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PrintableLoveAlive said: brothaluv said: Generally speaking, black fans of Prince are more receptive to different types of music. In many ways, Prince was the bridge that enabled me to appreciate other styles and genres of music. Oh and btw, I almost feel obligated to buy a U2 album. Bono has been one of the greatest egalitarians to ever come out of popular music.
I agree with the comment that Prince was the bridge for blacks. I will NEVER forget the first time I bought the DIRTY MIND album and heard "When You Were Mine." It was like in 1991. I was like FINALLY I got someone thats black and like rock music like me.... I felt exactly the same way! Don't get me wrong, I neither looked nor dressed like Prince. But our appreciation for musical diversity was the same. By the way, Controversy was a perfect album. I think it's humanly impossible to dislike the Sexuality song. That song is not strictly rock, but it has a rock attitude. | |
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MistyCotton said: meltwithu said: one of the best concerts i went to in the last 10 years was an 80's explosion show in DC--culture club, human league, howard jones and somebody else i can't remember...but there were like 20,000 people there at this outdoors show, and i swear me and my lady friend were the only black folks there--which is sad, because i know sooooo many black folks that was on all these acts' jock back in the 80's.
They had that same show at radio-city music hall...it was excellent. Me and my cousin were pretty much the only blacks in the audience as well and I was shocked because I know black kids back in the day liked these acts or I guess where I grew up they did. It seems like black people in my age group forgot how to have a good time and only listen smooth jazz or 50 cent. I hate hate hate smooth jazz. I was at that show so you weren't the only ones. formatting edit [Edited 11/28/05 12:00pm] | |
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LoveAlive said: I agree with the comment that Prince was the bridge for blacks.
Jimi Hendrix was that bridge for an earlier generation. 
Not many crossed-over, but he was there. 
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theAudience said: LoveAlive said: I agree with the comment that Prince was the bridge for blacks.
Jimi Hendrix was that bridge for an earlier generation.
Not many crossed-over, but he was there.
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http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Prince was more crossover, most black folks didn't dig Hendrix I think. I get the vibe that my parents didn't. | |
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carlcranshaw said: If you enjoy the music go and enjoy yourself no matter WHO is in the audience. You're there because the music touches YOU. (If you don't mind my 2 cents.)
That's all that does matter...I think there just maybe about 20 Rock songs that I like..they just have to be catchy and good enough for me..It all depends on who u grew up and all that stuff. Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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paisleypark4 said: carlcranshaw said: If you enjoy the music go and enjoy yourself no matter WHO is in the audience. You're there because the music touches YOU. (If you don't mind my 2 cents.)
That's all that does matter...I think there just maybe about 20 Rock songs that I like..they just have to be catchy and good enough for me..It all depends on who u grew up and all that stuff. Ahhhh what a beautiful sentiment. But that isn't all that matters. There are security issues one must consider. If you're into Motley Crue or a similar band with a rowdy fan base, you might want to reconsider attending the concert. We're not living in THE DAWN yet! Don't assume your egalitarianism is shared by everybody else. | |
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brothaluv said: ThePunisher said: Most black people like a wide variety of music. Except when it comes to Country. I'm serious. If you ever want to clear a bar full of people of color who won't leave after last call, Put on a Willie Nelson record. (I'm a black man just to let you all know). I suppose it's a very lonely bridge for black folks who like Country music.
Believe it or not, there are quite a few black people who like country music. They're just not vocal about it for obvious reasons. This holds particularly true when you're talking neo-country like Kenny Chesney. This guy did a great job of covering Mellencamp's HURT SO GOOD. And you can't tell me you didnt like Garth Brooks' song FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES? Thats a great drinking song. I'm not a big country fan, but I know blacks who are. On a different note, anybody know who King's X is? It's a rock group with a black lead singer....great group. I think I liked country since I was little, but actually didn't realize it was country music til I got older and people started making you aware of catagories and slapping labely on everything. For example, being a little black girl in the 70's, I grew up in the golden age of variety shows. I spent countless hours in front of the tube taking in variety shows from Dolly Parton, Barbra Mandrell, and so on. Being a kid that always sang the around the house from shows she would see on TV, it didn't take me very long to pick up songs like "Here You Come Again", " I Was Country When Country Wasn't Cool", or "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue by the time I was like what, 6 years old???? Then I remember my Mom just NEEEEVR being able to get enough of songs like "Sleeping Single in A Double Bed" and "Harper Valley PTA"; she used to drive us crazy cause she had the 45s of those and loved to play them OVER and OVER while we did house chores on Saturdays  . Then by the time puberty hit, I lost the taste for it, but got it back a little bit in college because I was couped up with a roomate who was a member of Future Farmers of America who WORSHIPPED Reba McIntyre and used to blast all her damn concerts in our apartment . Then, by the time I became an adult, I picked up the grammy winning Shelby Lynne cd (outta curiosity cause I was mad she beat out Jill Scott), and that was it! From that day forward I became very "compasionately conservative" in my country music tastes  . The only thing for me is that (as in all my musical preferences) I prefer women singers over men...so if there's a country male on TV I won't really pay any attention, but if it's a female with an INSANE voice, like the one time I heard Martina McBride on some awards show and nearly fell outta my chair- then I definitely sit up and take notice. | |
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kdj997 said: theAudience said: Jimi Hendrix was that bridge for an earlier generation.
Not many crossed-over, but he was there.
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http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431 Prince was more crossover, most black folks didn't dig Hendrix I think. I get the vibe that my parents didn't. Hendrix definitely had some black fans. At least my mom saw him in concert (so envious). Of course she was also a Beatles fan. | |
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Universaluv said: kdj997 said: Prince was more crossover, most black folks didn't dig Hendrix I think. I get the vibe that my parents didn't. Hendrix definitely had some black fans. At least my mom saw him in concert (so envious). Of course she was also a Beatles fan. Hendrix had a lot of Black fans. However, Black radio refused to play his music at the time he was alive, claiming it didn;t fit their formats. So there was not an organized place for Black listeners to specifiaclly find him. instead, his Black fans had to be ones who listened to "progressive Rock 'FM stations, and those who went to "hippy" venues like the Fillmores or attended Woodstock #SOCIETYDEFINESU | |
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jjhunsecker said: instead, his Black fans had to be ones who listened to "progressive Rock 'FM stations, and those who went to "hippy" venues like the Fillmores or attended Woodstock
I'm busted!
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white music includes jamiroquoi, gwen, and christina, and darren. and jessica? and justin? [Edited 11/30/05 0:41am] | |
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sextonseven said: MistyCotton said: They had that same show at radio-city music hall...it was excellent. Me and my cousin were pretty much the only blacks in the audience as well and I was shocked because I know black kids back in the day liked these acts or I guess where I grew up they did. It seems like black people in my age group forgot how to have a good time and only listen smooth jazz or 50 cent. I hate hate hate smooth jazz. I was at that show so you weren't the only ones. formatting edit [Edited 11/28/05 12:00pm] COOL!!!! | |
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pkidwell said: In response to the security guard comment, I have always wondered about that too and sometimes it is funny to see the look on the black guys face when people start moshing and he hates the music and the crowd. I guess a perfect person for that kind of suck-ass job. And I just saw one black guy at a Ween concert the other day. He was drunk off his ass and dressed like a frat-guy. And a black chic I dated recently had some white stuff on her Ipod but she acted whiter than most white people I know and I found that kind of odd, living in D.C. and all. It's not about color at all though, just about where you grew up, who you grew up around, what your parents are like, etc. I mean if I called my ex-girlfriend an Oreo, she would have gotten so mad. But I guess it is okay to call a white dude a wigger, isn't it? I mean, most white people I knew in high school who acted black were just going through a phase. Rarely does one ever see a black guy trying to be white, or do they? I have never seen one. Okay I'm rambling. No it not okay for a white peson to be called a wigger or a black to be called an oreo.But people are like that. But I ve been around some black men and women that acted white. But like you said all depend on the envoirment. | |
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do ya'll know how hard it is to be a Prince fan in the ghetto now? Gracious piece of LIFE!! I can't explain that you have to be genetically predisposed to be a fan, because they won't understand. So I just say i'm gay and that pretty much sums shit up. They don't worry about what else i'm into or ask questions. One of Dansa's org hornies 
Supa is my gay messiah and he eats homeless dandruff sammitches on the bus.  HULK NEED LAID, HULK SMASH!!
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DynamicSavior said: do ya'll know how hard it is to be a Prince fan in the ghetto now? Gracious piece of LIFE!! I can't explain that you have to be genetically predisposed to be a fan, because they won't understand. So I just say i'm gay and that pretty much sums shit up. They don't worry about what else i'm into or ask questions.
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