That's why he's having this mid-life crisis. This self-destructive hissy fit about his image. He's the one that's tarnished his own image with idiotic behavior- the man has an ego ten times greater than his talent (which has already been overrated). He enjoyed a bump in popularity when the MTV generation felt nostalgic following the Super Bowl performance but it's over Prince...you might as well switch to Jazz

...the only records that will stay in print 20 years from now will be his Warner Bros output.

When Prince gets in the really old-crisis, he's still gonna kick you butt on the stage.

HomeSquid said:

Irronically enough, this may be why he dug a track from vault from the Warners era and rehashed it and released as his supposedly answer track to PFU. During the Warners era, he material had more substance. And, the nails was put on the casket after the advent of 3121.

Thought you said in this thread :
http://prince.org/msg/7/2...sg_5177099
that you were going for good , wassamatta , didnt you get enough replies ?
The org is full of hate at the minute mate , youre gonna have to try a lot harder than that to get noticed .

he dont move like he probably wants 2!
but he's still thrilling 2 watch. he MORE than makes up 4 it with the guitar playing. he's so sexuallll with that thang

is it true he's had hip surgery? i did hear that somewhere

check out you tube - swell tree lens.
it's a stupid spoof thing
cracks me up. p is introduced as 'one of the all time greats'
makes him sound about 100 yrs old

HomeSquid said:

ummm if you mean that only old people like him i am only 19 and discovering his music and lovin every moment and i know quite a few other people who are into his music that are the same age as me

i dunno why people think he is doing this because he is older there's nothing wrong with being older couldnt he just want to get his image back under control

b3xy said:

The fact that your 19 and like Prince is not the point....I believe the point is that Prince has not, since the early 1990's produced "classic" work that will be remembered 20 years from now and still boughten in stores. Valid point.

For those who say "Prince has changed, deal with it...." -- remember the Sign O Times tour -- and Lovesexy/Nude tour? He played so many songs (almost all songs) that were written and released within 2 years of the tour - and people in the audience are SINGING ALONG. Today, if Prince made a tour comprising 80% songs written in the past 3 years, fuck that - lets say the past 8 years -- only the die-hards would be singing along and no one would know what in the world he's playing - - he's stuck having to play the "hits" to sell concert seats. This wasn't the case in 1988.

So say what you want about Prince playing different music - more power to him -- if it was GOOD, he could sustain a tour playing songs from this new era, but the fact is he cannot. So this is why Prince is an Oldies act now. Sad but true.

moonshine said:

im not laughing @ him.. im lol'ing @ how you put that lol

Stop the hate son.

moonshine said:

Sure. But watching you Prince worshipping lemmings defend him is just too much dang fun. Thanks for playing...chump!

HomeSquid said:

And yet here you are.

You either:

A. Don't believe your own bullshit
B. Are, like me, a fan with too much time on your hands.

HomeSquid said:

B it is. Chump.

I was singing along loudly to For You in my kitchen with my mp3 player when my 9 year old yelled who wrote that song. So I told her it's Prince and let her listen to that minute or so of his acapella. With raised eyebrows she said that's Prince, that's really nice acapella. I love her reaction to his music and I realize that it will take his real fans to truly introduce the next generation to his genius past present and future. I accept the challenge.... She wants to see him in concert and she knows quite a few of his songs because I cautiously expose her to his tame work. I have every album and fully intend to let hear it all when she's older.

ejnbmore said:

That's child abuse! I'm calling CPS

I'm not sure what Prince has left in him, but he is very much a legacy act now.


Folks didn't pack the stadiums in the last 5 years to hear new material.

Hell, they probably didn't pack the stadiums the last 10 years to hear new material.

HomeSquid said:

And this is why you're here. Not bad for someone who's supposed to be "washed-up". Give me a fucking break.

Imago said:

I'd say that,in the USA, since 1984 the masses have gone to a Prince concerts mostly hoping to hear things from the Purple Rain soundtrack. Why do you think he toured mostly in Europe after that?

I doubt that most of the people who showed up in 1988 for the Lovesexy tour were hoping to hear "eye no". Similarly, I doubt that those who showed of for Act 1 of the shows were hoping to hear "My name is Prince" rather than "When Doves Cry".


That being said, Prince is still the greatest live act going and no one ever shows up at anyone's concerts hoping to hear the new stuff. Ask U2, Springsteen, The Stones, or any other HUGE concert draw. Fans show up for the old favorites and the hits.
[Edited 11/14/07 20:55pm]

GET LAID!!!

If this current drama is mid-life crisis related then he's been on a 25 year mid-life crisis. He's no stranger to ego or drama. From retiring after ATWIAD, to rejecting all his hard earned R&B fans (the vainandy contingent), to um, let me see, going to war with WB and changing his name to a symbol, then there was the beef with fansites several years ago, now this.. And I've skipped soooo much.

Prince is an established artist, that comes with benefits and baggage. He could totally embrace the fansites, open the vaults, and release amazing new music a-la Radiohead's model from now on.

And the people would still expect to hear Purple Rain at the concerts.

This has little to do with a mid-life crisis, imho, and looks alot more like Prince being Prince.

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[Edited 11/14/07 21:37pm]

HomeSquid said:

He did ...

there are about 50 artist right now, some of them all over the charts that can only dream of being a legacy artist 20 years from now. Justin would give his right leg to have a guranteed place in the pantheon of greats 20 years from now. but it's not a sure bet, and prince did some things to jeapordize it but for better or worse he's there, he's a legend now. WE want to see the stones do brown sugar, we want to see springsteen do born to run and now we pay top dollar to see prince do purple rain. He's blessed 2 still be here and even if he is being a jerk he's no less human, we all are getting older, more conservative and crankier every day, we just dont have to play it out under public scrutiny.

An oldies act?? I don't think so! There's nobody around who can captivate an audience the way Prince can.

ejnbmore said:

Yep, my 4 year old! is crazy about Prince - there's a whole new generation of Prince fans out there. If all these kids follow the example of his 'musicianship' there's hope for the future. I also notice there are LOTS of people in their late teens, early twenties who are huge fans now. BTW when was the last time The Rolling Stones (and MANY other 'big' names) sold concert seats on the back of their NEW music? At least Prince makes new music...

Oh, and they may come to hear the 'hits' but once they hit an aftershow, no matter what he's playing - they realise they're listening to something VERY special and are hooked for life!!!

One other thing, how many other big acts have such a huge number of hits to choose from when doing a hits show - and change the setlist EVERY night?!

Well, Im an oldie so sit down u young whipper snapper and appreciate the sounds stroking ure ears

skywalker said:

Fans do? Or casual listeners do.

I want to hear stuff I haven't heard him do live before, but casual concert goers want to hear the songs they know.

As far as this goes, Prince has always been in a great position - the show is for the mass audience, the aftershow is for the diehards.

He doesn't tour / give concerts to support an album but releases an album to promote a tour.

Imago said:

He may as well dig his casket and fall in.

HomeSquid said:

EVER (yes even at his age last summer) seen him live?

If not:



You have no right of chirping.