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Top 5 Artists that you love as much/almost as much as Prince Prince will always be my favorite artist. No one else gets as much listening time as Prince.
Who else do you love as much as (or almost as much as) Prince.
Let's try to keep the lists short... top 5 or 6, just to keep it easy to wrap our brains around. A list of 20+ artists I never heard of just gets lost and hard to absorb. Also, I consider most of Prince's associated artists (The Time, The Family, Vanity 6, etc to be part of the Prince grup.)
My List:
*BILLY IDOL: Probably born of my love of all things 1980's. Still putting out greatness. Check out "Devil's Playground" album. New album out Oct 20.
*NEW ORDER: 80's new wave and club dance music, blended with cryptic AND personal lyrics. "Republic" is a great album, not to mention classics like "Low Life" and "Brotherhood"
*NINE INCH NAILS: Trent Reznor lists Prince as a major influence. Musically both VERY different and similar at the same time. "Pretty Hate Machine" (1988-89) was a big favorite of mine, when I read the liner notes where he thanked Prince as a big influence, I said "oh, ok. that makes sense."
*DEPECHE MODE: The last two albums have been very spotty. A brilliant track or two, and the rest very unremarkable. "Playing the Angel" had some real greatness. "Pain that I'm used to", "Precious", "Suffer Well". "Music For the Masses" is their defining album. "Violator" is a highlight.
*INCUBUS: Another artis who claims Prince as a major influence. "Make Yourself" (2000-2001) album is Incubus-perfection from beginning to end. "Stellar", "I Miss You", "Consequence", and my all-time favorite Incubus track "Nowhere Fast". "Morning View" album is pretty solid as well.
*Honorable mentions: SADE, NO DOUBT, GEORGE MICHAEL (just missed the cut off on my top 5).
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Meshell Ndegeocello, Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, Laura Nyro (the eras 1967-1978) , and Curtis Mayfield are my favorite artists outside of Prince. |
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Robert Smith / The Cure .
Frank Black / Pixies .
(pre strays) Jane's Addiction / Porno for Pyros . Jimi Hendrix . Bob Marley . Bob Dylan .
(I only listen to prince more because he puts out more, but the above all have as many great songs as prince and quite frankly ... less total rubbish to sort thru)
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Belle and Sebastian
Fleetwood Mac
Bowie
The Smiths/Morrissey
After that it gets tough but these guys are up there:
Kate Bush, Zep, Floyd, Beatles, Stones, Liz Phair, Smashing Pumpkins, The Cure,
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Muse Damien Rice Regina Spektor Stevie Wonder A-ha . |
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P-Funk The Beatles Stevie Wonder Marvin Gaye Tupac |
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Bob Dylan John Coltrane Duke Ellington Tom Waits The Beatles
all way ahead of Prince, much as I love him.
Also:
Billie Holiday Rolling Stones Marvin Gaye Nick Cave Neil Young Aretha Franklin ...are also ahead of Prince for me. [Edited 10/15/14 11:15am] |
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P-Funk/Bootsy Mint Condition Donny Hathaway James Brown Stevie Wonder
FOOLS multiply when WISE Men & Women are silent. | |
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Bob Dylan Kate Bush (thanx to the London shows )  James Brown Rolling Stones Marvin Gaye | |
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the Bee Gees |
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P-Funk Herbie Bowie Rundgren | |
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The Beatles Queen (of course with Freddie Mercury) Prince 4Ever.  | |
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Prince is my fav of all time.
Simple Minds The Brand New Heavies Fleetwood Mac Cocteau Twins Stevie Nicks
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Frank Zappa Todd Rundgren Ween Dandy Warhols Broken Social Scene
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Batman The Power Generations Unknown artist [aka Jimi Hendrix] 3rdEyeBlind Batman! "Drop that stereo before I blow your Goddamn nuts off, asshole!"
-Eugene Tackleberry | |
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- Nirvana (RIP Kurt) - Alice In Chains (RIP Layne) - 2Pac (RIP Tupac) - Michael Jackson (RIP MJ) - Madonna
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Rick James The Barkays Cameo Lakeside Con Funk Shun Andy is a four letter word. | |
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3rdeyeblindgirl | |
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Queen - my all-time favorite band, above and beyond all others (even Prince) . Matthew Sweet - his power pop was the soundtrack for my 90s life . A Flock Of Seagulls - the greatest of the New Romantic bands . My Bloody Valentine - their seminal album "Loveless" is my favorite album of all time . XTC - Andy Partridge is the greatest pop lyricist of our generation (if not ever) |
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P Funk Miles Davis Donald Byrd/John Coltrane Stevie Wonder Tupac/Michael Jackson
[Edited 10/15/14 12:43pm] I knew from the start that I loved you with all my heart. | |
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Talking Heads Kate Bush The Doors The Rolling Stones The Blow Monkeys James Brown | |
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Bob Dylan | |
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Not a comparison...they all have qualities in their music that find me:
Stevie Wonder Terence Trent D'Arby Lenny Kravitz George Michael Queen Metallica The Time and... "Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion" -- Martha Graham | |
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Ween Sly Stone P-Funk Frank Zappa Bob Dylan
Honorable Mention
Phish Miles Davis Grateful Dead Al Dimeola Ween Anything with Dave Weckl drumming [Edited 10/15/14 13:15pm] [Edited 10/15/14 13:17pm] | |
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I'll try to be as concise as n. 5 is:
Joy Division / New Order Pixies Soul Asylum Smashing Pumpkins Madrugada
...plus 2:
Modest Mouse Chemical Brothers | |
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Prince & The Revolution Prince & 3eYED GIRL Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener
All music is shit music and no music is real- gunsnhalen Datdonkeydick- Asherfierce Gary Hunts Album Isn't That Good- Soulalive | |
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There's no one who really comes close, however Todd Rundgren's A Wizard, A True Star is my third favorite album of all time.
Artists that I highly rate and consider to have a very strong discography. Todd Rundgren Jimi Hendrix The Pfunk mob, Funkadelic,Parlament, Bootsy Sly And The Family Stone. Stevie Wonder Bruce Springsteen. Steely Dan/ Donald Fagen. Prefab Sprout Terence trent D'arby D'angelo (only 2 albums, but two stone cold classics) Outkast. If Janelle Monae continues as she's been doing she could well join the above. [Edited 10/15/14 14:13pm] [Edited 10/15/14 14:46pm] | |
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Gene 'n' Dean Weener (sadly broken up Trent Reznor/N I N (and all his collaborators. Just great musical vision) I give a great nod to real 60's - 70's - 80's rock. (Too many bands to name, but you just might know who I mean to list Adam, Adam, & Mike. Them Beasty Boys. (RIP, Yauch. I'm originally from NY. 'nuff said) James Brown. (he laid down the law for anyone afterwards) If i get a number six, it would have to be just one song... "Magic Man" by Heart. . Prost!
[Edited 10/15/14 14:48pm] [Edited 10/15/14 14:49pm] "Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends" |
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)Bon Jovi | |
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Although they all don´t reach Prince i also like Stevie Wonder Jamie Cullum D´Angelo Alicia Keys Jamiroquai | |
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