BlaqueKnight said:

Your opinion my friend but wouldn't it be nice if we could stop looking for the next Prince? Let Van Hunt, Andre 3000 and whoever else be themselves so that they can be influential in their own way the way Prince has been. And let it be known, there will NEVER be another Prince.

purplecam said:

I posted in this way because it seems to draw a bit more attention than "Van Hunt - the lastest musical badass". If you've seen my posts in the past, you'd know that I respect each talent as individuals. Prince.orgers think in this fashion much more than the average person because some seem to think everyone is impersonating Prince. Van Hunt is most definately an individual and brings his own artistry to the table. Props to the brotha. Who wants another Prince?

I'm having Van Hunt in my headphones right now.
I love it. 2 bad the album is'nt released in europe.
/peace Manki

How funny, I was just listening to this today... It's too soon to offer my opinion though...

So far, so pleased....

There will never be another Prince
stop looking for another
one
its like looking for a penny in a large room with no light

i'm not gonna go there wit'cha. I get too emotional about VH.
u feel me okaypimpn?

Luv4oneanotha said:

Who's looking for another Prince? Who wants to limit their musical experiences to just one artist?

Van certainly has the talent...I hope the Industry allows him to grow like Prince had a chance to grow, but it's certainly a different playing field now...again, Record companies used to give artists a chance to grow and develop , and at the same time build up a loyal audience (they were looking at longevity, they weren't necessarily expecting an overnight sensation.... Nowadays, you're lucky if you get a 2 album deal and if you don't sell a certain amount of copies, you're through!....Even Stevie Wonder had to grow and develop his gifts, so, again, I hope people like Van Hunt get the opportunity in Today's climate...

I'm not understanding the buzz around this cat. I gave his album a few listens and was totally unimpressed. He's not even the next Maxwell if you ask me. Let alone Prince.

Andre 3000 is much more interesting to me than this cat. VH does have a better voice than Andre no doubt. But Andre has the sense of engery a rawness that I used to get from Prince. Van Hunt is missing this as well as the ability to craft a song and make it interesting. I'm not sold on this dude as a either a song writer or producer (from what I've heard of his work with Rashaan Pattersen). We'll see what the next couple of years brings, but I think he's just going to end up being another one of those cats you ask "whatever happened to"
[This message was edited Tue May 4 9:50:03 2004 by intha916]

BlaqueKnight said:

dunno, but if i did, he'd be the one.

Marrk said:

Co-sign

check the name of your thread...

purplecam said:

Thank you.

mochalox said:

I gotcha, babe.

Spare me. Please. I think it's great that there are new artists coming out that don't sound exactly like the last three "hot new artists." The first time I heard people hyping this guy a couple of months ago I went to Tower Records online and listened to some samples of his album and didn't like his voice or the quick snippet of music accompanying it. Needless to say, I quickly forgot about the dude. I log on tonight and see this post and go back to listen to the samples again and was reminded of what didn't like the first time around.

I bought this CD based on comments I've read on the Org for awhile.... and I was highly disappointed.

I found it to be for the most part fairly bland. Yes, there are some good moments, but not enough to justify the hype.

Tony Rich Project's "Resurrection" CD is far superior, IMHO.

Please!

The road is littered with "the next Prince".....Georgio, TTD, D'Angelo, Beck, Lenny Kravitz,
Van Hunt...talented cats, but THERE IS ONLY ONE.

Realize that, and you will sleep a little mo betta wit yoself!

thank goodness i don't pay attention to new-skool music trends, man...seems like all there is is "they're the next (insert name here)", and i'm hearin that phrase a lot more frequently nowadays.

goes to turn on her record player...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

For the same reason I titled this thread as such - marketing. Just a way to lure a specific target market into testing new product. Simple.

BlaqueKnight said:

Ahh so you don't elieve Van Hunt is the next Prince
thats just mean man, lying to us!

okaypimpn said:

now i'm glad I didn't post anything 'bout him. I'm almost ready to say there are too many VH threads...
what do you think?

mochalox said:

Waaaaay too many.

Okay...pardon my ignorance..but who the hell is this "Van Hunt" person!?!

FiveFootNine said:

BlaqueKnight said:

Ya'll just gonna let him ASSUME shit like this about you guys? I wouldn't stand for it if I were you.

FiveFootNine said:

Try this: http://www.google.com if you're really interested.

Luv4oneanotha said:

[I believe Van Hunt is the first Van Hunt. Maybe there'll be more to come?
[This message was edited Wed May 5 7:57:06 2004 by BlaqueKnight]

BlaqueKnight said:

or better yet.... http://www.vanhunt.com/

BlaqueKnight said:

I was with you until that last sentence.A true artist doesn't always care about what's acceptable or "marketable" in the music business. That's one of the qualities that make up an innovator. Going against the status quo. If an artist feels the need to blend genres in order to complete their musical expression, then by all means they should, whether people like it or not. Blending genres is not a crime, especially for artists who do it well.
I hope Van Hunt is successful, because R&B needs a wake up call.

Van Hunt - is that the dude who sounds like Curtis Mayfield?