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Reply #60 posted 04/07/09 2:41pm

Genesia

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funkyhead said:

time to pucker P for that treat Bria promised you!, you lucky , lucky 3£"*^%$!


He promised her. He lost the bet.
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Reply #61 posted 04/07/09 2:41pm

gravity

tc012009 said:

Great news and a fantastic result for Prince.

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Reply #62 posted 04/07/09 2:45pm

nurseV

Great newz yay! Congrats Prince
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Reply #63 posted 04/07/09 2:58pm

funkyhead

Genesia said:

funkyhead said:

time to pucker P for that treat Bria promised you!, you lucky , lucky 3£"*^%$!


He promised her. He lost the bet.

ahh, in that case, 'Bria, bend over honey, the purple trains a commin!'
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Reply #64 posted 04/07/09 3:03pm

KCOOLMUZIQ

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Is this final? OMG!!!!! Please God I hope this is true! pray



This is absolutely AMAZING! I'm so excited
eye will ALWAYS think of prince like a "ACT OF GOD"! N another realm. eye mean of all people who might of been aliens or angels.if found out that prince wasn't of this earth, eye would not have been that surprised. R.I.P. prince
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Reply #65 posted 04/07/09 3:14pm

renfield

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Rogue588 said:

Number23 said:

I'm not a hater just because I'm not blind.
[Edited 4/7/09 13:33pm]

Nope, you're a "hater" because you didn't come here to post "WHOOOO HOOOO PRINCE IS NUMBER ONE !!!1111!!!!!1111 SUCKAZZZZZ". Anything less than unconditional support without understanding the results in one being a "hater". I, too, would be interested in finding out if the album counts as "3" instead of "1". Not that it would change my opinion of the album or anything because we all know that these types of things (chart positions/album sales) don't matter to Prince.

Right?



It doesn't. That's got nothing to do with "hating" or being a "fam" or whatever. That's the fact. For Soundscan, one unit scanned (sold) is one unit scanned. Whether you think he went out and bought all the copies himself or you think the whole country's gone crazy for him, the fact stands that 186 thousand copies of Lotusflow3r were sold in America last week.
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Reply #66 posted 04/07/09 3:26pm

PicassoFace

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Slightly off topic, but has anyone been to Target this week? Are the big displays still there? Might help maintain some momentum.
"I Was FINE Back in the Day!"
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Reply #67 posted 04/07/09 3:29pm

funkyhead

renfield said:

Rogue588 said:


Nope, you're a "hater" because you didn't come here to post "WHOOOO HOOOO PRINCE IS NUMBER ONE !!!1111!!!!!1111 SUCKAZZZZZ". Anything less than unconditional support without understanding the results in one being a "hater". I, too, would be interested in finding out if the album counts as "3" instead of "1". Not that it would change my opinion of the album or anything because we all know that these types of things (chart positions/album sales) don't matter to Prince.

Right?



It doesn't. That's got nothing to do with "hating" or being a "fam" or whatever. That's the fact. For Soundscan, one unit scanned (sold) is one unit scanned. Whether you think he went out and bought all the copies himself or you think the whole country's gone crazy for him, the fact stands that 186 thousand copies of Lotusflow3r were sold in America last week.

yeah but you do know that the usual suspects will find every excuse to deny him his momnet of achievement hmmm, lets see..the following negative points will come out:
'he had 2 extra days worth of sales put in'
'there wasn't any real competiton'
'if this was the 1985 he wouldn't even get in the top 30'
'what do you mean there was no promotion?, he had 3 nights on Lenno, major TV ads etc'
'yeah but Trent reznor would have done it a million times better..'
and so it goes. For some behind every purple lining there will always be a cloud!.
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Reply #68 posted 04/07/09 3:31pm

stanleylieber

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funkyhead said:

renfield said:




It doesn't. That's got nothing to do with "hating" or being a "fam" or whatever. That's the fact. For Soundscan, one unit scanned (sold) is one unit scanned. Whether you think he went out and bought all the copies himself or you think the whole country's gone crazy for him, the fact stands that 186 thousand copies of Lotusflow3r were sold in America last week.

yeah but you do know that the usual suspects will find every excuse to deny him his momnet of achievement hmmm, lets see..the following negative points will come out:
'he had 2 extra days worth of sales put in'
'there wasn't any real competiton'
'if this was the 1985 he wouldn't even get in the top 30'
'what do you mean there was no promotion?, he had 3 nights on Lenno, major TV ads etc'
'yeah but Trent reznor would have done it a million times better..'
and so it goes. For some behind every purple lining there will always be a cloud!.


gee the best part about this is the positivity squad posted the first negative message.
it's time for a new direction / it's time for jazz to die
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Reply #69 posted 04/07/09 3:52pm

wildgoldenhone
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Did I say this already?...
congrats to Prince and Bria on their success with the Lotusflower project!


party
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Reply #70 posted 04/07/09 4:01pm

itsshananaok

woot! Get em Princey and Bria!!!! Thats whats up, Congratulations! clapping
Cuzzin'... when Spooky say dead, u better say died.
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Reply #71 posted 04/07/09 4:11pm

utopia7

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funkyhead said:

Genesia said:



He promised her. He lost the bet.

ahh, in that case, 'Bria, bend over honey, the purple trains a commin!'



That train is out of service allegedly
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Reply #72 posted 04/07/09 4:40pm

myloveis4ever

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PRINCELY TOTAL

Keith Urban, Diana Krall, UGK and Flo Rida All Bow in Top 10, as David Cook Re-Enters

April 7, 2009

Thanks to Target, the Artist formerly known as the Artist Formerly Known As hits #1 on this week’s HITS Top 50 Album sales chart.
A Prince by any other name, the Purple One parlays his retail exclusive, the introduction of a dedicated website, a trio of performances on The Tonight Show and another three live sets at L.A. Live into a chart-topping debut for his three-album, $11.98 set, dubbed Lotus Flow3r for short. The album moves an impressive 186k in its first week.

It’s his first album to bow at #1 since 2006’s 3121 for Universal Republic, which had been his lone previous chart-topper since the 1989 Batman soundtrack.

Capitol Nashville’s New Zealand cowboy Keith Urban lives up to his album’s Defying Gravity title by rising to #2, with an impressive 177k in sales. Bet wifey Nicole Kidman is proud.

LINK>http://www.hitsdailydoubl...?news07527

cool
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Reply #73 posted 04/07/09 4:43pm

jill4life

Yay, Prince & Bria. highfive
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Reply #74 posted 04/07/09 4:45pm

utopia7

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glad I can help my musical PIMP smile
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Reply #75 posted 04/07/09 4:53pm

prime

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myloveis4ever said:

It’s his first album to bow at #1 since 2006’s 3121 for Universal Republic, which had been his lone previous chart-topper since the 1989 Batman soundtrack.


I am shocked that Diamonds and Pearls never made it to #1....that was huge....
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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Reply #76 posted 04/07/09 4:58pm

myloveis4ever

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prime said:

myloveis4ever said:

It’s his first album to bow at #1 since 2006’s 3121 for Universal Republic, which had been his lone previous chart-topper since the 1989 Batman soundtrack.


I am shocked that Diamonds and Pearls never made it to #1....that was huge....


CO sign..... sad sad
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Reply #77 posted 04/07/09 4:59pm

Question

Go P U r the man woot!

Love the music and website thk u hug

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Reply #78 posted 04/07/09 5:00pm

Ugot2shakesumt
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Cool!
Should be on every all entertainment news sections tomorrow, great free publicity!
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Reply #79 posted 04/07/09 5:02pm

SassyPants

I think with Billboard, the set is only counted once, so it will be interesting to see if they attribute the #1 to Prince and Bria Valente or just Prince. If the RIAA certification goes by number of discs in the package, wouldn't Prince only be counted twice and Bria once?
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Reply #80 posted 04/07/09 5:10pm

NouveauDance

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Pretty f-ing cool actually. I really didn't think this was gonna make that big of a splash, obviously the deal and promo paid off. Congrats P.
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Reply #81 posted 04/07/09 5:10pm

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If Prince had listened to me a few years ago and married Nicole Kidman after she escaped from Tom Cruise, he'd have this #1 shit in the bag already. pimp
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Reply #82 posted 04/07/09 5:15pm

2freaky4church
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Sticky this bitch. woot!
All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #83 posted 04/07/09 5:16pm

Imago

Number23 said:

Seventeen said:



I believe 1 set counts as one unit, but I could be wrong.

Why can't you just give the man his due!

He sold the set at an affordable price and did some decent promotion for it. Remember this is without radio or video airplay.

Behave yourself. Read what I wrote. 'I'd love for this CD to be a huge success'. I always give Prince - or any artist - their 'due' when they deserve it. If the 180k is legit, then I'm first in the queue to congratulate him. However, only a [Snip - luv4u] believes all those copies went to 180,000 fans. Thousands bought by world-wide distributors. Thousands of extra copies bought by nutters. I'm not a hater just because I'm not blind.
[Edited 4/7/09 13:33pm]

I agree with Number23.
Fuck you dorks who don't.
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Reply #84 posted 04/07/09 5:17pm

audience1

myloveis4ever said:

prime said:



I am shocked that Diamonds and Pearls never made it to #1....that was huge....


CO sign..... sad sad


I agree. It was so popular overall that it felt like a #1 album at the time.
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Reply #85 posted 04/07/09 5:20pm

Imago

I think this is a good thing for several reasons:


1) Firstly, this will be his fifth album to debute at #1. It'll be very hard for even the most ignorant of folks to say he's an 80s phenomenon. I remember not to long ago that Fred Durst once said "When's the last time this guy had a hit record?" lol Fuck you Fred.

2) The fact that the product he released is a solid product makes it better for buzz. Nothing was more disappointing than a so-so record like Musicology to generate so many sales, but be so lackluster that there was no buzz. This album will generate buzz cause it's got something for everyone...and it's done well.

3) It's price very reasonably. 12 bucks for 3 CDs? You can't beat that. So even if you're not 100% crazy about Prince, it seems like a good deal.

5) Every time Prince has a successful release, he always does something really bizarre to fuck things up. I can't wait to see what he comes up with next. I've been bored lately--this will entertain me somewhat.
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Reply #86 posted 04/07/09 5:22pm

NDRU

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Imago said:



I remember not to long ago that Fred Durst once said "When's the last time this guy had a hit record?" lol Fuck you Fred.



but to be fair, Fred was looking at his own fat gray ass in the mirror when he said it!
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Reply #87 posted 04/07/09 5:23pm

piccolo7

A VERY BIG HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS GOES TO PRINCE ... THE KING.... biggrin

he deserves it.... l knew he would get to NO1 it was in my heart all along ...


he will be a very HAPPY man indeed .... and proud...
lm proud of him....
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CONGRATULATIONS TO U PRINCE !!!!!

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Reply #88 posted 04/07/09 5:24pm

Imago

NDRU said:

Imago said:



I remember not to long ago that Fred Durst once said "When's the last time this guy had a hit record?" lol Fuck you Fred.



but to be fair, Fred was looking at his own fat gray ass in the mirror when he said it!
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Reply #89 posted 04/07/09 5:26pm

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who is fred dursch?? confused
Prince did an interview with a woman at Record World. They talked about whatever, then he asked her: "Does your pubic hair go up to your navel?" At that moment, we thought maybe we shouldn't encourage him to do interviews.
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