Sooooo we have payed $77 and not much is going on.

And I think the membership lasts...a year? Am I right on that?

Anyway, Do u think NOTHING will happen for the next year, so then we will all have 2 subscribe again to get all the crazy good stuff?

NO! I hear u all cry! I will never join again!!

But then someone on here will join again and tell everyone how wonderful it is and then we will join again for another year and another $77 is in the BIG Purple Bank.

SCAM??!! I THINK SO!

Ur thoughts?

It's stupidity if they put effort into it, yet do not deliver.

Many people would join if they offer more. We will see.

NPG Music Club was good. Nice prices for nice stuff.

seems like this club is nothing more than a message to bootleggers and sites like housequake and youtube

that message is

"here is my art, on my own website - and people pay for it - like they should"

ROFL, the message was more "I need to buy Bria a new dress, let's milk the fans for some cash, hmmm, ah, yeah, I know, create a website with stuff available at target for $12 and dodgy old videos, yeah, that'll work".

Ka-ching ...

Sophianestesia said:

I bought some stuff from the NPG store.

How many times, how many threads are people going to complain about the same old thing.....broken record.

profratigan said:

because there is nothing else to report in this forum. how to discuss a website where nothing happens ?

SexyMotha said:

I am not in any way endorsing such behaviour but if that is Prince's plan I think a lot of fans will feel justified in finding other ways of getting "the crazy good stuff."

japanrocks said:

Oh fucking please!!! Stop rationalizing!!! If there is a message behind this shit, it most certainly is NOT to bootleggers, Housequake or Youtube!!!

It's to all those that joined and it's LOUD AND CLEAR...this is what Prince thinks of you:

Well I can say with complete seriousness. I will NEVER pay Prince a another $ for anything online. I would buy actual items from an online store, but he has burnt my fingers for the last time with Lotusshit. He has also made me hate the albums.

For me princes music was always more than just music, there was an association, a coolness. I don't know.. just something.

I listen to these new albums and the feeling I get is one of greed, negativity and being ripped off. Now don't get me wrong, it's not the 77$. I can easily afford a lot more than that. But thats not the point. It's like someone spitting in your face. Complete utter disregard for other human beings, let alone so called fans.

A lot here might find my comments a bit strong. In actual fact I really couldn't be assed. Its just music, its just a silly website. But thats what makes me sad. I never thought about Prince like that before. It was never just silly anything.. I adored his music whilst growing up. Its always been there. But that is how I feel about the whole fiasco. If I'm asked..
[Edited 6/5/09 7:23am]

Rorywan said:

I see your point. Especially there, on the highlighted words. It's not the money, it's just the principle from what everything spawns. Many other artists have good websites U can access just by clicking, and then U see pictures, videos, listen to music, buy music, dvd's, merchandise and so on...
As far as it may be visually attractive, lotusflow3r.com does not offer much.
And I'll repeat this at the verge of annoyance: the Prince Opus is a waste of time and money.
I mean, who really needs that kind of thing?

The new albums are good, the main opera, Lotusflow3r, being the best of off the three, but then, what new stuff do we have?

I'm a nostalgic for definition, but nowadays the only cure are my old vinyls from the 80s.

profratigan said:

Anyone.....and I mean ANYONE who would join another Prince related Web venture without knowing what they are getting is a FOOL.
The Lotus web project is a complete waste of time and money.
[Edited 6/11/09 7:22am]

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

You really are a sad case, ur not even a member on LF, how do u know what he thinks of us u tosser - u got a filthy mouth too!

profratigan said:

I agree

Rorywan said:

Absolutely! I couldn't have said it better myself, Rory. Especially the part about it tainting the music I physically can't listen to these albums any more, like you said, 'the feeling is one of greed negativity and being ripped off'. In fact, I've pretty much stopped listening to him altogether now, it just sticks in my throat now. I know that this is all pretty petty stuff to some, but to me, it's the principle and Prince has always held himself up as a model of a 'Man of Principle' Pffft. It seems to me that this was his way of getting the hardcores to pay for any shortfall in sales of the 'cheap' Target cd's.

The only way that we differ is that I couldn't really afford it, (2 young kids and a failing business) but I don't go out, drink or smoke, so I saved up, thinking that this would be a nice little luxury for myself, that it would be worth the money as it'd be a gift to myself that would 'keep on giving'... how wrong was I? I am actually severely pissed off. I think that Prince is a fuckin' hypocrite - singing about 'hard times' and 'the man' etc in Ol Skool Company, then he goes and fleeces his fans like that.

I was completely naive in thinking that Prince gave a flying left bollock about his fans and I cuss myself about spending that money on that website - I'd have been better off spending it on having a nice day out with my daughters and to that end, unless he gets his act together on this site, then I won't be parting with another penny on him - ANY future music and DVD's etc WILL be obtained through bootleggers.

So there.

MrsGoodnight said:

it's just not nice.
I feel ur pain.

Dimitri10 said:

I'll gladly talk about good news, but there hasn't been any in quite awhile.

RodeoSchro said:

Dimitri10 said:

I second that. i mean why do they even bother? that so called hater routine is sooooo dayum old. Need to get some positivity in their life..gonna get an ulcer.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

your such a cow.