Thread started 01/29/16 9:01ampaulludvig |
3RDEYE TV What a cool way for a superstar to communicate with his fans!
Listening through some of the stuff now and it's really interesting.
http://princevault.com/index.php/3rdEye_TV [Edited 1/29/16 9:04am] The wooh is on the one! |
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Reply #1 posted 01/29/16 9:11am
udo |
It was so cool he did not continue.
And that is typical of the Prince man. Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry. |
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Reply #2 posted 01/29/16 9:17am
paulludvig |
udo said:
It was so cool he did not continue.
And that is typical of the Prince man.
To be fair to the Prince man, it wasn't really appreciated by the fans. The wooh is on the one! |
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Reply #3 posted 01/29/16 11:33am
EddieC |
To be fair to the fans, many of us did appreciate it--however, Prince's practice of having the shows in the middle of the night and not archiving them so people could watch according to their own schedules meant that many people either missed them (so they couldn't "appreciate" them in any way) or accessed them through other unapproved channels (which I'm sure Prince would claim not to appreciate). I did spend a few weeks staying up until 1:00 or so every night on the off chance that he'd do a show, but once I was pretty sure someone else would save and share the things, I decided to give up that little pleasure (since I had to be up at 5:00 in the morning) and just download elsewhere.
And I'm sure that would count against me in Prince's view, but some of us live in his timezone but have non-musician hours. |
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Reply #4 posted 01/30/16 5:15am
trax |
EddieC said:
To be fair to the fans, many of us did appreciate it--however, Prince's practice of having the shows in the middle of the night and not archiving them so people could watch according to their own schedules meant that many people either missed them (so they couldn't "appreciate" them in any way) or accessed them through other unapproved channels (which I'm sure Prince would claim not to appreciate). I did spend a few weeks staying up until 1:00 or so every night on the off chance that he'd do a show, but once I was pretty sure someone else would save and share the things, I decided to give up that little pleasure (since I had to be up at 5:00 in the morning) and just download elsewhere.
And I'm sure that would count against me in Prince's view, but some of us live in his timezone but have non-musician hours.
EXACTLY!! |
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Reply #5 posted 01/30/16 5:20am
paulludvig |
trax said:
EddieC said:
To be fair to the fans, many of us did appreciate it--however, Prince's practice of having the shows in the middle of the night and not archiving them so people could watch according to their own schedules meant that many people either missed them (so they couldn't "appreciate" them in any way) or accessed them through other unapproved channels (which I'm sure Prince would claim not to appreciate). I did spend a few weeks staying up until 1:00 or so every night on the off chance that he'd do a show, but once I was pretty sure someone else would save and share the things, I decided to give up that little pleasure (since I had to be up at 5:00 in the morning) and just download elsewhere.
And I'm sure that would count against me in Prince's view, but some of us live in his timezone but have non-musician hours.
EXACTLY!!
Sure. But there's always someone taping it so you can watch later. [Edited 1/30/16 5:21am]The wooh is on the one! |
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Reply #6 posted 01/30/16 5:51am
PurpleMedley12 2 |
A: There was no announcements or set times for an airing B: When it ran, it ran at like 2-3 in the morning (because fuck people with jobs/obligations) C: No guarantees you'll get something good for staying up so late (most of it was nonsense) D: No archive for those who have stuff to do to want to watch it later
You see why it wasn't appreciated by the fans? |
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Reply #7 posted 01/30/16 6:03am
funksterr |
I usually miss anything live out of Paisley because of the time difference, and the inconsitency of what happens when I do sacrifice sleep to watch. I think the Piano and Microphone event was a missed oppurtunity to promote what appears to be his new business model for touring. |
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Reply #8 posted 01/30/16 6:31am
djThunderfunk
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EddieC said:
To be fair to the fans, many of us did appreciate it--however, Prince's practice of having the shows in the middle of the night and not archiving them so people could watch according to their own schedules meant that many people either missed them (so they couldn't "appreciate" them in any way) or accessed them through other unapproved channels (which I'm sure Prince would claim not to appreciate). I did spend a few weeks staying up until 1:00 or so every night on the off chance that he'd do a show, but once I was pretty sure someone else would save and share the things, I decided to give up that little pleasure (since I had to be up at 5:00 in the morning) and just download elsewhere.
And I'm sure that would count against me in Prince's view, but some of us live in his timezone but have non-musician hours.
Which is exactly why I don't mind getting that kind of stuff from fans that were able to capture it and don't care if Prince thinks we're bootlegging. I'm too old to play his games, and as a fan who has purchased everything he has released (and continues to do so) I think I've earned the right to get to hear anything he puts out there even if I wasn't logged on in the middle of the night to catch it live.
I'm not trying to say that I have a right to rifle through the vault. But, this was officially out there for fans to hear.... IF they stayed up and stayed logged in. I don't buy this "only for the lucky few" trick he likes to pull. I have a job, a family and a life so too bad for me? Yeah, right!
Just sayin'...
Not dead, not in prison, still funkin'... |
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Reply #9 posted 01/30/16 8:39am
BobGeorge909 |
funksterr said: I usually miss anything live out of Paisley because of the time difference, and the inconsitency of what happens when I do sacrifice sleep to watch. I think the Piano and Microphone event was a missed oppurtunity to promote what appears to be his new business model for touring. A new business model for touring? |
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Reply #10 posted 01/30/16 8:56am
funksterr |
BobGeorge909 said:
funksterr said:
I usually miss anything live out of Paisley because of the time difference, and the inconsitency of what happens when I do sacrifice sleep to watch. I think the Piano and Microphone event was a missed oppurtunity to promote what appears to be his new business model for touring.
A new business model for touring?
Nothing complicated.. I just think all signs are that he's planning to tour with the Piano and a Mic concept. It's way cheaper than dragging 5-20 bandmemembers around, so he could probably make more money while giving fans a new reason to come out to the shows. Looks like a new business model for his concerts. |
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Reply #11 posted 01/31/16 7:44pm
Doozer
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If it wasn't for an excellent fan-made "Best of 3rd Eye TV" collection, I would have missed all of this. As a fan since the early 80s I too don't feel a sense of entitlement towards rare or unreleased material, but I also don't have the patience to be in front of a computer at 2am on a weeknight hoping against hope to catch something amazing. This is the kind of stuff that should have ended up on 3rdeyetunes.com so they could be purchased. Instead, fans living in the real world have to turn to free fan releases to hear limited release material. Unfortunate but true. . Since the tracks were released through official means for free, they are a good case for fans sharing with other fans. |
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