Okay, for all us Prince nuts who use the ORG and join NPGMC etc Prince has never gone away. BUT for the vast majority of the public it has become a case of "prince who?"

But over the last 12 months I have had loads of people say to me "oh Prince, yeah he was cool. Whatever happened to him?"

In the clubs they are starting to play Prince remixes (white label House remixes) - in fact there are tons of them around.

Loads of artists are now sampling Prince (Jay Z has used "If I Was Your Girlfriend" I think)

Alicia Keys covered Prince (so few people I speak to realise HCUDCM is a Prince song but love that song!)

Loads of artists are without a doubt copying (or being influenced) by Prince - even Britany Spears (Slave 4 U)

even text messaging spelling was pretty much invented by Prince

Next year we have the 20th anniversay of Purple Rain (okay nothing will happen but it "could" if anyone wanted it to)

I think Prince could ride this apparent wave and get a hit album out of it (yes I know that he is doing his own thing now and charts/sales don't matter BUT I think it would be great to see him in his rightful place AT THE TOP)

Just wondered what other people thought?

In 2 years we have the 20th anniversary of ATWIAD

I think a Prince revival could happen ONLY if...



***The old CDs were all re-mastered (with bonus tracks)

***'Purple Rain' released on DVD with deleted scenes,commentary,interviews,etc.


Many lesser artists have made a comeback by simply having their old albums re-mastered,to remind the masses of what made them so great in the first place.But let's face it,as long as Warner owns the master recordings,it ain't gonna happen for Prince.

funny thing about this question is that this year marks 25 years of p bein in the biz. something's gotta happen, even if it's as much as...well, i dunno...

There are signs of it happening in the UK but can't it only really happen if Prince decides to join in?

Anji said:

only if he plays glastonbury...

I Agree!! I also want to see Prince get the recognition he deserves.

I must admit though, he has been getting more press coverage in the UK over the last few months than he has had for the last 5 years. This is a good sign.

If he did play Glastonbury, he would blow the 120,000 audience away with his talent.

By doing Glasto, he would not be "selling out" as it is still considered a platform for experienced and new artists alike, and I know the audience would love him.

The sad thing is that by most people he is still considered the BEST live perfomer, a great artist and an unrivaled musician yet people seem to have forgot this. ???

Artists can make a comeback. Let me rephrase that, they can become relevant in the music scene again, if they have the ambition to.

Madonna did briefly with Ray of Light, U2 did with their last album (and a hell of a tour too that could definitely hold its own against ONA if not surpass it).

Some listeners treated TRC like it was some amazing revelation that only someone as godly as prince could realize. When really it was generic religious rhetoric played over elevator music jazz.

The people sampling Prince are refering to the level of genius he used to operate at, not the scatterbrained projects he throws together these days.

i personally think it wouldnt be a good thing 4 prince to be popular with the general public which i believe could happen with the right marketing u know the type where mtv start to play his best vids all the time and his face ends up on the back of those ringspun tshirts,all the narrow minded people who think that he is just a freak dont deserve him

i think recently Prince has been getting more props in the UK than he has got in alittle while.
I pretty much doubt we'll see a revival though. If Prince wanted it, it could happen.

For it to happen, it can't be seen as a revival or a comeback since the majority of today's CD-buying audience don't know too much about him. If anything like this is gonna happen, he'd have to give them what THEY want... or else a BUNCH of people who know little about appreciating great music will have to get real smart real fast. ?? As long as he keeps being true to himself (as a songwriter-musician), then I think that would be cool with most of us. ??

Look, all these artist that are sampling prince is a great point to a comback, but guess what, Nobady knows that Alicia keys's "how come you don't call me anymore", is really princes, nobody knows that Jay Z's bonnie and clyde sampled "if i was your girlfriend.

Nobody knows that Eminem likes prince, actually nobody knows (well, people in high school), that most big celebs are big ass fans of prince.

nobody knows that prince even makes music anymore.

Prince makes more music than almost anyone, maybe more than Zappa!

Prince can pick songs out of his ass like its nothing!

Damn, people suck!!!
[This message was edited Mon Jan 27 11:59:11 PST 2003 by Jem]

Jem said:

Wow! very interesting, you thought that up by yourself?

Jem said:

Thank you jem! Did i think that up bymyself. Ummm...kind of, but it is obvious, don't you think?

Jem said:

Yeah! I guess i can see where you would get that idea.
[This message was edited Mon Jan 27 17:59:41 PST 2003 by Jem]

There will be no remastering of past WB cd's nor any special Purple Rain additions. Prince is not interested in that ..not only because it will be profitable for WB (for which he gets some of) but because the people he cared about and who cared about him at WB are longgg gone.

I said this a long time ago. I do think Prince or Warner Brothers should release Purple Rain with the Deleted scenes added,however I think Prince wants to Create New Music and if he is Going to make a Comeback well I think he wants it to be with his New Image and Sound and New Music. I think he doesn't wanna go Back and I now Realize why and you know it's like he just Isn't into that Mindset the same way anymore. Why does it have to be a Revival in order to get More U.S. fans? Why can't they dig on his New sound and not Care that he has to be the Old Prince with his Classic Hits? I love all his songs cause he makes Great music,but well why can't it just be he Grew-Up and now he looks Better than ever and although I cry cause he had his Wild Days and well Settled Down I Know he is just the Hotest Man on the Planet and at any age you can rest Assured he will be Hot and Gorgeous and just Drive the Woman into Frenzy's.

the only revival will be an Under ground one
like I feel there has been a begining of one
he even advertised "under ground" by promoting ONA on fliers that they use for small bands to promote albums or concerts or clubs to promote thier "happenings"

I SWEAR I was just thinking about this too Thanks for starting this topic!

Seems like in the last few months I've had more conversations about P in my everyday life than I have on the Org :O I'm @ work, I hear a guy talking on his cel about trying to track down the boxset so he can buy it, we end up talking about his time @ the Celebration years ago & does Prince still do them? & how he wants to go again ... Another guy @ work quizzing me about the concerts I've been to this year & how he's thinking about attending the Celebration :O ... & yet another dude who wants to jump in the wayback machine & discuss old B-sides, how he loves him but isn't up on the new stuff - he's just begging for some aftershow love, ain't he??

Maybe it's just coincidence in my case, but he has been getting killer reviews lately on the shows and the music he's put out, there just might be a revival up in here (though I kinda liked having him all to myself these past few years)...

How could it happen? Release Le Bataclan or Nighttown to the public - I know it'll never happen but the shows are incredibly kickass & I CAN DREAM. Doing something w/ PR's anniversary would be cool too BUT reallly only for the hardcores - to everyone else, the movie is loved but dated & I doubt if they really care. The strength he's got going for him is the same strength he's always had going for him - his ability as a live performer, & as we all know once you're hooked you can't let go. He should REALLY capitalize on that more. Fuck the old recordings, he's kicking ass TODAY - let's hear it!!

There's a bunch of people I know who are teetering on the edge of being sprung - if they heard Nighttown or Le Bataclan, it would be OVER...

alot would have too happen IMHO.Re-Mastered Discs,Films&A Legit Q&A in a whole different setting.but I think Prince knows that Touring is where He will get all the Juice from now.The Cat will always be Respected for His Talent&On Stage Depth as a Band Leader&Instrumentalist but I don't ever see Him having a Major Hit Album again.Folks will always Buy though Touring that is where His Majority of Bread is at.aside from Fans,Die-Hards,&folks that remember&respect Him I don't see it happening again.but the Cat will always get Props.

He can make it a hit without a doubt,(!) but a hit to whose eyes and to whose ears?...

It definitely seems like you hear a lot more about prince in the UK since the ONA tour. The only way a revival would occur is if prince put out a new record and continued to tour. Despite excellent reviews from critics and fans alike, the rainbow children is an unknown album that most will never hear of, simply because it wasnt prommoted by prince himself or a record company (not outside the US).

Take Rave for instance. There was a lot of comeback hype surrounding that album but it failed to live up to the hype. Not least because the album wasnt good enough but the single kept on being delayed, and princes prommotional tour was limited.

Im not saying he has to do a ton of interviews, but he needs to get back more in to the habbit of the album & tour each year, which we came to expect in the 80's & 90's. He still does this to some extent in the USA, but he needs to prommote and tour abroad.

I however dont believe he wants to, and a revival will not happen if he doesnt want it to. (BTW I dont think WB's would want to re-release all his old albums as it would remind the public how good he is).