Just curious who was on there back in the day and still come here and post

Member from day 1 till it folded.

I loved the idea of this, but when it turned out that what we were getting were mostly
new songs and there was a problem with releasing older material, it went downhill for
the remainder of it's duration.

But it was fun while it lasted.

And it lasted longer than Lotusflow3r.com

I was a member. I didn't have many expectations for it so I guess that's why I don't feel let down. I got access to some songs I wouldn't have otherwise heard (at the time), it was my first exposure to artists like Ani Difranco and I got some sweet seats for a couple of shows. No complaints here.

FJODOR said:

Member from day 1 till it folded.

I loved the idea of this, but when it turned out that what we were getting were mostly
new songs and there was a problem with releasing older material, it went downhill for
the remainder of it's duration.

But it was fun while it lasted.

And it lasted longer than Lotusflow3r.com

Lotusflower was a weird site...

Yes. Enjoyed it until Prince jacked me on Lotus Flower. Paid $77 for something he sold for $12 at target.

Yes. It was exciting and at the same time, we complained all the time, as usual.

Well, at least it allowed me to shook Prince's hand at an afterparty. That was nice of him.

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I was. I remember waiting for hours for its music to finally download.

olb99 said:

Yes. It was exciting and at the same time, we complained all the time, as usual.

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We complained rightfully. Prepaying $100 for a second annual membership and then having the club shut down after 1-2 months without any refunds was not cool. Getting terrible quality and copyprotected wma and mp3 files wasn't cool. I understand the technical challenges his team faced but he made a lot of money on the service yet their database was on post-it notes...
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The whole thing was being run extremely unprofessionally – although I respect the fact that he trusted and routinely gave opportunities to people with no relevant experience. This also led to a few positive fuckups, like getting 2 copies of Crystal Ball sets, 2 copies of Rave In2 and a couple of other extras. (Returning them would've been cost-prohibitive as I'm in Europe).

Yeah, I was, after a few teething problems, what it ended up offering in terms of exclusive products, the NPGAHDIO formats (surely, a precursor to Podcasts) and access to tickets (i'm UK based) made for a fabulous fan/customer relationship engagement proposition - that many brands to this day would love to be able to offer.

I was. I loved it. The best part was early/easy access to the best seats at concerts. When I saw the Musicology tour I was in the first row for every show. It was well worth the membership....