he's funky, but he is (or was) the next generation of funk. he took it away from the fat juicy slap bass lines, etc., and turned it glam and new wave in the early 80's. which was great. and makes it more disappointing that he's hooked up with people like Larry and Maceo who were at the foundation of the funk that came before him. he's very proficient at that style of funk and I'm sure there's a certain thrill with performing the kind of music he grew up on with his childhood heroes. but it kind of goes against the grain of the entire point of Prince as a funk revolutionary. he had such a spare, dry funk thing going on, and in some ways he traded it in to retread and pay homage to the past.


just my take on it....

The funk left him over 20 years ago - I'd say the Black Album was the last of it. Lovesexy - not funky. Graffiti Bridge, Diamonds and Pearls - not funky. Etc etc.

It's okay, he had his 1999, his Purple Rain. Then he grew up. That's just how it goes.

I'm starting to agree with some orgers that maybe Prince is not that funky or we overrate his funk abilities. Or at worse he isn't as funky as someone like Roger or Parliament.

His beats don't slam in the same way. These other chicken grease artists throw more on the grill. Prince is more coldly funky. His songwriting is more of a force than his actual funkyness. This is why It seems crazy to continue to mewl about him staying funky when he is rarely that funky anyhoo.

I mean I was at an event and the DJ played Kiss. It sounded good, like it always does, but few people were dancing or shaking their groove thangs. Than he put on Atomic Dog and the house blew up. Kiss is funky but not Atomic Dog funky. My only point.

Then they played Cha Cha Slide, a song I can't seem to escape. You had this huge line dance. Everybody was dancing, acting crazy. That song is lame, at least to me, but look at the reaction. Prince is funky but not funky in the way most people like.

I'm starting to agree with some orgers that maybe Prince is not that funky or we overrate his funk abilities. Or at worse he isn't as funky as someone like Roger or Parliament.

His beats don't slam in the same way. These other chicken grease artists throw more on the grill. Prince is more coldly funky. His songwriting is more of a force than his actual funkyness. This is why It seems crazy to continue to mewl about him staying funky when he is rarely that funky anyhoo.

I mean I was at an event and the DJ played Kiss. It sounded good, like it always does, but few people were dancing or shaking their groove thangs. Than he put on Atomic Dog and the house blew up. Kiss is funky but not Atomic Dog funky. My only point.

Then they played Cha Cha Slide, a song I can't seem to escape. You had this huge line dance. Everybody was dancing, acting crazy. That song is lame, at least to me, but look at the reaction. Prince is funky but not funky in the way most people like.

Ok. Enough of this.

Feel U Up.
DMSR.
Kiss.
Housequake.
Shockadelica.

Funky!

Prince is not a funk artist. Never has been.Some of his songs flirt with the funk, but there's never true consumation.

He's a pop/rock guy, and he's good at that.

The funk left him over 20 years ago - I'd say the Black Album was the last of it. Lovesexy - not funky. Graffiti Bridge, Diamonds and Pearls - not funky. Etc etc.

It's okay, he had his 1999, his Purple Rain. Then he grew up. That's just how it goes.

You know, I posed a similar question in the Music non-Prince forum last year, asking why Prince's Jazz CDs weren't "Jazz"

To me, they sounded jazz even though they were apparently peppered with his signature guitar, etc.

And I never really got a clear answer---well, let me say, I got some really good answers, but none that actually satisfied my curiosity as to why Prince 'isn't Jazz".


I guess the same could be said about"

1. Is Prince rock?
2. Is Prince dance?
2 Is Prince funk?
3. Is Prince pop?


You could argue each until the cows come home. Ultimately whatever Prince is doing, it's striking a chord with substantial numbers of listeners.

I'm starting to agree with some orgers that maybe Prince is not that funky or we overrate his funk abilities. Or at worse he isn't as funky as someone like Roger or Parliament.

His beats don't slam in the same way. These other chicken grease artists throw more on the grill. Prince is more coldly funky. His songwriting is more of a force than his actual funkyness. This is why It seems crazy to continue to mewl about him staying funky when he is rarely that funky anyhoo.

I mean I was at an event and the DJ played Kiss. It sounded good, like it always does, but few people were dancing or shaking their groove thangs. Than he put on Atomic Dog and the house blew up. Kiss is funky but not Atomic Dog funky. My only point.

Then they played Cha Cha Slide, a song I can't seem to escape. You had this huge line dance. Everybody was dancing, acting crazy. That song is lame, at least to me, but look at the reaction. Prince is funky but not funky in the way most people like.

TheVoid said:

Come on now, even that's debatable now-a-days. Harsh? Yes but true none-the-less.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

I meant substantial number compared to Brian Valente fans.

Claiming anything on 3121 or Planet Earth is FUNK...IMO...is rationalizing.

This place and the posters have become a wasteland.

This place and the posters have become a wasteland.

JBK said:

You can't speak for Prince, so I'm going to just skim over that comment.

Alamine said:

I agree. It's all just bitching and moaning about how terrible the org and its particpants are these days.

Alamine said:

I agree. It's all just bitching and moaning about how terrible the org and its particpants are these days.

ernestsewell said:

Please Ernest, don't skim over my comment.You are one of my hero on the Org.I mean it.
I'm not speaking for prince, I'm just listening to his music. Step by step Prince's funk has become "Post Funk". That's why some people like you think he is not funk any more. He is just playing another kind of funk.

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JBK said:

I just don't think he's THAT funky anymore. I loved seeing him play that medley on the BET Awards (with his 3121 blouse on), but "DMSR" was dryer than a nun's pussy. It was utterly soulless. I saw a clip of him earlier from 2004 on Much Music performing "DMSR", and was just embarrassed. When he's cutting out simple lines like "Wear lingerie to a restaurant", the man has lost major amounts of mojo. That doesn't take away from his band always being tight, and able to stop on a dime, but when you're driving a jalopy instead of a vintage tune, who gives a shit, right?

He ain't funky at all..He just a little ol' prude