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Rock 'N' Roll Is Dead! (And It Lived In Minneapolis) - R.I.P. Prince
Updated:
2016-04-22 16:21:14
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Prince - June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016
2016 has been a horrible year so far. In late December 2015 Lemmy died. Soon after David Bowie died in January 2016. And now this.
Prince esta muerto.
Prince was found dead on April 21, 2016. Only 57 years old. Much too soon. Prince was the most gifted musician of our time. The world's most underrated guitarist ever. He pretty much made the soundtrack to my life. I lived and breathed Prince through my teenage years, and I have never stopped following the man.
Even when some of his output wasn't on par with his out-of-this-world albums from the 80s, it was always a joy to hold a new Prince album in your hands. Live on stage no-one ever came close. He was the born performer, more charismatic than anybody you can think of, and the greatest musician we'll live to see. Watching him control his bands to perfection, knowing that he could out-play them on most instruments.
I haven't taken in the shock completely yet, I think. I am still in a state of denial. It hurts too much. This world is gonna be a much worse place without Prince. I may not always have agreed with his questionable behavior and decisions off stage, but I have never seen his like on a stage and I never will.
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He came to us from Minneapolis. Never failed in his art. We shall never see his like again....and now his watch is ended.
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From my first Prince gig in 1987, the most impressive concert show ever LoveSexy '88, a meet and greet in 1998 - where I got to say hello to the little man - thanks to C - a dear friend of mine, several outstanding intimate aftershows, a week at London's O2 including 5 concerts, the magical moment in 2010 when Prince took Roskilde Festival's Orange Stage, the fantastic 2-day NPG festival in Copenhagen in 2011, and to the evening of pure rock n roll at Smukfest in 2013.
Thank you for everything Prince. All 28 gigs I was lucky enough to get to see, the massive amount of official and bootleg records that I treasure dearly. Even with Prince now gone from this mud-ball planet, his music will always be with us. If we are lucky enough there is still a lot more to come. His music vault is known to hold massive amounts of unreleased songs. Hopefully a lot of them will be allowed to spread their beautiful purple wings in the future.
R.I.P. PRINCE
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Sometimes it snows in April
Sometimes I feel so bad, so bad
Sometimes I wish life was never ending,
And all good things, they say, never last
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The Prince gigs I attended through the years:
1987 Scandinavium, Göteborg
1988 Idrætsparken, København
1990 Gentofte Stadion
1992 Ostsee Halle, Kiel
1998 Wembley Arena, London
1998 Hippodrome, London (Aftershow)
1998 Valbyhallen, København (Meet & Greet)
1998 Vega, København (Aftershow)
1998 Köln Arena
2002 Aalborg Kongres Center
2002 Falconer, København
2002 Vega, København (Aftershow)
2007 O2, London x3
2007 IndigO2, London x2 (Aftershow)
2010 Roskilde Festival
2010 Forum, København
2010 Amager Bio, København (Aftershow)
2010 MCH, Herning
2011 Spektrum, Oslo x2
2011 Amager Bio, København
2011 NPG Festival, København x2
2013 Smukfest, Skanderborg
2014 Wiener Stadthalle, Wien
Concerts: 18
Aftershows: 6
Festivals: 4
Total: 28
The photo is from my last Prince concert @ Wiener Stadthalle in 2014. The only photo I managed to shoot before I got a warning and had to "behave".
Book reviews:
Prince - 21 Nights (book)
Cd/vinyl reviews:
Prince - Ultimate
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Nine Inch Nails - Ghosts I-IV
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Prince - Indigo Nights (cd)
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Bria Valente - Elixer
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Prince - MPLSound
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Prince - LotusFlow3r
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Sade - Soldier Of Love
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Prince - 20TEN
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Joan Jett And The Blackhearts - Greatest Hits
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Ida Nielsen - Sometimes A Girl Needs Some Sugar Too
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The Cure - Bestival Live 2011
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Janelle Monáe - Electric Lady
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Prince - 3121
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Prince - Art Official Age
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Prince & 3rdEyeGirl - PlectrumElectrum
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The Montecristos - Born to Rock 'n' Roll
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Prince : HITNRUN Phase One
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Prince : HITNRUN Phase Two
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Prince : "Piano & A Microphone 1983" (box set)
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Prince - "1999" (boxset)
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Prince - Planet Earth
Concert reviews:
Bruce Springsteen - Parken - Copenhagen - 2008-06-29 - Live
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Chaka Khan - Tivoli, Plænen - Copenhagen, Denmark - 2008-07-11 - Live
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Prince - Roskilde Festival - Denmark - Live - 2010-07-04
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Motörhead - Roskilde Festival - Denmark - Live - 2010-07-04
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Prince - Forum, Copenhagen - Denmark - Live - 2010-10-20
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Prince - MCH, Herning - Denmark - Live - 2010-10-22
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Prince - Amager Bio, Copenhagen - Denmark - Live - 2010-10-21
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Roskilde Festival 2011 is over and here's a few afterthoughts
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Prince - Spektrum, Oslo - Norway - Live - 2011-08-02
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Prince - Spektrum, Oslo - Norway - Live - 2011-08-03
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Prince - Amager Bio, Copenhagen - Denmark - Live - 2011-08-05
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Prince - NPG Festival, Copenhagen - Denmark - Live - 2011-08-06
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Prince - NPG Festival, Copenhagen - Denmark - Live - 2011-08-07
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Roskilde Festival 2012 is over and here's a few afterthoughts
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Prince - Smukfest - Skanderborg, Danmark, Live - 2013-08-07
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Prince - Wiener Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria, Live - 2014-06-07
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The Cure - Apollo Hammersmith, London - 2014-12-21 + 22
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Rob Zombie - Vega, Copenhagen - Live - 2015-08-05
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Ida Nielsen and Band @ Amager Bio - Copenhagen, Live, 2016-08-29
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The Revolution - Vega, Copenhagen - Live, 2019-02-08
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Prince - The O2 Arena - London - 2007-08-11 - Live
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Prince - The O2 Arena - London - 2007-08-10 - Live
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Prince - The O2 Arena - London - 2007-08-14 - Live
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Prince - The Indigo2, Aftershow - London - 2007-08-10 - Live
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Prince - The Indigo2, No Aftershow - London - 2007-08-11 - Live
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Prince - The Indigo2, Aftershow - London - 2007-08-14 - Live
Dvd/bluray reviews:
Prince - Sign "O" The Times - DVD guide
General comments:
welcome to this thing (whatever it is or turns out to be)
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Happy 10 years anniversary to this thing!
Movie reviews:
KP's Top 5 of Prince Movies
Music comments:
Prince - The 21 concerts purple party in London is over
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Prince - 50th birthday - today 07 June 2008
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30 albums I would take with me to a galaxy far far way
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The 10 best live concerts I saw in 2011
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KP's quick guide to Roskilde Festival 2012
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25 albums I would take with me to a galaxy far far way
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Top 5 : music albums of 2015
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The year of shit named 2016 - KP's "Best of vs. Worst of"
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KP's 2017 Album Top 10
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Bye baj 2018, Hej Haj 2019
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New records added to my collection - 2019
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KP's Top 3 of über cool shiznit in year 2019
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New records added to my collection - 2020
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Top 1000 - Albums - Year 2020
Album reviews:
Prince Albums
Music photos:
Prince - Live @ Amager Bio, 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark - Photos
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Prince - Live @ NPG Festival Day 1, Amager, 2011. Copenhagen, Denmark - Photos
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Prince - Live @ NPG Festival Day 2, Amager, 2011. Copenhagen, Denmark - Photos
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Prince - Live @ Forum, 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark - Photos
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Prince - Live @ MCH, 2010, Herning, Denmark - Photos
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Prince - Live @ The O2 Arena / Indigo2, London - Photos
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Prince - Live @ Spektrum - Day 1, 2011. Oslo, Norway - Photos
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Prince - Live @ Spektrum - Day 2, 2011. Oslo, Norway - Photos
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Prince - Live @ Roskilde Festival 2010, Denmark - Photos
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Prince - Live @ Smukfest, Skanderborg, 2013. Denmark - Photos