Do you all agree when Prince said the 60s, 70s and 80s were the golden ages of music?

If he is talking for every genre then you have to include the 1950's. A lot of good jazz in the 50's as well as Country music which had its golden era in the 50's.

@gochurchgo I agree that Prince was pretty damn overrated. He was just a Sly Stone wannabe in my eyes. I'm of a certain age to remember Sly And The Family Stone at their peak from 67-71 (I was born in 1959) and the way how Prince copied Sly is sad.

But Generation X grew up with Prince, they didn't live through Sly's era... Which is a shame for them because they have no idea what they missed regarding a prolific 60s band 

@,michaelsherry59, @gogchurchgo,

So tell us all here the Prince shows you went to where you saw one of his ’pretty damn overrated’ shows. Prince was not only a lyrical genius but a virtuoso with any, and I mean any instrument he picked up.

The man literally channeled music 24/7. Sly was a lyrical and song writing genius and great band leader also but just a below average musician.

The person, musician that made Sly and The family Stone stand out was Larry Graham the bass player of the group. Not Sly. IMHO

Prince had his own style, swag and most defiantly his OWN sound, which made HIM stand out. He copied no one. Didn’t have to. I liken Prince more of a James Brown type band leader and funk/groove master with some NASTY guitar licks.

However, the person that did copy and used Sly’s blue print was non other than George Clinton.

@tyray 

Your comment shows your age. Probably some other GenX'er who wasn't alive during Sly and The Family Stone's heyday throughout the 60s - 71 

I'm willing to bet you believe this whole "27 instruments myth" that Prince could supposedly play right? Sorry to burst your bubble but it was all hype and to promote himself. 

Prince a song writing genius? All the man wrote were sexual lyrics, that's not some "songwriting genius" at all. Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder etc are song writing geniuses. 

"The person, musician that made Sly and The family Stone stand out was Larry Graham the bass player of the group. Not Sly. IMHO"

Well that's objectively false but I wouldn't expect a GenXer like yourself to know any better because you weren't even alive then. The band to this day praised Sly Stone for his contributions. 

Prince never had his own style. Prince copied Jimi Hendrix, Little Richard, James Brown, Sly and The Family Stone, Santana, Bowie and loads more... 

Well, well, well. What do we have here? A 10 post troll with nothing to do but spread negativity? I wouldn’t be surprised if all your 10 posts were done today? This morning! LOL!

’Probably some other GenX’er who wasn’t alive during Sly and The Family Stone’s heyday throughout the 60s - 71’

Wrong. I notice not once in your post did you mention of actually going to any of Sly’s or Prince’s for that matter concerts? And yet you ’seem’ to know all about these guys.

Of course Prince praised Sly and The Family Stone. Is that supposed to be some golden cornel of knowledge you’re trying to impart to us here on Agon?

Prince for many years would have the entire horn and rhythm section of Sly and The Family Stone tour with his band. But you knew that already didn’t you, right?

Oh, and the stand out of Sly’s band was and still is, Larry Graham. The founding member of Graham Central Station, and one of the founding members of Sly and The Family Stone. Is that funky enough for you?

The bass licks from Larry Graham on the Stone albums to this day, have never been duplicated. Only Graham could/can make a Sly song sound like a Sly song. It’s just facts. Can I get a witness?