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Thread started 11/20/05 4:05pm

stinka

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Career move that Prince's shouldn't have made?

If there was one career move that Prince shouldn't have made back in the day, in your opinion what would it be?


For me, it was pulling the Black Album...

A close 2nd for me, would be adding Larry Graham to the group.
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Reply #1 posted 11/20/05 4:06pm

BananaCologne

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Reply #2 posted 11/20/05 4:09pm

DiamondGirl

ATWIAD
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Reply #3 posted 11/20/05 4:13pm

virginie74

DiamondGirl said:

ATWIAD


You're crazy.
[Edited 11/20/05 16:14pm]
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Reply #4 posted 11/20/05 4:14pm

Zelaira

EVERYTHING WORKED FOR HIM SO I SAY NADA but it PROBABLY HURT HIM NOT DOING THE INTERVIEWS BACK THEN and PROBABLY THE SLAVE THING with WARNERS. Otherwise I would say he shoulda put out THE BLACK album SOONER..CRYSTAL BALL SOONER...CAMILLE ALBUM. ALSO NO VIDEOS for SIGN O THE TIMES ALBUM, NO TOUR for SIGN in the USA and NO TOUR in USA for NUDE PERIOD. I WISH he Gave us THOSE TOURS NOT EUROPE. WE got MOVIES INSTEAD.
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Reply #5 posted 11/20/05 4:23pm

CreamyThighs

not taking the SOTT tour to the United States...that was a HUGE mistake IMO
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Reply #6 posted 11/20/05 4:26pm

thedoorkeeper

so many choices
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Reply #7 posted 11/20/05 4:58pm

DiamondGirl

virginie74 said:

DiamondGirl said:

ATWIAD


You're crazy.
[Edited 11/20/05 16:14pm]


Me being crazy or not is irrelevant. He still should have came out with something more than ATWIAD.
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Reply #8 posted 11/20/05 5:01pm

youngstud98

Zelaira said:

EVERYTHING WORKED FOR HIM SO I SAY NADA but it PROBABLY HURT HIM NOT DOING THE INTERVIEWS BACK THEN and PROBABLY THE SLAVE THING with WARNERS. Otherwise I would say he shoulda put out THE BLACK album SOONER..CRYSTAL BALL SOONER...CAMILLE ALBUM. ALSO NO VIDEOS for SIGN O THE TIMES ALBUM, NO TOUR for SIGN in the USA and NO TOUR in USA for NUDE PERIOD. I WISH he Gave us THOSE TOURS NOT EUROPE. WE got MOVIES INSTEAD.
[Edited 11/20/05 16:15pm]


he was scared 2 do interviews
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Reply #9 posted 11/20/05 6:04pm

thebanishedone

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who are we to discuss what or what prince shouldnt done
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Reply #10 posted 11/20/05 6:41pm

sitruk7

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Yep, that along with writing Slave on his face took the focus off of the music and made him look like a cry baby lunitic to the masses.Granted, some great songs came out of the WB fued but it became harder and harder for alot of fans to relate to the lyrics of his music anymore.
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Reply #11 posted 11/20/05 7:14pm

vainandy

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DiamondGirl said:

ATWIAD


Exactly.
Andy is a four letter word.
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Reply #12 posted 11/20/05 11:34pm

CHIC0

CreamyThighs said:

not taking the SOTT tour to the United States...that was a HUGE mistake IMO



nod
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Reply #13 posted 11/20/05 11:44pm

murph

CHIC0 said:

CreamyThighs said:

not taking the SOTT tour to the United States...that was a HUGE mistake IMO



nod


Very true...
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Reply #14 posted 11/20/05 11:44pm

CHIC0

DiamondGirl said:

ATWIAD



i thought this as well. though it's a great album, i can't seem to put my finger on the exact reason why i feel this way. but i've heard ATWIAD come up on several discussions about bad career moves. i remember reading an article that said people (general public) weren't ready for a 'new musical direction' from him yet and that the cover art didn't help either. shrug
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Reply #15 posted 11/21/05 12:00am

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Releasing a new album only a year after Purple Rain.
Attempting to write and direct the sequel to Purple Rain after UTCM bombed.
prince
The whole gangsta glam image attempt.
Blowing the promotion of The Gold Experience, his best album in years, and thus wasting the success of his single The Most Beautiful Girl...

[Edited 11/21/05 0:02am]
The world is a comedy for those who think and a tragedy for those who feel.

"You still wanna take me to prison...just because I won't trade humanity for patriotism."
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Reply #16 posted 11/21/05 12:06am

CHIC0

PurpleKnight said:

Releasing a new album only a year after Purple Rain.
Attempting to write and direct the sequel to Purple Rain after UTCM bombed.
prince
The whole gangsta glam image attempt.
Blowing the promotion of The Gold Experience, his best album in years, and thus wasting the success of his single The Most Beautiful Girl...




talk about breaking it down. lol



btw... agreed 100%
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Reply #17 posted 11/21/05 1:31pm

Rinluv

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I say and always Changing his name 2 the prince. I think If he never would've changed his name back then, his music would B differnt now.
Some people think I'm kinda cute
But that don't compute when it comes 2 Y-O-U.
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Reply #18 posted 11/21/05 1:40pm

Dugen

getting rid of Cavallo, Ruffalo and Fargnoli
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Reply #19 posted 11/21/05 2:12pm

TheRealFiness

goin into bidness wit corrupt ass gilbert
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Reply #20 posted 11/21/05 2:23pm

Jude

Incorporating his JW beliefs into his music.
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Reply #21 posted 11/21/05 2:36pm

CreamyThighs

TheRealFiness said:

goin into bidness wit corrupt ass gilbert

Gilbert did seem shady, didn't he? I wonder where dat nukka at now...
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Reply #22 posted 11/21/05 3:09pm

dewalliz

DiamondGirl said:

virginie74 said:



You're crazy.
[Edited 11/20/05 16:14pm]


Me being crazy or not is irrelevant. He still should have came out with something more than ATWIAD.


I agreed! I disliked that album and I almost ran it over with my tracker one day after I listen to the album and the only reason why I didn't because I borrow it from the library. Thank goodness I never bought the album.
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Reply #23 posted 11/21/05 3:10pm

dewalliz

Try to rap on some of his songs. He is a genius and all but even geniuses has it limits.
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Reply #24 posted 11/21/05 3:12pm

SexyBeautifulO
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Since everything he's done up until now has made him the legend that he is. I say all of his career moves worked out well for him, one way or another! shrug
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Reply #25 posted 11/21/05 4:05pm

coolcat

Well, I know this album did great commercially... but for me it was where Prince started going downhill: Diamonds and Pearls. The only track on this album that I like is Get Off. He still releases great stuff... but not as consistently for me.
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Reply #26 posted 11/21/05 5:25pm

heckaslammin

I know people will fight me on this, but to me "Lovesexy" was a huge mistake. Commercially and musically it was real pivotal time in his career, and I think he made the wrong decision with that album. It just wasn't the right direction to go.
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Reply #27 posted 11/21/05 8:26pm

Octavius

Larry Graham
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Reply #28 posted 11/21/05 9:03pm

DiamondGirl

He shouldn't have fired Cavallo, Ruffallo, and Fargnoli.
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Reply #29 posted 11/21/05 11:10pm

FIML

Late 80's early 90's..Selling out to rap and mainstream music.... You knew you weren't feeling it Prince... so why did you go there??.no no no! Stay true to yourself!
"There comes a road in every man's journey that he's afraid to walk on his own.
I'm here to tell you, I'm at that road. And I would rather walk it with you than walk it alone".
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