myloveis4ever said:

i don´t understand u people.... the release Party was free .. u didn´t pay ,, Prince give us 2 new Cd albums-- and he invite us 2 Paisley Park this wasn´t a live act show performance... it was an invitation 4 us 2 celebrate the new ALBUM... NOONE TOLD U GUYS THATS HE WAS GOING 2 PERFORM 1 HOUR OR 2 HOURS... so what the fuck are u all being so fucked up about?Grow up-- and be thankful for what u got,,,I want 2 thank PRINCE and 3rdeye girl for this invitation . Thanks :=)

I really wish people would stop stating that Prince has shared his talent and has given us.....No, he sells his talent for at least a million dollars to even step on a stage. He sells his music. It's his job. And just because something is so-called free (which is was not, because time is just as worhty as money) does not mean it should be sloppy and poorly presented. Most people would not have care if he got rid of the host, step on stage and sung the hell out of scandaloius and allowed Josh to play the few tracks. Yes it would have been great if he had played more of the music from the two CDs. But, what most people who have nothing but praise can't understand is that, at the end of the day, he could have done a better job at incorporating us, his fans into what he doing. Not make you wait for something subpar. And yes he does owe us something-and that is crank out the best damn music possible and not takes us for granted. But, it will continue to go on because of people who feel he can do no wrong and he walks on water. But, fail to dig his character. Seriously, the man is wealthy and still finds it hard to pay his bills and lastly because I could go on for ever, he pays his staff peanuts and expects macadamia's in return. Please don't get me worng I love the man's music, I wouldn't have got through my teens and to where I am now if it were not for him selling his talent to the highest bidder. But, don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining-no pun intended.

KingSausage said:

iZsaZsa said:

I'm sorry.

No worries. And let me just add that I dong intend any of my criticisms of the release party to be criticisms of people who enjoyed it in any way. You're my fellow Prince fans. We're a community!

This place is for naysayers to asslick each other and for fams to asslick each other , no place for people like me and others who are neither of the above. Bring on the hate, you don;t like the true.

[Edited 10/1/14 7:12am]

WorldofPeace said:

This place is for naysayers to asslick each other and for fams to asslick each other , no place for people like me and others who are neither of the above. Bring on the hate, you don;t like the true.

[Edited 10/1/14 7:12am]

Geez, what is your problem? You sure have a problem accepting criticism, are you a teen, sure seems like it?

1contessa said:

WorldofPeace said:

This place is for naysayers to asslick each other and for fams to asslick each other , no place for people like me and others who are neither of the above. Bring on the hate, you don;t like the true.

[Edited 10/1/14 7:12am]

Geez, what is your problem? You sure have a problem accepting criticism, are you a teen, sure seems like it?

So i say my opinion on the org , i get this insulting reply , if am a teen , you lot are babies

[Edited 10/1/14 7:21am]

7teenz said:

myloveis4ever said:

i don´t understand u people.... the release Party was free .. u didn´t pay ,, Prince give us 2 new Cd albums-- and he invite us 2 Paisley Park this wasn´t a live act show performance... it was an invitation 4 us 2 celebrate the new ALBUM... NOONE TOLD U GUYS THATS HE WAS GOING 2 PERFORM 1 HOUR OR 2 HOURS... so what the fuck are u all being so fucked up about?Grow up-- and be thankful for what u got,,,I want 2 thank PRINCE and 3rdeye girl for this invitation . Thanks :=)

I really wish people would stop stating that Prince has shared his talent and has given us.....No, he sells his talent for at least a million dollars to even step on a stage. He sells his music. It's his job. And just because something is so-called free (which is was not, because time is just as worhty as money) does not mean it should be sloppy and poorly presented. Most people would not have care if he got rid of the host, step on stage and sung the hell out of scandaloius and allowed Josh to play the few tracks. Yes it would have been great if he had played more of the music from the two CDs. But, what most people who have nothing but praise can't understand is that, at the end of the day, he could have done a better job at incorporating us, his fans into what he doing. Not make you wait for something subpar. And yes he does owe us something-and that is crank out the best damn music possible and not takes us for granted. But, it will continue to go on because of people who feel he can do no wrong and he walks on water. But, fail to dig his character. Seriously, the man is wealthy and still finds it hard to pay his bills and lastly because I could go on for ever, he pays his staff peanuts and expects macadamia's in return. Please don't get me worng I love the man's music, I wouldn't have got through my teens and to where I am now if it were not for him selling his talent to the highest bidder. But, don't piss on my leg and tell me it's raining-no pun intended.

Well said 7teenz! Some act as though we should be grateful because we were getting a free concert, not true! Prince was promoting his new CDs, something he was paid millions to do! He wasn't giving us anything, and anyone that's buying his CDs is only getting what they pay for.

WorldOfPeace it's time for you to accept other/ different opinions than your own.

Nice UserName, now live up to it.. peace.

WorldofPeace said:

1contessa said:

Geez, what is your problem? You sure have a problem accepting criticism, are you a teen, sure seems like it?

So i say my opinion on the org , i get this insulting reply , if am a teen , you lot are babies

Sorry WorldofPeace, didn't mean to insult you, but do you realize that you are insulting others too for saying their opinions?

HonestMan13 said:

I've come to expect a high degree of whining on this site. Some of the main posters are schizophrenic in their posts withing a 24 hour period. Praising on one thread and chastising on another. The fact that they have so much time in a day to be on here speaks for itself (but that's none of my business).

If Prince invited someone out for a simple cup of coffee from this site they'd be expecting a 3 hour concert with Sheila E as the opening act then an afterjam at a club and truly feel they were entitled to just that.

I'm sure they people who actually attended last night had fun and enjoyed the vibe. Lucky them for getting to hang out at Paisley on a CD release night.

LOL, guilty here!

I think the host put me off and threw the vibe off with me.

But I admit, it was free and it made me want to visit Paisley Park and get a real tour of the studio.

thedance said:

Nice UserName, now live up to it.. peace.

iZsaZsa said:

thedance said:

Nice UserName, now live up to it.. peace.

Practice what you preach. You don't like the song completely that you took for a screenname, so work on that why don't you.

^ what... eem this is so off topic now. My username thedance is short for Danceelectric, my former name on housequake.com (a fansite that was forced to close down because of threats from Prince).

I had to choose another, cause Danceelectric wasn't available here.


Now, back on topic.. is it acceptable to dislike last night's performance?

Of course it is, because objectively it was far from great by Prince "standards".

In my opinion of course.

1contessa said:

It was very nice of to invite the WORLD into his private home/studio! Plus play us some Xclusive unreleased SPECTACULAR "MASTERPIECES"! Josh is a very cool,humble,articulate,spiritual gifted young man! For to trust him into his inner circle and christen him as his right hand man is PROFOUND! He did a wonderful job co-producing A.O.A & will soon be adding a Grammy to his accomplishments. STOP HATING ON HIM!!!!!!!!

It was a evening Eye willl never forget. is so prolific & gifted. Muziq just pours out of him like sweat & water... There will NEVER B ANOTHER LIKE HIM....

thedance said:

Honestly, I found the facebook thousands of questions asked by fans, but Prince only answered one question: HILARIOUS!!!

I found the live stream with the super-bored audience, so he cut the show super short: HILARIOUS!

I found this forum page with folks actually arguing with other members for stating the obvious about this "free concert/listening party": HILARIOUS!!

LOL, I'm sorry, but this is just comedy gold! It was so ackwardly awesome! The article from Billboard was honest, because it did have some highs (the Kendrick Lamar performance with Prince on "What's My Name" and the two unreleased songs "X's Face" and "Revelation" was great to witness!

The cringe-worthy stuff was plentyful....I don't think I need 2 mention them, because it's already been brilliantly pointed out already by others in this thread.

My personal opinion is this: Prince gives zero *ucks about what others (especially his fans) thinks. He's gonna do what he wants, how he wants, and as often as he wants. There isn't a damn thing any of us can do about it. This is what it's like being a Prince fan. You can let it upset you, or you can give zero *ucks like Prince. I'm on the give zero *ucks camp. Life is too short. Have fun peeps!

[Edited 10/1/14 7:52am]

KingSausage said:

thedance said:

No, I am not "thankful" for that crap concert with a rapper, and the unfocused girlband...

even it was free...... it was still crap....... it wasn't good promotion for the album.

it doesn't matter if it was free or not, it was still crap.

Yes. A free meal that tastes like ass still tastes like ass.

Can I use that as my sig line???

You win this Thread.

Scarfo said:

iZsaZsa said:

thedance said:

^ what... eem this is so off topic now. My username thedance is short for Danceelectric, my former name on housequake.com (a fansite that was forced to close down because of threats from Prince).

I had to choose another, cause Danceelectric wasn't available here.


Now, back on topic.. is it acceptable to dislike last night's performance?

Of course it is, because objectively it was far from great by Prince "standards".

In my opinion of course.

You wanted to change your username because you said you didn't like The Dance from 3121. You asked luv4u if you could change it particially because of that and she said "No.". Yeah, better back on topic.

yes you are right, I don't like the song The Dance.

In 2004 I had to choose something, other than Danceelectric.....

I don't see why this is relevant now.. why do you respond to me in the first place?

is it off topic, well I believe it is...

2020 said:

This is a hilarious summary of the goofy hostess....great choice for background music http://youtu.be/cjKNd8a9iDw

hilarious indeed.

Scarfo said:

Honestly, I found the facebook thousands of questions asked by fans, but Prince only answered one question: HILARIOUS!!!

I found the live stream with the super-bored audience, so he cut the show super short: HILARIOUS!

I found this forum page with folks actually arguing with other members for stating the obvious about this "free concert/listening party": HILARIOUS!!

LOL, I'm sorry, but this is just comedy gold! It was so ackwardly awesome! The article from Billboard was honest, because it did have some highs (the Kendrick Lamar performance with Prince on "What's My Name" and the two unreleased songs "X's Face" and "Revelation" was great to witness!

The cringe-worthy stuff was plentyful....I don't think I need 2 mention them, because it's already been brilliantly pointed out already by others in this thread.

My personal opinion is this: Prince gives zero *ucks about what others (especially his fans) thinks. He's gonna do what he wants, how he wants, and as often as he wants. There isn't a damn thing any of us can do about it. This is what it's like being a Prince fan. You can let it upset you, or you can give zero *ucks like Prince. I'm on the give zero *ucks camp. Life is too short. Have fun peeps!

[Edited 10/1/14 7:52am]

This is my take on this (mind you, I went to bed after he performed & haven't gone back to see what I missed)...

Prince is, well, PRINCE. We've seen him change-yet-remain-the-same time & time again.

We - the diehard fans - will probably always be diehard fans. We get gems, we get duds, we get excitement, and we get disappointments. But we - the diehard fans - will always be there.

That doesn't mean that we can't bitch and complain. It's our damn right to.

I am appreciative of the opportunity to be granted access to Paisley Park - and the Listening Party - via free internet LIVE. That was awesome.

I did not like the hostess. She was a ditz.

I am happy that this was treated with fanfare through Yahoo!, FB, and whatever other social media sites picked up the event. It got me really excited & I even shared the link with friends who normally don't follow Prince.

I did not think that it lived up to the Hype. By making this an "event", he was inviting MORE than his diehard fans into his "home"...and I can imagine that most casual fans or non-fans curious about it would have turned off the computer well before got on stage (I almost did).
There is a new generation out there that isn't party to the genious that we (old-school and new-school true fans) are privy to. This could have been a standout event with better planning or something.

I dunno.

Honestly I could handle the hostess. Yeah she didn't know her stuff but she worked well with what she had (which was probably very little indeed, as per usual in Prince world) I thought the tour was great, the murals and accolades, outtakes and more (anyone see the Purple Rain bike near the soundstage?)

If it was all topped off by a tight, explosive 3-5 song set from the man himself (a la Super Bowl press conference) I would have called the whole thing a unexpected success. Instead we got a genuinely amateur sounding performance that actually made me feel awkward (something I did not think was possible from a Prince live performance). Throughout his career, live is where Prince has never faltered yet last night was just fucking dreadful. Imagine the noise he could have made is he played with the NPGQ instead!!! The mix was not helping either. Especially when the NPGQ sounded fucking immense in the other room on terms of musicianship and mix.

[Edited 10/1/14 8:15am]

thedance said:

He is such a cheap sucker.