"As Trains Go By" will be an instant add-on on our radio shows. Prince and Judith channeling Motor Booty and Bernie Worrell Minneapolis-style.

Thanks for the new music.

I hope somebody posts a video on-line, praising Prince, and when he calls her, she will say: "I want to make an album like the Carmen Elektra album you did!"

That way, we'll at least get something that is fun to listen to.

Or someone who says: "Like Parade!" And then he'll pull out all these songs from the vault...

Orionforever said:

TPvision 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.

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

Orion, I've seen you and a few others complain about Prince on this site a lot. I am not one of those that worships the ground Prince walks on. I just believe in letting people do what they want as long as it doesn't hurt others. How is his band, clothes, and hair hurting you? I wish I had a head full of hair like Prince's so I could still have my dreads. Do people concern themselves with your clothes, choice of friends, and hairstyle? You are too old to be this judgemental. I'll say it again, let Prince be Prince, and you live your OWN life. If you don't like his band, clothes, and hair, don't go to the concerts or listen to their music. Why complain? And for the last time "NEVER TELL A BLACK PERSON TO CUT THEIR AFRO". May God b with us all.

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Pentacle said:

I hope somebody posts a video on-line, praising Prince, and when he calls her, she will say: "I want to make an album like the Carmen Elektra album you did!"

sterling said:

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.

wow, thanks, i knew whiteny sang backup but her family is a special kind of situation....i didnt know that about luther and mariah....

I've yet to listen to the album, but there are two major positive developments already:

1) The latest Prince-protege album is available for free

2) It was released quickly with minimal fanfare or fuss. In fact. most of us didn't even know it existed.

lezama said:

Pentacle said:

I hope somebody posts a video on-line, praising Prince, and when he calls her, she will say: "I want to make an album like the Carmen Elektra album you did!"

You got the juice, you got the juice, baby!

In fact, I'm going to play that right now, followed by one of Prince's last brilliant songs 'Ain't No Place Like U' on Mayte's album.

Pentacle said:

lezama said:

You got the juice, you got the juice, baby!

In fact, I'm going to play that right now, followed by one of Prince's last brilliant songs 'Ain't No Place Like U' on Mayte's album.

WeHeartMusic.com write-up of the evening (or morning as it were...)

Orionforever said:

BartVanHemelen said:

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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.

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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.

2 things:

1 - if Prince brought peace to the Middle East and reversed global warming tomorrow, some people would point out he hadn't cured cancer....

2 - in relation to the actual music, I do feel we've been here before with Tamar. It's not bad, but, for me, it's all a bit pointless...

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In other words: Prince did a Youtube search on his name to see if any fans had posted videos, so he could sue them. Instead, he finds an interview with this gal and presto! she's his latest protege!

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Well sure, Prince, you're moving WAY more units than that, right?

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AMEN!

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Me too.

BartVanHemelen said:

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

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Yeah, this doesn't jive with Jon Bream's observation that "He wasn’t putting on airs or playing games." Seems like all Prince did was give the same ol' nonsense. Mentioning Hill's "analog voice" is obviously without content. He uses "analog" as a buzzword to signify "real music". He uses "major key" the same way - I think it's supposed to indicate that the music he makes is uplifting. Either that or he genuinely believes that "minor keys don't make a roller skate jam", which is an odd thing for a veteran musician to think.

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Andrea Swensson's write-up makes the whole thing seem so amateur. Just hire some people who know what they're doing, jeeez.

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fusk said:

BartVanHemelen said:

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

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Yeah, this doesn't jive with Jon Bream's observation that "He wasn’t putting on airs or playing games." Seems like all Prince did was give the same ol' nonsense.

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These days Bream is so scared of being ostracized from the Park again that he just can't face up to do any real reporting. No way we'd get something as critical as the article he once wrote that ended up in the booklet of The Gold Experience.

BartVanHemelen said:

fusk said:

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Yeah, this doesn't jive with Jon Bream's observation that "He wasn’t putting on airs or playing games." Seems like all Prince did was give the same ol' nonsense.

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These days Bream is so scared of being ostracized from the Park again that he just can't face up to do any real reporting. No way we'd get something as critical as the article he once wrote that ended up in the booklet of The Gold Experience.

Jim Walsh from the St.Paul Pioneer Press did write the article that appeared in the Gold Experience booklet....

3rdeyedude said:

BartVanHemelen said:

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

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Here's a sample:

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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.

I love watching Jesse and Danny's videos. They are always so positive, happy and upbeat. Imo, they are perfect Prince fans, they accept whatever happens and are always gracious and kind. Thank U for sharing your experience Jesse and Danny You really paint a colorful picture for those who couldn't make it. Every time you write I can feel the excellent excitement and vibe U bring to Paisley Park and to fans all around the World.

luvparade said:

3rdeyedude said:

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.

I love watching Jesse and Danny's videos. They are always so positive, happy and upbeat. Imo, they are perfect Prince fans, they accept whatever happens and are always gracious and kind. Thank U for sharing your experience Jesse and Danny You really paint a colorful picture for those who couldn't make it. Every time you write I can feel the excellent excitement and vibe U bring to Paisley Park and to fans all around the World.

I was sent this message. AND I just wanted to personally thank you for your words! At the end of the day, too much madness going on the world to FOCUS on those things. An experience at Paisely is always worth the conversation. Thank you for listening and sharing your comment!

linus4000 said:

BartVanHemelen said:

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These days Bream is so scared of being ostracized from the Park again that he just can't face up to do any real reporting. No way we'd get something as critical as the article he once wrote that ended up in the booklet of The Gold Experience.

Jim Walsh from the St.Paul Pioneer Press did write the article that appeared in the Gold Experience booklet....

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Dammit I should have checked.

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That actually makes more sense.

TPvision said:

hw3004 said:

2 things:

1 - if Prince brought peace to the Middle East and reversed global warming tomorrow, some people would point out he hadn't cured cancer....

2 - in relation to the actual music, I do feel we've been here before with Tamar. It's not bad, but, for me, it's all a bit pointless...

Prince hasn't brought peace to the Middle East. He's been kind of screwing up a lot lately. There has been some awesome songs, but another shit tour that nobody with a real job can take a trip to go see, using Auto-Tune in his music, and having some psycho babble ho bantering on about "MR Nelson, I'm talking over your music so the good quality is not being heard as my annoying voice is over taking it."

So it's ok to bitch about Prince. From 1978-1984 he could do no wrong...and from 1985-1988, he recorded some of the greatest music ever, and teamed up with Warner Brothers to do everything possible to make it sell as little as possible. SOTT would have been a career defining moment for just about anybody else. A sales dud for Prince.

stillwaiting said:

Prince hasn't brought peace to the Middle East.

....thanks for clearing that up...and with a side helping of casual misogyny! You're a star...

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BartVanHemelen said:

linus4000 said:

Jim Walsh from the St.Paul Pioneer Press did write the article that appeared in the Gold Experience booklet....

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Dammit I should have checked.

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That actually makes more sense.

Remember how Prince bitched about iTunes?

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Here's something I read today:

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Beyoncé’s surprise release changed the music industry more than any other album in the last 10 years, but not in the way you may think. When she released her eponymous album at the end of 2013, the reaction was unparalleled. There had been surprise releases before, but none of this magnitude. There were no leaks. No physical copies. No marketing budget. No singles. No streaming. If you wanted to hear one song you had to buy them all. And yet Beyoncé still sold over 800,000 units in 72 hours on iTunes. It was a ***Flawless rollout and an unprecedented risk for a superstar artist in the prime of her career to take.

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There wasn’t a single appearance on a late-night talk show to belt out a single, no billboards or posters, no interviews touting her recording process, nothing. It was a new blueprint for musicians, one that was so intriguing it was studied by Harvard Business School. The classic album rollout protocol — at least two singles, a huge promotional tour, and finally the album release — was turned on its head. Beyoncé put the focus back on the full-length album like it hadn’t been in years. And more importantly it showed that people are still willing to pay $15.99 for a full-length album, especially if they’re already invested in the artist.

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That blueprint has been successfully repeated recently by Drake and Kendrick Lamar, with If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late selling 495,000 copies in three days, and To Pimp a Butterfly moving 325,000 units in its first week. Kanye West has hinted that his next album won’t be announced before it’s released. It’s a brilliant move, and one that more artists will surely take part in. Why pay for marketing when you can let the fans take care of it?

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And a surprise, leak-free release is much easier to pull off without brick-and-mortar retailers. It’s slightly ironic that the entity that killed the album — iTunes — will likely be a main factor in its revival. Apple is going after more exclusive album releases like the deal it had for Beyoncé, and it wouldn’t be surprising if it got more of them. In reality, only a few artists can withstand an album leak and still do major numbers in the first week, making security the most important factor after an album is finished. Not everyone is Taylor Swift — an album leak can and does negatively impact dozens of artists every year. But unlike every album that heads to retail stores on the initial release date, albums released on iTunes first simply don’t leak. And while other platforms like Google Play Music and Amazon Prime Music have similar track records when it comes to securing an album, they don’t have the reach of iTunes, putting Apple in prime position to make those exclusive deals happen.

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Oh look, yet another thing Prince was completely wrong about because he was too greedy.

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Then again, such things only work if the fans are helping the hype. Considering Prince has spent close to two decades pissing his fans off...

, accomplished what he set out to do!!