The NBA's Most Fake "Superstars". The 3 Stars That Won't Ever Lead Your Team To A Title (Updated May 3rd, 2014)

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Update: Add Dwight Howard's Rockets to the Bulls and Knicks to the teams that didn't make the playoffs or were eliminated in the first round. Howard missed 4 of his last 5 free throws, all of which came in crunch time. That would be shameful for a good high school player, but pretty much par for the course for Howard. I love how the announcers have been praising his 64% free throw shooting in the playoffs. Just because that's better than his regular season numbers, doesn't mean it's acceptable. Just imagine the kind of player Howard would be if he was a 80% free throw shooter? I guarantee the Rockets aren't going to win a NBA title with Howard as one of their two key players.

Just a quick blog today, all three of these players are in the news today. Carmelo Anthony, Carlos Boozer and Dwight Howard. (I would like to thank ESPN.com for all the stats used in this blog.)

First up the worse of these three players, the player that has been living purely on reputation the last few years, Mr. Carlos Boozer. (Or as some Jazz fans started calling him Loozer.) The Bulls were eliminated from the playoffs on Tuesday when they lost to the Wizards 75-69. Yes, that's the final score and not a halftime score. Boozer, who was paid (not earned) $15.3 million this year averaged 24.2 minutes, 42% shooting, 89% free throw shooting, 7.8 rebounds and 9.6 points in the 5 game series. That means he only played over slightly half of the time he could.

Not only that but Taj Gibson played most of the 4th quarter, well duh he should as he's a better player. He cares a lot more than Boozer does, which doesn't take much. Boozer rarely, if ever, plays 100%. His number 1 concern is himself, not his team. I thought this was a bad deal when the Bulls signed him in free agency. I had to laugh before Boozer even started his Bulls career, he injured himself at home.

I watched him play in Salt Lake for the Jazz.  He missed a lot of games due to "injury" (one might say lack of heart) and didn't give full effort then either. I was so glad when he signed with Chicago, let someone else take the dead weight.  Now the Bulls are stuck owing him $17 million for next season. Can you imagine paying $17 million for that scrub? Well the Bulls can't either, they are thinking about using the amnesty clause on him. I wish someone would pay me $17 million dollars to go away.  There's a reason the Jazz didn't fight to keep him and he's only become worse since then.

The Bulls lead me to the NBA's next most fake superstar, Carmelo Anthony. There are rumors that the Bulls may make a run at Carmelo in free agency. Didn't they learn from signing fake superstar Carlos Boozer already?

Would the Bulls really sign a player that doesn't play defense, even though they have a very defensive oriented coach in Tom Thibodeau? As Rick Majerus use to say about some of his players, the next time he plays defense will be the first time. I just don't see the Tibs/ Brickmelo tandem working. Anthony will probably have more say about happens with the Bulls than Tibs does. So where does that leave Thibodeau, it seems like they'll be the 2013-2014 version of this past season's Knicks.

I have no idea where Carmelo Anthony gets his reputation as a great scorer. He simply isn't. NBA experts like to call him a "volume shooter" which is a nice way to say he takes a lot of shots. He doesn't trust his teammates and so rarely passes, he's the true definition of the term "black hole". Not only does he take too many shots, he doesn't even hit half of them. Of course his shooting percentage would be better if he didn't take so many bad shots.

Will someone remind me how the Knicks are doing in the playoffs? Oh yeah, that's right the Knicks didn't even make the playoffs. Even in the pathetic Eastern Conference, which apparantally only has one good team, the Knicks didn't make the playoffs. And to think James Dolan thought this was going to be the year the Knicks would win a title. That thought is as funny now as when he first said it. Of course so much of the Knicks dysfunction has to be placed on Dolan. He and Jerry Jones are the two worst owners in all of professional sports.

A lot of the blame for the Knicks missing the playoffs has been placed on Mike Woodson, but I argue he was in a no win situation. James Dolan wanted Carmelo Anthony so guess how much leverage that left for Woodson in dealing with the fake superstar? Not much, so that hindered Woodson in his game plan. He knew he had to build the offense around Anthony, leaving the Knicks to run a bunch of isolations for Carmelo. With his propensity to not pass and shoot a lot, that left his teammates not much to do. Most NBA players play harder when they get touches and shots. Then when the complete non-team player went to the other end of the court and played matador defense, what are his teammates to think? Why would anyone want that sort of player on their team? Not to mention his best move is the drive to the basket, push off and go to the foul line. He gets way too much love from the officials.

Also how much does a player that has been in the league for 10 years have left? He says he's sick of rebuilding and wants to play for a winner. But he's been his team's best player for the last several years and the farthest his team has got in the playoffs is the second round. I think having Anthony on your team is a near guarantee that your team will be rebuilding.

Anthony shot below average 45% from the field, making about 9 of every 20 shots. an excellent 40% from the 3 point line and 85% from the foul line. He also had a solid 8 rebounds a game. The Knicks paid $21.4 million for that level of performance?

Lastly but not least is Dwight Howard, his Rockets look to be eliminated from the playoffs tonight. Now I have to admit that Howard is playing better than I expected he would this playoffs, but I never get the sense that he's playing 100%. His shooting range is literally a foot and less in. The announcers talk up how good he's doing from the free throw line in the playoffs, he's shooting about 64%. in a very small sample size. If his regular season free throw percentage is a true indication, he's due for a couple of brutal foul shooting games soon. He's making $20.5 million for that? And the Rockets have the misfortune of overpaying him for 3 more years.

In Howard's first season in the NBA he made 67% of his free throws, this past season he made 55% of his free throws. That followed the previous two seasons when he didn't even make half of his free throws. First of all, how is he getting worse from the free throw line? And why doesn't he put in the work to become at least an average foul shooter? It's clear he doesn't because he would be a lot better if he did. I'm guessing if there were bonuses in his contract for shooting 70% from the line, he'd be hitting a much better percentage.

One trait all 3 of these players share is when they are disinterested that's how they play. But no one is worse at this than Howard. Near the end of his run in Orlando, there were games where clearly he didn't care about showing effort. Then in his one season in LA he clearly didn't want to be there. Like so many all about me players he throws tantrums until he gets his way. He's more interested in gaining more baby mamas than winning titles. He gave up $30 million so he didn't have to play in the bright spotlight of LA. Let's not even talk about the meltdown he had in the 2013 playoffs when he got himself ejected. I think that was purposeful as he was done. Essentially I think he took his ball and went home.

I can't believe that all those teams lined up in the offseason to try and sign him. Houston won that battle, but will lose the war.

These are the three most fake superstars. None of these players will ever lead a team to a NBA title with any of them being that team's best player. Again Anthony's Knicks didn't even get to the playoffs, Boozer's Bulls lost to the Wizards in the first round and likely the Rockets will lose in the first round as well. If the Rockets can come back and Howard is responsible for a lot of that, I then will give him a lot more respect. Both Houston and Chicago had home court advantage as well.

None of these players are leaders in the positive sense of the word. Of course it's hard to lead when your team isn't your #1 priority. People can sense a person's true motivation. If that motivation isn't about winning a title, then players will lose respect for you. How many of ya'll follow someone you don't respect?

Fans of those teams and players will make up excuses for why their teams under performed. But other teams had similar challenges and they are still in the playoffs. In fact has there ever been a team to win a title without overcoming long odds? While one can never discount the team dynamics that go into winning, Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire on the same team for instance, I argue that these teams would have been better if they had better and harder working players as their team's best player.

themusicaddict

All These CDs Followed A Classic, What Happened?

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So what do these CDs have in common? All of these CDs directly follow a classic CD. For the most part, other than perhaps a couple of good songs, these CDs were mostly duds. For most of these musicians the classic CD mentioned is their peak. (All classic CDs certified by themusicaddict.)

Prince's "Around The World In A Day" followed perhaps the greatest soundtrack ever, "Purple Rain". "Around The World In A Day" isn't without it's charms. It's the CD that features "Raspberry Beret", "Pop Life" and "Paisley Park", all of which are good to great songs. However songs like the song with a long intro "Condition of The Heart", the lame "The Ladder" and disappointing "Temptation" have long been left in the past. "Temptation" seems to be Prince trying to create the next "Purple Rain" song, using the DNA of the actual "Purple Rain". Sadly it's a not a very good facsimile of the original.

However every song on "Purple Rain" is at least excellent. There's not a throwaway track to be found on this classic CD.

Def Leppard's "Adrenalize" follows the awe-inspiring "Hysteria", one of the greatest rock records ever. "Adrenalize" is probably best known for "Let's Get Rocked", which is a perfectly good, disposable rock song. However it's nowhere in the same league as most, if not all songs, on Hysteria. Just off the top of my head the next rock album as good as "Hysteria" probably was "Appetite For Destruction".

George Michael's "Listen Without Prejudice 1" follows chart topping and absolutely amazing "Faith". As with the first two CDs on this list, this artist was never able to hit the heights of it's predecessor. From "Faith" the songs "Faith", "I Want Your Sex", "Monkey", "Father Figure" and even "Hand To Mouth"all are good to very good. "Listen Without Prejudice 1" has "Freedom '90", "They Won't Go When I Go" and "Praying For Time", but nothing to the level of most songs on "Faith". Again those "LWP1" songs are all perfectly good songs, but "Listen Without Prejudice 1" is clearly a big step down from "Faith".

Ozzy Osbourne's "No Rest For The Wicked" follows "Ultimate Sin". Other than the recording debut of Zakk Wylde for Ozzy and a cool album cover, "No Rest For The Wicked" has little else to recommend it. Looking at the songs on this CD, I don't recognize any of these songs at all. I have a lot of CDs in my iTunes library, but this is one that's not there. I can see why and it's doubtful I'll ever add it.

INXS's "Kick" followed "X" and as any following a classic, the chances of the second CD hitting the same heights as the previous CD weren't great. Especially looking back at "Kick" now, what a great CD it is. It's easily one of the best CDs of the 80's and a CD that still sounds fresh about 30 years later. (Do ya think anyone will care about Miley or Britney 30 years from now?) "Kick" is full of great songs, such as "Devil Inside", "Need You Tonight", "Never Tear Us Apart" and "New Sensations". Even the second to last song on "Kick" is the perfectly chewy pop nugget "Tiny Daggers".

Out of these 10 following a classic CD, surprisingly for me "X" is perhaps the best. I suggest "X" is indeed a worthy follow up. It features such classic songs as "Suicide Blonde", "Disappear", "The Stairs", "By My Side" and "Bitter Tears". Obviously "X" is a very solid CD all on it's own.

Chalk up the next two CDs to it seems they only had one good CD in them. First is Neneh Cherry's "Homebrew" which followed the ahead of it's time "Raw Like Sushi". On "Homebrew", Cherry seems to be mostly recycling her own classic songs such as "Buffalo Stance", "Kisses On The Wind", "Heart" and "Inna City Mama". Nothing terrible about any song on "Homebrew", but no song that stands out either.

Aldo Nova's "Subject...Aldo Nova" follows Nova's self-titled debut CD. His second CD is much better than Cherry's second CD. "Subject...Aldo Nova" rightfully disappeared quickly, it does have a couple of great songs. I'm a big fan of "Monkey on Your Back" and "Hold Back The Night". However none of these songs will ever steal the title of best Aldo Nova song from "Fantasy". It has one of the best beginnings of any song ever:



Anyone over 25, that may have stumbled across this blog, might find it hard to believe that Meat Loaf has had two classic CDs in his career. "Bat Out of Hell 1" was followed by "Dead Ringer". "Bat Out of Hell 2" was followed by "Welcome To The Neighbourhood" Such classic songs as "Paradise By The Dashboard Light", "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad", "Bat Out Of Hell" and "Heaven Can Wait" and the title track are song of the songs on "Bat 1". On "Bat 2" there are such great songs as "I'd Do Anything For Love", "Wasted Youth" "Rock and Roll Dreams Come Through" and "Objects In the Rearview Mirror May Be Closer Than They Appear".

The Meat went to the well one too many times on "Bat Out of Hell" Cds, the third one is a disappointing mess.

What are some of the great songs on "Dead Ringer" and "Welcome To The Neighbourhood"? "Dead Ringer (For Love)" with Cher, "I'd Lie For You (And That's The Truth)" and very little else.

The Aquabats "The Aquabats vs. "The Floating Eye of Death" follows one of the most fun CDs of all-time "The Fury of The Aquabats". Such great songs as "Super Rad", "Martian Girl", "Captain Hampton and the Midget Pirates", "Red Sweater" and "Fight Song" make it an enjoyable listening experience.

Although as a follow up CD to a classic goes, "Floating Eye" isn't terrible. It has such goofy, but good, songs as "Giant robot-head" and "Lovers of Loving Love". But again so many of these songs are disposable. Perhaps the Aquabats should focus on quality over quantity?

I may be writing similar themed blogs going forward. I would like to take one of the above CDs, or another CD that followed a classic, and maybe see what went wrong.

themusicaddict

What Do These 10 CDs Have In Common?, Check Back Tomorrow

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I had an idea for a new kind of blog this morning, it has to do with the following CDs.

What do the following CDs have in common: "Around The World In A Day", "Adrenalize", "Listen Without Prejudice 1", "No Rest For The Wicked", "X", "Homebrew", "Subject...Aldo Nova", "Dead Ringer", "Welcome To The Neighbourhood" and "Aquabats vs. "The Floating Eye of Death".

Check back tomorrow to see what these CDs have in common.

themusicaddict

The Musical Timeline of Major Tom: Is This The End of the Story?

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The musical timeline of Major Tom, he makes his debut in David Bowie's song "Space Oddity":



Major Tom resurfaces in Peter Schilling's "Major Tom":



Shiny Toy Gun's "Major Tom":



Is this a continuation or finale of Major Tom's story in Louis IV's "Air Traffic Control":



All three songs are moody and this song has the same tone that it's two predecessors have. All three of these songs are great songs.

themusicaddict

Is Dwight Howard The NBA's Most Overrated Player? (He'll Never Be Half the Player Hakeem Olajuwon Is.)

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The ongoing attempt to coronate Dwight Howard as a great NBA player continues to struggle to gain footing. After shooting 9 of 21 from the field and 9 of 17 from the free throw line in Game 1, Howard whined about how the Rockets need to get him the ball. That always makes me laugh as he finished at 72% on the Meads Metric, which is brutal. Also he's not noted for his ball handling abilities and his range is 3 feet and in. Howard suggested how the Rockets needed to play in Game 2. "Coach" Howard suggested the Rockets play "inside out", which is what he had said while in LA as well. (Yes, I realize James Harden has been abysmal so far. But this blog is about all the weaknesses of Howard's game.)

Well the Rockets started the game playing inside out and Howard was dominant in the first quarter. He was 8 for 9 from the field and 3 for 3 from the free throw line. He also had 5 rebounds, 19 points and the Rockets +/- was 5 when he was on the floor. Howard also added 2 turnovers. At the end of the first quarter the Rockets led 31-23 and the Toyota Center was rocking. 

However over the next 3 quarters Howard returned to the player that he really is. In those 3 quarters Howard played 25 of 36 minutes and was clearly gassed. In the 3rd quarter he committed his 4th foul while the Rockets were on offense. That screen foul was a stupid foul. The reason I think he committed the foul was to get a break. Of course with his low basketball IQ, he cost the Rockets a possession. In the last 3 quarters he was 5 for 13, including one point when he missed 7 straight shots. He was 3 for 4 from the free throw. He added 9 more rebounds (besides shot blocking that's the only basketball skill he's elite at) and added 4 more turnovers. At the end of the game his +/- went back to 0. Obviously his first quarter was much adieu about nothing. More importantly over the final 3 quarters of the game the Trailblazers out scored the Rockets 89-74. Although Houston had homecourt advantage the Blazers lead the series 2-0, looking to go back to the Rose Garden to sweep the Rockets.

Other lowlights, on one possession it appeared that a Traiblazer pushed Howard out of bounds. Of course the whiny Howard yelled/cried "he pushed me". Why would a man that big and athletic whine about that, shouldn't he be embarrassed he was pushed out of bounds? Also he and his running mate James Harden have to be the leagues biggest whiners. Additionally I loved the shots of Harden talking with Howard, it appeared as if Harden was offering him guidance and encouragement. 

A dejected Howard left the court after the game probably to go find his next baby mama, six or seven just isn't enough. Don't feel bad for Howard he could care less if the Rockets win or not. That's clear in his body language, basketball isn't what motivates him. He only plays the game because the Rockets are foolish enough to pay him a lot of money to do so. At this point I expect Howard to check out for the rest of the series, as he did for the Lakers last season. Look for the Trailblazers to sweep the Rockets and the disinterested Howard. He'll say in the offseason how he's working on his game, but it's clear that he doesn't. Shouldn't he a lot better now after being in the league so long? Shouldn't a man that has played basketball as long as him be better from the free throw line? He would be one of the worst free throw shooters on most high school teams. What does that tell you about how little he works on his game in the offseason. 

No disrespect to the great Oscar Robertson, but his suggestion of Carmelo Anthony joining the Rockets is so misguided it's hilarious. Who would play defense on that team? That team would only be fun to watch for the soon to come implosion.

Ultimately at the end of the day Howard is a great athlete, a good basketball player but terrible at taking a team anywhere near a title. After stabbing Stan Van Gundy and Mike D'Antoni in the back, look for him to do the same to Kevin McHale in the next few days. In his view there's no way that Howard is the problem. And with his low basketball IQ I'm so glad he didn't sign with a team I cheer for.

themusicaddict

Congrats to Albert Pujols For Hitting Homers # 499 and # 500, Goodbye Ty (Corbin) & Other NBA Thoughts

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I would like to congratulate one of the classiest players in MLB, Albert Pujols, for hitting his 499th and 500th career homers last night. He has joined the very elite group of players who have hit 500 homers, he's only the 26th player to hit 500 homers.

I'll admit when Pujols signed that 10 year, $240 million dollar contract with the Angels, I thought it was a bad deal. Read more about that contract here:

http://espn.go.com/losangeles/mlb/story/_/id/7428226/albert-pujols-deal-completed-los-angeles-angels-worth-240m-10-years.

I still think it's a bad deal, but I'm glad to see that Pujols seems to be returning near the level he played at for most of his career in St. Louis. His veteran status and leadership abilities make the deal a bit more palatable for the Angels. If the Angels can pay him that much money, imagine how much money they are making! (Don't get me started on the ridiculous contract for the oft injured Josh Hamilton.)

I'm glad to see that he's having a resurgent year and I hope he has many healthy, productive seasons going forward. Along with his two homers last night, he also drove in 5 RBIs. Although his batting average is only. 274 he does have 8 homers and 19 RBIs. He leads the league in homers and is tied for third in RBIs with Mark Trumbo and Jose Abreau. Also the Los Angeles Angels are 10-10 and third place in the AL West. That's better than I expected, although I don't expect them to challenge the A's or the Rangers for the AL West title.

In the coach firing that no one heard about, coming the same day as the Knicks firing Mike Woodson, the Utah Jazz have fired Tyrone Corbin. First of all let me say I'm happy for Woodson. He seems like a decent guy working in an impossible situation. Up to the hiring of Phil Jackson, the Knicks continued to be the NBA's version of the Dallas Cowboys. Anytime when your best player is Carmelo Anthony, I think you have some serious issues. Anthony and Dwight Howard are the two fakest "superstars" in the NBA. One couldn't even lead his team to the playoffs, even in the weak Eastern Conference. The other one can't even help his team protect home court in the first round of the playoffs.

I predict that the Trailblazers will win their first round series against the Rockets, I'll be cheering them on tonight when they play Heartless Howard and the other Rockets. I'll also be cheering on the Red Sox, the last place Red Sox, as they take on Evil Empire at Fenway. The Red Sox won the World Series last season powered by leading the league in scoring. The Red Sox are only 21st in the MLB in runs scored through 21 games.

Anyway back to Corbin, like Pujols he's an extremely classy person. It's always sad to see a person like that fired, but ultimately I think it was the right decision. I just don't think he's head coach material and I would be extremely surprised if he was ever a head coach again. (In fact his situation reminds me a lot of the Cowboys alleged head coach, except for Corbin isn't a robotic puppet.) I do wish Corbin the best  in the future. If he somehow ends up back with the Jazz in another capacity so much the better for the Jazz.

But let's be honest here. In a league with teams located in cities such as Miami, New York and LA, the Jazz head coaching position isn't one already proven head coaches will be fighting for. Of course some young and upcoming coach might jump at the Jazz head coach position, only to use it as a springboard for something better. Sort of what Urban Mayer did to the Utes football team. However I would like to see the Jazz go after a coach that will be here for several years and can build this young Jazz team from the ground up and stick with them throughout the process. Which is why the name I'm most intrigued by is Lionel Hollins. Hollins had a fair amount of success when he coached the Grizzlies and Memphis is small for a NBA city. Of course Hollins isn't the youngest coach in the NBA, but it seems like he would be a good fit for the Jazz.

themusicaddict

themusicaddict's Greatest CD's Of All-Time: Prince's "Purple Rain" Soundtrack

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I've wanted to write a blog about one of the greatest CDs of all-time, Prince's "Purple Rain", for at least the last couple of years. However when I write a blog, I like to include videos, live clips and full concerts when available. For some reason Prince doesn't allow his amazing music to be on Youtube. Obviously my guess is it has to do with greed. Like Prince, or anyone else that financially benefits from his music, needs more money? With that background, here's the best blog I can write without the music for "Purple Rain's" 9 incredible songs. Perhaps some day Prince will allow his music to be available on Youtube. With Prince signing a new contract with Warner Brothers, maybe this will be the time that he'll allow his music on Youtube.

This is the best you'll find on Youtube for "When Doves Cry", it's the actual video but not the music:



Prince allows his music on Spotify, nearly all of his music is available there. I'm not sure why his music isn't available on Youtube. Spotify's royalties payment can't be that much more than that of Youtube. I strongly suggest all music lovers discover or rediscover "Purple Rain" on Spotify. (Don't worry it's free.) After you listen to "Purple Rain", I suggest you listen to his soundtrack to the late 80's "Batman" movie. That's probably my second favorite Prince CD. "1999", "Sign O' the Times", "Graffiti Bridge", "Diamonds and Pearls" and "Musicology" are also worth a spin or two.

The "Purple Rain" trailer:



"Purple Rain" was released on June 25th, 1984. One sign of a true classic CD is that still 30 years later it sounds as fresh as it did when it was released. Of course when it was released "Purple Rain" didn't sound fresh so much as it sounded like it was years ahead of it's time. Honestly "Purple Rain" still felt years ahead of it's time for most of the time it has been released. Even listening to it again today, I might love it more than I did when it was first released. I have a lot more life experience now than I did then. The lyrics mean so much more to me now than they did. For instance: as a divorced person "When Doves Cry" really resonates with me.

The "Purple Rain" soundtrack is:

1) "Let's Go Crazy" From "Dearly beloved", this CD grabs you by the collar and refuses to let go.
2) "Take Me With U" A great funk track and an exuberant invitation.
3) "The Beautiful Ones" A mellow love song.
4) "Computer Blue" Featuring Wendy and Lisa, another great song.
5) "Darling Nikki" Even by Prince's standards, this is a skanky song. But it's also a funk masterpiece.
6) "When Doves Cry" One of the 100 greatest songs ever.
7) "I Would Die For U" Yet another amazing song.
8) "Baby I'm A Star" And yet again, another amazing song.
9) "Purple Rain" Prince's most epic and beautiful ballad.

Prince Rogers Nelson was born June 7th, 1958. He loved music from a young age and was working on his music most of his life. Prince went on to be one of the 80's biggest stars, but he had to do a lot of work to get to superstardom. It's hard to believe that "Purple Rain" is Prince's 6th album. I'm not saying this CD came completely out of the blue, because "1999" certainly had some great songs. Any CD that has the songs "1999", "Delirious" and the funktastic "Little Red Corvette" is a solid CD. But a lot of musicians have had an album with a few great songs and you think they will blow up on their next CD. But for many of those musicians that stepping stone CD is actually their peak. For Prince "1999" was to that time his highlight, but it was just a hill to the Mt. Everest that was "Purple Rain".

Now let's discuss the actual movie "Purple Rain", I saw it back in the day. I'm not going to lie I absolutely loved it. I took a girl that I was into and she wore a purple dress. That was just one of the many great things of that night.

However I saw "Purple Rain" a few years ago, it hasn't aged well at all. And honestly Prince isn't a very good actor, the story is boring and I think the only reason Appolonia is in it so that they can show her naked as much as possible. But we will always have that amazing soundtrack.

I mentioned above how many years after it's release "Purple Rain" still sounds amazing. I keep on thinking someone will come along that would be as funktastic as Prince, over 30 years later I'm still waiting. Michael Jackson is also amazing, but he was a star before Prince was. Bruno Mars is decent, although he'll never be the artist that Prince is. Mars music is way too poppy. Why hasn't there been someone that can at least present a challenge to Prince?

I hope to someday update this blog with a lot of the music I've written about above.

themusicaddict