my stepmom brought me and my dad to see a free platters and drifters show and one woman standing dancing. the ppl behind her started screaming to sit down...i joined in screaming cause i was i bored teenager

Whoever introduced Prince (Sinbad?) was saying things like "this is the last time", and "this is it", and "this will never happen again". Did any of you catch that? What did that mean? Do you think this is the last time he's gonna play in the U.S.? I'm surprised nobody mentioned this yet.

I thoroughly enjoyed the show, greatest hits setlist or not. "Uptown", "Let's Work", and "Welcome 2 America"... Two old-school songs and a brand new one. Not bad. A FULL rendition of "Purple Rain", played at the correct tempo, not the rushed version, with several false endings just to come back in. Man, the LOW notes/chords he was playing towards the end of that guitar solo were AWESOME. Full orchestral ending... "Baby I'm a Star" was cool. I like the reworked "The Beautiful Ones".

Sheila is so HOT! I have always thought so, but damn! She looked just as good or better than she did in '87-'88! Yeah, I'm gonna say even better.

Larry played like a motherfunker, I loved the drumline entrance, it reminded me of "Sign O' the Times" live from '87 when the band would come out with the drums at the end.

Some guy spilled some beer on my back towards the beginning of the show, and I had to turn around and tell him to keep his shit under control, dude denied it was him, bullshit. That was the only bad part about the show and I got over it pretty quick even though it WAS my 1988 Lovesexy tour t-shirt. It's just beer, I guess. Douchebag.

Yeah, the concert was over a bit sooner than I had hoped, but I didn't even think I was going to get to go to any of these shows. When I got home from work on Friday night, my wife surprised me with the tickets. I nearly shit my pants. That reminds me, somebody in our section (317) was letting some SERIOUS STINKING farts during the show. That would be the other bad part of the show (not that it was part of the actual show).

Had a blast, and I would totally go again if my schedule allowed.

P.S. Be thankful he plays at all. After 76 times seeing him live, you are bound to be jaded. No hating here, just perspective.

[Edited 12/19/10 22:51pm]

Dogsinthetrees said:

Whoever introduced Prince (Sinbad?) was saying things like "this is the last time", and "this is it", and "this will never happen again". Did any of you catch that? What did that mean? Do you think this is the last time he's gonna play in the U.S.? I'm surprised nobody mentioned this yet.

I thoroughly enjoyed the show, greatest hits setlist or not. "Uptown", "Let's Work", and "Welcome 2 America"... Two old-school songs and a brand new one. Not bad. A FULL rendition of "Purple Rain", played at the correct tempo, not the rushed version, with several false endings just to come back in. Man, the LOW notes/chords he was playing towards the end of that guitar solo were AWESOME. Full orchestral ending... "Baby I'm a Star" was cool. I like the reworked "The Beautiful Ones".

Sheila is so HOT! I have always thought so, but damn! She looked just as good or better than she did in '87-'88! Yeah, I'm gonna say even better.

Larry played like a motherfunker, I loved the drumline entrance, it reminded me of "Sign O' the Times" live from '87 when the band would come out with the drums at the end.

Some guy spilled some beer on my back towards the beginning of the show, and I had to turn around and tell him to keep his shit under control, dude denied it was him, bullshit. That was the only bad part about the show and I got over it pretty quick even though it WAS my 1988 Lovesexy tour t-shirt. It's just beer, I guess. Douchebag.

Yeah, the concert was over a bit sooner than I had hoped, but I didn't even think I was going to get to go to any of these shows. When I got home from work on Friday night, my wife surprised me with the tickets. I nearly shit my pants. That reminds me, somebody in our section (317) was letting some SERIOUS STINKING farts during the show. That would be the other bad part of the show (not that it was part of the actual show).

Had a blast, and I would totally go again if my schedule allowed.

P.S. Be thankful he plays at all. After 76 times seeing him live, you are bound to be jaded. No hating here, just perspective.

[Edited 12/19/10 22:51pm]

stinky farts around you and getting beer spilled on you. what a night u had!!!

Dogsinthetrees said:

That reminds me, somebody in our section (317) was letting some SERIOUS STINKING farts during the show. That would be the other bad part of the show (not that it was part of the actual show).

[Edited 12/19/10 22:51pm]

LMFAO

OMG I forgot to tell y'all that a guy in my section tripped and fell down the stairs, hit his head on the wall or the steps or something and passed the hell OUT. He was unconscious for at least 5 minutes or so. Dude wasn't moving we were afraid he was dead, folks were saying that they didn't feel a pulse (altho getting a pulse isn't as easy as people think it is.. u have to position your fingers correctly on the wrist otherwise youll get nothing).

Anyway paramedics came and worked with him until he regained consciousness and he was able to walk with them and they took him out. But this was before even Sinbad came out so I'm thinking he ended up missing the whole show! If that was me I'da be like "nah I'm okay, leave me here!" I've been anticipating this show since I went to the announcement at the Apollo, ain't no way I'm missing it! I'll go to the ER or something after Prince leaves the building.

Dogsinthetrees said:

Whoever introduced Prince (Sinbad?) was saying things like "this is the last time", and "this is it", and "this will never happen again". Did any of you catch that? What did that mean? Do you think this is the last time he's gonna play in the U.S.? I'm surprised nobody mentioned this yet.

I thoroughly enjoyed the show, greatest hits setlist or not. "Uptown", "Let's Work", and "Welcome 2 America"... Two old-school songs and a brand new one. Not bad. A FULL rendition of "Purple Rain", played at the correct tempo, not the rushed version, with several false endings just to come back in. Man, the LOW notes/chords he was playing towards the end of that guitar solo were AWESOME. Full orchestral ending... "Baby I'm a Star" was cool. I like the reworked "The Beautiful Ones".

Sheila is so HOT! I have always thought so, but damn! She looked just as good or better than she did in '87-'88! Yeah, I'm gonna say even better.

Larry played like a motherfunker, I loved the drumline entrance, it reminded me of "Sign O' the Times" live from '87 when the band would come out with the drums at the end.

Some guy spilled some beer on my back towards the beginning of the show, and I had to turn around and tell him to keep his shit under control, dude denied it was him, bullshit. That was the only bad part about the show and I got over it pretty quick even though it WAS my 1988 Lovesexy tour t-shirt. It's just beer, I guess. Douchebag.

Yeah, the concert was over a bit sooner than I had hoped, but I didn't even think I was going to get to go to any of these shows. When I got home from work on Friday night, my wife surprised me with the tickets. I nearly shit my pants. That reminds me, somebody in our section (317) was letting some SERIOUS STINKING farts during the show. That would be the other bad part of the show (not that it was part of the actual show).

Had a blast, and I would totally go again if my schedule allowed.

P.S. Be thankful he plays at all. After 76 times seeing him live, you are bound to be jaded. No hating here, just perspective.

[Edited 12/19/10 22:51pm]

I do remember hearing Sinbad say all that "this is the last time" stuff, but these singers/entertainers always talking bout "This is the last tour" and they be out on the road again a year later.

jaybendy said:

OMG I forgot to tell y'all that a guy in my section tripped and fell down the stairs, hit his head on the wall or the steps or something and passed the hell OUT. He was unconscious for at least 5 minutes or so. Dude wasn't moving we were afraid he was dead, folks were saying that they didn't feel a pulse (altho getting a pulse isn't as easy as people think it is.. u have to position your fingers correctly on the wrist otherwise youll get nothing).

Anyway paramedics came and worked with him until he regained consciousness and he was able to walk with them and they took him out. But this was before even Sinbad came out so I'm thinking he ended up missing the whole show! If that was me I'da be like "nah I'm okay, leave me here!" I've been anticipating this show since I went to the announcement at the Apollo, ain't no way I'm missing it! I'll go to the ER or something after Prince leaves the building.

omg i had a heat stroke during the last song of a korn show. i was right up front getting smushed the whole show. asked to be pulled out and drank a water and was back on the floor for the encore.

omfg. poor guy

so i can understand ppl saying you'll love prince more after you see him in concert. i didn't think i could love him any more. i was wrong

estelle81 said:

purplemookiebut said:

hope you do! you were fun to hang out with!

I'll definitely try to get there.

Just got a ticket for the 29th. I had a moment and saw it was cheap on eBay so I snagged it. Now gotta tell my manager that I have to leave early on the 29th. See u there.

estelle81 said:

estelle81 said:

I'll definitely try to get there.

Just got a ticket for the 29th. I had a moment and saw it was cheap on eBay so I snagged it. Now gotta tell my manager that I have to leave early on the 29th. See u there.

jaybendy said:

estelle81 said:

I know right! I must say that it was a pleasure being in the presence of soo many gentlemen last night. Thank you guys soo much for looking out for us ladies. I had a ball all night despite being a little less than impressed by the setlist. It was a fun show and the energy in MSG was off the richter scale. NYC welcomed Prince with open arms and he obliged us nicely. My throat still hurts from all the screaming and I'm just now able to have some sensation in my left big toe (damn sexy boots ) Did I mention my second hand high from all the potheads in our section? I had contact high like a mutha for a hot minute with my $10 beer. Musicology was better but this was a magical show as well and Prince knows I love his ass...seriously, I love his ASS. That man has the ass of a 20-year old. okay, straying off subject but yeah, great life experience that will stay in my heart and memory recesses for the rest of my days.

There was a dude in my section that kept lighting up. The first one I let slide.. the second one too, but then P was about to come on and he lit up AGAIN! I was like dude ENUFF!!! If you need that much to get high u need to move on to a harder drug. I told him I was gonna call security. Loser. :/

At some point during the show I definitely smelled some Maybe it was that dude

i'm surprised no one mentioned yet how we were singing his songs on the subway yet!!!

MajesticOne89 said:

jaybendy said:

There was a dude in my section that kept lighting up. The first one I let slide.. the second one too, but then P was about to come on and he lit up AGAIN! I was like dude ENUFF!!! If you need that much to get high u need to move on to a harder drug. I told him I was gonna call security. Loser. :/

At some point during the show I definitely smelled some Maybe it was that dude

Plus, the girls sitting right next to us had some too. They didn't smoke it in front of us though. I think they did it in the bathroom right before Prince came out.

purplemookiebut said:

i'm surprised no one mentioned yet how we were singing his songs on the subway yet!!!

That was a blast. Those girls knew every Prince song. I wish they had come with us to the house party. They would have been fun. Our group was multiplying like rabbits.

purplemookiebut said:

lavender1983 said:

Omg..that's too funny.... just had to say I loved that line too purplemookiebut...used it while I was a teen.. alot..

yes its certainly a much nicer way to say it then saying think of that next time you masturbate

u seriously need 2 stop putting images in my head ..oh wait prince did ask if nyc had dirty minds and i did yell back ..YES!!!

2elijah said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

i haven't seen prince live since the musicology show 4 this one reason (and all props 2 estelle 81 while on the phone with her reading this post and i quote what she said) "if i made 2 pitchers of kool aid, one with less sugar and one with more sugar, is it still the same kool aid?" but i have heard almost every concert he's done since i have seen him tho so my musical ears are more open than the visual one. now yes musically a different arrangement can spice a song up or flatten it, but it's still the same song. Classics are not just "hits" there are classic songs like crucial, electric intercourse, still would stand all time, the question of u, and so forth that mean a lot 2 his fans that he doesn't do but instead he will constantly do 1999. the song that really made prince was when doves cry and he hardly does that song. if there are fans that can go 2 every show and never get tired of hearing him do let's go crazy, god bless u, it's just not me. i like 2 have spaghetti every now and then instead of my steak. i understand ur analogy of the tv show and u have a point, but not every episode is a masterpiece tho.

So even if he played the songs you mentioned, you don't think some other fans, would not complain that he doesn't play his other clasiics, not usually performed at some of his latest shows? I'll be honest, even if Prince played his rare tracks, sang new ones, like he did back in 2006/2007 with '"3121" and "Planet Earth", how many of the casual fans actually knew some of those songs, other than his diehard fans? At Bryant Park, it was the diehard fans, that was singing along to "3121", not the casual or new fans. I could see that happening at an arena show with fans there looking lost, like I witnessed at Bryant Park in 2006.

Remember when he played "3121" on a BET award show, and some of his diehard fans complained he should have played "something familiar" because, it was obvious many in the audience, at that show was not familiar with his new stuff? It actually would have been better if he played a song many in that audience was familiar with, then he should have broke into a new track from the 3121 album, a bit later during that performance. Let me repeat this though, no one said that everyone has to like every song Prince sings during any of these shows, I think that's where you got sidetracked in the conversation. I believe the tracks you mention are appreciated more at the smaller events, like aftershows, private shows where most of the diehard fans show up, who are more familiar with the classics you mentioned.

[Edited 12/19/10 19:14pm]

i'll answer this question with another question : who's fault is that that the "causal" fan doesn't know his other songs past say ...1986? is that prince's fault? and should the artist of so such said work have 2 suffer that "casual" fan not knowing what time it is?

there is a price 2 pay 4 fame and selling ur soul but there is a time when u stand up and say NO ..now if prince got regulated 2 just a smaller venue 2 show his diehard fans love ..i'm down with that cause the diehards will know that there is more 2 prince than just purple rain.

a body of work is just that .. A BODY ..not just the fingers and arms ..but a whole BODY

i got some ice cream wanna a bite?

I had a blast! It was great meeting everyone at BBQs! My niece's first Purple show. I've corrupted her. She's scheduling a tat appointment to get the symbol on her! I loved Uptown-memories of Chicago days. I think we were the only ones in my section that recognized it. I will never hate on Mr Graham again. That man put on a Funk Bass clinic. And Shiela E! She saved the night for Prince, like Daddy used to for Santana, with her energy.

Good show-too short. Get rid of the opening acts please. We need more time. The whole 'maybe an aftershow at the Apollo' was messed up. Prince better be glad he has great fans. It was too cold for those games.

Late post due to work. In Seattle eating salmon. See you guys on the 29th!

estelle81 said:

danigirl06 said:

man i missed the dvd?! it figures canada and i would miss something lol

You missed some drunk orgers having waaay too much fun after waaay too much fun. OMG, you should have seen five of us squeeze into a lincoln towncar cab. That was definitely an experience.

'so how long u been driving a cab?" "ever have passengers in ur cab like us?"

altavista said:

estelle81 said:

Just because you don't agree with Prince's setlists doesn't mean you don't respect him as the great musician that he is. I made a comment in another thread on the non-Prince board about how much I love Janet Jackson. I said that if I ever met her I would cry and probably pee myself from the excitement but if someone was to tell me, "You know Janet isn't a good vocalist", my reply to them would be, 'You're right. She's not.' That doesn't mean I love her any less; it just means I'm not lying to myself and anyone else about what's so blatantly obvious. Sometimes the truth hurts and nobody wants to hear it, but it's still the truth.

Sorry, but I don't want to eat the same thing everyday and routines annoy me in general, so why the hell would I want to go to more than one Prince show and hear the same songs over and over again when I know that he has hundreds of amazing songs that he can choose from besides those. More power to all those who don't like change and love the same thing over and over again, but I'm just not that person and never will be. Change equals growth and if you do the same thing all the time, you aren't growing.

I look forward to a Prince tour like the One Night Alone tour or even another Musicology. Sure, he played the hits on the Musicology tour, but he also played a nice amount of songs from the Musicology album and some rare gems that he hadn't done in a while. The Musicology show I went to was in a smaller venue than MSG and wasn't completely sold out, yet it was 10 times better than this show JMHO.

I have to agree that last night's concert wasn't fresh or new and I'm a little disappointed. I paid for $200 tix. I didn't have the benefit of meeting up with any folks from the org before or after the show, which it seems a bunch of you had fun doing.

I've seen a number of Prince concerts in the past several years -- Vegas, Musicology (twice), private party in NYC (4 hrs of perfection). I'd say that last night's was only better than the Vegas show but only b/c MSG has so much damn energy which is great.

As has been said, adding new songs, when they're actually GOOD, is something we should be expecting from an artist as prolific as Prince. That worked on the Musicology tour b/c that was a good album. I don't think it would work if the new material is from albums like 3121 or LotusFlower, which aren't very accessible to people (or very good, in my opinion). It seems it could work with material from 20Ten. On that note... does anybody know why the 20Ten album wasn't released in the US and why this tour wasn't used to promote it? I understand it got great reviews in Europe where it was released.

That said, I'm debating if I should go to the 29th show since I've got the tix. I do recall that Prince stated at his press conference that folks should come often because each show would be different. I don't hold my breath for that one. Frankly, I'm having a hard time summoning up enthusiasm for it. If I do go, I'll try to see if I can meet up with some orgers to increase my chances of having a good time!

if u decide 2 go, i know a few that are going on the 29th and we could meet up again b4 or afterwards

NuPwrSoul said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

BONUS MOMENTS

meeting up with banks ..yo bro 4 blocks down ..u should have said 4 blocks across as well lol

estelle81 ..finally!!!

bbq's!!! damn i want some wings now lol

meeting up at the apollo afterwards seeing pri, newpowersoul

Good to see you too ol' friend. Shame there was no aftershow--would have been the perfect cap/complement to the evening.

And your review was not as brutal as I expected it to be LOL.

yeah man it was great seeing u again as well..like i said i'll be there on the 29th and zeinabau will be in the house as well ..hopefully we'll see each other again ..

and i'm glad u liked my review ..cause u had me dying last night when u said that lol

jaybendy said:

estelle81 said:

I know right! I must say that it was a pleasure being in the presence of soo many gentlemen last night. Thank you guys soo much for looking out for us ladies. I had a ball all night despite being a little less than impressed by the setlist. It was a fun show and the energy in MSG was off the richter scale. NYC welcomed Prince with open arms and he obliged us nicely. My throat still hurts from all the screaming and I'm just now able to have some sensation in my left big toe (damn sexy boots ) Did I mention my second hand high from all the potheads in our section? I had contact high like a mutha for a hot minute with my $10 beer. Musicology was better but this was a magical show as well and Prince knows I love his ass...seriously, I love his ASS. That man has the ass of a 20-year old. okay, straying off subject but yeah, great life experience that will stay in my heart and memory recesses for the rest of my days.

There was a dude in my section that kept lighting up. The first one I let slide.. the second one too, but then P was about to come on and he lit up AGAIN! I was like dude ENUFF!!! If you need that much to get high u need to move on to a harder drug. I told him I was gonna call security. Loser. :/

yes in my section it was fine until prince showed up and i smelt it 4 times during the course of the show. what worries me is the kids in the audience that have 2 smell that bullshit during a show. if i go 2 wrestling match at the garden i don't smell it but why all the time during a music event? damn music itself is a high why the need 2 ruin other peoples enjoyment of the music by smelling that shit?

peacewild said:

Is that proper to stand up during Prince's concert?

I really pissed off actually! Didn't enjoy the 18th show.

There was 2 ladies behind me, and they were holding the binocle, and never stand up, even never clap their hands!

When I stood up at the song "uptown", One of them complained to me, said she can't see anything, and required me to sit down!

When Prince finished "Purple Rain", they left. And I was really glad they left! Because I know they will miss the most exciting song "Kiss".

I saw 15th and 17th show, I really enjoyed those 2 shows, even I didn't have good view(the big symbol stage in front me, and it's too tall), but there were no weird people behind me. I never thought about leave because I know Prince will sing "Kiss" after "purple rain", same as 15th and 17th at IZOD.

I'll go to 29th show also, hope this will never happened! It was such a bad area, not only me feel sick of them. We're not seeing a movie, We're seeing Prince. How can we sit and be funky.

i'm 6ft 4 so when i stand up i understand that i might block someone's view but i will stand up when i hear something i like or stay in my seat and funk out like i did during GCS more than i did 2 prince last night

L4OATheOriginal said:

2elijah said:

So even if he played the songs you mentioned, you don't think some other fans, would not complain that he doesn't play his other clasiics, not usually performed at some of his latest shows? I'll be honest, even if Prince played his rare tracks, sang new ones, like he did back in 2006/2007 with '"3121" and "Planet Earth", how many of the casual fans actually knew some of those songs, other than his diehard fans? At Bryant Park, it was the diehard fans, that was singing along to "3121", not the casual or new fans. I could see that happening at an arena show with fans there looking lost, like I witnessed at Bryant Park in 2006.

Remember when he played "3121" on a BET award show, and some of his diehard fans complained he should have played "something familiar" because, it was obvious many in the audience, at that show was not familiar with his new stuff? It actually would have been better if he played a song many in that audience was familiar with, then he should have broke into a new track from the 3121 album, a bit later during that performance. Let me repeat this though, no one said that everyone has to like every song Prince sings during any of these shows, I think that's where you got sidetracked in the conversation. I believe the tracks you mention are appreciated more at the smaller events, like aftershows, private shows where most of the diehard fans show up, who are more familiar with the classics you mentioned.

[Edited 12/19/10 19:14pm]

i'll answer this question with another question : who's fault is that that the "causal" fan doesn't know his other songs past say ...1986? is that prince's fault? and should the artist of so such said work have 2 suffer that "casual" fan not knowing what time it is?

there is a price 2 pay 4 fame and selling ur soul but there is a time when u stand up and say NO ..now if prince got regulated 2 just a smaller venue 2 show his diehard fans love ..i'm down with that cause the diehards will know that there is more 2 prince than just purple rain.

a body of work is just that .. A BODY ..not just the fingers and arms ..but a whole BODY

i got some ice cream wanna a bite?

That is why I think going to a "Prince Celebration" type format would be great. Something like he has done at PP with PLENTY of notice ,so we can arrange travel, and he can jam whatever onscure stuff his little heart desires and we would eat it up. Now this is not an oppotunity for him to fill us with more covers but do songs that we all know but don't hear at arena shows as there is more pressure to do the more well known stuff. Even still, there is plenty of opportunity to play lesser known hits inthe arean shows he is just not strtching his legs enough. How about pull out something like Lady Cab Driver, private Joy, Soft and Wet just to name a few.

Interesting discussion! Prince is mainly a pop whore, then comes the artist...

For many years I wished that it would turn out to be the other way round. Unfortunately it didn't.

[Edited 12/20/10 3:33am]

4everyours said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

i'll answer this question with another question : who's fault is that that the "causal" fan doesn't know his other songs past say ...1986? is that prince's fault? and should the artist of so such said work have 2 suffer that "casual" fan not knowing what time it is?

there is a price 2 pay 4 fame and selling ur soul but there is a time when u stand up and say NO ..now if prince got regulated 2 just a smaller venue 2 show his diehard fans love ..i'm down with that cause the diehards will know that there is more 2 prince than just purple rain.

a body of work is just that .. A BODY ..not just the fingers and arms ..but a whole BODY

i got some ice cream wanna a bite?

That is why I think going to a "Prince Celebration" type format would be great. Something like he has done at PP with PLENTY of notice ,so we can arrange travel, and he can jam whatever onscure stuff his little heart desires and we would eat it up. Now this is not an oppotunity for him to fill us with more covers but do songs that we all know but don't hear at arena shows as there is more pressure to do the more well known stuff. Even still, there is plenty of opportunity to play lesser known hits inthe arean shows he is just not strtching his legs enough. How about pull out something like Lady Cab Driver, private Joy, Soft and Wet just to name a few.

soft and wet is listed in the back of the tourbook. so maybe he's saving it for the last show?

so is anyone posted the pictures we took yet??

Sounds like an amazing concert! I'm glad you all enjoyed it. And what was that about a shoutout to MJ? Did anyone hear it?

Prince rolls out hits for New York fans

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) – In a career filled with idiosyncratic twists and turns, Prince made one of his more baffling choices at Madison Square Garden Saturday night, the first New York City date of his Welcome 2 America tour -- he actually gave the people what they wanted.

While many of the prolific star's past shows have veered into unfamiliar territory filled with obscurities and lengthy funk instrumental jams, this one was a crowd-pleasing compendium of '80s hits, many of them culled from his landmark Purple Rain and 1999 discs. And while he comically groused at one point by muttering, "Too many hits," he played them with a freshness and ferocity that thrilled the sold-out crowd.

From "Baby I'm a Star" to "Kiss," he re-explored his vintage catalog as if playing the songs for the first time. And while the evening was short on spectacle, it was long on musical excitement, with the 52-year-old star displaying the charisma and stamina of his youth while backed by a band that couldn't have been any tighter.

The audience roared at the opening chords of each familiar number, from "The Beautiful Ones" (performed with the accompaniment of a sexy ballet dancer) to "Let's Go Crazy" to "Delirious" to "Raspberry Beret" to "Nothing Compares 2 U" to "Purple Rain." The only cover songs on display, Sylvester's "Dance (Disco Heat)" and The Time's "Cool," were melded seamlessly into the proceedings.

Performing on a stage shaped like his trademark glyph symbol, the star seemed in excellent spirits, striking guitar god poses for his frequent solos and frequently breaking into his trademark dance workouts. He reserved his most stunning moves for "Kiss," delivering a precisely calibrated routine of hip and shoulder-popping break-dance style contortions.

Former collaborator Sheila E. was brought out to thunderous applause for a duet on "U Got the Look" and a lengthy solo on "The Glamorous Life" that allowed Prince time for a costume change.

They also collaborated for the encore, "A Love Bizarre," with Prince inviting seemingly every celebrity in attendance to join him onstage. The disparate group -- including Tavis Smiley, Spike Lee, Naomi Campbell, Jamie Foxx, Sinbad, John Leguizamo and others -- happily danced with abandon, although the sight of Whoopi Goldberg and author Cornell West boogieing together was surely one of the stranger things ever seen at the Garden.

As is his wont, Prince picked one of his musical inspirations as the opening act. On this show. it was Graham Central Station, whose leader, bass player Larry Graham, commented that it was his first time performing at the venue since he appeared as part of Sly & the Family Stone. The headliner briefly joined them for a raucous medley of that group's hits, including such classics as "Family Affair" and "Everyday People."

L4OATheOriginal said:

2elijah said:

So even if he played the songs you mentioned, you don't think some other fans, would not complain that he doesn't play his other clasiics, not usually performed at some of his latest shows? I'll be honest, even if Prince played his rare tracks, sang new ones, like he did back in 2006/2007 with '"3121" and "Planet Earth", how many of the casual fans actually knew some of those songs, other than his diehard fans? At Bryant Park, it was the diehard fans, that was singing along to "3121", not the casual or new fans. I could see that happening at an arena show with fans there looking lost, like I witnessed at Bryant Park in 2006.

Remember when he played "3121" on a BET award show, and some of his diehard fans complained he should have played "something familiar" because, it was obvious many in the audience, at that show was not familiar with his new stuff? It actually would have been better if he played a song many in that audience was familiar with, then he should have broke into a new track from the 3121 album, a bit later during that performance. Let me repeat this though, no one said that everyone has to like every song Prince sings during any of these shows, I think that's where you got sidetracked in the conversation. I believe the tracks you mention are appreciated more at the smaller events, like aftershows, private shows where most of the diehard fans show up, who are more familiar with the classics you mentioned.

[Edited 12/19/10 19:14pm]

i'll answer this question with another question : who's fault is that that the "causal" fan doesn't know his other songs past say ...1986? is that prince's fault? and should the artist of so such said work have 2 suffer that "casual" fan not knowing what time it is?

there is a price 2 pay 4 fame and selling ur soul but there is a time when u stand up and say NO ..now if prince got regulated 2 just a smaller venue 2 show his diehard fans love ..i'm down with that cause the diehards will know that there is more 2 prince than just purple rain.

a body of work is just that .. A BODY ..not just the fingers and arms ..but a whole BODY

i got some ice cream wanna a bite?

I'll answer it with a question..is it the casual fans fault Prince doesn't play what some diehards want to hear at some of his shows? Absolutely not, we all have our own tastes in his music, and some of the songs he plays at larger or smaller venues, will not be all that every fan wants to hear. We could go back and forth on this issue, but I don't have that kind of time to waste right now.

No thanks on the ice cream, I'm sure it's not my flavor, but thanks for the offer. Have a good day.

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2elijah said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

i'll answer this question with another question : who's fault is that that the "causal" fan doesn't know his other songs past say ...1986? is that prince's fault? and should the artist of so such said work have 2 suffer that "casual" fan not knowing what time it is?

there is a price 2 pay 4 fame and selling ur soul but there is a time when u stand up and say NO ..now if prince got regulated 2 just a smaller venue 2 show his diehard fans love ..i'm down with that cause the diehards will know that there is more 2 prince than just purple rain.

a body of work is just that .. A BODY ..not just the fingers and arms ..but a whole BODY

i got some ice cream wanna a bite?

I'll answer it with a question..is it the casual fans fault Prince doesn't play what some diehards want to hear at some of his shows? Absolutely not, we all have our own tastes in his music, and some of the songs he plays at larger or smaller venues, will not be all that every fan wants to hear. We could go back and forth on this issue, but I don't have that kind of time to waste right now.

No thanks on the ice cream, I'm sure it's not my flavor, but thanks for the offer. Have a good day.

[Edited 12/20/10 6:51am]

and if the casual fan that would hear something new might just like it and want 2 buy so said new material ...hmmmm

i got a box of chocolates 4 ya if u like ...

babynoz said:

getxxxx said:

dude you really dont know production, thats the same stage...

the stage has flooring that is removeable and changeable it can be black one day, blue the next or whatever color he chooses. why spend money on a new stage show when he can roll out the stage and add new elements to the floor of the stage.

i bet you didnt notice the monitors step up around the stage with the lyrics scrolled on them.

Not the same stage.

I was on the field for the SB and all of the rehearsals. The SB stage was longer and a bit taller. Plus the walkway is wider and the lights are above the surface instead of recessed into the floor.

The band area in the circle is deeper on this stage too. The MSG stage is more similar to the London stage.

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Wow! Nice pics sis! Thanks for posting!