Love or hate his new music and the direction he's taking, it's different than anything he's done before

the new album is described as mix of hiphop, house, dubstep and whatnot.

He's still not playing it safe at 30+ years after his debut album which is quite impressive

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PurpleMedley122 said:

I'm pretty sure that "chasing the popular trends of today with a 25 year old producer" is the definition of playing it safe.

I see what you mean but the way i see it

Prince doing genres he's not known to do is not playing it safe.

Those aren't the genres his fanbase want to hear him do and theres a good chance

the younger generation won't be open to listen to a 57 year old guy doing these genres.

So in his situation i'd say he's not playing a safe..

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Yes. Prince is brave for releasing some of his most recent music. Very brave.

bluegangsta said:

PurpleMedley122 said:

bluegangsta said:

Yes. Prince is brave for releasing some of his most recent music. Very brave.

My guess is that Prince has given away more free music in the last 10 years than anyone. (Meaning, posting songs on YouTube or SoundCloud, etc. that you could download for free.)

RodeoSchro said:

mikeyaddict said:

PurpleMedley122 said:

I'm pretty sure that "chasing the popular trends of today with a 25 year old producer" is the definition of playing it safe.

Hamming current sounds that he has no connection on is not risk taking. It's just chasing trends. Where he used to incorporate and use anew now it's just sad. What would be risk taking would be to do plectrum electrum the way it should've been done and they hinted it would be. I'm not saying he had to return to the Linn of his sounds of the past - maybe just accept his position and not try too hard or so obviously. It's like when he does 'jazz' it's not really jazz or use the language of that genre - would be the same if he tried to do a trip hop or jungle track. He'd just be mimicking. To call what I've heard so far as brutal, super experimental or whatever hyperbolic adjectives they're using at the moment is misleading an uneducated. I could be proven wrong. But I'm net expecting to hear something like Aphex Twin's hangable lightbulb or even Goldie's Timeless.

Recording a traditional rock album is risk taking?

KingSausage said:

RodeoSchro said:

My guess is that Prince has given away more free music in the last 10 years than anyone. (Meaning, posting songs on YouTube or SoundCloud, etc. that you could download for free.)

I give away a lot of old socks and furniture and whatnot to Goodwill.

And they say "Thank you very much!" don't they, but does anyone ever say "Thank you very much!" to Prince?

KingSausage said:

RodeoSchro said:

My guess is that Prince has given away more free music in the last 10 years than anyone. (Meaning, posting songs on YouTube or SoundCloud, etc. that you could download for free.)

I give away a lot of old socks and furniture and whatnot to Goodwill.

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did you give away your last album for free? what's it called?

mikeyaddict said:

^ yep. Context is everything here. Recording and doing it that way was different to how everyone else was doing it like he was claiming. Going back to the old analogue / tapes / traditional recording was in that context going against the grain and production that is all levels up to ten. Had he done that it would have been 'challenging' for him at this point in his career. Instead. Some of the songs were in that vein and others are best forgotten. Playing it safe / challenging the norms isn't simply about doing your own take on what is current and popular. Melt With U and other efforts he's had a dance music - for me just don't do it. When he's used or done hip hop it's in the same family for me, with roots in funk, rnb, soul etc - which runs through his veins. Getting to house, techno and then dubstep is too far removed. He could do Kanye or Dre kinda sound and be convincing. If he tried to be plastikman it would be horrendous and hackneyed.

I hear you but I think he's played it safe for too long.

ATWIAD and Parade are experimental because he ignored the masses and went off on a tangent. For 20 years he has sat comfortably in the "Pop/Rock/Funk" genres. Rarely trying anything new. With fans hailing "Black Sweat" as "experimental.

There are entire genres of music Prince has ignored. Experimental means trying something new. I would LOVE to hear Prince take on dubstep. It might be utter wank, BUT it might be fucking awesome. We'll never know because Prince obviously looks down on all these different subgenres. He's perfectly entitled to, but wouldn't you rather have a truely experimental album rather than what we all know is coming... Described as "experimental" but only because Josh is producing it. Otherwise it's going to be a pop-funk album heavy on the ballads.

XxAxX said:

KingSausage said:

RodeoSchro said: I give away a lot of old socks and furniture and whatnot to Goodwill.

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did you give away your last album for free? what's it called?

Don't get in the way of people's self-righteous indignation over other people's creative output!

So what the hell do you want? it seems you are not happy with anything he does.

XxAxX said:

that's what i thought. feet standing still, mouth running and running

XxAxX said:

KingSausage said:

XxAxX said:

that's what i thought. feet standing still, mouth running and running

You have thoughts? It's hard to tell from your inane posts. Prince gives away some good music, but also lots of horseshit. Many songs he should give away because they're not worth anyone paying for. He should pay his fans for taking garbage like MPLSound and Planet Earth. He owes us all at least $100 for listening to that horseshit.

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your posts remind me of a kid who enjoys poo painting

XxAxX said:

KingSausage said:

XxAxX said:

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your posts remind me of a kid who enjoys poo painting

I'll take a poo painting any day over MPLSound, Planet Earth, and half the other poo Prince poos out these days.

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yes, clearly your tastes and preferences are inclined in that direction

XxAxX said:

KingSausage said:

XxAxX said:

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yes, clearly your tastes and preferences are inclined in that direction

Yes, I have admitted many times that I enjoy AOA and still listen to it. It makes sense that I would dig a nice poo painting. Plus, I'm stuck in a discussion with you, which clearly marks me as a glutton for punishment.

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oh come on. you love fighting and slinging insults around in here, it's what you do.

XxAxX said:

KingSausage said:

regarding the TCBU remix, my guess is that prince's input ended with the vocals and guitar he (probably) recorded over a year ago. The rest is alllll Josh.

Hey, remember the live stream where we saw prince literally phone it in?