https://www.youtube.com/w...iVpjT6IRNY

goddamn, i only made it through to lines, boy george's voice is in horrible shape. just one more thing that made prince special, he kept on his chops all throughout the years. Most of his contemporaries really stopped working a long time ago.

I loved his words about Prince

PeteSilas said:

goddamn, i only made it through to lines, boy george's voice is in horrible shape. just one more thing that made prince special, he kept on his chops all throughout the years. Most of his contemporaries really stopped working a long time ago.

PeteSilas said:

Most of his contemporaries really stopped working a long time ago.

Not in this case.

PeteSilas said:

rogifan said:

PeteSilas said:

goddamn, i only made it through to lines, boy george's voice is in horrible shape. just one more thing that made prince special, he kept on his chops all throughout the years. Most of his contemporaries really stopped working a long time ago.

It also helps that P didn't smoke. After he passed Sean Lennon tweeted that he quit smoking because P encouraged him to do so. But listening to those P&M shows I'm amazed at how good P's voice was; the high notes he could hit and how low he could go. A lot of artists lose that ability as they get older. Bon Jovi and Def Leppard don't sing a lot of their songs in the original key because Jon Bon Jovi and Joe Elliot can't hit the high notes anymore. [Edited 7/25/16 6:45am]

I noticed this too when I first saw a footage of his last concert in Atlanta (which was very shortly after he passed away). It was both moving and mesmerizing. That voice quality really was quite something, like his body might have been frail but his soul was still giving 100%.

CherryMoon57 said:

This is one of those times I will pass completely on even clicking the link for fear that even seconds of this tribute could taint the song eternally for me.

rogifan said:

CherryMoon57 said:

I noticed this too when I first saw a footage of his last concert in Atlanta (which was very shortly after he passed away). It was both moving and mesmerizing. That voice quality really was quite something, like his body might have been frail but his soul was still giving 100%.

It blew me away. People say P's guitar playing was underrated and it was but I'd argue his voice was too. I liked his voice better than Michael's. I think P had more range.

...and I would add his talent as a pianist too.

Prince's catalog has so much more to offer than just Purple Rain.

Bobby Z was at the show. He produced Boy George's second solo album. Boy George said that Apollnoia told him that Prince really liked Karma Chameleon and would listen to it all the time. They dedicated that song to him.

Many artists have jumped on the Prince death tribute bandwagon, a lot to simply sell more tickets.....there is a very disengenuous side to a lot of these tributes that is being missed.

leadline said:

Many artists have jumped on the Prince death tribute bandwagon, a lot to simply sell more tickets.....there is a very disengenuous side to a lot of these tributes that is being missed.

I'm not sure which artists you are referring to, but Culture Club didn't say beforehand that they would be doing any Prince tribute.

You don't have any idea what You are talking about. They are genuine. On the day Prince died, Boy George tweeted "Today is the worst day ever. Prince R.I.P I am crying!"

leadline said:

Many artists have jumped on the Prince death tribute bandwagon, a lot to simply sell more tickets.....there is a very disengenuous side to a lot of these tributes that is being missed.

motherfunka said:

leadline said:

Many artists have jumped on the Prince death tribute bandwagon, a lot to simply sell more tickets.....there is a very disengenuous side to a lot of these tributes that is being missed.

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It's expected of all who perform in Minneapolis.

Paying respect is exactly what it is...and connecting with the audience.

I think it's wonderful.

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His voice sounds better than Axl Rose though.

Elvie said:

Didn't prince like some of the old culture club tracks? I'm sure I read it in an interview years ago.

I saw Boy George in an interview since Prince's passing and he said that someone in Prince's camp (think he did say who but I can't remember) told him back in the day that Prince was a fan of Karma Chameleon

rogifan said:

CherryMoon57 said:

I noticed this too when I first saw a footage of his last concert in Atlanta (which was very shortly after he passed away). It was both moving and mesmerizing. That voice quality really was quite something, like his body might have been frail but his soul was still giving 100%.

It blew me away. People say P's guitar playing was underrated and it was but I'd argue his voice was too. I liked his voice better than Michael's. I think P had more range.

I agree. His voice was incredible throughout his career. He was not the classic singer (Whitney, George, Sam Smith despite Oscar performance) but I prefer his voice to them all. He could convey so much vulnerbility (e.g., Condition of the Heart), soulfuness and funk (about everything), and could take a hard edge for rock (you know the ones ).

Guitarhero said:

Guitarhero said:

I loved his words about Prince

Me too.

He did an awesome job. Once the crowd started in and the waving of arms, that was it for me

eightiesbrat said:

Elvie said:

Didn't prince like some of the old culture club tracks? I'm sure I read it in an interview years ago.

I saw Boy George in an interview since Prince's passing and he said that someone in Prince's camp (think he did say who but I can't remember) told him back in the day that Prince was a fan of Karma Chameleon

according to Susan Rogers, he was crazy about Karma Chameleon and once left the warehouse while he left it playing on repeat. Rogers thought that he may have done it just to get on her nerves. At any rate, Prince used to tell interviewers that he didn't listen to anyone else's music. I always thought that that could not have been true because his production style was contemporary enough to where it was obvious he listened to the sounds around him. Oddly, he never outgrew this sentiment, he said he never had time to listen to new music because he was always working on some himself. I never bought that for a second.

PeteSilas said:

kindofblue said:

You don't have any idea what You are talking about. They are genuine. On the day Prince died, Boy George tweeted "Today is the worst day ever. Prince R.I.P I am crying!"

leadline said:

Many artists have jumped on the Prince death tribute bandwagon, a lot to simply sell more tickets.....there is a very disengenuous side to a lot of these tributes that is being missed.

I never pointed to Culture Club as the offenders in my post.

[Edited 7/26/16 6:51am]

eightiesbrat said:

Elvie said:

Didn't prince like some of the old culture club tracks? I'm sure I read it in an interview years ago.

I saw Boy George in an interview since Prince's passing and he said that someone in Prince's camp (think he did say who but I can't remember) told him back in the day that Prince was a fan of Karma Chameleon

It was Apollonia who told him that.

luv4u said:

Guitarhero said:

I loved his words about Prince

Me too.

He did an awesome job. Once the crowd started in and the waving of arms, that was it for me

I was at the show. I think he did an awesome job too. I was tearing up for sure. I'm going to lose it at the Revolution shows!

motherfunka said:

eightiesbrat said:

I saw Boy George in an interview since Prince's passing and he said that someone in Prince's camp (think he did say who but I can't remember) told him back in the day that Prince was a fan of Karma Chameleon

It was Apollonia who told him that.

Thank you! I love that Prince was into Karma Chameleon like the rest of us haha. I remember as a kid getting so excited every time it came on the radio or on MTV. Also , I just saw your post about being at this show AND that you're going to see The Revolution! So cool!