I won't judge her, cuz I still haven't listened to her cd.

mzsadii said:

yeah she IS being measured (compared) to the ladies in his past. too bad for her, but she had to know it would happen.

i honestly do enjoy listening 2 her cd..if it wasn't 4 prince's involvement of producing, adding vocals, instruments, song writing and his style i really wouldn't b paying attention 2 her. She's better off sticking 2 being a back-up singer, modeling or a video model

Bria's cool, and part of me wants to see her do some wild sexy dance routine to one of her songs, shake what her momma gave her, we should see her expressing her musical talent

As a singer...shes medicore.
As an entertainer...shes missing in action.
unless you count that off beat wanna be sexy dance from a couple years ago.
As a person...shes caniving,sneaky,crazy,weird,jealous,did I mention jealous,insecure(b/c she has every reason to be but still...using his own people against him?).
sorry to say but i just am not feeling this chick.
no,im not jealous bria.
i know its coming.
you and your gang of fans aka naive ass kissers/
your own randomly chosen usernames with the same IP need to leave the org alone.
give me some drums somebody!

purplemaniac1992 said:

First, thanks to the mods for moving the thread.

Secondly, there are a number of people who have said over and over again that they like the cd, and what does being a "Prince girl" have to do with anything? Does it grant one some special privilege?

Third, as you have read, there's people who believe that some of the posts within the past couple of months by brand new members on the Bria topic are suspect. That's all I'm gonna say about that since I'm not accusing anybody of anything. Suffice it to say that people resent what they percieve as manufactured praise.

Forth, how does stating hatred for Tamar make Bria's cd any better or worse? I don't see how the catty comments help her.

Finally, while not exactly memorable, the cd is pleasant enough so at least that's something for her to build on. I wish her well so here's a few suggestions...

Sometimes it's helpful for a person to examine the constructive criticism they get and look for ways to improve. Dwelling on negative comments is a waste of time, however.

Prince used poor judgement when he initially compared her to Sade because he basically set her up for an unfavorable comparison. It would have been better if he had emphasized her sound as something fresh/new.

Speaking of Prince, there have been many observations, for and against, regarding his mentoring of proteges over the years. Whatever the case, anyone associated with him would be wise to study his work ethic. As wonderfully talented as he is, he didn't get where he is today by goofing around, he earned it. A lot of serious practice and study helped him to achieve his goals. He didn't have any special privileges, he had to prove himself. If that were not true he would still be playing in Andre's basement. Someone without his natural ability needs to work ever harder...all he can give them is the opportunity.

I don't know if Bria intended to record a cd just for the heck of it or if she wants a long career in entertainment. If it's the latter, perhaps a vocal coach is a option? A coach could help her to broaden her range, make her voice more interesting and give her more of a singer's perspective on performing, (no disrespect to Prince and Mr. Hayes). Even the best singers are always finding ways to improve, nothing wrong with that.

That would be time better spent for someone in her position. Good luck to her.

Hopefully that answers your question.

I like her CD. I agree about the last two songs being the stinkers. It's a relatively good CD.

yes and i wasnt hating on tamar entirely i was just sayin that i didnt care for her cd it was kind of lame to me...Bria though shes fresh,sexy,and a new protege and she must have done something to make prince wanna produce her album...so i think that she deserves props for giving the music biz a shot and just think when prince first came out he wasnt all that big and then when controversy came out his name spread and when 1999 came out he was a superstar and when purple rain came out everyone knew who prince was....so give bria a chance after all this is her debut album so give her time and see if she doesnt get better over time...only time will tell and i wish the best of luck to you bria

If Prince could just do something about his biggest weakness; making music with only extremely pretty women, and instead focus on some of the thouands and thousands of talented people out here (including avarage/ugly looking women) that would truely challenge him as an artist/person! Maybe the result would even be something very different from the ordinary moaning/sex songs..

Anyway, Prince should definately chose a REAL talent to work with - someone like himself!
[Edited 4/13/09 6:48am]

I like Bria's cd and hopefully we will get to see her perform soon.I think any woman that Prince shows that much interest in will be the target of much dislike just because he's showing interest in her.

jackblack said:

technically you're right, though let's face it: bria's not getting the same push that tamar got when prince was trying to foist her upon the world. i feel like we really got a full, 3-D sense of who tamar was as a performer, what her inspirations were, how she viewed her working relationship to prince, and where she wanted to go with her career. there was a sense of persona to her, and i feel like she got a lot of exposure. i couldn't tell you one thing about bria. well, nothing fit for print, anyway. she needs to do something to give her some personality, something that will make people talk about her being something other than the newest notch on prince's bedpost. i'm not seeing that yet. where was she during the leno shows??? where was she during the march 28 shows??? ya know?

Anxiety said:

you hit the nail on the head. i like her CD but so far Tamar has made a much stronger impact on me from seeing her performances on TV and live in person.

zoetruluv said:

If you have to say it then you are....

i think in terms of singing she sounds better than most of the women prince has been a protege of in the past:
Mayte (lovely girl couldnt really sing)
Carmen
Jill Jones
the list continues

not saying they didnt have ''stage presense'' but their voice wasnt as good as bria

Erika2k8 said:

jill jones can sing circles around bria.

i loved mayte her voice was cool and technically he had the hots for her when she was 16 so he married her at 18 so they had chemistry from the beginning so i liked mayte she was cool

purplemaniac1992 said:

she might not have been a great singer, but i think she was and is a really good performer/entertainer. i also think she was a good influence on prince.

Anxiety said:

purplemaniac1992 said:

That's your opinion. Bria can't carry a tune in a basket and Tamar would blow her ass outta the water running scales. So say what you really mean.

langebleu said:

Don't hold your breath either cuz girlfriend suffers from serious stage fright. While Tamar is a natural performer and held her own with Prince on stage.

I love Bria. She's gorgeous and doesn't seem to try to get in the light no matter what. I like her discretion too.
I am not crazy about her voice but that doesn't say I do not like her.

paisleypark4 said:

my ass.
i have to say it because bria will reply with "youre just jealous".
or are you ms.fuentes 2?
i really cant keep track anymore.
[Edited 4/13/09 13:19pm]

zoetruluv said:

i've met paisleypark4. he's not bria.

SCNDLS said:

she can't sing live for shit. case closed.

babynoz said:

Very well said, beautiful...I see you nad uor + sign today:) I don't know why people felt he said she sounded like Sade, what I do recall was " We were tired of waiting on a Sade Album"...hmmm. One could take this alot of ways, however we never elabirated on what exactly he was meaning by this, so any paraphrasing is pure specualtion.

She's Cool. People are just Mean and women Jealous she is with Prince.

I like her

DesireeNevermind said:

Shit, she can't sing in a studio.

Tamar was hated on 10x more than Ms. Bria.

Chicks that thought they had a chance with Prince because they have the "Prince girl" looks were pissing in their pants and jealous when Prince showered Tamar with all that attention.

Many felt she was unattractive and couldn't sing. Well, what I always wanted to know was what those people, that viciously dogged her out, felt caused P to be drawn to her.
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