Prince - Planet Earth (7/17/07) -- special guests Wendy And Lisa

[nothingfails]

Planet Earth confirmed by Columbia, Wendy & Lisa on board july 24th

Music Icon Prince Returns to Columbia Records with His New Album, 'Planet Earth,' In-Stores Tuesday, July 24

NEW YORK, June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Records is proud to work once again with Prince in the release of "Planet Earth" -- the latest full-length studio collection from the multi-platinum Grammy-winning artist -- available in North America on Tuesday, July 24, the culmination of a worldwide launch beginning July 16.

"Guitar," the first single from "Planet Earth," will be serviced to all radio formats on June 11. Prince's long-term musical proteges, Wendy & Lisa, are among the musicians appearing on "Planet Earth."

Prince has recently announced the first dates of his upcoming World Tour, beginning August 1 at the O2 Arena in London, where the first of 15 concert dates sold-out in record time. Six additional dates have been added and will go on-sale next week.

"'Planet Earth' is a fantastic album and promises to be a musical milestone for Prince," said Rob Stringer. "The Columbia label is thrilled to be working with an iconic artist like Prince in this exciting stage of his amazing career."

"Guitar," the first single from Prince's upcoming new album, "Planet Earth," will be available free, for a limited promotional period, exclusively from Verizon Wireless.

John Stratton, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Verizon, noted, "When Prince, who has consistently been on the cutting edge of music, harnesses innovative technology to deliver his fresh new music, that's a tremendous opportunity for music lovers across the country. At Verizon, we are committed to delivering hot multimedia services to the public in a way that's powerful, direct and relevant."

[Suprmallet]

Nice! I'm there.

[Rogue588]

I could be wrong, but the release date is July 24th, not the 17th.

Also, it's good to see that he's finally added some GUITARS to his song "Guitar"...:rolleyes:

[gerrythedon]

I could be wrong, but the release date is July 24th, not the 17th.


it even mentions the 24th in the first sentence. :)

[Rogue588]

shhh.. :p

[nothingfails]

it even mentions the 24th in the first sentence. :)
to hell with both of you. I mean, Prince working with Wendy And Lisa for the first time in 20 years is something a lot of us have been waiting for for a very long time and all you care about is the freaking typo mistake I made.

[hdtv00]

the 17th is the day it'll be on the net for download bootleg style.....hahahaha.

Either way I'm checking every day for it from now till drop.

[Rogue588]

the 17th is the day it'll be on the net for download bootleg style.....hahahaha.:lol:

to hell with both of you. I mean, Prince working with Wendy And Lisa for the first time in 20 years is something a lot of us have been waiting for for a very long time and all you care about is the freaking typo mistake I made.Lighten up, Francis.

Also, you might want to check your calendar. This isn't the first time "in 20 years" W&L have worked with Prince.

And, I don't know about gerrythedon, but i'm not expecting much from this album. I'll be sure to cop it on the release date, but my expectations are low.

[gerrythedon]

And, I don't know about gerrythedon, but i'm not expecting much from this album. I'll be sure to cop it on the release date, but my expectations are low.

As long as it's not another Rainbow Children album, then yes i'm interested in it. I'll listen to it for a week or so then put it away and go back to Megadeth's "United Abominations". :) [I CAN"T STOP LISTENING TO IT :rock2:]

[Suprmallet]

I loved The Rainbow Children. I'm always excited for new Prince albums.

[Rogue588]

As long as it's not another Rainbow Children album, then yes i'm interested in it.Hey! Say what you want about the lyrics (like, they're TERRIBLE), but Rainbow Children is one of Prince's most musically sound albums.

Haven't listened to MD's latest. Then again, I only wanted to hear the duet with Christina..

[shanester]

Wendy?
Yes Lisa
Is the water warm enough?
Yes Lisa
Shall we begin?
Yes Lisa

All we need to do is bring back The Doc (keyboards), Brown Mark (bass) and Bobby Z (drums) out of hybernation and we've got oursleves a "Revolution"

I heard part of the first single on tv yesterday. Prince looked good as always but the song kind of sucked :D

[Giantrobo]

Wendy and Lisa :up:

[big whoppa]

4sho!

[Numanoid]

So did Prince change religions again?

[spinning plates]

change religions? as in he's no longer jehovah's witness?

[Rogue588]

change religions? as in he's no longer jehovah's witness?One could only hope...

Anyways...you can download Guitar HERE (http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/Prince/audio/promo/Guitar.mp3). I haven't listened to it, so I don't know which version it is, but it's from Sony's site and it's got a 320 bitrate. Just "right click/save as".

Also, here's a tracklist that's going around (not confirmed yet)..

Planet Earth
Guitar
Somewhere Here On Earth
the One U Wanna C
Future Baby Mama
Mr. Goodnight
All the Midnights In the World
Chelsea Rodgers
Lion Of Judah
Revelation


No word on which song W&L perform on..

[gerrythedon]

Prince's free album causes storm with retailers

U.S. rock star Prince is to give away his new album for free with a UK tabloid newspaper weeks before its official launch, in a move that has caused dismay among music retailers.

Prince's new 10-track CD "Planet Earth" will be included with this weekend's Mail on Sunday, the newspaper's managing director, Stephen Miron, told Reuters on Friday.

The album is not scheduled to go on sale until July 24.

"No one has done this before. We have always given away CDs and DVDs, but this is just setting a new level," Miron said.

Paul Quirk, co-chairman of the Entertainment Retailers Association, said Prince's decision "beggars belief."

"The Artist formerly known as Prince should know that with behavior like this he will soon be the Artist Formerly Available in Record Stores," he said, referring to a period in the 1990s when the funk star, born Prince Rogers Nelson, famously stopped using his name.

"It is an insult to all those record stores who have supported Prince throughout his career. It is yet another example of the damaging covermount culture which is destroying any perception of value around recorded music," Quirk told a music conference in London on Thursday.

The practice of "covermounts," where newspapers strive to lure readers with DVDs and CDs, is used widely in the industry at a time when many newspapers are struggling to keep readers amid the distractions of online news and entertainment.

Miron declined to say how many additional copies were planned by the newspaper, whose circulation is normally around 2.3 million copies, or how much the Mail on Sunday had paid to secure the deal with Prince.

Prince's new album comes before a run of 21 concerts he will play in London this autumn.

The concerts by the innovative funk artist, who created such groundbreaking works as 1984's "Purple Rain" and 1987's "Sign O' The Times" and has sold an estimated 80 million albums, will be the only shows he performs in Europe this year.

GLOBAL DEAL

Prince has signed a global distribution and marketing deal with Columbia, a unit of Sony BMG, but the UK arm of the business has pulled out of the distribution agreement.

"Given the sheer number of copies we are talking about here it seemed the right thing to do for retailers to become exempt from the deal in the UK," said a spokesman for Sony BMG, the world's second-biggest music company.

HMV Chief Executive Simon Fox told reporters following the music and books retailer's annual results he thought it would be "absolutely nuts" to give the album away for free before its commercial release. HMV saw its profit more than halve as it battled cut-price supermarket and online sales.

The Mail's Miron said the newspaper, whose recent CD giveaways include Peter Gabriel, Dolly Parton, Duran Duran and UB40, was not out to put retailers out of business.

"They are living in the old days and haven't developed their businesses sufficiently. We can enhance their business. They are being incredibly insular and need to move their business on," he said.

The Mail on Sunday is owned by Associated Newspapers, a unit of Daily Mail & General Trust


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[cranberries fan]

Prince loves to give what the people want his music.

[Rogue588]

On the one hand, "free" music is always good.

On the other hand, he's really fucking over record stores and I don't like that. (Well, at least the "mom 'n pop" places).

[spinning plates]

surprised soundscan isn't bitching yet, or whoever it was, when he was giving away musicology on that tour.

[Rogue588]

Not bitching, but they have modified their way of counting discs after Musicology..

Not that that many other artists have followed Prince's lead..

[hdtv00]

Not many followed him when he went online with his music, now look at things. There isn't a band on the planet that you cant buy their music from their site.

Either way I could care less new album...I'll take a listen one way or another.

[hdtv00]

It's really amazing to me the record company is STILL crying about this deal. Saying how bad it is for the consumer etc etc on and on. Pretending they give one shit about people who buy music.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070712/ap_en_mu/music_prince;_ylt=AgNWblrv_eRZuB_Yg2x2QpVxFb8C

Yet they can sue a fucking coffee shop for song royalty fees because they have couple musicians play while you enjoy your coffee. Or a guy who makes a short video trying to teach someone to play a quitar riff.... Yep they really give a shit about us.

BIG heads up sony and the rest of you. We're fed up, GO FUCK YOURSELFS and your BS sales figures. Wanna talk figures lets talk how you fuck'ed artist over for decades, where are those figures huh.

[spinning plates]

the real question is why this hasn't been properly leaked yet! from what i've heard so far, it sounds awesome.

[nothingfails]

I saw Prince live on Saturday night, it was one of the best shows I've ever seen. Both Wendy and Sheila E made cameo appearances and the audience loved it

[cdollaz]

It has leaked at least one place I know of. I will probably download it tonight to see how it is.

[cdollaz]

I saw Prince live on Saturday night, it was one of the best shows I've ever seen. Both Wendy and Sheila E made cameo appearances and the audience loved it

Do you remember the setlist? Is he still doing a bunch of medleys?

[DRG]

Heard the leak... "Chelsea Rodgers", "The One U Wanna C", and "Revelation" are my favorite tracks so far.

[Rogue588]

There's a leak out that's not 96k or a rip of the 96k leak in 320k :rolleyes: Of course, now that they should just about be plastered all over the UK, i'm sure we'll see more...

I resisted listening. Though, I did listen to Somewhere Here On Earth. Outside of one part in the lyrics (where he mentions "texting") I really like this song. Then again, it could just be the Atlanta-esque trumpet that does it for me.Do you remember the setlist? Is he still doing a bunch of medleys?Macy's (start time, just after 5 p.m. - he was only contracted to do 7 songs): "When the Saints Go Marching In" (the band without Prince)
"3121"
"Girls and Boys"
"A Love Bizarre" (with Sheila E)
"Get on the Boat"
"The Glamorous Life" (with Sheila E)
"Take Me with U"
"Guitar"
"Crazy" (Gnarls Barkley cover with Shelby J on vocals)
"Let's Go Crazy"

Target Center (start time, 10 p.m.):
"Purple Rain"
"Take Me with U"
"Guitar"
"Shhh"
"Musicology"
"Play That Funky Music" (Wild Cherry cover)
"Let's Go" (The Cars cover)
"Satisfied"
"What a Wonderful World" (instrumental)
"Little Red Corvette" (first of an acoustic set with Wendy)
"Raspberry Beret"
"The One U Wanna C" (one of the few new songs played)
"Sometimes it Snows in April"
"Seven" (full band returns)
"Come Together" (Beatles cover, with great Prince/Wendy jamming)
"Do Me Baby" (first of a set with Prince at the piano)
"I Wanna Be Your Lover"
"How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?"
"Diamonds and Pearls" (just the intro)
"Cream" (Prince back on guitar)
"U Got the Look"
"If I Was Your Girlfriend"
"Black Sweat"
"Kiss"
"Let's Go Crazy"
"A Love Bizarre" (with Sheila E)
"Crazy" (Gnarls Barkley cover, again with Shelby J on vocals)
"Nothing Compares 2 U"
"The Glamorous Life" (with Sheila E)

First Avenue (start time, 2:45 a.m.):
"3121"
"Girls and Boys"
"I Feel for You"
"Controversy"
"Satisfied"
"Down by the Riverside"
"Broken Heart Again"
"Love Is a Losing Game" (Amy Winehouse cover with Shelby J on vocals)
"Love Changes"
"Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)"
"Hair"
"Sing a Simple Song"
"Everyday People"
"Alphabet St."

[hdtv00]

Wow I'm a huge prince fan, and all I can say is.....what a big fat turd this is, jesus no wonder they're giving it away in some shit mag. If I had paid $2 for this I'd be annoyed.

3121 was 10 times better than this crap. I mean seriously, where's the camera's I know I'm being punked right now.

[hdtv00]

Come on I seriously can't believe none of you have heard this mess yet lol. Anyone else comment on this album.

[Tarnower]

i just bought this today from Best Buy. Maybe it's just my copy, but there is no song track list anywhere in this package. Not on the disc itself, nor the back of the case, and there's no booklet included. What the hell?

[Tarnower]

i've listened to it three times through. Wow, really not loving it the way I'd hoped. The diversity of genres is impressive, but the individual songs just don't leave an impression. "The One U Wanna C," "Planet Earth," "Guitar" and "Chelsea Rogers," are the only ones I don't mind, the rest seem like filler. Yet again I am very disappointed by Prince, who I consider one of the most brilliant song and dance artists of all time. It just seems like he hasn't been able to recapture that incredible magic that stopped after "Sign O the Times."

[brokenhanger]

Picked it up today and had it on while driving all over town to find a copy of "The Monster Squad" [of which I was not successful...grrr]. Not nearly as impressed as I'd hoped I'd be, but it's not bad either. Sounds a bit to me what "The Love Symbol" album would be if it was a bit more focused.

No absolute highlight a la 'Black Sweat' from "3121", but nothing unlistenable either...though 'Somewhere Here On Earth' is pretty dull.

[Rogue588]

i just bought this today from Best Buy. Maybe it's just my copy, but there is no song track list anywhere in this package. Not on the disc itself, nor the back of the case, and there's no booklet included. What the hell?HERE (http://www.3121.com/planetearth/index.html) and HERE (http://www.3121.com/planetearth/PrincePlanetEarth_Lyrix.pdf)

[nothingfails]

there isn't a "breakout" song like Cinnamon Girl or Black Sweat, but I do think the album flows together very well. "Future Baby Mama" is nowhere as embarassing as I thought it'd been from the title.

While I do like Prince finding his way back into the mainstream, I am kinda missing the dares he used to make. His last three albums have all been commercial, part of me kinda yearns for the O+> of the 90's who'd release "for fans only" types of albums like Chaos And Disorder, Crystal Ball and The Vault in between releasing Gold Experience, Emancipation and Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic that were more geared for the masses.

[gerrythedon]

Got the album for free today at Best Buy :)

[spinning plates]

the album is growing on me. 'guitar' was my favorite track, but now 'the one u wanna c' is getting more play, and 'mr. goodnight' is just ridiculous prince, how can you not love it.

[hdtv00]

"part of me kinda yearns for the O+> of the 90's who'd release "for fans only" types of albums "

Please I got enough of that non sense when I was in the music club lol. But seriously this is hands down by FAR my least liked Prince album ever, I feel its at least twice as bad as anything before it. But I'll give it more tried just been busy lately.

[John S.]

This album could have been and <i>should have been</i> miles better than it is. I cannot believe the drop-off from 3121. This album lacks any originality, something Prince is known for and sounds incredibly dated. Most of Prince's work from the 80s still sounds more modern than this. "Guitar" is the albums best track simply because it is a simple and fun track. The rest is a mess. 3121 had a feeling throughout it, its hard to explain, but it was almost like an out-of-body experience. It is way ahead of its time so I was expecting more greatness from Planet Earth, but was very disappointed. I'm still gonna play it to see if I change my mind, but I'd rather continue to discover some of Prince's older stuff.

[nothingfails]

I think this album is better than some of the crap he released in the 90's (New Power Soul and Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic come to mind), but for the most part, it feels like his most effortless album to date. The album for the most part goes in one ear and out the other and is finished before you realize it. The album isn't terrible by any means, it's just rather forgettable and below his standards. Guitar and The One U Wanna C are both much better in concert

[Bugg]

Awful album. Completely dead and listless. It's amazing to me that a guy who pretty much fucking slays every time he performs live, Can put out such a leaden drab collection of slick uninspired sonic mush. This is the worst Prince album ever.

[nothingfails]

I wouldn't say the worst ever, remember some of the turds he released in the 90's, but I certainly would put it in the bottom 5 for him.

[hdtv00]

That's crazy talk, I thought you were wrong hehe so I went back to look at the tracks. There are several good songs on those cd's. Well ok not several but reason enough to have them unlike the new album which I entirely hate. Tracks from those being

Until Your In My Arms Again
Come On( classic if you ask me)
The One
And I kinda like Freaks on this side.

As for the other album
Hot Wit U
Tangerine
So Far, So Pleased
The Sun, The Moon And Stars
Beautiful Strange
Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do

So new album
.......yep none

[nothingfails]

That's crazy talk, I thought you were wrong hehe so I went back to look at the tracks. There are several good songs on those cd's. Well ok not several but reason enough to have them unlike the new album which I entirely hate. Tracks from those being

Until Your In My Arms Again
Come On( classic if you ask me)
The One
And I kinda like Freaks on this side.

As for the other album
Hot Wit U
Tangerine
So Far, So Pleased
The Sun, The Moon And Stars
Beautiful Strange
Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do

So new album
.......yep none

I can name at least 4 songs off the new album I find decent.

The One U Wanna C
Guitar (it's okay studio, but live is phenomenal)
Chelsea Rodgers
Lion Of Judah

None of these are his best songs ever, but it's proof that even Prince's worst albums have something salvagable, much like New Power Soul (I think The One was one of his best 90's singles) and Rave (which I loved Hot Wit U, Greatest Romance, So Far So Pleased and Eye Love U But Eye Don't Trust U Anymore) did IMO.

[gerrythedon]

Originally Posted by BILLBOARD.com Prince scores his 13th top 10 with "Planet Earth" (Columbia), which arrives at No. 3 with 96,000. His last two efforts also reached the upper echelons of the chart, with last year's "3121" bowing at No. 1 with 183,000 and 2004's "Musicology" reaching No. 3 with 191,000.

Well listened to it for a week, a letdown from 3121. Good thing I got it for FREE [at Best Buy]... now on to Korn's new one [and back Megadeth :)]

[DeltaSigChi4]

I like it. And I bought it.

But, I do like music.

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[hdtv00]

I like music too, and I assure you I'm the biggest prince fan in this thread. Let's just hope he gets back to making some decent music so we can start a new thread.

How was it free at best buy

[The Infidel]

...and I assure you I'm the biggest prince fan in this thread.
I might have to challenge you on that one. ;)

[Rogue588]

Umm...excuse me?

[The Infidel]

Oh lord...are we gonna have a Prince-off?

[FILMCZY]

I think it's the most consistent of his last three albums. What song do Wendy and Lisa play on? Is it the last track?

[gerrythedon]

How was it free at best buy?

I was buying both Silvechair and Prince new album's. The girl forgot to scan Planet Earth.

[spinning plates]

I think it's the most consistent of his last three albums. What song do Wendy and Lisa play on? Is it the last track?

the one u wanna c.
lion of judah.

course, that is, iirc.

[Rogue588]

It sounds like they're on a few tracks.

Then again, who knows? There are no credits and they were never in the studio together. He just sent 'em the tracks and they peed on it and then sent it back.

[hdtv00]

Wow just got my new SPIN mag, they the new album.....lol. 4 and 1/2 stars out of 5, making it a half star shy of a classic album....wow um......wow.

[InnocentBlood]

i got this last weekend and i feel it's the kind of album that grows on you after repeated listenings. for some reason, after my 3rd spin, i went back and listened to Musicology and 3121 back to back.

[Rogue588]

Wow just got my new SPIN mag, they the new album.....lol. 4 and 1/2 stars out of 5, making it a half star shy of a classic album....wow um......wow.Well, the 1 1/2 that Blender gave it should balance it out:Prince: far from Alphabet St., can't find his way home

Dude is the Mozart of Minnesota, the link in the genius chain between Dylan and Timbaland. If America was a self-respecting nation, there'd be a street named after him in every city. Alas, if they're based on this record, we'll find ourselves striding Vague Call to Goodness Street (title track), Hey Remember Parade Avenue ("All the Midnights In the World") or stepping lightly down I Came B4 Text Messaging Boulevard ("the One U Wanna C"). We may enjoy the passage from This Would Once Have Been a B-Side Road ("Chelsea Rodgers") to Riff Lifted From U2 with a Conceit from Toby Keith Crescent ("Guitar"). Still, we'll wind up lost in the alleys of Organized Religion Is Boring ("Lion Of Judah," "Resolution"), praying dude finds his way again.

[Sonny Corinthos]

Does anyone have a list of where Prince's tour will be taking him? I would love to see him live.

[Rogue588]

No tour in the US to support this POS. He's doing a ton of shows in the UK at the O2 / Millennium Dome. Here're the remaining dates (in case you happen to be in the UK):

* Tuesday Aug 28th
* Friday Aug 31st
* Saturday Sept 1st
* Thursday Sept 6th
* Sunday Sept 9th
* Wednesday Sept 12th
* Thursday Sept 13th
* Sunday Sept 16th
* Thursday Sept 20th
* Friday Sept 21st

[nothingfails]

I think even Prince himself realizes what a dud this album is, when I saw him on 7/7, he only did "Guitar" and "The One U Wanna C" from the album. Generally artists try to really milk their most recent albums instead of barely grazing over two tracks (two of which are regarded as the salvagable tracks), while playing just as many tracks from the previous album.

I have given the album multiple listens to try and grow on me and it just keeps leaving me cold, and I am someone who couldn't stop listening to 3121