1st piece: http://www.darkhavenstudi...tofprince/

2nd piece: http://www.darkhavenstudi...e/piece_2/

I happen to like the 1st one. (= monaco concert poster)
[Edited 11/17/09 5:50am]

Duccer said:

Not really digging these, I think I would rather pay the artist for the Coachella art...these look like he did a live trace in illustrator from a photo...and especially the price he is selling it at...

do you think maybe, just maybe, that we shouldn't be so eager to swallow every piece of bait Prince throws at the public?

Beatles fans get box sets

Beck fans get new music off his web site for free

Bjork fans get endless singles and remixes and B-sides

Hendrix, Grateful Dead and Doors fans get official bootleg releases

Bob Dylan fans get quality music both old and new

Led Zep fans get multi-DVD concert releases

Michael Jackson and Madonna fans get tons of stuff (albeit not that well thought out, yet they get it all the same)

Pearl Jam and Black Crowes fans get instant concert CDs

Miles Davis fans get endless box sets and lately a 70+ CD/DVD box set with original replicas of album sleeves

and what do we get? please tell me? I joined here to have a voice, I have listened to Prince since the early 80s, saw Purple Rain in Los Angeles when it came out, saw him live in 88 and 92, bought all the music he put out, but never ever any merchandise.

I stupidly joined Scrotusflow3r.com and have basically forgotten about it. I just don't ever sit on a computer and watch Prince videos, wear t-shirts or stand in line to buy a ticket (not for anybody). I just want the new music I love, and it isn't happening,

realm said:

I bought one from the NPG catalog for $50, more expensive than the $7 at Celebration but the air fare from the UK would have bumped up the price

Even at $50 it was a bargain compared to the $1000 they are asking for these pics

FunkyDissCo said:

All that matters are the terms of sale and service on lotusflow3r.com :
http://lotusflow3r.com/terms.html

And becauese I learned my lesson well in the past I didn't believe the hype. All your hopes you projected on this site were just wishful thinking, but nothing more concrete than the album download was promised.

FunkyDissCo said:

Ok, agree Lotusflow3r doesn't spoil us as we are used to. But cause things are slow, doesn't make me think we will not get more in future. Prince will always produce music. Maybe we are too greedy, and he decides to give "no more candy" (quote of this song): Too much haters on the internet !!!

But did all artists above produce about 40 albums since 1978. Look at your CD and VHS/DVD collection, we've got lot of exclusives.

Crystal Ball; Chocolate invasion, C-Note, Xpectation, The slaughterhouse, 11 1-hour audioshows, loads of weekly video's en downloads during npgmc; we've got frontrow-tickets, we've got acces to soundchecks and aftershows. CD's for free at concerts, concerts on TV, exclusive vinyl releases.

Maybe if we back off a little the man will step forward again. I hope and trust on that

also you did read what you would purchansing before you signed up correct. So you knew well in advance what you were getting, also the website delivered on what it promised

1paradise said:

Really? Did it really go that way? Why is everyone complaining then ??
[Edited 12/10/09 11:47am]

Now I've seen everything! An art exhibit of Photoshop work? Wow!

Whoever wrote the description of this thread that's on the home page is genius.

Soulstar77A said:

Not 'everyone' is complaining. Some Prince fans will bitch about everything he does if it doesn't fit into their mold of how he should be doing things.

Do I wish we had more new music? Yes, but that's a given. But I do think they've supplied what was implied with the membership.

Serena said:

By that logic...Prince doesn't have to put anything else on the website ever and he can still charge his subscribers 77.00 annually.

So how many years would you non-complainers remain silent on that?

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

I don't know how you got there from what I said. I said they've posted what they said they'd post for this year's subscription and we still have months to go. Hopefully we'll get more before it ends. If they do another year, then of course new content would be expected.

Would I like better quality videos to download and keep? Yes, but that was never part of the deal anyway. Is it everything I'd hoped? No, but considering I've read what some other, not nearly as talented, people charge for their sites, it's ok.

Serena said:

If they've already as you seem to think "supplied what was implied with the membership" then the only thing left to do is...as was clearly stated, charge 77.00 annually for the membership.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

I mean they've supplied what was stated for this year's membership. If you mean a recurring membership, with no new content added, then no I wouldn't want that.

Serena said:

I don't know what he's going to do with his site and honestly, since I didn't join it, it's really of no consequence to me. However, I have noticed that when the people that are dissatisfied, speak on it, there are those that like to think, "they supplied what was implied with the membership" and quote the agreement.

I'm simply pointing out that if y'all really want to go by that, then Prince doesn't have to do anything else with the site...ever...because as y'all like to point out, that was never implied. Although, he did state very clearly that he was going to charge 77.00 annually for each membership.

Miles Davis fans get endless box sets and lately a 70+ CD/DVD box set with original replicas of album sleeves

pacey68 said:

I gotta stack of them from the Celebration for $7 each. Yeah! $1000!!! LOL You can get this sort of stuff from the Bowie site and its always signed by Bowie.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

So what? If he doesn't update it then people won't rejoin. What I don't get is why people who didn't join, spend so much time complaining about something that doesn't concern them. But, then they start begging people for the content they aren't supposed to get.

No, but considering I've read what some other, not nearly as talented, people charge for their sites, it's ok.

Serena said:

Talent has nothing to do with it. IF you want people to pay you need to provide content. LOTS of artists provide FAR more content and charge nothing.It's not like - oh, you're more talented, so feel free to do less for your fans and charge them a ridiculous fee for n real return. Which oddly brings us back to $1000 for a print....lol.

PS- I KNEW better than to join. Call me jaded, but I was right.