Nothing Compares 2 U: the secrets of Prince's original recording, unheard until today
https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...assic-released
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Nothing Compares 2 U: the secrets of Prince's original recording, unheard until today
https://www.theguardian.com/music/20...assic-released
Wow genuis
Bloke is a legend
Elvis Presley ? Not fit to kiss his arse
Superb. The guy had it all.
I refuse to dis Elvis.
One of the true greats without question.
Elvis played how many instruments ?
Prince played guitar , bass , drums , keyboards , wrote songs for himself and many others and was a superb producer
Elvis did what ?
He was a good singer in the post war period who was around at the right time , nothing special at all
He did have an impact performance wise, and also his backing band influenced later musicians. Essentially he was a crossover artist, bringing a different kind of music to the masses.
There were also other noteworthy acts who helped to popularize rock 'n roll, such as Bill Haley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Gene Vincent, Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, etc..
Am I allowed to say, after just the one listen, I prefer the Sinead O'Connor version? That doesn't stop me thinking that Prince is, perhaps, the greatest musician of my lifetime mind- a true giant. Prince wins any who was best competition with Elvis hands down as far as I'm concerned, but that doesn't make the latter some kind of lightweight. Being old enough to have lived through the early years of the Beatles' "world domination", I can recall what it was like - it really did seem as if this pop band were comprised of four of the most important people on the planet. I daresay it was something similar with Elvis for white America and I think it's impossible for anyone who wasn't there watching it to fully understand the impact his first television appearances must have had.
successful.
He was clearly exceptionally talented and possessed a vision for his music that bordered on obstinacy: not only had he produced, arranged, performed every instrument and composed all but one song on his 1978 debut album For You, he had also somehow contrived to get a record contract with Warner Brothers that entitled him to complete artistic control, almost unheard of for a new artist.