I don't think he is trying to make hits, we have been conditioned by the industry to think that older artist with new music are trying to make hits. True in some cases but not for Prince. It only takes 2 brain cells to have a hit (example: this is why I'm hot, beautiful girls/suicidal) I think that Prince is missing a muse, someone or something to inspire him or spark him creatively. But we all know he has it in him to do better, or even dust off some of the jams out of his vault that haven't been released or bootlegged. Shoot, even do a whole cover album, I love to hear his interpretations of EWF's I Write A Song For You or Stevies Superstition.
<Moderator: I too am straving for something innovative and creative... -Derek> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lockhart, Daryle [GSM] Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 10:15 AM To: npny@lists.panix.com Subject: Re: NPNY: Planet Earth Anyone Buy It? For those of us who were alive when Prince started, we're all around the age where this division of opinion is a good thing. It's just like how there are still people who go to every Rolling Stones and KISS show, knowing that the best days of those bands have long since passed. They're going to relive the good old days. The difference with Prince, I think, is that we all KNOW that he can do better, and there's the question of all this genius unreleased stuff he has just sitting around. Do any of you who say you like this album believe he can't do any better? This is a dude who sold hundreds of thousands of copies of "Lovesexy", a one track album. I think "Lovesexy" has more musical depth than Planet Earth, and if the only reason why is because "he's older now", then perhaps he's done. I personally hope not, because there isn't exactly any one else out here challenging the musical (and corporate) status quo like him. On the average, it looks like everyone has 3 or 4 songs that they like from this album. Compared to entire ALBUMS we've liked from him in the past. I think that says something about an artist of Prince's caliber. And what I think it says is that he's trying to make hits, which is a bad move. On 7/24/07 6:37 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's a ridiculous statement > > <Moderator: Is it really? It feels like it to me. His live performance more > then makes up for his lackluster albums -Derek> > > In a message dated 7/24/07 12:45:50 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > so he's phoning these > albums in > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- NewPowerNewYork Mailing List website: Www.NPNY.Org ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe? Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], in body place npny ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Questions/Help?: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
