The title of this article says it all. That it's datelined Nashville, is all the more confusing !
If ANYONE cares, anymore, about this guy, Prince is one of those problematic artists, that started out with so much promise, went "independent", and took himself out of being an interesting, promising Artist, that no one seems to care for anymore...and justifiably !
The live cds are there to marvel and then, lament over. Just another self-inflicted victim of his ego, is all I can think of to describe him.
Courtesy of Reuters...
Prince Goes in All Directions on New Album
Tue June 17, 2003 05:31 PM ET
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - Prince will unveil a new studio album, "N.E.W.S.," on Thursday to members of his NPG Music Club Web site. It is not known if the set will be made available to traditional retail outlets.
The disc features four songs -- "North," "East" "West" and "South" -- each of which is 14 minutes long. NPG members can also preview three songs from the DVD "Prince Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas," due later this year.
"N.E.W.S." is Prince's first studio release since "The Rainbow Children," which in December 2001 hit No. 4 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart and No. 109 on The Billboard 200. The album was made available in stores via a distribution deal with Best Buy's now-defunct Redline label.
Prince is the subject of a recent biography, "Possessed: The Rise and Fall of Prince," by Alex Hahn.
Reuters/Billboard
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Prince Goes in All Directions on New Album
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I loved his "Small Club" live recording. He was at his peak, and wasn't overwelmed by a large audience !
I think he feels himself trapped, artisically, because it's so easy crank out stuff for a captive audience (his internet fans), and not have any idea of what quality it REALLY is. He is the perfect example of an artist that needs the demands of the marketplace, to keep him in line.
I think he feels himself trapped, artisically, because it's so easy crank out stuff for a captive audience (his internet fans), and not have any idea of what quality it REALLY is. He is the perfect example of an artist that needs the demands of the marketplace, to keep him in line.