The US promotion for this album was quite a lot, actually. Besides that
little Super Bowl performance this year, There was the Verizon download,
which was supported with TV, print, and radio spots, then Sony took out
consumer and trade ads for the release. Guitar was also Song of the Day
at
It is available at Target for 9.99. The advertised price was higher,
but the discount was given at the register. I got it on the first
day. havent listened to it yet.
On Jul 24, 2007, at 2:15 PM, Derek Kelly wrote:
Just curious by a show of hands if anyone purchased Planet Earth
today.
I agree with you, April, regarding people never being satisfied, PE not
being the greatest, and the lyrical cheese factor. The rap in Mr.
Goodnight makes me chuckle. A lot. A whole lot. Will this album be in my
Prince Top 5 Albums of All Time? No way, Jose. However, I am diggin' the
--
From: NPS [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Jul 24, 2007 3:29 PM
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To: npny@lists.panix.com
I agree... I consider Planet Earth, Somewhere Here on Earth, Future
Baby
Mama, and Chelsea Rodgers among the best that he's done in the last
decade.
The One
I purchased it from Amazon..though I have already heard it.
There's no pleasing you is there Derek?
:)
Victor
Moderator: That is not true, 3 songs pleased me :-) -Derek
Derek Kelly wrote:
Just curious by a show of hands if anyone purchased Planet Earth today.
I heard they were fly off the
, too. I like the musical arrangement on it.
T
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Yall dont feel the inspiration behind the title track
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Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:26:47
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Yall dont feel the inspiration behind the title track?..The One
You Wanna
C? Chelsea? Come on now. He put in some
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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
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Yall dont feel the inspiration behind the title track?..The One
You Wanna
C? Chelsea? Come on now. He put
Who is this RDHull? He's got moxie!
T
Moderator: RD is really Prince LOL -Derek
On 7/24/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You are a good person :-)
In a message dated 7/24/07 6:55:14 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I did and love it.
U sing it P
Tell me an album by any artists that you feel has not been phoned in. Quickly
Moderator: Yeah, but we are talkin' about Prince... -Derek
In a message dated 7/25/07 5:45:35 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
believe Prince did phone this album in. the creativity and lyrics
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Tell me an album by any artists that you feel has not been phoned in.
Quickly
Moderator: Yeah, but we are talkin' about Prince... -Derek
Lovesexy was quite laughable. He is saying the same things in the same ways
but now we are older we are able to see its laughable. Point: aint nothing
changed cept yall became cynical. Deservedly so maybe. But yall arent thinking
clearly about the whole picture. Ya been Housequaked..prince
Id have a namecheck by now if that were so lol
Moderator: Hehe -Derek
In a message dated 7/25/07 9:46:20 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Who is this RDHull? He's got moxie!
T
Moderator: RD is really Prince LOL -Derek
** Get a
#3 is cute, I have the same problem (5 Latina, problem?) however, Im not
a dude
.
#2 who cares about movie stars and their drug use, a crack head is a crack
head (movie star or not)
#1 well thats a touchy subject
..me personally, Im going through my
first divorce and although I can write a
In a message dated 7/25/07 1:43:47 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Not every person is ready to do that though. Its not always good therapy
for
all who do that. There's other forms of therapy that deal with working
through serious life issues that could be more productive
In a message dated 7/25/07 1:19:35 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Lovesexy was quite laughable. He is saying the same things in the same ways
but now we are older we are able to see its laughable. Point: aint nothing
changed cept yall became cynical. Deservedly so maybe.
That is no excuse. If so then you are unfairly putting him on some higher
plane..consistently. As I've said before, he could put out something completely
mindblwoing but yall dont deserve that because in this day and age your ready
for the next release or next movement five minutes after you've
Maybe he doesn't want to write about painful stuff all the time like he used
to. Nobody does that their whole career. That isn't healthy and one
shouldn't expect Prince to do it.
Moderator: What you kiddin'! its good Therapy! He can right about
positive stuff too like how he destory the music
In a message dated 7/25/07 1:57:55 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Moderator: You know I was jokin' right. I think he should write about
Random Theology and mix them together to make no sense and Rainbows and
Ponys. That is the Prince I miss :-D -Derek
lol
Lovesexy was also 19 years ago. I would HOPE that an artist, as well as the
audience would mature in all that time.
Moderator: Maturity
Pronunciation: m-'tur--tE, -'tyur- also -'chur-
Function: noun
1 : the quality or state of being mature; especially : full development
2 : termination of the
Not every person is ready to do that though. Its not always good therapy for
all who do that. There's other forms of therapy that deal with working
through serious life issues that could be more productive and healthy then
writing
and releasing product about such painful things. Think about it:
Yeah, but with Lovesexy he said it with great music and a style all his own.
Planet Earth has the same message, but the music is much to be desired.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Lovesexy was quite laughable. He is saying the same
things in the same ways
but now we are older we are able to see
In a message dated 7/25/07 1:39:33 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Yeah, but with Lovesexy he said it with great music and a style all his own.
Planet Earth has the same message, but the music is much to be desired.
Wrong: for the record Lovesexy as the follow-up to
Well I dont think its the greatest album I do think lyrically its pretty
damn cheesy...but 4 the time being I am really digging Mr. Goodnight
(despite the rap), Chelsea Rogers Somewhere Here on Earth. The rest will
have to grow on me. I don't always expect perfection from Prince. At least
zz
Come up with some different hate yall
Moderator: Why we havta be hatin' RD? -Derek
In a message dated 7/25/07 7:54:50 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
But we all know he has it in him to do better,
: NPNY: Planet Earth Anyone Buy It?
Tell me an album by any artists that you feel has not been phoned in.
Quickly
Moderator: Yeah, but we are talkin' about Prince... -Derek
In a message dated 7/25/07 5:45:35 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
believe Prince did phone
it.
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Tell me an album by any artists that you feel has not been phoned
My hand is raised. I bought it, Grumpy Smurf.
Haven't had a chance to listen yet.
Tameir
Moderator: You probably never get around to it either -Derek
On 7/24/07, Derek Kelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just curious by a show of hands if anyone purchased Planet Earth today.
I heard they were
Well here's my humble opnion:
Well,I'll let you know that it's at Best Buy for $9.98 and I have heard most
of the songs, and they don't move me enough to buy it. I got mine from a
friend over in the U.K.( and I thank her for it). but this is one cd that does
not
really impress me at all. The only
It's decent enough for me to pick up so I will. Plus I promised a retail
version to a friend in the UK who sent me The Mail on Sunday version as a
trade. So I guess that'll make two.
Moderator: You know back in the days I would of been all over that idea.
Now it holds no value to me. Sign O
I bought it too. 10 at best buy. Nothing interesting besides the Lenticular
Lens and the fact that prince is wearing a girdle.
AS
Moderator: Lenticular lens!? Cool! Now I have something to burn my CD
with! -Derek
On 7/24/07 2:24 PM, afroTsiac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My hand is raised. I
Just bought mine.
First 3 songs in are jammin
PE sounds like Empty Room mixed with 3 Chains
Geetar sounds jammin
this third jam is smoove as hell
Im convinced..Derek doesn't like Prince music period
neither do a lot of yall
weird
Moderator: ha! I like 3 out of 10, :-D -Derek
In a message
so far song 4 and 5 are great too imo
yall are high
Ya smoke crack dontcha!-Mr Clark
Moderator: Different strucks for diff folks RD -Derek
In a message dated 7/24/07 12:10:34 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Moderator: ha! I like 3 out of 10, :-D -Derek
I agree... I consider Planet Earth, Somewhere Here on Earth, Future Baby
Mama, and Chelsea Rodgers among the best that he's done in the last decade.
The One You Wanna C is still growing on me and the other stuff I still have
to listen to more closely. As I have said before, to me musically it's a
I DO have to admit, I liked Everlasting Now. Lyrics were rubbish, but the
music really knocked me out. And everyone knows, Rainbow Children was not
a popular album. So I feel for you who say Planet Earth ain't that bad.
But I stand by my review. There's nobody challenging Prince musically,
nobody
: Tuesday, July 24, 2007 2:16 PM
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Subject: NPNY: Planet Earth Anyone Buy It?
Just curious by a show of hands if anyone purchased Planet Earth
today.
I heard they were fly off the shevles and falling swiftly into the
cut-out
bin!
I will probably purchase
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Just curious by a show of hands if anyone purchased Planet Earth
today.
I heard they were fly off the shevles and falling swiftly
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Subject: NPNY: Planet Earth Anyone Buy It?
Just curious by a show of hands if anyone purchased Planet Earth
today.
I heard they were fly off the shevles and falling swiftly into the
cut-out
bin
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
I did and love it.
U sing it P sing it baby Somewhere Here on Earth is beautiful. BEAUTIFULLY
DONE
a little SMOKEY to it, horns sound good and P just sings it nice blues
feeling.
I would love to see P do Blue Magic SideShow song.
I like 6 songs but don't their names yet.
Thanks P for
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Behalf Of Turner, Robin T Ms CIV USA AMC
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HIDING
I loved Chaos Disorder
Robin aka CherryMoon
Moderator: There is nothing with that. It has a few great tracks, but
as a whole its
And here I thought All the Critics Love him in NY ROFL
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Agreed. My
: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 3:09 PM
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Well, now THAT I disagree with. Just because something doesn't move you
on first listen doesn't mean that at another time you can't appreciate
its genius. Some of my favorites totally missed me
files. Like the
ones that shall remain unmentioned :-/
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You know if my CD
, Daryle [GSM]
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Agreed. My review of Planet Earth is: what IS this? These are
definitely the rehearsal sessions from Rainbow Children and Musicology.
I'm happy to hear him playing
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I've always said that listening to a new Prince album for the
, 2007 9:14 pm
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I do think that musically it is much more interesting than
Musicology and
3121, in terms of production, arrangements, and composition. But
yeah the
lyrics are really clumsy at points. I especially
I felt the same way about Parade. In fact it took me about 10 years before
I could appreciate Parade. At the time of its release, I was looking for
something else (more along the lines of Kiss--a very misleading single in
terms of representativeness of the album) and was disappointed by Parade.
Moderator: I loved Parade from the first listen. I would sit and listen
the LP over and over again. All the intricate compassition, the fun and
some what personal lyrics. Wow lots of fun stuff going on there.
Remaster please!!! -Derek
Oh Lawd, I must be having a relapse or something. :-0 I
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Moderator: I loved Parade from the first listen. I would sit and listen
the LP over and over again. All the intricate compassition, the fun and
some what personal
industry Prince is
fighting... -Derek
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Regardless of what musical style made the term iconic
Moderator: It took a few years, but I have finally bent you to my will
LOL -Derek
Uh - NO!! :-P
Moderator: MWAHAHAHA! It was all part of my world domination plan :-D
-Derek
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Hi!
I'm currently listening to it right now at:
http://music.msn.com/music/ListeningBooth?GT1=10190
Yolanda
I AM looking forward to the remixes of Chelsea Rodgers, now that you
mention it. Man if DJ Spinna gets a hold of that it's going to be CRAZY. I
will personally play a Chelsea Rodgers remix on Mobile Soul, but then my
show is a lot of house, so it fits. The rest of the album? I can't use.
It's
/
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I agree, too. It boggles the mind how he keeps shooting himself in the
foot like this. 3121 was wonderful
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: NPNY: Planet Earth...Listen to it.
To: npny@lists.panix.com Well, now THAT I disagree with. Just because
something doesn't move you on first listen doesn't mean that at another
time
you can't appreciate its genius. Some of my favorites totally missed me on
first
17, 2007 2:51:46 PM
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I agree, too. It boggles the mind how he keeps shooting himself in the
foot like this. 3121 was wonderful. Musicology was a good album too, both
critically acclaimed. Now, after all these exclusive (read: expensive)
shows and a lot
/
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I think when you listen to something over and over again, It's not any
better than the first time around. You just warm
Yo..I hated 1999, PR, Parade and Lovesexy upon first listen. Grow on me
is not a derogatory term regarding the music. We in this age are so quick
to
take a spin, listen to downloads, leaks etc and then be meh, it stinks!
without giving the music a chance to mentally marinate..to take it
In a message dated 7/17/07 12:13:33 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Well, now THAT I disagree with. Just because something doesn't move you on
first listen doesn't mean that at another time you can't appreciate its
genius.
I don't think its necessary genius. I can
I do think that musically it is much more interesting than Musicology and
3121, in terms of production, arrangements, and composition. But yeah the
lyrics are really clumsy at points. I especially cringed at Lion of
Judah--coming from a Caribbean background drenched in Rastafarianism
roots
The term does predate Rastafarianism and Bob Marley so I'm sure his use
of the phrase isn't intended to evoke either.
Victor
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