Purple Rain, Prince, Adam And The Train
Without Prejudice
I am including a clip from YouTube of Adam Levine, talented singer, front man from the band Maroon Five and surprisingly a great guitar player, playing Prince's Iconic Purple Rain.
I didnt know Levine was a guitarist, as I had only ever heard him sing before, and he must have put tonnes of hours into the guitar solo at the end. The key work is meticulous and he thrusts that guitar around like a true rock Star, a slut to the solo, an adoring acolyte to the rhythm.
This clip is not a tribute after Prince Rogers Nelsons death, the ennui time we are in limbo, all reeling from shock that someone as young, as successful as Prince has died. I heard it on breakfast radio and every hair on the back of my head stood to attention,
This tracks time is back two years. When Levine obviously wanted to pay a tribute to Prince. He is joined on stage by Pat Monahan from the group Train. Both he and Levine seem to be able to capture Princes essence and nail it to a tree.
In fact if you close your eyes you could think that you are hearing a live version by Prince, himself, so exactly does Levine get Prince's.voice and delivery. Monaghan's powerful gritty voice adds the perfect counterpoint to Levines smoothness.
And then there is the guitar solo at the end. Perfection personified. Just like Mark Knoffler or Dave Gilmour from Floyd.
Levine is so into the solo he even pulls " the ugly face ", buried as he is up to the top of his hair in the music.
Prince died a sad and lonely death. A rotten way to end a beautiful life. A talented singer, song writer, musician, actor. All the accolades in the World, all the successes in life, awards, wealth, Paisley Park, and he dies alone.
And only 57.
My Dad, also a Muso, lived till he was 76. Smoked like a train, never drank, was a type one diabetic
which he didn't know he had till he was 69. Ate chocolate and cake and biscuits like a diabetic is never supposed to. And died from Prostate Cancer in the end, choosing not to have treatment.
So my Dad died almost 20 years later than Prince did.
And for both the Music, (the " job", the passion, the muse, the life's blood ) was what mattered. I always said if you opened a vein to my Dads heart music notes would flow out, not blood.
Prince Rogers Nelson was the same. My Dad never had Princes success. He had eight kids eventually in total, instead. And only three are musical. I'm not one of them, sadly. Two are, were writers. A different creative outlet for passion. Another art form.
Music is art. We should capture it and hang it on a wall. To look at, to savour, to embrace, to devour. It's rhythms are part of life. They say real life should have a soundtrack.
I have also included, (if it works,) music that accompanies a dreadful murder. Jason Morans murder at a football match, accompanied by the singing of children.
The song by I Monster is These Are Our Children.
It's a powerful, brutal and gory scene but so well done.
The link is not working, so go to YouTube and type in Underbelly Season 1- Jason Moran death.
A poignancy, an irony, life imitating art as Jason Morans kids faces are splattered with blood as they sit innocently in the back seat. Death is inevitable to all of us. " Live by the sword, die by the sword " seems a term that is terribly apt here. But I only include it as a counterpoint to sweet Purple Rain.
Vale Prince, you brought my teen girls such joy ......
I am including a clip from YouTube of Adam Levine, talented singer, front man from the band Maroon Five and surprisingly a great guitar player, playing Prince's Iconic Purple Rain.
I didnt know Levine was a guitarist, as I had only ever heard him sing before, and he must have put tonnes of hours into the guitar solo at the end. The key work is meticulous and he thrusts that guitar around like a true rock Star, a slut to the solo, an adoring acolyte to the rhythm.
This clip is not a tribute after Prince Rogers Nelsons death, the ennui time we are in limbo, all reeling from shock that someone as young, as successful as Prince has died. I heard it on breakfast radio and every hair on the back of my head stood to attention,
This tracks time is back two years. When Levine obviously wanted to pay a tribute to Prince. He is joined on stage by Pat Monahan from the group Train. Both he and Levine seem to be able to capture Princes essence and nail it to a tree.
In fact if you close your eyes you could think that you are hearing a live version by Prince, himself, so exactly does Levine get Prince's.voice and delivery. Monaghan's powerful gritty voice adds the perfect counterpoint to Levines smoothness.
And then there is the guitar solo at the end. Perfection personified. Just like Mark Knoffler or Dave Gilmour from Floyd.
Levine is so into the solo he even pulls " the ugly face ", buried as he is up to the top of his hair in the music.
Prince died a sad and lonely death. A rotten way to end a beautiful life. A talented singer, song writer, musician, actor. All the accolades in the World, all the successes in life, awards, wealth, Paisley Park, and he dies alone.
And only 57.
My Dad, also a Muso, lived till he was 76. Smoked like a train, never drank, was a type one diabetic
which he didn't know he had till he was 69. Ate chocolate and cake and biscuits like a diabetic is never supposed to. And died from Prostate Cancer in the end, choosing not to have treatment.
So my Dad died almost 20 years later than Prince did.
And for both the Music, (the " job", the passion, the muse, the life's blood ) was what mattered. I always said if you opened a vein to my Dads heart music notes would flow out, not blood.
Prince Rogers Nelson was the same. My Dad never had Princes success. He had eight kids eventually in total, instead. And only three are musical. I'm not one of them, sadly. Two are, were writers. A different creative outlet for passion. Another art form.
Music is art. We should capture it and hang it on a wall. To look at, to savour, to embrace, to devour. It's rhythms are part of life. They say real life should have a soundtrack.
I have also included, (if it works,) music that accompanies a dreadful murder. Jason Morans murder at a football match, accompanied by the singing of children.
The song by I Monster is These Are Our Children.
It's a powerful, brutal and gory scene but so well done.
The link is not working, so go to YouTube and type in Underbelly Season 1- Jason Moran death.
A poignancy, an irony, life imitating art as Jason Morans kids faces are splattered with blood as they sit innocently in the back seat. Death is inevitable to all of us. " Live by the sword, die by the sword " seems a term that is terribly apt here. But I only include it as a counterpoint to sweet Purple Rain.
Vale Prince, you brought my teen girls such joy ......
