mplsmike said:

Who is Ellane?

ellens straight sister i think

polkadotbliss said:

I think she's married to Cage or Fish from Ally McBeal.

You are not alone
I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart

LeanderWapshot said:

... then it's time to do something about it. I on the other hand would not be bored.

I agree. I've been been bored by Prince music for years now (at least since Larry Graham entered the picture). The problem is - I won't let go of the thrill I felt during the Exodus era -- it's the same man, so I keep thinking the next new thing may be it.

Therein lies the reason why us "bored" fans still come here, why we still come back -- because we have hope that he'll thrill us again. We're like Charlie Brown running to kick the ball of Prince music greatness and Lucy (aka Prince) pulls the ball away from his every time. yet we keep trying to kick it.

All we are sayyyyying....
Is give Prince a Chance


... Sorry - couldn't resist

lafleurdove said:

Co-sign

LeanderWapshot said:

You will find many posters here who are apparently bored with Prince. Why they are posting here will always stay a mystery to me.

rwn said:

That question has been answered. Read the thread before you answer, copy cat.

no, you are not alone. many of us are bored with his stuff lately.

i imagine that a lot of it is he was always best when up against a challenge. and he's managed to eliminate anything that challenges him from his career. he's surrounded by yes men, has no managament, no record label, no one to challenge him or provide any viewpoint other than his own view regurgitated to make him happy.

it's sad. he's a genius artist who has become content enough to put out tepid, uninspired, and rushed art.

ernestsewell said:

this totaly reminds me of you
[Edited 12/30/09 14:54pm]

ernestsewell said:

yet u love PE?

daPrettyman said:

Overall though? There's more crap than good stuff. I liked most of 3121 too.

ernestsewell said:

Not to me. I consider myself to have "grown" with Prince's music. I hardly listen to his old stuff and find myself listening to mostly stuff from this decade.

As for being bored, I'm not. However, tired of his marketing strategies....YES! I liked the way he did Lotus at Target, but I despised the site.

cborgman said:

Couldn't have said it any better

Also, the fact that there's no competition or rivalry to stir him up nowadays left him even more content.

I've always found Prince at his best whenever there was direct competition against him,,,,,it made him more engaged in his work. Now, you get the "been there, done that" vibe from his music.

Wow, just bought a docking station for my iPod today....

I thought too that I was getting bored with Prince....

Put it on "shuffle" and we're cool now

mplsmike said:

You know he's going to tell you you misspelled "totally." Right?

Genesia said:

LMAO

Genesia said:

Damn i still got it wrong

Should i go edit my old post

ok well i think we give prince too much credit ... he writes good songs sometimes .. with the right people to bounce off of he does the most amazing work of all time .. there are a lot of albums i cant really sit thru ... i think to assume he can just go from tons of talented help to some kind of superhero that can play everything and make it as interesting as those 7 or 10 people in his band family etc.. did .. i think thats a lot of pressure .. he couldnt do it .. thus we got some thunkers .. but i think he has been improving lately as in his albums are getting more bearable and still a couple great moments where as before it was i need to turn this off bad at times still the highs are not quite as high as before ... but hes gettin there .. chelsae was pretty good as was fury so as much as yeah its still more interesting to listen to his older work for the millionth time then to try to sit thru mr. goodnite with out swearing u will never buy a prince album again because it sucks so bad .. i believe he has been branching out trying different things musically with the jazz and rock guitar and bria and tamar etc.. that doesnt mean they are great but i think he is willing to see what he can do ... hes done the rap the christian rock the raunchy the sex bump of high that news album u know i think its gonna come together soon ... these cds are all practice .. he had to do his sketchwork for a while now that he has a fuller pallet he is ready to paint .. the paintings are slowly getting a little better and i think hes gonna lay the best of his career on us soon ... happens all the time with rock stars ... they are awesome then they lose most of their audience put out a bunch of experimental and dramatically different music that sounds nothing like the music that got them famous ... and then some kind of switch kicks in and u get time out of mind or harvest moon or the last couple jonny cash records ... u know niel young was doing this new wave shit for a couple years with synthesizers and drum machines ... bob dylan went off the map for a while too no one was diggin his records ... so yeah i think prince is gonna hit us with it in the next couple of years ... its gonna be good ... so to respond to the thread topic .. he he .... i'm just a little bored but not TOTALLY bored.

TrevorAyer said:

Damn was that a jab at my spelling

Harlepolis said:

it's something you notice in a lot of gifted people. many need a challenge to be able to really produce something inspired. when the bar is low, they get bored and just start phoning it in and producing output that is barely par.

it happens with a lot of gifted kids in school, for a more recognizible reference. not that i would ever label myself gifted, but i was one of those kids. i was so bored by how low the bar was, i could barely bring myself to do the required work to pass. it used to frusterate the hell out of my teachers.

maybe it's just a common gemini trait, though, as i sense this post is gonna target me.

but i need a challenge. he needs a challenge. as an adult, i have found it is the only way to motivate myself. he, unfortunately, is so surrounded by yes men who praise every fart of a song that he writes.

there is no one who tells him "you know... i know you can do better."

i think he needs someone. a manager, an executive... shit, even a friend.

Here is something to think about, I buy a new Prince album almost every year... (depending on whether or not he releases one) and its the only music that keeps me buying music. There is a lot of new stuff out there, but his new stuff is the only stuff that keeps me looking forward. That says volumes, and this WHOLE damn congregation needs to say AMEN.

No... but this thread bores me.

I guess he would get boring if one played him to death. No one artist should consume ones entire audio spectrum for too long. Mix things up!

My favorite artist just put out her first new music more than 10 years and I never once got tired of her. Its all about moderation.

hollywooddove said:

Amen!

lezama said:

TrevorAyer said:[quote]ok well i think we give prince too much credit ... he writes good songs sometimes .. with the right people to bounce off of he does the most amazing work of all time .. there are a lot of albums i cant really sit thru ... i think to assume he can just go from tons of talented help to some kind of superhero that can play everything and make it as interesting as those 7 or 10 people in his band family etc.. did .. i think thats a lot of pressure .. he couldnt do it .. thus we got some thunkers .. but i think he has been improving lately as in his albums are getting more bearable and still a couple great moments where as before it was i need to turn this off bad at times still the highs are not quite as high as before ... but hes gettin there .. chelsae was pretty good as was fury so as much as yeah its still more interesting to listen to his older work for the millionth time then to try to sit thru mr. goodnite with out swearing u will never buy a prince album again because it sucks so bad .. i believe he has been branching out trying different things musically with the jazz and rock guitar and bria and tamar etc.. that doesnt mean they are great but i think he is willing to see what he can do ... hes done the rap the christian rock the raunchy the sex bump of high that news album u know i think its gonna come together soon ... these cds are all practice .. he had to do his sketchwork for a while now that he has a fuller pallet he is ready to paint .. the paintings are slowly getting a little better and i think hes
gonna lay the best of his career on us soon ... happens all the time with rock stars ... they are awesome then they lose most of their audience put out a bunch of experimental and dramatically different music that sounds nothing like the music that got them famous ... and then some kind of switch kicks in and u get time out of mind or harvest moon or the last couple jonnknow niel young was doing this new wave shit for a couple years with synthesizers and drum machines ... bob dylan went off the map for a while too no one was diggin his records ... so yeah i think prince is gonna hit us with it in the next couple of years ... its gonna be good ... so to respond to the thread topic .. he he .... i'm just a little bored but not TOTALLY bored.[/quote


Please try making real sentences (you know...with comma's and points sorts of thinghs like that )
Your story is very long and difficult to read like that (may be stupid )

Thanks x

Oooopsss, something went wrong...tried to quote TrevorAyer....

Sorry!!!

Jekylline said:

Go edit your post and put a bracket ] at the end of /quote and it'll fix itself.