Prince has now gone "viva Las Vegas" UUUUUGH!
Speechless!

FunkshaII said:

That's what I'm talking about!

From today's LA Times Vega$ blog:

http://vegasblog.latimes...._nigh.html

Prince the Nightclub King?

Details are starting to leak out about Prince's plans with the Rio. It looks like Purple One will be taking over a nightclub in the Club Rio space where he will present talent from his label and band roster. How many times Prince himself will appear to perform is unclear. Norm Clarke of the Review-Journal reports that matching the title of his last disc 3121, the club will have a cover charge of $31.21.
(see: http://www.reviewjournal....04439.html)

Norm also reports speculation that 3121 refers to a biblical citation and wonders how the converted Jehovah's Witness will fit into Sin City. I actually think 3121 is a reference to the street address of the house Prince rented for recording some of that disc's tracks. But regardless, God and sex have always mingled freely in Prince's songs in ways that to traditionalists would not be acceptable for a Christian artist. As for his secular fans, they want the hits, good new songs, stinging guitar, Prince's charismatic stage presence and no more movies like "Graffiti Bridge."

The problem I see with this plan is not getting people in the door for a Prince concert, but getting a crowd on the nights Prince isn't playing (which will be most nights). Prince has musically elite tastes from another era that aren't nearly as popular as his own music: classic slow jams, R&B and funk. Prince merges all these genres into great pop hits, but the audience for the unadulterated original music that inspired Prince does not overlap much with club kids. His few stabs at rap and hip-hop have been embarrassments, so I wouldn't expect much of that sort of music at his nightclub.

When I was living in Minneapolis in the '90s, Prince was involved in opening a nightclub called Glam Slam. I went there a few times over the years and outside of a tiny core group of regulars, it was mostly empty, with folks wandering around hoping to catch sight of Prince. Glam Slam was created as a fantasy club out of a Prince universe of images and music that simply did not have broad enough appeal in the Midwest.

Obviously, Las Vegas is a much bigger market for nightclubs, but the essential problem remains: Prince's tastes, even more than his music, are out of step with the times. As a Las Vegas headliner, Prince would be a tremendous success in Las Vegas. But his style, music and taste are all products of another era for a nightclub. Nostalgia is great for headliners with many hits like Prince but it is never a good thing in Las Vegas nightclubs, which derive their vibe by being forward-thinking and looking for the next, newest and hottest of trends.[url]
[Edited 10/24/06 11:36am]

Prince's tastes are out of step with the times? Not sure what they mean by that. We will see who performs but I mean who at this point would not want to play at his club? Can't wait for the action to begin. It's gonna be great!

Sellout?? Lounge act?? I think not... Prince is a visionary... too bad some folks are just too shortsighted to see it.

You should check out the new 3121.com as of this afternoon.

silverandgold said:

Likewise.

Diosuni said:

No... Vegas has now gone Prince... big difference.

Will he then use the email links from the defunct NPG Music Club to let us know about concerts and events? That would only be fair to those of us who've supported him 4 all these years!

To Prince (if you're reading this):

If you are doing Vegas shows, could you please, please do a show the weekend of April 20-22? We are having a meetup of Prince fans in Vegas that weekend, and we would absolutely love it if you could do a show for us.

Pretty please? With sugar on top?

alwayslate said:

tA

Tribal Disorder

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