i always think of "housequake" as SOTT's "erotic city", since it was included as the b-side of "u got the look" and i seem to remember it getting a fair enough bit of play at the time. i'm not sure if it would have gotten as much attention had it been an a-side.

Anxiety said:

You really don't think so? With a radio edit (removing the word "bullshit",lol) and a fun,well-choreographed video,I think it would have done really well.

Anxiety said:

You really don't think so? With a radio edit (removing the word "bullshit",lol) and a fun,well-choreographed video,I think it would have done really well.

Prince didn't release the right singles... "if i was your girlfriend" is a solid song but what the fuck?... "i could never take the place of your man" or " housequake" would've been better choices. The biggest mistake was not touring the states with that classic album and HIS BEST BAND EVER. That stage set was amazing and so on.. 1987 should've been his year.

I saw Prince and the band perform the "Sign 'O' The Times" show in Los Angeles on September 12, 1987.

It was at a the Country Club in Reseda (north of L.A. proper) after the American Music Awards (at which they also played).

Everyone from the AMAs seemed to be in the audience or on stage:
Chaka Kahn
Aerosmith
Huey Lewis
Joni Mitchell
Fleetwood Mac
Steve Vai
-many others.

The band took the stage at ~1:30AM (IIRC) and the groove didn't stop until dawn.

It was unquestionably one of the greatest concerts I've ever seen.

Prince didn't release the right singles... "if i was your girlfriend" is a solid song but what the fuck?... "i could never take the place of your man" or " housequake" would've been better choices. The biggest mistake was not touring the states with that classic album and HIS BEST BAND EVER. That stage set was amazing and so on.. 1987 should've been his year.

Come on now:

If I Was Ur Girlfriend was an excellent single, but with no promotion video = no MTV airplay = less would know about it, the missing video was the mistake,

at least he did tour in Europe with SOTT, I saw the concert in Göteborg, Sweden... and he did the excellent SOTT movie, right?

For the US...

Prince just made an even better tour in 1988: Lovesexy.


ps. I admit Adore and Housequake would have been excellent singles too, but there are so many great songs on SOTT, it was hard to choose I guess....

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well, he had more succes in the late 80's in europe. remember the succesfull Lovesexy european tour, and the flopped american lovesexy tour. he even lost money in the states with the lovesexy tour. but what comes around goes around because we (europe) never saw the musicology tour, we never saw the hit and run tours.

i remember having a great time being a prince fan in 1987, even if he didn't tour the states.

Why do Prince fans always harken on the damn past?
C'mon ppl that was 20 some odd years ago!
Its Prince's career and he does whatever he wants to do, if he wants to release single w/o a video or not release singles for the songs radio has added to their playlist! Its his career and his business...

The album did what it was suppose to do.
Just like Lotus Flow3r, he promoted the cd with 3 shows in l.a. and 3 performances on leno, not to mention hooked up with Target to have an outlet for the music and they provided some promos themselves for the product, now if the album fizzles away from the charts, trust me, Prince didn't release the project for the charts. He released it to get his new music out there and there was enough attention to draw for it.

end of story

Why do Prince fans always harken on the damn past?
C'mon ppl that was 20 some odd years ago!
Its Prince's career and he does whatever he wants to do, if he wants to release single w/o a video or not release singles for the songs radio has added to their playlist! Its his career and his business...

The album did what it was suppose to do.
Just like Lotus Flow3r, he promoted the cd with 3 shows in l.a. and 3 performances on leno, not to mention hooked up with Target to have an outlet for the music and they provided some promos themselves for the product, now if the album fizzles away from the charts, trust me, Prince didn't release the project for the charts. He released it to get his new music out there and there was enough attention to draw for it.

end of story

^ ... blame it on the missing video to IIWYG...


just imo.
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well, he had more succes in the late 80's in europe. remember the succesfull Lovesexy european tour, and the flopped american lovesexy tour. he even lost money in the states with the lovesexy tour. but what comes around goes around because we (europe) never saw the musicology tour, we never saw the hit and run tours.

Ugh - it just amazes me (even after all this time) just how conceited and misguided some people are on this site.

Here you are, talking about Prince as though he is some sort of failure, always pointing out (in this case, with 22 years hindsight!) his perceived past mistakes and claiming "he shoulda done this".

Firstly, what the f*** do most of you lot know anyway? I'll bet 99% of you have absolutely NOTHING to do with the record industry and yet you sit there in your bedrooms, having come home from your regular,, virtually meaningless 9-5 and pontificate as you type about how you would have done things and been so much more successful - get real!!

You are talking about one of the most successful figures in pop history - the name Prince is known globally (what about your name?), as is his music. He has sold millions of records and had a 30+ year career (most of you won't even manage that in your cushdy 9-5!).

How would Prince's career been any different had he done what you lot suggest? Would he have been "more successful" than he is now? How would you quantify that? Before you extol these "expert" views, perhaps you should take a minute to reflect and realise that, actually, you know f*** all!

rusty1 said:

Why are all of your threads centered around 1987 and SOTT?

Prince didn't release the right singles... "if i was your girlfriend" is a solid song but what the fuck?... "i could never take the place of your man" or " housequake" would've been better choices. The biggest mistake was not touring the states with that classic album and HIS BEST BAND EVER. That stage set was amazing and so on.. 1987 should've been his year.

I think NOT releasing Housequake was a conscious decision at the time. When SOTT was first released (the album) radio was all over this track and when the second single was chosen, I think there was some concern that HQ had already burned out in some key/big markets. Billboard even acknowledged this at the time.

So with HQ already getting good play, choosing IIWYG was a way to show a different side to the album.

Having no video for the song was a detriment, however, I think the reason there was no real video for SOTT or IIWYG is because Prince was still fuming over MTV's refusal to play Jill Jones' video.

well, he had more succes in the late 80's in europe. remember the succesfull Lovesexy european tour, and the flopped american lovesexy tour. he even lost money in the states with the lovesexy tour. but what comes around goes around because we (europe) never saw the musicology tour, we never saw the hit and run tours.

Prince didn't release the right singles... "if i was your girlfriend" is a solid song but what the fuck?... "i could never take the place of your man" or " housequake" would've been better choices. The biggest mistake was not touring the states with that classic album and HIS BEST BAND EVER. That stage set was amazing and so on.. 1987 should've been his year.

Prince didn't release the right singles... "if i was your girlfriend" is a solid song but what the fuck?... "i could never take the place of your man" or " housequake" would've been better choices. The biggest mistake was not touring the states with that classic album and HIS BEST BAND EVER. That stage set was amazing and so on.. 1987 should've been his year.

I saw Prince and the band perform the "Sign 'O' The Times" show in Los Angeles on September 12, 1987.

It was at a the Country Club in Reseda (north of L.A. proper) after the American Music Awards (at which they also played).

Everyone from the AMAs seemed to be in the audience or on stage:
Chaka Kahn
Aerosmith
Huey Lewis
Joni Mitchell
Fleetwood Mac
Steve Vai
-many others.

The band took the stage at ~1:30AM (IIRC) and the groove didn't stop until dawn.

It was unquestionably one of the greatest concerts I've ever seen.

Prince didn't release the right singles... "if i was your girlfriend" is a solid song but what the fuck?... "i could never take the place of your man" or " housequake" would've been better choices. The biggest mistake was not touring the states with that classic album and HIS BEST BAND EVER. That stage set was amazing and so on.. 1987 should've been his year.