PurpleSpirit319 said:

djThunderfunk said:

PurpleSpirit319 said:

I WONT pay for anything online Prince-related!! Once bitten twice shy!! Particularly after his last online fiascos, going back at least 10 years!! I am so glad that I didnt part with $77 for the Lotusfuckup site!!

I havent even paid 88c for the new songs on the 3rdEyeGirl site!! I listened to them for FREE on Facebook, so why would I PAY for them ???

I am OK with OneNPG.org having my email address, but I am sure glad that I didnt give over my credit or debit card details and/or Bank details, and my address!!

And that is why Prince has not released anything in the last couple years, because of people like you. Thanks...

Basically, he hasnt released anything outstanding in about 17 years anyway, so I dont know what all the fuss is about!! My cut-off point for anything official was Emancipation in 1996!! Everything else after that has been very poor-standard!!

After that I got The War jam session and then the VERY last bootleg I got, in terms of performance date and acquistion date, was the Septimo TV Show, which I still play down to today!! The One Night Alone live Box-Set, with the It Aint Over aftershow compilation, just sits on my shelves gathering dust, as does all his official releases after Emancipation, particularly the ones I got FREE with newspapers!!

electricberet said:

2elijah said:

Interesting. I'm glad I didn't sign up for it either, because their message came off more like a petition-type message, to get Prince fans to demand that Prince release music, from his vault. If Prince wanted to release music from his vault, it seems unlikely he would arrange for a bunch of fans to create a petition-type message to do so. I sssume that he would more or less make a public statement or send out a press release about it. That's why I was skeptic about the message on that site. Then again it's hard to tell what's really going on with all the mysterious stuff that's been happening lately.

It's also possible that it started off as an officially sanctioned (or tolerated) venture and then something changed to make the deal fall apart.

They may have had good intentions, but didn't have a good execution plan, and was not well thought out, but done in haste. It showed up at a time when many fans were just absorbing 2 other sites, 3rdeyegirl and 2013pr1nc3.com, which already has music (or vid) available for fans to purchase, and more or less linked to the NPG camp. So yes, it was a bit awkward and puzzling, that *poof* out-of-the-blue, a site pops up, in a petition-type appearance, requesting fans to join their mission, as ‘one voice’ to (basically) demand that Prince release music from his vault, when at the present time, he is already releasing some new music for purchase to his fans. That’ was like going into someone’s house and starting a petition to obtain their personal possessions.

Hurrah. Hurrah.

PurpleSpirit319 said:

88c, or 55p in my country, can be used for other more important things, like paying to park my car, virtually everywhere u go here!! I would much rather use the money to park my car, than be issued a parking ticket!!

What are you...16? If 88 cents is make or break for you, maybe your time would be more productively spent looking for a better-paying job than ripping off people who work for a living (Prince).

Genesia said:

PurpleSpirit319 said:

88c, or 55p in my country, can be used for other more important things, like paying to park my car, virtually everywhere u go here!! I would much rather use the money to park my car, than be issued a parking ticket!!

What are you...16? If 88 cents is make or break for you, maybe your time would be more productively spent looking for a better-paying job than ripping off people who work for a living (Prince).

I want to know where the hell they can park for 55p. It's 80p minimum in my town, good job he doesn't live near me or he wouldn't even be able to afford to park.

djThunderfunk said:

PurpleSpirit319 said:

I WONT pay for anything online Prince-related!! Once bitten twice shy!! Particularly after his last online fiascos, going back at least 10 years!! I am so glad that I didnt part with $77 for the Lotusfuckup site!!

I havent even paid 88c for the new songs on the 3rdEyeGirl site!! I listened to them for FREE on Facebook, so why would I PAY for them ???

I am OK with OneNPG.org having my email address, but I am sure glad that I didnt give over my credit or debit card details and/or Bank details, and my address!!

And that is why Prince has not released anything in the last couple years, because of people like you. Thanks...

...don't think so. After the Lotusflower failure Prince knew that people wouldn't jump on another online venture without thinking twice about it.

PurpleSpirit319 said:

88c, or 55p in my country, can be used for other more important things, like paying to park my car, virtually everywhere u go here!! I would much rather use the money to park my car, than be issued a parking ticket!!

You have the money to own a car?

That's rich in my book.

TheEnglishGent said:

funkomatic said:

There's nothing to get straight. I don't want to support any Prince online ventures because of past experiences. That's it!

Doesn't he deserve a 7th chance?

Honestly, at these prices who cares? Can't even by a can of Pepsi for 56p. It's throwaway money. If he was asking for up front cash again I would understand.

A 7th chance...you said it!

Everybody has to decide for himself.

BTW: It's not about the money, it's about a principle. How often do you visit a restaurant if the customer service leaves a lot to be desired?

funkomatic said:

TheEnglishGent said:

Doesn't he deserve a 7th chance?

Honestly, at these prices who cares? Can't even by a can of Pepsi for 56p. It's throwaway money. If he was asking for up front cash again I would understand.

A 7th chance...you said it!

Everybody has to decide for himself.

BTW: It's not about the money, it's about a principle. How often do you visit a restaurant if the customer service leaves a lot to be desired?

If I like the food I'll go again.

Right,

There will always people who can't let go and just love negativity.

PurpleSpirit319 said:

Basically, he hasnt released anything outstanding in about 17 years anyway, so I dont know what all the fuss is about!! My cut-off point for anything official was Emancipation in 1996!! Everything else after that has been very poor-standard!!

For me, lotusflow3r, The Rainbow Children, 3121 and Planet Earth are all better than Emancipation. I'm a happy prince fan

TheEnglishGent said:

funkomatic said:

A 7th chance...you said it!

Everybody has to decide for himself.

BTW: It's not about the money, it's about a principle. How often do you visit a restaurant if the customer service leaves a lot to be desired?

If I like the food I'll go again.

In short: my comparison obviously sucked big time!

funkomatic said:

TheEnglishGent said:

If I like the food I'll go again.

In short: my comparison obviously sucked big time!

[Edited 2/14/13 9:38am]

I get what you're saying. At the risk of turning this blog into a restaurant/food review, if the service stinks I wouldn't go back. The food may be good but you can get it elsewhere.

I feel for anyone who's reluctant to jump into another Prince web-related venture. I had the fortune/misfortune of being too broke to join the previous attempts in the past, so I'm not as privy to getting burned as others have. If anyone's lost money out of the previous attempts, especially LotusFlow3r.com, I see why one would be hesitant to invest time and money into the latest one.

Hopefully, this try by Prince will stick and give everyone confidence to try it out.

funkomatic said:

TheEnglishGent said:

Doesn't he deserve a 7th chance?

Honestly, at these prices who cares? Can't even by a can of Pepsi for 56p. It's throwaway money. If he was asking for up front cash again I would understand.

A 7th chance...you said it!

Everybody has to decide for himself.

BTW: It's not about the money, it's about a principle. How often do you visit a restaurant if the customer service leaves a lot to be desired?

I don't. But neither do I sneak into the back and steal food from the kitchen.

funkomatic said:

electricberet said:

funkomatic said:

A 7th chance...you said it!

Everybody has to decide for himself.

BTW: It's not about the money, it's about a principle. How often do you visit a restaurant if the customer service leaves a lot to be desired?

I don't. But neither do I sneak into the back and steal food from the kitchen.

eyewishuheaven said:

Wake me when there's a new album on the shelves...

Right ON.

TheEnglishGent said:

PurpleSpirit319 said:

Basically, he hasnt released anything outstanding in about 17 years anyway, so I dont know what all the fuss is about!! My cut-off point for anything official was Emancipation in 1996!! Everything else after that has been very poor-standard!!

For me, lotusflow3r, The Rainbow Children, 3121 and Planet Earth are all better than Emancipation. I'm a happy prince fan

Absolutely (on bolded excerpt). For me, as well.

electricberet said:

funkomatic said:

A 7th chance...you said it!

Everybody has to decide for himself.

BTW: It's not about the money, it's about a principle. How often do you visit a restaurant if the customer service leaves a lot to be desired?

I don't. But neither do I sneak into the back and steal food from the kitchen.

Well played.

TheEnglishGent said:

Genesia said:

What are you...16? If 88 cents is make or break for you, maybe your time would be more productively spent looking for a better-paying job than ripping off people who work for a living (Prince).

I want to know where the hell they can park for 55p. It's 80p minimum in my town, good job he doesn't live near me or he wouldn't even be able to afford to park.

don't really care. let prince do his thing. the bootleggers do there's. i don't have time for either.

at this point i guess i'd be happy if prince just posted 2 more new songs on 3rdEyeGirl

IstenSzek said:

paulludvig said:

electricberet said:

I don't. But neither do I sneak into the back and steal food from the kitchen.

...aren't analogies a wonderful thing?

Well, so far I'm not even tempted to steal, but I have to admit that I've listened to the horny breakfast song on youtube.com once.

electricberet: What about your collection, everything legally purchased? Can you do without releases which aren't available anymore?

let me just say. i have not stolen a thing. onenpg.org.

funkomatic said:

paulludvig said:

...aren't analogies a wonderful thing?

Well, so far I'm not even tempted to steal, but I have to admit that I've listened to the horny breakfast song on youtube.com once.

electricberet: What about your collection, everything legally purchased? Can you do without releases which aren't available anymore?

I have purchased just about everything by Prince that it is possible to legally purchase (still missing a few Japanese vinyl issues). I certainly would not download something illegally that I can buy in a few seconds for less than a dollar, any more than I would shoplift a candy bar from the supermarket.

PurpleSpirit319 said:

88c, or 55p in my country, can be used for other more important things, like paying to park my car, virtually everywhere u go here!! I would much rather use the money to park my car, than be issued a parking ticket!! :-

PurpleSpirit..you should change your name to CheapFuck.

rdhull said:

PurpleSpirit..you should change your name to CheapFuck.

Style ain't stealin' this song just because your broke ass got bills.

Genesia said:

rdhull said:

PurpleSpirit..you should change your name to CheapFuck.

Style ain't stealin' this song just because your broke ass got bills.

word

88 cents making or breakin ya ..even the panhandlers are laughin