Xjllian said:

And it sold that WITHOUT giving out 2, 3, 4, 5 or even 6 copies to 1 family.

The Gold Experience was Prince's comeback. I wish the media figured that out.

Stupid media!

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kellyann22 said:

Thats gonna be in my top 5 of the worst prince albums

When are you people going to learn that US sales are not the only sales? There are worldwide sales and the album sold about one million copies all in all. An album that sells ONE MILLION copies is not a goddamn flop.

But aside from that it was the record that was released during his WB battle years, things were pretty nasty between the both parties at the time. Remember the magazine advertisement (was it in Rolling Stone? I think it was) WB put out to "promote" The Gold Experience? Nobody was doing the work to get this album to sell, the release was just a contractual obligation. And the Warners even held the album on shelves for almost two years before it finally came out.

The Gold Experience would have been a massive hit (possibly to the level of Diamonds & Pearls - ie 6 million) if:

a) It was released in 1994 on the back of the smash success of the single TMBGITW (No 1 all around the world and No 3 in USA)

b) Prince had then done a proper world tour in support of the album

By late 1995 the general public were confused and losing interest. In 1994 a year after he changed his name to the first album released was Come by Prince which had little promotion! It didn't even include TMBGITW from a few months earlier? The general public thought WTF. By the time TGE was released it was just too late, the moment had passed and neither Prince or WB were interested PLUS people were getting pissed off with a multi millionaire walking around with Slave written on his face!

BinaryJustin said:

When I saw him, he played neither. He did play "Shhh" both times I saw him. He played "Dolphin" AND "The One" at several of the aftershows on the ONA tour. Your argument doesn't hold water. Besides, why does which songs he's playing make for a justification of the albums merit artistically?? If that's the case, then TGE wins due to the fact that he played TMBGITW for four tours in a row. Still, he plays "The One", but what other songs will he wind up playing from NPS?? I kinda doubt will be hearing "Push It Up" or "When U Love Somebody" anytime soon (at least, I pray to God we won't).

You like NPS, I think its craptacular. You hate TGE, I think its easily one of his best albums.Different opinions. Its that simple.

jaypotton said:

Jay,I totally agree! Prince should have NEVER released 'Come' (an overall weak project).Instead,in the summer of 1994,he should have released 'TGE' when these songs were still new and fresh.In addition,the CD should have included strong songs such as "Days Of Wild","Ripopgodazippa" and "Hide The Bone" (which would have been a killer lead-off single).In summer 1994,this album would have been a massive hit,especially coming just a few months after the recent Top 10 hit single "TMBGITW".Instead,the CD came out in late 1995,too late to really make much of an impact.By that time,he and many of his fans (many of whom had been listening to these songs on bootleg for over a year) had lost interest.Another missed opportunity.

DavidEye said:

DavidEye said:

Prince wanted to release TGE back in summer 1994 but Warners wouldn't allow it, as he wanted to release Come and TGE practically together, and they were worried about saturating the market. I guess they should have released TGE before Come ideally. I read they wanted The Most Beautiful Girl to be put on Come to tap into that success but Prince refused, plus they wanted other songs from TGE to be put on Come - in other words, if Prince had backed down and amalgamated Come and TGE into a single album and released it in summer 1994 it might have been a mega hit.

I just bought my third copy tonight.I have to buy it everytime I see it since it's out of print.

rockwilder said:

So no one else can have it?

squirrelgrease said:

I once had a single with Captain Kirk's Disco Trek. (NOT with William Shatner, though.) I wonder why I don't have it anymore?

rockwilder said:

You ever seen the film 'Conspiracy Theory' with Mel Gibson? Where he plays a brainwashed government assassin. He feels compelled to buy a certain book everytime he sees it, though he doesn't know why.

It turns out to be a way to keep track of him.

I'd be worried if I was you...

thepooh said:

i was talking about C&D.

mariahj said:

This is a Bad a$# album it didnt sell much because it didnt have the promotion of Warner Bros. and during the fall out with them!!!!

TGE = awesome.. if you're reading the other forums, I am currently trying to locate it b/c I can't find mine anywhere... (thanks to everyone's help )....~

And to all those ppl that say it sucks.. if you don't like it, then can i have your copy???!!!~

karebear00738 said:

Opinions are like assholes, etc., but someone not liking The Gold Experience is like someone not enjoying an orgasm. I would hope they'd give their copies away (and give up sex, completely). If their taste really is THAT bad, why should they even own such a wonderful disc?!?

Luv & Peace,
Alex
Clubbin' in Mpls/A Night w. Prince
[This message was edited Sun Aug 15 3:16:26 2004 by sloopydrew4u]

karebear00738 said:

http://search.ebay.co.uk/...soloctogZ9
There are always numerous copies available on eBay - I bought 2 last month, one for $7 and one for 1euro!

Sorry my mistake