I think his music is so timeless that it will be re-popularized 100, even 200 years from now. I think about songs made in the 40s and 50s that are still popular, it wouldn't surprise me if his music is still played 100 years from now.

as the closest anyone in this genre came to a mozart, a little giant.

his music will be revered

as time goes by... his genius will be come more apparent to the general public


in the eyes of music historians...he will completely surpass people he was compared to while he was alive

it wont ..unless its released automatically from the vault ..now till then

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How will Prince's music be received 100 years from now? That's easy to answer. Just look at the most popular artist from 100 years ago. Exactly how many times today did you hear an Al Jolson song on the radio?
Get the point?

Cloreen said:

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How will Prince's music be received 100 years from now? That's easy to answer. Just look at the most popular artist from 100 years ago. Exactly how many times today did you hear an Al Jolson song on the radio?
Get the point?

We listen to Mozart though he lived over 200 years ago. We don't listen do Al Jolson but Duke Ellington, yes.

RiotPaisley said:

RiotPaisley said:

Most likely there will be none of us left on the planet. I'm sure the aliens already know who he is and he's probably revered as some sort of oracle or something. They may have only not destroyed the planet because Prince resided here. We are basically screwed once they find out he's not here anymore.

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Yeah good point.

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But if by some miracle humanity does stick around until then, then of course people will be listening to Prince, James, Brown, Mozart, etc.

I will let you know as soon as I get that time machine hot tub bubbling again.

Like that Vatican article that praised him after his death along with the prediction in the future his music will be buried....with what I am seeing I agree with the Vatican prediction.

suomynona said:

I will let you know as soon as I get that time machine hot tub bubbling again.

Just got back. There was nothing there in either 100 or 200 years. Unfortunately, we elected Tronald Dump and he destroyed the planet before the end of his first term as POTUS. Sorry guys

Cloreen said:

jimmy3121 said:

Well I won't be around then, unless they invent eternal life, so don't care too much, but I will say his reputation will be robust at least through to the 2050s or so.

More importantly, will the PR reissue have been released by then? And even more importantly, will his lawyers still be taking down his YouTube vids?

Rebeljuice said:

More importantly, will the PR reissue have been released by then? And even more importantly, will his lawyers still be taking down his YouTube vids?

Music historians may have some place for Prince as the top of his era but doubtful it will be in the collective conscious after most Gen Xers and Millenials are gone.

RiotPaisley said:

farnorth said:

We listen to Mozart though he lived over 200 years ago.

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Do we? The guy was the Elvis Presely of his day, but now a only small handful of people listen to Mozart and a few specialized classical radio stations play him to an audience of not many. We really don't "listen to Mozart" in 2016.

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It happens. What was once the greatest show on Earth becomes a novelty side show.

Cloreen said:

farnorth said:

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Do we? The guy was the Elvis Presely of his day, but now a only small handful of people listen to Mozart and a few specialized classical radio stations play him to an audience of not many. We really don't "listen to Mozart" in 2016.

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It happens. What was once the greatest show on Earth becomes a novelty side show.

People know the name and the legend even if they don't know much else. And of course his most famous compositions are impossible to avoid in some capacity. Same for Beethoven, people might not know anything about classical music but everyone knows those 4 notes to his fifth symphony. The thing I wonder in coming years is whether we've exhausted our music system to the point where there's nothing fresh anymore and that's a problem that I think is bigger. there are only so many notes. And, i think, someday, if this species lives long enough, we may even evolve to the point where we don't need music, it is mainly a primal thing.

its been almost 50 years since the last beatles lp..and they r still as vibrant

Prince will always be a legend. In 200 years he'll be remembered as one of the greatest musicians of all time. Up there with Miles, James Brown, Mozart, John Coltrane, etc.

Cloreen said:

farnorth said:

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Do we? The guy was the Elvis Presely of his day, but now a only small handful of people listen to Mozart and a few specialized classical radio stations play him to an audience of not many. We really don't "listen to Mozart" in 2016.

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It happens. What was once the greatest show on Earth becomes a novelty side show.

Not really. The masses may not listen to Mozart anymore, but he is studied very deeply by anyone wishing to be classically trained in music. His music is taught in music schools and universities the world over. Hardly a novelty sideshow. Classical music owes a lot to the likes of Mozart and whilst it may not be mainstream anymore classical music is still everywhere. Opera is still very much alive as is ballet. And what about the movies and TV? They use orchestral music scores all the time. Not all of that would be possible if the artists making the music hadnt studied the greats of the past. Mozart's legacy is very much alive and well today.

In 100 years we'll be post-humans.

I think artists that didn't make as many records are easier to process for future generations. It's already happened with Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Marvin Gaye (usually people just listen to his 70s output) and The Beatles (as "The Beatles" and not as solo artists). I think "postmodernists" like Bowie and Prince with tons of records will be harder to get into when there's so much other stuff around. Music enthusiasts will find him, but casual listeners, eh, I'm not so sure.

I'm afraid Prince won't be as big icon 20-30 years after his death as he is now. Maybe he will be remembered as "that one guy from the 1980s that actually did good music", like he was already referred to in the 1990s. Doesn't matter, what he did was just the best thing out there for such a long period of time in popular music.

novabrkr said:

I think artists that didn't make as many records are easier to process for future generations. It's already happened with Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison, Marvin Gaye (usually people just listen to his 70s output) and The Beatles (as "The Beatles" and not as solo artists). I think "postmodernists" like Bowie and Prince with tons of records will be harder to get into when there's so much other stuff around. Music enthusiasts will find him, but casual listeners, eh, I'm not so sure.

I'm afraid Prince won't be as big icon 20-30 years after his death as he is now. Maybe he will be remembered as "that one guy from the 1980s that actually did good music", like he was already referred to in the 1990s. Doesn't matter, what he did was just the best thing out there for such a long period of time in popular music.

If the vault is as rich and large as we have been led to believe, and if it ever gets to see the light of day, then I think scholars of the future will definately not forget him.

I would stake my life on the fact that Prince will live on, maybe even larger in death, than anyone else who we already think of as having a legacy.