A new Prince thread!

[Muppetmark]

Hop farm is the one prince gig those in prince circles don't talk about. I'm not sure why though

[dimus]

Slurs thrown about left, right and centre, all over the show

[Jakkkkobz]

Despite it not selling out, he did do a great extended version of 'Little Red Corvette'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4oAK6px_a0

[eFestivals]

Despite it not selling out, he did do a great extended version of 'Little Red Corvette'.

is there are version where the song is actually any good in the first place?

Edited May 2, 2014 by eFestivals

[giantkatestacks]

No, don't be daft re the festival/race thing, Prince didnt sell out Hop Farm for a number of reasons. I was just commenting that it wasnt an average Prince crowd. And despite what people say it was a right pain in the arse to get to and away from. Not exactly the O2.

Damn good gig though.

[Clic]

Hop farm is the one prince gig those in prince circles don't talk about. I'm not sure why though

Edited May 2, 2014 by Clic

[dimus]

Yeah because Glastonbury is a breeze to get to.

[giantkatestacks]

Glastonbury is worth the effort because you are there for 5 fecking days. You wouldn't do it for one act would you.

[Blisterpack]

is there are version where the song is actually any good in the first place?

[eFestivals]

Not getting Prince is borderline criminal for a music fan surely?

Ahh, so not only the metal fans, the radiohead fans, the Bruce fans, the U2 fans.....

[hundread]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists#250_million_or_more_records

Counting down puts Metallica at exactly number 30 and after all it's on wikipedia therefore it must be true.

[hundread]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists#250_million_or_more_records

Counting down puts Metallica at exactly number 30 and after all it's on wikipedia therefore it must be true.

Edited May 2, 2014 by hundread

[eFestivals]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_music_artists#250_million_or_more_records

Counting down puts Metallica at exactly number 30 and after all it's on wikipedia therefore it must be true.

wow - for a tiny country, the UK really bosses that list!

[karaseen]

Despite it not selling out, he did do a great extended version of 'Little Red Corvette'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4oAK6px_a0

[MTJH1988]

The BBC page for Prince points to Glastonbury in the events section, right at the bottom of the page. And a couple of months ago, during an article on the BBC news channel there was mention of Prince never signing contracts for gigs and appearances any further than 6 weeks in advance.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/070d193a-845c-479f-980e-bef15710653e

[smogo]

The BBC page for Prince points to Glastonbury in the events section, right at the bottom of the page. And a couple of months ago, during an article on the BBC news channel there was mention of Prince never signing contracts for gigs and appearances any further than 6 weeks in advance.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/070d193a-845c-479f-980e-bef15710653e

[FirsG]

I am really surprised the dates sold out so quickly, I definitely think that Neil is right with what he is saying though. Hype has clearly helped.

[Guest]

Just about any act tries to generate interest in any gigs or anything they do. Call it hype, call it anything you like. I don't see much difference in what Prince does.

[eFestivals]

Just about any act tries to generate interest in any gigs or anything they do. Call it hype, call it anything you like. I don't see much difference in what Prince does.

they all try and do it. Few get as much.

That's mainly the result of the age of the people in power within the media right now, in the same way that stuff like Hawkwind is now commonly used in TV adverts. It's the personal interests of these people being pushed onto the rest of society thru their media channels, and because Prince was such a big act in their younger days, it's ended up with just about every media outlet having a big interest in Prince.

There's no paid-for advertising campaign that I can think of that will have succeeded in getting such good penetration into it's target market as Prince managed.

[Mr.Tease]

I think it's a little fishy that the initial dates 'sold out'. I wonder how many went on sale and how many will quietly find 'extra tickets' over the next couple of weeks...

[Guest]

they all try and do it. Few get as much.

That's mainly the result of the age of the people in power within the media right now, in the same way that stuff like Hawkwind is now commonly used in TV adverts. It's the personal interests of these people being pushed onto the rest of society thru their media channels, and because Prince was such a big act in their younger days, it's ended up with just about every media outlet having a big interest in Prince.

[zero000]

Despite it not selling out, he did do a great extended version of 'Little Red Corvette'.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4oAK6px_a0

[eFestivals]

Why would media outlets have such an interest in a supposed has been?

not the outlets themselves, the individuals who are working for those media outlets, who are now in the positions of power at some level.

As I said, it's exactly the same thing going on as causes the likes of Hawkwind to be used in an advert.

An individual is interested, and so they go with their interest.

That's hardly a wacky idea. All of us go with our interests if we have the freedom to do so.

I think it's due to the way he does it. He mixes it up, confuses most of the media, and in the end, delivers the goods (on stage).

He could be pretty shit on stage and I don't think it would make a massive difference to the personal interest some media peeps have in him going back some 30-ish years. It's that long-standing liking which is motivating those people to be interested enough to write about him, in much the same way as (say) Rod Stewart can still always get himself in the papers any time he wants (and I think we can agree: he IS shit).

Edited May 2, 2014 by eFestivals

[eFestivals]

Pass me the stilton...

dairylea slice, surely?

[Guest]

not the outlets themselves, the individuals who are working for those media outlets, who are now in the positions of power at some level.

As I said, it's exactly the same thing going on as causes the likes of Hawkwind to be used in an advert.

An individual is interested, and so they go with their interest.

That's hardly a wacky idea. All of us go with our interests if we have the freedom to do so.

He could be pretty shit on stage and I don't think it would make a massive difference to the personal interest some media peeps have in him going back some 30-ish years. It's that long-standing liking which is motivating those people to be interested enough to write about him, in much the same way as (say) Rod Stewart can still always get himself in the papers any time he wants (and I think we can agree: he IS shit).