Originally Posted by LiveSteam (Post 12190473)

I was in 7th grade when lil red vett came out.
God that seems like a lifetime ago

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990 (Post 12190654)

RIP Prince...


Don't forget about Prince the actor/director


Purple Rain, Under the Cherry Moon, Graffiti Bridge

Originally Posted by cosmo20002 (Post 12190787)

The movies were terrible.

Originally Posted by Easy 6 (Post 12190774)

It WAS a lifetime ago, in many ways we're still here in SPITE of just how long ago

Sure doesnt seem like it, though... these old songs dredge up the same emotions as if they were yesterday

Originally Posted by KevB (Post 12190795)

That's the thing about his music for many (most?) of us --- they were iconic songs that provide a very distinct memory of a time in our lives. Purple Rain absolutely takes me back to a middle school dance. They were a prominent backdrop to our formative years. His hits in the 80's and 90's came before Spotify, YouTube, and all the other online music options. Radio, cassette and CD's were it, and his songs were always on the radio.

Originally Posted by Dayze (Post 12189634)

Yet Bieber lives.

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Originally Posted by Dagnabit (Post 12190261)

And yet, Kanye draws breath.

I can't ****ing believe this. The only instrument Prince wasn't a complete master at was the drums. Everything else, he was a ****ing PHD.

The music he wrote with Wendy and Lisa was some of the most original and prolific pop-rock that has ever been recorded.

When he moved away from the group mentality and became more of a solo artist, I thought his music was a little too self-indulgent, but he was still a master at crafting songs and he definitely wrote some gems along the way.

This is just no good. RIP.

Originally Posted by cosmo20002 (Post 12190787)

The movies were terrible.

Originally Posted by KChiefs1 (Post 12190809)