I don't think its aimed at U Jen, (I hope not) sounds as if this thread is just on a major downer. In a glass half empty, hole in the doughnut kinda way.

And again, I hope you're not responding to my post. Nothing I have said remotely indicates that I don't have a life without Prince, quite the opposite! I certainly hardly ever whinge about him or anything else. I'll assume that you are also responding to the thread starter. I was at a boat party in London recently celebrating Prince and having a great time, so I really don't know where you are coming from....

I don't think its aimed at U Jen, (I hope not) sounds as if this thread is just on a major downer. In a glass half empty, hole in the doughnut kinda way.

Prince has done something that I never expected. He has left me bored. Just a little introduction to those who don’t know me. I was a writer and researcher for UPTOWN and have been a super fan of Prince for YEARS, but lately… he and I have had different paths. I can look through my CD collection and remember how much his music is the soundtrack for my adult life. I remember the date I had to Purple Rain, the girl at the Recka Stow that sold me SOTT (we ended up dating based on our mutual appreciation for Prince) and how I used to play his sexy songs to seduce the woman that became my wife, but somehow, Prince and I have not grown together. I still respect his art and his amazing artistry and would never tell the man what to do, but as a listener and a fan (oh sorry, FAM), I’ve stopped paying attention. I saw him in Vegas and he was amazing. It reminded me of when I used to be against the stage at GLAM SLAM LA back in the 90s, but I also saw him recently here in LA, and the stage set up looked like a high school dance decoration and his shtick hadn’t changed. He posed more than he performed. He was doing a greatest hits of his moves, but anyone who had seen him as much as I had knew that he was walking through it. His latest 3 disk set had so little memorable music on it, that I stopped listening to it after a few tries. It sits on the shelf next to his last several uninteresting disks… at least to me they are uninteresting and uninspired.

I used to want to hear every note, including the outtakes, but lately… it all blends into each other and I realized something important. Every album, every tour, every pronouncement is filled with the promise of greatness. Sadly, most of it goes unfulfilled. Yes he will occasionally do a Super Bowl show or Rock and Roll Hall of Fame show that blows us all away and reminds us of why he is indispensable to music, but the rest of the time it is largely a let down. I say this as someone who was right there during his biggest times and literally listening and watching every concert that was circulating. I say this as someone who thought the man could do no wrong (I defended UTCM for God’s sake!). I was an addict.

Back then there was a buzz for him. There was a solid group of collectors who traded music, videos, memorabilia and scripts. I remember waiting for packages from all over the country and for my issue of Prince Family magazine. I remember trading for tapes (yes tapes) and looking for a version of a song I may have already had that was 1-2 generations better than what I already had. I miss that time, and realize that my life has gotten more complicated and my Prince habit went from a daily jam to checking out the Prince.org site ever few weeks, or even months. I realized that with the lawsuits, etc. goofy videos, cancelled plans, etc. that my interest in Prince has faded. His music went from erotic to erratic and (for me) sadly bland. If he was making groundbreaking music still, I could overlook how little respect he has for his fans, but he isn’t. He is cranking out music that he likes, but the songs don’t speak to me anymore. Again, I would never tell a talented artist like him how to make music, but I also don’t have any obligation to continue following him and I’ve realized that is what my interest in him is… obligatory. I can’t let go completely because I know that there is that amazing album or box set or something even better to come, but mostly… I am chasing a high and not getting the same buzz I used to get from his music. I know I am not the only person out there that hopes that Prince’s best days are ahead but wonders if they are mostly in the past.

I also wonder if he knows it too.

I don't think its aimed at U Jen, (I hope not) sounds as if this thread is just on a major downer. In a glass half empty, hole in the doughnut kinda way.

Ummmm...I don't think it's Prince's responsibility to keep you entertained.

But here's a suggestion. Head over to GD and read the "Do NOT vaccinate your kids" thread. Several minutes of fun (at least) in that one.
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As far as madhouseman giving his opinion,..that's his right. If P bores the shit out of the cat, then so be it. What I don't get is how people on here are so wrapped up into Prince that they can't stand one single thing that's said about him that's not favorable. Especially when it's opinion oriented. Which damn near ALL of the posts on here are based on. It's just opinions of different people. When someone is confident in their thoughts and their likes, TRULY confident, they don't ever get bent out of shape when someone else comments on something that differs from what they believe. It doesn't matter to them. Especially when it's someone else that they don't even know personally. If you are Right As Rain and excited over Prince in this time, then right on for you. How and why should that Rain Purple on yours or Chris's Tracy or Little Wendy's or your next door neighbor's Parade because someone else states that he just happens to be bored with Prince right now? It shouldn't. If you're TRULY confident in your thoughts and opinions that Prince strikes you harder than lightning, then cool. You wouldn't trip or careless about what somebody else thinks. Don't base your opinion on what everybody else thinks. You should be like "Fuck everybody else" and you think whatever it is that YOU think.

As usual I agree with you black.

The problem starts when people's choice of wording spills over from quite obviously being someone's personal opinion, to being almost presented as if it is fact. I'm not saying the OP here is doing that, but a lot of folks do and it's fucking tiring.

I'm with HonestMan13 really though - what exactly is the point of making a thread about how Prince's music bores you? What kind of response are you looking to get from that? It's obviously not going to turn into an interesting discussion- you're gonna get people with an axe to grind against Prince for whatever reason who will agree just for the sake of it, and you're gonna get just as many loons who think Prince has never done a single thing wrong in his entire life throwing their 2 cents in. And somewhere in between those two crowds, you might get a handful of educated, honest, objective replies, but they'll inevitably get lost in the ensuing flame-war.

I'm just trying to find out what the objective is here. If something that used to excite you is now boring you, go and find something else that does excite you. If you can't, perhaps life itself is boring to you, or perhaps you should have broadened your horizons a long time ago, so that if one thing stops doing it for you, you have plenty of other ways of keeping yourself entertained.

No disrespect to madhouseman but I just don't see the purpose of making threads like this.

That's all true too. For me, it's not about taking sides. I'm just on the ride that if someone DOES state that they are tired of P, then fine. THAT'S their opinion. Shouldn't shake u or upset u if you think otherwise. The cat stated what he felt and that's that. Example...If somebody got on here in THIS forum, like they usually do, saying how much they can't stand Hendrix, that shit isn't going to rock me. That doesn't change my love or opinion for the man. So somebody states in this forum that they hates Hendrix. My ONLY question to that is WHY they never take that shit over in Non Music where they wouldn't get the support that they'll get here,...Well, that tells u WHY they only talk that shit in THIS forum. Just post the thread in the right forum and don't be scared when everybody lines up against you. But either way, it doesn't bother me that they claim they personally don't dig Hendrix. I'm certainly not going to try to convince them otherwise. Same sentiment here. Somebody says he's bored with P, then he is. No skin off my back and certainly no black of me.
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As far as madhouseman giving his opinion,..that's his right. If P bores the shit out of the cat, then so be it. What I don't get is how people on here are so wrapped up into Prince that they can't stand one single thing that's said about him that's not favorable. Especially when it's opinion oriented. Which damn near ALL of the posts on here are based on. It's just opinions of different people. When someone is confident in their thoughts and their likes, TRULY confident, they don't ever get bent out of shape when someone else comments on something that differs from what they believe. It doesn't matter to them. Especially when it's someone else that they don't even know personally. If you are Right As Rain and excited over Prince in this time, then right on for you. How and why should that Rain Purple on yours or Chris's Tracy or Little Wendy's or your next door neighbor's Parade because someone else states that he just happens to be bored with Prince right now? It shouldn't. If you're TRULY confident in your thoughts and opinions that Prince strikes you harder than lightning, then cool. You wouldn't trip or careless about what somebody else thinks. Don't base your opinion on what everybody else thinks. You should be like "Fuck everybody else" and you think whatever it is that YOU think.