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Printable I donlike it. It has the same citchy artwork many use for self created wallpapers.
But I'm not a fan of his visual work anyway, and with Prince i really don't care about the album cover. | |
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squirrelgrease said: Anxiety said: Why do you keep lying to people? CLEARLY it's Paris. You can very easily make out the Eiffel Towers. Duh.    Prime aka The Kid
"I need u to dance, I need u to strip I need u to shake Ur lil' ass n hips I need u to grind like Ur working for tips And give me what I need while we listen to PRINCE" | |
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LAVISH love is the only aspect of human life worth having. | |
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this is artwork cool. I like it waaaaay better than the last couple of discs. Glad he's got a website kickin' too. Glad to see that Minneapolis is clearly represented, too. Lived in the area for years, and attended many private purple parties.
Peace to the orgers, and congrats to Prince and his new protege' on their new releases. brickhouse boys: http://www.myspace.com/brickhouseboys
the kickback: http://www.myspace.com/thekickback | |
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love2thenines2003 said: Love the font and color choice-very nice. | |
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Anxiety said: squirrelgrease said: We've already decided that it's downtown Sheridan, Wyoming. Why do you keep lying to people? CLEARLY it's Paris. You can very easily make out the Eiffel Towers. Duh.  Prince has decide to pay homage to Minnesota's neighbor to the south, Iowa by including Des Moines' fair skyline in the album cover. 
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DevotedPuppy said: Anxiety said: Why do you keep lying to people? CLEARLY it's Paris. You can very easily make out the Eiffel Towers. Duh. Prince has decide to pay homage to Minnesota's neighbor to the south, Iowa by including Des Moines' fair skyline in the album cover.
It's clearly an homage to TEGUCIGALPA, capital of Honduras  
 By St. Boogar and all the saints at the backside door of Purgatory! | |
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It's good, not fantastic and not terrible.
They certainly could have picked a better photo of such a sexy man though. | |
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This lp cover is cheesy and horrible. It looks like something out of the early 80's. | |
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I think it has a very classic look to it. Love the font of his name. Very
strong, very bold. I've got a guitar that can part the sea. | |
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Not much happening on the website. I cant wait till the new album, I like everything I hear so far!
www.jacksonplanet.net | |
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Whether we like or dislike, it's to late for a Poll..
Anyway, the music is much more important than an album cover We make our own way to heaven everyday
"The only Love there is, is the Love we make" | |
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PDogz said: I think it's a beautiful cover. Unfortunately, I think some people think it's just hip to complain. Either that, or being critical makes them feel superior. I'm not directing my opinion at any particular individual (I respect all my fellow Orgers), but it just seems to me that before Prince can even release something there's an entire mob of folks that have already trashed it.
 How hard is it to just enjoy something for what it is?right on! I totally agree with u! As long as we keep our luv strong we'll never shed no tears | |
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Thumparello said: This lp cover is cheesy and horrible. It looks like something out of the early 80's.
No, the mid 90s. | |
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JustErin said: Lammastide said: I don't like the art. The sublimity of a lotus -- physical, spiritual or otherwise -- resides in its simplicity. Yet this cover looks like rush hour in Manila.
Less is often more: The art with no lettering at all would be captivating to most viewers... and any fan would recognize Prince's ubiquitous mug as an ID without his name sprawled out in bad '70s sci-fi lettering. Or better still: Why not a simple black field with a single tiny and gorgeous lotus dropped somewhere? Lettering, if necessary, could be equally small and tone on tone -- something intriguing in its very understatedness.  Dude, that would be understated and cool - something that Prince obviously is not. He's all about the garish and tacky it would seem. You both are right on here. And the post about it looking like Prince's face through a massage table has me rolling! [Edited 2/8/09 9:13am] | |
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You guys are crazy....
His covers are starting to look like "No Limit Records" cheap album covers from back in the day..... Prime aka The Kid
"I need u to dance, I need u to strip I need u to shake Ur lil' ass n hips I need u to grind like Ur working for tips And give me what I need while we listen to PRINCE" | |
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prime said: You guys are crazy....
His covers are starting to look like "No Limit Records" cheap album covers from back in the day.....  | |
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SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said: Anxiety said: he looks like he's wearing a very complex hoodie. Considering how vain he is with his vampire diets and plastic surgery it is not flattering to his face. Then again, maybe he's gotten fat and doesn't want to show himself!
. [Edited 2/2/09 16:14pm] Vampire diets and PLASTIC SURGERY?! Are you for real? Did I miss something...?! I'm still assuming it's just genes and good bonestructure  Peace etc. | |
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love2thenines2003 said: Thats the best Cover Since ONA We all want a big hit again because
we want to relive the Hysteria & Pandemonium we experienced when Purple Rain was Hot. Actually, he doesn't care if it happens again or not. | |
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garganta said: setyrmindphree said: For the ones who don't like it, what album covers of his DO you like?
LOVESEXY SIGN OF THE TIMES PARADE AROUND THE WORLD IN A DAY THE RAINBOW CHILDREN 1999 CONTROVERSY there a few more. Prince´s album covers used to be so great. With the money he has, he surely could hire some talented designers for a change. OneNiteAlone O)+> GoldExperience Purple Rain Parade Sign O the Time I am sure there will be great music in the new album though 
[Edited 2/2/09 16:54pm] We all want a big hit again because
we want to relive the Hysteria & Pandemonium we experienced when Purple Rain was Hot. Actually, he doesn't care if it happens again or not. | |
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rainbowchild said: I love this album cover! It's old school!
no it's not. Maybe premise is old school, but the finish is glossy computer glare. No artistry like the old days. I got no problem with photoshop unless that is ALL it looks like. At least those EWF covers had some cool painting. |
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Zannaloaf said: rainbowchild said: I love this album cover! It's old school!
no it's not. Maybe premise is old school, but the finish is glossy computer glare. No artistry like the old days. I got no problem with photoshop unless that is ALL it looks like. At least those EWF covers had some cool painting. i'd love to see a new prince album with cover art actually PAINTED by someone. with actual PAINT. not MS PAINT. (and TRC didn't count, cuz that art wasn't created FOR the album, so nyah.) | |
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I still can´t decide if I like it or not. "When Michael Jackson is just singing and dancing, you just think this is an astonishing talent. And he has had this astounding talent all his life, but we want him to be floored as well. We really don´t like the idea that he could have it all." | |
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Anxiety said: Zannaloaf said: no it's not. Maybe premise is old school, but the finish is glossy computer glare. No artistry like the old days. I got no problem with photoshop unless that is ALL it looks like. At least those EWF covers had some cool painting. i'd love to see a new prince album with cover art actually PAINTED by someone. with actual PAINT. not MS PAINT. (and TRC didn't count, cuz that art wasn't created FOR the album, so nyah.) I'd like to see Prince go piss crazy with a CD package for once. Maybe adhere 60 grit sandpaper to the digipack ala the Feederz classic Killing Your Boss LP (John Lydon's idea). They make purple sandpaper. John Prine fans would be pissed.  If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot. | |
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Everyone's gonna have a view of the album cover...(pun intended), but what about the name? LOTUSFLOW3R = The lotus flower appeared in legends originating from ancient Egypt. It played an important part in ancient Egyptian religion. The pure white lotus flower, the only plant to fruit and flower simultaneously, emerges from the depths of the muddy swamp. Growing from the mud at the bottom of ponds and streams, the exquisite Lotus flower rises above the water and is usually white or pink with 15 or more oval, spreading petals, and a peculiar, flat seedcase at its center. This is a symbol of the sun, of creation and rebirth. Because at night the flower closes and sinks underwater, at dawn it rises and opens again. According to one creation myth it was a giant lotus which first rose out of the watery chaos at the beginning of time. From this giant lotus the sun itself rose on the first day. A symbol of Upper Egypt .The lotus flower played a prominent role in the version of the creation story that originated in Heliopolis. Before the universe came into being, there was an infinite ocean of inert water which constituted the primeval being named Nun. Out of Nun emerged a lotus flower, together with a single mound of dry land. The lotus blossoms opened, and out stepped the self-created sun god, Atum, as a child. A slightly different version of the creation story originated in Hermopolis. In that version, the sun god who formed himself from the chaos of Nun emerged from the lotus petals as Ra. The lotus is a flower which opens and closes each day. His history went on to say that the petals of the lotus blossom enfolded him when he returned to it each night.
Seems 2 me the artwork takes on a whole new meaning got Prince? | |
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Anxiety said: KoolEaze said: Well, it is a step in the right direction. I like the font they used for his name and all that purple...it´s nice to see him going back to purple again.Nice to see some majestic, royal vibe going on there plus a little bit of a futuristic/ science fiction fantasy flavor.
The only things I don´t like are the face because it´s incomplete and just having the lower half of it on the cover looks a bit strange ,and the "3" in Lotusflow3r is still a bit irritating, but hey,it DOES look nice and not as cheesy as most of his covers did in the last decade.They should have put something else in that crystal ball, maybe a silhouette of him playing the guitar, or just his guitar but, all in all, it looks nice compared to the late 90s covers. he looks like he's wearing a very complex hoodie. omg | |
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horatio said: Anxiety said: i like the font they used for his name.
 me too, that shit is tight It's Futura Light, very 1920s | |
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It takes far more muscles 2 frown than it does 2 smile. With that said, I like it. Then again, I have never bought an album based on its cover. I just envision the illustrations, photography, lyrics, etc. etc. as something complimentary 2 purchasing the album. Well that is until System of a Down released, STEAL THIS ALBUM. Then I batted an eyebrow and realized my thought is realistic. That's when U really learn 2 appreciate all the condiments. Now as 4 Prince, his modified soapstone emblem, Egyptology, Elixir, 3121, Gold, The Rainbow Children, Lotusflow3r. People wake up, Prince hasn't just started "teaching." Un4tunately, he has been running in the wilderness for about 10 years because of the keen insight he was receiving but you all know that won't hold him back. Thus, it has been in his agenda 2 dish out a bit at a time...so it doesn't seem his trip as a Witness was in vain. No disrespect intended. I started studying with JW's in '96 and nearly became one in '97... 2 the Xtent I rid myself of all my Prince stuff, etc. Only 4 me 2 pay like hell trying 2 rebuild what I can . 4 Prince 2 turn around and adopt it. Yet, it actually made me love my brother/teacher more bc I think I know where he's at. Oh btw, I'm so surprised after perusing 13 pages, no1 quoted the EPONYMOUS ALBUM of '79 as being a favorite cover. Wow!u asked me if   u, it's automatic | |
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love2thenines2003 said: When is this album comin out? I didn't find anything from the site. If u want a Sam Cooke album, where would u go? 2 tha wreckastowe! | |
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ZombieKitten said: horatio said: me too, that shit is tight It's Futura Light, very 1920s Really? or maybe just a grab the first font that isn't helvetica. There are SO many better fonts for title work that have that clean vibe but not be so god awful boring and stale. Just me. |
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