Prince - Page 3

Wait, what?!? You got Sinbad? Was he with Rob Thomas?


...stupid Prince not bringing as many celebrities to the Friday night show. grumble. grumble.

Sinbad was terrible. He spent 30 minutes telling "women are stupid/greedy; men are stupid/lazy" jokes. The best part was when his set was over and he spent 10 minutes wandering around the stage because he couldn't figure out how to get down.

Sinbad's still considered a celebrity? If that's the case, here I come Hollywood!

But was he wearing something made out of windbreaker? Because I hope he was wearing something made out of windbreaker.

Nope, just a regular grey suit.

Glad you had a great time at Prince, Diva. The little guy knows how to put on one hell of a show.

Whenever people doubt Prince's guitar abilities, I show them THIS. I love at the end he just tosses his guitar up in the air and struts off stage.

Prince can tear up a guitar, no doubt about it. He covered LZ's 'Whole Lotta Love' when I saw him last time, and he was on fire throughout the entire song.

Oh man. That sounds awesome. Yeah, several time throughout the show, he'd ask the audience "Can I play some guitar for you?" and tear that shit up. I <3 Prince!

Saw him at the Palace for the Musicology tour. He had to add an extra show because of how beloved he is in Detroit. Did an acoustic set in the middle and donned a #22 Pistons jersey for the encore ("We'll call him Tayshaun, if it's a boy"). Point being, I'll be shocked if he skips Michigan altogether.

Yeah, if he starts adding shows, I'm going to have seriously consider shelling out the cash to see him again. As good as Friday night was, once was not enough.

Jan 18 at MSG. Tix are still available!

Wait, someone needs to be persuaded that Prince is a motherfucker of a guitar player?

Haven't seen him in over twenty years myself, but it's nice to hear that he's still out there kicking ass, and Larry Graham would have been one helluva bonus.

Sadly, though, neither time I saw him did he do "When You Were Mine," and that bit of my life remains incomplete (though I did see him come onstage at a Bangles show once to join them for "Manic Monday," so there's that).

Oh, and He hasn't figured out how to get down in almost thirty years; can't imagine why he'd start now.

Mattioli, a friend of mine was at your concert! He took some video:

Prince and Maceo Parker: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2m1ZrS3Ptg

Prince opening his set with "Let's Go Crazy": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB4-gnV0k6M

A snippet of the last song of the set "Purple Rain": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCzpUPievPs

Prince covering the Mother Fucking Time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU_irYgtR-Q

Prince rocking a sparkly gold outfit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypDKl0Hh0r8

Awesome! Thanks, Div (and thanks to your friend)!

No dates yet outside of the tri-state area. Love it if he'd make it to DC. I am not a concertgoer in the least, but I'll make an effort for NIN, Prince, and Peter Gabriel.

MichaelM's Facebook comment on the video, "Not sure about "greatest ever," but still an amazing solo. I'd forgotten that Prince can actually really play a guitar."

The funny thing is that I don't particularly care for that "While My Guitar" performance: in what should be an ensemble setting, the Purple One makes it all about him. But on his own stuff, I could listen to him for hours.

As a lifelong Prince fan who checked out on his new music starting in the late 90s what recommendations can the more diehard make from his catalog of the last decade?

ETA: A review of my Prince collection reveals the following:

I have "Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic" - I think this was the album that finally put me off buying new Prince. Title track and "Prettyman" are the only songs I remember liking.

I have "Musicology" - If memory serves, it was given out during that tour. Great concert, the album left me cold - I like the title track and that's about it.

I have the single "Black Sweat" - Couldn't be arsed to get the album, but I dig the throwback to old school minimalist Prince. Sounds like a bonus track from "Dirty Mind".

Other than that, I am completely unfamiliar with any Prince released after "Crystal Ball".

So, Bay Area Chewers: show of hands everyone who does NOT have prior commitments that prevent them from seeing His Purpleness at Oracle Arena next week?

 

Just for the record, I hate you.

He really put on an amazing concert..one that was waay over 2 hours long. Lots of awesome moments. Tons of energy as the first set of the show was Prince doing his best James Brown/Little Richard. The second set was Prince and his guitar.. the third set was an encore lovefest that had lots of fans on stage. He truly loved Greensboro, NC.

I saw His Purpleness at the Forum (4/23).  Holy.  Fucking.  Shit.  3 hours.  4 or 5 Encores.

 

I'm admittedly not a PRINCE fan in the sense of owning a shit-ton of albums or knowing the lyrics to every song.  I will say this; if you've ever wanted to see an amazing show and live near Los Angeles get your ass to the Forum for the next run of his shows (5/2 at Noon).  $25 tickets y'all.  Also, Saturday nights are the real deal.

 

The last encore he came out with the house lights on, half of the people had left and he still destroyed.

 

Setlist :

 

 

D.M.S.R.

Pop Life

Musicology (with Prince & The Band)

Extraordinary

Mountains

Everyday People (with Larry Graham)

Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (with Larry Graham)

Sweet Thing (with Chaka Khan)

The Glamorous Life

Raspberry Beret

Cream

Cool / Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough

Make You Feel My Love (with Cassandra Wilson)

Misty Blue (Shelby J. lead vocals)

Let's Go Crazy

Delirious

1999

Little Red Corvette

Purple Rain

 

Montage : When Doves Cry / Nasty Girl / Sign Of The Times / The Most Beautiful Girl In The World / Darling Nikki / Single Ladies / Hot Thing / I Would Die 4 U

 

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Insatiable

Scandalous

Adore

 

Kiss

 

Sometimes It Snows In April

Dreamer (with Welcome 2 America)

Controversy (with Housequake)

 

A Love Bizarre

Play That Funky Music

Hollywood Swinging

 

Edited by Tomas Mejor - 5/1/11 at 4:43pm

Saw him on june 24th at the Montreal Jazz Festival in a 2300 seats venue. It was amazing. He played from 23h30 to 3h30 and I wasn't bored for one minute.

 

I've now bought a few albums but they don't capture his energy and funk that I got live. Am I crazy or Prince does not have live albums?