03/05/07 8:51am

sexxydancer

No.Nobody even comes close 2 matching Prince's talent,nor his collage of work.
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Reply #8 posted 03/05/07 8:58am

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Matt Bellamy from Muse
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Reply #9 posted 03/05/07 9:06am

Graycap23

Trick Question. No one comes even close.
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Reply #10 posted 03/05/07 9:31am

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Graycap23 said:

Trick Question. No one comes even close.

I have to agree with u here. I can't even imagine a 26 year old that would be able to do anything that rivaled Purple Rain let alone a young artist that could compare to Prince during the SOTT era.
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Reply #11 posted 03/05/07 9:34am

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adorable2 said:

Graycap23 said:

Trick Question. No one comes even close.

I have to agree with u here. I can't even imagine a 26 year old that would be able to do anything that rivaled Purple Rain let alone a young artist that could compare to Prince during the SOTT era.



There is this young cat in Atlanta though. This dude is going places 4 sure. His name is Kameron Corvet. The kid is damn good.
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Reply #12 posted 03/05/07 9:40am

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Graycap23 said:

adorable2 said:


I have to agree with u here. I can't even imagine a 26 year old that would be able to do anything that rivaled Purple Rain let alone a young artist that could compare to Prince during the SOTT era.



There is this young cat in Atlanta though. This dude is going places 4 sure. His name is Kameron Corvet. The kid is damn good.

Hey the more the better imo. I'm all for the new generation carrying on the torch. I believe there are many talented artists out there that need to be heard. Prince in his early years has set the bar pretty high though.
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Reply #13 posted 03/05/07 1:55pm

krayzie

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nobody lol
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Reply #14 posted 03/05/07 4:32pm

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Hell to tha naw. . . the main reason I say that is because I can't think of ANY relatively well known artist out today that writes, produces, sings, and plays every instrument on almost every song on their album that transcends musical styles and genres the way Prince does. So it will never be an apples to apples comparison.

And to be fair, SOTT was a seminal, tour de force that will stand the test of time so that may not be a fair comparison for another artist. But I can't even think of a contemporary artist that is producing groundbreaking music that's even comparable to Controversy, 1999, or Purple Rain. It's kinda sad really. And again, for me, the key is the total control and responsibility for everything on an album that Prince had. You don't see that kind of creative autonomy anymore, underground artists excluded.
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Reply #15 posted 03/06/07 4:13am

drcoldchoke

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Chris Brown
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Reply #16 posted 03/06/07 9:03am

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drcoldchoke said:

Chris Brown

sad falloff sad
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Reply #17 posted 03/08/07 12:45am

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I am sure there is outstanding, off the chart musical talent in the world right now. I know (judging from his speech at the NAACP) that he agrees. But, truthfully, in my heart, I don't know if anyone has been given the depth of talent he has been given. It is his curse and his gift. Can he be surpassed? No and HELL NO.
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Reply #18 posted 03/08/07 12:59am

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Imago said:

Avril Levigne is pretty close in both talent and age. A tour de force of musical ability.

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drcoldchoke said:

Chris Brown

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Reply #20 posted 03/08/07 7:39am

Graycap23

diana7777 said:

I am sure there is outstanding, off the chart musical talent in the world right now. I know (judging from his speech at the NAACP) that he agrees. But, truthfully, in my heart, I don't know if anyone has been given the depth of talent he has been given. It is his curse and his gift. Can he be surpassed? No and HELL NO.



Times 10
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Reply #21 posted 03/08/07 7:47am

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hotwithyou said:

armybrat said:

Prince was just appx 29 years of age when SOTT was released.
Who, out of today's artists, can compare to his talent at such a young age ?
Maybe Norah Jones or A Keys ? or is there someone else we can think of having that great a command over music and instruments with such a large collage of work.....

What is SOTT?????



SOTT stands for Sign O The Times.
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Reply #22 posted 03/08/07 7:53am

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None of today's artists have Prince's kind of talent. Hell, they don't even have as much talent as Weird Al Yankovic.
Andy is a four letter word.
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Reply #23 posted 03/08/07 8:02am

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vainandy said:

None of today's artists have Prince's kind of talent. Hell, they don't even have as much talent as Weird Al Yankovic.


OH you better step off, boy! Weird Al is a MASSIVE talent.
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Reply #24 posted 03/08/07 10:26am

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I would have to say NO.

The real question is would any record company allow a musician to have as much
creative freedom of expression as Prince was allowed to have from 1978-96?

Can the industry cultivate and nuture that kind of talent?

I am sure their have been and will continue to be artists of Prince's caliber out there. Will they be given a fair record deal? Will they be allowed to
produce, arrange, compose, and perform their music, etc. I am not sure.

There are probably plenty of 29 year olds that have that talent, innate and/or learned. Does the industry want that kind of talent? I am not sure.

It seems that its more manufactured by a team of producers than one artist leading with their talent.

The talented people are there, it just may be more difficult to find them, or if they have music out there to find it. Many may have to go independent to get their voice heard.

Maybe I will learn of some new talent from this question.

Chris
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Reply #25 posted 03/08/07 10:46am

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hotwithyou said:

armybrat said:

Prince was just appx 29 years of age when SOTT was released.
Who, out of today's artists, can compare to his talent at such a young age ?
Maybe Norah Jones or A Keys ? or is there someone else we can think of having that great a command over music and instruments with such a large collage of work.....

What is SOTT?????


Sign of The Times ..
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Reply #26 posted 03/08/07 12:06pm

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RedKite said:

I would have to say NO.

The real question is would any record company allow a musician to have as much
creative freedom of expression as Prince was allowed to have from 1978-96?

Can the industry cultivate and nuture that kind of talent?

I am sure their have been and will continue to be artists of Prince's caliber out there. Will they be given a fair record deal? Will they be allowed to
produce, arrange, compose, and perform their music, etc. I am not sure.


There are probably plenty of 29 year olds that have that talent, innate and/or learned. Does the industry want that kind of talent? I am not sure.

It seems that its more manufactured by a team of producers than one artist leading with their talent.

The talented people are there, it just may be more difficult to find them, or if they have music out there to find it. Many may have to go independent to get their voice heard.

Maybe I will learn of some new talent from this question.

Chris


That's true. nod
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Reply #27 posted 03/08/07 12:43pm

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No one comes to mind right away....but I do have to say that if Justin Timberlake of any of his People try and compare him to Prince one more time....I think I might throw up!
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Reply #28 posted 03/08/07 1:54pm

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Shit, even a lot of old skool cats can't hold a candle to P, let alone these new jacks.

Wanna talk about SOTT, to compare someone means they would have to able to create something as twistedly genius as Housequake, and who can you think of that could? Only person I can think of is Trent Reznor, and he's hardly from the current generation... its been twenty years since he first hit the scene with Pretty Hate Machine.
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