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[norm9]

TMZ is saying it was a drug overdose.

Don't care too much about how he went. Watched that James Brown mj prince video and am just happy he was here.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Kiss on MTV now. Such a fucking great song.

 

[Cheebo]

Don't care too much about how he went. Watched that James Brown mj prince video and am just happy he was here.

Yep. Him having a OD rather than flu the week he died doesn't change anything about this tragedy. Just interesting as how the story is getting now that we are getting more details.

 

[DJ Lushious]

Well we know he was treated for a overdose 6 days before he died at least. So couldn't have been THAT anti-drug.

Though isn't the overdose also rumor and hearsay? I've not seen anything reports that have documents to prove that claim.

 

[CarpeDeezNutz]

Saw him in Houston long ass time ago Prince was a phenomenal preformer.

 

[Cheebo]

Though isn't the overdose also rumor and hearsay? I've not seen anything reports that have documents to prove that claim.

If TMZ said they got confirmation he was treated for a opiate overdose then he was almost certainly treated for an opiate overdose. TMZ is the gold standard for this stuff.

 

[ErnieMcCracken]

Damn he would just kill it on Purple Rain...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP5O_0K89o8

 

[Jerbs]

http://m.tmz.com/#article/2016/04/21/prince-treated-drug-overdose-dead/

Is TMZ ever wrong about this stuff? Seems like they are always dead on

TMZ is never wrong. I was hoping it wasn't that.

 

[Officerrob]

Holy shit, the VMA performance of Get Off

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Holy shit, the VMA performance of Get Off

Waiting for any version of Cream to come on.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Holy shit, the VMA performance of Get Off

Yeah, nobody knew what the fuck that was as it was happening.

If I remember right the single had only just gotten released within the two weeks prior, and even then, people didn't know it was Prince until they started playing it. He just sent it to radio stations in a blank sleeve. I think that's how the story goes.

But yeah, dude had roman pillars and columns and fire and 100 gold dancers dry humping each other while he sang and danced in a giant yellow doily with the ass cut out.

It was fucking amazing.

 

[catapult37]

Looking at iTunes -- recommend me ONE album -- go!

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Looking at iTunes -- recommend me ONE album -- go!

You have no idea how hard that request is.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Looking at iTunes -- recommend me ONE album -- go!

Dirty Mind. It is pure sex distilled into music form.

and back up recommendation: Sign O the Times

 

[zero_suit]

Looking at iTunes -- recommend me ONE album -- go!

1999

 

[catapult37]

Not much on youtube, but here's a full concert:
1/30/1982 - Capitol Theatre (Passaic, NJ)

 

[ErnieMcCracken]

Looking at iTunes -- recommend me ONE album -- go!

Sign O' the Times

 

[Officerrob]

Looking at iTunes -- recommend me ONE album -- go!

Prepare for 20 answers

 

[JABEE]

Prince was famously anti-drug. I'd be absolutely floored if drugs were the cause of him leaving us.

Elvis was anti-drug as well. Either way, it's very sad. He died too young.

 

[catapult37]

Yeah, I'm expecting a ton of answers, but maybe a consensus will rise. I'm a huge music fan, and I was aware that I was sleeping on Prince... too bad it came to this before I dug in.

I also became a massive Elliott Smith fan right around the time he died. :-(

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Yeah, I'm expecting a ton of answers, but maybe a consensus will rise. I'm a huge music fan, and I was aware that I was sleeping on Prince... too bad it came to this before I dug in.

I also became a massive Elliott Smith fan right around the time he died. :-(

Dirty Mind, then go chronologically.

The safest answer is Purple Rain or 1999, but Dirty Mind and Sign O' the Times are almost perfect bookends to the 80s for his output. Dirty Mind clocking in at under half an hour, and Sign O' the Times at and hour and twenty minutes. Both insane works of art.

 

[Gouty]

If someone is anti-drugs publicly but takes drugs it doesn't discredit them. If anything it means they know what the hell they're talking about.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

I'm a huge music fan, and I was aware that I was sleeping on Prince... too bad it came to this before I dug in.

If you're a huge music fan whatever single original album that gets recommended likely won't be enough.

If you can find The Hits + B-Sides available anywhere, that'll probably be a pretty good introduction to what the man can do. If you can't find that, Ultimate Prince is most of the same content, but with a collection of 12" extended mixes of his bigger hits on top of that.

It's not the same as going album by album and listening to him progress into total genius, but if you're looking to only buy one thing for right now, that'll probably afford you the best sampler.

(this is me backing out of having to decide between 1999 and Controversy)

 

[Spinluck]

I remember trying to get into Prince after seeing the While My Guitar Gently Weeps performance, but his stuff's not on spotify or Youtube. I guess it's time to try to dig elsewhere.

RIP.

Start a free membership with Tidal and go wild.

If you end up liking him enough, start buying the ones you most first off of iTunes or Play Store.

 

[Meowster]

iTunes Top 100 Singles
1 Prince & The Revolution Purple Rain
2 Prince Little Red Corvette
3 Prince & The Revolution When Doves Cry
4 Prince & The Revolution Kiss
5 Prince & The Revolution Let's Go Crazy
6 Prince 1999
7 Prince I Would Die 4 U
8 Prince & The Revolution Raspberry Beret
9 Prince & The Revolution Purple Rain
10 Prince & The Revolution Darling Nikki
11 Prince I Wanna Be Your Lover (Single Version)
15 Prince U Got the Look
17 Prince When Doves Cry (Edit)
18 Prince & The Revolution Erotic City
19 Prince 1999 (Edit)
22 Prince & The Revolution Let's Go Crazy
23 Prince When Doves Cry
24 Prince & The Revolution Baby I'm a Star
26 Prince & The New Power Generation 7
27 Prince & The Revolution The Beautiful Ones
28 Prince & The Revolution I Would Die 4 U
30 Prince & The Revolution Kiss
34 Prince & The Revolution Take Me With U
35 Prince Adore
37 Prince & The New Power Generation Diamonds and Pearls
38 Prince I Wanna Be Your Lover
44 Prince & The New Power Generation Nothing Compares 2 U
46 Prince, Eric Leeds & Prince & The New Power Generation Gett Off
47 Prince & The New Power Generation Diamonds and Pearls (Edit)
48 Prince Little Red Corvette
52 Prince Adore
53 Prince & The Revolution Purple Rain
55 Prince & The Revolution Raspberry Beret
58 Prince 1999
60 Prince Do Me, Baby
61 Prince & The Revolution Kiss
62 Prince Controversy
64 Prince & The Revolution Pop Life
69 Prince & The New Power Generation Cream
71 Prince & The New Power Generation Cream (Version Without Rap Monologue)
72 Prince Delirious
77 Prince & The Revolution Let's Go Crazy
82 Prince & The New Power Generation Diamonds and Pearls
83 Prince Do Me, Baby
86 Prince I Wanna Be Your Lover
87 Prince If I Was Your Girlfriend
88 Prince If I Was Your Girlfriend
89 Prince & The New Power Generation Sexy M.F.
94 Prince Delirious
96 Prince Sometimes It Snows In April
100 Prince Sign O' the Times (Single Version)

iTunes Top 100 Albums
1 Prince The Very Best of Prince
2 Prince & The Revolution Purple Rain (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
3 Prince The Hits/The B-Sides
4 Prince 1999
5 Prince Ultimate
6 Prince Sign O' the Times
8 Prince Controversy
9 Prince Prince
10 Prince Dirty Mind
11 Prince & The Revolution Around the World In a Day
12 Prince Parade (Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon)
16 Prince Batman
17 Prince HITNRUN Phase Two
20 Prince & The New Power Generation Diamonds and Pearls
21 Prince HITNRUN Phase One
22 Prince ART OFFICIAL AGE
23 Prince & The New Power Generation Love Symbol Album
25 Prince For You
27 Prince Lovesexy
38 Prince Graffiti Bridge
55 Prince Planet Earth
56 Prince Come
60 Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL PLECTRUMELECTRUM
70 Prince The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale

Incredible. What a legend.

 

[zero_suit]

Dirty Mind, then go chronologically.

The safest answer is Purple Rain or 1999, but Dirty Mind and Sign O' the Times are almost perfect bookends to the 80s for his output. Dirty Mind clocking in at under half an hour, and Sign O' the Times at and hour and twenty minutes. Both insane works of art.

Sign O the Times is his best work, but I said 1999 to serve as a fantastic introduction.

 

[zero_suit]

iTunes Top 100 Singles
1 Prince & The Revolution Purple Rain
2 Prince Little Red Corvette
3 Prince & The Revolution When Doves Cry
4 Prince & The Revolution Kiss
5 Prince & The Revolution Let's Go Crazy
6 Prince 1999
7 Prince I Would Die 4 U
8 Prince & The Revolution Raspberry Beret
9 Prince & The Revolution Purple Rain
10 Prince & The Revolution Darling Nikki
11 Prince I Wanna Be Your Lover (Single Version)
15 Prince U Got the Look
17 Prince When Doves Cry (Edit)
18 Prince & The Revolution Erotic City
19 Prince 1999 (Edit)
22 Prince & The Revolution Let's Go Crazy
23 Prince When Doves Cry
24 Prince & The Revolution Baby I'm a Star
26 Prince & The New Power Generation 7
27 Prince & The Revolution The Beautiful Ones
28 Prince & The Revolution I Would Die 4 U
30 Prince & The Revolution Kiss
34 Prince & The Revolution Take Me With U
35 Prince Adore
37 Prince & The New Power Generation Diamonds and Pearls
38 Prince I Wanna Be Your Lover
44 Prince & The New Power Generation Nothing Compares 2 U
46 Prince, Eric Leeds & Prince & The New Power Generation Gett Off
47 Prince & The New Power Generation Diamonds and Pearls (Edit)
48 Prince Little Red Corvette
52 Prince Adore Download
53 Prince & The Revolution Purple Rain
55 Prince & The Revolution Raspberry Beret
58 Prince 1999
60 Prince Do Me, Baby
61 Prince & The Revolution Kiss
62 Prince Controversy
64 Prince & The Revolution Pop Life
69 Prince & The New Power Generation Cream
71 Prince & The New Power Generation Cream (Version Without Rap Monologue)
72 Prince Delirious
77 Prince & The Revolution Let's Go Crazy
82 Prince & The New Power Generation Diamonds and Pearls
83 Prince Do Me, Baby
86 Prince I Wanna Be Your Lover
87 Prince If I Was Your Girlfriend
88 Prince If I Was Your Girlfriend
89 Prince & The New Power Generation Sexy M.F.
94 Prince Delirious
96 Prince Sometimes It Snows In April
100 Prince Sign O' the Times (Single Version)

iTunes Top 100 Albums
1 Prince The Very Best of Prince
2 Prince & The Revolution Purple Rain (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
3 Prince The Hits/The B-Sides
4 Prince 1999
5 Prince Ultimate
6 Prince Sign O' the Times
8 Prince Controversy
9 Prince Prince
10 Prince Dirty Mind
11 Prince & The Revolution Around the World In a Day
12 Prince Parade (Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon)
16 Prince Batman
17 Prince HITNRUN Phase Two
20 Prince & The New Power Generation Diamonds and Pearls
21 Prince HITNRUN Phase One
22 Prince ART OFFICIAL AGE
23 Prince & The New Power Generation Love Symbol Album
25 Prince For You Download
27 Prince Lovesexy
38 Prince Graffiti Bridge
55 Prince Planet Earth Download
56 Prince Come
60 Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL PLECTRUMELECTRUM
70 Prince The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale

Incredible. What a legend.

Holy shit.

 

[burgervan]

Looking at iTunes -- recommend me ONE album -- go!

Sign O The Times

 

[PhoncipleBone]

If you're a huge music fan whatever single original album that gets recommended likely won't be enough.

If you can find Hits + B-Sides available anywhere, that'll probably be a pretty good introduction to what the man can do.

It's not the same as going album by album and listening to him progress into total genius, but if you're looking to only buy one thing for right now, that'll probably afford you the best sampler.

(this is me backing out of having to decide between 1999 and Controversy)

No lies detected in 1999, but surprised at Controversy. The title track is baller as hell, as are a few other songs, but it is one of his weaker 80s efforts.

Having said that, his weaker work is still incredible.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Wait, I thought that was just a list of whatever's available on iTunes, period.

Those are the albums/singles on the iTunes charts as of right now?

fuck.

No lies detected in 1999, but surprised at Controversy. The title track is baller as hell, as are a few other songs, but it is one of his weaker 80s efforts.

I have a weakness for his bouncy, rubbery, stupid shit. Movie Star, Jack U Off, Delirious, Irresistible BItch/Cloreen Bacon Skin. That stuff just works on me.

(but yeah, it probably shouldn't really be in the conversation)

 

[Kraftwerk]

*itunes list*
Incredible. What a legend.

wow

 

[PhoncipleBone]

It seems that thus far, Sign O' the Times is getting the most recommendations.

All is well.

EDIT: MTV just started up Batdance.

 

[Gouty]

I think Musicology gets slept on way too much. Its super tight (like all his shit) but he doesnt let that clinical production work get overly fussy and stand in the way of the musicianship and songwriting thats on display. Its funky, fun and the air hasn't been sucked out sonically.

 

[Ninhead]

Wait, I thought that was just a list of whatever's available on iTunes, period.

Those are the albums/singles on the iTunes charts as of right now?

fuck.



I have a weakness for his bouncy, rubbery, stupid shit. Movie Star, Jack U Off, Delirious, Irresistible BItch/Cloreen Bacon Skin. That stuff just works on me.

(but yeah, it probably shouldn't really be in the conversation)

CLOREEN BACON SKIN is next level shit. That whole second Crystal Ball disc is straight fire. "Da Bang"? "Calhoun Square"? Perfection.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

CLOREEN BACON SKIN is next level shit. That whole second Crystal Ball disc is straight fire. "Da Bang"? "Calhoun Square"? Perfection.

HIDE THE BOOOOOONNNNNE

 

[zero_suit]

Wait, I thought that was just a list of whatever's available on iTunes, period.

Those are the albums/singles on the iTunes charts as of right now?

fuck.



I have a weakness for his bouncy, rubbery, stupid shit. Movie Star, Jack U Off, Delirious, Irresistible BItch/Cloreen Bacon Skin. That stuff just works on me.

(but yeah, it probably shouldn't really be in the conversation)

Movie Star is hilarious since he's making fun of Morris.

 

[Air]

Legendary list

Incredible. What a legend.

As it should be. Awesome.

 

[Ninhead]

Movie Star is hilarious since he's making fun of Morris.

Not really. It was first written for The Time. Then he sent it to Miles Davis.

 

[thoseAREmySHOES]

I haven't been following the thread. But I live in Minneapolis and First Avenue is putting on an all-night dance party as tribute. I actually have tomorrow off of work too. But I can't convince myself to go to this thing alone :/

 

[otapnam]

I haven't been following the thread. But I live in Minneapolis and First Avenue is putting on an all-night dance party as tribute. I actually have tomorrow off of work too. But I can't convince myself to go to this thing alone :/

Go. Now.

 

[Zantetsuken]

iTunes Top 100 Singles


Incredible. What a legend.

Well deserved.

 

[The Technomancer]

I haven't been following the thread. But I live in Minneapolis and First Avenue is putting on an all-night dance party as tribute. I actually have tomorrow off of work too. But I can't convince myself to go to this thing alone :/

Just do it.

I wish I could be there

 

[Officerrob]

I haven't been following the thread. But I live in Minneapolis and First Avenue is putting on an all-night dance party as tribute. I actually have tomorrow off of work too. But I can't convince myself to go to this thing alone :/

Go before you regret it forever. I guarantee you have hundreds of friends there

 

[Zantetsuken]

I haven't been following the thread. But I live in Minneapolis and First Avenue is putting on an all-night dance party as tribute. I actually have tomorrow off of work too. But I can't convince myself to go to this thing alone :/

We need some GAFfers in the field!

 

[catapult37]

If you're a huge music fan whatever single original album that gets recommended likely won't be enough.

Ha, this is almost certainly the case... just mentally adding up the total cost of all those albums, I figured I'd start small. Too bad he's not on Spotify, but I get it.

 

[ErnieMcCracken]

I haven't been following the thread. But I live in Minneapolis and First Avenue is putting on an all-night dance party as tribute. I actually have tomorrow off of work too. But I can't convince myself to go to this thing alone :/

You'll regret it if you don't go. You ain't exactly going to be alone...

 

[brainchild]

Man I should have gone down tonight... celebration of his life tonight in Minneapolis

I'm heading down there now!

 

[DJ Lushious]

Dirty Mind. It is pure sex distilled into music form.

and back up recommendation: Sign O the Times

Sign O' the Times

Sign O The Times

Yes, Sign O the Times. An absolute masterpiece.

And as the poster a few above me said, Musicology is utterly fantastic. I still think Sign is the better place to start.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Movie Star is hilarious since he's making fun of Morris.

Oh wow that's dog.

I used to think I was weird for loving it as much as I did and then I read somewhere that it's D'Angelo's favorite Prince song of all time.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

I have a weakness for his bouncy, rubbery, stupid shit. Movie Star, Jack U Off, Delirious, Irresistible BItch/Cloreen Bacon Skin. That stuff just works on me.

(but yeah, it probably shouldn't really be in the conversation)

Fair enough. I do have a big soft spot for the song Controversy itself though. But the album did seem like a stop gap before the one-two punch of 1999 and Purple Rain.