errant said:

Probably a short term deal just to promote the London shows.

Wouldn't it be a bit late for that, though?



I agree that he usually puts more effort into promoting his live shows (if at all) than any album releases (although he did have a proper crack at Lotusflow3r, although a short one, before seemingly loosing interest again), but if he had a proper album in his locker (again), with that sort of backing, we're talking charts again.

You know, I'm all... cool, maybe something's happening. He's signing with a pr firm, Militant vouches for them being real, so maybe Prince is serious, and

Hey, wait--Purple Pr? Purple??? Okay, so I guess they're established firm and all, but he just signed because of the color, didn't he?? I mean, we've gotten all those Jamie Lewis mixes because it's Purple Music, right? It's not like they've shown themselves to be in any other way remarkable, have they? Does it take anything to get Prince's business other than putting the word "Purple" in your name?

Or maybe it's all just a coincidence.

I do hope it means something, but this name trend just seems like some kind of joke.

Prince is preparing 2 SLAY!!!!!!!Starting with his a week away East Coast extravaganza!!!!Then into the year of the PURPLE RAIN 30th anniversary..It will b another year 2 remember!!Whenever he lays low SOMETHING BIG is coming.....

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Prince is preparing 2 SLAY!!!!!!!Starting with his a week away East Coast extravaganza!!!!Then into the year of the PURPLE RAIN 30th anniversary..It will b another year 2 remember!!Whenever he lays low SOMETHING BIG is coming.....

I wasn't really following at the time,

but did he do anything special for the 25th anniversary of Rurple Rain?

I don't recall him being too keen on anniversaries, or the past at all for that matter.

I'm not saying he isn't gearing up for something, I'm just curious if anybody believes it could possibly have anything to do with Purple Rain.

RadarBob said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Prince is preparing 2 SLAY!!!!!!!Starting with his a week away East Coast extravaganza!!!!Then into the year of the PURPLE RAIN 30th anniversary..It will b another year 2 remember!!Whenever he lays low SOMETHING BIG is coming.....

I wasn't really following at the time,

but did he do anything special for the 25th anniversary of Rurple Rain?

I don't recall him being too keen on anniversaries, or the past at all for that matter.

I'm not saying he isn't gearing up for something, I'm just curious if anybody believes it could possibly have anything to do with Purple Rain.

No he didn't do anything. But Prince agreeing 2 appear @ the Essence festival the very month of the 30th Anniversary of "Purple Rain"! 2 me is not a coincidence! Whether he admits or not. Its a subliminal message. Plus 204TE3N=7V3N

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I secretly hoped he would promote his new CD with a concert in Paradiso.....somewhere half way January........ ........


A girl can dream, right?

I would love for him to do some real promotion, but I am scared he will contract out with them to promote his next release for 2 weeks, and then offer them a bonus if they can bury the album and keep it from selling. Or end up at 49 cents like Lotus Flow3r.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Prince is preparing 2 SLAY!!!!!!!Starting with his a week away East Coast extravaganza!!!!Then into the year of the PURPLE RAIN 30th anniversary..It will b another year 2 remember!!Whenever he lays low SOMETHING BIG is coming.....

Maybe he should hire you to do his PR...

Millions of 'free' copies of Planet Earth and 20ten were distributed, and he didn't have a huge hit. He did multiple televised appearances additionally, and these did nothing. During 3121 he appeared on the biggest show at the time, American Idol, and sales of his album didn't budge. Let's not forget that during Rave Un2, he had Clive Davis behind its release. His face was plastered on the billboard otuside of MTV's TRL (Which was big with youth at the time), and he even appeared on the show, and nothing happened.

Nothing in the arrangement makes me think he's going to have a huge 2014. Prince needs a series of amazing albums, released one after the other for a few years to recapture any semblance of mass market appeal again. And, both time and his creative juices seem to be running out. I wasn't excited back in late 2012 when all this 3rdeyeGirl nonsense was starting to bubble up, and I don't see anything now that would cause me to be optimistic about 2014. Plus, the music sucks.

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[Edited 12/21/13 20:10pm]

purplethunder3121 said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Prince is preparing 2 SLAY!!!!!!!Starting with his a week away East Coast extravaganza!!!!Then into the year of the PURPLE RAIN 30th anniversary..It will b another year 2 remember!!Whenever he lays low SOMETHING BIG is coming.....

Maybe he should hire you to do his PR...

That guy is a wacko.

LazarusHeart said:

Millions of 'free' copies of Planet Earth and 20ten were distributed, and he didn't have a huge hit. He did multiple televised appearances additionally, and these did nothing. During 3121 he appeared on the biggest show at the time, American Idol, and sales of his album didn't budge. Let's not forget that during Rave Un2, he had Clive Davis behind its release. His face was plastered on the billboard otuside of MTV's TRL (Which was big with youth at the time), and he even appeared on the show, and nothing happened.

Nothing in the arrangement makes me think he's going to have a huge 2014. Prince needs a series of amazing albums, released one after the other for a few years to recapture any semblance of mass market appeal again. And, both time and his creative juices seem to be running out. I wasn't excited back in late 2012 when all this 3rdeyeGirl nonsense was starting to bubble up, and I don't see anything now that would cause me to be optimistic about 2014. Plus, the music sucks.

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Prince is probably the only musician on earth to have an album being #1 on Bollboard pop charts AND R&B charts and have his fans complain that the album didn't sell

databank said:

LazarusHeart said:

Millions of 'free' copies of Planet Earth and 20ten were distributed, and he didn't have a huge hit. He did multiple televised appearances additionally, and these did nothing. During 3121 he appeared on the biggest show at the time, American Idol, and sales of his album didn't budge. Let's not forget that during Rave Un2, he had Clive Davis behind its release. His face was plastered on the billboard otuside of MTV's TRL (Which was big with youth at the time), and he even appeared on the show, and nothing happened.

Nothing in the arrangement makes me think he's going to have a huge 2014. Prince needs a series of amazing albums, released one after the other for a few years to recapture any semblance of mass market appeal again. And, both time and his creative juices seem to be running out. I wasn't excited back in late 2012 when all this 3rdeyeGirl nonsense was starting to bubble up, and I don't see anything now that would cause me to be optimistic about 2014. Plus, the music sucks.

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[Edited 12/21/13 20:10pm]

Prince is probably the only musician on earth to have an album being #1 on Bollboard pop charts AND R&B charts and have his fans complain that the album didn't sell

Oh, I'm not complaining when his albums don't sell. I rather find it amusing.3121 was not at #1 when he appeared on American Idol. It debuted at #1 weeks and weeks earlier, but had quickly and significantly dropped by the time Prince made an appearance. And, the album didn't get so much as a 'bump' after his appearance. It also didn't help that Simon Cowell called Prince out for his rude behavior. Not great publicity. I've seen these types of threads play out before.

All, I can say is that in a year's time, 2014 will not have been a huge anything for Prince. Just another year.

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LazarusHeart said:

databank said:

Prince is probably the only musician on earth to have an album being #1 on Bollboard pop charts AND R&B charts and have his fans complain that the album didn't sell

Oh, I'm not complaining when his albums don't sell. I rather find it amusing.3121 was not at #1 when he appeared on American Idol. It debuted at #1 weeks and weeks earlier, but had quickly and significantly dropped by the time Prince made an appearance. And, the album didn't get so much as a 'bump' after his appearance. It also didn't help that Simon Cowell called Prince out for his rude behavior. Not great publicity. I've seen these types of threads play out before.

All, I can say is that in a year's time, 2014 will not have been a huge anything for Prince. Just another year.

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Define huge... 2001 was a huge year for us fans but the world didn't know about it.

databank said:

LazarusHeart said:

Oh, I'm not complaining when his albums don't sell. I rather find it amusing.3121 was not at #1 when he appeared on American Idol. It debuted at #1 weeks and weeks earlier, but had quickly and significantly dropped by the time Prince made an appearance. And, the album didn't get so much as a 'bump' after his appearance. It also didn't help that Simon Cowell called Prince out for his rude behavior. Not great publicity. I've seen these types of threads play out before.

All, I can say is that in a year's time, 2014 will not have been a huge anything for Prince. Just another year.

[Edited 12/22/13 2:25am]

Define huge... 2001 was a huge year for us fans but the world didn't know about it.

Eye don't know why U are continuing to debate back & forth with these haters on here! Its useless! 3121 sold just as many copies as "LoveSexy" back in 88. Prince's sells have been up & down 4 decades. Prince is the only artist that has consistently satisfied his fans with constant albums every year up to just a few years ago. Tell that person to have several seats in the Staples Center & move on...

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Militant said:

Prince is now represented by London-based company Purple PR ahead of a 2014 release. This is a large and well established PR firm who also have artists such as Beyonce, Adele and Calvin Harris among their clients.

Who are they?

And what is the source?

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

databank said:

Define huge... 2001 was a huge year for us fans but the world didn't know about it.

Eye don't know why U are continuing to debate back & forth with these haters on here! Its useless! 3121 sold just as many copies as "LoveSexy" back in 88. Prince's sells have been up & down 4 decades. Prince is the only artist that has consistently satisfied his fans with constant albums every year up to just a few years ago. Tell that person to have several seats in the Staples Center & move on...

Eye don't know either

http://purplepr.com/music/prince

https://twitter.com/TomTh...3456444416

I'd love to see a nice deluxe reissue of Purple Rain with unreleased material, but I suppose i'm dreaming.

Please note the huge in the title.

It's a reference to '2013 will be BIG!', I guess.

Is that the PR we will get, even after changing offices?

Or will we get them Prince posters on them bus stops again, even in the Netherlands?

redflag said:

http://purplepr.com/music/prince

https://twitter.com/TomTh...3456444416

Cool

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

databank said:

Define huge... 2001 was a huge year for us fans but the world didn't know about it.

Eye don't know why U are continuing to debate back & forth with these haters on here! Its useless! 3121 sold just as many copies as "LoveSexy" back in 88. Prince's sells have been up & down 4 decades. Prince is the only artist that has consistently satisfied his fans with constant albums every year up to just a few years ago. Tell that person to have several seats in the Staples Center & move on...

You are so right KCM, It would be so funny if Prince prove LazarusHeart's quote wrong:

"All, I can say is that in a year's time, 2014 will not have been a huge anything for Prince. Just another year."

NoVideo said:

I'd love to see a nice deluxe reissue of Purple Rain with unreleased material, but I suppose i'm dreaming.

YES u are dreaming & u'll always dreaming as me (unfortunately)!!

"Prince set for a huge 2014"???

Really.


Should we laugh or cry, or...


HE promissed us a "big 2013" as well, what a disaster this year has been, new crap music following some more new crap music. Not even 1 new purple song.

I hope this time the year will be great (2014), but I have come to a point, I am soooo sceptic now... I fear Prince has no more to offer, I fear he is empty.

But LET'S SEE, in 2014. What will this year bring us..????

-- Oh dear, how I fear 2014 will be another un-funky, embarrassing, crappy year, just like 2013 was --

the dance, I was waiting for your reply. Well, for me 2013 hasn't really been big neither in terms of the quality of the music nor regarding the distribution methods. So I agree, I have my doubts too for 2014.

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the dance, you are really annoying. That's in 2013, hopefully in 2014 you will quit your Prince activity and give us a break from your whining. Is your aim to break a record of negative comment in every single thread of this website? Grow up and quit.