Any thought as to why I still haven't heard First Avenue?

CinisterCee said:

don't know. i haven't either

suomynona said:

"Bullshit!" - Prince ("Housequake")

superspaceboy said:

yeah, he'll be able to buy 77 walkers with all of that money.

it's a good thing there are artists like joni mitchell who care more about their art than "being #1 at the bank."

Universaluv said:

i can't speak for KAB, but i for one was quite clear in what i was saying. if not, then i'll say it again. i'll take the following boots over anything released post-1989:

and most of the 2nd celebration.

there might be more, but those are all i can think of off the top of my head.

I would have thought most would have opted for recordings from the 3rd ('Xenophobia') over the 2nd ('Prince: The Rainbow Children') - or just a slip?

has anyone else ever thought that some artist may be letting matterial leak out of studio's so that their fans can get it.
like forinstance, warner brothers didn't like some of their artist to put too much music out.
i wonder how many artist actually allow it secretly so us fans can have it because of this reason.

i can believe that at one time, prince may have experimented with letting some of his outtakes leak just to see what would happen, and perhaps to send a message to WB, or perhaps just because he actually believed all the "free the music" stuff he was talking about during the thick of the symbol years.

i KNOW that he is fully aware of how familiar his fanbase is with his bootleggage, because at one of his celebrations fans were asked to provide suggested tracks for a "crystal ball 2". how could people make suggestions if they didn't have bootlegged demos?

anyway, i think anyone as legendary and prolific as prince is gonna leave a trail of bootlegs over the years. most established artists are aware of this, and most of them seem generally unbothered by it. heck, deadheads build a huge part of their culture around trading live boots.

KAB:

moonshine:

i couldn't agree more, the two shouldn't be compared... yet that's what KAB said... hence my response.

the only person who would rather listen to anything officially released post-1990 simply hasn't heard very many bootlegs. (if any at all.)

Just out of interest - why are all these bootlegs mentioned better than the 90s and not the 80s output?

KAB said:

because most of the post-90s output is shite.

suomynona said:

I'll concede most of Emancipation, Crystal Ball, Karma and most certainly NPS and Rave but nothing before or after that.

Just curious: post 1990s we're talking more than half of Prince's career, if every album after 1989 was such a disappointment or you disliked it so much how come you're still here?

i currently have over 200 cd's of prince alone

why am i still here? because he occasionally still shows signs of brilliance in the studio. thankfully his live performances make you forgive what many consider straight up garbage that he's released in the last 17 years.