NouveauDance said:

Agreed.

Newbies and The Black Album...

Goldnigga - too expensive for an NPG album, I was fine with purchasing ONA because it's Prince, but hundreds of dollers for Tony M aint happenin.

Rave In2 - I just cant ever find it, and when I do, it's around $60.

Besides the download-only albums that were sold via NPGMUSIC I have them all EXCEPT the very first 2 albums.

PurpleJedi said:

Besides the download-only albums that were sold via NPGMUSIC I have them all EXCEPT the very first 2 albums.

Why not the first two?

imago said:

PurpleJedi said:

Besides the download-only albums that were sold via NPGMUSIC I have them all EXCEPT the very first 2 albums.

Why not the first two?

I really don't know. I mean, I used to be fanatical about getting every single album and keeping them in pristine condition (vinyl of course)...but I just never made getting the first 2 a priority.

PurpleJedi said:

imago said:

Why not the first two?

I really don't know. I mean, I used to be fanatical about getting every single album and keeping them in pristine condition (vinyl of course)...but I just never made getting the first 2 a priority.

I'm telling 'those fans' that your'e a hater.

imago said:

PurpleJedi said:

I really don't know. I mean, I used to be fanatical about getting every single album and keeping them in pristine condition (vinyl of course)...but I just never made getting the first 2 a priority.

I'm telling 'those fans' that your'e a hater.

I know...I probably just handed in my "fan card" in the eyes of many!

PurpleJedi said:

imago said:

I'm telling 'those fans' that your'e a hater.

I know...I probably just handed in my "fan card" in the eyes of many!

Sometimes, I

wonder why they

even bother to

engage us at all.

they seem so offended by us

that you'd think they'd

had enough and just turn a blind eye.

i'm sure they're good people, but I'm glad I'm

not insane like that.

good grief!

vitriol said:

There are 2 albums I'm lacking an original copy of: Goldnigga and The Undertaker.

I want to have them, but they are damn expensive.

Someday...

This.

Acquiring them is not a priority. I have "the files" - which is sufficient.

imago said:

PurpleJedi said:

I know...I probably just handed in my "fan card" in the eyes of many!

Sometimes, I

wonder why they

even bother to

engage us at all.

they seem so offended by us

that you'd think they'd

had enough and just turn a blind eye.

i'm sure they're good people, but I'm glad I'm

not insane like that.

good grief!

Genesia said:

Acquiring them is not a priority. I have "the files" - which is sufficient.

I have direct copies of originals but, you know, having the actual 'objects' would be nice.

I'm not a as much a collector as to want the most obscure single released in Zimbabwe. As far as official stuff goes I only collect albums. That's why getting the only two I lack would be... well, not a priority but something I just have to do as soon as I can afford it.

NOTE: If someone here wants to get rid of their copies, I'd like to be presented with them....

TwiliteKid said:

SquirrelMeat said:

I could never tell you how good a cake is without tasting all the layers....

Well put. Not having everything he's released is a strange concept to me.

[Edited 6/27/11 5:15am]

Exactly. I can't share with you an accurate reflection of the chefs special lasagne if I didn't eat the pasta.

I don't see anything wrong with an incomplete Prince collection (which I myself are guilty of). If someone has every single Prince album, I would ask, do you have all the classic albums by Parliament/Funkadelic, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Bob Marley, and many others? If not, I would say it's better to spend your money on those rather than worrying about some of Prince's weaker stuff.

electricberet said:

Stevie Wonder

I think the Little Stevie albums and his other 1960's stuff is only in print in Japan.

imago said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

If, after Emancipation you did not give most songs more than a 10 second listen, how do you know that they were dreadful?

[Edited 6/26/11 18:17pm]

My keen, impeccable, and infallible intuition of course. Also, those songs were dreadful.

Oh, I see, well i'm with you in that a lot of them are awful, but there are still some gems in among the horseshite.

I think of it as "what do I keep in my iTunes"...

The NPG stuff came and went, New Power Soul, Goldnigga... etc... I listened to them a few times and felt no compulsion to return to them.

The new ones I pick and keep the tracks I like and get rid of the rest.

Find myself listening to albums I've sort of skipped over, lately. Come. Last two discs of Emancipation. Gold Experience.

thisisit said:

davetherave6767 said:

What about the Bria cd???

hmm i might let him get his own org account so he can tell u his views on that himself but here's a brief introduction to him if he ever comes on this site..

he absolutely adores prince's music, he thinks his interviews and antics are thorough timeless genius, he thinks porn is the funniest thing he's ever accidently seen, and he takes shit from utterly no one.

He sounds like the flesh of my flesh?like my own son?cant wait 4 him 2 log on!!

Oh! and also no Crystal Ball

Chaos and Disorder: weak. The first bad P album

Emancipation: bad production, average songs. I only dig 6 songs...

Kamasutra:

The Truth: sorry, it bores the hell outta me. I don't wanna hear Prince going totally acoustic...and the songwriting is average, at best. OVERRATED

NPS: very weak

The Vault: bland, bland, BLAND!

Rave: a complete mess. Redundant at best. I only dig 3 songs...

TRC: Darth Vader voice, crappy lyrics, overlong...not interested...

NEWS: just a bad Madhouse album.

ONA (live): too many TRC songs...

ONA:

X-Pectation:

C-Note:

Chocolate/Slaughterhouse:

Planet Earth: too bland, too cute, disposable pop/rock

Indigo Nights: are you wasting my time???

MPLSound: Prince digging the late-00's sound..pathetic a couple of tolerable tracks, and that's all...

Elixer: c'mon...

kewlschool said:

ecstasy said:

the NPGMC stuff, ONA box, and Rave In2.

Cant find it or they're expensive, lol

I think I found both ONA box and Ravein2 on an auction site for around 40 bucks. Of course the NPGMC stuff isn't available anymore .

What do you mean by NPGMC? What does this abbreviation stand for?

U surely must be crazy to post this up here?

JoeTyler said:

Chaos and Disorder: weak. The first bad P album

Emancipation: bad production, average songs. I only dig 6 songs...

Kamasutra:

The Truth: sorry, it bores the hell outta me. I don't wanna hear Prince going totally acoustic...and the songwriting is average, at best. OVERRATED

NPS: very weak

The Vault: bland, bland, BLAND!

Rave: a complete mess. Redundant at best. I only dig 3 songs...

TRC: Darth Vader voice, crappy lyrics, overlong...not interested...

NEWS: just a bad Madhouse album.

ONA (live): too many TRC songs...

ONA:

X-Pectation:

C-Note:

Chocolate/Slaughterhouse:

Planet Earth: too bland, too cute, disposable pop/rock

Indigo Nights: are you wasting my time???

MPLSound: Prince digging the late-00's sound..pathetic a couple of tolerable tracks, and that's all...

Elixer: c'mon...

OzlemUcucu said:

U surely must be crazy to post this up here?

JoeTyler said:

Chaos and Disorder: weak. The first bad P album

Emancipation: bad production, average songs. I only dig 6 songs...

Kamasutra:

The Truth: sorry, it bores the hell outta me. I don't wanna hear Prince going totally acoustic...and the songwriting is average, at best. OVERRATED

NPS: very weak

The Vault: bland, bland, BLAND!

Rave: a complete mess. Redundant at best. I only dig 3 songs...

TRC: Darth Vader voice, crappy lyrics, overlong...not interested...

NEWS: just a bad Madhouse album.

ONA (live): too many TRC songs...

ONA:

X-Pectation:

C-Note:

Chocolate/Slaughterhouse:

Planet Earth: too bland, too cute, disposable pop/rock

Indigo Nights: are you wasting my time???

MPLSound: Prince digging the late-00's sound..pathetic a couple of tolerable tracks, and that's all...

Elixer: c'mon...

I basically despise the whole 96-03 era, and off the 04-10 era I didn't like PE / MPLS

OzlemUcucu said:

kewlschool said:

I think I found both ONA box and Ravein2 on an auction site for around 40 bucks. Of course the NPGMC stuff isn't available anymore .

What do you mean by NPGMC? What does this abbreviation stand for?

New Power Generation Music Club.

http://www.princevault.co...Music_Club

kewlschool said:

ecstasy said:

the NPGMC stuff, ONA box, and Rave In2.

Cant find it or they're expensive, lol

Of course the NPGMC stuff isn't available anymore .

Not officially no, but it is available.

JoeTyler said:

OzlemUcucu said:

U surely must be crazy to post this up here?

I basically despise the whole 96-03 era, and off the 04-10 era I didn't like PE / MPLS

Yes, withtout that era Prince isn't really Prince. I advice you give those albums another listen. There are some great tracks on those. I think you are weird.

TheDigitalGardener said:

Why would someone have all of his albums, but not want the last one he/she needed, because he/she did not like a couple of tracks?

If I based my collection on that kind of tactic, I would have about 2 albums.

I would certainly have fewer collections.

TwiliteKid said:

SquirrelMeat said:

I could never tell you how good a cake is without tasting all the layers....

Well put. Not having everything he's released is a strange concept to me.

[Edited 6/27/11 5:15am]

Exactly. I BETTER have everything official.

PurpleJedi said:

imago said:

I'm telling 'those fans' that your'e a hater.

I know...I probably just handed in my "fan card" in the eyes of many!

You should at least take the purple out of your name.

SUPRMAN said:

PurpleJedi said:

I know...I probably just handed in my "fan card" in the eyes of many!

You should at least take the purple out of your name.

Man...this is a ROUGH fan crowd!

1. Every Prince album that were released after 3121 (my last ever Prince album!) are the ones that I've not brought because musically speaking, Prince has gotten too boring for me to give a damn.

I still like Prince's live performances nonetheless!

2. I NEVER brought The Rainbow Children because after previewing the album at Blockbuster Music (remember that record store?!? ) because it was musically too jazzy & lyrically disappointing.

3. I NEVER brought Chao & Disorder because it was a total mess of a follow-up to a more superior The Gold Experience.

4. Had The Truth been released as a separate album instead of a package deal with The Crystal Ball, I would have NEVER brought that album as all because it really is THE worst Prince album ever. But I blame Eric Clapton for this more than anything because he started the Unplugged album idea and every other artist (Prince included) just had to go "Unplugged" as well. Well I'm sorry, but most tracks from other artists are better off with electric guitars, keyboard synths, & drum machine than all acoustic guitars & drum kits only.