Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. faroutmagazine.co.uk › why-prince-retired-classicWhy Prince refused to play his classic song '1999' live

   faroutmagazine.co.uk › why-prince-retired-classic

   • Cached

   Jul 13, 2021 · On December 18th, 1999, Prince recorded a spectacular concert at Paisley Park, one which aired on pay-per-view on New Year’s Eve. Moments before the clock turned to midnight, he shocked the audience before playing ‘1999’ and informing those in attendance: “This is going to be the last time we play it.

2. www.rollingstone.com › music › music-newsHow Prince's '1999' Launched a Movement - Rolling Stone

   www.rollingstone.com › music › music-news

   • Cached

   Oct 27, 2017 · always part of the rhetoric. He wanted a movement instead of just a band. He. wanted to create that kind of mind-set among the fans.”. With 1999, Prince. started a movement the whole world ...

3. People also ask

   Did Prince ever record a '1999' album?

   • Prince’s 1982 album, “1999,” was a feat of songwriting and recording: Prince Rogers Nelson handled nearly every instrument and vocal. Ron Wolfson/WireImage, via Getty Images Is this the first time an album has been lavishly rereleased on the round-number anniversary of its title? I can’t say.

   More Prince, More Pleasure: The Joys of the Expanded ‘1999’

   www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/arts/music/prince-1999-review.html

   See all results for this question

   How did prince discover new sounds?

   • Prince was also finding new sounds: pushing his voice into multiple personalities, from sweet falsetto to punk snarl to preacherly exhortation, and deploying sounds from the latest synthesizers. He had one of the first drum machines, the Linn LM-1, which made it possible to program realistic sampled sounds quickly.

   More Prince, More Pleasure: The Joys of the Expanded ‘1999’

   www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/arts/music/prince-1999-review.html

   See all results for this question

   Is Prince's music still a thing?

   • That’s 37 years ago, though the music still sounds contemporary and alive. Prince’s fifth album, “1999” was apocalyptic, sexy, funky, funny, innovative, earthy, electronic, sly, righteous, euphoric and almost entirely — give or take a few vocals and a guitar solo — a one-man show by Prince Rogers Nelson on every instrument and vocal.

   More Prince, More Pleasure: The Joys of the Expanded ‘1999’

   www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/arts/music/prince-1999-review.html

   See all results for this question

   What did Prince think about Y2K annihilation?

   • For the title song of “1999,” Prince envisioned something worse than the Y2K bug: nuclear annihilation as the calendar flipped, because “Everybody’s got a bomb/We could all die any day.” But Prince had other plans. He was going to “dance my life away” and “party like it’s 1999.” As always, Prince chose pleasure over fear.

   More Prince, More Pleasure: The Joys of the Expanded ‘1999’

   www.nytimes.com/2019/11/27/arts/music/prince-1999-review.html

   See all results for this question

4. ultimateprince.com › prince-1999-new-master-epHow Prince Tried to Re-Write His Past With '1999: The New Master'

   ultimateprince.com › prince-1999-new-master-ep

   • Cached

   Sep 24, 2022 · Seventeen years after he originally released "1999," Prince re-recorded the track as the latest shot in a continuing battle to wrest control of his life's work from his former record label. With Y2K hype already brewing, Warner Bros. reissued the 1982 hit single in early 1999.

5. www.concertarchives.org › bands › princePrince's 1999 Concert & Tour History | Concert Archives

   www.concertarchives.org › bands › prince

   • Cached

   Prince's 1999 Concert History. Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016), more commonly known mononymously as Prince, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer. The recipient of numerous awards and nominations, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest musicians of his generation.

6. www.culturesonar.com › princes-1999-a-breakout-projectPrince's "1999": A Breakout Project - CultureSonar

   www.culturesonar.com › princes-1999-a-breakout-project

   • Cached

   Jan 7, 2022 · In it, the 24-year-old Prince brought his Minneapolis sound to the masses and made his musical mission clear. 1999 delves into dark parts of the human psyche, warns us about nuclear holocaust, and holds nothing back in its simultaneous celebration of God and unbridled sexuality. It’s a brilliant time capsule of a bygone era, yet it still ...

7. www.nytimes.com › music › prince-1999-reviewMore Prince, More Pleasure: The Joys of the Expanded ‘1999’

   www.nytimes.com › music › prince-1999-review

   Nov 27, 2019 · Prince and his band made multiple passes at recording “Possessed”; the 1982 version on the “1999” reissue sounds too close to “1999” itself, while a vault version from 1984, released ...

8. www.thecurrent.org › feature › 2019/11/27Prince's '1999' era: A timeline - The Current

   www.thecurrent.org › feature › 2019/11/27

   • Cached

   Nov 27, 2019 · March 24: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis miss a Time concert and are subsequently fired from the band. March 25: Michael Jackson performs the moonwalk on Motown 25 special. April 10: 1999 Tour ends in Chicago. April 14: David Bowie releases Let's Dance, marking his commercial peak as a recording artist.