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Reply #120 posted 01/12/13 8:38am

thedance

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I think Imago made some good points in his post..

-- the original post..

and, I don't think it is "fair" to say it is "nonsense" like Tremolina did.

I understand if Imago was "a little hurt".

But of course no need for personal attacks, from both sides..

now, back on topic before the thread is locked, haha...

peace.. smile

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Reply #121 posted 01/12/13 11:14am

SoulAlive

basically,it boils down to this....

In order for a song to be a hit,the artist and the record company have to be on good terms.As someone pointed out,how could Warners effectively promote a Prince project when he's is going around talking shit about them...writing "slave" on his face and dissing them in numerous interviews? It was an uncomfortable situation for all involved.

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Reply #122 posted 01/12/13 10:47pm

imago

leonche64 said:

imago said:

No, your post is nonsense. It's so off the mark I don't even know where to begin.

First, Gold was just an average song, but you obviously have no idea how pop music in the

states becomes successful. It has little to do with a great song. Cheryle Crowe's dreadful nonsese

was enjoying tremendous chart success at the time. You want to tell me it was superior to the Gold

Experience?

Shit, bitch please lol

The music scene at the time was dominated by this post-Cobain stuff that the industry was

trying to promote and Prince didn't fit (in combination with that afore mentioned stuff I stated

above which is dead on that your ignorant ass is calling nonsense rolleyes )

WHOA!!!! Pump your brakes there kid, you 'bout to cross some lines. Tremolina made a comment in response to your post, and your response is to call her names? Is this really how you live your life? I know this is only the Internet, and it is all make believe, but come on son, you can do better than that, right?

oh shut up.

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Reply #123 posted 01/13/13 3:02am

leonche64

imago said:

leonche64 said:

WHOA!!!! Pump your brakes there kid, you 'bout to cross some lines. Tremolina made a comment in response to your post, and your response is to call her names? Is this really how you live your life? I know this is only the Internet, and it is all make believe, but come on son, you can do better than that, right?

oh shut up.

Haaaa, ok. Me shutting up.

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Reply #124 posted 01/21/13 2:58pm

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Having almost finished the Matt Horne book i don't understand his dislike for this era yet he seems to like the NPS and Emancipation era, i don't get it. I loved this era, 92 - 96.

She Believed in Fairytales and Princes, He Believed the voices coming from his stereo

If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me?
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Reply #125 posted 01/23/13 3:45am

Beautifulstarr
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FragileUndertow said:

'Why do U think the "GOLD" single was such a flop in the US ?'

All that glitters aint gold? lol

lol

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Reply #126 posted 01/23/13 3:51am

thedance

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bigd74 said:

Having almost finished the Matt Horne book i don't understand his dislike for this era yet he seems to like the NPS and Emancipation era, i don't get it. I loved this era, 92 - 96.

Me too: I heart the Come-Exodus-Gold-Chaos-Slave era 1993-1996 deeply,

Thanks for the "warning" I won't buy that book then. wink

Could it be this Matt Horne don't know about the "Gold" era, haven't listened properly.. question

.

[Edited 1/23/13 3:52am]

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Reply #127 posted 01/23/13 2:24pm

bigd74

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thedance said:

bigd74 said:

Having almost finished the Matt Horne book i don't understand his dislike for this era yet he seems to like the NPS and Emancipation era, i don't get it. I loved this era, 92 - 96.

Me too: I heart the Come-Exodus-Gold-Chaos-Slave era 1993-1996 deeply,

Thanks for the "warning" I won't buy that book then. wink

Could it be this Matt Horne don't know about the "Gold" era, haven't listened properly.. question

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[Edited 1/23/13 3:52am]

Don't let it put you off, it's a very good book, it's just some of his likes/dislikes are a little strange. cool

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Reply #128 posted 01/23/13 4:21pm

Tremolina

imago said:

leonche64 said:

WHOA!!!! Pump your brakes there kid, you 'bout to cross some lines. Tremolina made a comment in response to your post, and your response is to call her names? Is this really how you live your life? I know this is only the Internet, and it is all make believe, but come on son, you can do better than that, right?

oh shut up.

Hush hush now hug

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Reply #129 posted 01/24/13 8:58pm

jeffreymiller

Dave1992 said:



imago said:


Kurt Cobain & Alanis Morrisette




1995 was deep into the post-Cobain, Alanis Morrisette period.



The 'alternative music' movement was falling apart, but the quazi pop-rock 'alt-rock' sound that was inspired by them was in full swing. The Gold Experience arrived on shelves a year too late, with almost no promotion since Prince had promoted it a year before, in a music landscape that had become so heavily influenced by the late 80s post-modern, art-rock, indie scene that Prince's hip-hop infused pop music wasn't going to compete well.



Prince's opportunity for a big hit with The Gold Experience was 1993 when The Most Beautiful Girl in the World was dropped. After that, the music scene had changed too much.



Couple that with the fact that Clear Channel had bought and killed most of their competition and set the American listening audience on a path of station consolidation where we heard the same 100 songs over-and-over again, and Prince had little chance.



His temper tantrum with Warners--the company distributing and promoting his material didn't help either.




But yeah, Kurt Cobain.






This.


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