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FUCK OFF WITH YOUR STUPID PRINCE RE-ISSUE WITH THE IMBECILES
The BBC ran a clickbait headline on their site the other day claiming that Prince’s "Sign O’ The Times" might be the greatest album of all time. This is absurd, because "Sign O’ The Times" is not only NOT the greatest album of all time, it’s also not even Prince’s best album. In fact 33 years ago, a lot of people said that it was quite shit. And it’s fine, music is subjective and all that. But the fact is that if you are in a position of “media power” and can get your stupid opinion on the front fucking page of the BBC website, where literally millions of people can see it, then maybe you want to think long and hard about whether you’re Words by Butch Dante / The Imbeciles
talking shit, running scared, or running shit.
Or, and here’s a concept, maybe use the same virtual For the record, the greatest ink to tune your global album of all time is "Sgt audience into something Peppers" by the Beatles. less than thirty years old, Obviously. But it’s ok if you done by one of the hundreds don’t agree, and you go with of bands trying to survive something by the Stones, (literally, and figuratively) a or Marvin Gaye, or Dylan, or global pandemic, and could Zepp, or the Pistols, or Stevie use the exposure and money a Wonder, or Nirvana, or Hanson bit more than Prince’s estate. or whatnot. Because they’re ($160 for the CD format? all worthy at some level or Fuck off you thieving fucking other. But don’t choose the chancers). second-best album by the purple rock gnome and then The new EP "Dissolution try to justify it because you Sessions" out now on happen to be a massive Prince Imbeciles Records. fan, and are on a deadline, and the PR company sent you the lush box set, and you couldn’t think of anything else to write. Right? 38
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