blackbob said:

Does that include the 3 mill in the newspaper?

WisdomNLove said:

I think so too. I think the we, general audience, media and the industry are always willing to give Prince another chance on the hope that this next new come back is the big one where the music actually stands up and isn't just another Prince by numbers record.

NuPwrSoul said:

I really can't speak for the US press but since 2007 in the UK and Online you can't go a month in the year without Prince's name or one of his song's mentioned in a new artist CD review ....its as common as the word "The" in most articles..

LondonStyle said:

Well press mentions is just one thing. It's quality not just quantity. I mean a TMZ story about Prince & Bria driving to some club does not indicate cultural impact in the way your (new) song playing on everyone's radio does.

viewaskew said:

Wrong, opinions are opinions.
Just because someone thinks differently than you think, does not make them a "delusional fan".
Seems you are the one that is delusional.
People never cease to amaze me with comments like this.

Haters!!!!prince has become a savvy business man over the years:HE knows what the hell he is doing.lets see 1 of u haters sell one CD of ur own.Prince is the man 4ever

Like Prince said in the song 'face down',.....
Those that got the number and don't call, fuck all yall!

blacktrump said:

Prince is NOT a savvy business man. P has great ideas, but his execution is usually not so great. I'm not being a "hater", I'm just facing reality. If you look at the successful projects that Prince has had since leaving WB (even if you count TMBGITW), it has been because of a good team of marketers and promoters. The rest (Crystal Ball, New Power Soul, Planet Earth, etc.) have not done so well.

3121 and Musicology performed well because of the marketing.

Where's yours?

Dayclear said:

I'm not dissing P by any means. I'm just saying that he has EXCELLENT concepts for what he wants to achieve. He just has a poor track record when it comes to the execution and achieving results. No diss at all. I still love him and will continue to support him in whatever endeavor he does.

daPrettyman said:

That's the truth right there. That's why I hope Prince looks back at all of those projects, particularly the Musicology project and looks at how to promote and market the music and try to do better with that now than ever before. I'm hoping Prince will push these 3 CD's harder than any CD he's ever promoted to the general public. Time will tell.

blacktrump said:

It's not about hating, everybody here love's Prince. There's nothing wrong with dialog.

purplecam said:

Ridiculous.
Are you more interested in Prince selling 3 million records or do you want to get new music? I don't care if he sells 15 copies, as long as I get one of them.

And there WILL be promotion for this. The mere fact that he is releasing 3 records simultaneously will be news in the industry. Factor in that the big box retailer will be promoting it with major exposure in their Sunday circular, and possibly a broadcast spot for TV/Cable as well.

After that, it's up for the quality of music and Prince's willingness to tour and promote it himself that will be the barometer of how well these CDs sell.

As long as I have access 2 the music.....sales are secondary.

lemoncrush said:

We all know, at this point, it's all about Prince trying to break new ground in the industry. It's more so about the distribution and marketing and trying to prove that he doesn't need the record company.

We also know that he WILL promote the new projects. All we're saying is that we hope he has learned from his successes and failures.

Anyway, we don't know if the cds will be released simultaneously or not. He just has stated that he will release 3 cds in 09.

Graycap23 said:

blacktrump said:

Give this crap a rest, eh. I'm so tired of reading this preposterous comment, that unless you're a musician you can't comment on music.

Popstars/artists release music for an audience, otherwise they'd just be playing to themselves in their basement. Without the audience, there's no popstars or albums released at all. The audience pays their money, they can comment all they want on the products they buy.

lemoncrush said:

Yes,it is important for Prince to sell units in order for him to continue to make albums.It cost money to produce music so,if Prince don't make money then he can't produce albums.

daPrettyman said:

I believe a USA Today article mentioned it would be a simultaneous release.

redflag said:

It also said, as soon as the holidays are over.

infacted?

Milty said:

In fact

redflag said:

No, just that fans would have a "release" when they heard his album and Bria's, making it 3 at the same time

Cinnie said:

As we all know, this is Prince. His mind changes like the wind.

npggirl77 said:

We'll see, honey.

Some people can't learn from the past. Prince is one of them. His many sycophantic fans make up quite a few of the rest.

NuPwrSoul said:

The point I was making was not just in tabloid fudder...Prince's name is really at the top of most new artist comming through they always point to his music ...he's a cultural icon in music more than in the popular press or popular radio as you know radio stations run to formula ...jazz, r&b, pop, blues,rock...Prince can fit into all these music forms....where do you put him...thats the problem for the media not for Prince..