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29.04.2011 08:19
Justin Bieber wants to star in a movie
Mark Wahlberg revealed that he and Justin Bieber have discussed an opportunity of making a movie together. "He sent me a video of himself, and, yeah, I think he's really talented", said Wahlberg.
29.04.2010 19:22
U2 album praised as the most influential record of the past 25 years
Achtung Baby album by U2 has topped the chart of the Most Influential Records In Past 25 Years. It went ahead of Prince's record Sign O, which became second, and The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths, which has got the third place.
28.07.2011 12:44
No Doubt do not try to write hit songs
Gwen Stefani has revealed that No Doubt are trying to follow the advice that Prince once gave them – not to try writing hit songs. She also claimed she could not tell if all songs on their new album have one idea in common.
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Biography
Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis in 1958 to a black father and white mother. The boy was deeply interested in music, both writing and performing. That was why the whole material of his debut solo album was written, arranged, produced and performed by Prince himself. He felt free to transform the classic R&B sound adding widely synthesizer and simplifying the structures of the songs. Experts noticed this revolutionary approach after the release of the singer’s second album, Prince, in 1979. Although Prince raised some interest among critics, he failed to reach a wide audience with his first two albums. He succeeded after producing Dirty Mind in 1980. The singer was again the only author of all the songs and aroused attention to his figure predominantly with his audacious lyrics. The indecent texts were supported by an extravagant image he made up. It included high heeled shoes to make up for his height and elements of female clothing raising suspicions about his sexuality. By that time, Prince had already revealed his ability to mix the genres packing his albums with soul ballads and catchy rock tunes at once.
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Reviews
20ten2010
Although Prince has remained faithful to his own original traditions and keeps on making unexpected statements, it is clear from the very first sounds of the album 20ten that the second breath has finally opened in his music
MplSound2009
Prince seems to remember his own forgotten recipe of a successful danceable piece on MplSound. The lyrics of the danceable songs are simple and on the contrary real soul dramas unfold in R&B ballads
LotusFlow3r2009
One of the most prolific and influential artists of nowadays, known as Prince, goes on to create wonderful long-plays. This year, he recorded the album LotusFlow3r, combining pop rock and psychedelia
Planet Earth2007
Prince’s 24th studio album Planet Earth can hardly compete with Purple Rain by the standards of Prince himself it turned out to be a pretty strong disk. The material sounds very streamlined and unobtrusive while the sound strikes with its energy
31212006
A new Prince album is always an event. His first release on Universal Records is an album entitled 3121. This hour-long collection of pop, rock, Latin and funk tunes proves miniature maestro is back to the highs of Purple Rain and 1999
