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timothy anne burnside
@timothyanne
cultural / public historian • museum nerd @ smithsonian • also music things • views are my own
Apr 22, 2018 • 14 tweets • 3 min read
January 30, 1982. Prince begins his concert at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey, with two minutes of a cappella gospel. In total darkness.

The crowd cheers and applauds as Prince’s voice soars over layers of impeccable harmonies. The song rises and falls, and the sonic climax consumes the space before coming back down to a beautiful, quiet resolution.
Feb 4, 2018 • 28 tweets • 6 min read
02.04.1986

Janet Jackson released Control, her third studio album. Control was the first collaboration between Jackson and legendary musicians/producers/songwriters Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The duo insisted that all recording and production was done at their studio in Minneapolis, MN.