Hi,

I am thinking if I should join that site, but all the critiques I have been reading tell me not to.

Are there any cool downloads on that site that make it worth it? Exclusive tracks? I am not a particular fan of streaming stuff, so if it is only this, then I will not bother.

But if I can download songs or videos (even for money) I am considering joining.

And - is it really a dead site now, or are there certain things happening?

Please don't laught straigth out loud, I just have not followed much on LotusFlow3r as first reactions were negative and I had bought the 3CD package in a store (so no need to download it).

Any info appreciated (and no, I do not care for an exclusive T-Shirt)

please do not join. it is the biggest waste of money ever. just save your money. bassically, there's nothing over there worth joining for. just a few crappy quality streaming videos like raspberry beret, kiss, purple rain...

Krid said:

There are 4 tracks on there (in addition to the Lotusflow3r album). 3 live tracks + Cause and Effect.

The 3 live tracks can be downloaded from the 'news'. section. All 4 tracks are also streaming.

Krid said:

Cause and effect appeared about 3 weeks ago. Before that, the live downloads appeared about 5 months ago. Whether or not it's worth you joining depends mainly on whether or not you consider $25 per download to be a bit steep.

In my opinion, it's only worth it if you're a relatively new fan who hasn't seen the videos before (as the vast majority of them have been doing the rounds for years), and if you haven't already bought the Lotusflow3r 3CD set.

There's couple of little exclusive things - but for $77 most of us expected A LOT more. Even the exclusive stuff is mainly 'streamed' which means you can't (legally) downlaod it, you can only view/listen to it while on the site. So when the site goes bye-byes (which could be any day now for all we know), so does your opportunity to see/hear it again .

CONTENT

TANGIBLE
The T-shirt (not sure if this is still offered)

ALBUM DOWNLOADS
Lotusflow3r
MPLsound
Elixer

SINGLE DOWNLOADS
Cause & Effect
The Morning After
Feel Good, Feel Better, Feel Wonderful (live RTL 2009)
Mountains/Shake Your Body (live RTL 2009)

VIDEO STREAMS - LIVE
D.M.S.R. (Detroit 2004)
1999 (Leno 2008)
Guitar (Leno 2008)
7/Come Together (Coachella 2008)
Creep (Coachella 2008)
Shhh (Coachella 2008)
When Eye Lay My Hands On U (Montreux 2009)
Little Red Corvette (Montreux 2009)
I Love U But I Don’t Trust U Anymore (Montreux 2009)
Peach (Montreux 2009)

VIDEO STREAMS - TV APPEARANCES
American Idol (2006)
Brit Awards (2006)
Superbowl XLI (2007)
Turn Me Loose (Leno 2008)

VIDEO STREAMS - PROMO VIDEOS
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Dirty Mind
Uptown
Controversy
Little Red Corvette
Raspberry Beret
I Would Die 4 U/Baby I’m A Star
Kiss
Sign O The Times
Alphabet St.
Diamonds And Pearls
Cream
7
Te Amo Corazon
Somewhere Here On Earth
The One U Wanna C
Chocolate Box
Crimson & Clover
Everytime

FEATURE LENGTH VIDEOS
The Undertaker
The Sacrifice of Victor

i don't know whether it's just me but thay've added a function where you can disrobe Bria, i got as far as her panties and then started to dress her again, i dressed her in a purple turtle neck that has a big $77 symbol on the front, maybe they'll add the sweater to the retail section.

RumAndRaisin said:

true is that we all exspected far more at the beginning, but the biggest waste of money ever is overstated.I already posted it in another thread that there were those exclusive tix available for all three monaco shows which were very small venues with only a few hundred tix sold overall.also paris shows tix were offered , so without these offers on lotusflow3r your chance normally would have been zero to come into these shows.so from that point of view how much are $ 77??

toejam said:

Isn't Purple and Gold missing from this list?

Brofie said:

yes, as it is not on the site.

it's sad that of the 3 original songs released in the last 12 months 1 is on his site and 2 were given to other sites, kind of says it all really doesn't it? he really doesn't give a flying fuck about the club members.

and possibly the best song he's produced in 2 years , Turn Me Loose, was given to a radio station to play, he played on tv once and not once has it appeared to listen to or download. what a freak!






But strangely we still love him!

Yes. Absolutely. Join right away!

Genesia said:

Are you sure you haven't been "auto joined" already?

If Prince still has your CC info from NPG Music Club or maybe the Crystal Ball fiasco, he may be trying to charge you.

Genesia said:

Someone had to say it

Mars23 said:

Mars23 said:

I never joined LotusFlow3r, but I was a member of NPGMC and I ordered Crystal ball and never got it !

No you can't join now. Only year 1 members can join. It's an exclusive club and you're not privy.

So there.


77 gone again?!?!!! Man, I can't eat Sizzler now and leave a tip!!!!

I think NOW would be the best time to join.

toejam said:

are the videos high quality or youtube stye?
Other than the album, I don't see much that warrants money. That would be a cool free site, though

NDRU said:

youtube style. some worse than youtube.

Vendetta1 said:

that's what I thought. That would be a decent free site, with option to buy Lotusflow3r

Surely all of this is available 'elsewhere' anyway.

toejam said:

Technically they were only streaming these songs, they weren't downloads although we all know how to get them
[Edited 3/26/10 5:42am]

djdaffy1227 said:

the live ones were downloads at first, weren't they?

Why is it that other artists can have fully functional, fun, exciting and FREE websites that you can visit. You have to pay a small amount for the downloads, but I'd rather have that than spit out $77 a year for a prediction that you "might" get something new. Wendy and Lisa... fine example of a site you can go to and listen all day, all nite... Other artists, other sites with video's playing (high quality, mind U) and downloads... hmmmm, any thoughts? I love Prince, but ... getting a little frustrated. Still think he's a cool cat, but needs to listen to his people

Thanks o all of you ´looks like my question became obsolete. Good thing I did not join on the last days. I loved NPGMC, but this lotusflower seems like a fiasco.

But I am sure there will be more sites coming...