I mean come on,the dude help or made the Mplsound. Was one of the first black artist on MTV(I dont know why they praise the other guy).Broke down racial barriers for different genres.I mean, note for note, scream for scream, what puts Prince apart from the rest and elevates him to godlike status (not to me, mind you, but you fanboys)?Can his genius be isolated? Well, yes, for the very reason stated above. Prince and Bowie are instantly identifiable, no-one else sounds like them, like no-one else sounded like Zappa - they are unique and their own imaginations and personal characteristics ultimately shape their music and presentation because, as true artists, they write from the heart and pour themselves in to their work. It sets them apart from the rest and each other.

Prince has been critically aclaimed for most of his career and
has been seen as a true original!

Not in doubt...

However, Considering his questionable business practices and moderate musical output over the last 15 years or so, his legacy has been tainted somewhat....

I'd like an album full of quirky left-field pop gem's al la Dolphin or The Word but i'm probably not gonna get them

And by the way sort out a bloody dolphin emoticin wills ya

Sometimes I think he get the credit that he deserves but, he still get his props. Prince is tha man, he's like no other artist.

do we as Fans ever Get The Credit we Deserve?

ask some that paid the $77 for Lotus.com or the 90% of the Fans in the World that have not seen Prince in almost a Decade now ...

TheKing662 said:

You straight up plagiarized this post:

http://prince.org/msg/7/267705