RubyButterfly said:

However it could well be the truth. Overly rehearsed dance moves and miming aren't in my books on musicality and versatility. It might be interesting to see how many gigs MJ did compared to Prince.... I'll leave that to someone else tho

RubyButterfly said:

However it could well be the truth. Overly rehearsed dance moves and miming aren't in my books on musicality and versatility. It might be interesting to see how many gigs MJ did compared to Prince.... I'll leave that to someone else tho

I'm so glad you guys got to experience what we saw in Paris !
This show seemed to have the same vibe as in La Cigale.

Seeing Prince so happy and laughing all the time, is a real joy. It adds so much energy and positivity to the show, that you can't stop smiling for 24 hours when it's done

To me it's absolutely clear that our man is totally smitten with Bria and my female intuition tells me we might hearing wedding bells in the near future....
[Edited 10/26/09 2:28am]

Efan said:

Genesia's face when he played Northside -->

IF ANYBODY HAS A PROBLEM WITH LARRY GRAHAM, THEN U HAVE A PROBLEM WITH US!!

Cuddles said:

thank you for holding my jacket for the majority of the night...i really appreciated it i needed to dance!

was great to meet you and al...but i couldnt find yall at the end to say by!

i was so sad i didnt get up on that stage for the dancing....one of these years ill find my way up there

DIG THE SCENE; THE GIG WAS GREAT!! PRINCE ANNOUNCED WHO WAS IN THE HOUSE, LARRY GRAHAM WAS FIRST MENTION, ALONG SIDE WERE SPIRITUAL FAMILY WITH HIS SISTER TYKA, HE ANNOUNCED MINT CONDITION WAS IN THE HOUSE. HE WENT DOWN ALONG FRONT, WHILE TALKING 2 SOME FAM'S. OF COURSE HE CALLED MANY UP ON STAGE 2 DANCE, ACTUALLY A FEW TIMES!!

HE GAVE TRIBUTE 2 MANY WHICH HE SAID HE WOULDN'T B WHO HE IS 2DAY; M. JACKSON, SLY STONE, LARRY GRAHAM, CHAKA KHAN, AL GREEN, AND OTHERS!! HE ALSO SANG A COUPLE OF M. JACKSON'S TUNES.. WHICH WAS FUNKY!!

AS WELL, WHILE PLAYING W/THE FATHER OF THE BASS; MR. LARRY GRAHAM, PRINCE ADDED; WHEN THIS MAN (LARRY GRAHAM) 1ST. GOT 2 MINNESOTA, I SAT DOWN AT HIS FEET JUST 2 LISTEN 2 HIM PLAY -----!!, WITH THAT LARRY STARTED THE FUNKIEST BASS PLAYING I'VE EVER HEARD!! SO BEAUTIFUL THE BROTHERLY LOVE THEY HAVE. HE ADDED; IF ANYBODY HAS A PROBLEM WITH LARRY GRAHAM, THEN U HAVE A PROBLEM WITH US!! & TRUST YAWL DON'T KNOW HOW THESE BROTHERS ROLL..U BETTER ASK SOMEBODY!!

I SAY; YAWL BEST START RESPECTING, AND GIVING CREDIT WERE DUE. U MAY GET MORE CONCERTS..& LATE NIGHT JAM SESSIONS!!

ANOTHER HIGHLIGHT OF THE EVENING WOULD B, WHEN PRINCE SAYS; I'M SO FUNKY I CAN'T EVEN SLEEP WITH MYSELF..HA, HA WE LOVED THAT!! I CHOKED ON MY GUM..BUT I'M OK..LOL

LOVE

Different kind of question for those who attended... How was Paisley Park looking? (If you could tell?)

Was it looking a little neglected like people have noted in recent years? Or was it looking clean and well kept?

nuthinbuttamuffin said:

The love4oneanother room has been remodeled into a movie theatre-type room, with big comfy furniture, etc. The bathrooms have been remodeled as well. No signs of neglect, everything was looking great!

tamaru said:

I knew the bathrooms looked different...it was really NICE!

Well, thank goodness I wasn't late to the Park - who'd'a' thunk he'd start on time?

At 11:10, the band took the stage, followed shortly thereafter by Our Man. He had on (from what I could tell under the colored lights) a black satin tunic with self-fabric fringe, his black stretchy pants, and a pair of furry, knee-high boots with lights in the wedge heels. This was the only outfit he wore all night - the first time I've ever been to a Prince concert that didn't have a wardrobe change.

He started off the evening with the Hohner in hand for the following:

No More Candy 4 U
Old Skool Company (with a Purple Rain tease)
Stand
Turn Me Loose
I Want You Back
Dance 4 Me
1999
I Feel 4 U

Then he launched into a version of Controversy that wound itself around All Day, All Night, Le Freak, Northside, Dancin' Machine and Housequake before coming back to Controversy.

From there...

Why U Wanna Treat Me So Bad
Take Me With U

And then...he started Anotherloverholenyohead...but stopped, saying, "I love this song...and I'm gonna wanna play a looooong solo. So lemme switch guitars."

He left for a second...and returned with his crimson Strat. He proceeded to tear up Anotherlover...with Rock Lobster worked in.

Then it was on to...

Guitar
Raspberry Beret

Exactly one hour in, Prince left the stage for Shelby to sing "In the Arms of the Angels." Mr. Hayes put on his chutch hat (I ain't kiddin' - it was a big white hat with an organza bow on it) and played some serious organ. It was quite something.

Prince returned (along with the Hohner) for a meandering and heartfelt 4ever in My Life. Lovely.

From there, he picked up the tempo:

Mountains
Shake Your Body

Larry joined him for:

Everyday People
I Want to Take You Higher
Long Train Runnin' (Wow - what a surprise that was! And it was awesome. Shelby on vocals for this.)
Thank You
Sing a Simple Song
Play That Funky Music (at the close of this, he handed his guitar to the audience)

Prince and band left the stage exactly two hours after the show began.

The first encore took it even higher:

Uptown
Let's Work
Cool
Kiss (back to the funky version - not the rock-y one he's done of late)

The rest of the band left the stage and Prince did a lovely, gentle Sometimes It Snows in April.

He took it back up again with

The Bird
Jungle Love
The Glamorous Life

The second encore was Purple Rain. He did something I've never heard - took the whole thing down to a guitar solo that sounded like a beating heart. It was just plain incredible.

They had some sound issues, but it was an awesome show.

The whole "park and ride" thing worked pretty well, too. They could have used another bus when people were leaving, but all in all, it was a good system. We were fortunate that it wasn't too cold.
[Edited 10/25/09 1:38am]

stillw8ing said:

thanks for sharing this....
who was the person prince escorted away from the stage...? bria ?

purplezeig said:

He was making a fool out of her and she didn't even know! Too damn funny.

Great review...Which brought it all back to me again. Prince was in a playful mood and some of his comments were hilarious. I was, however, blown away by his dedication of the evening... "The Bird", I that one flew over nearly, but not, everyone's head.

C3PO said:

Actually, let the record reflect that the precise quote was
"If you have a problem with him, you have a problem with 'me."

Much respect to Mr. Graham for the warm greet.
My auntie is blown away that I was able to deliver
to you her message, and says when she returns home
next week, she will be taking good tidings from you back to
the old congregation.

And, yeah, Prince, it was indeed "a good thing."
Ask Larry what I told him.. You rock!!!

motherfunka said:

Prince went over and spoke with her when the song ended. Gave her quasi hug / handshake. They were both smiling. He didn't disrespect her.

nuthinbuttamuffin said:

The love4oneanother room has been remodeled into a movie theatre-type room, with big comfy furniture, etc. The bathrooms have been remodeled as well. No signs of neglect, everything was looking great!

CPP said:

When he did that I turned around and said to my friends, "gawd, he's such a dork sometimes". I think it's adorable when he's all dorky funny like that.