Regarding his returning back to the Afro - I don't think that had anything to do with him trying to compete with the latest trend. I think he grew tired of constantly having to spend the time in the salon chair, and it also may have been health related.
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The afro was Andy Allo's influence ("even our hair" in anotherlover after they broke up) AND I believe he was singing about it in "Way Back Home". He found his way back home to his younger self. He'd had a few years of fancy LA mansions....and came back to live at Paisley, simplifying his life.
Welcome to "the org", laytonian… come bathe with me.
Regarding his returning back to the Afro - I don't think that had anything to do with him trying to compete with the latest trend. I think he grew tired of constantly having to spend the time in the salon chair, and it also may have been health related.
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The afro was Andy Allo's influence ("even our hair" in anotherlover after they broke up) AND I believe he was singing about it in "Way Back Home". He found his way back home to his younger self. He'd had a few years of fancy LA mansions....and came back to live at Paisley, simplifying his life.
He always kept ties in LA - going back to the 80's. I'm sure he planned and used the mansions for PR and album promotion, and then moved back to MN permanently when his health began declining. He was tired, and no doubt didn't want to deal with the extra effort with the hair. And yes, also wanted to come full circle with how he started in this world...
Regarding his returning back to the Afro - I don't think that had anything to do with him trying to compete with the latest trend. I think he grew tired of constantly having to spend the time in the salon chair, and it also may have been health related.
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The afro was Andy Allo's influence ("even our hair" in anotherlover after they broke up) AND I believe he was singing about it in "Way Back Home". He found his way back home to his younger self. He'd had a few years of fancy LA mansions....and came back to live at Paisley, simplifying his life.
He always kept ties in LA - going back to the 80's. I'm sure he planned and used the mansions for PR and album promotion, and then moved back to MN permanently when his health began declining. He was tired, and no doubt didn't want to deal with the extra effort with the hair. And yes, also wanted to come full circle with how he started in this world...
He moved back to Minnesota full time sometime in 2009.
Look at Me, Look at U and HARDROCKLOVER as examples of him trying to compete with Beiber, Beyonce and Bruno????? REALLY. I almost did not cross off the X's Face too. These songs, while not "commercial success" are so NOT like anything ANY of those artists HAVE DONE or COULD DO. They're intricate, layered, mature. Look at Me.. is EXACTLY the type of song a 50plus year old would/should make. I don't even know why i continue to even come here....SMH
datdude.... i respect Prince & your opinion. But I'm talking about the song titles, album artwork covers, etc seems really aimed at a teenage if not younger consumer. Even the afro was a nod to Bruno Mars IMO. It wasn't Prince's best work and probably most orgers would agree. Even the lyrics on some song were amazingly juvenille. ie MARZ..... Lost my job at Mickie D's 4 giving away 2 much food 4 free But I couldn't watch another black child go 2 school With nothing to eat ReallY???
00000 - Prince is singing about the same subject he often did - the issues with growing up poor in the black community, and the lucky ones who made money and then spent it all instead of saving it. He's not referring to himself as the one who "lost my job at Mickie D's" - it's just a story about how he grew up, and also younger generations too.
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Regarding his returning back to the Afro - I don't think that had anything to do with him trying to compete with the latest trend. I think he grew tired of constantly having to spend the time in the salon chair, and it also may have been health related.
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I believe Kim Berry said the Afro was influenced by Andy Allo and Prince wanting to go more natural so he wouldn’t have do have his hair done up as often.
000000 - Prince is singing about the same subject he often did - the issues with growing up poor in the black community, and the lucky ones who made money and then spent it all instead of saving it. He's not referring to himself as the one who "lost my job at Mickie D's" - it's just a story about how he grew up, and also younger generations too.
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Regarding his returning back to the Afro - I don't think that had anything to do with him trying to compete with the latest trend. I think he grew tired of constantly having to spend the time in the salon chair, and it also may have been health related.
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I believe Kim Berry said the Afro was influenced by Andy Allo and Prince wanting to go more natural so he wouldn’t have do have his hair done up as often.
Not sure if I buy the Andy Allo influence, as he didn't start the Afro style until 2013-14, right? They were recording/performing together in 2011-2012 time period. Prince wore an Afro style long before Allo was even born, so I don't think he would have needed a girl to influence that. I do agree that he was just tired of the time involved to sit in the chair.
Look at Me, Look at U and HARDROCKLOVER as examples of him trying to compete with Beiber, Beyonce and Bruno????? REALLY. I almost did not cross off the X's Face too. These songs, while not "commercial success" are so NOT like anything ANY of those artists HAVE DONE or COULD DO. They're intricate, layered, mature. Look at Me.. is EXACTLY the type of song a 50plus year old would/should make. I don't even know why i continue to even come here....SMH
datdude.... i respect Prince & your opinion. But I'm talking about the song titles, album artwork covers, etc seems really aimed at a teenage if not younger consumer. Even the afro was a nod to Bruno Mars IMO. It wasn't Prince's best work and probably most orgers would agree. Even the lyrics on some song were amazingly juvenille. ie MARZ..... Lost my job at Mickie D's 4 giving away 2 much food 4 free But I couldn't watch another black child go 2 school With nothing to eat ReallY???
Just watched it again & found it very annoying in comparison to other artists. He just seemed to be nervous / shy in this environment..but on the Musicology tour itself this segmet was stunning.
MTTV - he tripped over his rehearsed lines [i wrote this in the mirror] , too much of the audience singing, incomplete songs etc.
When compared to say George Michael [wow!] & of course the legendary performance form Nirvana it pales by comparison.
Its a 'nice to see' but strictly non essential. Am I being harsh?
If SISIA didn't make you shead a tear, you're on the verge to be a hopeless cause. It was brilliant, every minute of it. I've rarely seen him so relaxed. You provocative philistine, you.
Since you didn't pass the test, here's some musicology summer class as your punishment.
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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
Just watched it again & found it very annoying in comparison to other artists. He just seemed to be nervous / shy in this environment..but on the Musicology tour itself this segmet was stunning.
MTTV - he tripped over his rehearsed lines [i wrote this in the mirror] , too much of the audience singing, incomplete songs etc.
When compared to say George Michael [wow!] & of course the legendary performance form Nirvana it pales by comparison.
Its a 'nice to see' but strictly non essential. Am I being harsh?
If SISIA didn't make you shead a tear, you're on the verge to be a hopeless cause. It was brilliant, every minute of it. I've rarely seen him so relaxed. You provocative philistine, you.
Since you didn't pass the test, here's some musicology summer class as your punishment.
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Right bonatoc. I SO loved him in this segment. The fact that it didn't seem so "perfect" was what I loved the most about it. I also liked how he did segments of the songs. My favorite for SISIA though is the LA Musicology show when he dedicated the song to David Coleman. Very touching.
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