Ooh wow, a Chaos & Disorder b-side! This is basically a less catchy alternative to The Same December. I mean maybe next he can write a song that rips off other 90's Prince classics like Da,Da,Da and Jughead. Has all that walking around door to door passing out Watchtower magazines made him forget how to write a decent chorus? This song is all pointless, self-indulgent guitar playing without much in the way of real rhythm. I guess this means it's back to playing Let's Go Crazy for the millionth time at live shows. But hey, at least he looks cool in the new pictures.

[Edited 4/29/13 16:12pm]

PurpleKnight said:

Ooh wow, a Chaos & Disorder b-side! This is basically a less catchy alternative to The Same December. I mean maybe next he can write a song that rips off other 90's Prince classics like Da,Da,Da and Jughead. Has all that walking around door to door passing out Watchtower magazines made him forget how to write a decent chorus? This song is all pointless, self-indulgent guitar playing without much in the way of real rhythm. I guess this means it's back to playing Let's Go Crazy for the millionth time at live shows. But hey, at least he looks cool in the new pictures.

[Edited 4/29/13 16:12pm]

BINGO!

Song is a hot mess. He needs a real band, not girls from a high school talent competition. He's trying too hard to seem like he's not trying. It sounds contrived and junky.

I predict a massive flop of an album at a time when a lot of people want real music.

Sad.

iloveannie said:

TheEnglishGent said:

How come?

mp3 vs wav I guess? Or perhaps a disagreement with the closed nature of iTunes vs the open intentions of the internet?

It will probably be m4a instead of mp3.

Damn iTunes proprietary bull...

lastdecember said:

CDS are a huge step back, the myth was that they werent and they were a step up and they couldnt get scratched etc...but even if you protect a cd after awhile it goes, and the sound still is cuting alot out of what was recorded. But theres also a different process now, studios are not like older studios, so whats coming out of studios now already has lost the quality, people are making albums on laptops not studios anymore. Analog studios, like Sound City which made some of the best sonically produced music dont exist anymore, which is why now everything being recorded is way too loud and not mixed properly, not all but alot of it, stop still now the proper ways to mix, but most now went too schools that teach it all the wrong way.

What makes you say this? I started collecting CDs 25 years ago. 99% of them still play perfectly.

Needs more lens flare.

P filmed a video for the song last night, according to Dr. Funk. check it:

http://www.drfunkenberry....urce=pubv1

djThunderfunk said:

iloveannie said:

mp3 vs wav I guess? Or perhaps a disagreement with the closed nature of iTunes vs the open intentions of the internet?

It will probably be m4a instead of mp3.

Damn iTunes proprietary bull...

AAC is not an iTunes/Apple proprietary format. And if you prefer MP3 over AAC, your preference is for the MORE lossy of the two formats.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/w...dio_Coding

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AAC is hardly a "closed" format - it's supported by iTunes on Macs/PCs, Windows Media Player 12, RealPlayer, Winamp, PS3, Xbox 360, Windows Mobile, Wii, Palm, BlackBerry, iPhone, Android, WebOS, Windows Phone, Zune, and others.

.

Further, it was developed by AT&T, Dolby, Sony and Nokia (among others) - wasn't even developed by Apple.

[Edited 5/6/13 10:02am]

totheteeth said:

P filmed a video for the song last night, according to Dr. Funk. check it:

http://www.drfunkenberry....urce=pubv1

Dr Funkenberry.......Diagnosis: FIXURLIFEUP & Be Xtraloveable....

Doozer said:

errant said:

Doozer said:

AAC is not an iTunes/Apple proprietary format. And if you prefer MP3 over AAC, your preference is for the MORE lossy of the two formats.

.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...dio_Coding

.

AAC is hardly a "closed" format - it's supported by iTunes on Macs/PCs, Windows Media Player 12, RealPlayer, Winamp, PS3, Xbox 360, Windows Mobile, Wii, Palm, BlackBerry, iPhone, Android, WebOS, Windows Phone, Zune, and others.

.

Further, it was developed by AT&T, Dolby, Sony and Nokia (among others) - wasn't even developed by Apple.

[Edited 5/6/13 10:02am]

Problem being that while iTunes uses aac encoding, it is in an .m4a conatiner for purchased audio that isn't supported by a lot of other platforms.

Doozer: I stand corrected on the proprietary comment

Errant: Yes. That's what I meant. Thanks.

djThunderfunk said:

https://itunes.apple.com/...d648898827

AVAILABLE 2Day on Itunes

He releases it when everones already forgotten about it.. good job P.

Cuddles said:

well, jack is only 37, let's be fair here, fcuz he's gonna have the edge.

but remember, when prince was 37, he was doin "endorphinmachine"

i don't really understand why people even buy singles on itunes or anywhere else

for that matter (i'm talking digital files).

there's no bsides. so why bother? the album will be released shortly.

i've always liked the album experience more anyway. if it takes a few months for

the album to arrive there's gonna be that single on it that you already know from

months before and are bored of by then.

itunes should try to make artists rekindle the whole 'single with a bside' format

and instead of 1,29 they could simply ask 2 bucks for the single and a non album

track or remix/extended.

that would have made me buy this 'single' in a second. now, i'm just gonna wait

for the album.

Always good news when a song gets an official release

It's not a bad song. Musically funky. Lyrically paranoid. The change of speed at the end seems a bit throw-away, but overall I like 3rdEyeGirl 'sound'.

I like the song, it has really grown on me. But the music distribution is all over the place!

thedance said:

IstenSzek said:

i don't really understand why people even buy singles on itunes or anywhere else

for that matter (i'm talking digital files).

there's no bsides. so why bother? the album will be released shortly.

i've always liked the album experience more anyway. if it takes a few months for

the album to arrive there's gonna be that single on it that you already know from

months before and are bored of by then.

itunes should try to make artists rekindle the whole 'single with a bside' format

and instead of 1,29 they could simply ask 2 bucks for the single and a non album

track or remix/extended.

that would have made me buy this 'single' in a second. now, i'm just gonna wait

for the album.

iTunes offered a "Digital 45" format with B-sides but it never took off:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/168398/article.html

Doozer said:

djThunderfunk said:

Doozer: I stand corrected on the proprietary comment

Errant: Yes. That's what I meant. Thanks.

Thanks, but I'll be happy to speak for myself. Your previous post about AAC being "iTunes proprietary bull" is what I was responding to as being incorrect. As for the m4a container, it's supported by plenty of audio apps/devices: Windows: Apple iTunes Apple QuickTime Player Microsoft Windows Media Player Microsoft Zune Xilisoft Video Converter Ultimate Nullsoft Winamp Media Player Roxio Creator NXT Pro RealNetworks RealPlayer Media Player Classic NCH WavePad VideoLAN VLC media player Mac: Apple QuickTime Player Roxio Toast 11 Roxio Popcorn 4 RealNetworks RealPlayer NCH WavePad Cog VideoLAN VLC media player If it was "iTunes proprietary bull," then it would play in iTunes and only in iTunes. Feel free to shed any additional light on the subject with facts, if you have any to share. Moot point in relation to this thread anyway, as the song never appeared for sale in iTunes or any online music store, including Prince's own.

WTF?!?

"Doozer: I stand corrected on the proprietary comment" means, you have corrected my incorrect statement. Based on the bolded parts of your comments, I'm not sure you get that...

redflag said:

IstenSzek said:

i don't really understand why people even buy singles on itunes or anywhere else

for that matter (i'm talking digital files).

there's no bsides. so why bother? the album will be released shortly.

i've always liked the album experience more anyway. if it takes a few months for

the album to arrive there's gonna be that single on it that you already know from

months before and are bored of by then.

itunes should try to make artists rekindle the whole 'single with a bside' format

and instead of 1,29 they could simply ask 2 bucks for the single and a non album

track or remix/extended.

that would have made me buy this 'single' in a second. now, i'm just gonna wait

for the album.

iTunes offered a "Digital 45" format with B-sides but it never took off:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/168398/article.html

man, i guess that means the old single concept is truly dead

elvis5555 said:

So is it actually finally on iTunes ? I'm scared to look.... I'm sure he will perform it at the billboard awards... But: Where is the promotion? Commercials? Advertising? I love this song. It goes hard, it's got the harmonies, it's cool, original.... Why All The Hate ? Love4oneAnother

That would require a promotional budget... and you KNOW Prince is TIGHT with his money. That's why the videos look so cheap unless someone else is footing the bill.

So does this mean he's abandoned the 3rdeyegirl.com wordpress site?

love4a1000yrs said:

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