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Latin

Article - Prince's '1999': How the Synth-Pop Masterpiece Launched a Movement

Check out the article published today by Rolling Stone entitled "Prince's '1999': How the Synth-Pop Masterpiece Launched a Movement":

http://www.rollingstone.c...nt-w510208
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Reply #1 posted 10/27/17 12:10pm

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All hail, the new King in town!

RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time...
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Reply #2 posted 10/27/17 1:40pm

Latin

Check out this other article published today by Diffuser entitled "35 Years Ago: Prince Combines Sex, Synths and Doomsday on ‘1999’":

http://diffuser.fm/prince-1999-album/
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Reply #3 posted 10/28/17 4:11am

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cool

"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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Reply #4 posted 10/28/17 7:22am

pinkcashmere23

Thanks Latin!

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Reply #5 posted 10/28/17 9:06am

1725topp

Nice article. Thanks for posting Latin.

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Reply #6 posted 10/28/17 6:44pm

CynicKill

Color me clueless but I was always fuzzy on the details of who broke the color barrier on MTV. I know michael jackson campaigned hard to get his videos on there, but apparently Prince's 1999 videos were on heavy rotation before Jackson.

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Reply #7 posted 10/29/17 9:17am

Latin

Check out the article published by A Pop Life entitled "1999: Prince On His Way To The Top":

http://en.apoplife.nl/199...o-the-top/
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Reply #8 posted 10/29/17 2:34pm

poppys

The Minnesota Monarch yes

"if you can't clap on the one, then don't clap at all"
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Reply #9 posted 10/29/17 4:51pm

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Yuuuup 1999 is a masterpiece thumbs up!

Keep Calm & Listen To Prince
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Reply #10 posted 10/29/17 5:35pm

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CynicKill said:

Color me clueless but I was always fuzzy on the details of who broke the color barrier on MTV. I know michael jackson campaigned hard to get his videos on there, but apparently Prince's 1999 videos were on heavy rotation before Jackson.

Well technically, CBS campaigned for Michael's videos to get on MTV and gave them an ultimatum; we all know what MTV chose to do after that.

It's to my understanding that Prince's videos of his 1999 singles were airing on MTV prior to "Billie Jean" but while that may be true, it was Mike's videos that put more eyes on MTV. Prince was there first but MJ did change MTV.

In any case, great read! 1999 is an incredible album. I think it's a stronger project than PR, personally.
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Reply #11 posted 10/30/17 6:16pm

gullahgirl

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Yuuuup 1999 is a masterpiece thumbs up!

That it is for sure! It's crazy how after all these years you can still groove to this song! Gets me up on my feet ready to jam everytime I hear it.

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Reply #12 posted 10/31/17 6:02am

Latin

Check out the article published by The Boombox entitled "35 Years Later: Prince’s ‘1999’ Is the Most Influential Album of the 1980s":

http://theboombox.com/35-...the-1980s/
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Reply #13 posted 10/31/17 5:40pm

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Thanks good article.

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Reply #14 posted 11/02/17 6:32am

Latin

funkaholic1972 said:

All hail, the new King in town!


thumbs up!
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Reply #15 posted 11/04/17 12:47pm

Latin

poppys said:

The Minnesota Monarch yes


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Reply #16 posted 11/04/17 12:51pm

Latin

poppys said:

The Minnesota Monarch yes


yes
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Reply #17 posted 11/07/17 12:14pm

Latin

Goddess4Real said:

Yuuuup 1999 is a masterpiece thumbs up!


yeahthat
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