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Stereogum: Prince Web Presence Leaves A Lot 2 B Desired (Spotlight on the Org) Rest of the story here....this is really bad PR ...I'm sure Prince is not happy with this....
http://stereogum.com/arch...60832.html Now I can see the reason the Website people have contacted the org their jobs and rep is on the line here..... 
Here's what you get -- or don't get -- for your troubles. Via Prince.org user SquirrelMeat: No hard copies of the album? No crimson and clover? No chance to gettickets unless you were lucky enough for the site to work in the first 5 mins? No high res vids? No downloadable vids? No exclusive pics, just 21 night pics? A tee shirt that you have to pay shipping on, and they won't ship to Europe? And the kiss video all chopped up on a screen the size of a postage stamp? Way to go Prince! You did it again! Expect a torrent of abuse! User IstenSzek summed it up best: if you've downloaded the albums, this entire new galaxy is very close to the real outer space: dark and empty Ouch. Prince will promote the three new albums with three nights on Leno (starting tonight) and three L.A. gigs (Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, Conga Room and Club Nokia) all on Saturday. I guess we won't be posting any video from them. [Edited 3/26/09 8:17am] Da, Da, Da....Emancipation....Free..don't think I ain't..! London 21 Nights...Clap your hands...you know the rest..
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LondonStyle said: Rest of the story here....this is really bad PR ...I'm sure Prince is not happy with this....
http://stereogum.com/arch...60832.html Now I can see the reason the Website people have contacted the org their jobs and rep is on the line here.....
Here's what you get -- or don't get -- for your troubles. Via Prince.org user SquirrelMeat: No hard copies of the album? No crimson and clover? No chance to gettickets unless you were lucky enough for the site to work in the first 5 mins? No high res vids? No downloadable vids? No exclusive pics, just 21 night pics? A tee shirt that you have to pay shipping on, and they won't ship to Europe? And the kiss video all chopped up on a screen the size of a postage stamp? Way to go Prince! You did it again! Expect a torrent of abuse! User IstenSzek summed it up best: if you've downloaded the albums, this entire new galaxy is very close to the real outer space: dark and empty Ouch. Prince will promote the three new albums with three nights on Leno (starting tonight) and three L.A. gigs (Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, Conga Room and Club Nokia) all on Saturday. I guess we won't be posting any video from them. [Edited 3/26/09 8:17am] Where's my FisherPrince dig?  | |
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LondonStyle said: User IstenSzek summed it up best: if you've downloaded the albums, this entire new galaxy is very close to the real outer space: dark and empty  omg i got a name check  and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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IstenSzek said: LondonStyle said: User IstenSzek summed it up best: if you've downloaded the albums, this entire new galaxy is very close to the real outer space: dark and empty omg i got a name check You're famous  | |
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IstenSzek said: LondonStyle said: User IstenSzek summed it up best: if you've downloaded the albums, this entire new galaxy is very close to the real outer space: dark and empty omg i got a name check You're now on Prince's Shit List. Congratulations! Christian Zombie Vampires | |
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Can I state the obvious just for a second...
1) He had a website. It worked. You could get the stuff you wanted and poke around. Why in the world he ever shut it down is beyond me. Now he has something that in concept is cool, but is really sub par to what he had. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. 2) Technology has come a LOOOOOG way. Other sites have mastered the art of getting music out there and having video you can watch. For something that supposed to be cutting edge, the basics aren't even there. Christian Zombie Vampires | |
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superspaceboy said: IstenSzek said: omg i got a name check You're now on Prince's Shit List. Congratulations! No matter your age, pursue your dreams so that you will LIVE. | |
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Sterogum? I signed up and got some of the best Prince music made in the last decade. Friends of mine got member tix for L.A. plus 3 free Jay Leno tix. The video section is great (and will be better once they fix it a little).
Nothing to complain about here. | |
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NO T-SHIRT FOR THOSE IN EUROPE !!! Am I wrong here, but ilive in the UK and i understand that i pay $7 for shipping for the t-shirt in approx four weeks time? It allowed me to pick my size too,  | |
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postiepaul3 said: NO T-SHIRT FOR THOSE IN EUROPE !!! Am I wrong here, but ilive in the UK and i understand that i pay $7 for shipping for the t-shirt in approx four weeks time? It allowed me to pick my size too,
No, you're right. The registration stated that shipping applied only to orders from outside the U.S.. | |
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rubymoon53 said: superspaceboy said: You're now on Prince's Shit List. Congratulations! I second that!!!"A Man Can't Ride Your Back Unless It's Bent" MLK 4/3/68 | |
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Hopefully though, some of these issues just have to do with the site being new and a lot of traffic.
Hopefully it will improve with time and work. -you ain't funky at all, you just a little ol' prude! | |
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superspaceboy said: IstenSzek said: omg i got a name check You're now on Prince's Shit List. Congratulations! i'd better go underground for a while and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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IstenSzek said: superspaceboy said: You're now on Prince's Shit List. Congratulations! i'd better go underground for a while ur lucky u are cute Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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IstenSzek said: LondonStyle said: User IstenSzek summed it up best: if you've downloaded the albums, this entire new galaxy is very close to the real outer space: dark and empty omg i got a name check No More Candy 4 U If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot. | |
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superspaceboy said: Can I state the obvious just for a second...
1) He had a website. It worked. You could get the stuff you wanted and poke around. Why in the world he ever shut it down is beyond me. Now he has something that in concept is cool, but is really sub par to what he had. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. 2) Technology has come a LOOOOOG way. Other sites have mastered the art of getting music out there and having video you can watch. For something that supposed to be cutting edge, the basics aren't even there. Exactly! The first NPGMC = took an hour to DL a SONG. It was dial up back then, now the technology is 100 times better. The site looks like a promo tool for the blow hard web designer. What a huge step backwards. Fans downloading files that are corrupt and can't even be unzipped. Fans downloading songs that are not even tagged correctly with artist/song/album. The simplest things that a 5th grade can do..not being done. Prince should ditch the guy that created this site and start from scratch. Ask the fans what they would wish for from a site and set out to please the fans. Instead of having some vehicle for a web designer to show off and mess up all the basics. Do you think P would put up with this garbage if this guy was a member of his band???? Run the web site/business like you run your band P!! creator of lotusflow3r: Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?? | |
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paisleypark4 said: IstenSzek said: i'd better go underground for a while ur lucky u are cute  and true love lives on lollipops and crisps | |
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postiepaul3 said: NO T-SHIRT FOR THOSE IN EUROPE !!! Am I wrong here, but ilive in the UK and i understand that i pay $7 for shipping for the t-shirt in approx four weeks time? It allowed me to pick my size too,
ooooohhh...you toold them ;nod: Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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squirrelgrease said: IstenSzek said: omg i got a name check No More Candy 4 U great, now i'm scared prince will be on the phone yelling that line at me
NO MORE CANDY FOR YOU!!!
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IstenSzek said: squirrelgrease said: No More Candy 4 U great, now i'm scared prince will be on the phone yelling that line at me
NO MORE CANDY FOR YOU!!!
If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot. | |
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Its kind of funny that we think this site is a little place to have a rant about Prince stuff with other Prince geeks.
But times change - the internet amplifies and our private snits get broadcast to the world... | |
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squirrelgrease said: IstenSzek said: great, now i'm scared prince will be on the phone yelling that line at me
NO MORE CANDY FOR YOU!!!
"Hyperactive when I was small, Hyperactive now I'm grown, Hyperactive 'till I'm dead and gone"
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IstenSzek said: superspaceboy said: You're now on Prince's Shit List. Congratulations! i'd better go underground for a while
& congrats  "Hyperactive when I was small, Hyperactive now I'm grown, Hyperactive 'till I'm dead and gone"
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squirrelgrease said: IstenSzek said: omg i got a name check No More Candy 4 U You're also on his Shit List.  Christian Zombie Vampires | |
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Prince is going to totally come after the Org after all of this bad publicity. Don't know what he can do or try to do, but I betcha he will try to silence his critics via his lawyers if he can.
Just watch and see!  * * *
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Can we fix the title of this thread to "Stereogum". There is no website called "Sterogum". Yet. |
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realm said: superspaceboy said: Can I state the obvious just for a second...
1) He had a website. It worked. You could get the stuff you wanted and poke around. Why in the world he ever shut it down is beyond me. Now he has something that in concept is cool, but is really sub par to what he had. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. 2) Technology has come a LOOOOOG way. Other sites have mastered the art of getting music out there and having video you can watch. For something that supposed to be cutting edge, the basics aren't even there. Exactly! The first NPGMC = took an hour to DL a SONG. It was dial up back then, now the technology is 100 times better. The site looks like a promo tool for the blow hard web designer. What a huge step backwards. Fans downloading files that are corrupt and can't even be unzipped. Fans downloading songs that are not even tagged correctly with artist/song/album. The simplest things that a 5th grade can do..not being done. Prince should ditch the guy that created this site and start from scratch. Ask the fans what they would wish for from a site and set out to please the fans. Instead of having some vehicle for a web designer to show off and mess up all the basics. Do you think P would put up with this garbage if this guy was a member of his band???? Run the web site/business like you run your band P!! creator of lotusflow3r: Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?? Ask his fans? Right. I think it should be a no brainer what we want. Music Videos Merchandise News Other artists have decent sites that are easy to navigate, offer up to date news, and music. I appreciate the effort, but it's no way to deliver content to your fans. I have said this before, there ought to have been a straight forward part to the site AND an exploratory part to it. In fact I think it should have been a regular simple site that you get all of the music and merch and tix. If you want to delve into the world and see things like video content etc, THEN you need to unlock that part of the site. Christian Zombie Vampires | |
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NoVideo said: Prince is going to totally come after the Org after all of this bad publicity. Don't know what he can do or try to do, but I betcha he will try to silence his critics via his lawyers if he can.
Just watch and see! God I hope not. This the ONLY place to get any information. Could you imagine if the org were not around on Tuesday night? Prince woulda had folks going to his fr ont door with torches and signs saying "Give me my 77 dollars back!" The org is the only place for Prince news. Period. Christian Zombie Vampires | |
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superspaceboy said: NoVideo said: Prince is going to totally come after the Org after all of this bad publicity. Don't know what he can do or try to do, but I betcha he will try to silence his critics via his lawyers if he can.
Just watch and see! God I hope not. This the ONLY place to get any information. Could you imagine if the org were not around on Tuesday night? Prince woulda had folks going to his fr ont door with torches and signs saying "Give me my 77 dollars back!" The org is the only place for Prince news. Period. Exactly right, and I don't know what he could possibly do, but given his actions in the past - and all the bad publicity surrounding his website launch coming from the Org and being reprinted elsewhere - nothing would surprise me. * * *
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