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It may be someone we've never heard of and can only find in the ether (kidding!) Make that two...also intrigued, please do share! Better not be the greatest hits of Steps 😸

Watch the "Shhh" performance I posted above...does that not do it for you instrumentally at least? I'd say that's above "mid" intensity, at least 😉

Can't sing? You have to be trolling? Musicologists say he has a 5 octave range, fact...he can sing...Maybe not for you, fair enough but you gotta be loving being controversial here! 🤣

@D4NNY @PatrickS77 @username @downzy @Towelie @DeNfr @adamsapple @Graeme @lame ass security Michael Bland Prince's drummer almost joined GNR! Michael was incredible but he was replaced by someone on another level...John Blackwell....one of the all time great drum intros/breakdowns and Prince returns in kind with a solo from the gods...fucking intense. "Shhh" is my favourite bedroom jam of all time...guitar and drums at the end is pretty eargasmic, anyone? One for the headphones

Lies and controversy ....get in the ring motherfucker! It wouldn't be MYGNR post without some proper wild opinions and discourse, eh 😆

Amen. By the way...has anyone ever gone from the keytar, to drums to doing the splits for days within 3 minutes? I'm doing a Morpheus stare and shrug here! Do you think that's air you're breathing?

@D4NNYfor you....since Batman is your favourite. Got it on Vinyl....must spin again soon! Shame him and Elfman didn't Collab in the end....for once, that one's on Danny and not P! Casually in your home studio remixing your latest hit....🤣 BASS

And after the somber of SISIA...you've gotta pick up the funky...gettin deep into the purple one, you've gotta be willing to do the..........

What section where we in to.begin with? I even thought I was in a different thread as it began... You know what, There Was A Time (2 GnR ref. now)...where I lived just what you stated and while of course, music is mostly interesting because of its appeal to each unique individual and every color of the rainbow and all...but while still loving a lot of the amazing contemporary massive 80s stars, I mean I totally idolised MJ growing up, I still am a fan (are we allowed to say that now? The movie next year will/could be interesting...) So Madge and MJ have a larger appeal as their music tends to be more instant, hit driven...(not a put down - it's an art form and I love it) but as a whole Prince has plenty of hits, however he has many more albums and tracks that have deep layers to them....songs that didn't make sense until you watched the crazy music video he put together...however nost importantly, having seen 2 of the 3 live, what he could do with his songs, was to reinvent them, almost all of his regularly played tunes (40 odd) have numerous incarnations and when you're a multiple concert goer, he was simply second to none....so as much as i love the spectacle and show aspects of the other two, MJ stopped performing live post Bad tour (save for a couple numbers) & Madge, has never really been about vocals but relied heavily on backing tracks when i saw her... So in terms of live, the best bit of music for me....the true fire in the belly goosebumps, being in a venue with 20,000-100,000 other like minded but from totally different backgrounds folk (only music unites like that, eh!?!) He was second to none and I'm sure the endless examples will continue to pour....if you are more casual, I impore you to go in with an open mind, perhaps a little patience, watch a few of our clips and maybe open your third eye a little....because there's something of Prince you've missed that may grab you more than your polite appreciation as of now...just a hunch....as It was only when I truly put the tine in l, I got truly swept away, while realising, what I disliked on my first dip with Prince, the next ones were euphoric. I always discard the orange skittles 😸😉

Jim Jim!

Last 3 minutes of slappin' bass funked up my commute! Cheers. "Play that MUATHAFUKIN BASS!" Is the P translation of play that funky music white boy 😝

There's many of those people? Or they just stand out like a sore thumb? I've not met any if they do exist 😆 each to their own in terms of personal tastes, etc....but unless you're unable to notice talent (and I do in artists i'm not a particularly a fan of) how could you fail to see, what he's brought to this cultural artform....it's kinda undeniable and just about every artist across all genre will either cite him or put him on a pedestal...I mean its the obvious example to use on a GnR forum, but Duff being a punk kid, you would never guess Prince is like his favourite artist if asked! Appreciation: It's far and wide people, far and wide...can't wait for the long awaited multipart netflix doc, cause theres gonna be a lot of "awakening" post that....

Ha....if anything...underrated (by the mainstream) until post death...

I blame Sebastian for us not getting our reunion with the fucking Dolphin!!

Amazing clip from the Diamonds and Pearls Blu-Ray! That whole live gig in front of less than 500 is reference seminal!

It's Super Bowl week....so it's only right we mark it with the best ever Half Time Show... Still the only ever Super Bowl that it rained at...with electric guitars, equipment and dancers in 6" heels, Don King asked if Prince could pre-record everything apart from vocals considering how it would effect performance... Prince replied "Can You Make It Rain Harder?" A total landmark moment....Also amazingly, for someone as prolific in his own right, one of Dave Grohls favourite ever musical moments apart of, or not.... 🙌☔ @Fitha_whiskey 😸

In-fact talking of which.... @D4NNY that clip has inspired me to dig it out for a purple hue spin to vibe up the evening! It's on! Amazing version of "Little Red..." That night...psychedelic version meets Vangelis 😝

Haha still....🤔

Did this work copy and pasting the old fashion way? It's worth it just to relive THAT solo (and the fact it literally melting his face) dailymotion.com/video/x47u3sy Nice pick...I bought the Welcome 2 America Boxset, as it was the only way to get the Blu-Ray that performance is from....in ATMOS it's like he's in my living room from the afterlife...the show is so unusual that they chose...opening with the B-side, "17 Days" in extended Jam form l! Still pondering your O.P questions....

Which guitar track? 😮

Jesus....Top 5? Emm..Jesus. Anyways. Here's something... Headphones! Your head will thank you for the workout...

Ha...that's the first I've heard about that Bass doc!! Cool...Haha...another unreleased project....The problem for the Prince estate is definately not trying to find things for release....it's where do you start!!! 😮

Even by his standards, an off Prince gig, still is a top 5 ever....but when he was truly truly on it, your front row at the gig and he's a meter in front doing something like this, it's the closest thing to the best sex you've ever had... The whole Montreux 2009 gig is up on YT in pro shot....I mean I should say gig(s) as he played two full gigs in one night (sometimes he'd do 3!?!) And I think it's a good talking point, as often in here we talk about artists, namely Axl and what is realistic to expect from someone at 60...well Prince up until death seemed to have made a deal with the devil, as none of his ability had waned, which is frankly extraordinary, considering his vocal range and complexity of some of his songs... This is actually a vault track from an album we will get someday ...even so, all diehard fans know every note! Can't believe THIS is an unreleased track....thoughts? https://dai.ly/x47u3s Edit: weird these have been up for years on YT and now suddenly gone (seems to be isolated - perhaps The Estate is finally gone remix and release then properly - a sign!?) paste this in if embed fails guys... dailymotion.com/video/x47u3sy on my phone - @D4NNYdoes the embed work or above written link for you? HIs face during the solo is hilarious, I swear he got possessed !! 🙌 Daily motion ol' skool company instead 😝

Anyone remember when Charles in one his first speeches as King said, I'm the artist formerly known as Prince ...even those fuckers get it 😸

What about this version? The solo has encores for days! He takes his time, so light one up, get in the mood the first 4/5 minutes but totally worth it, of you've never seen it before. 🙌🙌💜🌂☔ Edit: @D4NNYI just realised I AM in your thread 😝 I thought I followed a notification to the usual dumping ground for chat 🤣