no releases in literal years, overpriced merch, nothing really substantial has leaked in nearly 3 years, all new bootlegs are just rehashed bullshit, zero communication from the estate.

Is this the worst time ever to be a prince fan?

And yet, we've never had so much Prince music. Ever.

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Imagine being a Prince fan in 1978.

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lustmealways said:

no releases in literal years, overpriced merch, nothing really substantial has leaked in nearly 3 years, all new bootlegs are just rehashed bullshit, zero communication from the estate.

Is this the worst time ever to be a prince fan?

Yes.

the worst time to be a fan was the day he died. these days are merely annoying.
i kinda hate some of the people in charge but that's about it there'll be more
music in the future.

not even close... i would say midmorning April 21 2016 and the next few weeks was the worst.

olb99 said:

And yet, we've never had so much Prince music. Ever.

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Imagine being a Prince fan in 1978.

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Hahaha! You would have no clue....

OnlyNDaUsa said:

not even close... i would say midmorning April 21 2016 and the next few weeks was the worst.

In the NBC sitcom "30 Rock", there's a storyline where Tracy Morgan's character Tracy Jordan is in hiding. And in one episode, there's a scene where Tracy's posse, Grizz and Dotcom, lament that they wish they knew where Tracy was, because he has the key to the candy safe. Then they cut to a shot of the candy safe: it's made of CLEAR PLASTIC, and it's stuffed full. And Grizz whines, "The worst part is you can *see* the candy."

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That's the way I feel about The Estate dragging their collective feet with the SDE releases. The Vault is the candy safe, and we super-fans just KNOW it's crammed full of tasty tunes. But we can't get into The Vault, and we can't sample Prince's confections. It's maddening, at times.

GiggityGoo said:

In the NBC sitcom "30 Rock", there's a storyline where Tracy Morgan's character Tracy Jordan is in hiding. And in one episode, there's a scene where Tracy's posse, Grizz and Dotcom, lament that they wish they knew where Tracy was, because he has the key to the candy safe. Then they cut to a shot of the candy safe: it's made of CLEAR PLASTIC, and it's stuffed full. And Grizz whines, "The worst part is you can *see* the candy."

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That's the way I feel about The Estate dragging their collective feet with the SDE releases. The Vault is the candy safe, and we super-fans just KNOW it's crammed full of tasty tunes. But we can't get into The Vault, and we can't sample Prince's confections. It's maddening, at times.

Excellent analogy.

I worry that the Religiouslature half of the estate is busy destroying everything that made Prince fun. Prudes.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

not even close... i would say midmorning April 21 2016 and the next few weeks was the worst.

Exactly - For me it started the mornng before work on 20 April 2016 hearing it on the radio hoping it was one of those false death announcements. Fortunately my workmates were exceedingly understanding and supportive that day.

i am not a long time fan by any stretch but i did voraciously consume everything everything over a period of years so i guess i'm just built different

ShellyMcG said:

I guess if you are a long time Prince fan who has heard all his available music already, then yes, this could be considered the worst time to be a Prince fan. No new releases in years, no news from the estate about any upcoming releases or outtakes and the only news seems to be for rubbish like candles, bed sheets and other such nonsense. However, for new fans like myself and others, it's actually a great time to be a Prince fan. There's the complete discography to get through (which I have done) as well as a treasure trove of unreleased gems (which I am slowly making my way through). So I guess it all depends on perspective.

Another perspective is that this available discography (released and otherwise) is vast compared to so many other artists.

I think there's going to be a flurry of releases anounced. There's money to be made and they will do whatever they can to make that money. But Prince fan in 2023 so far has been depessing.

lustmealways said:

no releases in literal years, overpriced merch, nothing really substantial has leaked in nearly 3 years, all new bootlegs are just rehashed bullshit, zero communication from the estate.

Is this the worst time ever to be a prince fan?

Nothing about anything after the 80s. NOTHING about this man in his later years.

TheTruth123 said:

lustmealways said:

no releases in literal years, overpriced merch, nothing really substantial has leaked in nearly 3 years, all new bootlegs are just rehashed bullshit, zero communication from the estate.

Is this the worst time ever to be a prince fan?

Nothing about anything after the 80s. NOTHING about this man in his later years.

I guess you missed the Welcome 2 America album release then?

ShellyMcG said:

the only news seems to be for rubbish like candles, bed sheets and other such nonsense.

A bit like the stuff sold in his shops when he was alive.

mb71 said:

ShellyMcG said:

the only news seems to be for rubbish like candles, bed sheets and other such nonsense.

A bit like the stuff sold in his shops when he was alive.

yeah but when he was doing it it was charming in a stupid way but when the estate does it it's tacky in a stupid way

lustmealways said:

mb71 said:

A bit like the stuff sold in his shops when he was alive.

yeah but when he was doing it it was charming in a stupid way

My memories of the London shop was that it was tacky in a tacky way. Of course I was a total sucker for it

mb71 said:

ShellyMcG said:

mb71 said:

A bit like the stuff sold in his shops when he was alive.

That doesn't make it any better

Certainly not.. haha.

TheTruth123 said:

Part of me wonders if they've back-burnered all other plans to focus on a proper Purple Rain SDE next year. It'll be the 40th Anniversary, after all...

Not a long time fan at all but I will say that the reissue of Prince & The Revolution Live was a huge disappointment for me because we've gotten this same concert reissued twice after his death, on DVD with the Purple Rain Deluxe and the 2020 issue. It's admittedly a stellar remaster and I'll stream it from time to time but I have no interest in buying it.

The leaks about Diamonds & Pearls and getting reissued are a bit interesting since I'm trying to expand my record collection but I'm really holding out for more unreleased albums/vault tracks.