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Article: Prince.(News)
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- Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- April 5, 2005
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Prince Rogers Nelson is the greatest recording artist of the 1980s. There are several reasons for this, many of which changed the face of popular music and continue to do so today, writes Michael Took.
No other artist has managed to blend so many different styles into one cohesive whole and at the same time made it sound so simple.
As an artist he is unique and much of his work is so avant garde that it remains unappreciated by those still scratching their heads over a multitude of concept albums containing some truly exceptional music and equally some truly ...