torontoduke
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The Chappelle/A Tribe Called Quest SNL episode was on again lastnight:
Phife is missed.
Phife is missed.
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SignUp Now!Yes! TV on the Radio. Thank you.TV on the Radio? That's the only one I can remember off the top of my head.
Saw them at Riot Fest, by the way. Great performers.
To me this was his best song/video. His expression at 2:50 when the big titted women walks up is priceless. Sums up what an unassuming star he was. He wasn't the stylistic groundbreaker Prince or Bowie was, but he was probably a better songwriter.
I was thinking lyrically. No doubt he was very conventional musically. I know 5-6 chords and could therefore cover half his shit. But his lyrics were a whole lot more accessible/sensible IMO. More in the Springsteen/Mellencamp, even Dylanesque mode. But fuck, they're all great. Petty just seemed so straightforward.
Well, Prince was an extraordinary guitar player. His solos, such as the intro to "Doves", are incredible. His song structures are pretty simple though. And there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. The pop and punk and dance charts are filled with 2-4 chord songs.Farmer - is the simplicity of 'Purple Rain' more of an exception than the rule in Prince's songbook? Some of his stuff sounds pretty out there/difficult (e.g. guitar intro to When Doves Cry, Pop Life, Kiss), but that is from my non-musician perspective.