Mindflux said:

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Putting the words in quotes - which draws attention to it and also makes it seem more like a name - does the complete opposite of that. Why even put quotes around it or call attention to it at all, if he was just referring to a record or whatever spinning around or something that's simply in the act of revolving? No, he said the words solely to get, as umanbing aptly described, the "dumb fans" wondering if he's going to do something with his old band again and to get some kind of interest in him going again.

He's played dumb games like that in the media and with his fans his entire career. And it wasn't like it was a "slip of the tongue", something he said off the top of his head in a live interview. It was planned. And again I say, .

We can agree to disagree. I did say this was a play on words. Meaning, he's playing on the fact that he once had a band called the Revolution, but is actually talking about recorded mediums. That is, indisputably, what the sentence is about and its only the people who won't see past that who are inferring that he is talking about a reunion.

I'm loathed to quote Wikipiedia, but for speed, here's some support about the quote marks.

"Quotation marks or inverted commas (informally referred to as quotes or speech marks)^[1] are punctuation marks at the beginning and end of a quotation, direct speech, literal title or name. Quotation marks can also be used to indicate a different meaning of a word or phrase than the one typically associated with it and are often used to express irony. Quotation marks are sometimes used to provide emphasis in lieu of other typographic means, though this is usually considered incorrect."

It's an interview and fans wouldn't have to agree or disagree w/ what he means or what he doesn't mean in every interview if he would clearly articulate what he means. I'm not going to go back and forth bcuz I called it. I knew someone would reply and try to tell us what Prince "actually means" and say "it's a play on words". Mindflux I don't know how you know "the entire reason the word "revolution" was put in quotation marks". You must be a longtime fan. Sorry but I have to laugh at you providing Wiki info on Quotation marks. It's like Prince has some of his fans programmed to interprete for him when needed. I'll go so far to say Prince probably chose to do the interview this way so he could type out the word "REVOLUTION". I'm sure he knew it would get his fans going. I'm helping and feeding into it but Prince needs all the help he can get at this point. We know him and Revolution members were together recently so I'm sticking w/ my theory of Prince wanting people to think there could be Revolution members performing w/ him at some point just so he can sell more tickets for his upcoming concerts.

Whatsinit4me said:

Gohi said:

Pretty does not equal articulate.

I said 'PrettyMan' not pretty.

Look at how I placed both words together.

When they are together like that, 'PrettyMan' IS SLANG FOR ARTICULATE.

I don't get how some people have been here for long periods of time & don't even know

what talent Prince has in his nail bed, let alone his entire body, brain included.

OMG ......................

You clearly don't know what articulate means. Also, you are clearly not occupying the same universe as everyone else in this thread. God bless and good day.

Gohi said:

Whatsinit4me said:

I said 'PrettyMan' not pretty.

Look at how I placed both words together.

When they are together like that, 'PrettyMan' IS SLANG FOR ARTICULATE.

I don't get how some people have been here for long periods of time & don't even know

what talent Prince has in his nail bed, let alone his entire body, brain included.

OMG ......................

You clearly don't know what articulate means. Also, you are clearly not occupying the same universe as everyone else in this thread. God bless and good day.

You clearly don't understand the 'PrettyMan' title, but its ok.

There will only be 1 PrettyMan & than that's it.

Good day & God bless you too.

NouveauDance said:

Talkin' loud, sayin' nothin', indeed.

bottomline.

umanbing said:

Mindflux said:

We can agree to disagree. I did say this was a play on words. Meaning, he's playing on the fact that he once had a band called the Revolution, but is actually talking about recorded mediums. That is, indisputably, what the sentence is about and its only the people who won't see past that who are inferring that he is talking about a reunion.

I'm loathed to quote Wikipiedia, but for speed, here's some support about the quote marks.

"Quotation marks or inverted commas (informally referred to as quotes or speech marks)^[1] are punctuation marks at the beginning and end of a quotation, direct speech, literal title or name. Quotation marks can also be used to indicate a different meaning of a word or phrase than the one typically associated with it and are often used to express irony. Quotation marks are sometimes used to provide emphasis in lieu of other typographic means, though this is usually considered incorrect."

It's an interview and fans wouldn't have to agree or disagree w/ what he means or what he doesn't mean in every interview if he would clearly articulate what he means. I'm not going to go back and forth bcuz I called it. I knew someone would reply and try to tell us what Prince "actually means" and say "it's a play on words". Mindflux I don't know how you know "the entire reason the word "revolution" was put in quotation marks". You must be a longtime fan. Sorry but I have to laugh at you providing Wiki info on Quotation marks. It's like Prince has some of his fans programmed to interprete for him when needed. I'll go so far to say Prince probably chose to do the interview this way so he could type out the word "REVOLUTION". I'm sure he knew it would get his fans going. I'm helping and feeding into it but Prince needs all the help he can get at this point. We know him and Revolution members were together recently so I'm sticking w/ my theory of Prince wanting people to think there could be Revolution members performing w/ him at some point just so he can sell more tickets for his upcoming concerts.

How the hell do you people extract that from a response to a question about Mp3's, 24-bit files and digital compression?

lezama said:

NDRU said:

aw, he types like an orger!

Yeah, an orger by the name of PowerRoyal. They both love the caps lock.

I totally read the "revolution" sentence differently. I thought he was just being humorous about how records turn on the turntable--you know, revolve?

NuPwr319 said:

NuPwr319 said:

I totally read the "revolution" sentence differently. I thought he was just being humorous about how records turn on the turntable--you know, revolve?

Nobody is disputing that but why would he put revolution in quotes then? Doesn't make sense as a joke and especially doesn't make sense with quotes. It was a knowing wink at his past and nothing more.

kangafunk said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

so let's translate this shall we? "i will continue 2 bore my hardcore fans with the same old songs i have been doing over and over since I said i would retire my hits but obviously I lied. I can't really go and sing new material but I will have Andy sing and do a totally new rendition of my songs that used 2 have very heavy sexual content. The sound quality is very important and it's interesting when my fans can't tell I've done the same arrangement of Alphabet St. for years now."

and what's also funny is the mere mention of the word revolution and those that don't want the funk perk up. if Prince was all about the revolution so much, then how come since 1990 the name of his band is the new power generation in so many members? if he was all about the revolution band then he could have just as easily got new band memebers and called it the revolution

Is he really lying when he may well have believed it at the time? Let's not forget we're talking about the man who wrote the song 'Free', so why are we so surprised when he changes his mind?

and let's not forget this was a man who ignored and fought for his creative freedom all them years when others said don't do this or edit that down some.

alexnvrmnd777 said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

so let's translate this shall we? "i will continue 2 bore my hardcore fans with the same old songs i have been doing over and over since I said i would retire my hits but obviously I lied. I can't really go and sing new material but I will have Andy sing and do a totally new rendition of my songs that used 2 have very heavy sexual content. The sound quality is very important and it's interesting when my fans can't tell I've done the same arrangement of Alphabet St. for years now."

and what's also funny is the mere mention of the word revolution and those that don't want the funk perk up. if Prince was all about the revolution so much, then how come since 1990 the name of his band is the new power generation in so many members? if he was all about the revolution band then he could have just as easily got new band memebers and called it the revolution

Yeah, and the whole "revolution" word drop was a calculated attempt at getting the fan base riled up into thinking he was giving a hint of things to come with his old band. He probably typed all of his answers in all caps just so he wouldn't have to capitalize "the revolution" so he could tease some of the fans by wondering, "Was he not-so-subtly mentioning his old band, or was he just using the words?" Yeah Prince, we're all that dumb.

And most of his arena-type audiences are all the same, which he already thinks, so he just hits them with the same ol' hits, with an obscure song or two (mostly sung by someone else on stage) thrown in for good measure (or he may just tease the audience by playing Prince DJ or Karaoke).

I've got too many hits!

kangafunk said:

xLiberiangirl said:

Damn, some people should stop whining. just saying.

It's quite nauseating reading the constant whiny, whingy posts that come out on nearly every thread. I just can't help but think WHY! Why, if the man annoys them so much, why waste time reading and writing posts on his FANsite? I know they loved him when he was in his glorious 80's pomp and that's their validation for spending all that time whining, but it's really quite sad. I liken it to not being able to let go of an ex-girlfriend! 1984 was a long time ago, time to let go and let those of us who still appreciate and love the man's music and wonderfully wierd ways have some decent discussion about one of the greatest pop stars ever, without the threads decending into boring battles of prince is great vs prince is a complete and utter t**t, as most seem to. [Edited 11/20/11 15:03pm]

i let go of 1984 long ago! sad 2 say a lot of his fans can't thus everytime he mentions even the word 'revolution" ears perk up and hopes of him getting back with them start spewing up. ooh prince visited wendy and lisa he's gotta be getting the revolution together right?!!

So, what's the general consensus. Is he talking about Andy when he says the band is tight is well oiled machinery. I'm sorry people, but I can't stop laughin about this.

He's pimpin again

smoothcriminal12 said:

OzlemUcucu said:

So, what's the general consensus. Is he talking about Andy when he says the band is tight is well oiled machinery. I'm sorry people, but I can't stop laughin about this.

He's pimpin again

If a sports team are said to be a well oiled machine it means they are a good team. That's all I think he meant about the NPG, that they are playing well as a unit.

Yes, he wrote b4 about race car drivers and their pants, and their connection to , you are right, but this reference here is clearly on Andy! I mean get a grip, this is a man who wrote control!

purplethunder3121 said:

Prince proves 2 B a class act

Published On Sat Nov 19 2011

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Prince on his dogged tour.

Ben RaynerPop Music Critic

Prince Rogers Nelson isn’t known for being terribly generous with his time to the press, so when the opportunity came up to do an email interview with the man in advance of his Air Canada Centre dates this coming Friday and Saturday we were a little skeptical that we’d ever hear anything back.

As it turns out, though, Prince is as punctual as he is prolific. And not without a sense of humour, either. I was worried he’d turn up his nose at my lame questions and hit delete, so I prefaced them with a note apologizing for the fact that I’m a terrible interviewer and hoping that he would at least find them “reasonably intelligent.” The answers came back addressed to the “Reasonably Intelligent Interviewer.” Sharing a giggle with Prince? Who knew it was possible.

The exchange that follows is unedited (well, except for all the questions he ignored), with the Purple One’s responses preserved in their original, Prince-ly glory.

The “Welcome 2 Canada” leg of your current, rather marathon tour is pretty extensive, touching down in spots such as London and Saskatoon and Halifax that an artist of your stature might not normally be expected to hit. How long has it been since you dug in and hit this many ports of call in the Great White North? Did anything in particular motivate this spirit of diligent inclusivity?

AS U KNOW THE HEAD OF LIVE NATION, MIKE RAPINO, IS ORIGINALLY FROM THUNDER BAY, CANADA. WE ALWAYS PROMISED 2 COME 2 HIS HOMETOWN 2 DO SOMETHING HISTORIC. THIS BAND IS A WELL-OILED MACHINE NOW. IT’S A PERFECT MIX OF MUSICIANS 2 WRECK HOUSE IN ALL OF CANADA.

I’ve read in a couple of places that you and the band rehearsed something like 300 songs for this tour. Is that media hyperbole or are you cats really that pathological when it comes to preparedness?

30 YEARS IN THE BUSINESS GIVES U A LOT 2 WORK WITH. WE R VERY DISCIPLINED. THIS IS THE MOUNTAIN TOP. THERE IS NOTHING “PATHOLOGICAL” ABOUT IT. DOING A RESIDENCY IN ANY PARTICULAR CITY REQUIRES A LARGE REPERTOIRE TO ENSURE REPEAT BUSINESS. MOST OF THE AUDIENCE HAVE BEEN 2 MULTIPLE SHOWS IN THEIR LIFETIME. IT IS TRULY A BLESSING.

Speaking of, what can we expect from the set list on these dates? And how do you decide what goes in or out of the mix on a nightly basis when you’re working with a catalogue that deep?

EACH AUDIENCE IS DIFFERENT. WHAT THEY RESPOND 2 MOST FAVORABLY USUALLY DICTATES THE FLOW OF THE CONCERT AND THE CHOICE OF THE MATERIAL. ALSO THE SOUND QUALITY AND THE ENERGY OF THE BAND. U CAN ALWAYS TELL WHEN THE GROOVE IS WORKING OR NOT.

You stated recently that you won’t be recording — or, at least, releasing — any new material until the online distribution of music is properly regulated. Do you plan on holding yourself to that statement?

NO. I HAVE A WRITING ADDICTION. THAT SAID, IT WOULD B GREAT 2 C THE GOVERNMENT GET INVOLVED 2 INVESTIGATE THE COLLUSION AND RACKETEERING ASPECT OF THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. THE WHOLE NATION WOULD BENEFIT GREATLY FROM A MORE SECURE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.

Considering that you were among the first recording artists of your profile to experiment and champion alternative means of distribution — including selling your music directly to fans online — this change in attitude stands as a pretty serious about-face. What, exactly, prompted you to reconsider the way you put your records out there?

THIS BREAK FROM RECORDING IS AN ATTEMPT 2 CURB THE CREATIVE CRAVING. WE’VE ALREADY HAD A RELAPSE OR 2. THIS BAND IS WAY 2 TALENTED NOT 2 B RECORDED. THEY R A BAD INFLUENCE.

Furthermore, if you’re prepared to reject the Internet as a vehicle for releasing records, what alternatives are there? There are, after all, rumours now circulating that the major labels are about to abandon CDs as a format altogether.

WE R VERY INTERESTED IN THE WAY NEW WORKS WERE DISTRIBUTED B4 THE ADVENT OF RECORDED MUSIC. WHEN U R IN THE MUSICAL DRIVERS SEAT, IT AFFORDS U A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. THE OPTIONS R ENDLESS.

I love this quotation because I’m not a fan of MP3s and “compression” and their overall effect on fidelity: “I personally can’t stand digital music. You’re getting sound in bits. It affects a different place in your brain. When you play it back, you can’t feel anything. We’re analogue people, not digital.” Would you care to elaborate a bit? I’m worried that if CDs are abandoned, the lion’s share of music is now going to be available in a form that doesn’t value decent sound quality.

WE LISTEN 2 24-BIT FILES OF R CURRENT WORK. ON THE OTHER HAND WE LOVE VINYL. ONE JUST NEEDS 2 STUDY THE FACT THAT MUSIC SEEMS 2 SOUND BEST WHEN THERE IS SOME “REVOLUTION” INVOLVED.

As someone whose career is shackled to the troubled newspaper industry, I must ask: what was behind your decision to distribute a couple of your recent records as giveaways affixed to European dailies?

SO MUCH 4 REASONABLE INTELLIGENCE. LOL!! (KIDDING)

Cool interview. I like the personal style of it and the relaxed attitude.

Not a lot of info tho'. Primarily meant to sell tickets to his show, but still a different tone than last year.

I'm not going into all this nonsense about what people THINK he meant with "revolution" nor into all the personal issues some people are displaying on this thread.

I know for a fact that Prince and the Revolution need to sit together again, to come to new agreements on their legal positions.

And I wish them all well, hoping that any musical gathering would bring them closer together.

Caps do hurt the eyes tho' but perhabs that was intented for

kangafunk said:

OzlemUcucu said:

So, what's the general consensus. Is he talking about Andy when he says the band is tight is well oiled machinery. I'm sorry people, but I can't stop laughin about this.

He's pimpin again

If a sports team are said to be a well oiled machine it means they are a good team. That's all I think he meant about the NPG, that they are playing well as a unit.

As a metaphor, "well oiled machine" pretty much speaks for itsef.

[Edited 11/21/11 8:42am]

OzlemUcucu said:

Yes, he wrote b4 about race car drivers and their pants, and their connection to , you are right, but this reference here is clearly on Andy! I mean get a grip, this is a man who wrote control!

purplethunder3121 said:

OzlemUcucu said:

Yes, he wrote b4 about race car drivers and their pants, and their connection to , you are right, but this reference here is clearly on Andy! I mean get a grip, this is a man who wrote control!

NDRU said:

OzlemUcucu said:

Yes, he wrote b4 about race car drivers and their pants, and their connection to , you are right, but this reference here is clearly on Andy! I mean get a grip, this is a man who wrote control!

What in god's name are you talking about?

Furthermore, if you’re prepared to reject the Internet as a vehicle for releasing records, what alternatives are there? There are, after all, rumours now circulating that the major labels are about to abandon CDs as a format altogether.

WE R VERY INTERESTED IN THE WAY NEW WORKS WERE DISTRIBUTED B4 THE ADVENT OF RECORDED MUSIC. WHEN U R IN THE MUSICAL DRIVERS SEAT, IT AFFORDS U A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE. THE OPTIONS R ENDLESS.

vainandy said:

Before the advent of recorded music? What is he planning to do, go door to door like Christmas carollers every time someone wants to hear a song?

Maybe he's going to sell sheet music so that people can play his songs in their home parlors.

vainandy said:

Before the advent of recorded music? What is he planning to do, go door to door like Christmas carollers every time someone wants to hear a song?

vainandy said:

Before the advent of recorded music? What is he planning to do, go door to door like Christmas carollers every time someone wants to hear a song?

Here's some pre-recording ideas that Prince could use to get the musical "word" out:

[Edited 11/21/11 13:25pm]