My sister was listening to my playlist yesterday and she asked "where are his hits?..I've never heard any of these songs?"..I just said "blah" and that was it.Is there anyone else that listens more to the B-sides,bootlegs and other hidden gems?I think the last "mainstream" song I've listened to was Kiss and that was just to respond to a thread.

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SavonOsco said:

I don't make it a point to listen to his hits. If I'm in the mood to listen to Prince, I listen to whatever album or song I want. It's not motivated by if it was a single or how high on the charts the song went. If that were the case, then I shouldn't even be here talking about him.

That's what I was thinking..I just listen to whatever,it's not that deep.I let my sister get in my head for a second.Thnx guys

SavonOsco said:

just show ur a real fan....

I don't know what his hits are really

debasing those supposed 'hits' is not appreciating real creativity

Take Me With U, if anyone listens to it, put some really good headphones and listen is a musical masterpiece

I listen to Prince music sometimes according to era's I'll creative playlists with album cuts, long versions, bsides and boot music all with proteges

Sometimes I'll create playlists according to genre of music or subject

Yea i think my sister was talking about mainstream hits "The usual suspects"..I dont really give it any thought,just play whatever songs I feel..it just so happend that i haven't listen to those "mainstream" songs in a while,that's all

I can say I probably unintentionally listen more to the the non hits, Most of my favorites by him I never heard on radio such as Something In The Water, Girl the extended version, Still Would Stand All Time, and lately I've been listening to Vicki Waiting alot.

SavonOsco said:

I never listen to his hits either...purple rain, sign of the times, parade, all these albums i never to them either....mostly b-sides, remixes, gems and his latest stuff....my most listened song of this this decade (checked on itunes is Space (universal remix))

Join the club. Stuff like Cream, Gett Off, Purple Rain, I haven't listened to these in years, there's very few of the big hits that still listen to any more. Not that they're not great, I guess my tastes just lay more under the radar.

the unreleased stuff gets the most play from me

I still listen to "The Hits," sometimes...