TASKAE said:

terrig said:

YES. I agree withthis...Prince is way more interetsed in doing things that arent expected, and I don't freaking blame him. Following everyone elses path, is just that, and Prince in no way EVER has wanted to walk a well-worn path. I dont get why that's so hard to see, he's ALWAYS been that way. I LOVE HIM FOR IT.

The fact he can take 3 practically unknown female musicians and make anyone pay attention AT ALL, is AMAZING. Seriously. Think about that.

Prince is a freaking HERO TO ME. He walks where no one else dares to and he challeneges everyone to keep up. He makes amazing everyday to us fans, and I think thats forgotten alot here.

Evene percieved failures aren't REALLY. PE & AOA were both huge RISKS. I find it exciting nd inspiring to watch someone who could simply play by the rules easily, but yet DOES NOT. Things could be much easier for Prince but he chooses differently.

This man makes me reach for the impossible EVERY DAY. I've accomplished 75% of it so far because of the example he sets. Stop the freaking whining! /rantover/ so sorry I had to let it out lololol

I think I'm going to start keeping a list of orgers I want to talk to, and put you on the list. These haters are a real drag, and I'm all out of energy for them.

count me in, happy to obsess over the awesome with anyone who wants to

Both albums were strong, and perhaps some traditional singles with remixes and videos (even if only released electronically) could have helped.

The reality is that Prince is done as a Top 40 pop artist. That's not a bad thing. Look at the Top 40. It's all teeny-bopper crap, one EDM song after another that sounds exactly the same.

Prince has always abandoned his albums too early. That's been a trademark throughout his career, and it's been especially true since the mid-90's through today. He's just not intersted in milking an album for ever single, for every sale. He's on to the next thing. It can be frustrating, but we all know that it can often be frustrating being a Prince fan for multiple reasons. It's just the way he does things.

"Art Official Age" is his best album since "The Gold Experience," and I'm a big fan of "3121" and "Lotusflow3r". I wish it had done better, but I do think it went over rather well with fans and critics, and his performance on SNL was epic and badass.

TASKAE said:

In the end, people are going to really wish they hadn't snubbed PlectrumElectrum, because it really is as good as this decade of music will get to a rock group of its type.

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An utterly ludicrous statement.
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PlectrumElectrum will be talked about in a few years just like The Rainbow Children was talked about when it came out.

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Bwahahahaha.

I reckon AOA only exits to solidfy the deal with Warner Bros to sell Plectrum Electrum.

wilsoqp said:

Respectfully disagree. Prince is a terrible businessman, however he is Prince - the one and only, who will always be able to trade on that and make (bad) business decisions until one pays off through luck more than anything else.