Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Simply coz he does that best
His RnB compositions don't even come anywhere near the best in that genre
Until such time as they do, he should just cut his loses and move on..

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

There's nothing wrong in recapturing your audience, and 'that' audience was lost a long time ago... he needs to play the field now and stop marginalising himself from the greater potential success that awaits him

I think that [insert Musicology track under discussion here] is the wrong single for [insert type of chart/country here], he needs to release a track more in the vein of [name hot artist/group here], he should release [insert personal favourite track from Musicology here].

For example, [Call My Name] is the wrong single for [the pop charts in the Uk], he needs to release a track more in the vein of [The Darkness], he should release [The Marrying Kind].

Or [The Marrying Kind] is the wrong single for [the r'n'b chart in the USA], he needs to release a track more in the vein of [Outkast], he should release [Illusion, Coma, Pimp and Circumstance].

And I stand unreservedly by my opinion on this matter.

Call my name is far too sophisticated a song to hit the UK top 40.

If he released Life O the Party here, despite the majority of us thinking it's weak, he'd have a hit. Sounds bizarre, that's what'd happen though.

Marrk said:

No, no!
I'd rather have a special 6 track cd of 'Call My Name' (again & again dub) than ever have 'Life 'o' NO Party' grace any other release!

TheLodger said:

not an acceptable answer.

TheLodger said:

geez...i bet you're one of those eeeeevil hohnerists, too... ill!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

because he is looking for commercial success.

Prince is at a point in his career where he doesn't play the singles game the way everyone else does anymore.....

I don't think it's that important to him.....

been there done that

The charts are over-rated and he recognizes that

TheLodger said:

me too, just telling it like it is.

SassyBritches said:

when'd he say he was? all these interviews as of late, in print and spoken, and never the once have i seen or heard p say anything to the tune of "ohmigod, i'm back cuz i need a hit!"

Drkman said:

prince cares about charts. if he didn't, he would not have gone on this commercial escapade. sony, videos, greatest hits tour, interviews, viacom deals, etc.

not a bad song, but won't make waves much. I prefer to hear Illusion Coma Pimp and Circumstance as the second single. Much better sounding for the funk audience out ther, imo.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

when he said that he wanted a major label to distribute this cd. also, when he said that he had a pop record and wanted it to be available to the public, rather than his small fan community.

2freaky4church1 said:

Trying to get the "rockers" is exactly the way to assure this album dies along with his
comeback. R&B listeners over 30 WERE his core! Those that started with him but lost interest during the 90's. "Call My Name" is a message to them (us) he is back! That's the one song, that when I play it for old school Prince fans peaks their interest in the album. It's one of the few songs on the album that sounds like vintage Prince. It's best choice for the next single. Hell it should have been the first!

SassyBritches said:

He's just playing the game

Drkman said:

and if he didn't care, he wouldn't play the game. he hasn't played the game since 1999 so why, in 2004, does he suddenly feel the need to play the game? for commercial success.

SassyBritches said:

He did the samne thing for Emacipation.....Rave Unto the Joy Fantastic....The Gold Experience.....

All had singles & videos.....The appearances singles and concerts is what he does for a living.....

If the result is a hit single great but he has so much fun making and playing the music he finds himself in a satisfying cycle.....

The charts are over-rated

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

... and your response is hot shit?! lol

TheLodger said:

it's better'n the "his r & b stuff doesn't cut it" retort.

Drkman said:

Of course it matters to him, why launch a world tour with max publicity and resign to a label otherwise?

So he can have all around respect.

Marrk said:

Thank god for that!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

True...and I don't care if the general public buys it or not. As far as the 'white rock' thing goes, I guess I can see why some haters are crapping on 'Musicology'. Too much RnB, too many black folks in the video. Spike sure called it in 'Do The Right Thing'.
[This message was edited Fri Apr 30 12:23:49 2004 by Joi]
[This message was edited Fri Apr 30 12:24:21 2004 by Joi]

TheLodger,


Insatiable
Let's Work
Do Me Baby
I Wanna Be Your Lover

All classic R&B grooves
You have to remember when he first started the record companies only were receptive to black artists that would play R&B

He gradually "broke the rules" as his popularity grew

SassyBritches said:

Exactly, even a blind man can see that!

Joi said:

I won't even attempt to argue with a guy with a 'Fro as serious as urs! Respect, lol
I used to have that promo poster btw

Anyway, back to the case at hand, talkin' about black and whte sound is one thing, but let's not confuse that with racial stero-typing

TheLodger said:

But I bet you care more than he does.....

Prince knows that he can pop at any time...at will.....

He's picking now as the time to do it.....

If it was just about having hits and making the charts he would have released the recordings that only us as real fans know that would have been hits but end up being bootlegs or B-sides

like talkin' to a brick wall sometimes...