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Originals album reviews have been positive overall while “100 MPH” and “Baby, You’re a Trip” are named as top favorites for most fans on our unofficial Instagram poll.
The ultimate eargasm is hearing Prince belt out a sultry falsetto on “Sex Shooter,” “Noon Rendezvous,” and “The Glamorous Life.”
Many of the artists who recorded Prince tracks stayed true to his artistic vision, so the songs sound almost identical to the way Prince presented them. …
Prince performed “Prince and the Revolution: Live” in Syracuse, NY at the University Carrier Dome on March 30, 1985. (free download)
The show was broadcast live throughout Europe as part of the 15th “Rock Night” live TV concert series. The two-hour show starts with “Let’s Go Crazy” and ends with an epic 20-minute version of “Purple Rain” with a 10-minute guitar solo. …
Was Graffiti Bridge terrible? For years Prince fans have struggled with this one. When the bad reviews rolled in Prince famously said:
“(It was) one of the purest, most spiritual, uplifting things I’ve ever done. It was non-violent, positive and had no blatant sex scenes. Maybe it will take people 30 years to get it. They trashed The Wizard of Oz at first, too.” …
Several vintage Prince photographs, mementos, and a sealed copy of “The Black Album” earned more than $400,000 at auction in February 2018. Boston-based RR Auction opened bidding from February 8 to February 15.
The top five Prince auction items earned more than $130,000 alone. The highest bid was for a rare sealed copy of “The Black Album” which went for more than $42,000. …
“Adonis & Bathsheba” is an unreleased track written and recorded by Prince on July 27, 1986. The song is a favorite among fans who were given the opportunity to vote on a number of tracks selected to be included on Crystal Ball Volume II. “Adonis & Bathsheba” was one of several song choices Prince played for fans during a Paisley Park event called “Prince: A Celebration” in June 2000. However, the project never made it to the public. …
Recently, Joey Bada$$ covered a sampling of “When Doves Cry” which is the ‘Holy Grail” of Prince fan favorites. He held the session for Australian radio station triple J’s “Like a Version” series. His version of the classic is called “When Thugs Cry.” Triple J’s site says: Joey chose the song because “To this day my mom is the biggest Prince, she always played Prince around the house, put me on to Prince at such an early age. Me and her we used to always sing ‘When Doves Cry’ together, so I made my own version. It’s called ‘When Thugs Cry’.” …
During an emergency landing in Moline, IL on April 15, 2016 Prince told Judith Hill; “It’s only by God’s grace that I’m even here…I had to fight for my life. I remember hearing your voices from afar and saying to myself, ‘Follow the voices, follow the voices, get back in your body, you gotta do this.” …
If you listen closely to ‘Free’ you can hear the passion in his voice.
What, at first, seems like avid patriotism is really sage wisdom about life gift-wrapped as a deliciously moving booster-shot to our souls. Don’t sleep til sunrise, listen 2 the falling rain.
Don’t worry about tomorrow, don’t worry about ur pain.
Don’t cry unless ur happy, don’t smile unless ur blue.
Never let that lonely monster take control of U.
An Emotional Free. …
The Nude Tour is described as a greatest-hits concert tour of 1990-91. The tour featured the remaining members from The Revolution & uber talented guitarist Miko Weaver.
Miko Weaver came to the attention of Prince when he was a member of Sheila E.’s band. He was also picked to provide guitar for ‘The Family.’
When The Family dissolved, Weaver, stayed on for the Sign o’ the Times and Lovesexy tours. Weaver also participated in many studio sessions during this time. …
Nona Gaye says ‘I just thought he was beautiful’ and she fell for him as most women did.
Although they dated for three years, Nona says she never really knew the man she was dating. But when they broke up she says her ‘heart was shattered’. Her story is gut-wrenching and familiar for any woman who has ever had her heart-broken. …
In 1987, it became one of the most bootlegged albums ever. This after Prince pulled the plug on the project one week before it was set to be released. The problem was most promotional copies had already gone out and the album became an exclusive sought-after item that fans searched for like buried treasure. Fans weren’t sure if Warner Brothers or Prince scrapped the project, they just wanted to hear whatever was being hidden from them. …
“Slow Love” was released on the “Sign of the Times” album released on March 31, 1987. It is a magical track that some fans may have missed when the album was first released. Its sultry lyrics tell of a lover pleading his case for slowing things down for maximum passion. The track was not a top 10 single for the album but it should’ve been. …
