Reply #30 posted 08/08/23 1:47am
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I made my way through to MPLSound yesterday. He had some really inspired tunes during this period and I'm having a lot of fun revisiting them. It reminds me of a time when he could always bring the light to a dark room where people complained that he was no longer relevant.
Comparing Prince to classical composers I truly believe that artists will still be rehashing his work in years to come. Be that DJs or performers. |
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Reply #31 posted 08/08/23 2:13am
funkbabyandthe
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The man wrote pop music, not classical
No need to compare him to another world of music just cos that one has establishment approval
He released records, which were all about and relied on his personality, his performing them, he wasnt writing sheet music |
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Reply #32 posted 08/08/23 3:02am
Mackopolis44 |
funkbabyandthebabysitters said: The man wrote pop music, not classical
No need to compare him to another world of music just cos that one has establishment approval
He released records, which were all about and relied on his personality, his performing them, he wasnt writing sheet music Aye, true 👍 his music was always personal to him and so it should be. I wholeheartedly agree. I don't mind listening to other interpretations though. It keeps the music alive (in my eyes anyway) Classical music is only the popular music of its time though. I don't think the establishment has given it approval it was just the most popular at the time. There is usually a reason things have been around for a long time. I hope that Prince's music continues to evolve and find new audiences. It would be a shame if the next generation didn't get to share the music. |
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Reply #33 posted 08/08/23 3:58am
Kares 
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Mackopolis44 said:
funkbabyandthebabysitters said:
The man wrote pop music, not classical No need to compare him to another world of music just cos that one has establishment approval He released records, which were all about and relied on his personality, his performing them, he wasnt writing sheet music
Aye, true 👍 his music was always personal to him and so it should be. I wholeheartedly agree. I don't mind listening to other interpretations though. It keeps the music alive (in my eyes anyway) Classical music is only the popular music of its time though. I don't think the establishment has given it approval it was just the most popular at the time. There is usually a reason things have been around for a long time. I hope that Prince's music continues to evolve and find new audiences. It would be a shame if the next generation didn't get to share the music.
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First of all: no composer was ever "writing sheet music". They wrote music – and until the advent of sound recording, the only way to make a lasting "record" of it was to write it down, so they could pass it on to other musicians or to the public who cannot attend a live performance. But writing music is writing music, regardless of whether it's going to be made permanent in the form of a sheet music or a sound recording.
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Second, "classical music is only the popular music of its time" is a popular misconception. SOME of what we call "classical" today has indeed been dance music and secular popular songs, SOME of it was sacred music of its time, but it's misleading to suggest that the majority partied to these kinds of music. No. They had folk music and dance music of folk origins too and all sorts of "pop" songs ordinary, unschooled people came up with and became popular in pubs and that is what always had the widest appeal, not Bach.
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Reply #34 posted 08/08/23 4:09am
Mackopolis44 |
Kares said:
Mackopolis44 said:
funkbabyandthebabysitters said:
The man wrote pop music, not classical No need to compare him to another world of music just cos that one has establishment approval He released records, which were all about and relied on his personality, his performing them, he wasnt writing sheet music
Aye, true 👍 his music was always personal to him and so it should be. I wholeheartedly agree. I don't mind listening to other interpretations though. It keeps the music alive (in my eyes anyway) Classical music is only the popular music of its time though. I don't think the establishment has given it approval it was just the most popular at the time. There is usually a reason things have been around for a long time. I hope that Prince's music continues to evolve and find new audiences. It would be a shame if the next generation didn't get to share the music.
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First of all: no composer was ever "writing sheet music". They wrote music – and until the advent of sound recording, the only way to make a lasting "record" of it was to write it down, so they could pass it on to other musicians or to the public who cannot attend a live performance. But writing music is writing music, regardless of whether it's going to be made permanent in the form of a sheet music or a sound recording.
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Second, "classical music is only the popular music of its time" is a popular misconception. SOME of what we call "classical" today has indeed been dance music and secular popular songs, SOME of it was sacred music of its time, but it's misleading to suggest that the majority partied to these kinds of music. No. They had folk music and dance music of folk origins too and all sorts of "pop" songs ordinary, unschooled people came up with and became popular in pubs and that is what always had the widest appeal, not Bach.
. Oh, I never thought about that, you're right! Religious music has been mingled in with most people's idea of Classical music. Sorry 😞 I mean, yes, Prince made pop music but he defied a lot of conventional categorisation. It's intriguing that we all struggle to categorise his music. I always go with 'if I like it I like it' and try not to get too far into categorisation. There's no such thing as bad music, only preference. Unless of course you listen to rap or hip hop without earmuffs 🤣😂🤣🔥😈😈 |
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Reply #35 posted 08/11/23 1:05am
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I'm finally through all of the albums Prince released during his lifetime. It's been a great reminisce and I would recommend it to everyone.
Even though he, basically, released an album every year they all have their own identity and character which makes listening through them a true time capsule if you like. I've had lots of triggered memories as I've been working through the albums.
If you're a younger fan I would still recommend doing this because it definitely gives you a true sense of how Prince's music evolved with the times. So, I'm thinking that I might try comparing the post mortem releases next in order of their release. 😎✌️🎸 |
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Reply #36 posted 08/11/23 12:09pm
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Now relisten to all the albums with each song on a random shuffle playback, Mackolopis Rex! "Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends" |
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Reply #37 posted 08/12/23 2:37am
Mackopolis44 |
nayroo2002 said: Now relisten to all the albums with each song on a random shuffle playback, Mackolopis Rex! OMG, that sounds like another big commitment 😳 I'm not saying that I won't do it 🤔😂🤣😂💜 |
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Reply #38 posted 08/16/23 11:11am
Se7en 
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Mackopolis44 said:
So, yesterday I started going through the albums. I've managed to get from For You to Purple Rain. Wow, what a plethora of styles and musicians! I quite often have a play through of the albums but always experience some cognitive dissonance when I get to the Black album (do I include it or not?) Also, the NPG Exodus, New Power Soul, Chocolate Invasion and the Slaughterhouse albums? Anyway, I'm starting on Around the World in a Day album this morning (where I officially boarded the purple train in 1985)and I'm already enjoying the view from the window! Maybe I'll just stick to the official releases, what do you think?😎✌️🎸
Good, bad or indifferent . . . The Chocolate Invasion, Slaughterhouse, C-NOTE and Xpectation are official Prince (online) releases. They appeared as such from 2004 onward in the Musicology Store . . . prior to that TCI, Slaughterhouse and C-NOTE weren't officially organized as "albums".
N.E.W.S., The War, The Truth, Rave In2 (note the difference) are also to be included.
The only disc I personally would leave out is The Very Best Of Prince. There's nothing new on it, and Prince himself was against it.
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