Lotusflow3r.com

[joyinrepatition]

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Are you happy with the experience...

Is "your" money well spent...

Can U complain without being called a hater?

Did you join up?
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[swanny]

Are you happy with the experience...

No. Lots of videos already available elsewhwere. Music that could could have bought cheaper in the shops. A Tshirt that is just awful.

Is "your" money well spent...

No. My money would have been better spent on a good night out.


Can U complain without being called a hater?

No chance. But the mods have options there. Unlike Lotusflow3r. where we have all been screwed.

[HotAirBalloon]

"Are you happy with the experience..."

Yes I am. I didn't see these videos on youtube or anywhere eles at all, and new videos are being added up. Plus when concerts come, we fans will be the first ones to get it. So yes, I am happy.

"Is "your" money well spent..."

Yes.

"Can U complain without being called a hater?"

I'm nor a complainer or a hater. Next question?

"Did you join up?"

Duh. I even got the T-Shirt. :)


THANKS 4 THE INTERVIEW JOY!

[swanny]

Yes I am. I didn't see these videos on youtube or anywhere eles at all, and new videos are being added up. Plus when concerts come, we fans will be the first ones to get it. So yes, I am happy.


Who said anything about Youtube?

And the video quality on the site is rubbish with the sound in mono!!!!!!!! I have bootlegs that sound better. I'm sorry but only a blindman couldn't see the woeful service offered my Lotusflow3r.com.


Oh and concerts, what concerts? Unless Prince tours here between now and March that will be a grand total 0 gigs that my membership got me tickets for.

Now Prince may tour but if memory serves me right he has only toured the UK once before between the months of October and March and that was in 1995.

Doesn't look to good does it.

[HotAirBalloon]

Who said anything about Youtube?

And the video quality on the site is rubbish with the sound in mono!!!!!!!! I have bootlegs that sound better. I'm sorry but only a blindman couldn't see the woeful service offered my Lotusflow3r.com


Oh and concerts, what concerts? Unless Prince tours here between now and March that will be a grand total 0 gigs that my membership got me tickets for.

Now Prince may tour but if memory serves me right he has only toured the UK once before between the months of October and March and that was in 1995.

Doesn't look to good does it.

At least have some faith and some paitience with the damn website. You were bitching earlier about how there ain't no 3121 and now you have a website. Chill the hell out.

And plus it's my opinion if I like it. At least it's fun to come back to when new videos are up. I'll be damned to care about the quality, which I barley ever noticed anything wrong with it.

[HotAirBalloon]

When was the last new video uploaded?

When his last concert was. And when he does the next one you will see new concert footage.

[swanny]

When his last concert was. And when he does the next one you will see new concert footage.


Sounds very regular.

Oh, have you found that post where I bitched about 3121 yet?

[swanny]

[quote=swanny;5395]
At leasts it's something. You did say we get nothing.


First you make up that I bitched about 3121. And now you make up I said we get nothing from Lotusflow3r. Where did I say that????

[Funk]

No
No
No
Unfortunately yes.

[joyinrepatition]

I dont think im alone in the complaining stakes when it comes to Lotusflow3r.com....and to ask the question "What do you like about it?"could possibly be the shortest thread to date.
The fact of the matter is that the site is a fabulously over priced money making scheme with little to no exclusive content, remember the statement An entirely new galaxy awaits... what i think he meant was a black hole :)

[HotAirBalloon]

"I dont think im alone in the complaining stakes when it comes to Lotusflow3r.com...."

And that's sad isn't it? The only ones I've seen complaining about the site are Funk and Swanny which are the two big complainers at this site. The others are willing to keep it to themselves which is what I would do. If you can't say something nice then......yea.

"and to ask the question "What do you like about it?"could possibly be the shortest thread to date."

There could be a lot of things to like about it, believe it or not.

"The fact of the matter is....."

nope

"that the site is a fabulously over priced money making scheme with little to no exclusive content,"

It's not overpriced because I've seen fanbases who charge more money. And that's for like a month. This is $77 a year, and that is preety cheap compared to other official sites. If you have to complain that much for the prices alone then you must be broker then a mf. And there is a lot of things to see from live performances to music videos that some people were complaining that they couldn't see on Youtube.

"remember the statement An entirely new galaxy awaits... what i think he meant was a black hole :)"

I'm glad you can say that with a smile while being somewhat serious about this. Black hole. Really? Because it actually looks really cool from the layouts to the nice graphics/animation. :)

[joyinrepatition]

Are you gonna sign up next year?... to watch the same videos again and admire the same snazzy graphics again..surely an intelligent person would think twice "Enjoy!"

[joyinrepatition]

there's nawt on TV!

[joyinrepatition]

I think i can here him coming now Swanny!...spitting with rage lol ;)

[unique]

i've removed a bunch of off topic posts to try and tidy things up and keep back on topic

[swanny]

Comment on LotusFlow3r:


Just a few years ago, Prince received an award (http://www.princevault.com/index.php/19_July,_1999) for being one of the pioneer musicians in using the internet to promote and distribute their work, and I think it was rightly awarded. He's been using the net (http://prince.org/wiki/Official_websites) since the late 90s, and if we look at the meaning of "pioneer", he was one of those, indeed. Now, the success of his subsequent websites has been diverse to say the least.

The initial efforts (www.thedawn.com and www.love4oneanother.com) were warmly received by fans, until the controversial story of love4oneanother.com (where Prince tried to unite all other fansites with his own one, in a move which proved to be more another hint of overcontrolling attitudes than anything else). But that was then, and I'm not going to digg into old dirt.

www.npgmusicclub.com proved to be more effective, and while it lasted, it provided a significant amount of unreleased Prince music, besides giving possibilities to fans to buy privileged tickets for live shows. I wouldn't go as far as to say that subscribers were completely happy about it, but at least it had interesting content. However, it ended in 2006 for reasons unexplained to date.

Then it was time for www.3121.com, where the big change is that music was severely lacking (with only a few exceptions). The regular releases of the NPGMC were missing, and it seemed an halfhearted effort to get online presence, after the disappearance of npgmc.com.

Then it was the time for www.lotusflow3r.com, launched early in 2009. The initial hype, and the apparently professional design of the site, convinced some fans (including yours truly) that this time, Prince was leading a serious effort to fully take profit of the many possibilities offered by internet in 2009. There were supposed to be loads of exclusive content, tickets for fans, and countless other items, with the headline of "An entirely new galaxy awaits". Amognth the icings on the cake, there was also an exclusive t-shirt for initial subscribers. All of that costed "only" $77.

Now here we are, in late September 2009. Almost nothing from the many announced contents in Lotusflow3r.com have been provided: besides the three official albums of the Lotus flow3r release, only a handful of videos/songs, pretty much no news whatsoever regarding the activity in the world of Prince, and besides, some subscribers continue reporting that they have not received their exclusive t-shirt thus far. All of this, among the wide disappointment of Lotusflow3r.com subscribers, who are seeing very little matter to compensate for their hard-earned $ 77.

Worse of all, Prince has been using an external webpage, www.drfunkenberry.com, as a semi-official outlet to provide hints, news and sometimes even songs or snippets of songs to fans, as he did yesterday with a rehearsal take of Why you wanna treat me so bad. All of this content should, obviously, be first posted at the official site, Lotusflow3r.com, even if later it could be distributed to other fansites. But consistently, Prince continued ignoring his own official, much hyped website, to keep on feeding a blog devoted in great part to celebrities gossip.

It is hardly surprising that subscribers of the official site feel disappointed: they believed the initial claims from Prince's environment about the interest of the new site. However, they have only seen a brilliant framework, developped with the last technologies but virtually devoid of anything of interest, and the holy grail (aka the old, unreleased classic recordings of Prince which make the rounds in the net in unofficial fan compilations) keep being locked in the vault.

Now, what are the reasons for this illogic behaviour (yes, I know it is foolish to look for logic in princeland)? It is really difficult to understand: in this case, there was clearly a significant effort in the deployment of lotusflow3r.com and apparently, a good team of web developpers had been signed. So, why to put such a shining envelope, and then provide nothing to fulfill fans expectations??

Maybe it is due to the classic "sudden-lack-of-interest" from Prince: he's been known to loss interest on any new project, as soon as he is done with it. Right at the time his public is waiting for promotional efforts to push it, he's already engaged in the next project. This is always a bad move in the world of music, but in the current situation, where even first level acts struggle to get media attention, it is even worse. Now, sending notes to every press/news agency to let them know about a "new galaxy awaiting" website, then letting it abandoned for months and months, it is close to stupidity, in strictly marketing terms.

Maybe it is due to receiving an underwhelming response from fans. Although I have seen no figures on the number of subscribers, maybe Prince expected much more, and when he saw the lack of interest, decided to let it go without further explanations.

Maybe it is due to the lack of a professional management & promotional team around Prince. Since his much discussed departure from WB in the mid 90s, Prince has been pretty much playing his own game with only temporal contracts with labels or enterprises to book tours. Curiously enough, the official reason for leaving WB is that he was not allowed to release as much music as he wanted; and then one wonders why did he release so little, by comparison, in his independent years. Curiously enough also, the big successes in the last years were marked by the presence of AEG and all their heavy promotional weight, first in the Musicology tour, then in the 21 nights in London. But it is becoming obvious that, when Prince is left to his own devices, the marketing & promotion drop to miserable levels, including often flops as announcements of shows in arenas which are cancelled in dates very closed to the supposed actual performance (Dublin anybody?).

Or maybe it is simply due to a lack of focus in Prince, possibly related to personal matters that I won't discuss.

Regardless of the actual reasons, the Lotusflow3r deception is being loudly heard in the community of hardcore fans of Prince music. Prince, or someone close to him, should take notice and react. Hardcore fans are not for granted, and their money is even less for granted. When you keep on disappointing them again and again, maybe a significant amount could decide to definitely stop wasting money on much hyped, new Prince websites, whatever future ones are created.

http://catetoblog.blogspot.com/

[HotAirBalloon]

I thought you got banned.

[swanny]

I thought you got banned.


I did. And now I am back.

muhahahahahahaha :)

[HotAirBalloon]

Explains A LOT about this website. Why the hell am I not suprised?!

[Funk]

Explains A LOT about this website. Why the hell am I not suprised?!

If you took note of the new rule, it said banned for one week at first... Welcome back mate...;):):peace:

[joyinrepatition]

Explains A LOT about this website. Why the hell am I not suprised?!
A 7 day ban is what it says on the tin.Deal with it and stop grizzling.

[swanny]

Can anyone load the video globe?

[joyinrepatition]

does anyone care about "glitchy vids R Us "

[joyinrepatition]

i got one of those new fangle super fast best computers from Fastasfcuk/best.com....the website is still shit tho!

[HotAirBalloon]

DIRECTLY FROM LOTUSFLOW3R.COM! EAT THIS, HATERZ!

New Tracks Now Available
Dear Justin,

Head to the news section of your account for links to three special recordings.

The sphere has two new vids from Montreux as well...

Enjoy!

Sincerely,
LotusFlow3r.com (http://lotusflow3r.com/)


You couldn't find those videos on any other video site before. And Swanny, I know what the hell I'm talking about. If I didn't, I would of cut my lips off. So I will continue to talk. How is it even that you guys brag about your fantastic HD computers, when mine's stuffed with unneeded files and virus's which are destroying my PC right now. And Lotusflow3r.com for me works greater for me then ****ing Youtube.com, Myspace.com, and Twitter.com and that is not a lie.

[unique]

enough with the arguing please. if you don't want to chat about prince, please post elsewhere, likewise if you disagree with the other members and don't like what they sat

[HotAirBalloon]

Thank you Unique. Person who makes sense around here.

[swanny]

Thank you Unique. Person who makes sense around here.

he certainly did in his post in the MJ thread. lol.

[boristhespie]

A fan since the early days I still wont hand over 80 dollars for something based on faith rather than the knowledge of what I am paying for. I guess I am not religious.

Does this mean I am not a true fan of the man here, does my criticsm of the way Prince treats fans these days make me a Hater? Personally I don't give a monkeys what people think. It is my money that I have earned with hard work and I wont hand it over for a site which gives zero indication of what I am paying for. Maybe it's because I am a tight Scot or maybe it's because I expect a little more respect from those people I long to support. Either or hearing what I am now and the problems people are having I am glad I never gave in to a moment of weakness and stumped up the cash through a missplaced sense of loyalty.

What I do know it that the main reason for the site is in the shops being sold for next to nothing here, nowehere near the 77 bucks needed to get on the website.

I bought it for less and am happy.

If I was a subscriber I certainly would be pissed. But I am not.

[thepurpleexperience]

Comment on LotusFlow3r:




http://catetoblog.blogspot.com/



\i agree with it all every bit of it

main reason why i dont sign up and wont sign up.
plus on NPGMC you was restricted to what u could say and if u said the wrong thing on NPGMC the purple army was after u.

2 much biblical things also

no u can give me TDX anytime take my chances buying tickets


yes i do remember Dublin


some one was going to que 4 me and get me a ticket. ( i was living in spain at the time)

i said no cause i knew it would not happen

remember blenhiem palace anyone


but i agree its a bit shit 4 the fans spending hard earned cash

[HotAirBalloon]

Sorry I had to post this, I had to post this, I had to ****ing post this.

Oh no, because I've known Prince's music for a long time and studied the music and the personal sides of Prince's life/musical style and spent loads of money of Prince tapes/CD's/Posters/Records/Videos/etc but me NEVER seeing Prince live makes me an amicher fan (hense swanny's signature which I think is inappropriate) That's bullshit. Nobody should be treated that way.

Just saying. I'm not going to get banned to expressing how I feel about the ignorance being placed on me.

[swanny]

Can't leave it alone can you. This thread has been dormant for days so you come in with your little post trying to bait people into a reaction.

I'll leave you to your rather pathetic little life.

[Funk]

What Swanny said. I just don't see how your post is relevant, other than to try and get someone banned.

[HotAirBalloon]

Can't leave it alone can you.
and
What Swanny said. I just don't see how your post is relevant, other than to try and get someone banned.


It's not about me leaving it alone. That is on yourselves. Leave it to Funk and Swanny to make the mods think I try to get other users banned simply to make me feel like the bad guy and get me banned too. It doesn't work like that. What you said to me was on you. At least I live up to my own mistakes. Fail.

This thread has been dormant for days so you come in with your little post trying to bait people into a reaction.

I don't demand a reaction. If you are claiming that I'm an attention whore, you are mistaken. If I have wanted attention, I would of gotten it without trying. What I demand is respect. You give some, I give back some. It's not that hard at all. Maybe for you, but it's not that hard at all.

I'll leave you to your rather pathetic little life.

I'll take that as an easy compliment. I actually enjoy my life pretty well along with many friends and family to support me along that way. So thank you for making me feel special.

[joyinrepatition]

Sorry I had to post this, I had to post this, I had to ****ing post this.

Oh no, because I've known Prince's music for a long time and studied the music and the personal sides of Prince's life/musical style and spent loads of money of Prince tapes/CD's/Posters/Records/Videos/etc but me NEVER seeing Prince live makes me an amicher fan (hense swanny's signature which I think is inappropriate) That's bullshit. Nobody should be treated that way.

Just saying. I'm not going to get banned to expressing how I feel about the ignorance being placed on me.
What is your point exactly?, who hasn't invested time and money on Prince.
Swanny's sig is clearly a wind up thats all, i fear your input to this site has such a disruptive effect it nullifies every thread and is quite frankly boring and childish.
I for one have had enough of your self importance and feel you need time to reflect your future with TDX...with regret :banned:7 days.

Back to topic!...no gloating

[swanny]

Not to gloat but it seems ironic that you banned him just as he seems to have finally got to grip with how to quote correctly when replying.

[techstatick]

Not to gloat but it seems ironic that you banned him just as he seems to have finally got to grip with how to quote correctly when replying.
He says while gloating.

Anyways what are these 3 new songs i've heard about on Lotusflow3r.com? are they new songs? are they videos? what are they're names and are they any good?

[unique]

He says while gloating.

Anyways what are these 3 new songs i've heard about on Lotusflow3r.com? are they new songs? are they videos? what are they're names and are they any good?


it's the why you wanna treat me so bad rehearsal that was originally on the dr fb site, but in higher bitrate

and mountains/shake your body down to the ground (jacksons) and feelbetter... - from the accoustic french radio broadcast. the chat and song north carolina have been removed

the "new" videos are peach and i love u... from montreux, the same videos that were on shelbys youtube page

[joyinrepatition]

New SONGS

Feel Better, Feel Good (Live Acoustic/Bluesy version w/back-up singers)
Mountains-Shake your body (Live Acoustic/Bluesy version w/back-up singers)
Y U WANNA TREAT ME SO BAD (Live Rocked-Out version with full band)

Also be sure to head to the sphere for two new vids from Montreux - Peach and Eye Love U But Eye Don't Trust U Anymore

the songs are really cool but the videos are something else :cool2:.......
the videos are available still at...http://www.youtube.com/user/shelbey1390

[Funk]

Not to gloat but it seems ironic that you banned him just as he seems to have finally got to grip with how to quote correctly when replying.

Personally, I wouldn't gloat....;) But it is chilled here now...:cool:

[swanny]

Definitely wasn't gloating. Just found it odd that the post that got him banned was one of his better formatted ones.

[Shy1105]

mountains/shake your body down to the ground

Is that mountains of Parade?

[joyinrepatition]

Is that mountains of Parade?
yep!......

[Shy1105]

I know I fail:rolleyes::blush2:

[HotAirBalloon]

He he I'm back with no regrets, anyways, I decided to chill my temper as long as people respect me so yeah.

peace bitchez! :peace:

[Funk]

He he I'm back with no regrets, anyways, I decided to chill my temper as long as people respect me so yeah.

peace bitchez! :peace:


As long as you respect the rest of us, I am sure we can all get along

[HotAirBalloon]

(Quote before getting banned)
"You give some, I give back some."

Been there AND done that.

[joyinrepatition]

awww can you feel the love in the room... ha ha:laugh:

[Funk]

awww can you feel the love in the room... ha ha:laugh:

Um, NO....;)

[HotAirBalloon]

awww can you feel the love in the room... ha ha:laugh:

I ain't loving him. Hells to the no. WTF??

My respect is like candy, I'll give it to you but I'll leave the room afterwords. For sure.

[Shy1105]

My respect is like candy, I'll give it to you but I'll leave the room afterwords. For sure.
What does that mean??

[HotAirBalloon]

What does that mean??

Figure it out.

[Funk]

What does that mean??

Mumbo jumbo mate.

[Shy1105]

[quote=HotAirBalloon;6376]My respect is like candy, I'll give it to you but I'll leave the room afterwords.quote]

You'll leave after giving respect? And this is somehow related to candy? Are you high?

[HotAirBalloon]

I'm using a simile to represent my respect and if you didn't get it then thats on you, but if you keep talking to me like that as if you're older than me and try to talk down at me like I'm seven then respect isn't yours. If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say shit. And no, I'm not high. I respect my body and my decisions and would never take drugs ever. So knock it off.

[unique]

everyone cut out the arguing please, you've already been warned about this. it's annoying when most of the posts are the result of pointless bickering