So it's true they .....lost ......Prince still owns the o2 .....

Meanwhile, back here in 2010, Bon Jovi (another absentee) are playing 12 nights at London’s O2 Arena. Which is an astonishing achievement, even if they didn’t manage to break the record for Prince’s 21 nights, as they originally claimed they would. The American rockers have been billing themselves as The Biggest Rock Band On The Planet. I am not quite sure what that means.

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/neilmccormick/100008410/are-led-zeppelin-really-the-best-band-ever/

Who da man!

unique said:

Biggest rock band of the planet???? pppff, my eye; their albums after Crush are awful and they're a very jaded live band with a very predictable set-list...

Yeah, EPIC FAIL

Dreamer2 said:

So it's true they .....lost ......Prince still owns the o2 .....

Who da man!

No one is the man. No one lost, or won. It's not a contest, people. Prince wishes he still had the American fan base that Bon Jovi has currently. Bon Jovi can sell out a damn country if they wanted, and they are selling a ton more records than Prince has in almost 10 years. Let's compare facts as to who owns what:

Their last album in 2009? Yeah, over 2 million world wide. Low numbers considering how much downloading is going on, but Prince didn't even make gold with a 3 record set.

Bon Jovi's 2007 release - 4 million world wide. Prince? Planet Earth - nothing to speak of.

Bon Jovi 2005 release - 7 million records world wide. Prince? 3121 in 2006 - Gold.

Bon Jovi 2002 release - 6 million world wide. Prince? 2001's The Rainbow CHildren - didn't even crack the top 100 in the US, and barely made that in Switzerland (which is of course a huge market....NOT)

Prince doesn't own shit. He can't even compile a decent DVD, yet Bon Jovi makes movies about tours and it's on Showtime exclusively running more than Golden Girls reruns when Rue McClannahan died. He could learn something from the New Jersey boys.

Dreamer2 said:

So it's true they .....lost ......Prince still owns the o2 .....

Meanwhile, back here in 2010, Bon Jovi (another absentee) are playing 12 nights at London’s O2 Arena. Which is an astonishing achievement, even if they didn’t manage to break the record for Prince’s 21 nights, as they originally claimed they would. The American rockers have been billing themselves as The Biggest Rock Band On The Planet. I am not quite sure what that means.

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/culture/neilmccormick/100008410/are-led-zeppelin-really-the-best-band-ever/

Who da man!

Somebody sold out 50 nights as i recall. So whoever that masked man was, i guess they could be classed as 'da man'.

ernestsewell said:

Dreamer2 said:

So it's true they .....lost ......Prince still owns the o2 .....

Who da man!

No one is the man. No one lost, or won. It's not a contest, people. Prince wishes he still had the American fan base that Bon Jovi has currently. Bon Jovi can sell out a damn country if they wanted, and they are selling a ton more records than Prince has in almost 10 years. Let's compare facts as to who owns what:

Their last album in 2009? Yeah, over 2 million world wide. Low numbers considering how much downloading is going on, but Prince didn't even make gold with a 3 record set.

Bon Jovi's 2007 release - 4 million world wide. Prince? Planet Earth - nothing to speak of.

Bon Jovi 2005 release - 7 million records world wide. Prince? 3121 in 2006 - Gold.

Bon Jovi 2002 release - 6 million world wide. Prince? 2001's The Rainbow CHildren - didn't even crack the top 100 in the US, and barely made that in Switzerland (which is of course a huge market....NOT)

Prince doesn't own shit. He can't even compile a decent DVD, yet Bon Jovi makes movies about tours and it's on Showtime exclusively running more than Golden Girls reruns when Rue McClannahan died. He could learn something from the New Jersey boys.

All I can say, is, I entirely agree with U!! Also, I doubt whether Bon Jovi would face themselves or their fans if they produced a pathetic song like "Hot Summer" is!!!!

Let's not forget Prince's ticket prices were dirt cheap (£31.21) I doubt anyone else has charged such low prices at the O2 and ever will again. Even people not remotely interested in Prince were going. That's a cheap night out in London town.

That simply, is how he did 21 dates. Normal prices and he'd do 3 tops now.

JoeTyler said:

Biggest rock band of the planet???? pppff, my eye; their albums after Crush are awful and they're a very jaded live band with a very predictable set-list...

Yeah, EPIC FAIL

100,000,000 fans can't be wrong.

Despite what a non-fan thinks of their albums post-whatever, they're selling MILLIONS, in a time where the industry reported the lowest sales in a 10 year history. Keith Urban and Prince competed for the #1 spot, depending on the chart you looked at, last year. Yet neither even went gold with their album in the first month. Defying Gravity has sold in the US 761,921 copies as of February, 2010.

Bon Jovi's last album sold 2 million world wide.

Prince's last album has sold 415,829 units at year's end according to Soundscan. PRINCE, of all people, can barely (or not) clear a Gold album. That doesn't make Prince a lesser person. But if you're trying to knock a band down, let's at least look at the numbers that are out there.

Can we stop using Bon Jovi & Prince in the same sentence please? It really is Oranges & Apples people.

ernestsewell said:

JoeTyler said:

Biggest rock band of the planet???? pppff, my eye; their albums after Crush are awful and they're a very jaded live band with a very predictable set-list...

Yeah, EPIC FAIL

100,000,000 fans can't be wrong.

Despite what a non-fan thinks of their albums post-whatever, they're selling MILLIONS, in a time where the industry reported the lowest sales in a 10 year history. Keith Urban and Prince competed for the #1 spot, depending on the chart you looked at, last year. Yet neither even went gold with their album in the first month. Defying Gravity has sold in the US 761,921 copies as of February, 2010.

Bon Jovi's last album sold 2 million world wide.

Prince's last album has sold 415,829 units at year's end according to Soundscan. PRINCE, of all people, can barely (or not) clear a Gold album. That doesn't make Prince a lesser person. But if you're trying to knock a band down, let's at least look at the numbers that are out there.

O Honey..Don't try that shit! The NUMBERS ARE... Prince 21 NITES...Bon Jovi 12.

Peace.

metallicjigolo said:

ernestsewell said:

100,000,000 fans can't be wrong.

Despite what a non-fan thinks of their albums post-whatever, they're selling MILLIONS, in a time where the industry reported the lowest sales in a 10 year history. Keith Urban and Prince competed for the #1 spot, depending on the chart you looked at, last year. Yet neither even went gold with their album in the first month. Defying Gravity has sold in the US 761,921 copies as of February, 2010.

Bon Jovi's last album sold 2 million world wide.

Prince's last album has sold 415,829 units at year's end according to Soundscan. PRINCE, of all people, can barely (or not) clear a Gold album. That doesn't make Prince a lesser person. But if you're trying to knock a band down, let's at least look at the numbers that are out there.

O Honey..Don't try that shit! The NUMBERS ARE... Prince 21 NITES...Bon Jovi 12.

Peace.

Who da man!

Too bad Bon Jovi still suck.

metallicjigolo said:

O Honey..Don't try that shit! The NUMBERS ARE... Prince 21 NITES...Bon Jovi 12.

Peace.

Michael Jackson sold out 50. Now sit down.

ernestsewell said:

metallicjigolo said:

O Honey..Don't try that shit! The NUMBERS ARE... Prince 21 NITES...Bon Jovi 12.

Peace.

Michael Jackson sold out 50. Now sit down.

Sold .....not played....

Like example A

Prince sold 21 nights , Prince Played 21 Nights at the o2

MJ Sold 50 nights, MJ R.I.P. didn't get to play 50 Nights at the o2

Bon Jovi ....Ha...Ha... Sold ONLY 12 Nights and Got Played Out....12 Only...

Who da man!

[Edited 6/7/10 12:00pm]

Music is not about numbers but a matter of taste.

ernestsewell said:

metallicjigolo said:

O Honey..Don't try that shit! The NUMBERS ARE... Prince 21 NITES...Bon Jovi 12.

Peace.

Michael Jackson sold out 50. Now sit down.

Don't bring MJ into this. That subject is as tired as u are.(No disrespect to MJ, R.I.P) The thread is about Bonjovi Failing to take the 02 record from Prince. Period. Don't get me wrong tho. 12 nites is cool, just not good enough for the baddest mofo on the planet. Our Man Prince. It's cool tho, maybe Jon & the boys can come back in a few years and try again.

[Edited 6/7/10 13:09pm]

ernestsewell said:

metallicjigolo said:

O Honey..Don't try that shit! The NUMBERS ARE... Prince 21 NITES...Bon Jovi 12.

Peace.

Michael Jackson sold out 50. Now sit down.

Thank you!!

ernestsewell said:

metallicjigolo said:

O Honey..Don't try that shit! The NUMBERS ARE... Prince 21 NITES...Bon Jovi 12.

Peace.

Michael Jackson sold out 50. Now sit down.

sold out 50, played none. MJ nil point

metallicjigolo said:

ernestsewell said:

Michael Jackson sold out 50. Now sit down.

Don't bring MJ into this. That subject is as tired as u are.(No disrespect to MJ, R.I.P) The thread is about Bonjovi Failing to take the 02 record from Prince. Period. Don't get me wrong tho. 12 nites is cool, just not good enough for the baddest mofo on the planet. Our Man Prince. It's cool tho, maybe Jon & the boys can come back in a few years and try again.

I see you can't handle an adult conversation, but would rather resort to personal insults and barbs by calling someone "tired", in order to hide the fact that you're dead wrong. Someone else in the thread brought up the FACT, that MJ sold out the 02 for 50 nights, over twice what Prince decided to book. I'm just agreeing with them.

Oh, that's right, Prince wanted to be all symbolic with 3121. If he had thought ahead and added 31 and 21 together, he could have sold out more than MJ booked and sold out. Meh, MJ still holds the record for selling out 50 nights in a record time.

Bon Jovi wasn't out to set some record either. Time and again the 02 arena officials have said their goal with the arena was to have artists come in for a temporary residency and play a block of shows over a period of time. It's not a fucking contest to see who can book more. The whole idea of this thread is retarded. That doesn't mean the O.P. is, just the idea of the thread itself.

PS dig up: Bon Jovi have learned plenty. Those guys are fucking pissing $100 bills, and it's not just from selling records. They're quite smart when it comes to investing in business ventures and making money. Prince can't even run a damn website for more than a year at a time anymore. In fact, Lotusflow3r.com isn't even a black screen anymore. It's gone, just like everyone's $77. But praise Paisley Park, everyone got a t-shirt and two copies of the same album (one of which they bought as an extra item outside of the $77 website). Last time I look, Bon Jovi didn't charge me just to LOOK at their site.

I'm not a fan of Bon Jovi, but I can recognize that they are trying to do anything: They're just doing it.

ernestsewell said:

metallicjigolo said:

Don't bring MJ into this. That subject is as tired as u are.(No disrespect to MJ, R.I.P) The thread is about Bonjovi Failing to take the 02 record from Prince. Period. Don't get me wrong tho. 12 nites is cool, just not good enough for the baddest mofo on the planet. Our Man Prince. It's cool tho, maybe Jon & the boys can come back in a few years and try again.

I see you can't handle an adult conversation, but would rather resort to personal insults and barbs by calling someone "tired", in order to hide the fact that you're dead wrong. Someone else in the thread brought up the FACT, that MJ sold out the 02 for 50 nights, over twice what Prince decided to book. I'm just agreeing with them.

Oh, that's right, Prince wanted to be all symbolic with 3121. If he had thought ahead and added 31 and 21 together, he could have sold out more than MJ booked and sold out. Meh, MJ still holds the record for selling out 50 nights in a record time.

Bon Jovi wasn't out to set some record either. Time and again the 02 arena officials have said their goal with the arena was to have artists come in for a temporary residency and play a block of shows over a period of time. It's not a fucking contest to see who can book more. The whole idea of this thread is retarded. That doesn't mean the O.P. is, just the idea of the thread itself.

PS dig up: Bon Jovi have learned plenty. Those guys are fucking pissing $100 bills, and it's not just from selling records. They're quite smart when it comes to investing in business ventures and making money. Prince can't even run a damn website for more than a year at a time anymore. In fact, Lotusflow3r.com isn't even a black screen anymore. It's gone, just like everyone's $77. But praise Paisley Park, everyone got a t-shirt and two copies of the same album (one of which they bought as an extra item outside of the $77 website). Last time I look, Bon Jovi didn't charge me just to LOOK at their site.

I'm not a fan of Bon Jovi, but I can recognize that they are trying to do anything: They're just doing it.

Why don't you just leave the org and take your "adult conversation" and go over to bon jovi's fan club. I'm sure they will care what you have to say. It's obvious that you've had enough of Prince so why not just say its been fun and move on?....

unique said:

ernestsewell said:

Michael Jackson sold out 50. Now sit down.

sold out 50, played none. MJ nil point

thats right !!!! Michael is pushing up daiseys and Bon Jovi are still shit!

England to win the world cup.

SHALMON MUTHA FUCKAS!!!

purpleparty3000 said:

unique said:

sold out 50, played none. MJ nil point

thats right !!!! Michael is pushing up daiseys and Bon Jovi are still shit!

England to win the world cup.

SHALMON MUTHA FUCKAS!!!

england have as much hope of winning the world cup as michael jackson has of playing 50 nights at the o2

CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN THE APPEAL OF BON JOVI AND THAT OTHER ONE....KNICKLEBACK....?......WHAT IS THE APPEAL OF LISTENING TO THE SAME SHIT OVER AND OVER AGAIN ?....WHOLE ALBUMS THAT SOUND EXACTLY THE SAME ?.....I ADMIT I CANT LISTEN TO THAT TYPE OF MUSIC OVER A WHOLE ALBUM.....ITS JUST TOO PREDICTABLE...I LIKE THE ODD TRACK LIKE AC/DC BUT I COULDNT LISTEN TO A WHOLE ALBUM OF THAT STUFF...IS IT JUST ME ?...........sorry for shouting.....

metallicjigolo said:

ernestsewell said:

I see you can't handle an adult conversation, but would rather resort to personal insults and barbs by calling someone "tired", in order to hide the fact that you're dead wrong. Someone else in the thread brought up the FACT, that MJ sold out the 02 for 50 nights, over twice what Prince decided to book. I'm just agreeing with them.

Oh, that's right, Prince wanted to be all symbolic with 3121. If he had thought ahead and added 31 and 21 together, he could have sold out more than MJ booked and sold out. Meh, MJ still holds the record for selling out 50 nights in a record time.

Bon Jovi wasn't out to set some record either. Time and again the 02 arena officials have said their goal with the arena was to have artists come in for a temporary residency and play a block of shows over a period of time. It's not a fucking contest to see who can book more. The whole idea of this thread is retarded. That doesn't mean the O.P. is, just the idea of the thread itself.

PS dig up: Bon Jovi have learned plenty. Those guys are fucking pissing $100 bills, and it's not just from selling records. They're quite smart when it comes to investing in business ventures and making money. Prince can't even run a damn website for more than a year at a time anymore. In fact, Lotusflow3r.com isn't even a black screen anymore. It's gone, just like everyone's $77. But praise Paisley Park, everyone got a t-shirt and two copies of the same album (one of which they bought as an extra item outside of the $77 website). Last time I look, Bon Jovi didn't charge me just to LOOK at their site.

I'm not a fan of Bon Jovi, but I can recognize that they are trying to do anything: They're just doing it.

Why don't you just leave the org and take your "adult conversation" and go over to bon jovi's fan club. I'm sure they will care what you have to say. It's obvious that you've had enough of Prince so why not just say its been fun and move on?....

Nah Ernestsewell should go nowhere, he's usually on point with his opinions whether some of the most demented on here agree or not. I find it amusing he exposes the most stupid dimwits so easily, and they rise to the bait. Everytime.

This is a discussion forum where views and opinions may differ from your own. Crybabies.

Marrk said:

metallicjigolo said:

Why don't you just leave the org and take your "adult conversation" and go over to bon jovi's fan club. I'm sure they will care what you have to say. It's obvious that you've had enough of Prince so why not just say its been fun and move on?....

Nah Ernestsewell should go nowhere, he's usually on point with his opinions whether some of the most demented on here agree or not. I find it amusing he exposes the most stupid dimwits so easily, and they rise to the bait. Everytime.

This is a discussion forum where views and opinions may differ from your own. Crybabies.

Calling people stupid, demented and dimwits puts you in the same club honey. And for the record.

Prince 21- Bon jovi 12

unique said:

blackbob said:

CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN THE APPEAL OF BON JOVI AND THAT OTHER ONE....KNICKLEBACK....?......WHAT IS THE APPEAL OF LISTENING TO THE SAME SHIT OVER AND OVER AGAIN ?....WHOLE ALBUMS THAT SOUND EXACTLY THE SAME ?.....I ADMIT I CANT LISTEN TO THAT TYPE OF MUSIC OVER A WHOLE ALBUM.....ITS JUST TOO PREDICTABLE...I LIKE THE ODD TRACK LIKE AC/DC BUT I COULDNT LISTEN TO A WHOLE ALBUM OF THAT STUFF...IS IT JUST ME ?...........sorry for shouting.....

They're just a rock band. I loved them through their first 3 or 4 album, but lost interest a bit. I'm not a big defender of them, but I can recognize the fact that they have a very wide spread appeal to the mass public. If folks don't like 'em, ...well, let's talk about someone we do like.

Marrk said:

metallicjigolo said:

Why don't you just leave the org and take your "adult conversation" and go over to bon jovi's fan club. I'm sure they will care what you have to say. It's obvious that you've had enough of Prince so why not just say its been fun and move on?....

Nah Ernestsewell should go nowhere, he's usually on point with his opinions whether some of the most demented on here agree or not. I find it amusing he exposes the most stupid dimwits so easily, and they rise to the bait. Everytime.

This is a discussion forum where views and opinions may differ from your own. Crybabies.

Look at you, being all cute and shit.

You gonna call into my show Thursday? You should. OrgNote me between now & then if you plan to.