BigDaddyHQ said:

Don't expect an answer.

BigDaddyHQ said:

okay.. i'm gonna go ahead and say that is the most ridiculous example i have ever heard.

stanleylieber said:

What came first the chicken or the egg.

We don't give Prince money to make music... we give him money because we like the music he makes. You pay a plumber for a service. A musician doesn't owe you anything.

Sdldawn said:

Why because it's true...?

So you know everything you're getting before you pay for a concert...? Hell you're better than me.

Heck 2 hrs... 3 hrs... heck if I know. Am I gonna hear my fav song... or a medley of hits... or something totally new...? i mean...'psst' I guess I just foolishly toss my $77 to the wind not knowing crap like everyone else ..huh,,,?

BigDaddyHQ said:

this sounds like an analogy a third grader would come with.. sorry.

Sdldawn said:

Because it doesn't take anything past a third grade intelligence to see that simple logic.

And its still true.

Sdldawn said:

Then it should be easy to write down precisely (!) what is so ridiculous about it.

P.S.: Big news: You are not forced to pay for the new website! It's not a tax!

Sdldawn said:

How would you know ? You didn't even reach third grade.

Yeah, I'll be really annoyed if these files are DRMd!

P, gimme "The Chocolate Invasion" CD Box Set and "Roadhouse Garden" CD (factory pressed, not downloads, thanks) and maybe you will have my $77,00=.

Maybe.

It's a press release everyone... a press release... What do you expect??? When you go to the movies and see a trailer are you pissed off you didn't see the whole movie?
[Edited 3/17/09 3:46am]

BoraBora said:

I'm convinced Prince doesn't even want you as a member.

BoraBora said:

You do realize prince is the one holding the whip right? You can not buy all the download albums you want. The truth is 99% of fans will buy the whatever music he sells because he got what we want, and we will do a lot for it. Again he's got the whip.

I would like to have the t shirt, but do not care about pictures or videos. I have plenty of those that I rarely watch anymore. The only thing I care about is a concert. I haven't seen him since he last came to Detroit in 2004. If he announces a tour and I see a Detroit date, then I will join to get the presale tickets.

I'm on social security. My hubby works for Chrysler and is laid off all of the time. I told my daughter I couldn't afford a pair of Pastry shoes she wanted for $70, so I'm sure not going to buy myself a website subscription for $77 right now. Personally, I think asking that amount is greedy and a shame.

I've been a Prince fan since I was 11 years old (I'm 36 now). For many years, I thought everything he did was brilliant, but as I'm getting older, he is sure getting on my nerves.

Pay the $77 annual fee to help stimulate the economy a**holes!!! (j/k)
[Edited 3/17/09 3:57am]

rwn said:

I'm convinced too.

dustysgirl said:

People who want to get paid for their work are greedy ? You sure have a weird view of the world.

Genesia said:

You will be standing behind me. I wonder if I can beat you to it, being in Australia and in the future and all

Swa

rwn said:

Wilful idiocy.

wildgoldenhoney said:

Curiosity is one thing and I'm definitely curious, but it won't get me in at zero hour. Any exclusives will be reported here, if they're worth while, and we can join on day 2, 3 etc. If the exclusive first week content is 100 photos, then no. If it's a full length video of the 28th August 2007 Indigo show, then you'll have to cut off all my limbs to stop me joining.

IF the videos are downloadable, I'm in.
IF there's unreleased music, I'm in.
IF he comes to play shows in the UK, I'm in twice.

But for a t-shirt and photos?? Hell no!


Still too many ifs and maybes and if I'm being honest, I'm less excited after this press release than I was before. JUST GIVE ME THE FREAKIN' MUSIC PRINCE!! I'd pay double for regular music like we had year 1 of the NPGMC. I loved the NPGMC.

Very obvious omission from press release, no mention of old download tracks.
Which I think is what everyone wants?

Not a lot there for non-us fans. album download i suppose! at least they are included. Concert exclusives are not relevant if only US based. Couldn't really care less about old photos. Or concert videos to be honest.
Hope to hell they are downloadable if we are paying from them.

?
Puzzled..undecided..seems all a little flowery and non-descript.
Still very annoyed about UK release cost.

rwn said:

People who charge for lifetime memberships then recharge the same people to join again are greedy. People who sell the same item to different people at 4 times the cost are greedy. Greedy and exploitive.

I think maybe you have a purple tinted naive view of the world.


[Edited 3/17/09 4:16am]

TyphoonTip said:

Exactly. People who think Prince has to give everything away for free are idiots.

rwn said:

No one is expecting prince to give it away for free.

rwn said:

Hi P. I wasn't aware you was member of Prince.org.

haven't read all the content here, but... this is nothing new... we've all been here before... and now we have to shell out more money for product. Fair enough. He can't be expected to perform for nothing... so we'll pay our $77 and then, we'll get all excited and for, probably, a month or two, things will be ever-so-rosy... and then Prince will think of something else he can do and he'll neglect and then drop and then criticise those who have criticised him...

Oh, I hope I'm wrong. I hope the examples of the NPG store in Camden and all the websites and all the false dawns - oh the irony - are misplaced fears...

I know I'll be there with my $77 (Shit, is that what he's relying on?) and then I'll hold on to my ass and hope it's a ride that doen't stop when the whim takes Prince off elsewhere.

Rorywan said:

You are the one who has a naive view of the world.
You think that having a lifetime membership to one club gives you automatic free access to a new club starting years later.
You think Prince controls everything. You think Prince controls the international price of the Lotusflow3r CD. He isn't.

P2daP said:

No. I'm usually pissed off that I've seen all the best bits that that film had to offer.

Spanky said:

Although I agree with the idea that we will want to know what we're signing up for, your $100 in 2002 did get you 4 CDs, as promised, plus 2 download albums. (It's believed that Last December was a live album that became One Nite Alone... Live! and Xenophobia became Xpectation).

And, oh but the 'shelling money out for product'... go look at W&L... new album for free streaming, can hear, can decide whether want to buy... Prince, are you listening?