I would think some of Prince's mystery would disipate if he did this, even thought I would be the first in line to buy his unreleased gems from the past. I personally don't think this will happen till he is long gone.
I picture myself one day as a senior citizen saying....Finally!
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Ah. I see.

He did release The Vault.






























PS - http://prince.org/msg/7/336560

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Everybody's going Uptown - that's where I wanna be
Uptown - set your mind free
Uptown - got my body hot
Get down - I don't wanna stop, no!

ernestsewell said:

I was actually thinking about some of the outtakes and bootlegs that I've heard over the years.

I really don't care for most of the material. SOme of it I just plain don't like.


I'm hoping the vault material wont' be 90% filler and 10% whatever else.


But honestly, if he released the vault, it would probably takes years to absorb it all before any opinions can be made.


And it would certain take years and years to digest and discuss.

I doubt he has anything to worry about being 'mysterious'. The dude is 51. That 'mysterious' act is played.

Maybe someday he will be studied. Who would take "Prince 301"?

PANDURITO said:

The large majority will download it for free, so he won´t release it.

My silly boyfriend will sell his car and mortgage his house behind Prince. He'd get it.

Don't most artists record more songs than what end up on a cd? They pick what they believe to be the best material and put it out? I'm thinking most, not all, of the material in the vault is second rate to what was released. That being said, I would still love to hear any material that was leftover from 1982-1996. I would much rather get at the live video that had been recorded over the years.

I don't wanna see this-it'd mean he was gone

alot of key stuff i love i wish was released and id LOVE to hear <3.and some of those outtakes need to stay outtakes

TheVoid said:

motherfunka said:

I agree somewhat, but I think Prince has so many ideas going on at once, they don't always work with the continuity of the given project/vibe. I think sometimes he saves a song, intends to go back to it, gets bored, and ultimately moves on in a totally different direction.

I think with most artists, outtakes are just that. With Prince, I think some of his unreleased tracks are some of the best work he has ever done.