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The Poet 07-06-2010 01:46 PM
Re: Prince: The Internet is dead
 
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Originally Posted by T.G (Post 908549)
Except that he's been giving his albums away for free for a number of years now.
Then what's the big woof? The Grateful Dead not only did not care if you pirated their concerts, they would provide you the audio stations so that you could get a clean feed! Don't get me wrong . . . I have no problem with an artist getting paid for his work, but if Prince hasn't made his bankroll by now, why should I care? Just my :2, and not only is that :2 worth every penny but it is also roughly equivalent to MY bankroll.

poker 07-06-2010 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by AD720 (Post 908463)
Actually he is the Artist Formerly Known as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince. ;) He's been back to Prince for the last ten years or so.

Goes to show how much about him I know or care about :r

AD720 07-06-2010 01:54 PM
Re: Prince: The Internet is dead
 
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Originally Posted by The Poet (Post 908559)
Then what's the big woof? The Grateful Dead not only did not care if you pirated their concerts, they would provide you the audio stations so that you could get a clean feed! Don't get me wrong . . . I have no problem with an artist getting paid for his work, but if Prince hasn't made his bankroll by now, why should I care? Just my :2, and not only is that :2 worth every penny but it is also roughly equivalent to MY bankroll.
This is just my feeling, as a long time Prince fan, I think that he is more concerned with controlling the distribution than the money (if you read the whole article it mentions that he is worth an estimated 100mil but continues to donate sizable portions of that to various charities). After being so tied up in a record contract where he felt he had no real control of how his music was distributed I can understand his wanting to control that aspect of it.

AD720 07-06-2010 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by poker (Post 908563)
Goes to show how much about him I know or care about :r
Don't worry I'm sure at some point he'll be The Artist Formerly Known as The Artist Formerly Known as The Artist Formerly Know as Prince. ;)

T.G 07-06-2010 01:58 PM
Re: Prince: The Internet is dead
 
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Originally Posted by icantbejon (Post 908555)
I always find this opinion ammusing. My wife shares your sentiments. I tend to disagree...for the most part. If Britney Spears starts babbling about world peace...I'm going to tune out and look at her (o)(o)s. However, when a guy like Bono, from U2, starts talking world peace, I believe its a mistake to not listen. He's invested decades into pushing for peace. He knows his information better than a lot of politicians I would suspect (i.e. Palin and her "foreign policy" experience w/ Russia....scary). Furthermore...just think a few decades ago when music was so politically driven. The 60's and 70's are saturated with policitally motivated music. Just because a person chooses an outlet such as entertainment, I don't believe that should discredit them from an opinion. If they take the time to research the subject, I believe that makes them an outstanding spokesperson because they have mass appeal.

:2
What's so amusing?

We just basically said the exact same thing.

If the person is qualified to give an opinion, then great, if not, it's of no value.

Most of them aren't qualified though.

The Poet 07-06-2010 02:01 PM
Re: Prince: The Internet is dead
 
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Originally Posted by T.G (Post 908573)
If the person is qualified to give an opinion, then great, if not, it's of no value.

Most of them aren't qualified though.


Hey, I resemble that remark! :r

The Poet 07-06-2010 02:20 PM
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Oh, and as for that whole control of distribution and retention of rights issue . . . well, I gave up on the justification of that in the music business 'way back when Michael Jackson went behind Paul McCartney's back and bought The Beatles' songs.


After that, you think I'm gonna care if somebody downloads "Little Red Corvette" for free? Not hardly.

BigFrank 07-06-2010 02:50 PM
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I wonder how many people had to google or wikipedia Prince to even know who he is...

KingJaffeJoffer 07-06-2010 02:58 PM
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Unfortunately, I'm old enough to know who prince is. I would kinda suspect people who weren't around for most of the 80's would know anyway just from the number of classics the guy has. Hell, Dave Chappelle did a skit about Prince a few years ago, that has to be worth something to the kids.

wolfandwhisky 07-06-2010 11:21 PM
Re: Prince: The Internet is dead
 
ever since I saw Prince whoop up Charlie Murphy in basketball on the Chappelle show, I've had a whole new respect for him

icehog3 07-06-2010 11:23 PM
Re: Prince: The Internet is dead
 
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Originally Posted by wolfandwhisky (Post 909057)
ever since I saw Prince whoop up Charlie Murphy in basketball on the Chappelle show, I've had a whole new respect for him
And then he made pancakes!!!

wolfandwhisky 07-06-2010 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by icehog3 (Post 909065)
And then he made pancakes!!!
:r :r :r ...classic

Apoco 07-07-2010 07:48 AM
Re: Prince: The Internet is dead
 
True story, I couldn't name one song prince has done. I know of prince, but yeah, had to google to see what songs were actually his.

Wooo for 22 year olds!

Pass 07-07-2010 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by wolfandwhisky (Post 909057)
ever since I saw Prince whoop up Charlie Murphy in basketball on the Chappelle show, I've had a whole new respect for him
Shoot the J. Shoot it!
Game.... Blouses!:r:r

icehog3 07-07-2010 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Pass (Post 909286)
Shoot the J. Shoot it!
Game.... Blouses!:r:r
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtLLIYpf_XU

NSFW...language.

Pass 07-07-2010 08:34 AM
Re: Prince: The Internet is dead
 
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Originally Posted by icehog3 (Post 909292)
Love that skit!

ucla695 07-07-2010 09:27 AM
Re: Prince: The Internet is dead
 
I agree...the internet's a fad. ;)

Don Fernando 07-07-2010 11:00 AM
Re: Prince: The Internet is dead
 
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Originally Posted by icehog3 (Post 908533)
He wore a raspberry beret...the kind you find in a second hand store.
and you found a second hand store at Alphabet street?

Starscream 07-08-2010 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by icehog3 (Post 909292)
Priceless!

LasciviousXXX 07-14-2010 06:37 AM
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As a closet Prince fan, I had to laugh when I read this story.

Ok, you all know I'm not a closet fan. I own everything the man's ever done. That's over 35 albums worth of material. And I'm under 30 LOL.

Seriously though, his new album that came out 3 days ago in the UK... I was disappointed. I wished to share my disappointment but then I found out ther internet was dead. Thx Prince :tu


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