What do you think? there are certainly lots of similarities.

DFUNK said:

Such as?

Both multi instrumentalists both produces both use a wide range of musical styles both can do the splits

You forgot one word.......he is the white wannabee Prince

Please.

Stop with that nonsense.

Some of yall think that these jokers who can ape a Prince song style are even in that echeleon of Prince? ( I see you D'Angelo, Beck, Timberlake etc sympathizers...).

It takes more than pale imitators/imitations.

Prince is the (purple) rock. Only a few understand this but 95% know it inside but its not conscious.

jazzz said:

You forgot one word.......he is the white wannabee Prince

rdhull said:

It takes more than pale imitators/imitations.

I dont think beck tries to immitate prince at all I mean prince wont ever write an album like sea change and beck wont ever write an album like purple rain the both unique both have lots of similarities thats all Im saying.

MrA said:

What do you think? there are certainly lots of similarities.

Hi Welcome to the Org. Yep there are some similarities between the two, but I wouldn't go so far as calling Beck the 'white Prince'.

For one thing, I don't really see why we need to segment people into colours. Music's supposed to transcend those barriers, so I'm not overly sure why we feel the need to go pigeonholing, just so we can attach a label.

That being said, I really liked Beck, saw him in concert a while back and he put on a good show.

Just remember you're on a Prince obsessed forum though (and the most Prince obsessed part of the forum), where the majority of posters class music non-prince as associated artists. You might get a better response discussing Beck in the non Prince forum instead

MrA said:

rdhull said:

It takes more than pale imitators/imitations.

I dont think beck tries to immitate prince at all I mean prince wont ever write an album like sea change

wrong

i always thought there were a few similaritie as well. they're also both not afraid to be very strange

rdhull said:

Please.

Stop with that nonsense.

Some of yall think that these jokers who can ape a Prince song style are even in that echeleon of Prince? ( I see you D'Angelo, Beck, Timberlake etc sympathizers...).

It takes more than pale imitators/imitations.

Prince is the (purple) rock. Only a few understand this but 95% know it inside but its not conscious.

Here we go...

rdhull said:

MrA said:

I dont think beck tries to immitate prince at all I mean prince wont ever write an album like sea change

wrong

Which prince album is like sea change then?

erik319 said:

MrA said:

What do you think? there are certainly lots of similarities.

Hi Welcome to the Org. Yep there are some similarities between the two, but I wouldn't go so far as calling Beck the 'white Prince'.

For one thing, I don't really see why we need to segment people into colours. Music's supposed to transcend those barriers, so I'm not overly sure why we feel the need to go pigeonholing, just so we can attach a label.

That being said, I really liked Beck, saw him in concert a while back and he put on a good show.

Just remember you're on a Prince obsessed forum though (and the most Prince obsessed part of the forum), where the majority of posters class music non-prince as associated artists. You might get a better response discussing Beck in the non Prince forum instead

I see thanks for the info love the avatar btw good old granada walk past it most days.

MrA said:

rdhull said:

wrong

Which prince album is like sea change then?

You really want to go there? I will if you want but hyou have to promise to consider what I say and not just automatically shut me down just to argue.

rdhull said:

MrA said:

Which prince album is like sea change then?

You really want to go there? I will if you want but hyou have to promise to consider what I say and not just automatically shut me down just to argue.

Im intrigued Btw can you access the org on your phone cause Im going out in a minute?

MrA said:

rdhull said:

You really want to go there? I will if you want but hyou have to promise to consider what I say and not just automatically shut me down just to argue.

Im intrigued Btw can you access the org on your phone cause Im going out in a minute?

If your phone is a smart phone, it can access the Prince.org, yes.

rdhull said:

MrA said:

Im intrigued Btw can you access the org on your phone cause Im going out in a minute?

If your phone is a smart phone, it can access the Prince.org, yes.

Ah well unless a nokia c2-01 classes as a smart phone.

well, in recent years Beck certainly became the one who made the more interesting

music. i love them both a lot.

beck also produces albums and songs for others. notably the charlotte gainsbourg

collaborations were very good and of high standard.

he also had his own record club going on for a while where he would go into a studio

with a band (notably some famous guests) and cut an entire covers album in a day.

no rehearsals, no overdubs, just cut it. they did stuff like velvet underground albums

and inxs' kick etc. very interesting stuff.

basically every album he's released on his own is good to amazing. i find it very hard

to find fault with his album releases. there's always a lot going on, the songs are very

well crafted and his sound is interesting and diverse.

people keep saying beck is a prince wannabe simply because he did one song on one

album that sounded like prince (debrah) when beck does so much more and is master

in his own field. he can't touch prince's prime material, fcuz not, very few can. but as

far as the zeitgeist of now goes, beck has had his finger on the pulse and far beyond

it for more than a decade now, where prince seems to be a bit lost.

i look forward to them both releasing new albums this year (hope so) but i just know

that if beck releases another studio album that it will keep me interested for at least

the best part of a year.

IstenSzek said:

well, in recent years Beck certainly became the one who made the more interesting

music. i love them both a lot.

beck also produces albums and songs for others. notably the charlotte gainsbourg

collaborations were very good and of high standard.

he also had his own record club going on for a while where he would go into a studio

with a band (notably some famous guests) and cut an entire covers album in a day.

no rehearsals, no overdubs, just cut it. they did stuff like velvet underground albums

and inxs' kick etc. very interesting stuff.

basically every album he's released on his own is good to amazing. i find it very hard

to find fault with his album releases. there's always a lot going on, the songs are very

well crafted and his sound is interesting and diverse.

people keep saying beck is a prince wannabe simply because he did one song on one

album that sounded like prince (debrah) when beck does so much more and is master

in his own field. he can't touch prince's prime material, fcuz not, very few can. but as

far as the zeitgeist of now goes, beck has had his finger on the pulse and far beyond

it for more than a decade now, where prince seems to be a bit lost.

i look forward to them both releasing new albums this year (hope so) but i just know

that if beck releases another studio album that it will keep me interested for at least

the best part of a year.

I agree with pretty much everything you said.

erik319 said:

MrA said:

What do you think? there are certainly lots of similarities.

Hi Welcome to the Org. Yep there are some similarities between the two, but I wouldn't go so far as calling Beck the 'white Prince'.

For one thing, I don't really see why we need to segment people into colours. Music's supposed to transcend those barriers, so I'm not overly sure why we feel the need to go pigeonholing, just so we can attach a label.

That being said, I really liked Beck, saw him in concert a while back and he put on a good show.

Just remember you're on a Prince obsessed forum though (and the most Prince obsessed part of the forum), where the majority of posters class music non-prince as associated artists. You might get a better response discussing Beck in the non Prince forum instead

And there it is

MrA said:

rdhull said:

You really want to go there? I will if you want but hyou have to promise to consider what I say and not just automatically shut me down just to argue.

Im intrigued

Prince has done several Sea Change songs peppered throughout his career. I Love You But Dont Trust You, Wherever You Go, SISIA, How Come You Dont Call Me, Wally, Comeback, Truth cd etc. His Sea Change material has been scattered and maybe not as a complete one set deal but thats probably due to Prince being a corporation where he has to have some of everything to keep the Prince machine (workers, staff etc) running. He has to kitchen sink it.vAnd yes its like you said, Beck never did a Purple Rain akin to Prince stating that U2 and them can't do Housequake material. You can argue that beck can do some out there material but not at the level Prince did his Housequakes or Computer Blues..Prince can Sea Change at the drop of a panty..errr hat rather.

He has even made Sea Change type material of songs for proper albums at the ready but has not relased them.

Overall, Prince has been Sea Chang-ing way before Beck ever got his little skateboard poplockin kid heart broke.

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Genesia said:

rdhull said:

Please.

Stop with that nonsense.

Some of yall think that these jokers who can ape a Prince song style are even in that echeleon of Prince? ( I see you D'Angelo, Beck, Timberlake etc sympathizers...).

It takes more than pale imitators/imitations.

Prince is the (purple) rock. Only a few understand this but 95% know it inside but its not conscious.

Here we go...

lol Im sorry, I'll be good.

Beck is an awesome artist (on record and live) and there are some similarities, just like there are similarities when it comes to Prince and artists that influenced Prince. To call Beck a Prince wannabe is just ridiculous . Princefams ....

i thought the 90s prince was the white prince?

They're both in cultish religions, Beck in Scientology and Prince... you know the rest.

Beck who?

BobGeorge909 said:

Prince is like Willie nelson too....I mean they're both old and they're both musicians...they both sing too.

Well, they are both extremely prolific. Check out Willie's discography, since 1978 he has pretty much gone toe to toe with Prince as far as volume is concerned.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

i thought the 90s prince was the white prince?

no, the 90's is where he went full black militant era

kenkamken said:

They're both in cultish religions, Beck in Scientology and Prince... you know the rest.

Becks' a scientologist?