Only disliked two songs. Who doesn't love Wasted Kisses?

2freaky said:

Only disliked two songs. Who doesn't love Wasted Kisses?

Which two songs were disliked?

I may be in the minority, but I love the title track. The horns are off the hook.

A lot of the songs I want to like, but there's one element in each song that might ruin it for me.

Wasted Kisses, yeah what a vibe

Is Just Jammin someone we're supposed to know?

TheBigBang said:

Is Just Jammin someone we're supposed to know?

I mean no but if you know the Prince Reaction channels side of Youtube, you should at least know Just Jammin. I would give you the link to some of his stuff but I can't. He has a lot of great material on his channel.

Astasheiks said:

Wasted Kisses, yeah what a vibe

I was there the only time he ever played it at a show.

Genesia said:

Astasheiks said:

Wasted Kisses, yeah what a vibe

I was there the only time he ever played it at a show.

3121 Jazz Cuisine. Would have loved to be at one of those late night jams.

Why on God's green earth would anyone ever care about watching a video of someone reacting to watching/listening to something else?

And there are people who just have videos of them reacting to Prince stuff? And other people care about that?

Wow..... just, I don't even know.....

Humans are weird. But then I probably use YouTube twice a year.....

Rimshottbob said:

Why on God's green earth would anyone ever care about watching a video of someone reacting to watching/listening to something else?

And there are people who just have videos of them reacting to Prince stuff? And other people care about that?

Wow..... just, I don't even know.....

Humans are weird. But then I probably use YouTube twice a year.....

Plus all those rehearsed, fake and over-the-top-just-to-get-likes reactions are just to embarrassing to watch. Why is this a thing?? It's like following and take 'influencers' serious. Must be some millennial and beyond thing

JorisE73 said:

Rimshottbob said:

Why on God's green earth would anyone ever care about watching a video of someone reacting to watching/listening to something else?

And there are people who just have videos of them reacting to Prince stuff? And other people care about that?

Wow..... just, I don't even know.....

Humans are weird. But then I probably use YouTube twice a year.....

Plus all those rehearsed, fake and over-the-top-just-to-get-likes reactions are just to embarrassing to watch. Why is this a thing?? It's like following and take 'influencers' serious. Must be some millennial and beyond thing

Exactly, as a boomer myself, i find this is some-millennial-and-beyond-thing too for sure.

Never learned anything from those lovely people.

Just opinions, and as we all know they are like assholes; every one has one.

Including me. lol

leecaldon said:

Genesia said:

I was there the only time he ever played it at a show.

3121 Jazz Cuisine. Would have loved to be at one of those late night jams.

Yup - Friday after the Super Bowl. Most magical Prince experience of my life. (And I've been fortunate to have had a few of them.)

Vannormal said:

JorisE73 said:

Plus all those rehearsed, fake and over-the-top-just-to-get-likes reactions are just to embarrassing to watch. Why is this a thing?? It's like following and take 'influencers' serious. Must be some millennial and beyond thing

Exactly, as a boomer myself, i find this is some-millennial-and-beyond-thing too for sure.

Never learned anything from those lovely people.

Just opinions, and as we all know they are like assholes; every one has one.

Including me. lol

I decided to check it out, and could only make it about a half a minute in before I stopped it. Who is this guy and why on earth would I care what he thinks about NPS? I don't get it. Maybe if it were an actual established musician, maybe... But just some random regular guy? Who's not even a Prince fan? Who's hearing this stuff for the first time ever(supposedly)? Again, I don't get it.

TheBigBang said:

Vannormal said:

Exactly, as a boomer myself, i find this is some-millennial-and-beyond-thing too for sure.

Never learned anything from those lovely people.

Just opinions, and as we all know they are like assholes; every one has one.

Including me. lol

I decided to check it out, and could only make it about a half a minute in before I stopped it. Who is this guy and why on earth would I care what he thinks about NPS? I don't get it. Maybe if it were an actual established musician, maybe... But just some random regular guy? Who's not even a Prince fan? Who's hearing this stuff for the first time ever(supposedly)? Again, I don't get it.

First off, can the OP or the moderators please change the subject line? I've watched this guy's channel, and he refuses to even curse. It's beyond bizarre that anyone would use that terminology to describe anything about him (it's twisted and way inappropriate).

I've watched lots of Prince reactions by "regular guys", and I agree that the best are from musicians. I'm not here to hype anybody's channels, but those are infinitely more enjoyable -- and sometimes teach me things I didn't know or point out details I've overlooked, especially about live performances.

That being said, there are other people other there who are far worse (terrible audio, obviously overhyped, most of the time playing so dumb it's painful), but I do agree that this guy's approach is stilted. I appreciate the fact that he's taking the time to go through the entire catalog, including stuff that the average bear would never notice. But the reviews are always trite and shallow, and but for the fact that they keep popping up on my YT feed, I'd never watch them otherwise.

But please change the subject line. Please.

Vannormal said:

Exactly, as a boomer myself, i find this is some-millennial-and-beyond-thing too for sure.

I don't see that much of a difference in Youtube reaction videos and the old Siskel & Ebert TV show from the 1980s or sports commentary on TV. Except Siskel & Ebert got paid more money to "thumbs up" or "thumbs down". They're people watching something (movies, basketball games) and reacting to it by giving it a review. So it's not new at all. The reaction videos on Youtube aren't just music, there's also ones for movie trailers, video games, TV shows, etc. You could say programs like The View, The Talk, The Real, etc are sort of like reaction videos and so are TMZ & Wendy Williams. Jerry Springer, Maury, & America's Funniest Home Videos all have a studio audience reacting to something "Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!". That's also the idea of having a laugh track or a live studio audience on a sitcom, they are telling the TV viewers what the funny part is by "reacting" to it.

MickyDolenz said:

Vannormal said:

Exactly, as a boomer myself, i find this is some-millennial-and-beyond-thing too for sure.

I don't see that much of a difference in Youtube reaction videos and the old Siskel & Ebert TV show from the 1980s or sports commentary on TV. Except Siskel & Ebert got paid more money to "thumbs up" or "thumbs down". They're people watching something (movies, basketball games) and reacting to it by giving it a review. So it's not new at all. The reaction videos on Youtube aren't just music, there's also ones for movie trailers, video games, TV shows, etc. You could say programs like The View, The Talk, The Real, etc are sort of like reaction videos and so are TMZ & Wendy Williams. Jerry Springer, Maury, & America's Funniest Home Videos all have a studio audience reacting to something "Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!". That's also the idea of having a laugh track or a live studio audience on a sitcom, they are telling the TV viewers what the funny part is by "reacting" to it.

Most of these folks doing reaction videos are out for Venmo/CashApp $$$, not because they have knowledge or an informed opinion to share. There are exceptions, but they're not in the majority.

EnDoRpHn said:
Most of these folks doing reaction videos are out for Venmo/CashApp $$$, not because they have knowledge or an informed opinion to share. There are exceptions, but they're not in the majority.

What kind of informed opinion do people get from Maury's "you are the father"? It's entertainment like watching cat videos on Youtube or TikTok dances. The Fleetwood Mac album Rumors re-entered the Top 10 on the albums chart in Billboard becasue Dreams was in a viral TikTok video. One of the reaction channels (TwinsTheNewTrend) got a Saturday Night Live skit done on them and Sting (the singer, not the wrestler) mentioned them when he appeared on Jimmy Fallon's show. Some singers like Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, & Melissa Etheridge have posted different reaction videos to their songs on Facebook or sent a video comment directly to reactors. Actors and movie producers have done interviews with Reel Rejects and they get invited to Hollywood movie premieres. So reaction channels are really popular today.

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MickyDolenz said:

EnDoRpHn said:
Most of these folks doing reaction videos are out for Venmo/CashApp $$$, not because they have knowledge or an informed opinion to share. There are exceptions, but they're not in the majority.

What kind of informed opinion do people get from Maury's "you are the father"? It's entertainment like watching cat videos on Youtube or TikTok dances. The Fleetwood Mac album Rumors re-entered the Top 10 on the albums chart in Billboard becasue Dreams was in a viral TikTok video. One of the reaction channels (TwinsTheNewTrend) got a Saturday Night Live skit done on them and Sting (the singer, not the wrestler) mentioned them when he appeared on Jimmy Fallon's show. Some singers like Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, & Melissa Etheridge have posted different reaction videos to their songs on Facebook or sent a video comment directly to reactors. Actors and movie producers have done interviews with Reel Rejects and they get invited to Hollywood movie premieres. So reaction channels are really popular today.

Couldn't have explained it any better.

MickyDolenz said:

PJMcGee said:

Cat videos are actual content, not people reacting to content, which is nothing. Rumors didn't sell because someone reacted to it online. Someone used it in their own video as a soundtrack. If you can't see the difference, I don't know what to tell you.

I said it's all entertainment, not that cat videos are reacting to something. TikTok videos are entertainment, just like Vine before it. They started trends like the Black Beatles Mannequin Challenge & Ice Bucket Challenge. A while back videos of people fighting were really popular, they were all over Worldstar Hip Hop. If the audience wasn't entertained by reaction videos, then they wouldn't be popular. Some have over a million views. Celebrities watch them. Also, there's Beavis And Butt-Head & Mystery Science Theater 3000, old TV shows that had characters watching music videos or movies.

MickyDolenz said:

EnDoRpHn said:
Most of these folks doing reaction videos are out for Venmo/CashApp $$$, not because they have knowledge or an informed opinion to share. There are exceptions, but they're not in the majority.

What kind of informed opinion do people get from Maury's "you are the father"? It's entertainment like watching cat videos on Youtube or TikTok dances. The Fleetwood Mac album Rumors re-entered the Top 10 on the albums chart in Billboard becasue Dreams was in a viral TikTok video. One of the reaction channels (TwinsTheNewTrend) got a Saturday Night Live skit done on them and Sting (the singer, not the wrestler) mentioned them when he appeared on Jimmy Fallon's show. Some singers like Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, & Melissa Etheridge have posted different reaction videos to their songs on Facebook or sent a video comment directly to reactors. Actors and movie producers have done interviews with Reel Rejects and they get invited to Hollywood movie premieres. So reaction channels are really popular today.

Reading is fundamental - when did I say anything about Maury Povich?

If you think Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, both credentialed movie critics for the two Chicago newspapers back in the 70s and 80s (each of which had millions of readers and were among the top 5 newspapers in the U.S.) don't have an informed opinion, you need some schooling on pop culture.

As for the YT exceptions I actually did mention, try looking up and watching one of Micheal Palmisano's reactions to anything (he has four about Prince). You're lying if you say you didn't learn something.

EnDoRpHn said:

Reading is fundamental - when did I say anything about Maury Povich?

If you think Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel, both credentialed movie critics for the two Chicago newspapers back in the 70s and 80s (each of which had millions of readers and were among the top 5 newspapers in the U.S.) don't have an informed opinion, you need some schooling on pop culture.

As for the YT exceptions I actually did mention, try looking up and watching one of Micheal Palmisano's reactions to anything (he has four about Prince). You're lying if you say you didn't learn something.

You responded to a comment where I mentioned Maury. I said reaction videos are similar to the audiences on Jerry Springer & Maury. The audience on those shows are reacting to fighting or if a guy is determined to be the father or not. You didn't highlight any particular part of my comment. Your post didn't mention anybody, including Siskel & Ebert. Some people on this site are too serious or cynical. It's not that big of a deal.

I don't really care about watching Prince videos to learn something. I mostly look/post in music non-Prince or in threads about members from The Time. When I do look and/or post at a thread in this section, the topic is rarely directly about Prince. I know who Just Jammin is, so that's why I clicked on it. I also did not say anybody learned anything from reaction videos, again I said they're entertainment. So you should take your own advice. If you don't watch reaction videos, more power to you. But I do watch them. I wouldn't be defending them if I didn't. I don't understand the idea that people should only watch something to learn from it. If the general public wants to do that, there's Youtube channels like Professor Of Rock or Rick Beato. It's like biopics make more money than documentaries, although the biopics might have stuff added to them that might not have happened. To me, reaction videos are for fun.

MickyDolenz said:

Funny reaction by The Jayy Show to Nasty Girl by Vanity 6

Rimshottbob said:

Why on God's green earth would anyone ever care about watching a video of someone reacting to watching/listening to something else?

And there are people who just have videos of them reacting to Prince stuff? And other people care about that?

Wow..... just, I don't even know.....

Humans are weird. But then I probably use YouTube twice a year.....

.

I initially felt the same way. But I kinda low-key love watching reaction videos - at least some folks' reaction videos. Some feel really genuine and it's kind of fun to see how younger folks react to Prince when they aren't really familiar with his music.

Rimshottbob said: