Originally Posted by Oliver_Wendell_Ramone (Post 500602)

And white!

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski (Post 500588)

So it seems the wailing on FB for Prince doubles that Bowie got. Is it because the collective pain after Bowie? Like okay this is too much. Or we knew Bowie was ill but Prince's death came from nowhere?

Or was he more important? To me Bowie was a God since about 73 or so. I loved Prince (although Under The Cherry Moon might be the worst movie ever), but Bowie was a step above. Yes? No?

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 500605)

Goes without saying.

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 500601)

I don't know what it says, but I love all these musicians, and found Prince eh.

And please don't say it means I'm old.

Originally Posted by notcasesensitive (Post 500607)

Despite your avatar!

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 500608)

I don't know what it says about you. I think Prince's Purple Rain album was just unbelievable. He managed to mix pure funk with rock in the most unique way. And someone (I forgot who) recently said, "He made it okay for black kids to be weird."

SNL did a tribute to him (which sucked, btw). But they showed a clip of his performance at the after-party for the 40th reunion show. He did a slowed down version of Let's Go Crazy that is just amazing. You can watch it here if you can manage to steel your resolve with the knowledge that you will have to suffer through Fallon's wannabe stage mugging halfway through.

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-li...-snl40/3024572

If you don't like that, I can't do nothin' for ya man.

TM

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 500598)

Years after?

Are we determining who was a step above based on your random decision that influence on the music world you know is the deciding factor? I was basing it on a combination of success, influence, and talent. Is Presley a step above Bowie? Is Bieber a step above John Legend?

And I'm not so sure you're right that Bowie was more influential. But I don't really care about so many artists that white people tend to lose their minds over (and not trying to make this into a black/white thing, I'm just always confused about worship of musicians I never cared that much about, like Springsteen, Dylan, Petty, Plant, Presley, Clapton, REM, etc.*). Surely you are correct and it's a subjective taste thing. And a lot of what you've determined to be influence has to do with access denied to plenty of black artists whose styles were borrowed heavily from (or stolen, depending on you ask). But Prince had more influence over the music I tend to listen to than Bowie.

Whatever. This shit is silly.

TM

As an aside, this link is funny just for #4: http://www.laweekly.com/music/the-to...e-list-2411989

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 500604)

And, when a video of Bowie admonishing MTV for not showing black artists surfaced...

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 500604)

Second was his unwavering commitment to bringing female musicians to the spotlight. Prince's legacy with his treatment of women is complicated, but over time it's pretty clear that he's done a ton for women in an industry that's been indifferent at best and hostile and violent at worst.

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 500604)

I never saw either live. I don't know which one I feel worse about,

Originally Posted by Sidd Finch (Post 500611)

I agree this is silly. Why do we scream at each other?

Originally Posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy (Post 500610)

I like that quite a bit actually, and much less pop sound than I usually associate with him, and he has several great riffs, but what stands out most is the bass. Who was that on bass?

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 500615)

They may have become popular, but I'm struggling to think of one that qualifies based on my understanding of pop music--maybe Kiss?

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall (Post 500615)

I dunno who was on bass. I do know that he often recorded his own music playing each and every instrument separately, putting it all together later.

Also, I'm curious about why you associate a pop sound to him. His songs don't really seem like pop music to me. They may have become popular, but I'm struggling to think of one that qualifies based on my understanding of pop music--maybe Kiss? Bowie in the 80s fits the same bill. Just because the songs become wildly popular, doesn't make them pop music.

Dude could hold a room. These are fun to watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FrSKe_w6_g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NN3...layer_embedded

TM

Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan (Post 500622)

The buildup in this one is just breathtaking. And I have mixed feelings about this song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RC34...layer_embedded