berko said:

ah come on, I was only laughing. I'm not moaning or complaining.

Zelaira said:

I want to be clear. I think it's cool what Prince has been doing lately. And it's cool that he is thinking of how to make things better. I just had to laugh about these specific things he mentioned. It's all so unreal and I have become very sceptical of any future events announce by Prince and the NPGMC. So I just had to laugh when I read it.

Man, are all Orgers negative, whiny mofos?

I'm assuming those who are complaining that nothing was announced during this Press Party were not even there. It would be the only way to explain getting a 45 minute concert absolutely free!

I can't understand how some so-called fans can't see that there's two versions of Prince out there... there's the one that we know and there's the one that the rest of the world knows. We know he's been on tour in the past six years. We know he'll perform his hits again (he even admitted it himself during the Q&A). We know he's got a new CD coming out. The press conference wasn't for us (but that mini-concert certainly was)!

The way I see it, the way I think Prince explained it during the Q&A, is that on his most recent tours, the press/media/non-NPGMC members have complained that he didn't play this song or that song. So he's announcing, to those people, if that's you want, well then here it is. This is your last chance. After this, I'm doing whatever the hell I want.

I don't know about anyone else, but I've seen that stuff so many times already that I'd rather him play his "new children" (actually I'd just rather see him & the NPG jam for hours on end). But like he said yesterday, for those of us who are NPGMC members, who have seen these songs countless times before, he's going to update all the hits so we get something new as well.

The mini-show at the Press Party was tight! I saw both the Vegas and L.A. House of Blues shows, and the versions of Sign of the Times and Question of U/The One/Fallin' are infinitely better than they were a few weeks ago. This should be a really fun tour. The big show with all the hits for the masses, and then the aftershows with all the jams for the real fans...

Which one are you negative Orgers? As far as I can see, there's absolutley nothing to complain about...

JoeZeo said:

Then let me explain it:
People expected something firm in relation to a new cd.
A release date.
Something to look forward to.
Thats all I wanted out of the press party.

Sure a little mini-concert was nice
but I work at a desk in Pennsylvania
& in no way am I getting anything out of that press party in California.

I didn't read the account of the press party & think "Great - a new cd in mid-june."
Instead I'm thinking "Gods know when this will ever be released."

Prince has always liked to keep the fans guessing & wondering.
Yesterdays press party was just more of the same.
Only with a mini-concert thrown in.

thedoorkeeper said:

He said he wants to give the ticket buyers a free copy of Musicology bult into the ticket price so if the opening date is March 29 (in Los Angeles), then isn't the release date March 29th?

Jestyr said:

I'm betting that the free cd will be a musicology one track single

....but what do I know?

thedoorkeeper said:

Isn't that why we love him? He teases us every chance he gets, and we keep coming back for more!!! The anticipation just makes it sweeter...

JoeZeo said:

I don't think I love him, nor his teasing. I love most of his music tho'.

Ptownhood said:

Worlds
first
Press
Party
with
no
real
NEWS