Tag: american artists

With You

February 23, 2017

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Zachary Hoskins

in Prince, 1979

“With You” is the slow dance at homecoming no one asked for.
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Miss You

January 13, 2017

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by

Zachary Hoskins

in Ephemera, 1977-1978

Prince’s small taste of celebrity had only left him less satisfied with the progress of his career–and, in what would become another of his determining patterns, he began to vent his frustrations on his management.
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We Can Work It Out

August 12, 2016

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by

Zachary Hoskins

in Ephemera, 1977-1978

Virtually the first thing Prince did upon returning to Minneapolis was book time at Sound 80, where he and drummer Bobby Z recorded a song that allowed him to introduce himself to Warner Bros. in a way that came more naturally.
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Just as Long as We’re Together

August 10, 2016

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Zachary Hoskins

in For You, 1978

“Just as Long as We’re Together” is less a pop song in the conventional sense than it is a four-to-six-minute demo reel all its own: an unabashed showpiece for Prince’s abilities as a singer, instrumentalist, and hooksmith.
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My Love is Forever

August 3, 2016

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Zachary Hoskins

in For You, 1978

Pleasant and frothy, if not especially memorable, “My Love is Forever” is Prince at his most self-consciously commercial.
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“Loring Park Sessions”

July 29, 2016

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by

Zachary Hoskins

in Ephemera, 1977-1978

A compelling glimpse at Prince’s musicianship and versatility in the months leading up to the his first album–not to mention the musicianship and versatility of two notable future sidemen.
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Tag: american artists

With You

Miss You

We Can Work It Out

Just as Long as We’re Together

My Love is Forever

“Loring Park Sessions”