babynoz said:

i think that's it right there.

Um...let's see...the top 5 reasons "why Prince is holding on 2 so much unreleased material"...

#5 Because it's his music and he can do with it as he sees fit.

#4 Because he wants to outdo Tupac in the most released hits after death category.

#3 Because he's waiting for all the Warner Brother exec's that know of these songs to kick the bucket.

#2 Because he knows this is just ticking off us fans and he loves it.

and the #1 reason...

Because he's forgot the combination to the vault!

I thought the combination to the vault was 3-1-21?!

What, Graycap, with all your infinite inside-info you don't already know the answer to this question?

It's all part of the mystique!

Graycap23 said:

I worry that alot of that material will be lost if it's not preserved properly.
I also wonder about a "rumor" that said he had some crazy order to have everything destroyed upon his passing! I SO hope that is ONLY a rumor. ..so..like...is it?

I think we'll just have to be happy with our "unauthorized" copies of these songs it's unlikely that he will ever release much of this stuff.When he released the 'Crystal Ball' 3-CD set,I thought that would be the beginning of his efforts to get this music out there.It certainly didn't turn out that way.

ElectricBlue said:

this brings up the question: what will happen to these recordings when he is gone? Will family members release it?

Graycap23 said:

I believe Prince said in an interview at one time that the world wasn't ready for the music or the message in the recordings he kept in the vault. I'm sure a lot of it is pretty heady stuff.

Kaleidescope said:

why doesn't he let us decide?

SoulAlive said:

When the time is right.

Shorty said:

i think someone should start a tribute band and only cover unreleased prince studio demo songs.

Anx said:

Shorty said:

must you pee on everything i post in this forum?

Anx said:

Shorty said:

well, STOP IT!

Graycap23 said:

You're asking us to answer for Prince, which is impossible. If you talk to him, ask him your questions and then tell us his answers, if that's cool with Prince.

If you get the chance, tell him my opinion is that it makes more sense to release that music to people who are supporting him now, rather than people who may or may not support him (or his memory) generations from now.

Gracias.

RodeoSchro said:[quote]

You're asking us to answer for Prince, which is impossible. quote]


Morris day.....oh larwd.....
I'm asking 4 your OPINIONS on the subject.

Anx said:

Larry Graham, BOOOOO! Great bass playing innovator, but a total Rasputin as a "friend."

i doubt there is half of what there is said to be in there.... also i have a feeling that most of that is not that great.

Well, I say: The man should create a Trust that would release a 15-song CD every year for the next 100 years AFTER HIS DEATH.


Everyone would know who ruled The Earth!

I still miss the yearly regularity and the Triple CDs though.


Cheers to Prince.

The Wizard (P Jamming Q45)

hmmmm...Maybe Prince doesn't think we can handle the music cuz how society is now. Everytime Prince does something different, isn't there always conversy (i can' spell) about it. Prince might don't care so much about what ppl think of him, but Prince must care about us a whole lot to keep it away from us. Prince is protecting us from something. Like Prince is not allowing us to fall off of the edge cuz he knows what will happen if you do fall. I dunno. Just a thought.

I know!
At this stay in my life,
holding on to too much unreleased material
is unhealthy.

Graycap23 said:

Where was it said that he had (at least)5 complete mastered and sequenced CDs with art work just laying around the vault?

origmnd said:

Actually, During the 1st Celebration. I asked the tour guide how many completed cd's were in the vault with artwork, tracklisting..ready to go?? The tour guide said 35 albums with complete artwork were ready to go but many more songs exhisted that did not fit on albums.

17dayz said:

I agree 100%. I've said since day one that the song "3121" I believe, is from the late 80's. He updated the sound somewhat, probably wrote new lyrics. But the basic track, I beleive, is from that period. Same as "Gett Off". I think that's also from an earlier time. It sounds like his Camille period, ala Shockadelica.

realm said:

35 !!!!

34 since 3121....

SoulAlive said:

material is controversial .. would stir stuff up ..

He could just release some stuff on his webiste. How hard would that be? Most of us would even buy demos & rehersals of songs we already have.

Personally, I think P has a very protective side to his music not just because it's his, but because the songs are his creations; like a baby. He may not be ready for them to mature into official release-hood. Every song is a part of him - sometimes differently than most artists. His core is in his songs. I'd love to hear every single melody he's ever put together, but that seems almost like askin him his secrets.

That being said, I still hope he puts more unreleased stuff on his website, when it's up & running.