Se7en said:

I got a Jimi Hendrix: Illustrated book for Christmas last year, and it's got candid photos, replicas of handwritten lyrics, original artwork and a pretty decent CD of unreleased versions of his songs. And it's pretty cool. Prince could've easily done this and blown away most other music "coffee table" books.

So now we have to wait until Prince is dead. Although to be honest I half expect some fantastic stuff to be released when that happens. Unless he takes it all with him of course...

TheDigitalGardener said:

Joyinrepatition said:

the CD is piss poor.As for the book...

The book is great, if you require a brochure for The Dorchester Hotel.

In fact, that is what they should have named it, 21 Nights.....at The Dorchester.

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Hilarious!

fortuneandserendipity said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

The book is great, if you require a brochure for The Dorchester Hotel.

In fact, that is what they should have named it, 21 Nights.....at The Dorchester.

[Edited 3/27/11 18:08pm]

Hilarious!

Wow the crack you haters are smoking must be really good to make such stupid comments.

Nothing is wrong with the disc you are all just a bunch of funk haters who need to move on to another artist since P is not about to let go of the funk.

I have people borrowing the disc all the time who love it. Just proves that orgs are living on their own planet.

For Australians who live near Frankston in Victoria.

There is a copy of the book in the Public Library with the CD.

laurarichardson said:

fortuneandserendipity said:

Hilarious!

Wow the crack you haters are smoking must be really good to make such stupid comments.

Nothing is wrong with the disc you are all just a bunch of funk haters who need to move on to another artist since P is not about to let go of the funk.

I have people borrowing the disc all the time who love it. Just proves that orgs are living on their own planet.

Can we have a list of names of these people queuing outside your door to hear the CD?

alxndrstff said:

Militant said:

Another agreement. I don't know if it was just mixed too much, or a poor selection of songs from different aftershows, but the 3 aftershows I attended in 2007 were mindblowing, and the Indigo Nights CD, while good, definitely doesn't the capture the best of what those aftershows encapsulated.

Could any CD really ever capture the experience of a small club, energy just flowing from everyone in the place while sheer inspired genius stands before you and makes the world a better place for a couple of hours?

I think this is where we maybe expect too much of some of the aftershow CD's. Nothing beats being there, sharing those moments with complete strangers who you feel utterly attached to for reasons that are nigh on impossible to explain. Prince could have released every aftershow in some sort of big compilation, and no one CD would have captured the experience many are after.

Well, I have a shitty audience recording of the opening night, it it has so much more energy than this CD. Somehow, it lacks much of the energy. A bit sterile in comparison, with some good highlights though.

the book is average nothing special.too many pics of the dorchester ,nearly none from the shows ,

the stage , backstage the musicians,etc.only for completists.

but the cd imo is awesome.compared with most of the boots its in soundboardquality so for that alone its worth spending those few bucks.but I like it musically too, highlights for me: 3121,Rocksteady, Alphabetstreet, Indigo Nights, The ? of U, All The Critics ..

mynameisnotsusan said:

What I realised looking at this book is that it is a perfect encapsulation of what Prince is now. Botoxed, airbrushed, ultra-posed, fashion show, hotel corridor, airport, limosuine, complete absence of fans/audience, music virtually irrelevant. This is who he is now.

Thats what surprised me and don't get with Priince, was the absence of audience/fans and the concerts in the book....without both of them there would of be no 21 nights in London for him.

TheDigitalGardener said:

Joyinrepatition said:

the CD is piss poor.As for the book...

The book is great, if you require a brochure for The Dorchester Hotel.

In fact, that is what they should have named it, 21 Nights.....at The Dorchester.

[Edited 3/27/11 18:08pm]

They had the book launch at The Dorchester, I won tickets for thanks to Gav and his wife at Housequake.

The book launch was cool. Randee St Nicohas and Beverly knight were there, they was friendly, chatting to everyone etc. I think a lot of people was expecting Prince to turn up but obviously he didnt, he wasn't even in the country It was fun night though even without Prince.

How the CD is?

Depends.

If you are new to live stuff then it is fantastic.

If you are a die-hard completist you might be disappointed in certain ways.

I dig both. The pictures were delightful and fierce. The cd was pretty g.d good if I'd say so myself. It def left me wanting more....

catpark said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

The book is great, if you require a brochure for The Dorchester Hotel.

In fact, that is what they should have named it, 21 Nights.....at The Dorchester.

[Edited 3/27/11 18:08pm]

They had the book launch at The Dorchester, I won tickets for thanks to Gav and his wife at Housequake.

The book launch was cool. Randee St Nicohas and Beverly knight were there, they was friendly, chatting to everyone etc. I think a lot of people was expecting Prince to turn up but obviously he didnt, he wasn't even in the country It was fun night though even without Prince.

Carpark! It's you. I did not recognize you at first with your new avi.

iloveannie said:

Se7en said:

I got a Jimi Hendrix: Illustrated book for Christmas last year, and it's got candid photos, replicas of handwritten lyrics, original artwork and a pretty decent CD of unreleased versions of his songs. And it's pretty cool. Prince could've easily done this and blown away most other music "coffee table" books.

So now we have to wait until Prince is dead. Although to be honest I half expect some fantastic stuff to be released when that happens. Unless he takes it all with him of course...

Well, I didn't say that . . . but a book that was music-centric would've been nice.

eireboy34 said:

laurarichardson said:

Wow the crack you haters are smoking must be really good to make such stupid comments.

Nothing is wrong with the disc you are all just a bunch of funk haters who need to move on to another artist since P is not about to let go of the funk.

I have people borrowing the disc all the time who love it. Just proves that orgs are living on their own planet.

Can we have a list of names of these people queuing outside your door to hear the CD?

These would be my friends and associates who are P fans but not die hards. Anytime I play this type of Prince disc for these sorts of people that love it.

I also heard some cuts being played on the local Pacifica station and lots of people called in with positive comments but you orgers who out on your own fucking planet do not want to hear that lots of people like "funk" and want to hear P perform it. Get the fuck over it already. You would think these sell-out short notice concert would make some of you wake up to reality.

laurarichardson said:

fortuneandserendipity said:

Hilarious!

Wow the crack you haters are smoking must be really good to make such stupid comments.

Nothing is wrong with the disc you are all just a bunch of funk haters who need to move on to another artist since P is not about to let go of the funk.

I have people borrowing the disc all the time who love it. Just proves that orgs are living on their own planet.

I think you took it a bit too far. I think Indigo Nights is a fantastic live album myself, but to say that some Prince fans are "funk haters" is (very) far from true. People hate this album because it was made in the 2000's and not in the 80's.

laurarichardson said:

eireboy34 said:

Can we have a list of names of these people queuing outside your door to hear the CD?

These would be my friends and associates who are P fans but not die hards. Anytime I play this type of Prince disc for these sorts of people that love it.

I also heard some cuts being played on the local Pacifica station and lots of people called in with positive comments but you orgers who out on your own fucking planet do not want to hear that lots of people like "funk" and want to hear P perform it. Get the fuck over it already. You would think these sell-out short notice concert would make some of you wake up to reality.

Have I seen you on Louis Theroux?

laurarichardson said:

eireboy34 said:

Can we have a list of names of these people queuing outside your door to hear the CD?

These would be my friends and associates who are P fans but not die hards. Anytime I play this type of Prince disc for these sorts of people that love it.

I also heard some cuts being played on the local Pacifica station and lots of people called in with positive comments but you orgers who out on your own fucking planet do not want to hear that lots of people like "funk" and want to hear P perform it. Get the fuck over it already. You would think these sell-out short notice concert would make some of you wake up to reality.

lmao, you are a liar.

Spinlight said:

laurarichardson said:

These would be my friends and associates who are P fans but not die hards. Anytime I play this type of Prince disc for these sorts of people that love it.

I also heard some cuts being played on the local Pacifica station and lots of people called in with positive comments but you orgers who out on your own fucking planet do not want to hear that lots of people like "funk" and want to hear P perform it. Get the fuck over it already. You would think these sell-out short notice concert would make some of you wake up to reality.

lmao, you are a liar.

Agreed

I like the cd. Nothing wrong with it IMO. It's got a few really good songs on it.

I learnt today that it is on sale here at some dumpstores for less that 2 euro.... ($3).

That's absurd (the materials alone must cost more).

dualboot said:

I learnt today that it is on sale here at some dumpstores for less that 2 euro.... ($3).

That's absurd (the materials alone must cost more).

I confirm that the book is sold in the Netherlands for 1.98 euro...all 256 pages & cd and all sealed. Many kilo's/pounds of paper....

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Spinlight said:

laurarichardson said:

These would be my friends and associates who are P fans but not die hards. Anytime I play this type of Prince disc for these sorts of people that love it.

I also heard some cuts being played on the local Pacifica station and lots of people called in with positive comments but you orgers who out on your own fucking planet do not want to hear that lots of people like "funk" and want to hear P perform it. Get the fuck over it already. You would think these sell-out short notice concert would make some of you wake up to reality.

lmao, you are a liar.

And you are an asshole !!! and I am still telling the truth and you are still an asshole,

laurarichardson said:

Spinlight said:

lmao, you are a liar.

And you are an asshole !!! and I am still telling the truth and you are still an asshole,

No, that's not how that works. If I am an asshole, then you are certainly a liar.

And you are certainly a liar, so i am certainly an asshole. I can live with that.

Spinlight said:

laurarichardson said:

And you are an asshole !!! and I am still telling the truth and you are still an asshole,

No, that's not how that works. If I am an asshole, then you are certainly a liar.

And you are certainly a liar, so i am certainly an asshole. I can live with that.

And Im certainly one of the fools who rushed out and purchased the book & cd for $50! I've seen it in a store for $5 since then. Oh well. I admire Prince and his extraordinary talent, but I wish I hadn't rushed into buying the book. I enjoy the cd, and would have been happy to pay 18 bucks or so. The book, I didn't relate to much.

Tom509 said:

Spinlight said:

No, that's not how that works. If I am an asshole, then you are certainly a liar.

And you are certainly a liar, so i am certainly an asshole. I can live with that.

And Im certainly one of the fools who rushed out and purchased the book & cd for $50! I've seen it in a store for $5 since then. Oh well. I admire Prince and his extraordinary talent, but I wish I hadn't rushed into buying the book. I enjoy the cd, and would have been happy to pay 18 bucks or so. The book, I didn't relate to much.

Would you queue up at your best mate's loft to get a chance to listen to it?

I thought not.

Illuminations said:

I opened the book, looked at the first page... put the book down. Put the cd in the player, pressed play... pressed next, next, next, next... took cd out, placed it back in the book and put the book in my own vault, and like Prince's music in the vault... will probably never see the light of day again. Sorry

If the book's full of hot Prince pix, as Doffie Parker says it is, and you don't want it (as you seem to suggest), I am willing to relieve you of it.

laurarichardson said:

eireboy34 said:

Can we have a list of names of these people queuing outside your door to hear the CD?

These would be my friends and associates who are P fans but not die hards. Anytime I play this type of Prince disc for these sorts of people that love it.

I also heard some cuts being played on the local Pacifica station and lots of people called in with positive comments but you orgers who out on your own fucking planet do not want to hear that lots of people like "funk" and want to hear P perform it. Get the fuck over it already. You would think these sell-out short notice concert would make some of you wake up to reality.

Names please

strmn said:

Illuminations said:

I opened the book, looked at the first page... put the book down. Put the cd in the player, pressed play... pressed next, next, next, next... took cd out, placed it back in the book and put the book in my own vault, and like Prince's music in the vault... will probably never see the light of day again. Sorry

If the book's full of hot Prince pix, as Doffie Parker says it is, and you don't want it (as you seem to suggest), I am willing to relieve you of it.

Why don't you just buy one, they can be had for two empty bottles of red kola and three buttons.

TheDigitalGardener said:

strmn said:

If the book's full of hot Prince pix, as Doffie Parker says it is, and you don't want it (as you seem to suggest), I am willing to relieve you of it.

Why don't you just buy one, they can be had for two empty bottles of red kola and three buttons.

Is this what you'd call butting in to other people's threads???