Prince had lots of great moments and my favorite was the superbowl halftime show! ~The Poster Formerly Known As ParadiseKiss03~ | |
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ya, there are a few that are peaks, even for him. that's the thing, excellence was just expected out of him but sometimes he even went past that. The Hall of Fame performance is one, another is the ONA DVD version of gotta broken heart again. But really, plenty, I haven't even begun to watch the deluge of live footage yet so I'm sure there are some surprises in there. | |
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All right, I'm going to say something about "Mountains". I had listened the Mountains 12" before, but for whatever reason I didn't pay much attention to it. Maybe I thought it was "too long" or something. Well, I was at a Prince listening party in the early nineties and the DJ put on the Mountains 12" and I was just floored. It was by far the highlight of the night. I had never heard that song on a REAL sound system cranked to the gills. It was absolutely fantastic! So funky, so fun, so danceable -- what a groove!! Not only did it turn me into a 12" Mountains fan for life, but I realized it was time to invest in some audio equipment. I remember that day like it was yesterday, so maybe you are onto something, Cloreen. | |
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hell, he was regularly coming out with stuff I liked more, i could name many just from the SOTT period and even his b-sides for the singles from parade were better, love or money and that guitar song, what was the name of it, milo de something or other, it was great. | |
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Poor trolling. | |
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I Wonder U >>> Mountains
Girls & Boys >>> Mountains
Sometimes It Snows In April >>> Mountains
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. You get it. Welcome to the dawn. Maybe others here will have the epiphany that you and I experienced over this very strong song. . There's nothing greater.... Guitars and drums on the one! | |
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![]() cos 4 me as ive posted on another thread Mountains 'just maybe' my all time favorite Prince track I have loved hundreds of Prince songs over the years (released and um..otherwise) and I love many of the tracks from recent years and HiTnRUN era, but Mountains has always been there as a favorite - there is something about it. 4 me it has a quality that cant really be put into words but heck ill try ...joyful, timeless, effortless (sounds like its not even trying - like poplife), playful, perfect (as mentioned by Cloreen), almost trancendent as already mentioned above - while not taking itself too seriously cos its 'only mountains' afterall.. Perhaps I love Mountains because I actually do love Mountains (the actual ones) as I climbed a good few.
In fact I often go up Mountains while singing Mountains.. ![]() I also like swimming in 'the sea' - try it - its good for the soul - and be safe of course or maybe its because listening to Parade for the 1st time on vinyl when it came out in '86 was one of those 'never 4gotten' musical moments in my life.
Prince has many many great and wonderful tracks since Mountains - but maybe just maybe (4 me also) 'theres nothing great-ER' trackwise since then.
God Bless Prince [Edited 5/18/16 0:05am] [Edited 5/18/16 0:07am] God Bless Prince
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i own a VERY rare mix of Mountains..somebody at the start of the record declares "get up on top of this dance floor" and then the Mountains music starts in | |
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Honestly, it was great but I personally can think of two or three b-sides within a year of Mountains that I like more. She's Always In my Hair is one and the sign o the times b sides. Shockadelicka and La La La Hee Hee Hee. All comes down to personal taste. | |
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Where have u been that last 30 years?The list is far too long to list! | |
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GeorgieAto said: i own a VERY rare mix of Mountains..somebody at the start of the record declares "get up on top of this dance floor" and then the Mountains music starts in Not that rare. That's the Extended Version, it was only available on Viyal ![]() ![]() I will take my place, In the great below | |
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Just to name a few.................Still would stand all time, The Question of U, NPG, Elephants and Flowers, Adore, UGot the Look, SOTT, Hot Thing, Starfish & Coffee, When 2 R In Love, Anna Stesia, I wish u heaven, Party Man, Arms of Orion, Scandalous, Money Dont Matter 2 Night, Diamonds & Pearls, Cream, Gett Off, Nothing Compares 2 U, 7seven, Sexy MF, Damn U, Blue Light, My Name is Prince, The Power Fantastic, SuperFunkyCalifragisexy, Peach, Pink Cashmere, Space, PControl, Get Wild, The Good Life, Return of the Bump Squad, I Count the days, Beautiful Girl, Gold, 319, We March, Billy Jack B, Come on, When U Love Somebody, Wherever u Go, Whatever u do (this one so hard right now). Days of Wild, Acknoledge me, 18 and over, Love Sign, The Love We Make, Face Down, | |
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Cloreen said:. I don't want to bring anyone's head down, I don't want to spoil the party here, but Prince has not written a great song since "Mountains" -- that's thirty years ago! .I just listened to "Mountains" today and it is monumental. It is mighty. Majestic. MAGNIFICENT! What song since "Mountains" can you say that about? Sure Prince has written many, many fine songs over the past thirty years, but nothing has come close to the masterpiece that is "Mountains." ."Mountains" - Prince's last masterwork. .Yeah, "1+1+1=3" is great, "Face Down" is fantastic, "Sign O The Times" is out of this world, "Space" is superb, and "I Wish U Heaven" is wonderful, but Prince was never able to come close to "Mountains" in thirty years. (In all honesty, no musical artist has been able to come close to "Mountains".) It's time to finally admit that from 1986 onwards, Prince never wrote a song better than "Mountains." .It's only mountains and the sea.... .Come on, sing along to Prince's best. "There's nothing greater...." Where have u been the past 30 years...omg!U Got the Look, SOTT, Adore, Starfish & Coffee, Housequake, Hot Thing, Shockadelica, Superfunkycalifragisexy, When 2 R In Love, I wish u heaven, Anna Stesia, Alphabet st, Partyman, Batdance, The Arms of Orion, Electric Chair, NPG, Still would stand all time, The Question of U, Elephants and Flowers, Theives in the Temple, Gett Off, Cream, Diamonds & Pearls, Money Don't Matter 2 Nite, Nothing compares 2 u, 7 seven, Damn U, Blue light, Sexy MF, The Power Fantastic, Peach, Pink Cashmere, I love u in me, Space Gold, P Control, We March, 319, Billy Jack B,Get Wild, The Good Life, I count the days, Return of the Bump Squad, Acknoledge Me, Days of Wild, 18 and over, Poom Poom, When u love somebody, Come on, Pretty Man, Wherever u go, Whatever u do (This one hurts to the core right now!!!), Mad, Funky Design, Peace, 1+1+1=3, Love, Beautiful Love & Blessed, 3121, Te Amo Corazon, Chelsea Rodgers, Walk in Sand, Reflection, Dance 4 Me, The Gold Standard, Way Back Home, Funknroll, ......Still listening to Hit and run 1 and 2.......But this is just some of the last 30 years that is just as good and some that are better than Mountains..................................... [Edited 5/19/16 0:01am] [Edited 5/19/16 0:02am] [Edited 5/19/16 0:05am] [Edited 5/19/16 0:07am] | |
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Wow, someone is calling the Mountains 12 inch - "very rare".... Prince 4Ever. ![]() | |
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Yes.. Superbowl 2007 was a fantastic Prince-moment... I agree with you. Prince 4Ever. ![]() | |
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I've not read all of the replies on the thread, so somebody may already have pointed this out. Prince didn't write Mountains, great song though it is. Search the ASCAP website for Work ID: 430378906.
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RE the OP: to each his/her own, and there are PLENTY of Prince's "greatest moments" to choose from.
RE GeorgrieAto: if you have the 12-inch single record of "Mountains" then you also have the version spoken of. I don't know how rare it is today, but it's defo out there! | |
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Heh--I've got the feeling that the OP's comment was not a joke, but Cloreen can confirm! | |
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I agree, when Mountains came out back then,I thought it was the beginning of the end. I was wrong, but I remember thinking it wasn't very awesome. | |
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Get outta here, that video is fun and artistic, the movements, the interplay with the band the setting. Parade era produced THE BEST videos by Prince, the top of the chain of videos, followed by Raspberry Beret and When Doves Cry Glam Slam | |
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transcendence U said it. The song is so hopeful without even know completely what he is saying. It is so uplifting. That was the song, I knew there was going 2 b a single 4 and a long version.
the whole arrangement and freedom in the song. | |
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go back 2 Prince 101 lol Alexa de Paris | |
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ya, sorry, how could i forget, that was the shit, alexa de paris.thanks | |
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[Edited 6/3/16 2:11am] "I was here in the beginning and I'll be here forever more" | |
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I've started to love it more. | |
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all trolling aside | |
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no it was definitely wedding feast | |
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The Mountains video is a Prince classic, lots of great dance routines... Prince 4Ever. ![]() | |
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