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Prince Appreciation Thread - For Fans

zinniabooklover said:
I find party Prince a bit irritating and a bit boring, tbh. Don't like the sound, don't like the clothes, don't like his hair. But then he'll tie his hair back into a scruffy pony tail, sit down at the piano and do some sublime jazzy / bluesy thing and all is forgiven. :love:
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I never listened to that side of Prince, I think I don’t like his voice enough for such intimate or stripped performances but I wanna give it a shot If I know where to look.
 
filmandmusic said:
I never listened to that side of Prince,
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Funnily enough, I was just popping on to post this. Not sure if you will like it. Prince being Christian and gospell-y. It's a traditional spiritual and I prefer Aretha Franklin's beautiful version from 1972. That said, I do like this.

filmandmusic said:
I think I don’t like his voice enough for such intimate or stripped performances but I wanna give it a shot If I know where to look.
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I get it. I don't 100% love Prince's voice - as in, the sound of it - and I don't always like how he uses it. So I can relate to this.

Anyway, here's Prince in 1983 doing 'Mary, Don't You Weep'. He's changed the lyrics as far as I can tell.

4m 39s

 
filmandmusic said:
I never listened to that side of Prince, I think I don’t like his voice enough for such intimate or stripped performances but I wanna give it a shot If I know where to look.
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When I said I love Prince at the piano being jazzy and bluesy, it was really this sort of thing I meant. No vocals, just him on piano, rehearsing with his band. When Prince is performing I'm not so keen. When he's rehearsing, I'm mesmerised.

Prince / Summertime

2m 49s

 
BBC Omnibus documentary - The Prince of Paisley Park, 1991

"Prince is the legendary genius of contemporary pop music. His talents as a prolific songwriter, musician, record producer and dynamic live performer have been acknowledged by fans, critics and contemporaries worldwide. The programme includes exclusive footage, never seen before, of Prince in rehearsals, performing at special after-concert parties and benefits."

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Prince's handwritten instructions for an unreleased extended remix of Lovesexy


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I liked this refreshing speech.


This here, [would assume, a repost ] it is unfortunately a bit long, but if people can stick with it ,i found it to be - not insightful.. cause you don't get P's side of things. and personally, I certainly wouldn't have agreed to take the item from his property, even though it was meant to be thrown away because to me, that could have been a set up on trust. .... But it is a thought provoking account of this guy's time working for P.
Cool video ~ P being my boss , welp ~ that would worked perfectly for me. That would have been a perfect job for me because i wasn't a supporter in 1995, so would have not have had any urge or temptation. Just be there to do good honest work.
And would have absolutely kept out of his way , And obviously busy buying tickets for M's History concerts on lunchbreaks. Perfect! :ROFLMAO:

Here are some time stamps if anyone is interested in what this guy had to say. [Although it is 7 years old. So people will have seen it]

37:00 - 39:03- An actual person. Laughter, and Basketball.
45:06 - 47:29 - b briefed - "Avoid Prince at all costs."
48:34 - 50:43 -On the stairs, there.
51:06-51:37- Spike Lee
52:19- 53:48 - Glad to be a part of..
56:03 -57:08 One for the lace lovers
58:38 - 100:59 -Handwritten Notes ~Property of Prince.
1:14:31 -1:14:32 - Kind Words 2 his hero.
 
zinniabooklover said:
Prince's handwritten instructions for an unreleased extended remix of Lovesexy


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Yeah this is a cool picture. Stuff i for one, like to read about. Absolutely Love the big scribble there. that looks like something i'd do. We all used to write on that kind of paper. I like it.

zinniabooklover said:
BBC Omnibus documentary - The Prince of Paisley Park, 1991

"Prince is the legendary genius of contemporary pop music. His talents as a prolific songwriter, musician, record producer and dynamic live performer have been acknowledged by fans, critics and contemporaries worldwide. The programme includes exclusive footage, never seen before, of Prince in rehearsals, performing at special after-concert parties and benefits."

59m 57s

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Really enjoyed this documentary. This is how i remember docs to be , when the star in question doesn't talk & it was all very separate to someone who is not in that game.i agree with what they say. I can see what they mean, and also the ending was great on this again , poignant i think , would be the word. Oh , and there is 'the' song again. [ 1 of the best , if not , arguably, the best piece of art P. ever made.]
Many thanx

zinniabooklover said:
Prince: A Musical Portrait - Lovesexy version

13m 40s

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Checking this one out now. TY.

Edit- This is a good re- watch. Some new scenes with P in Camden with Ron Wood 9:13 & 10 :36 Mica Paris is always going to be cool

and also 5:09 P. [with his fab ponytail bow] at the dressing room/chair. A nice extra take on the dox which we all liked previously. Thanks for it zin.
 
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Not a great article, imo, but it has some interesting bits of info in it:
camden-live.com

Prince's Secret Love Affair with Camden - CMDN

Prince seemed to have a special connection to Camden, performing several surprise and secret gigs here over his lifetime...
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"The artist formerly known as Prince was an icon, a revolution, a symbol of being exactly who you want to be. His image was painted in 2018 on the back of the Electric Ballroom – across the loading doors where his gear would’ve been shipped in for his performances there. It’s a beautiful image by artist, Mr Cenz, which includes O(+>’s love symbol entwined in his hair. So part of him will always remain in Camden’s history and heart."



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zinniabooklover said:
BET stuff. Interview and performance footage.

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Adn this one I wasn't going to watch this but then i gave it a shot and the stripped down performance of Cream is astounding.
I like P on guitar. Very gifted at guitar . i have to say that.

@filmandmusic in your own time, perhaps give that BET video a go too. 6:47 - 14:25 ~if you are into acoustic guitar. I found it good.
 
zinniabooklover said:
Not a great article, imo, but it has some interesting bits of info in it:
camden-live.com

Prince's Secret Love Affair with Camden - CMDN

Prince seemed to have a special connection to Camden, performing several surprise and secret gigs here over his lifetime...
camden-live.com camden-live.com

"The artist formerly known as Prince was an icon, a revolution, a symbol of being exactly who you want to be. His image was painted in 2018 on the back of the Electric Ballroom – across the loading doors where his gear would’ve been shipped in for his performances there. It’s a beautiful image by artist, Mr Cenz, which includes O(+>’s love symbol entwined in his hair. So part of him will always remain in Camden’s history and heart."



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I learnt.:
1]He had a difficult childhood,
2]The cloud guitar, possibly the coolest and most ‘flowey’ guitar ever made.
3]and he knew what he was doing.
4]Just a few months later, he set up two gigs at the Roundhouse as a part of his ‘Hit and Run’ tour. Fans were given 48 hour’s notice, but tickets had sold out within four minutes.
5]Tom Petty’s daughter is campaigning against the use of the drug [Unfortunately P. was taking painkillers laced with Fentanyl] and to share the dangerous effects it can have, since her father died of the same cause in 2017.
6]The artist formerly known as Prince was an icon, a revolution, a symbol of being exactly who you want to be.

So, It is a decent article i thought @zinniabooklover The picture is eye-catching. Seems great that P. had a big connection to Camden.
 
wendijane said:
I learnt.:
1]He had a difficult childhood,
2]The cloud guitar, possibly the coolest and most ‘flowey’ guitar ever made.
3]and he knew what he was doing.
4]Just a few months later, he set up two gigs at the Roundhouse as a part of his ‘Hit and Run’ tour. Fans were given 48 hour’s notice, but tickets had sold out within four minutes.
5]Tom Petty’s daughter is campaigning against the use of the drug [Unfortunately P. was taking painkillers laced with Fentanyl] and to share the dangerous effects it can have, since her father died of the same cause in 2017.
6]The artist formerly known as Prince was an icon, a revolution, a symbol of being exactly who you want to be.

So, It is a decent article i thought @zinniabooklover The picture is eye-catching. Seems great that P. had a big connection to Camden.
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The information is OK. The writing is sloppy, imo. But I didn't hate it, that's why I posted it. It's really nice to see an article celebrating Prince's connection to Camden. Actually, there were quite a few online but this one seemed to be the best of the bunch. Having read all of them I'm confused as to how many times he played Camden Palace. I thought he'd played there several times but I might have got that wrong. Otoh, I didn't know he played at the Electric Ballroom. Or else I'd forgotten. I was quite pleased about that. EB was always one of my fave venues. Good rock / punk vibes there so a great place for Prince, I would say. I can't remember the capacity for the Electric Ballroom but, iirc, it was about 1,000 or perhaps 1, 500. Definitely no bigger.
 
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