I was just at allmusic.com and noticed they categorized Prince as a Rock artist.


What do y'all think his main genre of music is?

LittleBLUECorvette said:

He is in the Rock & Roll hall of Fame

mplsmike said:

So is Grand Master Flash.

Damn...Good Point

That's one of the perplexing things about Prince. When somebody asks me what genre he fits in, I can only say "Either Rock, Funk, or R&B - he's all over the spectrum."
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Everybody wants to claim a piece of Prince lately, so if it makes them happy yeah he's Rock (not)

Does it matter?

When it comes to genres I always say he's ambidextrous (spelling?) R&B, Soul, Rock, Alternative, Gospel, Jazz, Techno, Funk, Dance, Pop,but most FUSION!!! He's outside the box and he often stands on top of it.
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theodore said:

Of course it matters

I consider Prince a rock artist. And in all the music stores in my town, that's where his CDs are stocked at.

If you wanna get literal, Prince is the essence of funk in heels, but the stores don't have a funk section. LOL.

guarinigirl2000 said:

Most stores don't have funk sections, just R&B sections.

I usually find him listed as a R&B artist.Interesting.

Imago said:

His primary success has been as a rock artist, so why not?

wlcm2thdwn said:

oh good grief...

sorry but, thats such a korny thing to say...

sosgemini said:

I see his catalog in R&B and Rock depending on the store. Obviously, he's both.

His genre is Music!!! and most of it, simple as that!

R&B

guarinigirl2000 said:

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Dude, you misuoted him! You gotta read into it a little better.
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LittleBLUECorvette said:

But rap = rock 'n' roll

R n' B or 'race music' -> rock 'n' roll (the name given to race music by alan freed in the 50s to make it more appealing to the masses).

Then R n' B + gospel = soul (enter James Brown) -> funk -> hip hop/rap.

I hold the unpopular view that rap is more rock 'n' roll than metal or progressive rock. It can be traced back to rock's roots in far fewer steps than that which is classified as rock today - basically white guys with guitars.

So Prince is most definitely a rock artist.
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The majority I pick up is Rock/R&B/Funk

Well, FYE puts his stuff under R&B instead of Pop/Rock (where I get most of my CD's). And I gotta go with them. But he does do quite a bit of Rock... I still wouldn't characterize as a rock artist cuz he's not nearly into that as... say, The Rolling Stones, Aerosmith... both of which I really don't get into.

nurse said:

Pop/Rock

InsatiableCream said:

DreamyPopRoyalty said:

Dahling... record stores r retarded (or at least Best Buy ) they have Aretha Franklin in the rock/pop section

theodore said:

admit it. he's a Pop Rocker

InsatiableCream said:

I think of him more as an R&B artist