A classic indeed. I was really excited about Prince in my first year at secondary school (when this came out). I bought loads of Prince in the following 18 months and then decided he was really uncool and sold it all to my friend Steven. One of my music collection regrets!
The Top Twenty Most Influential Black albums:-
1) Stevie Wonder - 'Innervisions'
2) Jimi Hendrix - 'Are You Experienced'
3) James Brown - 'Live At The Apollo - 1963'
4) Public Enemy - 'It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back'
5) Curtis Mayfield - 'Superfly'
6) Miles Davis - 'Kind Of Blue'
7) Robert Johnson - 'King Of The Delta Blues Singers'
8) Marvin Gaye - 'What's Going On'
9) Kayne West - 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'
10) Outkast - 'Stankonia'
11) John Coltrane - 'A Love Supreme'
12) Aretha Franklin - 'I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You'
13) Nina Simone - 'I Put A Spell On You'
14) Chuck Berry - 'The Great Twenty-Eight'
15) Michael Jackson - 'Thriller'
16) Prince - 'Sign O the Times'
17) Sly and The Family Stone - 'There's A Riot Goin' On'
18) Bob Marley and The Wailers - 'Exodus'
19) A Tribe Called Quest - 'The Low End Theory'
20) Otis Redding - 'Otis Blue'
Interesting. I suppose a definition of influential 'black' music is very difficult to come by in that, apart from the skin colour, it spans so many genres.
21 Comments (since 2 Apr 2013)
abigail.deeks
A classic indeed. I was really excited about Prince in my first year at secondary school (when this came out). I bought loads of Prince in the following 18 months and then decided he was really uncool and sold it all to my friend Steven. One of my music collection regrets!
LivingIndieTV
best Prince song bar none.
AJDJ
Favorite Prince album? For me it's between this and Sign 'O the Times.
lynn200
agree with your write up,a physically beautiful guy
Bukowski
@AJDJ I agree; but I'd go for 'Sign 'O' the Times'.
BertrandRustles
Undoubtedly one of the finest songs and recordings i own. Adore.
TBBYNH
Here's the show it was recorded at: http://vimeo.com/37185438
Bukowski
@TBBYNH Thank you, most grateful.
myrtle
Excellent Choice!!!
AndyWilkinson
@Bukowski @AJDJ I'd go for "Sign O' the Times", although I'm very fond of "Parade" as well.
hsmagnet
the man is a genious
iMatthew_
reading Toure's recently released "I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became an Icon" essay/bio. Good read. Recommended
Bukowski
@iMatthew_ Thank you, I shall certainly give it a read.
MyBlueElephant
It's always a pleasure to come back to basics. They've often reminded us great moments of life. Thank you @Bukowski :)
Bukowski
The Top Twenty Most Influential Black albums:- 1) Stevie Wonder - 'Innervisions' 2) Jimi Hendrix - 'Are You Experienced' 3) James Brown - 'Live At The Apollo - 1963' 4) Public Enemy - 'It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back' 5) Curtis Mayfield - 'Superfly' 6) Miles Davis - 'Kind Of Blue' 7) Robert Johnson - 'King Of The Delta Blues Singers' 8) Marvin Gaye - 'What's Going On' 9) Kayne West - 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' 10) Outkast - 'Stankonia'
Bukowski
11) John Coltrane - 'A Love Supreme' 12) Aretha Franklin - 'I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You' 13) Nina Simone - 'I Put A Spell On You' 14) Chuck Berry - 'The Great Twenty-Eight' 15) Michael Jackson - 'Thriller' 16) Prince - 'Sign O the Times' 17) Sly and The Family Stone - 'There's A Riot Goin' On' 18) Bob Marley and The Wailers - 'Exodus' 19) A Tribe Called Quest - 'The Low End Theory' 20) Otis Redding - 'Otis Blue'
simonp
Interesting. I suppose a definition of influential 'black' music is very difficult to come by in that, apart from the skin colour, it spans so many genres.
Bukowski
@simonp Very true.
simonp
And besides we all know that Sinitta name is missing from this list
Bukowski
@simonp The Top Twenty Stock, Aitken and Waterman All Time Classics is a list for another day.
abigail.deeks
@Bukowski *tick* all present and correct!