Maybe not boring but confusing.

But daPrettyman is right, he's part of the "living legend" crowd.

[Edited 9/3/10 12:26pm]

For me, sometimes the thrill is gone. Back in the day I could always find the new releases in Mexico where I live. Hell, I was always bothering the wrecka store days before they received the goods. I would rush home, hole up in my room and let the Man´s music do the work. Maybe it was because I was a teenager but I definitely see less cutting edge and freshness from Prince. One suggestion, I would love him to guest on a Santana production or viceversa ´cause their collaboration at the Shoreline back in the 90´s was mindblowing.

(First post, I'm new - bare with me )

I'd count myself as a relatively 'new fan'. Not in terms of 'I just found out who Prince was ' but more 'I'm discovering all the albums I possibly can from the beginning of his career to now'. (Yes, in chronolgical order lol)

There's SO MUCH!!!! Music, videos, films and even trying to understand him as an artist. How his personality IS the music. He/It is nothing less than fascinating.

Maybe it's because I'm only trying to discover 'all of it' now, but I just don't see how it could get 'boring'. There's far too much to be bored!

rainbowchild said:

I miss watching him per4m live!

My sentiments exactly ... He needs to get his 5 foot self back in the states and do some Leno, Ellen and other shows to get things warmed up and do a few Paisley Park shows. I need my purple funk fix ... LoL

purpledoveuk said:

MISTERHANDS said:

^

I just downloaded the musicology staples centre dvd, the leno files, and I still have many many boots to listen to. There were some great concerts during summer and there are rumours he will be back in october-november.
Antony Malzone was at paisley park to make new artwork for Prince and prince himself was also spotted in the Park last week. Signs of a new album, while 20ten has just been released for 2 months!

So no, I'm not bored either

Yah watch the musicology gig and take a look at Prince taking the piss out of the large lady during Kiss "ain't no particular size..." ...what a charming fella

One day somebody will kick the fuck out of him for pulling shit like that. I hope we get a bootleg to laugh at.

music industry as we knew it, is pretty much dead.

ernestsewell said:

gerrard said:

Sometimes I think he was better off with Warner Brothers who probably influenced his lbum choices and hence better albums!!!

WB had no say so over what he released. He had creative control. What they did control was the frequency of the releases.

For the most part, that is true but WB did have some say. For example, they refused to release Crystal Ball, and the 3 disk set was whittled down to SOTT. WB also could get behind a release, promote it and recommend singles to be issued.

I think the reason why Prince's music from that period was so much 'better', is because he was young and hadn't completely surrounded himself with people who would tell him no. Once the people who would be honest with him left, he was surrounded by people who's opinions I don't think he valued.

ZzZzZ..

I agree it is very boring being a Prince fan now.

Where are the singles, maxi singles, music videos, old re-masters, dvd's, tour dvd's, concert downloads????


We simply don't get enough product from every release, these days IMO.

Marrk said:

purpledoveuk said:

MISTERHANDS said: Yah watch the musicology gig and take a look at Prince taking the piss out of the large lady during Kiss "ain't no particular size..." ...what a charming fella

One day somebody will kick the fuck out of him for pulling shit like that. I hope we get a bootleg to laugh at.

that wasn't the same lady i saw at the merch stand at the o2 who similarly made it up on stage? s'pose if we had video evidence of both we could compare/contrast!

My reasons, and probably many other peoples

1. He keeps releasing albums that are only released in certain parts of the world. Why I don't know as they usually flop anyway.

2. His legacy of internet scams, dodgy websites (Sometimes I wonder if hes a Nigerian scammer called Kingsley Sunday Ofusu?)

3. His Jehovahs Witness crap (And the fact he dosen't curse, sing about fucking and doing all the stuff he used too

4. Hes not cool anymore

5. All we do is recount his past glories which are drifting further back into the past.

JoeTyler said:

Being a Prince fan during the 04-09 era was cool; it has been a better era than the 98-03 era, that's for sure.. = one new masterpiece (3121), one fine album (Musicology), comeback tours, Superbowl performance, Ultimate Prince, TV appearances, 21 Nights, and other lesser albums that featured at least two or three great songs (Chelsea, Dreamer, Feel Better, Wall of Berlin, Dance 4 me, etc.)

The crap began with the new decade and 20Ten, when Prince finally became a "yesterday's news" man, c'mon, he cannot even release his new album in the US...and he doesn't even care

2010 will be probably his worst year since 1998, 1999 or even 2003...

[Edited 9/3/10 12:10pm]

I think post and including TRC he has just got better with who is now. If you want to state opinion as fact 20Ten shits on 3121

Japha11 said:

(First post, I'm new - bare with me )

I'd count myself as a relatively 'new fan'. Not in terms of 'I just found out who Prince was ' but more 'I'm discovering all the albums I possibly can from the beginning of his career to now'. (Yes, in chronolgical order lol)

There's SO MUCH!!!! Music, videos, films and even trying to understand him as an artist. How his personality IS the music. He/It is nothing less than fascinating.

Maybe it's because I'm only trying to discover 'all of it' now, but I just don't see how it could get 'boring'. There's far too much to be bored!

Hurrah-you are right. In terms of true boredom-it is impossible with Prince

jcurley said:

Japha11 said:

(First post, I'm new - bare with me )

I'd count myself as a relatively 'new fan'. Not in terms of 'I just found out who Prince was ' but more 'I'm discovering all the albums I possibly can from the beginning of his career to now'. (Yes, in chronolgical order lol)

There's SO MUCH!!!! Music, videos, films and even trying to understand him as an artist. How his personality IS the music. He/It is nothing less than fascinating.

Maybe it's because I'm only trying to discover 'all of it' now, but I just don't see how it could get 'boring'. There's far too much to be bored!

Hurrah-you are right. In terms of true boredom-it is impossible with Prince

absolutely. i can't remember the last time i played 'Jughead', but i did again today and you know what? it's sweet.

robinhood said:

i'm not bored at all

Ditto. I love being a fan in 2010. I wish he was on tour right now, but that can't be too far off.

rainbowchild said:

Yup, I'm bored not because Prince is boring, he's not at all, but because I can't get enough of Prince and he's nowhere in sight. I wish he'd go on tour in the US, release his album here and promote it! I miss watching him per4m live!

I second that emotion!! I am NEVER bored by Prince or his music, I'm just bored that I can't see him perform and really miss him! I know he is getting older, but I still haven't had enough of him! So I'm resolved to watching and listening to older stuff, which is good, but I'd like some new memories. And Prince doesn't even want the old stuff out there, so it feels "weird" endulging in the old stuff. But how else am I to get my Prince fix?

Bored? Maybe expectations are too high?

Isabell said:

gerrard said:

Gone are the days of an album every year

Are you sure?

• For You (1978)
• Prince (1979)
• Dirty Mind (1980)
• Controversy (1981)
• 1999 (1982)
• Purple Rain (1984)
• Around the World in a Day (1985)
• Parade (1986)
• Sign o' the Times (1987)
• Lovesexy (1988)
• Batman (1989)
• Graffiti Bridge (1990)
• Diamonds and Pearls (1991)
• o(+> (1992)
• Come (1994)
• The Black Album (1994)
• The Gold Experience (1995)
• Chaos and Disorder (1996)
• Emancipation (1996)
• Crystal Ball (1998)
• The Vault: Old Friends 4 Sale (1999)
• Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic (1999)
• Rave In2 the Joy Fantastic (2000)
• The Rainbow Children (2001)
• One Nite Alone... (2002)
• Xpectation (2003)
• C-Note (2003)
• N.E.W.S (2003)
• Musicology (2004)
• The Chocolate Invasion (2004)
• The Slaughterhouse (2004)
• 3121 (2006)
• Planet Earth (2007)
• Lotusflow3r (2009)
• 20Ten (2010)

(list from http://en.wikipedia.org/w...(musician))

Jam! Thats some serious Evidence! hee hee

I think this thread has inspired a Hit for Prince. Now some of you all were not Bitchin/Complaining I read your posts but for those that were....

"B"

Yaw B, B, B...B about this

Yaw B, B, B...B about that

Yaw B, B, B...B about this

Yaw B, B, B...B about that

If I do this, If I do that, No matter what I do somebody has to B

So I might as well do nothing and nothing at all

Now go run and B about that!

[Edited 9/7/10 10:56am]

they say the cure for boredom is curiosity

maybe because he hasnt been doing anything big recently?

ernestsewell said:

There's plenty of other great music out there. Dig for it, love it, support it. The music world existed well before Prince, and it will exist long after. Yes it's a great time to be alive and know Prince's music, but pull back on the scene and look at the bigger picture.

The very idea that Prince will ever become a 2nd class citizen and basically unimportant is gag worthy!! Prince IS music!!! In music, he is god..the beginning and the end, the alpha and the omega! Other artist?

this is the daftest thread title i have seen for a while.....prince is lots of things but he is NEVER boring....

gerrard said:

Gone are the days of an album every year, singles, b sides......usually a tour with current and old material!!!Yeah its what every1 else does but as a fan thats y u follow a music artist???

Gone is the mystery of Prince!!!!The guy who never spoke and built a huge aura round him probably not seen in popular music.....

Sometimes I think he was better off with Warner Brothers who probably influenced his lbum choices and hence better albums!!!

AmI alone????

he needs someone to say that is shit prince! it really is that simple

I sort of think the key to not being bored with anyone else is having a semi-exciting life of your own.

1 word: Mirror

Besides a few exceptions his music has been boring for decades now IMO. Otherwise I always feel quite entertained, be it his underwhelming online ventures or changing distribution methods.

DaphneLovesPR1NCE said:

ernestsewell said:

There's plenty of other great music out there. Dig for it, love it, support it. The music world existed well before Prince, and it will exist long after. Yes it's a great time to be alive and know Prince's music, but pull back on the scene and look at the bigger picture.

The very idea that Prince will ever become a 2nd class citizen and basically unimportant is gag worthy!! Prince IS music!!! In music, he is god..the beginning and the end, the alpha and the omega! Other artist?

i agree with ernest here, sometimes looking at what the rest of the music scene has to offer is a good solution to any boredom someone might feel toward prince's work right now.

just as music was around before prince and will be long after prince, so was the universe, and whilst it might be understandable for prince to be held in high regard as a musician, i dont agree that he and he alone is 'the alpha and omega' of musical creation.

that description might apply to a much higher power than prince, and to align prince with being God in this context, is dangerous territory, imo.

Graycap23 said:

1 word: Mirror

The man is still releasing albums in one form or another almost every year, giving great performances and making the occasional appearance in the media and doing a few interviews so its not like he fell off the earth like some other artists his age or even younger.

Besides, there's always his huge catalogue of work from the past 30 years. So i can still get my Prince fix and keep myself entertained.

bored ?.......delve into the 40 cd work collection of bootlegs and stuff...that will keep you going for a few weeks.....come back then and i will give you more homework...