13 dollars including shipping at amazon, who in their right mind would pay 25 at tidal?

[Edited 9/16/15 8:15am]

TraSoul82 said:

Fuck that. $25+shipping for that 'album' when you'll more than likely receive only the disc in a digipak. If he isn't promising a booklet with artwork and lyrics I don't see how that price is remotely with it.

Cd is worth it. Its in a jewel case and has the lyric booklet. Just don't buy it from Tidal. Go to Target or Walmart

trax said:

Honestly....why is Prince so difficult?

Agreed that the CD is worth getting. I was pleasantly surprised when I heard it. I had based a negative review on half the album.

Is HITnRUN one of his top-tier albums? Of course not. Is it a good musical snapshot of 2015? Yep.

BTW, I picked it up yesterday for $11.88 at Walmart, which is less than half of what Tidal is selling it for. Where did they come with their price?

Milty2 said:

Honestly....why is Prince so difficult?

Whoever wrote this hit the nail on the head: " It's no secret Prince has notoriously struggled with the modern realities of the Internet and his music."

Hard as it is to believe, I just don't think Prince understands this part of the business very well.

trax said:

Just under £10 including postage from Amazon in the UK.

It's nice to see him still pushing cds but I don't see how he expects them to sell for a higher price just because it's from Tidal when we can pick them up anywhere else.

...though I'd probably cave if he sold cds for the NPGMC material.

Fuck this throwing money to millionaires and billionaires shit. Sorry P and Jay Zed.

It's shitty kids music. Of course middle aged Prince fans who don't normally listen to bleepy music think it's cutting edge or something. It's the audio equivalent of the Star Wars prequels. Prince is like old George Lucas just milking your teets.

But if any of you suckers/old farts/mugs/silly sods can work it out, this mediocre album, well.. it's free on the torrents, and still not really worth it.

Crap.

Is this really the first time a CD has been sold by a streaming service? I sometimes see links to physical releases at the top of artist's Spotify pages, doesn't that count?

Milty2 said:

RaspBerryGirlFriend said:

Is this really the first time a CD has been sold by a streaming service? I sometimes see links to physical releases at the top of artist's Spotify pages, doesn't that count?

Well those aren't technically sold by the streaming services those go to outside sources. This is literally sold within Tidal.

please stop telling us its at walmart and target. i have been to both and it was not there. also it is not on the either website.

at least for target you will need to check with idividual stores. but give them this: DCI# 012-04-1673

laurarichardson said:

Milty2 said:

Honestly....why is Prince so difficult?

If you know you can buy it cheaper at other outlets how is this making life difficult for anyone. You realize that other artist are selling deluxe editions of their CDs?

Prince having it on Tidal for $20 is a lesson in futility. That's what I meant by that.

"If a consumer insists on this peculiar path of most resistance to attain it"

Hey TIDAL, WTF does that even mean? You're like serioulsy bashing physical forms? You actually went there? Go away.

Saw it for $11 at Walmart... didn't buy it tho.

Middle aged Prince fans probably heard Emancipation and there's been precisely zilcho development sonics-wise since, even when you DO put the acronym EDM with it. Not that Prince was being innovative on Emancipation but, purlease, he has used samples and synths before.

Seriously, check out his back catalogue. I'm not making it up.

Marrk said:

Of course middle aged Prince fans who don't normally listen to bleepy music think it's cutting edge or something.