ficktyt said:

All I CAN SAY IS WOW!!!!!

THE way Prince ended the show Blew Me Away!!!

He literally turned the lights on, put his heart on a freaking platter to his fans and sang his ass off on If I Was Your Girlfriend, Insatiable, Scandalous and ADORE in a way I have never heard before.

WHAT A NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This pains me to say this and I will probaly be labeled "a hater" too but this was the worst Prince show I have seen. I have been to the following shows (Purple Rain 85, Lovesexy 89, Musicology 04, W2A 11).

I'm sorry to be critical as Prince is one of my absolutely favorite artists. I fully expect to be lambasted for my comments but tonights show for me was pretty disappointing. I also took a friend who I having been raving about Prince shows to for years. He appreciates good music and musicianship and was also unimpressed leaving him to continue to wonder what I have seen in Prince for all these years. I couldn't defend against his arguements. I had been hoping he could finally see some of what I loved about Prince but there was little evidence of it for me tonight. It was ok mind you. Maybe even decent but nowhere near great and because it's Prince and because I have both seen/heard great shows both live and on video/bootleg... I expected great. I have seen what felt like great Prince shows in the past and this was not at the level of any of them. The Musicolgy show I saw at the meadowlands in 04 tour was very good. The Lovesexy I saw was also very good.

I still had fun. Prince is still astonishing to watch on the guitar and I still love hearing his voice on the ballads. However so many other things were just plain bad.

In this day and age and with the resources at his disposal there is no way for the sound to have been mixed so poorly and sound so muddy. I saw U2 at Giants stadium last year and the sound was much better in an outdoor stadium about four times the size of the meadowlands arena. There is no way a PRINCE show should sound as bad as this one did. It was extremely muddy and flat.

Also, where the musicians were allowed to shine on the Musicology tour they were were not allowed the same freedom here. John Blackwell is an absolutely amazing drummer but I never would never have known that watching him tonight. He seemed tentayive and unenthused. He was on fire during the Musicology tour. His drumming during SHHHH is one the most incredible live music experiences I have witnessed. He seemed tame tonight and the poor mix drowned out any power he might have otherwise been displaying.

Sheila's drum sound however was great. Her performance was the amazing and her drums were mixed great. She also got the greatest roar of the night from the crowd. Far greater than at any other moment during the show. I think those going to the garden show with Sheila on the bill could possibly get the best show of the bunch.

Finally, Prince just didn't seem to be having as much fun as he seemed to be having at other shows I have seen him at. Maybe it's age (although as we all know: he looks amazing and seems to have more energy and stamina than most people in their 20s) so I don't think that's it. Somehow in the past when he would toy playfully with the audience it seemed cheesy but also genuine. Tonight it was just seemed cheesy. He resorted to what seemed like vegas show perfomance techniques.

I could go on but I don't even know if people are even reading at this point as I realize this is a very negative review. I am hoping I can go to an aftershow during this run of shows see more of what I still love about this man's music. I am very curious what other people's experiences were of this compared to other shows.

jaybendy said:

MajesticOne89 said:

poop.

OOOOOOOOKAY!

Haha, I'm just down in dumps that I'm not there!! I listen to ONA version of Joy In Repetition religiously.

pistachio said:

This pains me to say this and I will probaly be labeled "a hater" too but this was the worst Prince show I have seen. I have been to the following shows (Purple Rain 85, Lovesexy 89, Musicology 04, W2A 11).

I'm sorry to be critical as Prince is one of my absolutely favorite artists. I fully expect to be lambasted for my comments but tonights show for me was pretty disappointing. I also took a friend who I having been raving about Prince shows to for years. He appreciates good music and musicianship and was also unimpressed leaving him to continue to wonder what I have seen in Prince for all these years. I couldn't defend against his arguements. I had been hoping he could finally see some of what I loved about Prince but there was little evidence of it for me tonight. It was ok mind you. Maybe even decent but nowhere near great and because it's Prince and because I have both seen/heard great shows both live and on video/bootleg... I expected great. I have seen what felt like great Prince shows in the past and this was not at the level of any of them. The Musicolgy show I saw at the meadowlands in 04 tour was very good. The Lovesexy I saw was also very good.

I still had fun. Prince is still astonishing to watch on the guitar and I still love hearing his voice on the ballads. However so many other things were just plain bad.

In this day and age and with the resources at his disposal there is no way for the sound to have been mixed so poorly and sound so muddy. I saw U2 at Giants stadium last year and the sound was much better in an outdoor stadium about four times the size of the meadowlands arena. There is no way a PRINCE show should sound as bad as this one did. It was extremely muddy and flat.

Also, where the musicians were allowed to shine on the Musicology tour they were were not allowed the same freedom here. John Blackwell is an absolutely amazing drummer but I never would never have known that watching him tonight. He seemed tentayive and unenthused. He was on fire during the Musicology tour. His drumming during SHHHH is one the most incredible live music experiences I have witnessed. He seemed tame tonight and the poor mix drowned out any power he might have otherwise been displaying.

Sheila's drum sound however was great. Her performance was the amazing and her drums were mixed great. She also got the greatest roar of the night from the crowd. Far greater than at any other moment during the show. I think those going to the garden show with Sheila on the bill could possibly get the best show of the bunch.

Finally, Prince just didn't seem to be having as much fun as he seemed to be having at other shows I have seen him at. Maybe it's age (although as we all know: he looks amazing and seems to have more energy and stamina than most people in their 20s) so I don't think that's it. Somehow in the past when he would toy playfully with the audience it seemed cheesy but also genuine. Tonight it was just seemed cheesy. He resorted to what seemed like vegas show perfomance techniques.

I could go on but I don't even know if people are even reading at this point as I realize this is a very negative review. I am hoping I can go to an aftershow during this run of shows see more of what I still love about this man's music. I am very curious what other people's experiences were of this compared to other shows.

Everyshow you have seen i've seen and i'm sorry you didn't enjoy it... I had a FUCKIN BLAST tonight...

wildgoldenhoney said:

at first i was a little bit dissapointed with the show tonight, but by the time Sheila came out and those encores... I was sold again.... i had a fantastic time... my voice is almost gone and after MSG tomorrow my shit will be toast for the next few days

There is a different between offering criticism and just straight up hate for no reason. You've made valid points, which I can totally understand. I don't think you're hating. At least I don't see it that way.

You're not the only person who complained about the sound quality at the IZOD. Even in Wednesday's thread folks had issues with the sound at the venue.

You've seen the man live at his peak so there is no doubt that these shows are gonna leave you disappointed if you compare them to PR or Lovesexy or even Musicology. Sometimes you gotta just take things for what they are at the monent IN the moment and try not to compare them to anything else.

I was at Musicology in 04, so... I dunno. I'm just gonna wait and see..

MajesticOne89 said:

jaybendy said:

OOOOOOOOKAY!

Haha, I'm just down in dumps that I'm not there!! I listen to ONA version of Joy In Repetition religiously.

LOL! It's on right now as I type this.. A-MAZINGGGG!!!

banks said:

pistachio said:

This pains me to say this and I will probaly be labeled "a hater" too but this was the worst Prince show I have seen. I have been to the following shows (Purple Rain 85, Lovesexy 89, Musicology 04, W2A 11).

I'm sorry to be critical as Prince is one of my absolutely favorite artists. I fully expect to be lambasted for my comments but tonights show for me was pretty disappointing. I also took a friend who I having been raving about Prince shows to for years. He appreciates good music and musicianship and was also unimpressed leaving him to continue to wonder what I have seen in Prince for all these years. I couldn't defend against his arguements. I had been hoping he could finally see some of what I loved about Prince but there was little evidence of it for me tonight. It was ok mind you. Maybe even decent but nowhere near great and because it's Prince and because I have both seen/heard great shows both live and on video/bootleg... I expected great. I have seen what felt like great Prince shows in the past and this was not at the level of any of them. The Musicolgy show I saw at the meadowlands in 04 tour was very good. The Lovesexy I saw was also very good.

I still had fun. Prince is still astonishing to watch on the guitar and I still love hearing his voice on the ballads. However so many other things were just plain bad.

In this day and age and with the resources at his disposal there is no way for the sound to have been mixed so poorly and sound so muddy. I saw U2 at Giants stadium last year and the sound was much better in an outdoor stadium about four times the size of the meadowlands arena. There is no way a PRINCE show should sound as bad as this one did. It was extremely muddy and flat.

Also, where the musicians were allowed to shine on the Musicology tour they were were not allowed the same freedom here. John Blackwell is an absolutely amazing drummer but I never would never have known that watching him tonight. He seemed tentayive and unenthused. He was on fire during the Musicology tour. His drumming during SHHHH is one the most incredible live music experiences I have witnessed. He seemed tame tonight and the poor mix drowned out any power he might have otherwise been displaying.

Sheila's drum sound however was great. Her performance was the amazing and her drums were mixed great. She also got the greatest roar of the night from the crowd. Far greater than at any other moment during the show. I think those going to the garden show with Sheila on the bill could possibly get the best show of the bunch.

Finally, Prince just didn't seem to be having as much fun as he seemed to be having at other shows I have seen him at. Maybe it's age (although as we all know: he looks amazing and seems to have more energy and stamina than most people in their 20s) so I don't think that's it. Somehow in the past when he would toy playfully with the audience it seemed cheesy but also genuine. Tonight it was just seemed cheesy. He resorted to what seemed like vegas show perfomance techniques.

I could go on but I don't even know if people are even reading at this point as I realize this is a very negative review. I am hoping I can go to an aftershow during this run of shows see more of what I still love about this man's music. I am very curious what other people's experiences were of this compared to other shows.

Everyshow you have seen i've seen and i'm sorry you didn't enjoy it... I had a FUCKIN BLAST tonight...

Good for you!!!

wonder505 said:

All I CAN SAY IS WOW!!!!!

THE way Prince ended the show Blew Me Away!!!

He literally turned the lights on, put his heart on a freaking platter to his fans and sang his ass off on If I Was Your Girlfriend, Insatiable, Scandalous and ADORE in a way I have never heard before.

WHAT A NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I've seen him five times and this was among the best. I would have liked Wednesday's set list better, but the energy level tonight was great, and let's face it, the hits are fun. It was my daughter's first time seeing him and she is blown away in every regard. As one post said above, the sound was a little muddy (hey, it's the Izod Center...) but otherwise, Prince was totally on.

I agree with banks, I have been to all those tours and more. This was really great, the energy he gave tonight, especially on the encores was unreal. There were some issues with the sound, I agree. In fact, he was alluding to such issues on his radio interview. Hopefully that will be solved at the Garden. As for John Blackwell and Shhh! he killed it last night, but, as Prince often says, "so many hits and so little time." I expect to hear Shhh! tomorrow again. He said that the show would be different every night and he is living up to that so far. First time for me hearing Guitar live and he had a lot of fun with that. The version of Little Red Corvette was also unreal. He was sultry with it like he hasn't been in years-not the sing-song version he has done of late. To hear the falsetto and the screaming on The Beautiful Ones and the other ballads reminded me of his younger days. Finally, I don't know if anyone noticed, but he was in heels the entire night. For years now, he has been wearing flats (not sure about Europe), but he was in high heels tonight for the entire show as far as I could tell. Maybe his hips are better.

banks said:

pistachio said:

This pains me to say this and I will probaly be labeled "a hater" too but this was the worst Prince show I have seen. I have been to the following shows (Purple Rain 85, Lovesexy 89, Musicology 04, W2A 11).

I'm sorry to be critical as Prince is one of my absolutely favorite artists. I fully expect to be lambasted for my comments but tonights show for me was pretty disappointing. I also took a friend who I having been raving about Prince shows to for years. He appreciates good music and musicianship and was also unimpressed leaving him to continue to wonder what I have seen in Prince for all these years. I couldn't defend against his arguements. I had been hoping he could finally see some of what I loved about Prince but there was little evidence of it for me tonight. It was ok mind you. Maybe even decent but nowhere near great and because it's Prince and because I have both seen/heard great shows both live and on video/bootleg... I expected great. I have seen what felt like great Prince shows in the past and this was not at the level of any of them. The Musicolgy show I saw at the meadowlands in 04 tour was very good. The Lovesexy I saw was also very good.

I still had fun. Prince is still astonishing to watch on the guitar and I still love hearing his voice on the ballads. However so many other things were just plain bad.

In this day and age and with the resources at his disposal there is no way for the sound to have been mixed so poorly and sound so muddy. I saw U2 at Giants stadium last year and the sound was much better in an outdoor stadium about four times the size of the meadowlands arena. There is no way a PRINCE show should sound as bad as this one did. It was extremely muddy and flat.

Also, where the musicians were allowed to shine on the Musicology tour they were were not allowed the same freedom here. John Blackwell is an absolutely amazing drummer but I never would never have known that watching him tonight. He seemed tentayive and unenthused. He was on fire during the Musicology tour. His drumming during SHHHH is one the most incredible live music experiences I have witnessed. He seemed tame tonight and the poor mix drowned out any power he might have otherwise been displaying.

Sheila's drum sound however was great. Her performance was the amazing and her drums were mixed great. She also got the greatest roar of the night from the crowd. Far greater than at any other moment during the show. I think those going to the garden show with Sheila on the bill could possibly get the best show of the bunch.

Finally, Prince just didn't seem to be having as much fun as he seemed to be having at other shows I have seen him at. Maybe it's age (although as we all know: he looks amazing and seems to have more energy and stamina than most people in their 20s) so I don't think that's it. Somehow in the past when he would toy playfully with the audience it seemed cheesy but also genuine. Tonight it was just seemed cheesy. He resorted to what seemed like vegas show perfomance techniques.

I could go on but I don't even know if people are even reading at this point as I realize this is a very negative review. I am hoping I can go to an aftershow during this run of shows see more of what I still love about this man's music. I am very curious what other people's experiences were of this compared to other shows.

Everyshow you have seen i've seen and i'm sorry you didn't enjoy it... I had a FUCKIN BLAST tonight...

jaybendy said:

There is a different between offering criticism and just straight up hate for no reason. You've made valid points, which I can totally understand. I don't think you're hating. At least I don't see it that way.

You're not the only person who complained about the sound quality at the IZOD. Even in Wednesday's thread folks had issues with the sound at the venue.

You've seen the man live at his peak so there is no doubt that these shows are gonna leave you disappointed if you compare them to PR or Lovesexy or even Musicology. Sometimes you gotta just take things for what they are at the monent IN the moment and try not to compare them to anything else.

I was at Musicology in 04, so... I dunno. I'm just gonna wait and see..

Thanks. I hope you enjoy!

Paris9748430 said:

2elijah said:

L4, if he's playing in an arena, it's obvious there are fans of various levels going to these shows, so it's expected that he plays some of those classics/hits, mixed in with recent and new material, to please fans from all those levels. You have to remember, it was the fans who made many of those songs hits, and turned them into classics, when they ran out and purchased them. So what's the problem that he plays some of those classics, when it's many of the fans who attend these arena shows and o expect to hear him play some of them? All Prince fans have different tastes in his music, so he plays a little bit of everything to please them.

He hasn't the slightest idea what the hell he's talking about!

I bet those people in that arena tonight didn't give 2 shits that he performed those songs so many times before.

That's not Prince's fault he went to see him in concert every single time for 25 years.

Does he think he's supposed to tailor his setlist just for him?

The people at the show tonight only cared that he was doing those songs for them at that particular time!

They didn't care that they heard them before, they just appreciated the musicianship!

It just seems like it doesn't matter what he played, he's gonna act like a wet blanket!

Well said.

jaybendy said:

drfunkenberry drfunkenberry

Prince is playing "Joy In Repetition" now at private after show....

Also...

BrunoMarti @drfunkenberry ps I'm hearing rumbling apollo sat nite

Yeah SHHH was missing. Awww, still enjoyed it though.

The sound wasnt great, which is a shame because the venue is smaller and there wasn't a bad seat in the house.

2elijah said:

jaybendy said:

drfunkenberry drfunkenberry

Prince is playing "Joy In Repetition" now at private after show....

Also...

BrunoMarti @drfunkenberry ps I'm hearing rumbling apollo sat nite

Uh huh.. u see that, right??? U SEE THAT RIGHT?????? I NEED this aftershow. NEED it. You hear me!

Prince was not happie w/the sound issues either which (((he mentioned in the in w/the radio station interview he did recently)))). He said he was not going to let them frustrate him though. Which is a good thing and it showed 2nite!!!

banks said:

I had a FUCKIN BLAST tonight...

HOLY SHIT Prince brought it tonight!

That place was rockin!!

I've had an amazing time at these shows and I

can't friggin wait until tomorrow night!!

I'll admit that i was a lil dissapointed when he played songs that he played on Wed, but the diffrence is i went by myself on Wed and tonight i went with some friends and to see the joy on their faces when he did those songs made Happy... a lot of people are not going to all gthe shows like i am and we had a GREAT TIME tonight... Those encores were UNREAL!!!! to see him do IIWYG,SCANDOLOUS,INSATIABLE AND ADORE with the house lights on was sick!!!!

I agree with you regarding Little Red Corvette. Hands downs :the best version of that song I have heard him do.

ficktyt said:

I agree with banks, I have been to all those tours and more. This was really great, the energy he gave tonight, especially on the encores was unreal. There were some issues with the sound, I agree. In fact, he was alluding to such issues on his radio interview. Hopefully that will be solved at the Garden. As for John Blackwell and Shhh! he killed it last night, but, as Prince often says, "so many hits and so little time." I expect to hear Shhh! tomorrow again. He said that the show would be different every night and he is living up to that so far. First time for me hearing Guitar live and he had a lot of fun with that. The version of Little Red Corvette was also unreal. He was sultry with it like he hasn't been in years-not the sing-song version he has done of late. To hear the falsetto and the screaming on The Beautiful Ones and the other ballads reminded me of his younger days. Finally, I don't know if anyone noticed, but he was in heels the entire night. For years now, he has been wearing flats (not sure about Europe), but he was in high heels tonight for the entire show as far as I could tell. Maybe his hips are better.

banks said:

Everyshow you have seen i've seen and i'm sorry you didn't enjoy it... I had a FUCKIN BLAST tonight...

The Izod Center is an old, outdated arena which is known for having subar sound quality, still, for my first Prince concert, I am speechless. Can't wait for tomorrow's show!

Had a blast tonight...thanks "banks" - really great spending time with you and your friends!

Love love love the fact that the version of "Little Red Corvette" was the same from the Montreux Jazz Festival.

See you on 12/29!

wonder505 said:

Yeah SHHH was missing. Awww, still enjoyed it though.

The sound wasnt great, which is a shame because the venue is smaller and there wasn't a bad seat in the house.

Yeah I was all the waaaaay up top, but I could still see great!

I barely needed to lok at the screens.

jaybendy said:

2elijah said:

Uh huh.. u see that, right??? U SEE THAT RIGHT?????? I NEED this aftershow. NEED it. You hear me!

Me and a friend were talking about leaving the MSG show a bit early to get to the apollo before the rush

purplethunder3121 said:

ficktyt said:

All I have to say is tonight was unreal!!!!!!!! Much better than Wednesday. Those pics of him with what looked to be an empty arena were the third encore after people started leaving. Too bad for

Can't wait for tomorrow. MSG here we come!!!!!!

You are damn right! Tonights concert was off the chain! People left too quick and didnt wait for the encores! It was mostly packed not half empty. When sheila e came out I was ecstatic! It was amazing seeing them perform together! What a treat-- I did not go away disappointed for Wednesday or Tonight! Prince is in fine form and all going to MSG will not be disappointed!

Thats a good response to ...L4OATheOriginal...who made like hardly anyone was at the concert when in fact many people had left before the encores and probably didn't know there could be any encores!!!!

pistachio said:

I agree with you regarding Little Red Corvette. Hands downs :the best version of that song I have heard him do.

ficktyt said:

I agree with banks, I have been to all those tours and more. This was really great, the energy he gave tonight, especially on the encores was unreal. There were some issues with the sound, I agree. In fact, he was alluding to such issues on his radio interview. Hopefully that will be solved at the Garden. As for John Blackwell and Shhh! he killed it last night, but, as Prince often says, "so many hits and so little time." I expect to hear Shhh! tomorrow again. He said that the show would be different every night and he is living up to that so far. First time for me hearing Guitar live and he had a lot of fun with that. The version of Little Red Corvette was also unreal. He was sultry with it like he hasn't been in years-not the sing-song version he has done of late. To hear the falsetto and the screaming on The Beautiful Ones and the other ballads reminded me of his younger days. Finally, I don't know if anyone noticed, but he was in heels the entire night. For years now, he has been wearing flats (not sure about Europe), but he was in high heels tonight for the entire show as far as I could tell. Maybe his hips are better.

That was a sick version...

oh yes LITTLE RED CORVETTE WAS INCREDIBLE. Never heard that version before.

When Prince came out for the last surprise encores he strolled all around thw whole

stage waving to the audience as everyone went apeshit and he left all of the house lights

on for all four songs. It was so cool.

Ashisha said:

Had a blast tonight...thanks "banks" - really great spending time with you and your friends!

Love love love the fact that the version of "Little Red Corvette" was the same from the Montreux Jazz Festival.

See you on 12/29!

Diddo