udo said:

Dogsinthetrees said:

Prince has not quit. Some won't like the music he does eventually release, but he has not quit. I doubt he will ever quit.

It is not about what he releases.

It is about what he plays in concert.

not true!need new releases thats fonky!

kidmelody2012 said:

udo said:

It is not about what he releases.

It is about what he plays in concert.

not true!need new releases thats fonky!

Let's nuance that a bit.
Looking at the past few years, albums and concerts, do you get the impression that he releases good stuff, believes that it is good stuff and thus plays it live in concert?
Only in aftershow one might get glimpses of some of the recent material.

So, fonky or not, he doesn't play his newer stuff.

That is the core issue.

So thus I think that it doesn't matter whether he releases stuff.

He just has to play it. That is what counts.

That is what shows where his heart is.

My guess, Prince is holding back a little, hasn't quit imo... album wise, (not live in concert)...

after all these years with disappointment after disappointment (album not live), I still have high hopes (to some degree), that Prince will find his funk soul again and release another smash album.

But no jazz-zzZzzZZzzZ please... no instrumental, that is too boooooring...

I need a great pop-funk-rock-soul album, a lot of different styles like let's say: The Gold Experience..

But I have a fear that Prince is too greedy.

Prince absolutely want to see BIG $$$$$$$$, from a record company.

And who will pay him after several disasters, album wise....

maybe we have to wait til "his" payment "problem" is solved... (damn)...

I would wish Prince wasn't that greedy when it comes to record deals..

He could easily have a site for fans with downloads, but he won't after all those failures, right?

^Oh come on, thedance, I thought you'd know better!

Another TGE, another combo of conventional pop-funk-rock-soul, no instrumentals, no jazz, no experiments? That would be exactly what he's kinda trying all the time anyway. I'd like to see him to take a stand artistically and not to whore around by doing all the styles he is known for.

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I wasn't gonna comment. Just wanted to say my man is FAR from over except one critique I will add. If/when he goes back on tour again, I would like for him to come up with another title besides Welcome2whatever. Start a whole new tour with songs he never performs and the ones that are explicit that he said he would never perform again he could clean them up. He's a genius. I am tired of hearing the same songs on all the Welcome2 tours. As far as him putting out an album, if he never again or if he doesn't in a while, it would be fine cuz Prince used to put out an album and a tour a year. If anybody deserves a BREAK it's him. He's 54 not 24.

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I don't think Prince has to do anything anymore. He has proven his greatness throughout a long career. Much longer than many other artists ever have. He has changed styles and musical styles and has written everything under the cherry moon. Does he have to reach out to todays youth or try to recapture what he did in the beginning? No. What Prince does from this point on in his life and career are gifts to us. He doesn't owe us anything, and like it or not, will release music on his terms and music that he is making now. If we like it, we like it, and if not... well, we don't. No need for discussing this over and over again. I feel awesome knowing that some of the best music ever created is at my fingertips... and plenty of tunes that I can listen to anytime I wish... that is what he has given us his entire life. If he is planning on something else, we'll see... if not, he has more than done his job.

the 54 excuse makes no sense....hes not dead......many people passionate and producing hits past 60 and 70 years of age

kidmelody2012 said:

the 54 excuse makes no sense....hes not dead......many people passionate and producing hits past 60 and 70 years of age

Exactly!!!

The age discussion is worthless because it's art - not the 100 metre dash.

Also, comparing Prince to other artists misses the point of what art is. Again, this isn't a competition - it's art that is emotive or not.

J

HE NEEDS A BEAUTIFUL woman to inspire him! he usually writes great stuff when tryin 2 impress a chic!

thepope2the9s said:

kidmelody2012 said:

Prince is Awesome! However it seems in last 10 years he has kinda mailed it in as far as his albums because I think he has lost his motivation to be good. He tours now constantly doing the hits but I think he is frustrated with himself because he seems to be caught in time machine(1970's) and music has passed him by. He can't sell any albums or songs now so he knows he has to tour constantly to make money.I just don't see fire in his eyes no more! its like I'm the greatest and I have nothing to prove which is sad!Do you think Prince has Quit on himself as an artist?

u havent a clue.

mailed it in?

there is fire in his eyes during live performances

to sell albums today you need to be in bed with major labels or radio a bed he hasnt slept in for two decades now.

again

u havent a clue

Musicology/3121/Lotus....those were not mail in albums...

thepope... You are so right!

HonestMan13 said:

kidmelody2012 said:

Prince is Awesome! However it seems in last 10 years he has kinda mailed it in as far as his albums because I think he has lost his motivation to be good. He tours now constantly doing the hits but I think he is frustrated with himself because he seems to be caught in time machine(1970's) and music has passed him by. He can't sell any albums or songs now so he knows he has to tour constantly to make money.I just don't see fire in his eyes no more! its like I'm the greatest and I have nothing to prove which is sad!Do you think Prince has Quit on himself as an artist?

You joined the ORG 5 days ago and this was all you could come up with? Another "He's lost it, he ain't funky no more!" thread. You should've waited another day.

Ain't that the truth!

BigBen said:

I don't think Prince has to do anything anymore. He has proven his greatness throughout a long career. Much longer than many other artists ever have. He has changed styles and musical styles and has written everything under the cherry moon. Does he have to reach out to todays youth or try to recapture what he did in the beginning? No. What Prince does from this point on in his life and career are gifts to us. He doesn't owe us anything, and like it or not, will release music on his terms and music that he is making now. If we like it, we like it, and if not... well, we don't. No need for discussing this over and over again. I feel awesome knowing that some of the best music ever created is at my fingertips... and plenty of tunes that I can listen to anytime I wish... that is what he has given us his entire life. If he is planning on something else, we'll see... if not, he has more than done his job.

The question is not if he has proven himself.

The question is: should he stop? The answer of course being yes.

Hey, he can still make music - just don't release it! And he seems to be well on track with that.

Oh yes.

Don't know about you guys, but I have never met a Prince record I didn't like in some way. I think of his music as a collective unit, as a corpus of work that provides some form of insight in to his creativity. From the 1980s to the present there's no one else who compares. I don't think he has quit, or should quit, I just think he has evolved in multiple ways over the years. Some fans appreciate his evolutions and the music that accompanies them, and some don't. I think it's that simple. Perhaps some of us quit on him years ago by refusing to accept his different styles and messages. Relax and let the Artist be an Artist. Let's enjoy him while we have him.

When people figure out the music biz in this era they will understand what is occuring with Prince,Madonna,Springsteen, and others who are great and will command a fee greater than what the bean counters are willing to spend.

The result is artists being put out to pasture.

rainbowchild said:

I say he has quit. Someone tweeted spotting Prince shopping at Target in his PJs.

buying his album in .99 cent bins

thepope2the9s said:

kidmelody2012 said:

Prince is Awesome! However it seems in last 10 years he has kinda mailed it in as far as his albums because I think he has lost his motivation to be good. He tours now constantly doing the hits but I think he is frustrated with himself because he seems to be caught in time machine(1970's) and music has passed him by. He can't sell any albums or songs now so he knows he has to tour constantly to make money.I just don't see fire in his eyes no more! its like I'm the greatest and I have nothing to prove which is sad!Do you think Prince has Quit on himself as an artist?

u havent a clue.

mailed it in?

there is fire in his eyes during live performances

to sell albums today you need to be in bed with major labels or radio a bed he hasnt slept in for two decades now.

again

u havent a clue

Musicology/3121/Lotus....those were not mail in albums...

Sorry, but they're entitled to their opinion, just as you are entitled to yours. In the end, neither is any more valid. For example, Purple Rain, Parade, Sign o' the Times - those were not mailed in albums. The ones you mention on the other hand...

Opinions.

Granted, when you use things like proper punctuation & sentence structure & spell out words like you, some opinions seem more informed than others.

Grog said:

Don't know about you guys, but I have never met a Prince record I didn't like in some way. I think of his music as a collective unit, as a corpus of work that provides some form of insight in to his creativity. From the 1980s to the present there's no one else who compares. I don't think he has quit, or should quit, I just think he has evolved in multiple ways over the years. Some fans appreciate his evolutions and the music that accompanies them, and some don't. I think it's that simple. Perhaps some of us quit on him years ago by refusing to accept his different styles and messages. Relax and let the Artist be an Artist. Let's enjoy him while we have him.

agree 100% to your post as a fan since 1982 - some people think he is holding back for some odd reason - I say he is just being an artist and creating what he wants to - as any creative person should

timmie said:

Grog said:

Don't know about you guys, but I have never met a Prince record I didn't like in some way. I think of his music as a collective unit, as a corpus of work that provides some form of insight in to his creativity. From the 1980s to the present there's no one else who compares. I don't think he has quit, or should quit, I just think he has evolved in multiple ways over the years. Some fans appreciate his evolutions and the music that accompanies them, and some don't. I think it's that simple. Perhaps some of us quit on him years ago by refusing to accept his different styles and messages. Relax and let the Artist be an Artist. Let's enjoy him while we have him.

agree 100% to your post as a fan since 1982 - some people think he is holding back for some odd reason - I say he is just being an artist and creating what he wants to - as any creative person should

i can go in the kitchen pull out some spices and "create" something..being creative and being ground breaking and revolutionary are 2 different things

rainbowchild said:

I say he has quit. Someone tweeted spotting Prince shopping at Target in his PJs.

oh man thats awesome. So many times I've wanted to do that. He's just won my heart all over again!!!

kidmelody2012 said:

timmie said:

agree 100% to your post as a fan since 1982 - some people think he is holding back for some odd reason - I say he is just being an artist and creating what he wants to - as any creative person should

i can go in the kitchen pull out some spices and "create" something..being creative and being ground breaking and revolutionary are 2 different things

he has been making music for over 30 years and is a creative artist and as any artist through history has shown - has his up and down periods-

if you could create something in the kitchen 'groundbreaking and revolutionary' constantly for 30 years then kudos to you and please write a cookbook

He's the hero Erotic City deserves, but not the one it needs right now. Like The Dark Knight, Prince will return.

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skywalker said:

He's the hero Erotic City deserves, but not the one it needs right now. Like The Dark Knight, Prince will return.

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yes but when he returns BANE=Kanye West is much stronger and musically creative!

Nope, Prince hasn't quit. I went to his concerts last year and wasn't disappointed. And I just listened to the Melweg aftershow again where he did Beautiful Strange--and the passion he threw into it blew me away... Prince hasn't lost "IT" by a long-shot. Whether he chooses to put this kind of strength and passion into his future studio endeavors and release them to the public is another issue.