You know, whenever I see Prince performances like the Superbowl performance, or his live rendition of shhhhh , I just fall in love with him as a performer all over again. As a man approaching 50 years of age, he’s lost absolutely nothing when it comes to being able to captivate me. Absolutely nothing.
Sure, he hasn’t done the splits in awhile, but I think that’s mainly because his balls are so big, it hurts when they slap the stage floor. You don’t believe me? What kind of musician has the balls at the age of 17, as minority, growing up in the barely desegregated US, to refuse a major record label a huge contract, so he could retain soul creative rights to his work? What kind of musician turns and bites the hand that fed him because that hand was feeding him table scraps and keeping the lions share? What kind of musician follows his or her heart regardless of market preassure? That person would be Sinead O’conner.

But I’m not talking about Sinead O’conner here—I’m talking about Prince, who has done all these things, and actually did so in the true sense of Rock & Roll.

This man reinvented what it was to be a minority in America, and though I felt his depiction of sexy black women in the earlier part of his career was sorely lacking to some extent, his portrayal of interracial love making was such a breath of Fresh Air. Not shying like the George Jefferson couple (bless your heart Lenny), he practically ate Applelonia’s face in Purple Rain – just imagine the audience’s reaction in Birmingham Alabama during the early 80’s. Prince tore down barriers in all forms of media—not just music.

And his sexual gender bending persona—Camille didn’t just toy with cross-gender notions, it slowly cooked in them allowing us to dip our hard bread into his soft, brothy, stew of femininity to sop it up in our quivering mouths. Where Van Hunt and Maxwell sound like men trying to channel their feminine side, Prince sounded like a little girl bursting to come out—He simply did it better than anyone else.

And sometimes I forget this in all the petty bullshit of aggrandizing expectations of my little rock god, but when I see him get up on the mic and sing live, when I see how effortlessly he commands the band, his instruments, and the crowd, I melt. I forget about everything but that this is the greatest all around pop performer of my generation. And I am blessed to realize this.




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He is pretty darn great isn't he!!

P2daP said:

Yes. I could watch him live over and over again on tape and not be bored.


Except when Larry Graham is involved.

Imago said:

Imago said:

lol i feel the same way too

You've sure got a strange way of showing it sometimes

wlcm2thdwn said:

Imago said:

omg

Imago said:

Negritaluvyu said:

I did too until I saw the "Motherless Child" video! Prince ripped that shit so hard, I didn't even realize Larry was there and I'd watched it a good 50 times before a discussion on here made me look closely at it!
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fam.

fammy fam fam.






I Prince too.

Imago said:

thats so frikkin funny!!!!!

He is keen.

SexyBeautifulOne said:

I love that video...wish I had a copy...or at least could go to HQ and watch every couple of days...

Imago said:

Imago said:

Dammit, Now I'm hungry!

I love Prince also. Sometimes I try to convince myself that I don't. And sometimes he really pisses me off. We have had, at times, a sort of love-hate relationship. But at times like this, I remember and can admit that I really do love him. Or at least his music.

Stop hatin' on Larry

at this thread! Seriously.


"Practically ate Applelonia's face in Purpel Rain" - so true!

Imago said:

Oh good heavens.

KipWinger said:

OMG

After reading your thread Imago i totally agree, every single word and you just made me realise how much, i'm at work now so i'm gonna pull a sicky and go home and watch "SHHH" live at Hong Kong Pier on youtube over and over and over and over and over again!!!!!



Purple's gonna reign for me on the 7th August in London!!!!

Cannot wait!!!!!

Imago said:

OMG Too .....???

its good 2 be a Prince fan... never a dull moment.

I feel the same. Never will a prince fan turn down any of his shows or music

And I LOVE IMAGO. I really really LOVE him.

Especially with inspired posts like that.

george jefferson couple...

Very well said Imago and I wholeheartedly agree!