squirrelgrease said:

Well deserved.

Thanks.

I wonder if this induction will become the opening video to the Welcome 2 America Tour when Prince hits the stage? He had some kind of induction opening for Musicology,and 21 Nights shows.

Good job Prince!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm proud to be part of the purple family!

Congrats! Much Love & respect! Thanks 4 the music.

jstarr2000 said:

Thanks to the Grammys for ignoring Prince back when "Purple Rain" was actually out. Including the only platinum selling single the entire year("When Doves Cry") that garnered zero nominations.

I'm sure we'll be talking about Eminem's(10 nominations this year) greatness 25 years from now.

Not that I'm a fan, but Eminem's period of commercial domminance has already exceeded Prince's, so yeah, I bet we will.

... everybody dance !!!

[img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/mochalox/prince/prince_splits.gif[/img:$uid]

TwiliteKid said:

jstarr2000 said:

Thanks to the Grammys for ignoring Prince back when "Purple Rain" was actually out. Including the only platinum selling single the entire year("When Doves Cry") that garnered zero nominations.

I'm sure we'll be talking about Eminem's(10 nominations this year) greatness 25 years from now.

Not that I'm a fan, but Eminem's period of commercial domminance has already exceeded Prince's, so yeah, I bet we will.

that seems to go back to WB's issue with prince's output rate. If he would have took 3 to 5 years between his greatness would be much more obvious.

PurpleLove7 said:

... everybody dance !!!

[img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/mochalox/prince/prince_splits.gif[/img:$uid]

i think thats the last time theres actual footage of him doing the splits, after that, he switched to suites and shuffles about on stage

PaisleyRose said:

Congratulations to Prince and the Revolution!

Co-sign (especially the "and" part!).

PurpleLove7 said:

... everybody dance !!!

[img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/mochalox/prince/prince_splits.gif[/img:$uid]

haha.....nobody but prince!

Congradulatios prince! i love u!

TwiliteKid said:

jstarr2000 said:

Thanks to the Grammys for ignoring Prince back when "Purple Rain" was actually out. Including the only platinum selling single the entire year("When Doves Cry") that garnered zero nominations.

I'm sure we'll be talking about Eminem's(10 nominations this year) greatness 25 years from now.

Not that I'm a fan, but Eminem's period of commercial domminance has already exceeded Prince's, so yeah, I bet we will.

not even close

As of July 18, 2008, Prince was the #16 commercial artist of all time. Eminem didn't even crack the top 100.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-artists-20.shtml

alandail said:

TwiliteKid said:

Not that I'm a fan, but Eminem's period of commercial domminance has already exceeded Prince's, so yeah, I bet we will.

not even close

As of July 18, 2008, Prince was the #16 commercial artist of all time. Eminem didn't even crack the top 100.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-artists-20.shtml

that seems to be based on # of hot 100 singles. Not on over all sales or success.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

alandail said:

not even close

As of July 18, 2008, Prince was the #16 commercial artist of all time. Eminem didn't even crack the top 100.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-artists-20.shtml

that seems to be based on # of hot 100 singles. Not on over all sales or success.

Exactly. I was referring to the fact that, more than a decade after his debut, Eminem is still "hot". His latest album is one of, if not the, biggest selling of the year. Prince's comparable moment in the sun was much, much shorter.

why purple rain

why not anna stesia

jstarr2000 said:

Thanks to the Grammys for ignoring Prince back when "Purple Rain" was actually out. Including the only platinum selling single the entire year("When Doves Cry") that garnered zero nominations.

I'm sure we'll be talking about Eminem's(10 nominations this year) greatness 25 years from now.

I find this confusing too. Everyone seems to have 2zillion grammys nowadays. Prince has earned a few this decade which means that he seriously didnt get his due in the day. Amy Winehouse-deserved or not-gets five in one night. I'm assuming as with the music industry in general that they give out more now on a fashion rather than the music snobbery (and oh yes lord please bring it back) as was.

Question: Is the album or song Purple Rain in the Hall Of Fame now? It doesn't actually say which it is and either could have been chosen, but I assumed it was the LP.

squirrelgrease said:

Question: Is the album or song Purple Rain in the Hall Of Fame now? It doesn't actually say which it is and either could have been chosen, but I assumed it was the LP.

it seems to be the album that was inducted. because the names of the songs are in " " and Purple Rain is it italics

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

squirrelgrease said:

Question: Is the album or song Purple Rain in the Hall Of Fame now? It doesn't actually say which it is and either could have been chosen, but I assumed it was the LP.

it seems to be the album that was inducted. because the names of the songs are in " " and Purple Rain is it italics

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Thanks. That makes sense.

Congrats to Prince and The Rev

nursev said:

Congrats to Prince and The Rev

I c peeps are going to turn this in2 a Revolution thing again...........

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

nursev said:

Congrats to Prince and The Rev

I c peeps are going to turn this in2 a Revolution thing again...........

as well they should. PR is very much a collaborative album.

He does have an Oscar and a Grammy from that album. He was nominated for Album of the Year, but Lionel won.

He was also classified in the Rock section, but won R&B thanks to Chaka Khan's cover.

But what I don't know is why he's not on the Library of Congress list of recordings to be preserved. They're not even as picky as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, so maybe 10 emails asking for "Purple Rain" to be added might do the trick. I already sent mine to them.

http://www.loc.gov/rr/record/nrpb/

dalsh327 said:

He does have an Oscar and a Grammy from that album. He was nominated for Album of the Year, but Lionel won.

He was also classified in the Rock section, but won R&B thanks to Chaka Khan's cover.

But what I don't know is why he's not on the Library of Congress list of recordings to be preserved. They're not even as picky as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, so maybe 10 emails asking for "Purple Rain" to be added might do the trick. I already sent mine to them.

http://www.loc.gov/rr/record/nrpb/

I think the oscar was for best orginal song score for purple rain.

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

alandail said:

not even close

As of July 18, 2008, Prince was the #16 commercial artist of all time. Eminem didn't even crack the top 100.

http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/specials/hot100/charts/top100-artists-20.shtml

that seems to be based on # of hot 100 singles. Not on over all sales or success.

he said "commercial dominance", what better way to measure than than with hit singles?

US Album sales: Prince is #36 all time, Eminem is #61.

Prince's first #1 album in the US was in 1985, his most recent in 2006

Prince's first top 10 single was in 1982, his most recent in 1994, he had a top 10 single every year in between, which at the time was a record streak.

Prince's first grammy was in in 1985, his most recent in 2008

Eminem has a long ways to go to match Prince and really has no shot at his string of consecutive years with top 10 hits.

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

dalsh327 said:

He does have an Oscar and a Grammy from that album. He was nominated for Album of the Year, but Lionel won.

He was also classified in the Rock section, but won R&B thanks to Chaka Khan's cover.

But what I don't know is why he's not on the Library of Congress list of recordings to be preserved. They're not even as picky as the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, so maybe 10 emails asking for "Purple Rain" to be added might do the trick. I already sent mine to them.

http://www.loc.gov/rr/record/nrpb/

I think the oscar was for best orginal song score for purple rain.

[Edited 12/9/10 10:00am]

that's for the album, not the song. There is a separate award for original song, which oddly, Prince wasn't even nominated for.

[Edited 12/10/10 5:44am]

alandail said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

that seems to be based on # of hot 100 singles. Not on over all sales or success.

he said "commercial dominance", what better way to measure than than with hit singles?

total sales. that chart has Janet Jackson as being more 'successful' than Michael!?

and I was not saying Skittles was more successful just that chart posted doesn't provide an accurate raking of success.

TheKid94 said:

PurpleLove7 said:

... everybody dance !!!

[img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/mochalox/prince/prince_splits.gif[/img:$uid]

i think thats the last time theres actual footage of him doing the splits, after that, he switched to suites and shuffles about on stage

Of recent(this year) hes been moving and dancing around a lot more on stage, but I think its maybe the last we've seen of the luscious long hair tho.