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Reply #450 posted 03/26/09 11:23am

maya

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bosha said:

eye wish eye could afford the $77.00 these r hard times.


Even if you had the money, trust me you'd be better off saving it for something else. The website is garbage. You're not missing anything.
Jamie Starr is a thief... that bitch owes me $77.00!
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Reply #451 posted 03/26/09 12:21pm

sparklyboy

I thought I selected to order the T-shirt but I am worried that I did something wrong. Has anyone received any conformation of their T-shirt order?
Now I'm old and feelin' so much betta'. Sellin' the wax out the back o'my Subaru.
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Reply #452 posted 03/26/09 12:24pm

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jaynoonan said:

The Morning After is not on the Target release but Crimson and Clover is.


Ifsixwuz9 said:



Which tracks from the albums won't be on the Target release?



Ok thanks Jay. My decision stands. I'll be getting mine from Target.
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Reply #453 posted 03/26/09 12:29pm

Ifsixwuz9

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NDRU said:

superspaceboy said:

Ok much better today.

My review of the site:

Content - All three albums stream and you can download tham either in Mp3 (320 kps) or wav. I suggest Mp3 as the wav file is a little tricky for some and 320 kps is a great bit rate.

You also get a T-Shirt. Access to tix through your account(there were some last night for 77 each...I did not buy)

There is also a place where you can get to video content and pictures. Apparently there is some rare footage. They all stream and you can't down load them. I was unable to watch due to the choppyness, that I am attributing to the high traffic last night. They are all arranged in an orb like structure that's hard to navigate.

Hard to navigate. I think it sums up the site pretty well. I had feared he might do this and not make it straight forward ala the Myst type of things I was hearing about the site. I can imagine that the only ones who will endure this is the Fans. Casual fans will be very very confused. For 77 bucks some things should be straightforward like... Where to download the albums and where to sign up or tix. Other issues..

First off having the site unlock with clues? This will turn away any casual fan as they won't know how to unlock the site.

Second, the browser issue! Seems like you need to use certain type of browser to get it to work and you got to clear out that cache to sign up. I have noticed that if I exit my browser, I am unable to get back in...or it very hard to do so, like it still thinks you are in there.

Third, It's difficult to find the albums if you don't know what you are looking for. FOr 77 bucks, I want to get my $$$ worth right away and was freaking out because the site was all glitchy.

My verdict....wait til the site gets more stable. You're not missing out on any extra content because it's not working proper. Get the disks at target if you need the music. Sorry, until there is a tour announced, I can't recommend spending 77 on what's there now. Unlike the others, I think we will get more content for free. 77 is pretty steep for 3 CD's and access to tix you gotta buy anyway. It may be streaming, but I think some audio nuggets will turn up for download.
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thanks for that review. I don't have $77 to waste, and now I don't have to feel to bad about it!

I'm getting so old, I just want to go to Target & buy the cd lol


No, you're just practical. lol I love Prince but I really don't feel like dicking about with his website to get essentially the same album I can get from Target.
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Reply #454 posted 03/26/09 12:31pm

Ifsixwuz9

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NDRU said:

CarrieMpls said:



Honestly, that was totally my plan and I got sucked into the excitement last night.


I have serious buyer's remorse today. dead


bummer, but maybe it'll be worth it. I was glad to be part of the club in 2004 when I got great seats to two concerts.


Ditto. I got great seats through the club several times back then also.
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Reply #455 posted 03/26/09 12:51pm

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Just got an email from the lotus... more leno tix are going onsale 5pm PST. Also gives hints how to unlock the site.
3121... Don't U Wanna Come?
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Reply #456 posted 03/26/09 1:45pm

sparklyboy

Ok I thought I ordered the T-shirt but I have not received any conformation. Has anyone? Did anyone get charged for shipping for it? I am worried! sad
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Reply #457 posted 03/26/09 3:51pm

Swa

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sparklyboy said:

Ok I thought I ordered the T-shirt but I have not received any conformation. Has anyone? Did anyone get charged for shipping for it? I am worried! sad


In the sign up it said shipping would be charged (for overseas accounts) at the time of the shipping. And to allow 4 - 6 weeks (from memory).

I expect they are dealing with a lot of issues. I received a welcome to lotus flower email last night confirming my membership. So far I have only received one, but I have a sneaking suspicion that I have been charged twice.

Swa
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Reply #458 posted 03/26/09 3:51pm

Copycat

sparklyboy said:

Ok I thought I ordered the T-shirt but I have not received any conformation. Has anyone? Did anyone get charged for shipping for it? I am worried! sad



There's a $7.00 shipping charge for the t-shirt. When you created & paid for your account, the system prompts you to make a choice about the payment.
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Reply #459 posted 03/26/09 4:59pm

sparklyboy

Copycat said:

sparklyboy said:

Ok I thought I ordered the T-shirt but I have not received any conformation. Has anyone? Did anyone get charged for shipping for it? I am worried! sad



There's a $7.00 shipping charge for the t-shirt. When you created & paid for your account, the system prompts you to make a choice about the payment.



Right but the site said that the shipping charge was for overseas orders. Has anyone in the US purchased the T-shirt?
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Reply #460 posted 03/26/09 5:40pm

trust4u

I like the site, it seems they are smoothing the bumps
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Reply #461 posted 03/26/09 6:44pm

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The more time passes the smoother the bumps will be I'd imagine , the huge demand to see the site on day 1 is over so the servers arent begging for mercy quite as much as they were on wednesday smile .
Check out Chocadelica , updated with Lotusflow3r and MPLSound album lyrics April 2nd 2009 :
http://homepage.ntlworld....home2.html
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Reply #462 posted 03/26/09 8:38pm

Copycat

Copycat said:

sparklyboy said:




Right but the site said that the shipping charge was for overseas orders. Has anyone in the US purchased the T-shirt?


I live in the US and I was still charged $7.00. I emailed the sales department but, of course, no one responded.
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Reply #463 posted 03/27/09 10:14am

Anxiety

This is a positive AND negative comment:

I'm really impressed that the site's designer/sitemaster has been in touch with the .org so much to provide updates about technical improvements. That's a level of accountability we haven't seen from Prince's official sites in the past, and I am very impressed that we're getting that kind of attention and follow-through in such a direct fashion. Kudos for that. clapping

HOWEVER

It does kind of point to something I wish the site had more (or any) of: A rapport with its members. Okay, I mean, I get it: This is a site that communicates through visual cues and puzzles. It's an interactive art installation with links to Prince music, videos and pictures. That's all it's supposed to be. Okay, fine. Don't disturb the integrity of that, keep true to the concept. But offer a companion Twitter page, or a link to a blog off-site or an official Facebook page or SOMEthing where there can be some direct communication involving complete sentences, and where there can be some dialog among members. I mean, sure, I'm happy that the .org provides that right now, because hey, it's exciting for us...but it seems a little circuitous (for lack of a much better word). Some kind of supplemental site would be a good idea, I think...even if the content was very minimal.
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Reply #464 posted 03/27/09 11:53am

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Whatever was done to the site has made it much better. I just visited the site for about half an hour and it was very easy to navigate. I was also able to watch several videos. There were still a few glitches while viewing the videos but before today I could not even watch them at all so they are obviously making progress. The initial launch was a bit of a clusterf@#k but things seem to be running much better now.
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Reply #465 posted 03/27/09 12:57pm

bribrifrog3

Im from Ireland and the lotusflower website wont work for me. I know they are trying to fix it or whatever but its so annoying...

Does anyone know anyway that i can get it to work??? im missing out.. sad
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Reply #466 posted 03/27/09 2:08pm

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Again Prince has managed to create a very user-unfriendly site. I have neither the time nor the patience to figure out all bugs and dark corners in Prince little universe.
"Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence." - Carl Sagan
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Reply #467 posted 03/27/09 6:49pm

7salles

Why cant the videos be loaded and played like youtube? Protect the damn thing but let it be loaded. Its just paranoia. We paid 77 dollar and we cant even load it like youtube?
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Reply #468 posted 03/28/09 1:55am

eireboy34

mordang said:

Again Prince has managed to create a very user-unfriendly site. I have neither the time nor the patience to figure out all bugs and dark corners in Prince little universe.





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Reply #469 posted 03/28/09 2:22am

npg2funky

bribrifrog3 said:

Im from Ireland and the lotusflower website wont work for me. I know they are trying to fix it or whatever but its so annoying...

Does anyone know anyway that i can get it to work??? im missing out.. sad



Hi, im from N.Ireland and everything works first time no issues at all. I dunno why but everything was very easy. Sorry for your troubles though. sad
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Reply #470 posted 03/28/09 4:19am

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The site works perfectly 4 me and I'm in Holland.

Wow what a great site and great albums!!!

Thank you Prince!

Peace
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Reply #471 posted 03/28/09 8:13am

Sophianestesia

I'm liking the lotusflow3r site, even if I still have to discover where to download the albums.... lol
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Reply #472 posted 03/28/09 9:44am

Pochacco

Anyone else notice a similarity in the track " $ " and outtake " Cruisin down the highway " ? Poss same guitar ???
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Reply #473 posted 03/28/09 10:38am

ThePaloAlto

Anyone know if you still get the shirt if you sign up? I was thinking about it last night, I think I payed around 40$ for a tour shirt. So 77$-40$ (for the shirt)gets me at 37$ for three albums, video's and better tour tickets...I live in MLPS and there is no way he won't have perks for us MN-ers in the comming months. So yeah, shirt still available? Then I'm in...if not, I will have to wait. College students are not made of money sadly.
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Reply #474 posted 03/29/09 1:03pm

Sloggi1999

i want the t-shirt!! but nothing during sign-up referred to how to obtain it. Does anyone have a clue?

Or how can you can mail the lotusflow3r?
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Reply #475 posted 03/29/09 3:11pm

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anyone know if they will offer unreleased tracks for download with the new website. Maybe I'm a fool, but when seeing the 77 dollar pricetag, I assumed that would be a focal point, and as a fan, it would be truly incredible.
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Reply #476 posted 03/29/09 6:57pm

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GodzHand said:

anyone know if they will offer unreleased tracks for download with the new website. Maybe I'm a fool, but when seeing the 77 dollar pricetag, I assumed that would be a focal point, and as a fan, it would be truly incredible.


There ed videos on the site. I am sure there will be some audio as well. If you get multiple front row concert tickets through the site as I did on the old MPGMC site, you will more than recoup a measley 77 bucks
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Reply #477 posted 03/29/09 8:26pm

appleseed

The site is great. Why does everything need to be dumbed down to the lowest common demoninator?
It's like a stroll through a garden. You don't know what's a head, but once you've been through it, you know where things are and lovely new things are popping up all the time.
It all really just shows us how much P has been holding out on us. Leading us along through the wilderness for more than a decade, with crumbs, to now serve us up with a Feast.
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Reply #478 posted 03/29/09 9:03pm

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Brofie said:

GodzHand said:

anyone know if they will offer unreleased tracks for download with the new website. Maybe I'm a fool, but when seeing the 77 dollar pricetag, I assumed that would be a focal point, and as a fan, it would be truly incredible.


There ed videos on the site. I am sure there will be some audio as well. If you get multiple front row concert tickets through the site as I did on the old MPGMC site, you will more than recoup a measley 77 bucks



Yeah, I dont get to enjoy many concerts in Wisconsin, but I can definitely see how that perk is worth the money. I'm just a music junkie, starving for the next new/unreleased shit. I've got a problem. neutral
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Reply #479 posted 03/30/09 12:26am

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There seems to be some infrastructure improvements as the videos now have pics showing you what you are getting before you click, and the vids stream a lot smoother now.

Baby steps, but steps in the right direction.

Swa
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