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PrintableAnxiety said: AsianBomb777 said: Well, thank you so much for agreeing with me on some of my points. You're opinions seem so enlightened I'm almost overwhelmed. I believe Anx asked why people placed such strong expectations on Prince. My point was that Prince is different, in our minds, from other musicians. Kate Bush could release a 3CD opus tommorow, and I'd never buy it. Fans have a right to expect alot from their heros, and ever much of a right to feel dissapointed if they want to. Complaining about fans who have expectations is as annoying as listening to fans bitch about Prince as far as I'm concerned. We might as well start spewing Love4OneAnother rhetoric about fans who complained about recieving Crystal Ball 6 months late as "haters". We are entitled to our opinions.  nah, let's not take it that far. i'm going into this thread with the assumption that we're all intelligent and self-aware enough not to fall into the tired old "fam vs. naysayer" binary, which i really have no desire to conjure up with this thread, thanks all the same. you're TOAST, bitches!  "Awards are like hemorrhoids. Sooner or later, every asshole gets one." | |
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AsianBoi777 said: This is amazing. I don't eat, breath, or sleep Princely thoughts.
I don't even own 30% of officially released material. I don't even linger in the Prince forums that often anymore. And I love and indulge in other music. But the point is that I do still have higher regard for Prince than other musicians and I can totally see fans wondering what "he's up to" considering his prolific history. I understand he's getting older and all, but I can still understand the wondering that goes on. Since when has it become so appropriate to witch hunt people for having opinions here? . [Edited 5/23/05 18:56pm] i can't speak for anyone else commenting on this thread, but i'm not interested in any witchhunt. i'm just challenging the attitude that a lot of fans seem to have. i'm not saying it's a bad attitude or wrong, i'm just trying to get some perspective on it. | |
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Anxiety said: i do think, however, that once prince gets his way with the whole masters/WB mess or is given a sweet enough deal on a reissues series, the pendulum's gonna swing the other way and people are going to be screeching about how they can't possibly afford to keep up with all the prince stuff flooding the market.
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GrayKing said: Anxiety said: nah, let's not take it that far. i'm going into this thread with the assumption that we're all intelligent and self-aware enough not to fall into the tired old "fam vs. naysayer" binary, which i really have no desire to conjure up with this thread, thanks all the same. you're TOAST, bitches! christ. | |
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AsianBoi777 said: Anxiety said: i do think, however, that once prince gets his way with the whole masters/WB mess or is given a sweet enough deal on a reissues series, the pendulum's gonna swing the other way and people are going to be screeching about how they can't possibly afford to keep up with all the prince stuff flooding the market.
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Anxiety said: GrayKing said: you're TOAST, bitches! christ. .  [Edited 5/23/05 19:01pm] "Awards are like hemorrhoids. Sooner or later, every asshole gets one." | |
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AsianBoi777 said: This is amazing. I don't eat, breath, or sleep Princely thoughts.
I don't even own 30% of officially released material. I don't even linger in the Prince forums that often anymore. And I love and indulge in other music. so why are you worrying about it? you should be okay. | |
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Anxiety said: AsianBoi777 said: This is amazing. I don't eat, breath, or sleep Princely thoughts.
I don't even own 30% of officially released material. I don't even linger in the Prince forums that often anymore. And I love and indulge in other music. But the point is that I do still have higher regard for Prince than other musicians and I can totally see fans wondering what "he's up to" considering his prolific history. I understand he's getting older and all, but I can still understand the wondering that goes on. Since when has it become so appropriate to witch hunt people for having opinions here? . [Edited 5/23/05 18:56pm] i can't speak for anyone else commenting on this thread, but i'm not interested in any witchhunt. i'm just challenging the attitude that a lot of fans seem to have. i'm not saying it's a bad attitude or wrong, i'm just trying to get some perspective on it. Yes, I understand. My reponse on this thread was originally for you. The general vibe of this is that there are tolerated opinions and then there are those those subject to the opinion police. I don't have a strong opinion on the subject one way or another--I just think that we should tolerate those who do. And I was only pointing out what I feel is the stance of alot of those who "bitch". | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: AsianBoi777 said: This is amazing. I don't eat, breath, or sleep Princely thoughts.
I don't even own 30% of officially released material. I don't even linger in the Prince forums that often anymore. And I love and indulge in other music. so why are you worrying about it? you should be okay. Anxiety posed a question. I answered. I wasn't expecting this to digress so quickly into a flame war over who should or should not think this way or that.  | |
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GrayKing said: are you speaking as a fan or his fake psychiatrist here?
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AsianBoi777 said: The general vibe of this is that there are tolerated opinions and then there are those those subject to the opinion police.
I don't have a strong opinion on the subject one way or another--I just think that we should tolerate those who do. And I was only pointing out what I feel is the stance of alot of those who "bitch". s'kinna hard to tolerate the shit when it keeps getting voiced over and over and over and over and over and over, ad nauseam. obviously either people don't get it, or don't wanna face facts. simple as that. | |
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Handclapsfingasnapz said: AsianBoi777 said: The general vibe of this is that there are tolerated opinions and then there are those those subject to the opinion police.
I don't have a strong opinion on the subject one way or another--I just think that we should tolerate those who do. And I was only pointing out what I feel is the stance of alot of those who "bitch". s'kinna hard to tolerate the shit when it keeps getting voiced over and over and over and over and over and over, ad nauseam. obviously either people don't get it, or don't wanna face facts. simple as that. That's your opinion obviously. You have responsibilities here that I wouldn't want. Multiple threads on the same subject I understand should not be posted. But I'm not answering to "tolerating the shit" posted over and over and over and over again. I'm trying to answer this thread and the question Anxiety posed. I think we're losing the focus of the thread when we digress. If the purpose really is to get a clearer undersatnding of why Prince fans think in this manner, maybe we should let them express themselves on this thread in a mature manner. | |
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AsianBoi777 said: Handclapsfingasnapz said: so why are you worrying about it? you should be okay. Anxiety posed a question. I answered. I wasn't expecting this to digress so quickly into a flame war over who should or should not think this way or that. i'm not so sure this is turning into a flame war, though i suppose i can see how you might feel as if you're being targeted as such. you say you're putting yourself in the position of those who "bitch", and i think what folks are doing on this thread are razzing on that position...not necessarily at *YOU* specifically. | |
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