SENSHY said:

All to Sun Ra and the Arkestra
Tribal Disorder
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youngyosh said:

Actually no, I second that. Listen Without Prejudice has some fantastic moments on it.

joni - blue

clash - london calling

sex pistols - never mind the bollocks

I will say Milli Vanilli's first record, light dance stuff, and fun and funky, just exactly like Prince's music

senshy said:

yeah, i had it once, and lost it. it rocks. live, i've heard them cover hot thing, when doves cry, icntpoym, and purple rain. that greg dulli dude has sure got some soul for a white boy. there ain't nobody like him. i recommend them in their own right. the fact that greg dulli is constantly giving props to prince just shows that he knows what time it is.

thanks for the asking about it. it is quite rare and hard to find.

Sdldawn said:

Great pick, along with Boris'.

I would choose: Stevie Wonder -- Talking Book. Not as "sprawling" as "Songs," but flawless. Like SOTT, the subject matter and mood of the LP veered somewhat, but Steview managed to keep the record accessible, adventurous and cohesive at the same time.

I would guess that a few tracks on this record informed Prince's music later on, including "Maybe Your Baby," which to me featured Stevie doing Camille before Camille.
[This message was edited Sat Mar 27 19:39:52 2004 by namepeace]

Jamiroquai - A Funk Odyssey.

Just a great dance record.

Doozer said:

That's a good record. How would u rank that with the others?

In A Silent Way/Miles Davis

Because you have no choice but to succumb to its power, and that's a good thing.

Dave Stewart Greetings from the gutter

Any of George Michael's solo stuff is prettty cool if you are already hip to Prince. They have some similar career paths. And George's new cd "Patience" is quite good.

Lost Souls by doves.

Its musically dense and transports you to another place.

I like how they mix real instruments with samples of real instruments and its hard to tell where the sounds stop, start and merge. It sounds like a beautiful mess. Its like listening to a rainbow in a puddle when diesel mixes with rainwater.

Its a fantastic album and I hear something different every time I listen to it. I'm pretty sure that they are Prince fans. One B-Side called 'Zither' borrows heavily from the instrumental version of 'An Honest Man'.

Their website is http://www.doves.net

p.s. My favourite Stevie Wonder album is Innervisions.

"Merzbox" by Merzbow. Altough it costs like 500$ in all...

Bfunkthe1 said:

can i just say apart from being prince fans, ya,all taste is up ur ass, id rather eat shit than listen to g michael.

Tracy Chapman - "New Beginning"

it's as anti-Prince as u can get in terms of people perception of these two artists, yet so darn similar in approach to musicianship!

but a great album, nonetheless... enjoy!

Hendrix - Electric Ladyland ... 'cuz it's a fuckin' brilliant & timeless piece of art.


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Jordan Knight-Jordan Knight:) He was the lead singer(usually) 4 New Kids on the Block. Don't hate! He's beautiful:) N he's got the most beautiful falsetto,he's very talented:)

seriously though? id say lizz wright "salt" but ive talked to death about her...

lets see: besides wendy and lisa's girlbros?

okay, here it is:

Aimee Mann "Lost In Space" yeah!!!





damnamazonpicblockedit!!
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It's a toss up between Terenc Trent D'arby's "Introduction to the Hardline" and Paul Simon's "Graceland." Terence because of the funkiness of the record and Simon because of the skill level of songwriting and lyric writing that went into the record. Yes, I do know that a lot of the songwriting actually goes to the people he recorded the record with

Sly & The Family Stone: There's a riot goin' on.

its an hour long groove.

namepeace said:

It's my favorite Jamiroquai album start to finish...but it more "electronic" in sound than previous albums. Travelling Without Moving is also good and is a bit more "organic" sounding. But there are songs I love on all Jamiroquai albums.

BorisFishpaw said:

yeah that's my pick.

For those Prince fans that vibe to guitar, I have to point you to Stevie Ray Vaughn's Couldn't Stand the Weather. Why? SRV had a sound, a gift, an emotion and a pure talent that cuts right to your soul. You don't know whether to laugh with unmitigated joy, shaking yo' ass like a possessed fiend, or stand paralyzed with disbelief and reverence, certain that you are hearing a spirit and power far greater than the sum of its parts. Inspired.

For those of you that get off on lyrics and songwriting, try out Peter Gabriel, either Security or So (oh hell, get Peter Gabriel I, II or III or comb stacks of vinyl in hopes of finding Nursery Crimes or Foxtrot). Gabriel has the ability to paint pictures and moods, incorporates outside influences, but always sounds like himself.

And if you like the smooth, loverboy R&B groove type o' thang, my guilty pleasure would be Eric Benet's Day In The Life.

India.Arie's Acoustic Soul and Voyage to India

India's talent both vocally and instrumental make for soul touching music that hits all the right places.

"Motor Booty Affair" by Parliament; to get wiggly.

I recommend anything that Gamble and Huff wrote and produced between 1968 and 1979. They had some wonderful work. Among them The O'Jay's Ship Ahoy, The Ebony's, MFSB, or Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes 1st album (which just got reissued). These albums are masterpieces. Gamble and Huff were way ahead of their time.

Revolution said:

This is one of my favorite albums from the 80s. I loved Seven More Days, Let's Go Forward, and I'll Never Turn My Back On You. This album is a classic.

griddus said:

I agree wuth these 2 and please, add

EMBRIA, by MAXWELL
because the music, the lyrics are awesome and hypnotic...
this guy is sooooo talented and has a great voice..
by the way...
What is he doing these days????