- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Prince is dead at 57
Posted on 4/22/16 at 1:33 pm to Tuscaloosa
Posted on 4/22/16 at 1:33 pm to Tuscaloosa
quote:
The entire list.
Like I said, prior to the sentimentality of Princes death, here is a Rolling Stone article of the 100 greatest musicians. Prince is not in their Top 10. And I think their committee knows far more about musicians abilities, talents, influence than some random Tigerdroppings posters
quote:
The essays on these top 100 artists are by their peers: singers, producers and musicians.
Prince logs in at #27
LINK
2
Posted on 4/22/16 at 1:42 pm to RobbBobb
Rolling Stones had Kurt Cobain in a top 100 guitarists list for fricks sake
Posted on 4/22/16 at 1:52 pm to RobbBobb
Not that I really care about where he falls on a list but...
So are you measuring the musicianship, songwriting/arranging, or the cultural legacy?
I think it's safe to say Paul or John are in their own category about anything.
Elvis and Johnny relied heavily on people like Carl Perkins and sam phillips as far as music goes. I think it's safe to say Prince out trumps those two in songwriting and music. Nobody trumps Elvis in being a cultural icon though. Not even Paul/john/Beatles IMO. Bob marley maybe. Johnny out performing or having a cultural impact over Prince though? I'm a die hard Cash fan and don't believe this in any category. Elton relied on Bernie Taupin with his songwriting and I've never seen Elton play multiple instruments or have seen him in the studio so that's a push at best.
It's almost like you don't acknowledge Prince's impact with any of that?
But yeah, deaths usually catapults judgement. It's almost like people forgot how much of a freak Michael Jackson was.
quote:
a composer, conductor, or performer of music
So are you measuring the musicianship, songwriting/arranging, or the cultural legacy?
I think it's safe to say Paul or John are in their own category about anything.
Elvis and Johnny relied heavily on people like Carl Perkins and sam phillips as far as music goes. I think it's safe to say Prince out trumps those two in songwriting and music. Nobody trumps Elvis in being a cultural icon though. Not even Paul/john/Beatles IMO. Bob marley maybe. Johnny out performing or having a cultural impact over Prince though? I'm a die hard Cash fan and don't believe this in any category. Elton relied on Bernie Taupin with his songwriting and I've never seen Elton play multiple instruments or have seen him in the studio so that's a push at best.
quote:
And that's not even getting into the impact they had on movies, TV, fashion, culture
It's almost like you don't acknowledge Prince's impact with any of that?
But yeah, deaths usually catapults judgement. It's almost like people forgot how much of a freak Michael Jackson was.
This post was edited on 4/22/16 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 4/22/16 at 2:10 pm to Cdawg
I will say this about Prince, I feel that Prince could walk on stage at a concert of pretty much any genre and blow the crowd away. Country,rock, blues,R&B/hip hop, & pop fans would immediately start singing along.
Hell Jimmy Buffet covered Purple Rain last night at his concert in NC and the crowd was loving every minute of it.
His music had no bounds.
Hell Jimmy Buffet covered Purple Rain last night at his concert in NC and the crowd was loving every minute of it.
His music had no bounds.
Posted on 4/22/16 at 2:21 pm to Spock's Eyebrow
Someone dropped the ball on that list of 20 albums where one musician played every instrument. Tom Scholz did NOT play drums on the first Boston album and he damned sure didn't sing it. That's the great Brad Delp singing and Sid Hashian on drums.
Where do you people come up with this shite?
Posted on 4/22/16 at 2:24 pm to geauxbrown
quote:
Someone dropped the ball on that list of 20 albums where one musician played every instrument. Tom Scholz did NOT play drums on the first Boston album and he damned sure didn't sing it. That's the great Brad Delp singing and Sid Hashian on drums.
Where do you people come up with this shite?
It's not like he's Mark Furhman.
Posted on 4/22/16 at 3:22 pm to Tuscaloosa
quote:
You'd have to go back to Mozart, Beethoven, etc... to find names that belong in the same sentence as Prince. Regardless of whether or not you enjoyed his music. Talent.
Elton John
Posted on 4/22/16 at 3:23 pm to The Boat
quote:
Elton John
I love Elton john and all but him not writing his music kind of removes him from that conversation, IMO.
Posted on 4/22/16 at 3:25 pm to Dire Wolf
He wrote 100% of the music. He didn't write the lyrics. Bernie Taupin kind of blows at times and his lyrics didn't keep up with Elton John's music. Pre-1974 Elton John is incredible stuff.
Posted on 4/22/16 at 4:07 pm to The Boat
Prince was using texting text before texting.
Nothing Compares 2 U
I would Die 4 U
/thread
Nothing Compares 2 U
I would Die 4 U
/thread
Posted on 4/22/16 at 6:06 pm to Treacherous Cretin
quote:
Name 5 better
In the 20th century? Robert Johnson, Louis Armstrong, Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix...that's eight off the top of my head just from the past 100 years. And that's without mentioning Bowie or Clapton. Or any bands.
quote:
Robert Johnson
Prince was a better singer
quote:
Louis Armstrong
Maybe
quote:
Elvis Presley
Didn't write his own music. Prince did
quote:
John Lennon
Prince was a better stage performer
quote:
Paul McCartney
See above
quote:
Bob Dylan
Prince was a better singer and performer
quote:
Miles Davis
Miles Davis discussed Prince: “His father took him to see James Brown when he was young, he got on the stage and danced with him. He has that, he has Jimi Hendrix, and Marvin Gaye. ... He combines all that, all the time. That’s what he is. And his concept on the stage is like Charlie Chaplin." Davis later compared Prince to Brown, Gaye, Hendrix, and Chaplin again in his 1989 autobiography, this time adding Sly, Little Richard, and Duke Ellington to the mix. "I think Prince's music is pointing toward the future," he wrote.
quote:
Jimi Hendrix
I'll give you this one
quote:
Bowie
Prince was a better musician
quote:
Clapton
Ask Clapton who was the better guitar player
Posted on 4/22/16 at 6:44 pm to boogiewoogie1978
Yeah. I would easily have Prince and Hendrix above all others in that post.
Posted on 4/22/16 at 6:46 pm to Clint Torres
Mates, has anybody brought up when Prince wrote a song for the Vikings prior to their NFCCG game versus our beloved Saints?
Saints Talk - January 2010
Saints Talk - January 2010
Posted on 4/22/16 at 7:18 pm to SirWinston
A huge portion of this thread is retarded. Whether he was someone's style or not, the guy was a major talent and influence.
Posted on 4/23/16 at 2:58 pm to corndawg85
quote:Killer solo.
I know this is not one of his songs, but Prince was so so talented. He took this George Harrison solo and absolutely destroyed it (starts @ 3:28)!
LINK
RIP Prince
Posted on 4/23/16 at 8:57 pm to boogiewoogie1978
Prince is undoubtedly a top 3 American artist of all time
He was my favorite solo artist of all time and strictly IMO, was the greatest artist from the states alive as of three days ago
He was my favorite solo artist of all time and strictly IMO, was the greatest artist from the states alive as of three days ago
Posted on 4/23/16 at 9:27 pm to RobbBobb
quote:
uh, lol, no
If Prince hadn't died he wouldn't be cracking most people's Top 10 list:
Paul McCartney
John Lennon
Brian Wilson
Michael Jackson
Bob Dylan
Bruce Springsteen
Jimi Hendrix
Bob Dylan
Johnny Cash
Billy Joel
Elvis Presley
Stevie Wonder (bonus points for handicap)
Elton John
You forgot Ray Charles.
Posted on 4/23/16 at 10:50 pm to The Boat
Wait. Prince died? How have I missed this?
Posted on 4/24/16 at 1:00 am to RobbBobb
quote:
Like I said, prior to the sentimentality of Princes death, here is a Rolling Stone article of the 100 greatest musicians. Prince is not in their Top 10. And I think their committee knows far more about musicians abilities, talents, influence than some random Tigerdroppings posters
Lists suck and reflect biases of those who produce them. Prince was a rare talent.
Posted on 4/24/16 at 12:10 pm to Clint Torres
Huge, huge loss, and a hell of a virtuoso. That being said, enough shitting on Elvis FFS. I get it, a legend just died, and you want to take up for him....but you're not earning any cred by minimizing the legends before Prince. You better believe Elvis would've at least have gotten a co-writing credit on most of his songs, had they been recorded & released years later and under different circumstances. He arranged the frick out of those songs so much, he practically made them his own...so a little respect for the King, please.
Page 8 of 9
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News