PREDOMINANT said:

I thought the song title was rather ironic too

What does he have to do?

Just say "I am releasing this album, on this day, here's where you can get it", and then deliver on what he advertised.

Like every other artist out there, not difficult at all really is it, even for an independent artist (who has, let's face it, released a whole bunch of records independently, you'd think he'd got his shit together by now).

You mean like in SOTT?

PlushFunk said:

i like it when he sings like that.

sweet.

great to wake up with a cold and then this.

96kps? would it hurt to put out an mp3 in better quality?...

Is it me or he moves like Jason "Jamiroquai" Kay across the room?
[This message was edited Thu Nov 13 3:55:01 PST 2003 by PANDURITO]

"I could write another 300 melodies..."


Hell yes, if it's like this song, bring a new album on!

Damn, Im still stayin' outdoors, cause I don't have a creditcard...

How 2 b a menber without??

Pellwormer said:

c'est non possible.

DaFunkFreak said:

Jesus... you people.
Since when did Prince ever deliver every project discussed? In the old days before the internet, we'd never get to hear about albums in production and projects under construction so their cancellation wouldn't be a problem. The internet has provided us with WAY too much information. And people like Prince are under pressure to provide incessant streams of info to satisfy... look at the moaning on the org when the news section on NPGMC isn't updated often enough.
So another Prince project gets shelved? Surely that can't be a shock to you. Then quite unexpectedly he gives us a new song... and still you whine.
Really you should take a look at yourselves. Its shameful.

funkyfine said:

funkyfine said:

"Shameful"???!!! Isn't it too strong a word? I was listening to Around the World in A Day this morning when I got this new song. And you know what? There's such a creative gap between the two! The only thing that bothers me is the rather poor quality of this song.

Not bad actually. Quite like it. Cheers little man.

Hmmm..kinda simple in lyrics.

Kind of reminds me of a Dirty mind outtake or something.

Nice.

funkyfine said:

Blah blah blah complain about the complainers blah blah...

Back in the day when projects were merely discussed that nothing actually came of, it wasn't a problem. After all, nothing had actually been promised and it was interesting to see what might or might not have been. However, when it comes to the stage where a product is actually advertised as coming soon, then he really ought to be ensuring that that's the way it is, and if it isn't, then being disappointed and complaining is perfectly acceptable.

A funny thing about Prince fans: they'll happily pay some bootleg label lots of cash for seventeenth generation tape copies of half-finished songs. But give them an MP3 for free and they'll whine about the quality.

Nice tune...so mellow and funky and just so Prince!!

And the Linn drum machine...bring it back P - I know it's not the now but c'mon, it sounds so good.

funkyfine said:

Speak for yourself cos you obviously don't have a clue about how info on stuff got out and spread "in the old days"...
There were/are plenty of other places besides the internet where people got their info from on "albums in production or projects under construction", just because you get this info only on the internet doesn't mean everyone does...

Neversin.

funkyfine said:

A-fuckin'-men!

i cant explain what prince era this song reminds me of, the keys solo is obviously new and the verse is so current prince jazz style, but to be honest, if norah jones did this people would be licking its anus. i think its great. the chorus hook is great. if this is the quality of his new album surely it wont be far behind TRC? the reason i say this is that it seems hes got the jazz and funk but lost the preaching. is it just me of is he listening to the fans? cos i know full well someone was complaining the other day about lack of vip room mp3s and stuff. so hes put one on to make up for lack of choc invasion which is a shame, but i dont see why people are blaming prince sooo much?

so far possible tracks for new album

musicology: supposedly nothing great studio but absolutely amazing live
life o the party: great live party song
dont make me sleep on the couch: noones sure if this is new or a set piece to improvise on, but supposedly a fun little number
the one he played briefly in hong kong and one other gig?baby baby: another live crowd pleasing chant-a-long?
what do u want me 2 do: according to reviews on here, generally quite pleased, and this is from first listen. only one or two haters and i personally really like it. plus rhonda smokes on bass!

so surely this is a good time to be a prince fan even if choc invasion has been cancelled?

I have to admit that this song is growing on my humble self...First reaction was really negative, but the more I listen to it, the more I like it

DaFunkFreak said:

lol, i dont think its meant to be an amazing original song, its just one of those chill out songs. seriously, i honestly believe if a random new act with backing came out with an album full of songs like this, words would be bandied around like best chill out album of the year, ultimate in smooth sounding jazz chillout etc etc

Neversin said:

Well aren't you the exciting one.

What is it about Prince and 7 CD box sets he promises to release, but doesn't? I think we should now assumethat whenever he announces the release of a 7 CD it's a hoax.

funkyfine said:

Amen!!!

hectim said:

Idiots who buy boots probably expect crap quality when they buy it cos it's, supposedly, the best they can get from the given source...
But anyway, I think it's quite rational for people to expect top quality material from someone who could provide it instead of pathetic no quality mp3's...

Neversin.

funkyfine said:

1) He's only letting you listen to the song in crappy quality, not download it - the fact that people are downloading it is thanks to the nature of the internet, not Prince putting the song up for download.

2) Maybe he should keep his trap shut about projects until they are definately going to be released, then there wouldn't be a backlash, again, and again, and again - No is surprised, it's just disheartening to see it happen so many times when he has the perfect outlet.

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[This message was edited Thu Nov 13 6:09:51 PST 2003 by Romance1600]

I don't know about you, but it cost me $25 to join the club this year, giving me access to this streaming mp3. I'm not sure how you could say that it's free, just because the club was vague about what they were offering when we signed up. We still PAID.

hectim said:

its a nice little ditty!

Has that Old Prince Flava to it...
its a relaxing song...with a jazzy upbeat hip hop twist!
Definitely could be played on any urban format station!

With a good remix definitely fit for Hot 97 or any Hip Hop Jamz station...
its kinda makes me think of 'Pharrell' of the Neptunes!

Prince this is the jam!

SANSKER7 said:

sounds almost like an sott-era outtake to me. s'pretty cutesy but nothin to write home about...

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

The first drums break is very Dorothy Parker-like...