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Prince & The Revolution
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funk, pop, 80s, rock, soul… see all
Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson on June 7, 1958), is a popular and influential American musician. His music has spanned myriad styles; though his early material was firmly rooted in R&B, funk and soul, he has constantly expanded his musical palette throughout his career, absorbing many other genres including reggae, pop, rock, blues, jazz and hip hop. The distinctive characteristics of the early-to-mid 1980s work which brought him to superstardom (that include sparse and industrial-sounding drum machine arrangements, as well as the use of synthesizer riffs to fulfill the role traditionally occupied by horn riffs in earlier R&B, funk and soul music) became known as the “Minneapolis sound,” which proved heavily influential. He has a reputation as a workaholic, having released over a thousand songs both under his own name and through other artists, and is known for having composed and recorded many more songs that remain unreleased. Regarded as a perfectionist, Prince has a reputation as being somewhat difficult to work with, and for being highly protective of his music. He writes, composes and produces most of his music single-handedly, and plays most of the instruments on his albums. He also is a well-known songwriter for other artists, and some of those songs have topped the charts as well. Critics and colleagues have referred to the quality of Prince’s work and its versatility as being indicative of musical genius.
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LuvliiJoy wrote:
His at times is my music inspiration
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BeautifulBanker wrote:
The Beautiful One....I love all his songs!!!!!
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iheartprincey wrote:
I say merge, too. (:
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username7410 wrote:
Merge. PLEASE. I'm tired of seeing Prince and then Prince & The Revolution, as well as Prince and the New Power Generation in my charts.
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kubabaranowski wrote:
I WILL DIE 4 U !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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brookemaegan wrote:
darling nikki is my fav but i just lovee all the songs there all my fav :]]
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maxwellveli wrote:
PRINCE HAS A NEW PROTEGE! www.youtube.com/alphabigmama click on "the test drive" video
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nixhex4311 wrote:
Yeah, the Lennon/Beatle's comparison holds NO water, and really makes zero sense. The idea here is that Prince is the sole creative force behind 2-3 different incarnations (Prince, NPG, Revolution). I would liken it more to a Frank Zappa/Mothers of Invention necessity than anything Beatles related. It really never fails that some dillweed brings up the Beatle's at the most nonsensicle time. Anyways, I also favor a merger, because it is no question who is responsible for the albums under this band name. I wouldn't change my tags in iTunes, but it makes sense to merge on here.
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JordanPink wrote:
Just downloaded a lovley Boot of a live show!!!! Purple Rain lasts for 19:28!!! Incredible!!!
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olskoolchic1963 wrote:
this girl wants to hear adore you by prince cant get it up...
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lindseh wrote:
"The Beautiful Ones" is so often tagged like "The Beautifiul Ones" because when you rip the songs off the album, the typo comes with it. You think they'd have caught that by now.
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LifePaintedArt wrote:
PURPLE RAIN!
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LedFloydBeaTool wrote:
"The Beautifiul Ones" is a very popular typo. It even has a 30 second preview, and "The Beautiful Ones" doesn't.
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wdrew wrote:
What the?!? Why ain't any of y'all listening to 17 Days?!?! The song tears it up. And I say no to the merge.
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somebodyunot wrote:
I'm not in favor of a merge. Aside from most, if not all of these albums already being apart of Prince's sole last.fm profile, these pieces of work were created by the input of each member of the Revolution, as they've been billed.
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HerrHerr wrote:
I say merge them; the Lennon/Beatles comparison isn't, well, comparable.
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iluvrichiecakes wrote:
Where have all the raspberry women gone?
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gigi519 wrote:
Check out J.P. DeLaire new CD IN My Life!!!!! http://www.last.fm/music/J.P.+DeLaire Great Sax and Vocals
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rottmadgers wrote:
Agreed saladasalad... Would one merge Paul Simon with Simon and Garfunkel???
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saladasalad wrote:
Why would anyone suggest merging this with Prince? They are different artists. Should last.fm merge John Lennon and The Beatles? No, don't be daft.
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