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Efan said: 2elijah said: Thanks. Okay, do you have to pay for the downloads? My computer is running slow right now, I guess because of the high traffic on that site. No, the downloads are included in the price. I think I'm kinda over it for the night and will just let them work out the kinks on the site. I'm off to bed as well. ho hum |
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luv4u said: Klyph said: I cant wait for the torrent of new experiences!!
 There will be none of that on the org  Oh you just know thats happening and the way he's setting this up isn't helping it to not happen. "Why'd I waste my kisses on you baby?" R.I.P. Prince You've finally found your way back home. Well Done. | |
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NouveauDance said: Is the blue orb on the front page supposed to do something other than just zoom in?
And could someone list all the current content of the members area for those of us who want to know what we're getting for our $77? i.e. - What file format and bit-rate are the albums, what videos are on the site, are they streaming only or downloadable, images, text, discography, what?.... Thanks. I posted earlier - mp3 format albums are at 320 kbps. Each album is about 100 mb total in mp3 format. wma files are also available, but I didn't download those. There are additional images shown for each album (5-6 for each). There are also lyrics on the site for all three albums. There's a paragraph of credits for each album as well. There are probably about 25-30 videos on the site (they're playing pretty choppy right now so I haven't studied them much, but there's the Creep performance, "Guitar" which never aired on Leno, "1999" which never aired on Leno, "7/Come Together" to name a few. They stream - not available for download. [Edited 3/24/09 20:41pm] Check out The Mountains and the Sea, a Prince podcast by yours truly and my wife. More info at https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ |
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Where's the MPLSound & Elixir albums??
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ulmerstar said: papji wrote:
Got this message from Scott Clay (about the problems with European CCs): Hi Piotr, Thanks for speaking up! We're now aware of the issue and are working on a solution right now. Please let the other European Purpleheadz know to try again within an hour. Sincerely, LotusFlow3r.com They have to work on the choppy videos as well. All the vids are choppy and skips, so they have to work on that fast. [Edited 3/24/09 20:42pm] | |
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ulmerstar said: papji wrote:
Got this message from Scott Clay (about the problems with European CCs): Hi Piotr, Thanks for speaking up! We're now aware of the issue and are working on a solution right now. Please let the other European Purpleheadz know to try again within an hour. Sincerely, LotusFlow3r.com That's too cool. They didn't answer my own mail but i'm astonished that they reacted so fast anyway. Possibly we'll get a better level of communication that we used 2 with NPGMC back in the days. I have 2 go 2 bed,though, i'll give it a try 2morrow as soon as i get outta bed ;-D | |
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NPG2045 said: Where's the MPLSound & Elixir albums??
Thanx!! hit the "  back" button to zoom out from the LF page, then mouse over to the far right or left of the main screen and it should take you to pages for MPLS and Elixer | |
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Doozer said: NouveauDance said: Is the blue orb on the front page supposed to do something other than just zoom in?
And could someone list all the current content of the members area for those of us who want to know what we're getting for our $77? i.e. - What file format and bit-rate are the albums, what videos are on the site, are they streaming only or downloadable, images, text, discography, what?.... Thanks. I posted earlier - mp3 format albums are at 320 kbps. Each album is about 100 mb total in mp3 format. wma files are also available, but I didn't download those. There are additional images shown for each album (5-6 for each). There are also lyrics on the site for all three albums. There's a paragraph of credits for each album as well. There are probably about 25-30 videos on the site (they're playing pretty choppy right now so I haven't studied them much, but there's the Creep performance, "Guitar" which never aired on Leno, "1999" which never aired on Leno, "7/Come Together" to name a few. They stream - not available for download. Thank you  | |
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Doozer said: wma files are also available Not wma, wav. Lossless audio files, play on your mac or pc.  .RIP  | |
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Efan said: 2elijah said: Thanks. Okay, do you have to pay for the downloads? My computer is running slow right now, I guess because of the high traffic on that site. No, the downloads are included in the price. I think I'm kinda over it for the night and will just let them work out the kinks on the site. Yes, me too. I'll log in from work tomorrow, and maybe by tomorrow nite, I could download the songs so I could listen to them on my mp3. Loving the site so far though, but it's 11:43am and time to go to bed. Glad I got in the site.  | |
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Is there any way to contact a site admin? I wasn't offered a shirt when I signed up, and from what I read in press releases, it should be part of the membership. I don't REALLY want it all that bad, but still.... "I Was FINE Back in the Day!" | |
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Bit disappointed with the videos to be honest. Thought they'd be higher resolution really. Similar to youtube.
Bit stuttery at the moment too but that's surely to be expected with everyone hitting the site at the same time and downloading the albums. RIP | |
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I'm actually enjoying the exploration... I haven't discovered and figured out everything yet, but I love what I see and hear so far.
It's a Process - with a capital 'P'
graphicpop said: ian said: This is what happens when graphic designers think they can make websites. When you set out to make a great website, start by looking at the best WEBSITES that are out there, not the best DVD menu screens.
Leaving aside the numerous technical faults which we have to assume will get resolved in time, the site is still a bit of a mess isn't it? I'm sure it is perfectly usable running locally on the designer's Mac, but as a live internet site... yikes. The loading times are frequently measured in minutes, not seconds. It's all so stuttery, with such rotten framerates, even on quite a well specced computer. The layout is so messy, it's an unholy blend of all the very worst of Prince's interactive efforts - Interactive, The Dawn, NPG Music Club etc. It suffers heavily from "mystery meat navigation" too - what will clicking on the pyramid get me, or clicking on the building? Is that thing clickable? The sad thing is, someone charged Prince a lot of money to make this site, a site which literally no one will enjoy using. We'll put up with it to get to the music or concert tickets, but it is a horrible site to actually navigate. I agree. Prince should have built a simple site without all the interactive flash crap. | |
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I'd also add that many of the videos aren't stellar in quality, even disregarding the choppiness of them this evening. Everything is shown in widescreen format, with the ability to enlarge them as well, but that stinks for videos not shot in widescreen, as they're stretched to fill the screen. If Prince was worried about his height before, he now as his weight to worry about in some of the older videos, both live and studio versions. Stretch city. Check out The Mountains and the Sea, a Prince podcast by yours truly and my wife. More info at https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ |
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TheEnglishGent said: Doozer said: wma files are also available Not wma, wav. Lossless audio files, play on your mac or pc. .Crap - you are right. Read it wrong. They're wav files, uncompressed. I'm downloading those now as well and will post the file size when they're done. [Edited 3/24/09 20:48pm] Check out The Mountains and the Sea, a Prince podcast by yours truly and my wife. More info at https://www.facebook.com/TMATSPodcast/ |
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When downloading albums is anyone else getting the message, "File wasnt set or it doesn't exist here: /home/jill/vault/" | |
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Please let the other European Purpleheadz know to try again within an hour. Sincerely, LotusFlow3r.com 5:30am, then? | |
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jamaicanbob said: veronikka said: I only see Lotusflow3r  If you scroll over to the left you can click on the moon I think and get Bria's album. Where is LotusFlow3r? on what looks like slices around his face Rhythm floods my heart♥The melody it feeds my soul | |
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looks like all the tickets have gone that will teach me to be indecisive about flights/hotels etc
hope everyone who goes has a great time With Love there is no Death | |
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b3xy said: looks like all the tickets have gone that will teach me to be indecisive about flights/hotels etc
hope everyone who goes has a great time 
I only got tickets to one show  Rhythm floods my heart♥The melody it feeds my soul | |
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they appear to be zips inside of zips, btw. | |
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errant said: veronikka said: I only see Lotusflow3r click on the far right or the far left of the screen that his mug appears on and the page slides left or right for a new experience... or galaxy... whatever we're calling in this millenium.. Ahhh, THANKS!! 
I restarted FF to see if that would help me with the 'invalid origin' problem and briefly saw the full page, but then it centered on Lotusflow3r and I couldn't find the other albums. You have to make sure it's zoomed out, then click/drag horizontally. I still can't get the downloads to get past the error message though, has anyone figured that out yet? [Edited 3/24/09 21:01pm] | |
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ian said: This is what happens when graphic designers think they can make websites. When you set out to make a great website, start by looking at the best WEBSITES that are out there, not the best DVD menu screens.
Leaving aside the numerous technical faults which we have to assume will get resolved in time, the site is still a bit of a mess isn't it? I'm sure it is perfectly usable running locally on the designer's Mac, but as a live internet site... yikes. The loading times are frequently measured in minutes, not seconds. It's all so stuttery, with such rotten framerates, even on quite a well specced computer. The layout is so messy, it's an unholy blend of all the very worst of Prince's interactive efforts - Interactive, The Dawn, NPG Music Club etc. It suffers heavily from "mystery meat navigation" too - what will clicking on the pyramid get me, or clicking on the building? Is that thing clickable? The sad thing is, someone charged Prince a lot of money to make this site, a site which literally no one will enjoy using. We'll put up with it to get to the music or concert tickets, but it is a horrible site to actually navigate. Isn't the the truth. Lots of cute graphics that just get in the way of the music. I just want to get the songs/videos into iTunes where I can play them when and where I want. It took 90 minutes, but the 3 albums are in iTunes now and are in high quality, so no complaints there. It looks like you have to hunt around to watch the video you want, and the quality isn't the best for full screen. And I suspect different videos will show up and disappear. The one that is worth checking out for those that haven't seen it is the sacrifice of victor aftershow. Too bad the video isn't HD, but it does look like it's the whole video, which is a great video, and not just a single track. In case it hasn't been mentioned, for those having trouble signing up, once you sign up with another browser, it looks like you can sign in with any. I went back to safari and it works fine there now. |
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Efan said: RodeoSchro said: OK, this is lame. I can't navigate between the songs. I can't go directly to "Feel Good, Feel Better, Feel Wonderful".
I can't download the albums I guess I paid $77 for. There is nothing under the LOOK tab. Where are the concert videos? So far, this is not what I expected. I'll be patient and try again tomorrow, but it sure better deliver more than this. I'm STILL annoyed that I gotta pay shipping on my T-shirt. That ain't right. But the dulcet tones of the guitar are calming me down. I'm having fun just playing with it and watching the jellyfish float. If I read it right, shipping on the t-shirt was only for people outside the US. |
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alandail said: Efan said: I'm STILL annoyed that I gotta pay shipping on my T-shirt. That ain't right. But the dulcet tones of the guitar are calming me down. I'm having fun just playing with it and watching the jellyfish float. If I read it right, shipping on the t-shirt was only for people outside the US. Yes, you are correct, I remember reading that now. | |
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worth $77??
the videos arnt amazing, most of them are all ready out there on the other hand, i expect it'll get better | |
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I think fans in Moscow, St. Petersburg and the rest of Russia will have a hard time with this... with the unpredictable nature of Russian telecommunications systems...
But generally I think if we give it a day or two, things will work more smoothly. [Edited 3/24/09 21:13pm] | |
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How can you all go to bed on such a night?! 
Will stay up, do homework, with lotus music flowing in the background, and I'll have the European responses for breakfast. 10' past midnight here in Boston, the night will be long, musical & purple:) CarrieMpls said: Efan said: No, the downloads are included in the price. I think I'm kinda over it for the night and will just let them work out the kinks on the site. I'm off to bed as well. ho hum | |
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LOAP said: SERIOUSLY?! This was the big boom?
Glad to see that Prince and his team care about those fans who can't shell out $77. I can watch the Kiss video, at least there's 1 thing for me. But that non-clickable blue orb is just there to taunt me. I waited all this time, read all the hype, anxiously logged on to my computer and low and behold, a completely pay-only site! Not one thing for a Prince fan with no money...ahh the perks of being a Prince fan. i get what you're saying....i'm waiting to buy the music at target. | |
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Love2tha9s said: I think i'm in the boat with a lot of folks probably. Unless you join it site unseen you get access to nothing but that sad little tv on the outside playing Kiss and that static sounding radio station with a sad announcement.
This sucks ass...he wants people to pay 77.00 upfront not knowing what they're gonna get. I thought there would be some kind of limited access or sample section but no... you gets NOTHING. Way to treat your hardcore fans Prince because whether you know it or not those are the only ones signing up anyway. This is jacked up. A waste of waiting.  i agree | |
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