prince is...goofy?

cheeseman · November 11th, 2006, 05:02 PM

everyone raves about him, but he leaves me kinda cold. personal taste though.

i came across this pic tody and thought i'd post for sh!ts and giggles. looks like fun, but oddly he's only miking one cab!! think he needs that kinda stage volume!?

quackerz · November 11th, 2006, 05:10 PM

Prince *is* goofy.

I'd love to have his goofy talent and his goofy money and his goofy women...

warren0728 · November 11th, 2006, 05:55 PM

yep...he's goofy....but with his talent he can get away with it!!

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JohnnyCrash · November 11th, 2006, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by cheeseman

everyone raves about him, but he leaves me kinda cold. personal taste though.

i came across this pic tody and thought i'd post for sh!ts and giggles. looks like fun, but oddly he's only miking one cab!! think he needs that kinda stage volume!?

A lot of times the extra backline is "backup" in case of failure.

That guy looks like a chick, but I tell you what, he can play guitar... I'm not even into his music overall.

No one bats an eyelash at how some of our Tele heroes look (especially if they're overweight) - the sound and talent are more important to us.

When he wants to though, he can really wail.

bgwatts · November 12th, 2006, 02:46 AM

Oddly,
The other two amps don't even have anything plugged into them.I guess that would explain why they're not mic'd ,huh?

No cooler backdrop than a big 'ol stack of amps though.Its Prince's "Orange" version of all those hot crotch crunch rockers with a wall of Marshall cabs on the backline but a single 12 mesa boogie mic'd up in the back. Looks cool,sounds better.Even if it does take a semi to haul it all around.

stephent2 · November 12th, 2006, 09:25 AM

No, Celine Dion is Goofy. Prince is weird.

Still he's the funkiest man on the planet, I vote to give him all the slack he wants. Back away from ridiculing our cultural icons and I'll give you a pass on Keanu Reeves.

Durtdog · November 12th, 2006, 11:28 AM

Prince is just Prince...goofy is one way to put it.

Though I don't care for his music overall, I've been sucked in by a few of his tunes, and he's got major talent.

I don't think I'd want to meet him and hang out, though.

e-merlin · November 12th, 2006, 01:21 PM

Most artists have some sort of personality quirk. A bit of instability is a good thing, IMO. Not rampage shooter instability, though....

Stuco · November 12th, 2006, 01:37 PM

The most flaming-straight man on earth.

Deacon Blues · November 12th, 2006, 02:10 PM

Cultural Icon?

Really?

You're kiddin', right?

Roli · November 12th, 2006, 02:39 PM

Prince is Little Richard.

3StringGuitar · November 12th, 2006, 02:40 PM

It looks like the Orange on the far right is turned on though, unless it's just light catching the jewel.

I've never listened that much to Prince but by all accounts he's a very talented player.

The school I'm attending right now, about 10 years ago I think I was told started to get in cahoots with Paisley Park Studios. The story goes that they wanted to offer internships to all the graduates in the recording arts program. Well from what our instructor told us that is no longer true. The first intern to go there I guess made quite the impression on Prince. He worked there for a month doing grunt wrong around the studio and was getting fed up with it.

Finally they got word that Prince was coming in to lay down some tracks. The intern was a huge Prince fan but was told, don't say anything to do anything by the first engineer that he should just stand there and pay attention to how he works the board and what now. Well during the session the kid put up enough of a fuss, making sly comments about how the person was recording and Prince noticed and called him into the live room. The intern goes on for a length of time saying how much of a better engineer he would be and how much he loves his music and what not. All Prince says is "go get me some ice cream".

Now this pissed the kid off and he kind of stormed out right before having Prince say "make sure it's mint chocolate chip". He comes back a while later with the ice cream, Prince calls him in again, the kids like, see I got you what you wanted and you know I can record you exactly how you want and this and that. Prince says, well wait, what did I tell you to get me, the kids like ice cream, see I got it, Prince is like no, what did I tell you to get me, what kind did I ask for. The intern just stood there with a blank face. He ended up bringing back vanilla.

Moral of the story though is, if you ever buy Prince Ice cram make sure it's mint chocolate chip hah. Needless to say the intern was fired that night and Paisley Park has yet to return any calls about future internships or the such.

If you’re wondering the school I’m at its Full Sail College in Orlando, Florida. All they teach is media arts, they have bachelor degrees in film and show production and touring; that kind of stuff. They are supposed to be one of the top schools for this field though and boast quite the alumni. I’ll have my associates of science in recording arts in one year, well 11 months now.

quackerz · November 12th, 2006, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Roli

Prince is Little Richard.

The Artist formerly known as Little Richard.

Roli · November 12th, 2006, 02:44 PM

TC7 · November 12th, 2006, 03:00 PM

I'm a fan.

I'm gonna go out on a OT limb here... Follow me for just a second.

Many women (or what-have-you) love to dance. Prince plays music anyone can dance to... Not only that, his lyrics are occasionally suggestive of sexual play...

So, you take your significant other (or what-have-you) to a Prince concert.

You get to see a great band... he kills on guitar... get to dance a little and go home with a woman (or what-have-you) that has been worked-up to a frenzy by a strange little guy that bears more than a passing resemblance to Little Richard.

I think discussion of how weird this guy looks is somewhat beside the point. As far as I'm concerned, what's NOT to like. :-)

E.D. Patton · November 12th, 2006, 03:46 PM

Still he's the funkiest man on the planet, I vote to give him all the slack he wants. Back away from ridiculing our cultural icons and I'll give you a pass on Keanu Reeves.[/quote]

+1000 to that!

I think "goofy" is in the eye of the beholder. Entertainers are supposed to look/act differently than the rest of us.

That's how you can distinguish them from the cable guy.

tweeddeluxe · November 12th, 2006, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by stephent2

Still he's the funkiest man on the planet,...

After James Brown.

Flashback · November 12th, 2006, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by tweeddeluxe

After James Brown.

+1 !

I have to agree though. Prince is one talented guy. And not to mention a definite gospel of funk.

stephent2 · November 12th, 2006, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Deacon Blues

Cultural Icon?

Really?

You're kiddin', right?

Look up the definition, Barbie qualifies, I'm sure Prince does as well.

tweedtone · November 12th, 2006, 05:49 PM

In my experience, anybody who cracks on Prince most likely has never seen him perform live. Humbling and inspiring at the same time.

Sidney Vicious · November 12th, 2006, 06:13 PM

The dude can play

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2ND7wSZj-L0

charlie chitlin · November 12th, 2006, 07:03 PM

I'm not a big Price fan...but I gotta admit...he burns it up on that one.
What happened to his guitar at the end?
Did it disintegrate?

Sidney Vicious · November 12th, 2006, 08:46 PM

I don't think it disintegrated - just got so hot he had to pitch it!

studio1087 · November 12th, 2006, 09:30 PM

He has chops. He's just out there. "Out there" is relative. I think David Crosby is a regular guy.

I'm just happy that Prince is playing a Strat. Remember the big guitar that looked like a question mark or some weird symbol? Ouch.

I think that he's only plugged into one Orange. He doesn't seem to have the amps daisy chained.

E.D. Patton · November 12th, 2006, 10:49 PM

Yeah, David's a "regular guy": Decades of crack and heroin abuse, a liver transplant resulting from drug abuse, multiple convictions and jail time resulting from drug possesion or posession of weapons, restraining orders from the ex girlfriends he's assaulted and/or threatened...

Prince, on the other hand, uses neither drugs or alcohol. He has written, recorded, and published more music than most us have listened to, and has fought a nasty legal battle with a record label (Warner Bros.) and won.

I have nothing but respect for the man.

November 12th, 2006, 02:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
bgwatts Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 226	oddly Oddly, The other two amps don't even have anything plugged into them.I guess that would explain why they're not mic'd ,huh? No cooler backdrop than a big 'ol stack of amps though.Its Prince's "Orange" version of all those hot crotch crunch rockers with a wall of Marshall cabs on the backline but a single 12 mesa boogie mic'd up in the back. Looks cool,sounds better.Even if it does take a semi to haul it all around.

November 12th, 2006, 09:25 AM	#6 (permalink)
stephent2 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA. Age: 57 Posts: 2,506 20 Photos	No, Celine Dion is Goofy. Prince is weird. Still he's the funkiest man on the planet, I vote to give him all the slack he wants. Back away from ridiculing our cultural icons and I'll give you a pass on Keanu Reeves. __________________ ".. Pine cones go in here (points to still), party liquors comes out here and proceed to here (mouth). Fights begin, finger prints are took, days is lost, bail is made, court dates are ignored, cycle is repeated". -- Earlie Cuyler, Squidbillies

November 12th, 2006, 02:10 PM	#10 (permalink)
Deacon Blues Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Northern New Mexico Posts: 498	Cultural Icon? Really? You're kiddin', right? __________________ This is the age of the expanding man.

November 12th, 2006, 02:39 PM	#11 (permalink)
Roli Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ¤ Hungary ¤ Age: 30 Posts: 1,573 5 Photos	Prince is Little Richard. __________________ How I Play Fingerstyle Guitar - blog for rookies and not so rookies - with videos now!

November 12th, 2006, 02:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
3StringGuitar Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 623	It looks like the Orange on the far right is turned on though, unless it's just light catching the jewel. I've never listened that much to Prince but by all accounts he's a very talented player. The school I'm attending right now, about 10 years ago I think I was told started to get in cahoots with Paisley Park Studios. The story goes that they wanted to offer internships to all the graduates in the recording arts program. Well from what our instructor told us that is no longer true. The first intern to go there I guess made quite the impression on Prince. He worked there for a month doing grunt wrong around the studio and was getting fed up with it. Finally they got word that Prince was coming in to lay down some tracks. The intern was a huge Prince fan but was told, don't say anything to do anything by the first engineer that he should just stand there and pay attention to how he works the board and what now. Well during the session the kid put up enough of a fuss, making sly comments about how the person was recording and Prince noticed and called him into the live room. The intern goes on for a length of time saying how much of a better engineer he would be and how much he loves his music and what not. All Prince says is "go get me some ice cream". Now this pissed the kid off and he kind of stormed out right before having Prince say "make sure it's mint chocolate chip". He comes back a while later with the ice cream, Prince calls him in again, the kids like, see I got you what you wanted and you know I can record you exactly how you want and this and that. Prince says, well wait, what did I tell you to get me, the kids like ice cream, see I got it, Prince is like no, what did I tell you to get me, what kind did I ask for. The intern just stood there with a blank face. He ended up bringing back vanilla. Moral of the story though is, if you ever buy Prince Ice cram make sure it's mint chocolate chip hah. Needless to say the intern was fired that night and Paisley Park has yet to return any calls about future internships or the such. If you’re wondering the school I’m at its Full Sail College in Orlando, Florida. All they teach is media arts, they have bachelor degrees in film and show production and touring; that kind of stuff. They are supposed to be one of the top schools for this field though and boast quite the alumni. I’ll have my associates of science in recording arts in one year, well 11 months now. __________________ "I've got a beat up Silvertone amp I plug it in and it sounds like a champ It's not a Fender Tweed Deluxe It only cost me a couple o' bucks"

November 11th, 2006, 05:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
quackerz Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Jersey Age: 45 Posts: 924 8 Photos	Prince is goofy. I'd love to have his goofy talent and his goofy money and his goofy women...

November 11th, 2006, 05:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
warren0728 TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: florida Posts: 99	yep...he's goofy....but with his talent he can get away with it!! ww

November 12th, 2006, 11:28 AM	#7 (permalink)
Durtdog Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 3,484	Prince is just Prince...goofy is one way to put it. Though I don't care for his music overall, I've been sucked in by a few of his tunes, and he's got major talent. I don't think I'd want to meet him and hang out, though.

November 12th, 2006, 01:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
Stuco Friend of Leo's Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: GA Posts: 3,126	The most flaming-straight man on earth.

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Roli Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: ¤ Hungary ¤ Age: 30 Posts: 1,573 5 Photos	__________________ How I Play Fingerstyle Guitar - blog for rookies and not so rookies - with videos now!

November 12th, 2006, 03:00 PM	#15 (permalink)
TC7 Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dallas Posts: 146	I'm a fan. I'm gonna go out on a OT limb here... Follow me for just a second. Many women (or what-have-you) love to dance. Prince plays music anyone can dance to... Not only that, his lyrics are occasionally suggestive of sexual play... So, you take your significant other (or what-have-you) to a Prince concert. You get to see a great band... he kills on guitar... get to dance a little and go home with a woman (or what-have-you) that has been worked-up to a frenzy by a strange little guy that bears more than a passing resemblance to Little Richard. I think discussion of how weird this guy looks is somewhat beside the point. As far as I'm concerned, what's NOT to like. :-)

November 12th, 2006, 05:49 PM	#20 (permalink)
tweedtone Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tampa Bay, FL Age: 42 Posts: 681	In my experience, anybody who cracks on Prince most likely has never seen him perform live. Humbling and inspiring at the same time.

November 12th, 2006, 06:13 PM	#21 (permalink)
Sidney Vicious Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Posts: 1,158 9 Photos	Check out this clip The dude can play http://youtube.com/watch?v=2ND7wSZj-L0

November 12th, 2006, 07:03 PM	#22 (permalink)
charlie chitlin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bucktown, Pa Age: 47 Posts: 2,355	I'm not a big Price fan...but I gotta admit...he burns it up on that one. What happened to his guitar at the end? Did it disintegrate? __________________ Nil illigitimi carborundum http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...6-bf3537901a07

November 12th, 2006, 08:46 PM	#23 (permalink)
Sidney Vicious Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Posts: 1,158 9 Photos	I don't think it disintegrated - just got so hot he had to pitch it!

November 12th, 2006, 09:30 PM	#24 (permalink)
studio1087 Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Near Milwaukee Age: 44 Posts: 4,002 36 Photos	He has chops. He's just out there. "Out there" is relative. I think David Crosby is a regular guy. I'm just happy that Prince is playing a Strat. Remember the big guitar that looked like a question mark or some weird symbol? Ouch. I think that he's only plugged into one Orange. He doesn't seem to have the amps daisy chained. __________________ JLG Carry On

November 12th, 2006, 10:49 PM	#25 (permalink)
E.D. Patton Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 909	Yeah, David's a "regular guy": Decades of crack and heroin abuse, a liver transplant resulting from drug abuse, multiple convictions and jail time resulting from drug possesion or posession of weapons, restraining orders from the ex girlfriends he's assaulted and/or threatened... Prince, on the other hand, uses neither drugs or alcohol. He has written, recorded, and published more music than most us have listened to, and has fought a nasty legal battle with a record label (Warner Bros.) and won. I have nothing but respect for the man.