lalalaa who cares?
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But that's great - Prince is still picking up new fans!

We all had to start somewhere, and it's usually something like Musicology or Diamonds and Pearls that people first hear and hooks them (i.e. the commercial stuff).

Is this some kind of stealthy Jehovah's Witness propaganda??

thats abit unfair too be harsh on the boy, everyone starts somewhere,

my first one was the Batman, i mean thats not cool at all when i look back, but atleast its still the introduction.. better to have appriciation then Ignorance

I am going thru the same thing with my sister and niece, both jumped the Musicology bandwagon and know I am training them in the ways of Prince..
so..It's cool the Prince Bandwagon has alot of room..

All Aboard!!!

Well, you said yourself it was a kid. Makes sense to me.
There are plenty of artists that I got into late, and then went back and picked up the older stuff. That may have been what happened here, OR it may have been (depending on the kid's age) that he simply didn't appreciate who Prince was until Musicology. It's certainly possible.

We were all new fans once. Everyone needs a way in, shouldn't really matter which album it was (unless it was 1999: The New Master ).

Axchi696 said:

Now that would be something.

Let 'em jump.

sexkitten04 said:

And what exactly is your point? Is it a bad thing for someone to get into Prince's music? Are you implying that you are superior to this kid by virtue of listening to some guy's music for a longer period of time? Or are you just coming out as an arrogant idiot?
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My friend that I gave my extra Musicology CD to LOVES that friggin thing

He used to not really like Prince but for some reason he hopped on the
bandwagon too I think its cute and don't see whats so bad about that

We all heard some album by P that got us hooked.
Mine was Rave and it remains one of my favorite albums today.

Maybe all the Prince hype last year got people interested in the hits of the past. I don't think Musicology by itself made too many new fans.

EvilWhiteMale said:

You'd be surprised. I spoke to a few ppl who genuinely feel it's his best album in 15 years.

Just cause you thought it was garbage really doesn't mean others must've just been brainwashed into thinking it's good.

Some really do just enjoy the album.

PurpleKnight said:

Some also think Lil John's music is great.

So yeah, I guess every piece of crap has a listener.

EvilWhiteMale said:

how would you know

EvilWhiteMale said:

Like you and Korn or Marilyn Manson

skywalker said:

So be it.

OdysseyMiles said:

Now that's insulting. I'm 14, but I absolutely love Prince. Probably because me and my mom were listening to him all as I grew up, and I became addicted to the "1999" album when I was in 3rd grade. She was rockin' out to him when I was in her belly. But, being in 8th grade now, it kind of sucks to see all the bandwagon fans, not for Prince, but for people like Usher,Alicia Keys,etc. I am more prone to liking his worse music and non-popular tracks as opposed to most of his mainstream work.

EvilWhiteMale said:

Exactly--- so why don't you just let people like what they like without shitting all over it. Lotsa of folks dug "Musicology" the album and the tour. So be it.

My neice is twelve and she loves Prince. My brother and I exposed her to Prince's music. Since then, she is no longer just the daughter of a Prince fan, she is a Prince fan. She knows all his music.

RazzBeret said:

When I was in middle school my then best friend Dana, and I were
watching the video for Most Beautiful Girl.. and she said
"Prince isn't cute, he looks like the ratman"

a little piece of our friendship died right there

...okay that was random

skywalker said:

Am I preventing anyone from liking that piece of shit album? They're free to like whatever they like. But I also have the right to express my opinions.

RazzBeret said:

That's great!

sexkitten04 said:

cant believe you are having a go at a kid, u should be ashamed of yourself. Luckily for me my first album i bought was sign o the times purely by chance and incidentally it is still my fav.

i didn't mean to sound arrogant... what i failed to mention was that he challenged me into knowing more about Prince...



and he wasn't a "kid"... i just say everyone's a "kid"

This thread is something else. I've had a few friends of mine pick up Musicology after listening to my copy. They never had a Prince album before that and some weren't really fans but they dug it so it bugs me a bit to hear folks act like Musicology couldn't or shouldn't bring in any new fans. That's plain ignorant.

purplecam said:

"No, you're just being ignorant. They're just ignorant"

I'm glad to hear that he is gaining new fans.
But it does piss me off when my "friends"- who have jumped on the Prince bandwagon are now telling me what a genius he is. And these are the same people who have busted on me thru the 90's because I still supported my man!

EvilWhiteMale said:

No of course your not preventing anyone from liking "Musicology", and yes you are free to express your opinion. However, as usual, you state your opinions like they are facts. You seem believe your view on things is the honest-to-God truth---really it's just talking shit. I applaud your ability to do so, but you still can't prove that "Musicology" isn't a great album nor that it's not responsible for making new Prince fans. You can only speculate---and you do it really well for someone who is being so negative.