lezama said:

fnksoul said:

She's not under Prince, she under Sony. She's not relying on him for promotion. Not that Sony is any guarantee for success if you look at their roster, but being associated with Prince won't hurt anything.

Even so, why not just say its a Judith Hill listening party? Too pursposely decieve people who took the time to go out there on the back of making it seem to be something else?

If he felt like giving her a bit of exposure then it's the wrong way to do it,

Maybe he's not sure of what he's produced and wanted reactions/opinions on the tracks, that which he wont get from people who live and breathe Prince in Paisley park.

I bet a few left feeling a little bummed out after making the effort to go up there.

The likelyhood is, if he's done this in 2 weeks, its not very good or he's recycled tracks he hasnt used himself.

motherfunka said:

I'm glad I stayed in bed on a cold and snowy Sunday night. I would have been pissed if I would have gotten ready and went to this. I guess it's a good thing they touted this as a private event, because no one else would have wanted to go.

[Edited 3/23/15 10:33am]

Aw c'm'on. Frozen American-egyptian mid-west architecture remains a grand sight to behold, whatever the hour.

There are still door knobs to steal. They must be worth something on eBay.
Maybe not enough for the gasoline needed for a round-trip, though.

Orionforever said:

I was totally hoping this "amazing" news was gonna really be something Amazing...

Such a let down..

Its really sad.. I use to get SO excited with ANYTHING to do with Prince. If he was on a talk show or award show I'd be so excited all day you'd think I was getting married or something...

but the last few years he just seems so blah.....

I know alot of you WON'T agree.. and will start throwing "bombs" at me..

but this is just MY opinion..
Not the world of Gospel..

BUT ~~ I REALLY REALLY wish he'd dump these semi talented Girls... cut his hair back to a "adult" sexy looking style (maybe like the 2004 look)

find himself a REAL band (or even a revamp of the NPG with the hornz and key boards etc)

and get back to making funky awesome music like he always has...

To me he is living in a pretend world...

The 70's hair cut, the 70's clothes.. the girls that dress like 70's hippies..

Sorry.. but I just can't "Dig it"

He has SOOO much talent and he is SOOO handsome and sexy....

but he really needs to look at what he has become..
its NOT a good look if you ask me..

3rd eye girl is very talented, and anyone who claims they aren't either doesn't know music or is a girl hater. But most importantly, NEVER TELL A BLACK MAN TO CUT HIS AFRO!!! Let that man do what he wants when he wants and live your own life. I'm so sick of all the hatred. Why come to a Prince site just to complain about Prince? God is too good for all this negativity.

Go read Jon Bream's write-up. Seriously, it's incredible.

.

Here's a sample:

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“What’s the most efficient way to get this music out?” he asked, noting that the music-bz landscape has changed.
.
Rachel Chazin, a digital producer for Fox 9, suggested Spotify. Prince had no idea what Spotify is.
.
So Chazin, who said she’s 23, explained how the online listening service works, with a $10 fee per month or free music with commercials mixed in.
.
Prince liked that suggestion and asked his associate how long it would take to get on Spotify? “One week,” Guy said. Prince said to pursue it even though he was told that Spotify pays very minimal royalities to artists.
.
Prince was asked how he felt about making music available on iTunes. So he recounted a dinner meeting he’d had with Apple executives in about 2005. He asked what was the biggest selling album at the time on iTunes. He was told 200,000. “The meeting is over,” he said.

.

They're really living in a bubble.

TPvision said:

Orionforever said:

I was totally hoping this "amazing" news was gonna really be something Amazing...

Such a let down..

Its really sad.. I use to get SO excited with ANYTHING to do with Prince. If he was on a talk show or award show I'd be so excited all day you'd think I was getting married or something...

but the last few years he just seems so blah.....

I know alot of you WON'T agree.. and will start throwing "bombs" at me..

but this is just MY opinion..
Not the world of Gospel..

BUT ~~ I REALLY REALLY wish he'd dump these semi talented Girls... cut his hair back to a "adult" sexy looking style (maybe like the 2004 look)

find himself a REAL band (or even a revamp of the NPG with the hornz and key boards etc)

and get back to making funky awesome music like he always has...

To me he is living in a pretend world...

The 70's hair cut, the 70's clothes.. the girls that dress like 70's hippies..

Sorry.. but I just can't "Dig it"

He has SOOO much talent and he is SOOO handsome and sexy....

but he really needs to look at what he has become..
its NOT a good look if you ask me..

3rd eye girl is very talented, and anyone who claims they aren't either doesn't know music or is a girl hater. But most importantly, NEVER TELL A BLACK MAN TO CUT HIS AFRO!!! Let that man do what he wants when he wants and live your own life. I'm so sick of all the hatred. Why come to a Prince site just to complain about Prince? God is too good for all this negativity.

BartVanHemelen said:

Go read Jon Bream's write-up. Seriously, it's incredible.

.

Here's a sample:

.

“What’s the most efficient way to get this music out?” he asked, noting that the music-bz landscape has changed.
.
Rachel Chazin, a digital producer for Fox 9, suggested Spotify. Prince had no idea what Spotify is.
.
So Chazin, who said she’s 23, explained how the online listening service works, with a $10 fee per month or free music with commercials mixed in.
.
Prince liked that suggestion and asked his associate how long it would take to get on Spotify? “One week,” Guy said. Prince said to pursue it even though he was told that Spotify pays very minimal royalities to artists.
.
Prince was asked how he felt about making music available on iTunes. So he recounted a dinner meeting he’d had with Apple executives in about 2005. He asked what was the biggest selling album at the time on iTunes. He was told 200,000. “The meeting is over,” he said.

.

They're really living in a bubble.

haha doesnt know what spotify is? I'm sure NPG Publishing will have been informed that Prince's albums are on there, something like that would I'd imagine be something that would be run by Prince for some sort of sign off?

Doesnt agree with iTunes, but his own publishing company sign off on it being on Spotify streaming for free?

Like you say, living in a bubble,

He really doesnt have a clue, he needs to put his Ego aside and let someone with actual industry knowledge advise him and take it all on board or just say to someone, here is my music, do what you need to do to get it out there.

Great Musician...... Terrible businessman

BartVanHemelen said:

Go read Jon Bream's write-up. Seriously, it's incredible.

.

Here's a sample:

.

“What’s the most efficient way to get this music out?” he asked, noting that the music-bz landscape has changed.
.
Rachel Chazin, a digital producer for Fox 9, suggested Spotify. Prince had no idea what Spotify is.
.
So Chazin, who said she’s 23, explained how the online listening service works, with a $10 fee per month or free music with commercials mixed in.
.
Prince liked that suggestion and asked his associate how long it would take to get on Spotify? “One week,” Guy said. Prince said to pursue it even though he was told that Spotify pays very minimal royalities to artists.
.
Prince was asked how he felt about making music available on iTunes. So he recounted a dinner meeting he’d had with Apple executives in about 2005. He asked what was the biggest selling album at the time on iTunes. He was told 200,000. “The meeting is over,” he said.

.

They're really living in a bubble.

It's a bubble within a bubble because he's just an introvert at heart and plays by his own rules, even when they don't make much sense to the rest of us. I like watching Jester and Danny review the events because they seem to find the positive in every situation. And they don't expect anything from him.

TPvision said:

Orionforever said:

3rd eye girl is very talented, and anyone who claims they aren't either doesn't know music or is a girl hater. But most importantly, NEVER TELL A BLACK MAN TO CUT HIS AFRO!!! Let that man do what he wants when he wants and live your own life. I'm so sick of all the hatred. Why come to a Prince site just to complain about Prince? God is too good for all this negativity.

To be fair.... he gives us alot to complain about.

Michael Haas @digitalHaas

Well it seems that maybe Prince has leaked this album in full? Have a look and you shall find....

the album has been put on the internet by live nation for free it seems

antonb said:

the album has been put on the internet by live nation for free it seems

True...which is nice...
http://www.soulhead.com/2...-download/

[Edited 3/23/15 12:36pm]

antonb said:

the album has been put on the internet by live nation for free it seems

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I wonder if that was the plan. Also, how the fuck is that zip file 1.19 GiB? Even uncompressed an album is 700-800 MiB.

BartVanHemelen said:

antonb said:

the album has been put on the internet by live nation for free it seems

.

I wonder if that was the plan. Also, how the fuck is that zip file 1.19 GiB? Even uncompressed an album is 700-800 MiB.

WAV files,

Sounds good so far! Quite surprised.

Oh man, the write-up at The Current is even better.

.

He pointed up to the studio’s speakers. “How do you get an album like this out quickly, while also recognizing its inherent value? Because this album is expensive. What you’re hearing is money.”

.

Bwahahahaha.

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The Current’s program director Jim McGuinn suggested that maybe the success Prince is hoping for doesn’t happen overnight. McGuinn brought up Adele as an example of someone who went from playing the Current’s studios one year to selling copies of her record to people’s grandmothers the next.

“Would you play the Current?” Prince asked, turning to Judith.

After a long pause, she said, “I’d play Bunkers.”

“I suppose I should have told you it’s a radio station,” Prince replied, smirking.

“Oh,” she said.

.

Bwahahahaha.

BartVanHemelen said:

Go read Jon Bream's write-up. Seriously, it's incredible.

.

Here's a sample:

.

“What’s the most efficient way to get this music out?” he asked, noting that the music-bz landscape has changed.
.
Rachel Chazin, a digital producer for Fox 9, suggested Spotify. Prince had no idea what Spotify is.
.
So Chazin, who said she’s 23, explained how the online listening service works, with a $10 fee per month or free music with commercials mixed in.
.
Prince liked that suggestion and asked his associate how long it would take to get on Spotify? “One week,” Guy said. Prince said to pursue it even though he was told that Spotify pays very minimal royalities to artists.
.
Prince was asked how he felt about making music available on iTunes. So he recounted a dinner meeting he’d had with Apple executives in about 2005. He asked what was the biggest selling album at the time on iTunes. He was told 200,000. “The meeting is over,” he said.

.

They're really living in a bubble.

For once I agree with Bart. Now where can I procure a camel at 3:00 in the morning?

TPvision said:

Orionforever said:

I was totally hoping this "amazing" news was gonna really be something Amazing...

Such a let down..

Its really sad.. I use to get SO excited with ANYTHING to do with Prince. If he was on a talk show or award show I'd be so excited all day you'd think I was getting married or something...

but the last few years he just seems so blah.....

I know alot of you WON'T agree.. and will start throwing "bombs" at me..

but this is just MY opinion..
Not the world of Gospel..

BUT ~~ I REALLY REALLY wish he'd dump these semi talented Girls... cut his hair back to a "adult" sexy looking style (maybe like the 2004 look)

find himself a REAL band (or even a revamp of the NPG with the hornz and key boards etc)

and get back to making funky awesome music like he always has...

To me he is living in a pretend world...

The 70's hair cut, the 70's clothes.. the girls that dress like 70's hippies..

Sorry.. but I just can't "Dig it"

He has SOOO much talent and he is SOOO handsome and sexy....

but he really needs to look at what he has become..
its NOT a good look if you ask me..

3rd eye girl is very talented, and anyone who claims they aren't either doesn't know music or is a girl hater. But most importantly, NEVER TELL A BLACK MAN TO CUT HIS AFRO!!! Let that man do what he wants when he wants and live your own life. I'm so sick of all the hatred. Why come to a Prince site just to complain about Prince? God is too good for all this negativity.

See..I KNEW there would be some one.. So many of Prince's "followers" are so brain washed and single minded... Prince could shit on a stick and they'd call it ART...

I DO know music... I've been around music and such since 1975.. IF these girls were SO hot and talented.. they wouldn't need Prince to push them forward.. they'd of made a name on their own.. I did not say they had NO talent.. they are ok back up singers.. but NOT a bad that a super star like Prince should be wasting ALL his time on.. AND touring with.. I have dated black guys.. I KNOW alot of black guys.. and they agree.. the fro might look cool on him if he was 25..but shit.. he's 56 years old.. AND its too big.. Trim it up.. make it look neat.. (think of him in the Musicology video) that was fine.. really read on Prince sites.. NOT just THIS one.. I'd say 80% of the fans do NOT like his hair that way.. He is too small to have that much a hair..

I am NOT a hater.. Hell I've been a Prince fan LONGER than alot of these Orgers have been alive.. I've been to 25+ concerts, Paisley Park Parties.. I've MEET Prince SEVERAL times.. I love his work.. and I have followed him through ALOT....

but this stage he has gone through since late 2012 is wearing thin... If these young ladies are so talented.. set them free... lets see how far they go with out Prince as their leader... I'd be curious to see it..

and also.. I said this is just how I feel..........

Its the not the words of EVERYONE... if you dig all this.. great.. More power too you.. but I don't .. and reading hundreds of comments all over the place.. alot don't either. PERIOD

BartVanHemelen said:

antonb said:

the album has been put on the internet by live nation for free it seems

.

I wonder if that was the plan. Also, how the fuck is that zip file 1.19 GiB? Even uncompressed an album is 700-800 MiB.

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Of course the zip file is utterly crap, made on a mac and thus including numerous pointless meta folders.

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The WAVs have a 96k sample rate, so they're high-def. They really should have used FLAC to reduce the size.

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Zero information, only that crappy pic is included. Really remarkable how little care there is in this packaging.

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The music is a mish-mash of all kinds of R&B/soul/funk. Ya like Amy Winehouse? Well then you'll like tracks 5 and 9. Want some modern sounds? Go to track 3. Etcetera. All pointless and faceless and mediocre and generic and dull. It is EXACTLY the kind of record you'd expect from a back-up singer with no personality.

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I can't imagine why anyone would pay good money for this record, and I really don't see why The Current mentions her in the same breath as Kendrick Lamarr or FKA Twigs, she's a dime a dozen artist.

Orionforever said:

I was totally hoping this "amazing" news was gonna really be something Amazing...

Such a let down..

Its really sad.. I use to get SO excited with ANYTHING to do with Prince. If he was on a talk show or award show I'd be so excited all day you'd think I was getting married or something...

but the last few years he just seems so blah.....

I know alot of you WON'T agree.. and will start throwing "bombs" at me..

but this is just MY opinion..
Not the world of Gospel..

BUT ~~ I REALLY REALLY wish he'd dump these semi talented Girls... cut his hair back to a "adult" sexy looking style (maybe like the 2004 look)

find himself a REAL band (or even a revamp of the NPG with the hornz and key boards etc)

and get back to making funky awesome music like he always has...

To me he is living in a pretend world...

The 70's hair cut, the 70's clothes.. the girls that dress like 70's hippies..

Sorry.. but I just can't "Dig it"

He has SOOO much talent and he is SOOO handsome and sexy....

but he really needs to look at what he has become..
its NOT a good look if you ask me..

it's embarrasing.one of the greatest of all time

just wasting away before our very eyes.

so unnecesary.

his art is so compromised at this point(even Hannahs husband gets

to be in the band)the remasters done right I feel is the only hope.

there are two Princes.

the one I will always love,

and this guy in 2015.

SignOthetimes1987 said:

Orionforever said:

I was totally hoping this "amazing" news was gonna really be something Amazing...

Such a let down..

Its really sad.. I use to get SO excited with ANYTHING to do with Prince. If he was on a talk show or award show I'd be so excited all day you'd think I was getting married or something...

but the last few years he just seems so blah.....

I know alot of you WON'T agree.. and will start throwing "bombs" at me..

but this is just MY opinion..
Not the world of Gospel..

BUT ~~ I REALLY REALLY wish he'd dump these semi talented Girls... cut his hair back to a "adult" sexy looking style (maybe like the 2004 look)

find himself a REAL band (or even a revamp of the NPG with the hornz and key boards etc)

and get back to making funky awesome music like he always has...

To me he is living in a pretend world...

The 70's hair cut, the 70's clothes.. the girls that dress like 70's hippies..

Sorry.. but I just can't "Dig it"

He has SOOO much talent and he is SOOO handsome and sexy....

but he really needs to look at what he has become..
its NOT a good look if you ask me..

it's embarrasing.one of the greatest of all time

just wasting away before our very eyes.

so unnecesary.

his art is so compromised at this point(even Hannahs husband gets

to be in the band)the remasters done right I feel is the only hope.

there are two Princes.

the one I will always love,

and this guy in 2015.

I TOTALLY agree with you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is how bad it's gotten in Princeland lately...he's giving away an album FOR FREE....and I'm not the slightest bit interested in downloading it.

Thank you Judith, thank you Prince. Sounds fantastic. What a nice gift!

man! i would have loved to go. snow or no snow, it would have been gorgeous to see and hear.

i'm glad that Paisley Park is seeing more action and i think it's great that prince is showcasing new artists. it's got to be hard, being an up and coming musician, finding people to give you a chance to strut your stuff. prince is doing that for people. it's super nice of him and he rocks

I think Prince is a pretty awesome person for doing this for Judith. He put in a lot of his time and energy to produce this album and even his money. Now he is trying to give her some exposure to get the music out. Not many big artists who would do this for anyone. It's called MINNESOTA NICE!

That first track, 'As Trains Go By', is JAMMIN.

I'd be curious to know the stats on backup singers becoming mega superstar selling solo artists.

other than sheryl crow.

does anyone know?

ps: afro

fnksoul said:

BartVanHemelen said:

Go read Jon Bream's write-up. Seriously, it's incredible.

.

Here's a sample:

.

.

They're really living in a bubble.

haha doesnt know what spotify is? I'm sure NPG Publishing will have been informed that Prince's albums are on there, something like that would I'd imagine be something that would be run by Prince for some sort of sign off?

Doesnt agree with iTunes, but his own publishing company sign off on it being on Spotify streaming for free?

Like you say, living in a bubble,

He really doesnt have a clue, he needs to put his Ego aside and let someone with actual industry knowledge advise him and take it all on board or just say to someone, here is my music, do what you need to do to get it out there.

Great Musician...... Terrible businessman

He knows his music's there. His effen website pointed to it. He put on a show for the reporters. And as usual overzealous orgers react without asking if its them who are losing it mentally.

terrig said:

I'd be curious to know the stats on backup singers becoming mega superstar selling solo artists.

other than sheryl crow.

does anyone know?

Luther Vandross, Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey to mind.

XxAxX said:

ps: afro

Is this a Barf or a drool?? LOL