I am sure this has been done before, but I am actually really curious. Having been a huge Prince fan since Novemeber 1988 Lovesexy Show at the Forum, I meet very few Prince fans, except at concerts...I am wondering what else Prince fan is listening to...not just today, but all time favs...
Here is my Lifetime Top 5
1) Prince
2) Beatles
3) Cocteau Twins
4) Björk
5) Nick Drake

Runner Up: Beck

I guess I am not really that funky at all...

1. Prince
2. Stevie Wonder
3. Anita Baker
4. Beatles
5. George Benson

01. The Beatles;
02. Prince;
03. Doves;
04. Stevie Wonder
05. Belle & Sebastian

Prince
Bowie
Bjork
Joy Division
The Cure

not in order:

the ramones
al green
prince
diana ross & the supremes
george clinton

ultra-close runner-up: stevie wonder.




sit and spin on the edit.
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Prince
Stevie Wonder
Billy Joel
Steely Dan
Sting

I guess I'm not that funky either! I just like a mix of pop, rock, jazz, soul, and funk. And I'm a big ballad man too.

Prince
Wendy and Lisa
Melissa Etheridge
Fleetwood Mac
Styx

Prince
George Clinton
Sly Stone
Stevie Wonder
Marvin Gaye

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

You?

Stevie Wonder
Brian McKnight
Prince
Boyz 2 Men
Tupac

Prince
The Beatles
Fleetwood Mac
Sting
Madonna

1.Prince
2.Stevie Wonder
3.James Taylor
4.Bob Marley
5.Lionel Richie(?)

Other than Prince, here are my 5 faves:


The Beatles/ John Lennon(solo)
Tori Amos
The Cure
Eurythmics / Annie Lennox (solo)
David Bowie

besides Prince:

Madonna
George Michael
Sheryl Crow
...

damn! after that... I don't know. I could list hundreds of other acts that I like A LOT, but Prince takes up sooo much of my listening time. Even George and Sheryl are stretching it.

Prince
P-Funk
Stevie Wonder
Curtis Mayfield
Bob Marley

Honourable mentions:

Sly & The Family Stone
James Brown
Jimi Hendrix
Marvin Gaye
Al Green
[This message was edited Wed Mar 5 3:42:30 PST 2003 by Essence]

prince
miles davis
frank zappa
elvis costello
led zeppelin

honorable mention:
kate bush
bob marley
lee morgan
john coltrane
the cure
bill evans
parliament
james brown
the clash
and a "few" more

Oasis
Led Zeppelin
Prince
The Beatles
The Band

With The Clash and Bruce Springsteen very close behind

Steely Dan
Stevie Wonder
LAURA NYRO(learn people)
P-Funk
Kate Bush

Prince
Kate Bush
Pet Shop Boys
ABBA (YOU SAID ALL TIME)
ELO (Jeff Lynne)

Prince
David Bowie
Stevie Wonder
Jmmi Hendrix
Led Zeppelin

A few runner-ups (not in order)
Wendy and Lisa(two VERY talented ladies,with and without Prince)
Marvin Gaye(...amaizing)
Bruce Springsteen(again...amaizing)
Berlin(great group, great albums)
Madonna(I'm more into her late 80s and 90s stuff, "like a prayer" is a must have)
[This message was edited Tue Mar 4 18:29:53 PST 2003 by lovebizzare]

Prince
John Melencamp
Kirk Franklin
George Clinton
Bob Marley

JonSnow said:

Very nice picks.

Radiohead
Prince
The Smiths/Morrissey
The Cure
Coldplay

Prince
Kate Bush
Nightwish
Muse (not Pharaoh involved)
Aerosmith

Terence Trent D'Arby / Sananda
Prince
Beck

I really can't decide which acts to pick for the other 2 places

Kate Bush
Bee Gees
Michael Jackson
David Bowie
The Beatles,

and these folk I listen to loadz so honourable mentions to:
Prince
Led Zeppelin
Marvin Gaye
Fleetwood Mac
Radiohead
Stevie Wonder
Bjork.

Prince
Rolling Stones
James Brown
Beatles
Kraftwerk

Prince
Frank Zappa
The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
Ozric Tentacles

Contemporary top 5

Squarepusher
Aphex Twin
Eat Static
Fila Brazilia
Shpongle/Hallucinogen

Clinton
Bootsy
Tony, Toni,Tone (well...)
Marvin Gaye
Ottis Redding
Aretha Franklin
GCS
Sly
Diana Krall
I Like Nora Jones
Digital Underground
The Staples singers (and Mavis too)
Mint Condition
...

Metallica too before they went commercial...
Steve Vai
Satriani
Kinda like No Doubt...
Queen
Extreme (before they split)
[This message was edited Wed Mar 5 3:32:05 PST 2003 by klaatu]