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Thread started 09/07/14 5:27am

JamieStarrIsAT
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Non fans reaction to U Know.

Last night i had a number of friends round.

I set up a random playlist of recent tracks from many artists (mostly modern).

Only dropped one Prince track in which was U Know.

When the song came on i could see people reacting to it.

Once his auto tuned vocal kicked it a number of people asked is this new Prince material?

Everyone loved the track and was asking me when the albums out.

Gotta say i havent seen this reaction for so many years - things are looking up and this song needs to be a single!

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Reply #1 posted 09/07/14 5:41am

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Cool.. I haven't met any reactions at this moment,



But I like "U Know" as well: all I need is a wild guitarsolo at the end, that would be fantastic.

Can I hope the album version will be just a little longer...?

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Reply #2 posted 09/07/14 5:49am

Militant

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I have experienced the same. Reaction is positive from the casual listener.

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Reply #3 posted 09/07/14 5:50am

thedoorkeeper

JamieStarrIsAThief said:

Last night i had a number of friends round.


I set up a random playlist of recent tracks from many artists (mostly modern).



Only dropped one Prince track in which was U Know.



When the song came on i could see people reacting to it.


Once his auto tuned vocal kicked it a number of people asked is this new Prince material?



Everyone loved the track and was asking me when the albums out.



Gotta say i havent seen this reaction for so many years - things are looking up and this song needs to be a single!


Thats cool - what age bracket are we dealing with? biggrin
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Reply #4 posted 09/07/14 6:20am

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Gotta wonder if the listening parties were a form of marketing focus groups...

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato

https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0
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Reply #5 posted 09/07/14 6:56am

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Strangely enough, P has always got love from the younger non fans that I know. U know was the first Prince song in a while that someone asked me about. He heard the song and loved it. He kept asking was the album out and borderline badgering me for more details. I wished P didn't get bored with projects so quick and decided to milk and promote them a bit more. A lot of his post Rave stuff had gems that provoked the same reaction. His 80s stuff gets respect from the young uns I know, but they actually wind up downloading a lot of the Rave and post Rave stuff I play for them. My friend says P owes me money for promotion down here haha.
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Reply #6 posted 09/07/14 7:51am

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thedance said:

Cool.. I haven't met any reactions at this moment,



But I like "U Know" as well: all I need is a wild guitarsolo at the end, that would be fantastic.

Can I hope the album version will be just a little longer...?

Um, the version we have is directly from the album.

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Reply #7 posted 09/07/14 8:11am

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thedoorkeeper said:

JamieStarrIsAThief said:

Last night i had a number of friends round.

I set up a random playlist of recent tracks from many artists (mostly modern).

Only dropped one Prince track in which was U Know.

When the song came on i could see people reacting to it.

Once his auto tuned vocal kicked it a number of people asked is this new Prince material?

Everyone loved the track and was asking me when the albums out.

Gotta say i havent seen this reaction for so many years - things are looking up and this song needs to be a single!

Thats cool - what age bracket are we dealing with? biggrin

I am a long time fan since 81 and am now 44.

My friends last night ranged from 24 - 50.

Everyone enjoyed the track.

It will be funny as fuck if he begins delivering the goods again now he's back at Warners!

[Edited 9/7/14 8:12am]

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Reply #8 posted 09/07/14 8:54am

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Of what I heard so far I think U Know should be the song Prince promotes first, being it's getting some good attention. Of course that's not how Prince often work though. I think he'll mess that opportunity up.
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Reply #9 posted 09/07/14 12:01pm

dm3857

Same here. I love the track, and everyone who I've showed it to digs it too.

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Reply #10 posted 09/07/14 12:40pm

funkaholic1972

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thedance said:

Cool.. I haven't met any reactions at this moment,



But I like "U Know" as well: all I need is a wild guitarsolo at the end, that would be fantastic.

Can I hope the album version will be just a little longer...?

I was thinking a nice reversed guitar solo like the one in Jimi Hendrix's "Are You Experienced" would fit perfectly at the end of this song! cool

RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time...
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