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Reply #60 posted 11/13/15 6:39pm

monkeytennis
Since 1982.
I saw the 1999 video then I went to play. I recall singing the lyrics that I could remember as I propelled myself back and forth on the swings. I left the playground with a sore throat, But I was hooked from then on. I walked to school for the next month so that I could save my bus fare to buy the 1999 album on vinyl. Then I played it so much on my dads old record player that they got me a turntable of my own. It even have a built in tape deck. I got a part-time job down the market and bought every Prince album/single/cassette I could get my hands on.
I bought tickets to every Prince concert he played or even cancelled in London. And between the late 80's and 90's I saw Prince 10 times.
I see that he plans to play here again. Well, now I have a full time job, but with the prices that his tickets go for online, and the speed in which they sell out I'll probably never see another one of his concerts.
Over the years I have made and lost many friends, but Prince's music has never left me. Sure sometimes his new material would be challenging, but that's what keeps it interesting for me. I would love to be able to steer his career to my own personal whims, but his creativity should flow in any direction it seems fit. Sometimes I wish his albums were more challenging. So these new concerts sound like a step in the right direction.
I have been a Purple fan far to many years for me to calculate. I just don't have enough fingers to count on.
Grits and gravy, cheese eggs and jam...
Butterscotch clouds, a tangerine and a side order of ham.
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Reply #61 posted 11/13/15 6:53pm

SoulAlive

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Reply #62 posted 11/13/15 9:55pm

Astasheiks

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EmmaMcG said:

2 and a half years. 3121 was the album that got me interested. I actually worked my way backwards through his catalogue from 20Ten, with the exception of 3121, as I had already heard it by then.

2 1/2 years biggrin newbie compared us 30+ year fans

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Reply #63 posted 11/14/15 1:10am

EmmaMcG

bonatoc said:



EmmaMcG said:


2 and a half years. 3121 was the album that got me interested. I actually worked my way backwards through his catalogue from 20Ten, with the exception of 3121, as I had already heard it by then.


You'll have to listen to some 80's billboard crap if you want to have a clear idea of how much he's been revolutionary.

His influence on nowadays sound and production tricks is vast. Much of it originates in the Golden Era. Don't miss the videos matching the albums : PR Live, The Detroit '86 Birthday Concert, SOTT The Movie, Livesexy '88.



I have the Sign O The Times movie and I have a show called Dortmund 88. Not sure if that's the real name or not, the file on my iTunes is called Dortmund 88. I can appreciate that a lot of what he was doing at the time has had a major influence on what came after but to be honest, revolutionary or not, they were (and are) brilliant songs and albums. Dirty Mind and Controversy are probably my favourites. Chronologically speaking, the first album of his I didn't like is the symbol album (though I'm not crazy about Diamonds and Pearls either). I actually do like a lot of the 90's stuff but overall, I find that decade very hit and miss. Same with from 2000 onwards. But from 78 to 89 I don't think he put a foot wrong.
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Reply #64 posted 11/14/15 1:16am

EmmaMcG

Astasheiks said:



EmmaMcG said:


2 and a half years. 3121 was the album that got me interested. I actually worked my way backwards through his catalogue from 20Ten, with the exception of 3121, as I had already heard it by then.


2 1/2 years biggrin newbie compared us 30+ year fans



Give me a break, I was only born in 1990 :-P

And I grew up with an older sister who insisted on me listening to her Backstreet Boys and Spice Girls CD's. You don't know true torture until you've sat through Spice World The Movie on repeat.

20 times....
I still wake in a cold sweat with the song "Wannabe" stuck in my head..
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Reply #65 posted 11/14/15 11:17am

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daingermouz2020 said:

I was wondering If I'm a real Prince fan. I've only Purchased 25 of his albums but I've heard all of them ( I think) Out of all the albums he's put out I only like about 100 Prince songs which is pretty small considering the amount of material he's put out in the last 37yrs


You, my friend, need some B-sides, side projects, related artists and Bootlegs.

These are almost mandatory steps if you really wanna grasp the dimension of the Work.


The Colors R brighter, the Bond is much tighter
No Child's a failure
Until the Blue Sailboat sails him away from his dreams
Don't Ever Lose, Don't Ever Lose
Don't Ever Lose Your Dreams
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Reply #66 posted 11/14/15 11:33am

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EmmaMcG said:

Astasheiks said:

2 1/2 years biggrin newbie compared us 30+ year fans

You don't know true torture until you've sat through Spice World The Movie on repeat.

It's better than Graffiti Bridge.

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Reply #67 posted 11/14/15 12:42pm

EmmaMcG

TheDigitalGardener said:



EmmaMcG said:


Astasheiks said:



2 1/2 years biggrin newbie compared us 30+ year fans



You don't know true torture until you've sat through Spice World The Movie on repeat.

It's better than Graffiti Bridge.



It's a tight contest but I reckon you might be right.
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Reply #68 posted 11/14/15 1:46pm

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EmmaMcG said:

Astasheiks said:



EmmaMcG said:


2 and a half years. 3121 was the album that got me interested. I actually worked my way backwards through his catalogue from 20Ten, with the exception of 3121, as I had already heard it by then.


2 1/2 years biggrin newbie compared us 30+ year fans



Give me a break, I was only born in 1990 :-P

And I grew up with an older sister who insisted on me listening to her Backstreet Boys and Spice Girls CD's. You don't know true torture until you've sat through Spice World The Movie on repeat.

20 times....
I still wake in a cold sweat with the song "Wannabe" stuck in my head..




lol I'm with you on the Spice Girls and Wannabe. My younger sister used to play the video repeatedly and that song still gives me bad flashbacks today.
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I got into Prince when I saw the Gett Off video when I was 15 and thought who's this dirty little freak lifting up girls skirts and singing about 23 positions in a 1 night stand. So that's almost 25 years...shit that makes me feel old
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Reply #69 posted 11/14/15 10:04pm

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EmmaMcG said:

Astasheiks said:

2 1/2 years biggrin newbie compared us 30+ year fans

Give me a break, I was only born in 1990 razz And I grew up with an older sister who insisted on me listening to her Backstreet Boys and Spice Girls CD's. You don't know true torture until you've sat through Spice World The Movie on repeat. 20 times.... I still wake in a cold sweat with the song "Wannabe" stuck in my head..

I was just being humourous. smile Its cool that you're young and dig some of Prince's music.

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Reply #70 posted 11/14/15 10:23pm

Bluu

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Reply #71 posted 11/15/15 12:17am

Hamad

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Since 2000.

Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future...

Twitter: https://twitter.com/QLH82
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Reply #72 posted 11/15/15 1:29am

XxAxX

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since 1978 or so

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Reply #73 posted 11/15/15 6:32am

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since i saw the little red corvette video on entertainment usa tv programme way back in early 1983...a long time now.. smile

http://www.last.fm/user/blackboab2004
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Reply #74 posted 11/15/15 3:37pm

sterling

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You are so old, all of you, are there younger people here? or just grandpas and grandmas


child, these grandpas and grandmas got to see Prince back in the day so you can throw shade all you want. Prince is our contemporary and you are LATE to the party. envious much?
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Reply #75 posted 11/15/15 3:48pm

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sterling said:

214 said:

You are so old, all of you, are there younger people here? or just grandpas and grandmas

child, these grandpas and grandmas got to see Prince back in the day so you can throw shade all you want. Prince is our contemporary and you are LATE to the party. envious much?

ahaha you catch me, yes you were able to see him in his gold days. sad sad

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Reply #76 posted 11/15/15 3:55pm

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sterling said:

214 said:

You are so old, all of you, are there younger people here? or just grandpas and grandmas

child, these grandpas and grandmas got to see Prince back in the day so you can throw shade all you want. Prince is our contemporary and you are LATE to the party. envious much?

ahaha you catch me, yes you were able to see him in his gold days. sad sad

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Reply #77 posted 11/15/15 3:59pm

214

sterling said:

214 said:

You are so old, all of you, are there younger people here? or just grandpas and grandmas

child, these grandpas and grandmas got to see Prince back in the day so you can throw shade all you want. Prince is our contemporary and you are LATE to the party. envious much?

ahaha you catch me, yes you were able to see him in his gold days. sad sad

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Reply #78 posted 11/15/15 4:34pm

Ego101

32 years ish...

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Reply #79 posted 11/15/15 7:10pm

sterling

214 said:

sterling said:

214 said: child, these grandpas and grandmas got to see Prince back in the day so you can throw shade all you want. Prince is our contemporary and you are LATE to the party. envious much?

ahaha you catch me, yes you were able to see him in his gold days. sad sad

cool

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Reply #80 posted 11/15/15 7:51pm

ThomasBjj

Little Red Corvette - 1982. 12 years old.

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Reply #81 posted 11/15/15 10:58pm

Spooky274

Since 1981 and Dirty Mind

Now the light fades out and I wonder what I'm doing in a room like this
There's a knock on the door and just for a second I thought I remembered you
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Reply #82 posted 11/19/15 8:13pm

PurplePerson

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36 years! Good Gawd!

"Badder than a wicked witch-a"
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Reply #83 posted 11/19/15 8:59pm

trax

loved him from 84-86. He kind of lost me in 87-88 period but got me back in 89 and then lost me in 90. Once 1991 hit Diamonds and Pearls and then the symbol album back to back hooked me for good. I have been a die hard fan ever since through the ups and downs. Actually the 3rdeyegirl era is an up for me where most people hate it. Its been the best time as a fan for me since the Rainbow Children era. I hope he keeps things going. Its exciting now with all of the new music. Do I like everything he releases now? no but I sure love all of the output. I like about 75% of it which is more than any other artists output right now.

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Reply #84 posted 11/19/15 9:14pm

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33 years

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Reply #85 posted 11/20/15 3:34am

thisisreece

5 Years... I listened to 20Ten and thought 'Is this it? Isn't Prince supposed to be some sort of musical great?', so I bought 1999 to find what the fuss about.

Hundalasiliah!
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Reply #86 posted 11/20/15 3:46am

KCOOLMUZIQ
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eye will ALWAYS think of prince like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. eye mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that prince wasn't of this earth, eye would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. prince
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Reply #87 posted 11/20/15 5:53am

NorthC

214 said:

You are so old, all of you, are there younger people here? or just grandpas and grandmas


Well, we are talking about a superstar from the 1980s, so that shouldn't really come as a surprise.
In my case, my first album was Lovesexy in 1988. First time seeing him live was the Nude tour in 1990.
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Reply #88 posted 11/20/15 1:05pm

214

NorthC said:

214 said:

You are so old, all of you, are there younger people here? or just grandpas and grandmas

Well, we are talking about a superstar from the 1980s, so that shouldn't really come as a surprise. In my case, my first album was Lovesexy in 1988. First time seeing him live was the Nude tour in 1990.

Of course i'm just kidding. All of my favorite artists come form the 60's, 70's and 80's. So, no surprise for me of course.

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Reply #89 posted 11/21/15 1:29am

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Too long, apparently...

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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