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Prince is Bob Dylan Y'know, I liked what this Bay Area reporter (James Sullivan) said about Prince:
"To generations of R&B and hip-hop stars, Prince is Bob Dylan. Bear with me: Both are diminutive, well-coiffed originals who have subsumed fundamental lessons from the musical giants who preceded them (in Prince's case, the molten guitar of Jimi Hendrix and the relentless groove of James Brown). Both have worked out their spiritual yearnings onstage, hauling their fans along for the search. And both are blessed with a profound watchability, even when they are muddling through phases of mediocrity." I've already found this comparison helpful when talking about Prince to a friend of mine who is waaaay more into straight-up rock....he suddenly "got it" when I used this comparison.Like Dylan is for rockers, Prince is our measuring stick for excellence in pop music with a more funk/R&B bent. Anyone else think it fits as well as I do? | |
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noflashagain said: Y'know, I liked what this Bay Area reporter (James Sullivan) said about Prince:
"To generations of R&B and hip-hop stars, Prince is Bob Dylan. Bear with me: Both are diminutive, well-coiffed originals who have subsumed fundamental lessons from the musical giants who preceded them (in Prince's case, the molten guitar of Jimi Hendrix and the relentless groove of James Brown). Both have worked out their spiritual yearnings onstage, hauling their fans along for the search. And both are blessed with a profound watchability, even when they are muddling through phases of mediocrity." I've already found this comparison helpful when talking about Prince to a friend of mine who is waaaay more into straight-up rock....he suddenly "got it" when I used this comparison.Like Dylan is for rockers, Prince is our measuring stick for excellence in pop music with a more funk/R&B bent. Anyone else think it fits as well as I do? I agree, could'nt have stated it better myself. U,ME,WE!....2FUNKY! | |
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it fits due to the fact that they're both from minnesota and a bit eccentric.  | |
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No. | |
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Prince is Prince. | |
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Yes | |
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Prince is Bob Dylan | |
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No. | |
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He isn't. | |
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Prince is Prince. | |
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Bob is Bob.  | |
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I can't understand a fucking thing Bob Dylan says anymore. Hmmmmm... If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot. | |
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