On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, David Cantwell wrote:
> No argument on Prince and MiJack, but Stevie's great period would be well
> over 20 years ago wouldn't it? I mean, from Fingertips to Talking Book and
> Innervisions through Songs in the Key Of Life only takes us up to, like,
> 1976. He's had moments in the last 20 years (Hotter Than July comes to
> mind) but it's definatly not his A stuff.
OK, so I'm most partial to Stevie of the three, but you could almost say
the same about the other two. It's been 16 years since Thriller and 15
since Purple Rain, 12 since Sign O The Times. None of them has been in
their prime in a good while, and none of them have been influential on
the hip and new in a while. Even the Prince clones are old history.
Will Miner
Denver, CO
