Also around that time period, before got into The Time and Prince, I recall purchasing albums on cassette by L.L. Cool J, C&C Music Factory, Faith No More, Snap and Paula Abdul. All of that music really zaps me back to that time period in my life. Sure, some of it is probably considered cheesy, but it's what surrounded my teenage years really.

Of course several years later groups like Nirvana and Pearl Jam and Soundgarden blew up and I got way into that, but all along Prince was played way more than any other in my tape deck.

Also, if anyone knows where I can find a copy of Bobby Brown's "Dance... Ya Know It" remix album on CD, I would be in eternal youthful bliss!

Oh wait, it's 2008 and ebay exists... nevermind!

MajesticOne89 said:

\kiss,Iron Maiden,Ac Dc,Scorpions,yes there was heavy metal for me!

Rick James.

Before 1984, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles

I listened to a lot of different stuff - The Cars, The Knack, Michael Jackson, Earth Wind and Fire, Bruce Springsteen.

I also listened to a lot of classical.

I was real young when i first started liking Prince. Like 6.
Before then, like 4-5 I remember that my ears perked up when ever I heard Sly & The Family Stone on the radio, especially Hot Fun In The Summertime.
So Im guessing Sly Stone

I was a huge Van Halen fan before, and Prince came along at exactly the right time - David Lee Roth had just left and they hooked up with Sammy.

Michael Jackson
Stevie Wonder
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abigail05 said:

Sad sad sad :mad2:David Rules,Sammy just good singer but not a great entreteiner.

Donna Summer. The "Bad Girls" album was out and she was all over the album cover standing on the street corner leaned up against the light post. When I discovered Prince, I dropped one whore for another one.
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vainandy said:

I got into Rick James first....Prince was cool, but Rick was it until Prince "overtook" him a couple of years later, IMHO.

I first got into Rick James in 1979 also with the "Fire It Up" album. He was my second favorite. I think the reason I liked Prince more is because he had more in common with me. He was gay as hell and was a mean ole bitch.

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vainandy said:

Sounds like we all come from about the same era, I remeber when Prince first toured with Rick James that was a spectacular concert here in Philly. But I don't think Prince was mean back then he was shy and nasty. He was just a 19 yr old kid.
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I never really had a favorite artist before Prince. I had artists that I liked but I wouldn't have called them my favorites. Prince is the first and last artist I will ever call my favorite.

Lova ya Princey baby

Prince was my 1st ~ yet b4 him i listen's to my mother music Isley brothers

Graycap23 said:

don't forget the barkays and confunction, donna summer!!!!!

vainandy said:

RFLMAO
Donna Summer was the closest I came to being a fan of anyone's. I loved Bad Girls but for me she was Giorgio Moroder's vessel for his music, so she could only go so far with me. I knew who Prince was from 'Soft & Wet' but I became a fan Nov. 7, 1979 and have never had anyone threaten to come close to Prince. Prince knew what I was thinking and we grew real tight. I am a big sports fan but no one in the sports world, movie world, or music world has come close to Prince in my head and heart.
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Michael Jackson was my first, but then, one day in late summer 1992, I saw the 'Sexy MF' video. Over and over again.

From that day, he got me.

I am sad to say that I am old enough to have been into music befor Prince. I was a real New Romantic and loved all of that music but my first loves were David Bowie and the Jacksons. Still love all there stuff but Prince is tops

There was none. Prince was the Alpha and the Omega. He started it all for me.
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Tame said:

Wow, as a southern boy from Tennesee, you're my hero.

I was gonna say the same thing, and I thought NOBODY else here would have. Nice!

Guess looking back I kinda downgraded from King to Prince, eh...

Michael Jackson till 2004 and my mum converted me oh well now i know the true meaning of that old saying > with age comes wisdom

JuliePurplehead said:

Me too. But not Kenny Rogers.How do you go from him to Prince. I am not seeing that path.
I was in high school just after Thriller was released and Purple Rain came out when I was going into my sophomre year. I was a big fan of both. I am over MJ now

KidaSaurusRx said:

lol.....I could add another 50 names 2 that list.

Michael Jackson.
Before Michael, I didn't really care about music. I read all the time.

JuliePurplehead said:

That's a pretty odd combination of artists.

The Police. That was in 1981.