On this day would you like to hear my favourite #Prince story? When he was playing the O2 he hooked up with a woman who worked there. She didn't have a bed - he spent the night at hers. The next day she was at home and a bed and mattress were delivered and built for her. From him
Andy c(Elite) posted this on Friday, 30th April 2021, 02:26
I don't think a lot of people realise what an incredible musician he was? His drumming was impeccable, great groove on the bass and guitar like a modern take on Hendrix. There were a lot of nods to Hendrix in phrases and style in what he just played there.
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RJS(undefined) posted this on Friday, 30th April 2021, 08:36
Quote: Andy c says... "I don't think a lot of people realise what an incredible musician he was?" Aye, I think his image was so strong that most people only saw him dancing and heard him singing, without realising he was better at most instruments than most people.
I don't think there has ever been an artist who lived music the way Prince did, and I doubt there will ever be again.
Si Wooldridge(Reviewer) posted this on Friday, 30th April 2021, 10:52
Only really liked a handful of Prince singles and albums, but I always recognised just how talented a multi-instrumentalist he was. I would agree that he rarely gets wider recognition of this though...
admars(Elite) posted this on Saturday, 3rd June 2023, 15:26
There's a couple of Prince things on BBC2 tonight
9:10 Prince: a Purple Reign https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0177bjb Documentary exploring how Prince - showman, artist, enigma - revolutionised the perception of black music in the 1980s by embarking on an amazing journey of musical self-discovery.
The Syracuse Carrier Dome show from Prince's 1985 Purple Rain tour. This Grammy-nominated concert film has been entirely remixed, remastered and visually enhanced.
RJS(undefined) posted this on Saturday, 3rd June 2023, 21:15
Thanks!
I think the documentary is a repeat from 2019 and I've probably seen it but I'll no doubt watch it again. 😂 I'd recommend watching the concert, it's a classic (and was recently included in the Purple Rain Deluxe Edition).
And the movie is great, worth watching if people haven't seen it just to give the title track extra emotional punch, and of course Morris Day.
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