Shorty said:

I agree, no one gives a shit what Prince did in the 90's. Theres nothing to "forgive", what did he do, kill someone?? Its about exposure, even old fogey can have critical and chart success, look at Santana (who Columbia are trying to model).

It's a fact of life that damn near 50-year olds with hits on the top 40 charts are rare. Yeah there will be one or two every so often, but the vast majority are a couple of decades younger than P.

Now if the complaint is really about P not making music that you don't personally like anymore, well, sucks for you I guess.

Rockability said:

I heard it for free and I still think I payed too much. It's so disappointing. And I hate the fact that they play that damn commercial on TV for the whole world to see. I just wanna change the channel every time it comes on. It's too embarassing.

Rinluv said:

yall take things waaaaay too seriously.

wonder505 said:

This is some serios shit. Why the man can't getta hit.

purplesweat said:

Black sweat will kill you ears!
[Edited 6/21/07 13:34pm]

lilgish said:

I can't stand that song.

His last real Hit to me was Cream!
But I hated that Album!

My last really favorite CD was One Nite Alone!
Since then It seems like when it's his time up to bat
he keeps bunting When He knows he can hit a home run!

The Reason why we all want him to have a hit is because
we want to relive the Hysteria & Pandemonium we experienced
during Purple Rain.

Actually he doesn't care if it
happens again or not.
[Edited 6/21/07 13:50pm]

strutboy said:

It pays to READ what I actually said.

Rockability said:

He's just been Receiving Awards!
[Edited 6/21/07 18:42pm]

SquirrelMeat said:

they were #1 on the sales chart in the US, too. but they weren't huge hits.

cannot even respond to this stupid thread. hit??? god your stupid

we are talking about art, not jack in the box.

fstop said:

Something is wrong with your keyboard, you need a new one! The shift key seems to be malfunctioning.

datdude said:

Exactly. I seriously don't get why folks who are supposedly fans still worry about him having a 'hit'. Who gives a flying fuck whether the worthless charts recognize him or not. Have fun with the music you like and skip the rest. If you don't like the new stuff, go and enjoy what ever genre of his you like and quit the bitching. You've got almost 30 years of material to explore, have at it!

christos7 said:

Because it's Prince and he has his own image and style? What has his clothing or makeup ever had to do with his musical ability??

Kind of a weird comment from someone who has the avatar you do...

Because hits are just that: CREATED! By marketing, promotion, advertisement, and constant airplay on the radio or video. Hits are manufactured and have always been by artists and the record companies behind them.
How many times have you ever bought someone's album/CD(Prince included) and liked other songs on it far better than the so-called hits?

Rockability said:

that is just your opinion...his stuff is not junk, listen to the so called hits today and there's some junk for ya!!!!!

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Forget Guitar!

- In my opinion he hasn't really had a song worthy of being a top 40 with mass appeal, unforgetable lyrics, great melody, feel good song that make you want to sing and dance for awhile.

Remember Cream. Get Off

Last night that changed for me with. The 1 U want 2 C --it's as pop and catchy as anything he's put out and remindes me of the kind of quality and cool he used to put out in the 80's. If this song doesn't catch mass airplay...screw radio

The song is not very good. It's just that simple.

I have posted several times about the radio/music industry being segregated by formats. Back in the 90s when the whole "slave" thing occured it was due to Warner Brothers placing Prince ( who at that time was one of the biggest artists out there) in their R&B division. In other words they stopped marketing his music to top 40 radio stations and just let his music slide over to R&B formats who always played his music regardless. The result was a heavy dose of R&B songs charting for Prince starting with I Hate U from Gold and going up to Black Sweat from 3121. Prince had the music to cross back over to the pop charts but no one actually tryed to do this so his albums have flopped because of marketing faux paus and a stupid decision from WB 14 years ago.

I'm feeling creative right now, so I created this poem:
Prince can't create a hit
I really don't give a shit
I know he's way too clever
to care what we think or whatever...

If he has to create the type of crap that they play on the radio these days to top the charts, I hope he never has another hit.

If Just a Friend by Biz Marky can be made into a hit then if Prince just farts on tape and masters it, THAT can be MADE into a hit record.

fantasticjoy said:

Exactly! Who cares whether he has a 'hit' or not? Enjoy the music for yourself and screw what the industry thinks.

If he did have a mainstream hit, just think how much harder it would be to get tickets then. That would also bring more new people to the shows who only want to hear the old hits and the vicious circle starts again.

christos7 said:

That's who he is...he's always been about fashion and prettymanness...let's give him credit for living outside the box.
Turn your own question around and ask yourself: Why do you care what he wears or how he looks if his music is tight...???

Create a hit? to whose ears? last winter the hit song was a little ditty called chicken noodle soup or how about Fergilicious!! Prince creations are just fine.

I think it's kinda useless to bitch about Prince not having a hit single.

I mean, the guy is pushing 50, and he belongs to a completely different generation. You can say the 90s stuff affected him to a degree, but the truth is, it happens to all artists eventually. I mean, look at once unstoppable hit makers: Diana Ross, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, etc. They're all great artists and legendary, but really, when was the last time any of them had a hit outside of formats like AC and Urban? Particularly with Elton John. Remember when in 2001 he had put out his best album in years(at the time) and MTV was giving the videos heavy rotation. Even with THAT, Top 40 radio avoided him. Why? Cause he's from a different generation. How can the kiddos relate to him?

And it's not just them. Look at Madonna and U2. Madonna these days struggles to have a top 10 single(Hung Up hit the top 10, but only cause of heavy digital downloads and the fact that MTV was 100% behind her with that song). Same with U2. When was the last time they hit the Top 10? I know Vertigo was a hit, but I dont even think it went top 10. Also look at Bon Jovi. They were lucky Country radio embraced Who Says You Cant Go Home like they did, cause otherwise it would have been completely ignored by mainstream radio. I mean, it happens to all hitmakers, even the most proven. So really, no one should be so upset over Prince not having a hit. If it happens, great. And if not, then oh well. Anyway, Im pretty sure "Future Baby Mama" will get alot of Urban play. Maybe he should have that as his focus. I mean, Madonna's most dependable format is dance, U2's is rock, and Bon Jovi's is, at least recently, country. Urban radio's been really great with Prince, so why not just embrace it?