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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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Hate to nitpick but were these new songs played live? Was it with the new ladies? |
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ok, now that the dust is settling, i say: Release It!
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Prince's surprise shows pay homage to hometown
After a long dry spell, Minneapolis' enduring megastar reconnected with hometown fans in a big way at a tiny club.
To Hiro Sugihara, it must have seemed as if Twin Cities music fans can catch Minneapolis' most famous star any night of the week.
"I'm going to tell everyone at home about this on Facebook," raved the 41-year-old Tokyo resident, a Prince fan who simply hoped to visit "Purple Rain" landmark First Avenue during a business trip here. Instead, he became one of 1,600 or so mostly ecstatic ticket-holders who saw Prince play a much smaller downtown music haven, the Dakota Jazz Club.
Only Prince's hometown fans know how lucky the Japanese visitor was. Friday night, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer wrapped up a three-night marathon of six gigs that were his first public performances on home turf since 2007.
They may go down as some of the most legendary, too.
These casual shows were all about breaking in new band members, Prince said. "A good way to get to know the new people is to watch them work," he said in an e-mail relayed by Los Angeles blogger Jeremiah Freed, aka Dr. Funkenberry, a friend who also announced the concerts online.
Prince likened the concerts to public workouts once held by another legend: "Muhammad Ali trained in public gyms that were open to the press; he was a prime inspiration."
In this case, the champ has been on something of a losing streak. Album sales and radio play have dwindled over the past decade, although he is still a hot concert ticket, as proven by sold-out 2012 Australia and Chicago arena dates in an otherwise quiet year.
If this week's gigs don't spark a comeback in 2013, they at least confirmed that the rock 'n' roll love affair with Prince still burns locally despite his years away from stages here. (He still keeps up a local residence and works out of his Paisley Park studio in Chanhassen.)
"He's attended a number of shows here, so I think he felt comfortable," said Dakota co-owner Lowell Pickett, who shrugged off the logistical challenges posed by the shows, which weren't announced until Tuesday. "Everyone is just so excited to have him here."
The Dakota's online ticketing system crashed under heavy demand when tickets ($70-$250) went on sale, and anti-scalping measures had to be established by the club.
Candlelit intimacy
Fans who did get into the candlelit performances relished the intimacy -- especially on Friday, when he unveiled an all-female backup band and a new heavy funk-rock sound. Friday's first show was the most expensive ($250), exhaustive (100 minutes, 25 longer than any other) and most guitar-dominated. And the only show at which Prince didn't wear sunglasses or have people seated on the main floor. He even played "Purple Rain" on piano.
"We didn't know what to expect because it was advertised as 'surprise,' but it exceeded my expectations," said Jeff Whitman, 44, of Minneapolis. "Best show I've ever seen."
"He has great energy, great stage presence and a great sense of humor," said first-timer Ben Frey, 26, of St. Paul.
Tom Shiah, 64, of Minneapolis, attended gigs on Friday and Wednesday. "It was a dichotomy; different vibe each time and I loved both of them," he said Friday. "Tonight was more down and dirty."
Not only did this week's concerts prove that Prince has still got it -- he spent as much time sizzling on guitar and keyboards as singing -- they suggested he still has a thing for hometown crowds.
"It's like watching him in your basement," said Ted Cheesebrough, 38, of St. Paul, who attended Wednesday's all-instrumental jams.
After Thursday's shows, when Prince mixed up old R&B tunes with some less familiar songs of his own, Sharon Kahler, 46, of Burnsville said she had been "afraid there would be very little Prince and I would be disappointed. I let go of my expectations at the beginning when he said, 'You're allowed to dance.' The energy was fantastic. It was worth every penny."
"We know him a little better, I think," said Sara Savoy, 41, of Savage, who -- like most of the fans interviewed -- was not disappointed by the lack of hits but rather intrigued by the shows' oddness. "Any time you try to figure Prince out, you've already made a mistake. One thing we know for certain: He just loves playing music."
He seemed to enjoy playing with local audiences, too. Wednesday he strummed a few notes of his 1980 hit "When You Were Mine," then yelled, "Psych!" On Thursday, he hollered, "Get up, grandma!" to a woman seated at the foot of the stage. All week, he blew kisses around the room.
Will the run continue?
Several of his former music associates turned out to see the musical workouts, including Bobby Z, drummer in Prince's "Purple Rain" band the Revolution, and his brother, producer/engineer David Z. The rationale behind the shows made sense to singer and drummer Stokley Williams of the R&B band Mint Condition.
"This was great for us, but it really was all for him and the band," Williams said at Wednesday's jam. "A band can rehearse for weeks inside its space, but the adrenaline kicks in and the dynamic always changes when you come to a place like this."
One question is whether Prince has enjoyed himself enough to keep a good thing going. Although local duo Ginger and Bobby Commodore are scheduled to play the Dakota on Saturday, Prince has rented the club through Monday. "We're taking it a day at a time," proprietor Pickett said.
One thing is certain, said Bobby Z: "This club will never be the same, like First Avenue was never the same after 'Purple Rain.'"
Chris Riemenschneider • 612-673-4658 Twitter: @ChrisRstrib Jon Bream • 612-673-1719 • @jonbream | |
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Where r all the fan reports on here? Not that long ago there would b 30 pages to this thread. After 6 shows now there are only 9!!!! Most of which r either those saying how they wish they coulda been there or locall media reports. Its always the rabid fans reports that make the best reading. The ones where u can almost feel thru their excitement that u were actually there yourself. Homer Simpson: "I call the big one Bitey"!! | |
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Whoops [Edited 1/18/13 22:52pm] Homer Simpson: "I call the big one Bitey"!! | |
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Just what I was wondering... "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0 | |
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i think there are no real fans over there due to the late anouncement. The only ones which i saw giving reports didnt have much to tell. F.e. the girl which was interviewed thought it was one of the best experiences of her life....later on she told it was her first prince concert....mmm. because of the hype lots of people who want to tell they were there were in and nothing more....Pity Prince organizes nothing anymore for his true fans like in 2002 with the rehearsals, member tickets and aftershow entrance with the npgmc.. | |
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The capacitys only 300 so don't hold ure breath |
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so far from tweets we got
eye like it there shes always in my hair bambi screwdriver purple rain
Is that the whole show? Certainly there has to be more right? I am really diggin this setlist so far | |
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did he yell out anything like 'hey lads and lassies~! comeon and join me for a bite of gminor out at paisley park' ??? | |
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trax said: so far from tweets we got
eye like it there shes always in my hair bambi screwdriver purple rain
Is that the whole show? Certainly there has to be more right? I am really diggin this setlist so far And that's just the 1st show |
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From The Prince Museum on Facebook...
3121... Don't U Wanna Come? |
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They removed all the tables and sold another 100 tickets so I'm thinking there were about 375 at the last concert which was over 90min+
We can hold more than we thought! There will be 100 GA SRO seats available at the door $250 each, doors at 10:15, 11:00 showtime PRINCE | |
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... [Edited 1/19/13 1:08am] "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
https://youtu.be/CVwv9LZMah0 | |
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YES
great setlist
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killer setlist....great!!
18 j 2013 Dakota last nite b4 die!
addition: i am yours and e&f.....
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^ not too bad
Excellent I would say. This is right up my alley (hope I use this saying right).
Why are the Dakota Shows bundled in this thread?
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Prince at the Dakota: Night 3 recap & 6-show wrapupPosted by: Jon Bream
Several thoughts on Prince’s Friday night shows – and his historic three-day run -- at the Dakota Jazz Club.
• Both sets featured pretty much the same material but in different order and with a different vibe. For instance, “Purple Rain” was a piano encore piece in the opening gig and an ambling guitar excursion early in the nightcap.
• Both shows were generous (especially compared to the 70- to 80-minute sets on Wednesday and Thursday). The opener was 100 minutes, the second set stretched to about five minutes short of two hours.
• The second set was superior because the backup band – bassist Ida Nielsen from Denmark, guitarist Donna Grantis from Toronto and drummer Hannah Ford from Kentucky – played with more confidence and crispness. While Grantis offered flashy bar-band solos in the first set, her solos flowed more organically with the music in the second segment. Of course, Ford is not in the same league as the terrific Ronald Bruner Jr. (RBJ to Prince), who (at, I think, age 28) just landed the job of drumming with 54-year-old Prince’s New Power Generation.
• The sound of this ensemble – they could be called 3rdeyegirl (or maybe that’s the name of their album – leaned on heavy funk-rock.
• The group offered one new number, “Screwdriver,” a double entendre blues rocker that would make Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler envious.
• The rest of the set list featured lesser known selections including “Guitar,” “The Record” and “Dreamer.”At least, Prince tossed in a few favorites, including “Endorphinemachine” to open both sets, “She’s Always in My Hair” and “When U Were Mine” in the opener and “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man” in the late show.
• Thursday’s shows were like mini-versions of the concerts he presented in arenas last year.
• Has Prince ever been more comfortable, playful and chatty onstage in his hometown? He was even polite to the sound engineer when feedback kept erupting on Friday. The jokes kept coming all night long – “Hannah” is the same spelled forward and backwards to the Pink Panther-like hat (with long “tails” on both sides to be used as a scarf) that he wore during the nightcap for one number. Has he ever been that un-self-conscious before onstage?
• Prince was extremely appreciative and complimentary to his hometown fans. After saying, “there’s a whole bunch of people in Minnesota who say (and then he sing) ain’t nobody do it like Prince do.” After that self-pat on the back, he explained his attitude: “At your service.”
• We need to mention again that every single show started precisely on time. After all these years without a watch, Prince finally knows what time it is.
• Three cheers for the sound system that Prince brought to the Dakota. Yes, the system was big enough to wipe out a booth and several tables and blast a venue the size of the Orpheum Theatre. But Prince set the levels at the right level for this room.
• Chris Riemenschneider and I put the Dakota run in perspective (click here) – with some help from fans who were there.
• One man’s rankings of the six shows, from best on down: 1. Thursday late. 2. Thursday early. 3. Friday late 4. Wednesday late 5. Wednesday early 6. Friday early
• At the end of Friday’s second show, Prince announced that he’d be leaving his sound system at the Dakota and his personal DJ would be there to spin records on Saturday night. The Dakota, which removed tables and chairs from the main floor on Friday, will leave the main floor open for dancing. Prince said there would be a “small cover to take care of the nice Dakota staff.”
• Indeed, props to Lowell Pickett and the Dakota for pulling off this ambition engagement without a hitch.
• This Dakota engagement will have a prominent place in Prince history in the Twin Cities, along with his debut at the Capri Theater (the only smaller place in his hometown at which he’s played an advertised show), his bikini-and-trenchcoat concert at the Orpheum, his unveiling the “Purple Rain” songs at First Avenue, his five-night Purple Rain Tour stand at the old St. Paul Civic Center and the opening of the Lovesexy tour at Met Center.
• Hey Prince, what cha doing at the Dakota on Sunday and Monday? Just asking. [Edited 1/19/13 3:25am] | |
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serpan99 said: SHUT UP!!! Endorphinmachine????? 
That has made me have crazy butterflies in my tummy & so excited I think I need to go to the little girls room!! Ha ha ha  [Edited 1/19/13 1:46am] | |
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OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just reading this setlist ... if I had been there I would have died and gone to heaven. My most perfect Prince concert experience would be something like this ... PURE ROCK!!!! Now please, Prince, go on tour with your girl band and keep playing these rock shows!!!!
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Wow, love that set list!!  What are you outraged about today? CNN has not told you yet? | |
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Prince ends his run at the Dakota with smoky, standing-room-only shows
Prince's new bandmates: Drummer Hannah Ford, guitarist Donna Grantis, and bassist Ida Nielsen. Photo courtesy of Prince.
Prince’s residency at the Dakota Jazz Club may not be over — he is planning to host a lounge-y dance party/DJ night tomorrow, and still has a hold on the venue for Sunday and Monday nights — but Friday marked the end of the a three-night run of intimate and wildly different rehearsal concerts that are sure to live on in infamy.
As promised, each night had a distinctive feel; Wednesday night’s pair of “improv/drummer audition” sets found Prince leading the latest configuration of the New Power Generation through a series of heady, instrumental jams, while the same band tightened things up considerably for Thursday’s “jam” gigs and mixed in a a selection of well-known hits. Friday’s “surprise” shows, on the other hand, rebuilt the entire experience from scratch, swapping out the sprawling 12-piece band that backed Prince those first two nights for a slimmed-down power trio and a few extra PAs, and clearing out the tables on the Dakota’s main floor to transform the space into a straight-up rock club.
Tickets for Friday’s shows were by far the priciest of the week at $250 a pop, and yet ironically the people who paid the most to stand on their hind legs in front of Prince seemed the least interested in dancing to his music; for the majority of his two-hour late-night set, the hard-partying crowd alternated between loudly talking over the music and standing stalk-still, staring reverently at the Purple One as he played.
As with Thursday’s shows, Prince kept the lights turned way down low and the fog machine cranked high, but he did opt to perform sans sunglasses, making a few genuine attempts to connect with the crowd. “Somebody come dance with me,” he requested during new song “Screwdriver,” following it up moments later with an apologetic “just kidding,” while a few moments later he was pleading for “everyone upstairs” to “be quiet and listen” to the softer passages of his moody 1998 ballad “Beautiful Strange.”
The wall between performer and fan was erased once and for all with his fourth song of the night, the iconic “Purple Rain,” which found Prince tenderly placing a cherry red guitar into the hands of several front-row fans and requesting they hold onto it as he gingerly plugged in a cord and attached a strap to either end of the instrument. It was a dramatic moment drew out the introduction to that song even longer than usual, and by the time he started playing and made his way to the song’s soaring solo the crowd was prepared to time-travel with him wherever he wanted to go.
The rest of the set found him jumping back and forth between earlier and later eras of his career, and it was clear that he had planned out the set list to complement his new backing band’s strengths. Guitarist Donna Grantis was an unflappable foil and showed she was more than capable of supporting Prince as he laid down Hendrix-invoking riffs on punchy songs like “Guitar” and “I Like it There,” and bassist Ida Nielsen and drummer Hannah Ford proved to be a powerhouse rhythm section. And yet though all three supporting musicians are clearly experts at their instruments, the set definitely felt like a rehearsal at times, with the players still feeling each other out and figuring out how to settle into a groove.
His young new bandmates might also be responsible for some of Prince’s newfound playfulness. At one point in the encore, drummer Ford emerged with a light-up spirit hood straight out of a jam band festival and Prince followed soon after sporting his own furry lion hat; he kept that prop atop his head for his entire performance of “The Record” and “Compassion,” an image that will forever remain imprinted on my retinas.
At the end of encore closer “I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man,” meanwhile, he inserted a line about “a whole bunch of people in Minnesota that say ain’t nobody do it like Prince do,” then blew kisses at the crowd and jokingly shouted “At your service!”
It’s hard to say exactly what Prince is gearing up for with these rehearsal gigs, but his new backing trio — who proudly displayed the logo for mystery Twitter persona 3rd Eye Girl on their drum kit, and may even be called 3rd Eye Girl themselves — have continued releasing a steady stream of hints about the band’s future and indications that they’re anticipating an action-packed 2013. Regardless, these back-to-back nights at the Dakota provided hometown fans a rare glimpse at the inner-workings of an artist who often seems all too elusive. A week for the history books, to be sure.
Set list: Endorphinmachine
Encore #1
Encore #2 | |
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what song is "the record"? is it a new one or a cover?
anyway. GREAT (!!!) SETLIST.
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Who do you guys think drew this? IIRC, Andy Allo was drawing similar pictures on some TV performance a while back. Seems logical, no?
Prost! "Whatever skin we're in
we all need 2 b friends" |
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Okaaaaaaay.
Maybe they both had the same art teacher.
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