I mean the verse is 100% Sign O the Times. I can’t imagine Prince approving if still alive. Yes, probably. But prince also "borrowed" music from other artists without giving them credit.

and the one that grok came up with is at best a special edition, missing out on 80% of what made the era so interesting and cool. Because Parade IS the only true big-star-on-the-scene drenched album ...

The Kid's Clothes in Purple Rain??? Okay, so in Purple Rain The Kid is supposed to be this hungry, struggling musician but somehow he has this KILLER warbrobe of couture, tailor-made clothing? And don ...

RIP to an absolute fantastic musician.The last few weeks have been terrible in the R&B/Soul world.

That's a statement that is impossible to debate, and yet the definitive album by The Time is Pandemonium where the band was finally allowed to contribute. It is at least 100 x the album Corporate ...

well... they are simply Auerswald guitars. They're certainly uncommon, but not exclusive to Prince, it's simply a upscale guitar brand. A quick google will show you ...

One of the greats in my book. RIP and thank you for your gift of music. Donny Hathaway and Roberta are singing again. Growing up in the 70s,I have so many childhood memories of hearing her music ...

I've been thinking about a topic for a while now and I'd be interested in your opinion. First of all, I realize that there are legal pitfalls here, as well as ethical ones. Let's leave these aside for ...

Cynthia Robinson was a single mother when she joined Sly and the Family Stone as a trumpeter and vocalist in 1966. One of the band’s most prominent figures, off stage she became lovers with Sly, ...

The only copy of Strange Tales From The Rain that seems to be doing the rounds (I found it from 3 different sources) contains the 7'' version of I Would Die 4 U, as opposed to the album version which ...

"Money won't buy U happiness but it'll pay 4 the search." ...

Everytime I watch footage during the Purple Rain era I often wonder where the flowers and stuff from the stage ended up, also what happened to his Madcat, the one that toured with P during the purple ...