KCOOLMUZIQ said:

why you rolling your eyes, champ?

Because a comment someone made about it being added along with other "Themes"...

asg said:

darling nicki is now part lib of congress

so now nikki is masterbating 2 a magazine in the library of congress :p.

Congrats P.

AWESOME!

Ha ha Tipper Gore.

ixtafter7493 said:

asg said:

darling nicki is now part lib of congress

so now nikki is masterbating 2 a magazine in the library of congress :p.

Somewhere Tipper Gore is really pissed off.

mzsadii said:

ixtafter7493 said:

so now nikki is masterbating 2 a magazine in the library of congress :p.

Somewhere Tipper Gore is really pissed off.

Well after publicly making out with Al Gore like she wanted to fuck him on the spot I doubt she cares anymore. Same thing with her daughter who allegedly inspired that PMRC movement.

ixtafter7493 said:

asg said:

darling nicki is now part lib of congress

so now nikki is masterbating 2 a magazine in the library of congress :p.

:rofl:

Who would have thought at the time that PR would be considered a national artistic treature?

Congrats - he's becoming an "elder statesman." Next up, the Kennedy Center Honors?

artist76 said:

Who would have thought at the time that PR would be considered a national artistic treature?

Congrats - he's becoming an "elder statesman." Next up, the Kennedy Center Honors?

I wouldn't be shocked.

artist76 said:

Who would have thought at the time that PR would be considered a national artistic treasure?

Congrats - he's becoming an "elder statesman." Next up, the Kennedy Center Honors?

Hopefully, he deserves to be officially honored by his country. How many Americans have had as big an impact on not just American culture, but in music in general as Prince? Love to see it happen during Obama's second term to really piss of conservatives.

And Al Gore, Tipper and his daughters there to introduce him would be cool.

[Edited 5/23/12 21:10pm]

jpnyc said:

This is great news. But does anyone else think that Dirty Mind is equally deserving for its impact on synthpop?

Like a lot of fans, I agree that Dirty Mind is where Prince "found his sound." I don't personally think it is better than any of his albums from Controversy thru G Bridge. A lot of his keyboard sounds back then sounded like either The Doors or the Munsters theme(When You Were Mine, Gotta Stop Messin' About.) Purple Rain likely deserves this honor even though I like SOTT better. Sometimes national recognition goes to albums that were a bit more commercial with mass appeal. I even think PR and 1999 were more consistent than SOTT, since they don't have anything I thought was throwaway(Beautiful Night), but to me, the strengths of SOTT outweigh any other Prince album.

I have the BIGGEST Kool Aid smile on my face

If only he could be knighted and become

SIR Prince Rogers Nelson

way cool

DAV123 said:

I have the BIGGEST Kool Aid smile on my face

If only he could be knighted and become

SIR Prince Rogers Nelson

You gotta be a UK citizen to be knighted.

Timmy84 said:

DAV123 said:

I have the BIGGEST Kool Aid smile on my face

If only he could be knighted and become

SIR Prince Rogers Nelson

You gotta be a UK citizen to be knighted.

U.S don't care about him

Timmy84 said:

artist76 said:

Who would have thought at the time that PR would be considered a national artistic treature?

Congrats - he's becoming an "elder statesman." Next up, the Kennedy Center Honors?

I wouldn't be shocked.

But would Prince show up??

kewlschool said:

Timmy84 said:

I wouldn't be shocked.

But would Prince show up??

Good question.

Timmy84 said:

kewlschool said:

But would Prince show up??

Good question.

Edit.

[Edited 5/24/12 14:28pm]

artist76 said:

Timmy84 said:

Good question.

Why not? He showed up for the RRHOF induction. He usually shows up to pick up awards and honors. It's not like "We Are the World" or "The Voice."

chrisbak said:

IMHO I think 'Sign 'o' the Times' should've or should b considered as well.

Purple Rain sold at least 9 million in its first 9 months of release, and maybe around 14 million total. Sales figures don't mean too much to me, but for recoginition and awards, it usually figures a bit.

SOTT sold anywhere from 500,000 to a million in 25 years of release, depending on how you interpret RIAA sales figures for double albums. To the hard core Prince fan, it is either their favorite or close to it. For the casual fan, most don't own it. SOTT as great as it was, is no better than his 10th or 11th best selling album. Following Up Under The Cherry Moon's dust on Prince's career could not have possibly helped sell SOTT, as it being a double album magnified it. As if those were not enough strikes against SOTT, Poor single choices, and not touring for it in the USA was the death blow. When you also figure it was his 4th straight year with an album, the market was flooded.

Timmy84 said:

Congratulations Prince!

Very well-deserved. Prince must be very proud.

Great news, bet Prince is honoured.

Now as a gesture, it would be nice to release a polished version of the new accoustic long version from one of the concerts as a 'shout out to all his fans for their support over the years'