When Sister Stone plays the air guitar in "Purple Rain"

Last night's "Singer 2018" contributed to the most exciting competition since the season, With Brilliance Chang changing Jay Chou's "Double Knuckle Stick"; Wang Feng's photo was a retro disco of the mosaic band; Li Quan brought a jazz band; Su Shiding, who was a fan of song aesthetics, was eliminated.

Sister Stone in "Singer 2018"

2016 was a very bad year for rock fans all over the world, in just one year, we lost David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Gre Gray (eagle band), plus Lemmy, who died at the end of 15 years, all of which have written articles in their honor.

But another pop culture superstar who left us on April 21, 2016, may not be exactly a rock insider, but as a genius musician who combines rhythm and blues, pop, rock, funk, electronics and jazz, he actually has an indelible contribution to the entire music world.

Not to mention the peak of Prince's guitar skills shown in his masterpiece "Purple Rain", it can be said that with this song alone, Prince is enough to leave a deep mark on the history of rock and roll.

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Born on June 7, 1958, Prince first entered the music industry as a guitarist at the age of 17, and over the next 40 years, he released almost an album a year on average.

At his peak, Prince was proficient in various instruments, and the lyrics of most of his albums, and even the instrumental performance of the albums were completed by himself, which was his musical all-rounder.

In terms of style, the early prince blended disco and funk; the mid-term he added rock, soul, rhythm, blues, and synth pop; and the late prince, quoting the Los Angeles Era, commented as "the first post-everything pop superstar, completely ignoring the categories of race, genre, and commercial appeal."

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Decades of musical experience may only lead to qualifications, and for Prince, he also has his own genius side.

As a talented guitarist, Prince didn't leave behind such symbolic feats as smashing guitars or pointing strings with his tongue, but if you watch the 20-minute long solo version of Purple Rain that he once contributed on stage, you'll see that his guitar skills have long surpassed the master's standards.

In addition to the fusion of race and musical genres, even the distinction between genders is no longer a problem here in prince. In 1993, with the release of a new album, Prince announced that he was changing his name to a "love symbol," a shape made up of a combination of male and female symbols.

And this is not just a gimmick, because as early as the 80s, Prince had already tried to make his vocal voice sharper by changing speed or changing tone, and he also used this way to create works with women as the first perspective.

Perhaps as a music fan, most of the time we only notice the high heels that Prince wears on stage, but in fact, his attempt to go in the direction of women in music is his most genius.

"Love Symbol" album cover

Crossing gender boundaries may make people feel mixed reviews of prince, but we should also see that it takes too much courage to give up your name in favor of a symbol that can't even be pronounced as your "name" in a time of fame.

The freak side of prince is much more than that, just this past super bowl midfield show, Justin Timberlake had to succumb to the "prescience" of the geek prince years ago.

In today's increasingly developed virtual technology, more and more performances will choose to project the late artists on the stage using holograms to achieve the same stage with these late superstars.

Justin Timberlake in the Super Bowl midfield show

Probably for most people, after death can be remembered in this way, this kind of "qingshi left a name" is also quite good, right? But Prince, after seeing John Lennon's holographic projection, made it clear that he was disgusted by the practice:

"It's the most evil thing I can think of, and everything should have gone its course. The whole virtual imaging is evil technology, and I'm not a devil. When they manipulated John Lennon's voice to sing that song, it was as if they had awakened him from the grave. I would never let something like this happen to me. ”

In the end, Justin Timberlake could only use a compromise method, using a huge curtain to present the projection of prince, rao was still scolded by the fans half to death.

And the geek prince may be sneaking a laugh in heaven.

Sister Stone cover sings "Purple Rain"

Let's go back to last night's cover of "Purple Rain" by Sister Stone, this version may not be the best version, but we can hear Sister Stone's interpretation of this song, which is a complete tribute to prince.

To express admiration for Prince's exquisite guitar skills, at the climax of the song, guitarist Tommy Chan comes to the foreground and ignites the scene with an equally gorgeous solo. At this moment, sister Stone even played the air guitar to echo this solo, about there are many songs in this world that are worth shaking people's legs, but it is worth people playing the air guitar in that solo, but there will not be many -

But "Purple Rain" is definitely such a song.

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