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Questions For The People Who Lived During Prince's Prime 1. Is there any artist of this whack generation that you can compare Prince to ?Anticipation wise, not talent wise.
2. What Prince songs that were not singles, got a lot of airplay? 3. When Prince first came out, what was everyone view on him? [Edited 4/6/11 15:36pm] | |
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Around SOT, he was getting every song reviewed let alone every album. Eminem is as popular perhaps? Dr Dre?
Hot Thing got a lot of airplay. Erotic City and Darling Nikki got a lot of press. LOL
I loved him. Assumptions about his sexuality were rife. The press hyped his wierdness and aloofness
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I got into Prince around '84-'86, I was only 16 and I can't remember shit. I was in my own bubble around then.
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1. There is no artist since Prince arrived that compares to him. On a creative level, people talked about him like they do Gaga now.
2. Adore and The Beautiful Ones I remember getting a ton of airplay here in San Diego.
3. He was secondary to MJ (which was ridiculous but I wont elaborate on that). Example: Remember when Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera came on the scene? Everyone loved Britney and looked down on Christina ("She's nasty!") But we knew Christina was a much better singer and seemed more artistic (I know this sounds silly but it's the easiest comparison)
Michael Jackson=Britney Prince=Christina
She has robes and she has monkeys, lazy diamond studded flunkies.... | |
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1. Is there any artist of this whack generation that you can compare Prince to ?Anticipation wise, not talent wise. Anticipation wise? As in...must see? Yes. Jay Z and Eminem. 2. What Prince songs that were not singles, got a lot of airplay? I grew up in Detroit, when the One and Only Electrifying Mojo was still on the airwaves. ALL of Prince's non-singles got massive airplay...6 days a week! 3. When Prince first came out, what was everyone view on him? In Detroit...his name was Prince, he was extremely talented, could be funky when he wanted to and he was gay. .
[Edited 4/6/11 16:54pm] I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart. | |
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Imagine the Lady GaGa hype. Now carry it across four years. Thats pretty much how Europe was.
In the UK, only the singles get general airplay.
Most people just assumed he was gay, mad, or both. . | |
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I have been a fan for about thirty three years and my first recollection was in my high school days. I used to have a giant poster of him in my bedroom with his bandana, trench coat and underwear. I think he was misunderstood by many during the early days. You have to remember this was the same time as the Jackson 5 and Prince was singing songs that were sexually in your face. There are people with sexually explicit music now but they are not musicians. He got a lot of airplay back in the day and I saw him many times since he was in the Bay Area a lot during those days. He would do impromptu shows in San Francisco at places like the Ruby Skye. I think everyone knew he was a talent but I think that there was a perception that he was a bit strange. He always followed his own path which is something I do so I always liked that about him! | |
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If he doesn't do Under the Cherry Moon, he would be bigger than Madonna and MJ. 87 Was his last year as media darling. He did, however, use 86 & 87 to build his European base. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Still it's nice to know, when our bodies wear out, we can get another -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- | |
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wow...interesting questions....
1) this generation of music isnt so much whack as it is over-hyped...Prince during the 80's was playing the sex sells card...no one in mainstream music is doing that today except ga ga and Britney...differnt for a male...
2)Adore was getting MASSIVE MASSIVE airplay on urban radio during the x-mas of 1987
3) everyone's view was a "short, skinny black male,gets all the beautiful women and singing in a high voice" how cool is this guy?!?! my response..."very"!! | |
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I first became aware of him in 1983 when I was 11. The next year when Purple Rain came out, all the kids were crazy about it. In 1983, I was in love with Michael Jackson. After Purple Rain, the MJ posters came down, to be replaced with all things Prince!
I remember hearing Erotic City, Let's Go Crazy, When Doves Cry, Jungle Love and The Bird a lot during that time. A few years later, Kiss and Anotherloverholenyohead got played a lot, followed by U Got the Look and Alphabet Street.
Luckily, during this time, Mojo was on the radio and flooded SE MI with all things Prince. He played Screams of Passion a lot and a lot of stuff from the 1999 album. And The Time's albums.
Most adults view of him back then, was that he was too nasty for the kids to listen to. My parents were absolutely fine with me litstening to Michael Jackson, but hated Prince. To this day, my mother-in-law (who's 78) says Prince is "full of the devil." | |
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I clearly remember "Adore" being played by 98.5KISS FM in NYC and it wasn't released as a single. The song was so popular in NYC that when he did the Madison Square Garden LoveSexy shows the audiences went completley beserk! Trust me I was there!! [Edited 4/6/11 19:19pm] | |
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I would love to have helped you, but you called me (as I'm a part of the generation) whack, so piss off. | |
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This is a question for the 80's children (like me ).... Do you think that artists now (Chris Brown comes to mind) are more hyped and glammed than Prince and MJ was? Prince,MJ,Madonna were the real deal people.
These new acts are so glammed and hyped that kids now don't know what real artists/acts are IMHO.
Lady Gaga ???
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I grew up in a small town in Colorado and got into Prince right after he exploded on the scene after Purple Rain. There was a window of about one year (1984) when everyone was crazy about Prince. After that, if you were a guy, it was not cool to like Prince in my town because people thought he was gay. It may sound odd to young people today, but homophobia was as persasive in small-town America in the 1980s as racism was before the civil rights movement. I never heard anyone even suggest that it was okay to be gay until I went to college. The ironic thing is that Prince's sexual energy seems to have been directed exclusively at women, so the homophobia was misplaced. But I was always embarrassed to tell my friends that I liked Prince's music. The Census Bureau estimates that there are 2,518 American Indians and Alaska Natives currently living in the city of Long Beach. | |
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savvy said: I would love to have helped you, but you called me (as I'm a part of the generation) whack, so piss off. :) Show a sign of respect please. | |
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Ha! A large majority of todays so-called "artists" are hyped. Prince , MJ and Madonna rightfully deserved all the praise they got because they made music that was truly artistic, profound and moved the industry to a different level. [Edited 4/6/11 19:46pm] | |
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Preaching respect after name calling? Interesting response. | |
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savvy said:
Preaching respect after name calling? Interesting response. :( I was calling this generation of "artist" whack. Are you an artist? I'm sorry for misleading you though. Can I have your answers to the original post, please? | |
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With regard to the question about anticipation, I don't think there's been another artist in my lifetime that has offered anything close to the experience of opening a new Prince record in the 1980s. You literally had no idea what you were going to get, as each record sounded different. But you knew it was going to be amazing. My parents have said that opening Beatles records in the 1960s was a similar experience. The Census Bureau estimates that there are 2,518 American Indians and Alaska Natives currently living in the city of Long Beach. | |
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Settle down, Beavis. I'm not sure you're even talking about the same generation. The Census Bureau estimates that there are 2,518 American Indians and Alaska Natives currently living in the city of Long Beach. | |
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Yet another name. | |
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1. I would say Lady Ga Ga. His contemporaries are probably the likes of Mick Jagger, MJ and other artists of various genres. He is the only one that can be compared to so many.
2. Oh depends where you lived. Mojo in Detroit played a ton of non singles. Including b sides, songs like it, adore. Just about any song you wonder why didn't get air play, actually did when Mojo was around (Mojo was the first DJ to play Prince out of Detroit). Some wonder if it was not for Mojo, Prince would have never made it. Of course Prince recognized this in 1986 when he granted Mojo a radio inteview. At the time when Prince was doing NO interviews.
3. When Prince first came out peoples first reaction was he was gay....but everyone knew he was not because he had this way with women. Women who listened to him. Just had this attraction. So some guys would listen to Prince...as if they were trying to figure out what was his secret.... It was considered cool to like his music. But people would still say he was weird...but secretly think he was cool. | |
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You should have said, "if I'm Beavis then you must be Butthead." The Census Bureau estimates that there are 2,518 American Indians and Alaska Natives currently living in the city of Long Beach. | |
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By the way, it feels very odd to be an old Prince fan. When I got interested, he had already been making music for seven years and I felt like the last kid to jump on the bandwagon. Funny how time flies. The Census Bureau estimates that there are 2,518 American Indians and Alaska Natives currently living in the city of Long Beach. | |
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I'd hate to disagree with MJ as Britney because MJ is just as talented as Prince both being very talented but Prince more hands on, but I do believe Prince and MJ went hand to hand, except Prince was more funkier and cooler. So from what my family talks about they said Prince and MJ was like lady gaga and Beyonce, both on the top. From my older siblings they said Prince was the best because he could actually play all those instruments. =) My mom said Prince was referred to as that little Freaky man, and she said everyone was in love with him lol. When he first came out she said everyone was like who is that!? lol, then they saw his nastay side and lost their minds hehe and as for now.. ugh.. no musician now can ever try, well mainstream. I see Prince was prob like lady gaga's attention except he is actually talented and attractive lol [Edited 4/6/11 21:55pm] | |
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I was young when Prince made it big, but I swear I haven't seen any artist as big as he and Michael Jackson were in the 80's. I compare their success to the what I imagine it was like when Elvis and The Beatles reigned supreme. If I'm just stuck in the 80's, let me know.
Somehow, I doubt their will be megastars like that again. Now, we see stars on TMZ and the internet drunk and club hopping, we see their "leaked" sex tapes, in some instances we see them in their own reality shows...Back in the day, celebs still carried that untouchable mistique. Hell, to sneak a peak of Prince sitting in the audience at an award's show would warrant getting on the phone and calling somebody to talk about it! Just consider the effect that Michael Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean" had on his career. I can't imagine a single performance being such an event these days. But back then, that was the first time a lot of people had seen Michael as a solo artist do his thing live. But I digress...No, no current artist can compare as far as star power goes is the main bullet point I was trying to make. | |
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1.) Can't compare anyone in this generation, times are too different
2.) Where I live Prince got serious airplay:17 Days Hello SAIMHair (I know it's a single) the Beautiful Ones, Computer Blue, Darling Nikki, Lady Cab Driver, Let's Work, Do Me Baby, (stuff from his 1st 2 albums) the Ladder, Old Friends 4 Sale (was released 2 stations as a promo) Sometimes It Snows In April, Adore, Starfish & Coffee, | |
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1. The only artist that I can think of that I would even consider comparing 2 Prince is Tonex or Stokley (from Mint Condition) from a talent/anticipation stand point and both of them fall short the Prince.
2. 17 days, Erotic city, How Come u Don't Call me Anymore, and Adore were played on a regular basis.
3. I hung around a bunch of Dj's and musicians................we loved the guy from day 1. Soft & Wet was all we needed 2 hear 2 know what was up with this guy. | |
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The thread title is making me laugh. I've only just hit 40 but feel like an old timer.
(adopts Sir Alec Guiness Obi-Wan voice) "I can't recall ever owning a Prince record..." Just somewhere in the middle,
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I'd have to agree that Lady GaGa may be the closest as far as anticipation.
I grew up about 45 minutes outside of Philly. There were no non-singles getting airtime in my smallish town. However sometimes I could pick up Power 98 in Philly or V103 in Baltimore. It wasn't unusual to hear Adore, IIWYG, Housequake, Erotic City on either of those. I can't recall hearing any others. Keep in mind all of this was over 20 years ago. Hard to remember. Point is the bigger the market, the more likely you were to hear Prince non-singles. [Edited 4/7/11 8:19am] | |
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