Aside from his creative autonomy (Produced, Arranged, Composed, and Performed), Prince's diversity has been the reason I have been a devoted fan since 1978. There still is no one that can do what he does with so many different genres and styles.

His most recent diversions have inspired me to go back to some of the more organic (which can also be electronic), "real" music of The Truth, Xpectation, NEWS, and Rainbow Children. I get overtaken by the fact that he did these (along with his best known work) and somehow got to something like HitnRun.

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its only a blessing...u cant get bored

luvsexy4all said:

its only a blessing...u cant get bored

Well we certainly can say he was boring

FUNKYNESS said:

luvsexy4all said:

its only a blessing...u cant get bored

Well we certainly can can't say he was boring

sometimes I like HitnRun better than The Rainbow Children..

The second part of the new album is "marvelous"...

I think Prince's 'diversity' is essentially fake. I think it's the product of a Peter Pan level of thinking. I think he often times puts out stuff (d-list, trend-jumping) just for the purpose of seeming diverse. Prince could easily have hits, but he's more into flipping our expectations instead. He's more into having the biggest section at the record store. He's more into having the most styles. The most bands. Really, if you think about it, it's immature shit that most people outgrow. The diversity of Prince: proof of his immaturity.

I agree with you and have said it before. I think his diversity is a big reason why his fans are so split all the time. Some people just LOATHE the hip hop stuff. Others really hate the electronica. A lot of his base seems to really love the ballads and the "jazz". He's hard to pigeon hole so in that sense it's a blessing sine I enjoy that about him.

But it bites him in the ass too much and renders a lot of albums lacking in a coherent and stylistic theme. SOTT holds up so well because the quality of the songs is just so good even though froma stylistic standpoint, it's all over the fucking place, but other times it's "3 ballads, 3 dance tracks, 3 pop songs, one or two weird ones" and it doesn't all fit. "The Beautiful Ones" works great on Purple Rain because the pace needed some slowing there. The weird one "Darling Nikki", fits in perfectly. A lot of times it feels like different styles and songs should have gone on different albums, like "When 2 R in Love" out of nowhere on "The Black Album", for instance.

funksterr said:

I think Prince's 'diversity' is essentially fake. I think it's the product of a Peter Pan level of thinking. I think he often times puts out stuff (d-list, trend-jumping) just for the purpose of seeming diverse. Prince could easily have hits, but he's more into flipping our expectations instead. He's more into having the biggest section at the record store. He's more into having the most styles. The most bands. Really, if you think about it, it's immature shit that most people outgrow. The diversity of Prince: proof of his immaturity.

WTF! Wow, i've heard lots of inane things here, but i can't even formulate a response except to offer this, prove you're "mature" by coloring with this ONE yellow crayon your ENTIRE life....

Definitely a blessing for fans like me who were introduced to all sorts of music through him.

datdude said:

funksterr said:

I think Prince's 'diversity' is essentially fake. I think it's the product of a Peter Pan level of thinking. I think he often times puts out stuff (d-list, trend-jumping) just for the purpose of seeming diverse. Prince could easily have hits, but he's more into flipping our expectations instead. He's more into having the biggest section at the record store. He's more into having the most styles. The most bands. Really, if you think about it, it's immature shit that most people outgrow. The diversity of Prince: proof of his immaturity.

WTF! Wow, i've heard lots of inane things here, but i can't even formulate a response except to offer this, prove you're "mature" by coloring with this ONE yellow crayon your ENTIRE life....

Thinking you are good at everything, is immature thinking. Prince is actually only good at one style: Minneapolis Funk. Everything else, including HNR, is some type of lame.

datdude said:

funksterr said:

I think Prince's 'diversity' is essentially fake. I think it's the product of a Peter Pan level of thinking. I think he often times puts out stuff (d-list, trend-jumping) just for the purpose of seeming diverse. Prince could easily have hits, but he's more into flipping our expectations instead. He's more into having the biggest section at the record store. He's more into having the most styles. The most bands. Really, if you think about it, it's immature shit that most people outgrow. The diversity of Prince: proof of his immaturity.

WTF! Wow, i've heard lots of inane things here, but i can't even formulate a response except to offer this, prove you're "mature" by coloring with this ONE yellow crayon your ENTIRE life....

I must concur

funksterr said:

datdude said:

WTF! Wow, i've heard lots of inane things here, but i can't even formulate a response except to offer this, prove you're "mature" by coloring with this ONE yellow crayon your ENTIRE life....

Thinking you are good at everything, is immature thinking. Prince is actually only good at one style: Minneapolis Funk. Everything else, including HNR, is some type of lame.

ok - I beg to differ but to each his own. Prince has made great music that isnt Mpls Funk.

funksterr said:

I think Prince's 'diversity' is essentially fake. I think it's the product of a Peter Pan level of thinking. I think he often times puts out stuff (d-list, trend-jumping) just for the purpose of seeming diverse. Prince could easily have hits, but he's more into flipping our expectations instead. He's more into having the biggest section at the record store. He's more into having the most styles. The most bands. Really, if you think about it, it's immature shit that most people outgrow. The diversity of Prince: proof of his immaturity.

You think this about showing off? Like what he does is actually appreciated in the music world? Yeah that makes a ton of sense..

lezama said:

funksterr said:

I think Prince's 'diversity' is essentially fake. I think it's the product of a Peter Pan level of thinking. I think he often times puts out stuff (d-list, trend-jumping) just for the purpose of seeming diverse. Prince could easily have hits, but he's more into flipping our expectations instead. He's more into having the biggest section at the record store. He's more into having the most styles. The most bands. Really, if you think about it, it's immature shit that most people outgrow. The diversity of Prince: proof of his immaturity.

You think this about showing off? Like what he does is actually appreciated in the music world? Yeah that makes a ton of sense..

What is respected by the music world? Certainly not the music that isn''t Minneapolis Funk. If you mean his attempts to appear to be a master of styles that he actually is not, I'd say that yes, it's fantastical child like behavior. We all dream of those types of things as children: I'll be an actor, a soldier, an astronaut, President, Millioniare, Pro Athlete, Talk Show Host, etc. Prince is like that with music. He ain't fooling nobody, except a small part of his hardcore base.

funksterr said:

lezama said:

You think this about showing off? Like what he does is actually appreciated in the music world? Yeah that makes a ton of sense..

What is respected by the music world? Certainly not the music that isn''t Minneapolis Funk. If you mean his attempts to appear to be a master of styles that he actually is not, I'd say that yes, it's fantastical child like behavior. We all dream of those types of things as children: I'll be an actor, a soldier, an astronaut, President, Millioniare, Pro Athlete, Talk Show Host, etc. Prince is like that with music. He ain't fooling nobody, except a small part of his hardcore base.

Musically no one gives him accolades for producing so many different styles and genres, if anything it turns people off because they buy something expecting one thing and they often get something completely different. Musically he produces what he enjoys, it has nothing to do with games. Its what you get when you don't like being pigeonholed, you like being in control of yourself and you're constantly seeking something different. Thats just personality, not what you're projecting it to be. Read up on ISFP personalities.

Prince is incredibly diverse. He may not be a master of everything he tries but to say he's not diverse is ridiculous.

funksterr said:

tricky99 said:

funksterr said:

lezama said:

You think this about showing off? Like what he does is actually appreciated in the music world? Yeah that makes a ton of sense..

What is respected by the music world? Certainly not the music that isn''t Minneapolis Funk. If you mean his attempts to appear to be a master of styles that he actually is not, I'd say that yes, it's fantastical child like behavior. We all dream of those types of things as children: I'll be an actor, a soldier, an astronaut, President, Millioniare, Pro Athlete, Talk Show Host, etc. Prince is like that with music. He ain't fooling nobody, except a small part of his hardcore base.

How pretentious. He's demontrably one of the most versatile individuals in music and you are?

Maybe you think too highly of your musings -- and I'm being polite.

Mindflux said:

tricky99 said:

This the silliest thing i have ever read on this site lol.

funksterr proves time and again that he/she is merely a troll who is often factually incorrect. Best ignored.

Everytime someone speaks the truth around here.... it's attack time, from the FAMS. It's telling that no one even bothered to name a style Prince has mastered beside his own mplsound, and even that I'd say a ton of other people have since done it better, because Prince is busy pretending to be a musical chameleon.

Aerogram said:

funksterr said:

What is respected by the music world? Certainly not the music that isn''t Minneapolis Funk. If you mean his attempts to appear to be a master of styles that he actually is not, I'd say that yes, it's fantastical child like behavior. We all dream of those types of things as children: I'll be an actor, a soldier, an astronaut, President, Millioniare, Pro Athlete, Talk Show Host, etc. Prince is like that with music. He ain't fooling nobody, except a small part of his hardcore base.

How pretentious. He's demontrably one of the most versatile individuals in music and you are?

Maybe you think too highly of your musings -- and I'm being polite.

No you aren't, stick to the topic of the thread. Attacking me for being honest is silly. You aren't more of a Prince fan that I am, just because I can admit there is a valid reason why he has so many sales dud albums: he isn't as good at styles other than the mplsound.

From the standpoint of a music lover it is a blessing (as clearly evidenced by "Indifference" et al.).

funksterr said: