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This pales in comparison to Prince's outpourings.

by zwischenzug 10y ago

davidgerard 10y ago
I suspect Prince would have looked at you funny if you said that to him.
- zwischenzug 10y ago
  Yeah but he was unusually humble when it came to his music idols :)
- PlugTunin 10y ago
  Even Stevie Wonder is looking at you funny.
peterbonney 10y ago
I love Prince. Prince was maddeningly talented, shockingly prolific, and produced an amazing and wildly underrated (still!) opus over his career. Prince will be remembered as one of the most important pop musicians in history. Yet there is no 5 year stretch in Prince's career that compares to what Stevie Wonder did from 1972-1976.
- zwischenzug 10y ago
  Pick any 5 years between 1982 and 1989: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_albums_discography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_albums_discography 7 platinum albums. And bear in mind that gave away whole albums that were hits, and wrote classics like Manic Monday (while asleep) and Nothing Compares 2U and gave them away in this time. If you want a stretch of pure brilliance, I'd pick: Purple Rain Around the World in a Day Parade Sign O the Times Lovesexy During this era he was also responsible for most of The Time's output, The Family, wrote a lot of his later hits, and kept plenty back simply for his own reasons which still may not have surfaced.
  - agumonkey 10y ago
    If you're into funk, The Time is indeed another shocking output. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUl2Cd7IMms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUl2Cd7IMms anybody with a taste for beats will go nuts on this. Also, responsible for the background music in this cult movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOOwGhaFpVk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOOwGhaFpVk [NSFW] For the curious, Victor Wooten, sacred virtuoso bass player said in videos that Prince influenced him on the bass, saying Prince's stuff was unheard of. And Prince isn't even a bass fan, I believe he was more in love with guitar and keyboards.
- Pigo 10y ago
  I know I will get down-voted for this, but I just never really got the Prince vibe. I can appreciate his work, and the love a lot of people have for him. But I can't name one song that struck a chord with me. Sorry
  - eumoria 10y ago
    I'm with you, friend, no disrespect to the man but I just never got what people get out of his music.
    - eweise 10y ago
      Its all about the funk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQWQD2xQ3QQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQWQD2xQ3QQ
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  - dharma1 10y ago
    Prince wasn't super high on my list until I saw him live twice 7-8 years ago. Blew my mind. Almost entirely different repertoire both times. Completely in a league of his own. Amazing energy, musicianship, really incredible player, and he wasn't young anymore either but just kept hitting it hard. Played a show like that every day in London for weeks. Plus afterparties a couple of times a week where he would play for hours sometimes. It was probably the best live show I have ever been to. Stevie has a special place for me as a songwriter but as a performer Prince was next level. Different artists, love both
    - agumonkey 10y ago
      Prince, even today, is still underrated. He carried mountains of music on his shoulders, while being an overwhelming rock star persona, and a live genius, and quite an ok human being (goofy and a bit precious at times but well). After his passing I saw videos of rehearsal, where he would drive sound stage check calmly with people, dropping jazz classics from his pocket and being cool with the crew. A lot of what he did was so brilliant, for so many years, in so many genre. ps: he also managed to make rock guitarists drop their jaw at the george harrison celebration, all done unrehearsed (for better surprise effect).
- ArkyBeagle 10y ago
  Remember also that there was still radio then, and Stevie was all over it. That makes it more universal.
pjmorris 10y ago
Many guitarists love Stevie Ray Vaughn's cover version of 'Little Wing', some even more than the original by Jimi Hendrix. However, there is no cover without the original. Prince was certainly original in many ways, but Stevie Wonder is as much a source for Prince as Hendrix was for Vaughn (and for Prince).
was8309 10y ago
the difference for musicians is in aczerepinski's comment above ...harmonically sophisticated and yet singable/relatable to non-musicians
BillSaysThis 10y ago
I love Stevie Wonder's "Classic" work and his early period too but why would you bring in Prince? Is there not room enough for both in your musical heart?
tclancy 10y ago
I don't get the value in a comment like this, especially when without Stevie Wonder there might not be Prince. We all stand on the shoulders of giants. At least most of us (I like to make short people work for it).

This pales in comparison to Prince's outpourings.

davidgerard 10y ago

I suspect Prince would have looked at you funny if you said that to him.

zwischenzug 10y ago
Yeah but he was unusually humble when it came to his music idols :)
PlugTunin 10y ago
Even Stevie Wonder is looking at you funny.

peterbonney 10y ago

I love Prince. Prince was maddeningly talented, shockingly prolific, and produced an amazing and wildly underrated (still!) opus over his career. Prince will be remembered as one of the most important pop musicians in history. Yet there is no 5 year stretch in Prince's career that compares to what Stevie Wonder did from 1972-1976.

zwischenzug 10y ago
Pick any 5 years between 1982 and 1989: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_albums_discography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_albums_discography 7 platinum albums. And bear in mind that gave away whole albums that were hits, and wrote classics like Manic Monday (while asleep) and Nothing Compares 2U and gave them away in this time. If you want a stretch of pure brilliance, I'd pick: Purple Rain Around the World in a Day Parade Sign O the Times Lovesexy During this era he was also responsible for most of The Time's output, The Family, wrote a lot of his later hits, and kept plenty back simply for his own reasons which still may not have surfaced.
- agumonkey 10y ago
  If you're into funk, The Time is indeed another shocking output. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUl2Cd7IMms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUl2Cd7IMms anybody with a taste for beats will go nuts on this. Also, responsible for the background music in this cult movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOOwGhaFpVk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOOwGhaFpVk [NSFW] For the curious, Victor Wooten, sacred virtuoso bass player said in videos that Prince influenced him on the bass, saying Prince's stuff was unheard of. And Prince isn't even a bass fan, I believe he was more in love with guitar and keyboards.
Pigo 10y ago
I know I will get down-voted for this, but I just never really got the Prince vibe. I can appreciate his work, and the love a lot of people have for him. But I can't name one song that struck a chord with me. Sorry
- eumoria 10y ago
  I'm with you, friend, no disrespect to the man but I just never got what people get out of his music.
  - eweise 10y ago
    Its all about the funk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQWQD2xQ3QQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQWQD2xQ3QQ
- deleted 10y ago
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- dharma1 10y ago
  Prince wasn't super high on my list until I saw him live twice 7-8 years ago. Blew my mind. Almost entirely different repertoire both times. Completely in a league of his own. Amazing energy, musicianship, really incredible player, and he wasn't young anymore either but just kept hitting it hard. Played a show like that every day in London for weeks. Plus afterparties a couple of times a week where he would play for hours sometimes. It was probably the best live show I have ever been to. Stevie has a special place for me as a songwriter but as a performer Prince was next level. Different artists, love both
  - agumonkey 10y ago
    Prince, even today, is still underrated. He carried mountains of music on his shoulders, while being an overwhelming rock star persona, and a live genius, and quite an ok human being (goofy and a bit precious at times but well). After his passing I saw videos of rehearsal, where he would drive sound stage check calmly with people, dropping jazz classics from his pocket and being cool with the crew. A lot of what he did was so brilliant, for so many years, in so many genre. ps: he also managed to make rock guitarists drop their jaw at the george harrison celebration, all done unrehearsed (for better surprise effect).
ArkyBeagle 10y ago
Remember also that there was still radio then, and Stevie was all over it. That makes it more universal.

pjmorris 10y ago

Many guitarists love Stevie Ray Vaughn's cover version of 'Little Wing', some even more than the original by Jimi Hendrix. However, there is no cover without the original. Prince was certainly original in many ways, but Stevie Wonder is as much a source for Prince as Hendrix was for Vaughn (and for Prince).

was8309 10y ago

the difference for musicians is in aczerepinski's comment above ...harmonically sophisticated and yet singable/relatable to non-musicians

BillSaysThis 10y ago

I love Stevie Wonder's "Classic" work and his early period too but why would you bring in Prince? Is there not room enough for both in your musical heart?

tclancy 10y ago

I don't get the value in a comment like this, especially when without Stevie Wonder there might not be Prince. We all stand on the shoulders of giants. At least most of us (I like to make short people work for it).