(04-22-2016 03:21 PM)Quagmire Wrote:  

(04-22-2016 06:30 AM)GoBigGold Wrote:  Prince was alright. Talent wise....average at best. Sad to see him go but come on, he was a pop artist.

What the heck, I'll go ahead and ask. Who is on your Mount Rushmore?

I don't own a single thing he ever wrote or produced but the man was, in my opinion, supremely talented...not even counting the stuff he wrote and produced for others.

Not to get too personal, but a dude with a modicum of talent like myself used no less than 5 Prince songs to insure a very healthy love life in college. For Goodness sake!! "You don't have to watch Dynasty to have an Attitude"!!! I was not a fan of the whole Metro Sexual Thing he had going on, but his music produced results.

(04-22-2016 03:13 PM)SpaceRaider Wrote:  thought this was an interesting read recalling That Time Al and Tipper Gore Teamed Up To Brand Prince a Public Menace

Was not a big fan of Prince but never was a fan of these two critics...

PMRC and Prince.... now that would sound juicy...

Not quite Twisted Sister/Dee Snyder vs. the PMRC but.... lol

(04-22-2016 10:04 AM)mturn017 Wrote:  

(04-22-2016 08:53 AM)GoBigGold Wrote:  Well I guess if you are into cool, Prince is your hero. If you are into music....not so much.

That's just idiotic. Besides his songwriting abilities, vocal talent and yes being a cool muthafucker the dude could absolutely shred a guitar. He was voted on by other guitarists and music experts last year at #33 in the greatest guitarists of all time in Rolling Stone.



edit:

you were saying? just a pop artist?

At times he showed potential. Thing is that only happened about every five years. Where were his fingers the rest of the time? The dude was lazy as hell when it came to his music. His fans didn't know the difference....good for him.

I understand he had his fans. So did Wayne Newton and Donny Osmond.

(04-22-2016 11:16 AM)allerretour Wrote:  

(04-22-2016 08:53 AM)GoBigGold Wrote:  Well I guess if you are into cool, Prince is your hero. If you are into music....not so much.

Well, for an opposing view ...

Quote:Si la mort de Prince ne provoquera sans doute pas une onde de choc émotionnelle comparable à celle qu’a suscitée la disparition de Michael Jackson (1958-2009), son impact auprès des musiciens pourrait être supérieur.

Plus inventifs, audacieux, sulfureux et sexy que les productions œ***éniques jacksoniennes, les meilleurs disques de Prince dominent sur le plan de l’influence artistique ceux du « roi de la pop », même si ce dernier le dépasse largement en termes de succès commercial.
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If the death of Prince will undoubtedly not provoke an emotional shock comparable to that which the disappearance of Michael Jackson caused, it's impact on musicians could be greater.

More inventive, bold, sulfurous and sexy than the inclusive Jackson productions, in terms of artistic influence, the Prince's best albums dominate those of "the King of Pop", even if the latter easily wins in terms of commercial success.

From LeMonde.fr, where the front 7 stories right now are about Prince.

" If you are into music....not so much." But you have an interesting point of view. Which of his 30+ albums did you find disappointing ... musically speaking?

Well I was no fan of Micheal Jackson either.

Prince had painkiller Percocet in his system : reports
Reuters May 5, 2016

(Reuters) - Music superstar Prince's autopsy found the painkiller Percocet in his system, the Minneapolis Star Tribune and KSTP-TV reported on Thursday, citing sources close to the investigation.

Prince also had a dangerously low red blood cell count, indicating he had been ill, Minneapolis ABC affiliate KSTP-TV said, citing two unnamed law enforcement officials.

A spokeswoman for the local medical examiner's office that conducted a post-mortem examination of Prince declined to confirm the reports.

The cause of Prince's death remained undetermined. The medical examiner's office said in late April the autopsy and toxicology results could take weeks.

The news reports came after federal authorities said on Wednesday they were joining the investigation into Prince's death.

The Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Attorney's office in Minnesota will bring federal resources to the local investigation and expertise on the illegal use and trafficking of prescription drugs, the U.S. Attorney's office said.

Also on Wednesday, a lawyer for a California addiction doctor said Prince's representatives had contacted the doctor the evening before his death, adding that the doctor had planned to visit Prince for a "life-saving mission."

The 57-year-old Prince was found dead on April 21 at his Paisley Park home-studio complex in a Minneapolis suburb. Prescription opioid medication was found at the scene, a law enforcement source told Reuters.

Dr. Howard Kornfeld, who runs Recovery Without Walls, a clinic in Mill Valley, California, planned to fly to Minnesota on April 22, his lawyer William Mauzy said. In the meantime, his son, Andrew Kornfeld, a clinic staff member, traveled to Minnesota on April 21 for an initial discussion.

When Andrew Kornfeld arrived at Paisley Park, Prince was not available, Mauzy said. A staff member found the artist unconscious in an elevator, and Kornfeld called 911.