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Thread started 02/13/04 5:20am

rojeanla

IS THERE A PRINCE EQUAL??

when it comes to writing music, performing, originality, multi-instruments, choreograghing. when it comes to sheer funk and staying power. Is there anybody who even comes close to prince? Music flows from within him and funk pours out of him. He truly loves and feels what he does. Again to everybody out there prince fan or not, is there any musician that comes close?
[This message was edited Fri Feb 13 5:24:17 PST 2004 by rojeanla]
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Reply #1 posted 02/13/04 5:27am

FunnyWayOfStop
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As much as I love Prince nobody NOBODY can touch JIMI HENDRIX guitar

Otis Reading used 2 kick ass

BB King is the king

Elvis was a master showman

Little Richard was the original eyeliner wearing piano playin' freak
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Reply #2 posted 02/13/04 5:29am

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When it comes to my taste of music , no1 can compare to Prince!
But then, i´m really impressed by the work of Lennon/McCartney and George Michael!
hug Fryd - Always Park The Car Sideways!duck
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Reply #3 posted 02/13/04 5:31am

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NO rolleyes not 4 me
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Reply #4 posted 02/13/04 5:41am

gainsbourg

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Prince has no equals
Though, I have to say Roger Troutman with a bit more lyrical depth, could have come close
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Reply #5 posted 02/13/04 5:47am

Revolution

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Yeah, Jimi was a MF on the piano...

The answer clearly is NO, there was never, or is ever,
going to be another OVERALL talent like Prince.
He's heaven-sent...enjoy!
Thanks for the laughs, arguments and overall enjoyment for the last umpteen years. It's time for me to retire from Prince.org and engage in the real world...lol. Above all, I appreciated the talent Prince. You were one of a kind.
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Reply #6 posted 02/13/04 5:51am

TheFrog

FunnyWayOfStoppinTheJuice said:

Little Richard was the original eyeliner wearing piano playin' freak


nod Little Richard was fucking ace.
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Reply #7 posted 02/13/04 6:21am

PhilCart1

There are equals in different fields

Little Richard - Class & Showmanship
James Brown - Dancing & Yelping
Jimi - The odd occasion Prince Rips into guitar


But he plays all these parts very well for a single performer
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Reply #8 posted 02/13/04 6:36am

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uh oh...when BlaqueKnight sees this, he's not gonna be happy...lol
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Reply #9 posted 02/13/04 6:37am

Ubiquity

gainsbourg said:

Prince has no equals



This is such an ignorant statement. There are many people out there with equal or even more talent on the same accounts. Prince was just lucky and came out at the right time with the right concept.
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Reply #10 posted 02/13/04 6:39am

Ubiquity

FunnyWayOfStoppinTheJuice said:

NOBODY can touch JIMI HENDRIX guitar



He was very influential and innovative with the sounds he has created, but Jimi wasn`t really that much of a great guitar player. Everbody I know who has worked with him says that.
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Reply #11 posted 02/13/04 6:41am

DavidEye

so,nobody's gonna mention Stevie Wonder? wink
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Reply #12 posted 02/13/04 6:42am

Ubiquity

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so,nobody's gonna mention Stevie Wonder? wink



Stevie is definetely one of them.
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Reply #13 posted 02/13/04 6:43am

Handclapsfinga
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SquarePeg said:

uh oh...when BlaqueKnight sees this, he's not gonna be happy...lol

i'll be welcomin that cat with open arms...evillol
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Reply #14 posted 02/13/04 6:45am

Mindflux

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In terms of musicianship, production, song-writing, prolificty and innovation, Frank Zappa wins hands-down. But he wasn't the multi-instrumentalist and showman that Prince is. But he certainly waxed Prince on guitar and his complex arrangments and composition far outweight most things Prince has done.

David Bowie and Stevie Wonder are other considerations but, when it comes to finding someone who is the whole shebang like Prince, its very difficult indeed. smile
...we have only scratched the surface of what the mind can do...

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Listen to any of my tracks in full, for free, here;
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Reply #15 posted 02/13/04 6:46am

DavidEye

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

SquarePeg said:

uh oh...when BlaqueKnight sees this, he's not gonna be happy...lol

i'll be welcomin that cat with open arms...evillol



nod

I always look forward to his posts.
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Reply #16 posted 02/13/04 6:51am

FunnyWayOfStop
pinTheJuice

Ubiquity said:

FunnyWayOfStoppinTheJuice said:

NOBODY can touch JIMI HENDRIX guitar



He was very influential and innovative with the sounds he has created, but Jimi wasn`t really that much of a great guitar player. Everbody I know who has worked with him says that.

nodI agree I think Jimi's Guitar playing is overratted and at times kinda messy I do agree-but as a person Jimi is more interesting 2 watch say in an interview or when he totally fucks up the stage in the Isle of Wight.
Nobody can touch Jimi as an all round rock n' roll, hippy nutter who grows his hair smokes Ganga on stage and is the definition of a guitar playin' freak -GOD BLESS JIMI guitar
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Reply #17 posted 02/13/04 6:54am

Ubiquity

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nodI agree I think Jimi's Guitar playing is overratted and at times kinda messy I do agree-but as a person Jimi is more interesting 2 watch say in an interview or when he totally fucks up the stage in the Isle of Wight.
Nobody can touch Jimi as an all round rock n' roll, hippy nutter who grows his hair smokes Ganga on stage and is the definition of a guitar playin' freak -GOD BLESS JIMI guitar



lol It`s funny how appearance, language and look always seems to be more important to you than musical skills and brilliance. Kinda shallow, if you ask me.
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Reply #18 posted 02/13/04 7:11am

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dunno
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Reply #19 posted 02/13/04 8:05am

FunnyWayOfStop
pinTheJuice

Ubiquity said:

FunnyWayOfStoppinTheJuice said:


nodI agree I think Jimi's Guitar playing is overratted and at times kinda messy I do agree-but as a person Jimi is more interesting 2 watch say in an interview or when he totally fucks up the stage in the Isle of Wight.
Nobody can touch Jimi as an all round rock n' roll, hippy nutter who grows his hair smokes Ganga on stage and is the definition of a guitar playin' freak -GOD BLESS JIMI guitar



lol It`s funny how appearance, language and look always seems to be more important to you than musical skills and brilliance. Kinda shallow, if you ask me.

Comes with being really quite rich king
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Reply #20 posted 02/13/04 8:32am

SquarePeg

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DavidEye said:

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

SquarePeg said:

uh oh...when BlaqueKnight sees this, he's not gonna be happy...lol

i'll be welcomin that cat with open arms...evillol



nod

I always look forward to his posts.


I don't. rolleyes

but he's ...entertaining, nonetheless...lol
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Reply #21 posted 02/13/04 9:53am

gyro34

rojeanla said:

when it comes to writing music, performing, originality, multi-instruments, choreograghing. when it comes to sheer funk and staying power. Is there anybody who even comes close to prince? Music flows from within him and funk pours out of him. He truly loves and feels what he does. Again to everybody out there prince fan or not, is there any musician that comes close?
[This message was edited Fri Feb 13 5:24:17 PST 2004 by rojeanla]

For me there's no one like Prince. He's fabulous.
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Reply #22 posted 02/13/04 2:32pm

Ubiquity

FunnyWayOfStoppinTheJuice said:


Comes with being really quite rich king



It comes with being an idiot. mr.green
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Reply #23 posted 02/13/04 3:02pm

CynthiasSocks

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David Bowie and Stevie Wonder- but Prince #1
Socks still got butt like a leather seat...
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Reply #24 posted 02/13/04 4:07pm

bananacologne

prince
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Reply #25 posted 02/13/04 4:39pm

mrdespues

bananacologne said:

prince


good response. he's the only one that comes close.
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Reply #26 posted 02/13/04 4:50pm

bananacologne

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bananacologne said:

prince


good response. he's the only one that comes close.


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Reply #27 posted 02/13/04 4:52pm

namepeace

When I was in my teens, I used to say, "no." Ironically, after exposing myself to several of Prince's influences and re-examining some of the music of my childhood, as well as exploring the world of jazz, I say emphatically, "yes." To the question of whether there are artists superior to him, again the answer is "yes." But there is no doubt in my mind that Prince is the greatest popular music artist of his generation, arguably the greatest since Hendrix.
Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016

Props will be withheld until the showing and proving has commenced. -- Aaron McGruder
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Reply #28 posted 02/13/04 5:39pm

marcdeondotcom

Y'all better peep Jshua (Styles) over at the org Musician Hangout. Check out his cut Welcome To Life. He plays all the instruments and sings.
I imagine this to be what Prince would sound like today if he had stayed with Wendy & Lisa.

Yeah... it's that good.
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Reply #29 posted 02/13/04 6:26pm

jizzinparis

rojeanla said:

when it comes to writing music, performing, originality, multi-instruments, choreograghing. when it comes to sheer funk and staying power. Is there anybody who even comes close to prince? Music flows from within him and funk pours out of him. He truly loves and feels what he does. Again to everybody out there prince fan or not, is there any musician that comes close?
[This message was edited Fri Feb 13 5:24:17 PST 2004 by rojeanla]

He's without a doubt the one. But regarding to a Bowie's fan or Zappa's fan, probably not wink It's always difficult to be honest and fair in that kind of thread. But 4 most of us here he's probably the big mothafucker in da place and obviously, 4 so many reasons, this genius dwarf is really outstanding like nobody. Peace 2 everybody and sorry 4 my english !
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