japanrocks said:

Right - who gives a damn about what Stereogum says anyway? How many people in the US even see this? THis is publicity that Prince does even know or care about.

It's awesome that everyone has such high xpectations of the man. I'm sure Camille is loving it, but I think the truth is much more...average. I'm starting to see Lotusflow3r in the same light as George Lucas and the Star Wars prequels, or The Warchowskis and The 2nd two Matrix movies; fan xpectations are so high there's no way he could possibly measure up. Now I'm not saying that the technical issues they've had with the site are excusable, but IMHO they are forgivable. I feel for you people not in the US, I hurt for the others who are still having trouble downloading albums. It ain't pretty, but it's gonna get better.
I remember when I finally got my copy of Crystal Ball and they had included an extra gift in the box as a sort of "thanks, sorry this took so long" kind of gesture. Maybe they will do something similar this time around. It's always been my opinion that for 77$ he should have sent a hard copy of the albums. I'll hang the T-shirt next to my 3121 hoodie though, maybe wear it to a show if the man ever decides to go back on a US tour.
I gotta say thanks to all y'all, the last few days would have SUCKED if not for The Org.

stanleylieber said:

i guess it's a coke vs. pepsi thing, then.

Alexandernvrmind said:

So when do they fix the corrupt files? Sunday???

realm said:

Well it's not that the source files are corrupt, it's that the server connection gets reset while you are downloading and your system thinks the download is complete when it really isn't. This is why you can make multiple attempts to download them even though the terms of service say that you can only download the files once; because as far as the servers are concerned you haven't downloaded them yet! It's totally on them for why this is happening but I just had to chime in with the why and the how-it's not that they are purposely putting up corrupted files.

terribleg said:

Not true.

2 computers. one wouldn't open the files. Moved it to laptop with Vista and it extracted them.

Not purposely done but sloppy.

realm said:

Whoa. Ok I stand corrected!

terribleg said:

Also you can download the files multiple times - nothing on the servers end stopping anyone. Which will be worthless to some as the files are corrupt on some systems!

They botched it all up. Complete failure.

well-how hyped was i when the site finally went on-but how disappointed am in now i've spent close to £60!
unwatchable videos and downloading 3 empty unopenable albums!
tryin in vain to still download both formats yet nothing
surely if websites have come such a long way then proofing and testing them ain't so hard before launching!?
one fed up fan

LondonStyle said:

God and Squirrel got mentioned!!!! Notice how reputable reporters know to stay away from fams?

Paris9748430 said:

And yet, here you are participating

Alexandernvrmind said:

Did they just lift the comments off Prince.org or did Isty and Squirrel actually interview with the publication?

Guys?

superspaceboy said:

I think it might have been worth the $77.00 just to be on that list!

terribleg said:

The man?
The site is just technology, sir.
Beyond the flash it is stuff that has been working like that for at least the past 10 years.
So in those basic elements need to be the basic necessities.
Security, stability...

udo said:

How can people expect such failure from a man who is a perfectionist by nature? Prince needs people pushing back cuz just imagine the products and the quality if he was pandering strictly to fams!

I guess I'm not going to be on Prince's christmas card list.

SquirrelMeat said:

I'm so jealous!

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Don't be. It will probably be an E Christmas card, which he'll charge me $100 and it will fail to download. When it finally does, some of the words will be missing because he'll be holding them back for the retail version.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Prince fines his musicians for wrong notes...his web designers should be bankrupt by now.

Mars23 said:

SquirrelMeat said:

superspaceboy said:

Well for wot its worth. I love the new site. i just joined up. No problems at all. Sign up, downloads, videoes, everything worked like a charm.

Im very happy. The music is excellent, really loving the new trax. And for less than 1 British pound a week, i feel its worth the fee. Times are hard but i mean you probably pay coca-cola more than £1 a week, so well done Prince. You have at least one happy customer here

Yall are inpatient. Chill people! We were all so excited and worked up for the new site to "launch". People frantically signing up and not getting in. The clock not ticking as it should (or going backwards) and all the other issues. We all need to take a deep breath....in thru the nose out thru the mouth. People are acting like crack heads who lost their supplier. It's gonna be alright everyone. I guess people think he should cancel one of his many concerts and come running to the server farm or the web designers house and make everything all better.

I agree it shoulda been designed better. Shoulda been tested more or some thing before it launched. People are complaining not even a week into it that they aren't getting their monies worth. We have a year to go. I expect that this is not every thing. I believe that we will get our monies worth of purpley goodness.

We all appreciate Prince. Some feel they have been burned in the past from some of his other projects. But I think Prince has felt burnt too. We should be more supporting, encouraging and patient. We should believe that Prince is a perfectionist and will be kicking some web designer butt when he is done with the shows. Personally I accept Prince (warts and all). I do not believe he is trying to somehow scam me out of my money. I trust that Lotusflow3r.com membership is going to be well worth it. Naive? maybe.....we shall see I guess.

IstenSzek said: