Prince RIP

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/04/22/defying-description-zz-tops-billy-gibbons-on-prince-the-sensational-guitarist/

Yeah, that is kind of cool.

Oh yeah. In fact, that entered the conversation. He asked me, ‘Does your beard get in the way like some of my costumes?’ And I was stunned momentarily and I thought about it and said, ‘You know, perhaps so.’ But then he grabbed my arm and said, ‘Don’t get me wrong, I’m okay with it.’

I'm really digging the sneaky shadow funk in "Graffiti Bridge," like "Joy in Repetition" and "Thieves in the Temple."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqkS-9PHbu0

a live "America" with Prince on drums.

I don't know how I feel about all the YouTube uploads. Feels kind of shitty to immediately go against his wishes as soon as he's dead.

god shed his grace on thee

Eye no, but at the same time it's great for fans 2 c videos they may not have seen b4 and also it helps non-converts 2 c what the fuss was about. Eye think the slew of videos on U Tube r helping 2 keep the memories alive and may help others 2 get in2 Prince. Eye have a feeling that those U Tube videos may not last long, though.

lol

It's more than possible Prince stipulated that posting these clips and whatnot was perfectly OK with him once he passed.

Eye was just thinking that the Lovesexy show posted above would be a great video 2 show 2 somebody who wanted 2 c what the fuss was about. Eye imagine there's a whole generation 'o' Prince fans who have absorbed the albums who r having a great time on U Tube checking out things they've not seen b4.

Wait which link was the lovesexy show? This was a video or a DL?

There was a U Tube embed of it above.

You could also search for Dortmund 88, I think

Maybe not. Maybe it's not indexed or something. Anyway http://www.youtube.com/etMqfDsFIKw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etMqfDsFIKw

prince died so the world could see his bootleg videos

the bruce cover is emotional

though what i wouldnt give to hear bruce cover ICNTTPOYM or holy river

erykah badu poem -

http://www.vibe.com/2016/04/erykah-badu-prince-poem

That time Prince was your rhythm guitarist
then sent you the picture.
The time Prince was so gracious to come to your club in the hood of South Dallas and play for 4 hours into the night...
The time you recorded "Today -the earth song"
at Paisley Park.
All the times y'all shot pool and argued over religion.
The time Prince got in your Lemo to tell you that 'World Wide Underground ' wasn't finished yet and you 'felt a way'. Lol
The time Prince "evolved " and wouldn't sign yo mama's 'Dirty Mind' album cover cause he said he wasn't into that no mo and yo mama told him
"well you shouldn't have made it then" and you were embarrassed.
The time Prince had a "swear jar" and you just put a 20 dollar bill in it when you walk in.
The time Prince and Larry Grahm had you cornered in a Jehova's Witness...well, witness session.
The time you presented Prince with the ICON Billboard AWARD with 20 (Janell Monáe).
The time you sang "I wanna be your lover" on the 3rd grade talent show wearing a swim top and the teachers cut you short because it was "inappropriate".
The moment you remember how much he means to you...
You've been here all my life .
And You will live F O R E V E R in my cells.
Sometimes it snows in April?

http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/news/a44279/prince-snl-40-afterparty-video-fallon/

don't know if this one's already been posted:

https://www.facebook.com/princesnowsinapril4no1/videos/701023170036217/?fref=nf

I don't want this to disappear, so if you search our man and WORK IT, enjoy!

The Bruce cover is nice; but holy cow, Nils Lofgrin's solo is incredibly powerful heartfelt stuff.

Yup. And to think only last week I was enjoying listening to Nils's upbeat goofy side on "I Came To Dance."

As they approached the solo I thought, ok, here's Bruce about to tear out something amazing. But then, one of Bruce's strengths as a bandleader is knowing who to throw it to at crucial moments. Nils absolutely nailed it.

He's obviously just happy to use prince to attack the monarchy but I did not expect Morrissey to pay tribute quite so fiercely!

http://true-to-you.net/morrissey_news_160424_01

Did he say much about Bowie?

I just realized how my brain breaks down Prince eras. Does anyone else's resemble this?

The first two albums
Dirty Mind thru Purple Rain
Around the World... thru Lovesexy
Batman and Graffiti Bridge
NPG albums
Rest of the 90s
The 00s
The 10s

Same for me

I don't think Morrissey said a word about bowie....

Didn't think so, and they knew each other.. Odd bird, that Moz.

Anyway, Prince yeah..

Maybe no one told him?

i def don't consider Dirty Mind and Purple Rain the same era unless there were only 3 or 4 eras...The Revolution/Wendy & Lisa era very much its own thing.

Oh, rthosde Prince eras work for me, although from yr NPG section I'd have..

Diamonds to Chaos
Emancipation to umm
Ah, anyone?

Well there's diff revolution phases just as there were several NPG phases...

FB recommends "WATCH: Adam Levine Performs Incredible Prince Tribute." Thanks, think I'll pass. But did take its recommendation to go to Huffpo to read about how Prince got Eric Clapton out of a depression.

the adam levine thing is old and... not as good as people seem to want it to be. but yeah it's suddenly everywhere.

That phases breakdown is basically mine but I go dirty mind thru 1999 and purple rain through SOTT, then lovesexy and batman are a pair.

Wait how is "When You Were Mine" not on The Essential Cyndi Lauper?

Unless it is on non-streaming version.

Get it while you can
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fsCsgQZww8

Sorry, haven't been able to stop listening to that myself.

used LP copies of Purple Rain now starting at $30 on Discogs, median price is still $8.50

kind of lol but mostly sad

so is Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic worth owning? No one's ever defended it.

It has a few good songs - especially the Gwen Stefani duet. Not as horrible as some of his later records.

20Ten is, to me, the last of his truly solid one-man-band albums. It's definitely the last one where he seemed to have fun recording.

Maceo spotlight on Rave is good i forget what its called

Wait how is "When You Were Mine" not on The Essential Cyndi Lauper?

― PiL Communication (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, April 24, 2016 6:49 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Unless it is on non-streaming version.

― PiL Communication (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, April 24, 2016 6:53 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah Prince actually even kept most of the COVERS of his songs off of Spotify so you get Cyndi albums/comps with only "When" missing, Sinead albums with "Nothing" missing, etc.

Somehow "Manic Monday" managed to find a breach in the perimeter fence.