rialb said:

Actually, here's what he said:

"Oh, he hasn't been on one of those three for at least a decade."

Thus, he was wrong. I know it sounds petty, but with mr. Van Hemelen, it's all about details...
[Edited 7/14/09 7:18am]

I think the problem is quite obvious.

Compared to the early NPGMC days, the internet has changed. There is stuff like youtube. An artist who wants to use the internet the most efficient way in 2009 needs to be relaxed about copyright issues here and there and maybe even needs to give away something for free here and there.

Prince simply isn't willing to work like that. He wanted to use the internet on HIS terms to play the game as he wants, instead of being controlled by a record company.

Now he has to realise that the internet uses HIM on its terms. So he started fighting windmills instead of rethinking his point of view.

He felt like he had to do lotusflow3r.com. On top of that, he may have liked the design. He never cared about the functionality of the site or its sense IMO.

Just my

Oh, and the whole Prince vs. NIN thing really becomes lame. We get it, Trent Reznor is superior when it comes to using the internet. That's o.k. Now, if he could make some music that would interest me in any way, I could be really happy about his web presence...

EmancipationLover said:

It's not just Prince vs. NIN. It's a lot of things that Prince could be doing differently (and that is NOT referring to the music itself).

NIN gives away whole albums on their website, but offers physical versions for anyone who wants to order them (as well as LPs). Not only that, but the downloads themselves are offered in the highest possible formats available (HD WAV, FLAC, Apple Lossless).

Dave Matthews Band actually encourages their fans to record their live shows! They have a rule that those recordings are for personal use only, and not to be sold, but how cool is that?

Pearl Jam was selling CDs of all of their lives shows for a while. No fancy album artwork or packaging, just the music recorded and unedited. Of all the performers I know, Prince would benefit from this the most.

The list goes on, but fan interaction is the key. Regardless of how good your music is, you're nothing without fans.

And, even Trent Reznor agrees that music should be given away, and you make real money off Tshirts and deluxe editions. Given the whole recent LF T-shirt debacle, Prince can't even get that right.

Se7en said:

You're right. Spot on. But that was not my point. My point was that we got it by now that Prince doesn't handle his internet activities porperly, so why



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