Prince is now just some "hits" performer (albeit maybe the best live performer around) who can only draw crowds to hear his old hits sprinkled with some cover-tunes or medleys. His studio output is beyond lame, uninspired, and tired -- who goes to Prince's concerts hoping to hear "get on the boat" or "life of the party" or any song put out in the last ten years - - I don't think many. Remember back in 1988, people would go to the shows hoping to hear his 1987 music. In 1990, people would wanna hear "alphabet street" put out just a year prior. Not so w/ Prince today.

While radiohead, or similar groups, may not have the raw live-performance talent Prince does -- because they make relevant, new, interesting music - their live performances benefit. Prince can be the best performer in the world - but his using his talents on tired hits and lame covers diminishes his live shows - even if technically they're on point.

Yes, he can't escape people wanting to hear the hits - it goes with being a legend, but he can make new music people want to hear (remember his 1994-1997 tours) - if he just can't anymore, maybe it's just something I as a Prince fan need to accept.

you have no clue when you say he hasn't made good music for 10 years ; fucking bullshit

and why bother to go to this place here then

just to bitch and whine ?
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Dewrede said:

Jatrig said:

What you just wrote is what's tired. After ten years of this subject matter cant YOU come up with something new?

I mean some of this shit is so redundant(not that it means its all true) but dont you read? I mean you just added post one million and one regarding "Prince keeps playing the hits"

Stuck in BVH-land
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um, i would kill for a concert full of recent stuff. infact, they were my highlights at the o2!

...this thread is tired
..mzsexybaby

Jatrig said:

your a Prince fan?
When was the last time you went to a Prince concert?

Jatrig said:

If there's anyone in here who's tired it's YOU. Go to sleep baby boy!
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Tired? ... he has a career of 30 years on his back, creating thousands of songs, music and lyrics, over the years... between thousands criticism of fans or "enemies" How would you feel like ?

I'm tired, but that's cuz I stayed up too late last night listening to some of the great and voluminous Prince material that he's released in the last 10 years.

I really need to get more sleep

Jatrig said:

i do!!! i go hoping 2 hear more of his latest output more than the hits cause it's a case of been there done that time 2 move on! and as who remembers his tours from 1994-1997 ..again I DO! in 1994 it was the fucking show 2 b at. only a few were complaining about no hits but the majority of us were left with our jaw 2 the fucking floor in awe of what we just witnessed. on the JOTY tour the shows were good but the lack of new material just sucked all the life out it.

as 4 his shows currently, i'm not jumping at the chance of going nor do i get a sour puss on my face cause i can't either afford the ticket etc, it's the simple fact that i do not want 2 chuck down money 2 hear a bunch of cover songs and hardly anything new. when prince decides 2 promote his material like he used 2 do with the live shows consisting of the new material, i'll go, until then ..i could care less where he per4ms

Well then C YA!

Prince will do what he wants when he wants! And when he feels like it he will come out and snd play.

Jatrig said:

This makes me think of the Mashed Potato Girl segue.

"So what are ya eatin' here now for?

"I was so mad, I bought this joint!

NouveauDance said:

very good analogy ND.

zucris said:

...and now he's decided to give it a rest and play other people's music in concert.

I don't care what Prince sings I just love seeing, hearing and watching him. He could sing the bloody alphabet for all I care and I'd still be interested!

After reading the stickys on here and all the activities to come u still think he's tired?
Matter a fact, seems like some ah y'all are havin some trouble differentiating the word workaholic from robot.
PRINCE AIN'T A ROBOT. The man is a human being and if he decides to take a 5 yr rest after workin so hard for 30+ yrs then so be it.
Now...word is he's openin his vault --- the same thing some ppl have been bitchin about --- and they can't bitch about it anymore so they're findin some other pointless things to bitch about.
There are other great musicians u know...just go seek em out.
Poor Prince can't get a chance with some ah y'all no matter which way he turns

JayJai said:

If Prince releases stuff from the Vault, you can rest assure that people here are going to bitch and moan about it, you mark my words. That shit is going to happen.

Jatrig said:

I don't care for the covers, Prince has so much music (released & unreleased) that he doesn't have to do that. (Like Allan Leeds said he doesn't fully appreciate his music) I hate having to hear Shelby sing a cover (Crazy) when she could sing: Manic Monday, He's So Dull, or any other song

But I really enjoy all spectrums of his career, the 80's moreso than any other of course.

I also hate hearing them refered to as the hits, its great music, and I hate hearing them performed in a medley: why can't I hear the whole version of Condition of the Heart...it's never been played in it full length. People really do appreciate the ballads and slower songs... was Adore ever really performed in a full version? The Future, Stollin, Uptown, Dance Electric...

Sometimes It Snows In April performed with Wendy at the Target Center 7.7.07 show was about 3:30 minutes. They could have went longer, it was beautiful. I think about a minute and a few sec into the song this lady wails out a cry... and I said to myself "sister I feel you wail on"

purplecam said:

Only if each song title is followed with ": the New Master"...

oh gosh this topic is so tired. Prince will never be the musician you want him to be. its been 30 years. move on to another artist already and forget about Prince. good Lord.

wonder505 said:

You know what's so sad about this. A lot of these idiots who think he's "tired" won't be going anywhere and before you know it, they'll be giving us a review of Lotusflow3r at the end of the month. The same broken record keeps on spinning and spinning and spinning...

purplecam said:

and if they do? then what? i can tell what they might complain about and it's going 2 b the same thing about these "video's" on lotus, the cursing will b bleeped etc cause of the era the music was recorded in. u know this

OldFriends4Sale said:

here is the answer 2 ur questions then i would like 4 u 2 answer my question afterward please

the songs r referred 2 the hits by prince himself..hence y the compilation the hits/b-sides was titled.

there has never been a "full" live version of condition of the heart and y should there b? u want the intro 2 the song 2 b played live or something?

the future was played on the nude tour full version

strollin has been played with using 2 of the 3 versus which is common practice with a lot of bands not just prince.

uptown was done in full during the dirty mind tour

and if ur talking about a full version of the dance electric, hmm andre cymone's version is about 5 mins ..so i'm not sure when u mean by full version of this song...

now has the following ever been played at all? joint 2 joint, style, emancipation, hot wit u, so far so pleased, vavoom, love, tick tick bang, new power generation, etc etc...

so when the hits r constantly played where there r tons of other songs that have never had their day in the spotlight, perhaps u get a better understanding y some r sick and tired of hearing the "hits/covers"

L4OATheOriginal said:

But that's just it. Where's the cursing? Where's that 5 second guitar riff? Why did he cut out the part in whatever song where Lisa says "Woo!"? All that's going to happen and the complaining will still go on at a high rate. Even those who won't join will complain about stuff on the site that they haven't even seen because they didn't join it to understand why they were complaining in the first place!

I went to several of the 21 nights concerts and aftershows, that guy doesn't look tired to me!

This thread is lame.

unkleg said:

Me too, he was full of energy and on top form. I think he'll still be at it in his 80's and still be doing a bloody good job.

purplecam said:

u had me at the 5 second guitar riff cause in my head i was like ..what song is that from? the closest i came 2 was the part in dance on "where's the bass guitar rift?"

but truly tho, whenever prince announces that he's releases anything live, the "fear" of overdubs, the ommisions of him yelling at the sound crews will b lost.

unkleg said: