dolorespark said:

The Very Best Of Prince was owed to WB, Ultimate was a post-contract collaboration.

dolorespark said:

That was stuff already released, and the Very Best of had multiple pictures from the same era. Horrible cover. He edited Ultimate too. The original guy who put it together had stuff in chronological order, with stuff like "Erotic City" on there. Prince took out the dirty stuff, and wanted it A-side, B-side order.

Read the wiki page on it: http://en.wikipedia.org/w...e_album%29

Hmm... What does he need to do to please his fans... well, couple years ago I was a Mod at Princefams, and I got a lovely CEASE-&-DESIST... he could maybe STOP DOING THAT. I'd be slightly pleased...

Musically, I'm still mad at the Rave Un2 The Year 2000 DVD... 21 Scriptures in a 1-night stand? What. The. Hell. Is. That. The changing lyrics thing that he's done time to time in the past 10 years has bit my ass. If you don't want to sing some of the provacative songs, fine. As much as we'd all love to hear them, I'd rather Prince NOT sing them, than DESECRATE them.

IMO, of course.

Giovanni777 said:

I think you'll find almost *everyone*, not just jaded Prince fans but pretty much all (music critics, casual fans, whoever) that were exposed to Lotusflo3r, strongly disagree with you.
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poetcorner61 said:

Prince I think is done with major tours. Just catch him when you can, wherever he chooses to perform.

As a Prince fan since 1979, I have no expectations, never have. Just wanted to enjoy the music. Most of it I do enjoy.
IMO, because I enjoy his creative output that's made accessible to me does not obligate him to do anything just because I enjoy what he's produced and shared (or not).
So it takes nothing to please me. Things I think he could do better? Yeah. But that's his life, not mine. People could critique my life also and say what I should or shouldn't be doing to please them. Most of us would reject anyone attempting to do so, especially a stranger.
I've just enjoyed the music and the 30+ live appearances and still enjoying the ride.

I don't think he's do e with major tours. I think if he has another major commercial record with hits he would or could go on a major tour again. Maybe a Prince and the Revolution reform tour for the anniversary of Purple Rain perhaps. He makes most of his money from touring and the 2004 tour he was biggest live earner of the year. We all know Prince likes that cash.

I can also see him doing more residences, Vegas or NYC or somewhere else. I can also see him doing full jazz shows more and more as he mellows. So more jazz festivals and appropriate venues.

He is one of the hottest live acts on the planet and he knows it. He will be choosey but he will be out there. James Brown was playing the festivals up to the year he died, Rolling Stones are always on tour.

I´m out

P couldn't care less what we apparently credit ourselfs to.

"Your misconceptions and fantasies along with your misguided sense of entitlement don't dictate my actions." - Axl Rose

Same theory applies to all egotistical artists, pretty much.

find a time machine.

squirrelgrease said:

Yep and he needs to loose that attitude,stop being sucha bully, at some point he has lost sight of things. apolgize for the whole dancing baby thing.

Actually write like he is Prince.

He needs to be 15 years old. Thats all theat gets played 15-28 year olds.

Himself and b around more often we need more of him!

nurseV said:

Co-sign

daPrettyman said:

Damn, I with ya!!!!!

The U.S. fans could stand to be a bit more accepting of Prince's work. They call it crap on the day it's released then build up a love for it. If we all can recall how Lotusflow3r/MPLSound got trashed on here right after the release and now they're finding acceptance. There is no need to rush to judgement on the new work 1 day after it's hit the stores. Take the time to either love it or hate it.

poetcorner61 said:

Well, I'm not American, nor am I really an old fan as much as I'm a new one.
But I'd definitely question the truth about the "oversea" appreciation. Prince never really gets played on the radios over here, nor does he get much attention in the media. He may sell more records, but that could be due to the fact that the market over here is over twice as big as in the U.S. But if he wanted me to appreciate his current affairs more, well, he'd have to actually phone Warners and say:

"Hey, U know what? Let's milk my back catalogue by sending out deluxe editions, double disc's with b-sides, remasters and box-sets. I want half the money or more, but heck, if I wait twenty years more, there'll only be five hardcore fans left to buy it, so .. it's like printing money. Quickly, before my legacy devaluates".

He could even be smart about it, set himself a one-record deal with Warners, and release some new stuff along with all the classics (that alone would probably bring some attention to his new work, even incite Warners to promote the shit out of it, creating a success on the backbone of the past).

I'd be more willing to accept his current position in the musical landscape, if he wasn't so keen on erasing his background. He'd get more fans, if he used his back catalogue as a tool to attract people to his latests outings. I simply don't "get" how a spritual/religious person could delude himself to think that a "pure path" is the one of "denial of the past". It seems so .. unbalanced.


Oh, and he could lay off the Judge Dredd mentality.
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