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Reply #480 posted 03/26/09 10:09pm

MajesticOne89

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purplecam said:

I still can't get over tonights performance. It was definately better than last nights and I enjoyed that one. This was a grand slam home run in every shape and form with this one! headbang music


Me either! headbang headbang headbang
I'm so pumped right now lol
chill..prince doesnt like men being front row, makes it hard to sing the ballads
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Reply #481 posted 03/26/09 10:10pm

Gohi

2elijah said:

Dred said:

Haven't seen yet -- As good as "Fury" on SNL?



Better!!!!

Heck no. But it was cool. I was kind of disappointed. The solos weren't as good as I thought they'd be... and someone needs to tell harmonica guy to shut the hell up.
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Reply #482 posted 03/26/09 10:12pm

2elijah

Gohi said:

2elijah said:




Better!!!!

Heck no. But it was cool. I was kind of disappointed. The solos weren't as good as I thought they'd be... and someone needs to tell harmonica guy to shut the hell up.


Well, that's your opinion. After seeing that performance of "Dreamer" tonight, "it was better than fury"....love the lyrics:-D

Would love to see him play "Dreamer" live.
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Reply #483 posted 03/26/09 10:14pm

Gohi

of course. Fury gave me shivers and made me believe 3121 would be a classic and this one just left me cold.
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Reply #484 posted 03/26/09 10:14pm

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NuPwrSoul said:

h0uSeQuAkE said:

I HOPE BRIA VALENTE doesnt ruin this moment. i hope that she dont do a song from her cd. she dont need 2 promote it. its already gonna b reaping the benfits of bein attacted 2 lotusflow3r & mplsound



I was thinking the same thing... Prince ripped it tonight, and tore it up last night... since he's doing one song from each album... that makes tomorrow night Elixer and I'm scurrrred boxed


I would love to hear that performed live.
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Reply #485 posted 03/26/09 10:15pm

Graycap23

Am I the only one that noticed how Mike Bland kicked the dogg sh*t out of the "other" drummer?
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Reply #486 posted 03/26/09 10:16pm

Gohi

Graycap23 said:

Am I the only one that noticed how Mike Bland kicked the dogg sh*t out of the "other" drummer?

Enough of the Cora hate. Check out her performance of Shhh on LF.com (if you can even view it, haha)
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Reply #487 posted 03/26/09 10:17pm

DigMeNow

Two 4 two....waaaaahooooo nod biggrin

Prince IS the MAN!!! guitar He tore that guitar up on Dreamer!!! whew

His performances are perfection. nod Beautiful suit and I see Ilona was in the house. Looooking Goooood thumbs up!

Oh and the target commercial was Grrrrreat! (In my best Tony the Tiger voice) Loved it too!


Also liked Mr. Yonnet's jacket,very cool

Thank you very much for two wonderful nights of performances,much appreciated.


woot! bow
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Reply #488 posted 03/26/09 10:17pm

2elijah

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Am I the only one that noticed how Mike Bland kicked the dogg sh*t out of the "other" drummer?



He kicked the dog sh*t out of it, and kicked it again and again. How's that, Gray? lol But I still love Cora's playing. She came a long way from when I first saw her play at the Nokia, in NYC in 2006.
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Reply #489 posted 03/26/09 10:18pm

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Graycap23 said:

Am I the only one that noticed how Mike Bland kicked the dogg sh*t out of the "other" drummer?


no you are not the only one

and I'm convinced that was part of the problem last night.
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Reply #490 posted 03/26/09 10:18pm

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Was Michael B. wearing an apron? That man was chopping it up, so I guess he needed some protection.

To me, he just unleashed two songs on Leno that thrill and amaze. Absolutely ridiculous.

But more importantly, their studio brethren are far, far better. And I'm sure in his own concerts where he'll have 8-10 minutes or more, he's going to break some strings.

Which all means that I don't have to make fucking conditions about having to watch "SNL" or track down some concert bootleg.

The version I'll be listening to for the rest of my life is already in my ears.

== screw being able to type ==
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Reply #491 posted 03/26/09 10:18pm

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Gohi said:

of course. Fury gave me shivers and made me believe 3121 would be a classic and this one just left me cold.


i mean, yea this one left me speechless!
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Reply #492 posted 03/26/09 10:21pm

murph

Graycap23 said:

Am I the only one that noticed how Mike Bland kicked the dogg sh*t out of the "other" drummer?



Bland indeed killed it..."Dreamer" was overall a strong showing from Prince and the stripped down band...

But the lackluster feel of Prince's 1st performance had little to do with the drummer's (cora) skill and more to do with the SOUND of the drums...Prince has to learn that songs using the darker-toned Linn drum do not translate well "live" with live drums....The groove came off as "Oprah funk" because of this...
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Reply #493 posted 03/26/09 10:27pm

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mwilli said:

he hit a home run,he slammed dunked it,he brought it tonight "dreamer" is a mutha cant wait to hit up my target employees with this cd(and its gonna rain all day sunday)turn up the stereo sunday..im blasting it till i pop a speaker..lol


And, without so much as breaking a sweat, by the end of that last solo, he scored a hole-in-one, a bicycle-kick-goal, and a touchdown ! nod nod nod
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Reply #494 posted 03/26/09 10:27pm

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murph said:

Graycap23 said:

Am I the only one that noticed how Mike Bland kicked the dogg sh*t out of the "other" drummer?



Bland indeed killed it..."Dreamer" was overall a strong showing from Prince and the stripped down band...

But the lackluster feel of Prince's 1st performance had little to do with the drummer's (cora) skill and more to do with the SOUND of the drums...Prince has to learn that songs using the darker-toned Linn drum do not translate well "live" with live drums....The groove came off as "Oprah funk" because of this...
[Edited 3/26/09 22:22pm]


Hmmmm interesting hmmm ... I don't recall that being a problem when perfroming Housequake live... you going to make me go do some homework!
[Edited 3/26/09 22:29pm]
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Reply #495 posted 03/26/09 10:28pm

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I thought both performances were pretty good. very pleased. kind of a dick move walking out like that but very Prince... I was glad Leno didn't let him get away w/ it last night. Respect man, pay it!
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Reply #496 posted 03/26/09 10:32pm

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murph said:

Graycap23 said:

Am I the only one that noticed how Mike Bland kicked the dogg sh*t out of the "other" drummer?



Bland indeed killed it..."Dreamer" was overall a strong showing from Prince and the stripped down band...

But the lackluster feel of Prince's 1st performance had little to do with the drummer's (cora) skill and more to do with the SOUND of the drums...Prince has to learn that songs using the darker-toned Linn drum do not translate well "live" with live drums....The groove came off as "Oprah funk" because of this...
[Edited 3/26/09 22:22pm]


you know I bet ?uestlove would kill Old School Company
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Reply #497 posted 03/26/09 10:34pm

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yes!
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Reply #498 posted 03/26/09 10:42pm

murph

Alexandernvrmind said:

murph said:




Bland indeed killed it..."Dreamer" was overall a strong showing from Prince and the stripped down band...

But the lackluster feel of Prince's 1st performance had little to do with the drummer's (cora) skill and more to do with the SOUND of the drums...Prince has to learn that songs using the darker-toned Linn drum do not translate well "live" with live drums....The groove came off as "Oprah funk" because of this...
[Edited 3/26/09 22:22pm]


Hmmmm interesting hmmm ... I don't recall that being a problem when perfroming Housequake live... you going to make me go do some homework!
[Edited 3/26/09 22:29pm]





Hmmm...notice I said "Darker toned" Linn drum..."Housequake" had the the higher pitch Linn which works with a crisp live snares...But when you go with the lower toned, heavier Linn sound such as "Old School Company," (think of the drum sounds in terms of lower tone: "When Doves Cry" and "Beautiful Ones" and even "Kiss"--a song that can be hit or miss live for Prince) it sounds small without the LINN...And it didn't help that he sped the groove up, which took away from the dark feel of it...

All this to say, that "Dreamer" worked MUCH better....

In the future Prince needs to break out the Live Linn triggers when it comes to the heavier Linn sounds...

But yeah...he gets props for tonight...Major props...
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Reply #499 posted 03/26/09 10:43pm

Putmarroussia

murph said:

Dude ripped it...Hardcore Prince fans gotta dig the guitar shredding...

On the real, I can understand the beefs some folks had with dude's 1st performance on Leno (Ol School Company)...it seemed unfocused--everything from the background singers to the translation of the orginal groove from the album (it doesn't work live WITHOUT the Linn drums and slower, grittier pace)...As someone said, it came off as that "Oprah funk" instead of the MPLSsound....

But "Dreamer" translated perfectly live....

I can honestly say folks complaining about that performance are just piling on...


I can say the same about you bitching about last night performance cuz everything you said is so fucking wrong. Last Ol Scholl c ompany was tight as well and this tune translates into an amazing new funky anthem live.

Period.


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Reply #500 posted 03/26/09 10:44pm

Gohi

MajesticOne89 said:

Gohi said:

of course. Fury gave me shivers and made me believe 3121 would be a classic and this one just left me cold.


I remember that feeling....shame on prince! mad

Well, I dunno about that...
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Reply #501 posted 03/26/09 10:49pm

murph

Putmarroussia said:

murph said:

Dude ripped it...Hardcore Prince fans gotta dig the guitar shredding...

On the real, I can understand the beefs some folks had with dude's 1st performance on Leno (Ol School Company)...it seemed unfocused--everything from the background singers to the translation of the orginal groove from the album (it doesn't work live WITHOUT the Linn drums and slower, grittier pace)...As someone said, it came off as that "Oprah funk" instead of the MPLSsound....

But "Dreamer" translated perfectly live....

I can honestly say folks complaining about that performance are just piling on...


I can say the same about you bitching about last night performance cuz everything you said is so fucking wrong. Last Ol Scholl c ompany was tight as well and this tune translates into an amazing new funky anthem live.

Period.


wink


That would be all fine and good...

But if you can't tell the difference between classic Org "bitching" and a nuanced, non-fammey criticism then that's on you...Ya dig?
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Reply #502 posted 03/26/09 10:49pm

Putmarroussia

Alexandernvrmind said:

Graycap23 said:

Am I the only one that noticed how Mike Bland kicked the dogg sh*t out of the "other" drummer?


no you are not the only one

and I'm convinced that was part of the problem last night.


There was no problme last night. This Cora hate is totally absurd. She is very tight now an she does the job perfectly. But of course, you seem to have a better ear than many of us and Prince himself.
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Reply #503 posted 03/26/09 10:53pm

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Graycap23 said:

Am I the only one that noticed how Mike Bland kicked the dogg sh*t out of the "other" drummer?



No. And it was nice to actually hear some funky bass, too.


Gohi said:

Enough of the Cora hate. Check out her performance of Shhh on LF.com (if you can even view it, haha)



Michael B. kills Cora on Shhh, too. No one is saying she is a bad drummer (she's a professional musician after all), she's just boring as hell and not on par with Michael, Sheila or John. But she is better than Bobby Z.! razz
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Reply #504 posted 03/26/09 10:59pm

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murph said:

Alexandernvrmind said:



Hmmmm interesting hmmm ... I don't recall that being a problem when perfroming Housequake live... you going to make me go do some homework!
[Edited 3/26/09 22:29pm]





Hmmm...notice I said "Darker toned" Linn drum..."Housequake" had the the higher pitch Linn which works with a crisp live snares...But when you go with the lower toned, heavier Linn sound such as "Old School Company," (think of the drum sounds in terms of lower tone: "When Doves Cry" and "Beautiful Ones" and even "Kiss"--a song that can be hit or miss live for Prince) it sounds small without the LINN...And it didn't help that he sped the groove up, which took away from the dark feel of it...

All this to say, that "Dreamer" worked MUCH better....

In the future Prince needs to break out the Live Linn triggers when it comes to the heavier Linn sounds...

But yeah...he gets props for tonight...Major props...


dude I couldn't put my finger on last night... I didn't know why he seemed flat but I think your on to something... thanks for the reference points with Doves, BOs and Kiss.... and you are right about Kiss being hit or miss live

good stuff dude
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Reply #505 posted 03/26/09 11:02pm

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Another solid live performance from Prince. He needed some redemption after last night and bringing back what is arguably his strongest live band to support him was a wise and surprising move. It's a shame this grouping never recorded a real studio rock album.

There are only ten interesting minutes on all of Lotusflower and lucky for Prince tonight, five of those minutes are Dreamer.
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Reply #506 posted 03/26/09 11:03pm

h0uSeQuAkE

Alexandernvrmind said:

murph said:




Bland indeed killed it..."Dreamer" was overall a strong showing from Prince and the stripped down band...

But the lackluster feel of Prince's 1st performance had little to do with the drummer's (cora) skill and more to do with the SOUND of the drums...Prince has to learn that songs using the darker-toned Linn drum do not translate well "live" with live drums....The groove came off as "Oprah funk" because of this...
[Edited 3/26/09 22:22pm]


Hmmmm interesting hmmm ... I don't recall that being a problem when perfroming Housequake live... you going to make me go do some homework!
[Edited 3/26/09 22:29pm]
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Reply #507 posted 03/26/09 11:03pm

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Alexandernvrmind said:

murph said:




Hmmm...notice I said "Darker toned" Linn drum..."Housequake" had the the higher pitch Linn which works with a crisp live snares...But when you go with the lower toned, heavier Linn sound such as "Old School Company," (think of the drum sounds in terms of lower tone: "When Doves Cry" and "Beautiful Ones" and even "Kiss"--a song that can be hit or miss live for Prince) it sounds small without the LINN...And it didn't help that he sped the groove up, which took away from the dark feel of it...

All this to say, that "Dreamer" worked MUCH better....

In the future Prince needs to break out the Live Linn triggers when it comes to the heavier Linn sounds...

But yeah...he gets props for tonight...Major props...


dude I couldn't put my finger on last night... I didn't know why he seemed flat but I think your on to something... thanks for the reference points with Doves, BOs and Kiss.... and you are right about Kiss being hit or miss live

good stuff dude


Old School Company last night was no flat! It was slammin'. I have it on HD here with a great sound quality. It's a killer. And Cora was really into it.
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Reply #508 posted 03/26/09 11:04pm

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Putmarroussia said:

murph said:

Dude ripped it...Hardcore Prince fans gotta dig the guitar shredding...

On the real, I can understand the beefs some folks had with dude's 1st performance on Leno (Ol School Company)...it seemed unfocused--everything from the background singers to the translation of the orginal groove from the album (it doesn't work live WITHOUT the Linn drums and slower, grittier pace)...As someone said, it came off as that "Oprah funk" instead of the MPLSsound....

But "Dreamer" translated perfectly live....

I can honestly say folks complaining about that performance are just piling on...


I can say the same about you bitching about last night performance cuz everything you said is so fucking wrong. Last Ol Scholl c ompany was tight as well and this tune translates into an amazing new funky anthem live.

Period.

wink


definately gotta disagree there.... Old School didn't translate well last night from the studio version. I couldn't put my finger on it and many of us were discussing it all day... because the studio verison of that song is sick.

Gotta agree with Murph here! By the way I'm not saying last night sucked I'm saying given the grove of the studio cut I was taken aback by its flatness performed live...
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Reply #509 posted 03/26/09 11:06pm

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someone said that sounds that use he linn drum on record dont work well live with live drums. are u kidding me??? as much as i love his linn drum programing, nothing beats the sound of live drums
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