Paul Kantner mattered more...

mainuh

I guess that this post is going to reflect my age and generation.
While I recognize the tragedy of Prince dying so young, his musical impact on my life is nil when compared to recently deceased Paul Kantner.
There may never have been a Jefferson Airplane without him.
In the interesting, turbulent, political times that I grew up in, he and his band wrote songs that were considered dangerous by the political ruling elite.
NWA's song 30 years later with "Fuck The Police" was paved by " We Can Be Together...Up Against The Wall Motherfucker"
Kantner...
"Wooden Ships" - " Crown of Creation" - "Volunteers"

I still play his album "Blows Against The Empire", top down, Fender system at 11.
"The Baby Tree", " A Child Is Coming", "Have You Seen The Stars Tonight"...

His death made me sad and contemplative of my own time on this earth.

Closing, paraphrasing Pete Townshend -
He was my generation baby.

rob

brsmith

That is why I don't like comparing that artists are better than another. What they mean to you is what matters. If they inspired you or made you smile, I am sure that would matter to any of them far more than they would care about an "experts" poll in a RNR rag.

To some I am sure that Prince's passing meant little, I heard of the passing of Paul Kantner and although I didn't follow JA as I was really young in their heyday, I respected their music.

I am almost 52 and the increased frequency of death amongst friends, family and people you cherish hurts. There is really nothing that prepares one for it and the only thing you can do to combat it, is appreciate the things you care for and enjoy them as much as you can.

CallMeAl

Myself, I'm a child of the 60's. Losing Paul Kantner is a greater loss than Prince (Artist otherwise known as...).

While Prince was talented, his music never spoke to me the way The Airplane/Starship did. Alot of my musical heroes are gone now.

It's true...Time waits for No-One....

Release

We all have our favorite artists and the differences in opinion, and that's the beauty of being a human.

Although I like the music of Jefferson Airplane ( at times, since my preference switch depending on my current mood ). As I grew older I firmly believe when artists whom delivers messages through their performance , bares the responsibility to the results of their influence ob the following mass.