There does seem to be a little bit of confusion over how much the various incarnations of the npgmc have cost over the years...

The first time Prince charged a fee was for the 2001 version of the npgmc (you could still access the official website for free without any login). The NPGMC monthly downloads as I recall had 2 options, a normal membership or a premium membership (where you got slightly more downloads) not sure of the prices though (as I did not join this year at all), can anyone recall accurately?

In 2002 the price was definitely $100 for one year. monthly downloads ceased and instead included in the price was the ONA piano and voice CD, and the ONA live CD boxset. You got a username and login to access concert ticket pre-sales. NPGMC members got the front blocks of seating and access to the soundchecks for the One Nite Alone tour. After a lot of hoo-har about the 4CDs thing we also got sent links to download Xpectation and 1 C-Note Track (although links were shared and we got all four). The website itself did not have anything fancy in terms of content and was not updated that much as I recall.

In 2003 the price changed again to $25. No downloads or cds were included in the price. The site was revamped to a more graphical click around the rooms style with low bitrate streaming songs in some rooms. I seem to recall that Reflection was offered as a free mp3 download near the beginning of the year. Pre-sales were offered again (the US benefitted mainly from it this time for the Musicology tour). in 2004 existing members did not have to pay again and the $25 membership was mooted as a "lifetime" one. We eventually got a Musicology store download area where we paid a pretty low members price ($0.77 or about £0.40 at the time for individual DRM licenced WMA and WMV tracks and videos). 2005 was a quiet year. 2006 was the 3121 year, purple ticket etc and then Prince went off to Vegas etc and the club closed.

Is that about right?

if it is real, here is what I would like as far as a review goes...

rate his past 3 CDs on a scale of 1 to 10

Musicology
3121
Planet Earth

...this will let me know if our taste is even close to the same. and don't bother with your opinion on the 80s stuff b/c that isn't a good comparison.

then give a track by track review of each of the 2 new Prince CDs and an overall score. also resist the temptation to say it is the greatest thing ever just b/c you have it and we don't....

that is really all that you can do at this point since we don't support piracy here.

so was the yellowtaxis posts legit?

jill4life said:

Well, what do you know?


Did I just beat that dead horse to a bloody pulp?

Sdldawn said:

no

PEJ said:

how you know

http://blog.newsweek.com/...-more.aspx

by Seth Colter Walls



Prince's new online venture, LOtUSFLOW3R.com, will debut on March 24. The site will offer digital downloads of the three new albums previously announced with a March 29 street date, in CD format, at Target stores. Two sources in Prince's camp also have confirmed that the rumored price of $77 for one year's subscription to the site has been formally settled upon. The picture above is an exclusive screengrab provided to us by Prince's web developer, Scott Addison Clay, who recently gave me an advance tour of the Web site. That main image, derived from the cover to the album of the same name, will be the user's portal into the online "world" of that album, complete with lyrics, artwork and new photos, in addition to the tunes. Two other "worlds," one for each of the other two Princely releases, also exist on an animated 3-D plane, in an arrangement that Clay compares to the popular game Myst. The album "MPLSoUND," as previously reported, is Prince's electronic counterpart to the guitar-heavy "LOtUSFLOW3R," while "Elixer" is the debut offering from Prince's latest protege, Bria Valente. Check out the covers for "MPLSoUND" and "Elixer" below, first on PopVox:





On the technical tip, Clay's creation is clearly a step up from some of Prince's past online homes, some of which were subject to unfortunate outages at peak times of Prince interest. And, by the way, the new music sounds pretty exciting, too. "Boom," the proper kickoff to LOtUSFLOW3R following a 30-second instrumental interlude, mixes psychedelia with funk rhythms and orgiastic guitar wailing. The song "Chocolate Box," on the electro-influenced album titled "MPLSoUND," features one of the all-time great Prince boudoir boasts: "I got a box a chocolates / that'll rock the socks of / any girl that wanna come my way." It also features one of Prince's best collaborations with a rapper to date, in the person of Q-Tip. During the 90's, Prince's revolving door MC's-for-hire were generally far less distinct than his music. And even when Prince used name-brand rhymers like Chuck D, their styles did not always mesh. Q-Tip's jazzy delivery, however, is the perfect fit for Prince's endearingly askew electronic sound-world. Here's to more of that kind of collaboration.

There are other new details, as well. Prince will perform "multiple times," in different locations around Los Angeles, on March 24, though those performances will not be streamed or recorded for the site. As Billboard previously reported, Prince will then be a guest on the Jay Leno show from March 25-27 (and again during Leno's last week in May). A representative for the Purple One says, however, that ticketing information for the three non-Leno events on March 24th will be posted on the beta version of LOtUSFLOW3R.com in the coming days. "The site is going to be your key to figure out how to get access," Prince's representative told NEWSWEEK.

Three new videos, one for each single off the new albums, are also in the can. "Crimson and Clover," Prince's cover of the Tommy James and the Shondells classic (with a little bit of Hendrix's "Wild Thing" thrown in for good measure) is the first single from "LOtUSFLOW3R." The aforementioned "Chocolate Box" is the nominee from "MPLSoUND," while the Bria Valente song "Everytime" will be the first multimedia from that disc. All three videos will debut on the site upon its March 24 launch.

And for the curious, here's another, exclusive new shot of Bria, taken by Prince himself:



During the tour, LOtUSFLOW3R.com appeared to be a multimedia powerhouse capable of playing videos and live clips (including Prince's cover of Radiohead's "Creep" from last year's Coachella) while also handling advanced 3-D modeling and Flash-based photo galleries. Clay gave us some more details about future plans for the site. Check out next week's print edition of NEWSWEEK for more details.

SORRY FOR THE CAPS LOVES PEACE LOVES

the pic p took should be the cover for bria's album. i don't like the one they're using at all

KeithyT said:

wow you amaze me with your memory

jill4life said:

the pic p took should be the cover for bria's album. i don't like the one they're using at all

Papaj said:

looks ready for insertion.

Sdldawn said:

Let's be thankful she wasn't photographed face down, ass up.

"Elixer" is the debut offering from Prince's latest protege



...is there any other kind of offering from a Prince protege other than debut?

"Elixer" is the debut offering from Prince's latest protege



...is there any other kind of offering from a Prince protege other than debut?

"Elixer" is the debut offering from Prince's latest protege



...is there any other kind of offering from a Prince protege other than debut?

"Elixer" is the debut offering from Prince's latest protege



...is there any other kind of offering from a Prince protege other than debut?

EML3 said:

yes. "scrapped".

Anxiety said:

He did the inside pictures for the Family album too

Sdldawn said:

Let's be thankful she wasn't photographed face down, ass up.

Prince (or artwork guys). The "light" you have shinning on her head has a tendency to look more like hair highlights in either blond or grayish....It starts right at her hairline..... sorta ages her or just loses it's meaning if the point is to give her that "Prince light". I'd change it up a bit IMHO.
Nothing like a little free input.....

Madison88 said:

yeah ok I think her cover looks pretty good. The font for elixer is creative and her eyes really stand out in the picture. A simple face shot like this is a good idea for a new artist. Curious to hear what these albums will sound like the clock is ticking away! .

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

it's already deleted..


and chill the fuck out