I don't think so. I've seen Prince do this before at his own shows. Sometimes for whatever reason he can't figure out what he wants to do. Stevie was practically begging Prince to rock it out. Steve got so frustrated he started playing a part for Prince, like 'give me some of this'. I agree that P's rhythm part was funky, but out of place. He looked lost and scared. Oh well, at least he didn't fall off the stage. | |
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oh F**K ME Sideways......
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He was jamming , then he did a break , and he was doing Soul Power by James Brown ..... coming on ... why is every one on here think their a better musician than Prince ?
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I'm sorry but the only times i've seen Prince, not rock out and look lost / scared is when he should be, the first on stage with James Brown, Miles Davis and Stevie ....
If anyone on the org thinks it's that easy to go on stage and just start jamming with this lot, they should stick to U2 and Madonna songs and they don't know jack about music!
These guy's are icon's to Prince and so they should be !
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Dear Prince, this is a gift, I've always wanted to C U perform with the Master Stevie, even though I wasn't there, I thank U We make our own way to heaven everyday
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And you are getting so defensive because.....? Is Prince not a musical genius capable of going note for note with the GREATS? Yet, given the oppurtunity, he does not live up to those type of labels. I doubt any stage musician or performer would be intimidated by playing a few bars with Steve. I think most would jump at the chance. Especially one of Prince's experience. It's curious why sometimes he seems to have trouble playing spontaneously. I saw a bootleg from Bunker's in Minneapolis and I think he had the same trouble there. I wonder what the problem is. | |
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Wow thats all i can say! whoever went was so lucky to of witness that.
Wish Stevie would come and jam with him for his europe tour!
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Exactly, Prince seemed humble and respestful in not wanting to steal the limelight, coz he can so easily do sometimes! FUNKNROLL! "February 2014, wow". 'dre. | |
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I wish Shelia and him would just get together and get married already! they really do compliment each other, they always look fab together. FUNKNROLL! "February 2014, wow". 'dre. | |
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Yeah right!
I think alot of people on here really don't get how much work the Greats, Prince, Stevie, James, MJ put into their stage act ....
A lot of musician in their head think there good and think they could just jump on stage and Jam with Stevie, but if that was the case we would be out watching them
It's not that easy, if it was ...everyone would do it!
Practise makes perfect ... we are use to seeing perfect that all - relax...
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I can't speak to how technically proficient what he did was, but I thought the whole thing sounded great. I loved it. (If anything, I wish Sheila had done more than just shake a tamborine, but whatever.) | |
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hope he had a great time. i never imagined Prince as Stevie's side-kick, but if the shoe fits. this too shall pass | |
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That's right Prince can't really play well live unless he's practiced everything out in advance. Not exactly the stuff of legends is it? Hell any lead guitar player at your local bar can improvise some kind of solo on a Stevie Wonder funk tune. Surely Prince is capable of doing the same thing, right? Yet for some reason he really struggles. I've seen him do the same thing on his own songs. | |
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Stevie, Prince & Sheila looked and sounded great-nice to see them still doing their things and I wish I had whatever fountain Prince is drinking from cuz he's looking damn good for 52 Gotta that dude. | |
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prince starts on the keyboards but it is worth noting that he does not know how to play superstition .. part of the riff is there but the main melody that makes it superstition is not heard until stevie takes over and plays the more subtle notes .. while prince is playing rhythm guitar it is apparent he is lost .. he has found a couple of notes that work but not quite following any part of the song .. sounds like minor blues licks over a major key ... non obtrusive but definately not adding to or even working with the song .. there is no need for blues licks in between the horns .. then prince gets the spotlight .. the notion that he was laid back and not hogging the spotlight is silly .. stevie broke down the ENTIRE BAND to spotlight prince and prince really looks and plays like he choked .. stevie saves with his solo and then starts singing .. prince finally plays something worth listening to as stevie comes back in singing his first verse but as soon as the horns kick in prince is back to his minor based funk riff thing that sounds out of key .. i've done the same thing a few times .. jamming with people not quite knowing the key and trying to fake it enuf not to ruin the song .. u can see the uncomfortableness cross the face of both prince and stevie .. especially stevie u can see him trying so hard to figure out what the hell prince is doing ... you can see stevie listening really hard and his face squoncheds up like he is desparately hoping an interesting note is on its way .. the odd thing about music is that a blues based song, pretty much any blues based song is super easy to jam over .. u can play most any note in a certain minor scale and it sounds like gold .. a major key song with the kinds of progressions that only stevie can write takes learning and knowing before u can improvise over it .. as much as prince idolizes stevie .. and complains that stevie is better than beatles ... it is clear and surprising that he hadnt REALLY studied stevie that much and he definately did ZERO prep on this song ... as i stated in the mplsound thread .. prince moved from being at the top of his field in what he knew how to do but carried his ego over to other areas of music that he is quite amature at .. this is case and point of prince thinking he can do anything due to past successes and being majorly schooled in what he really needs to humble himself and learn as a musician .. this is what has been missing from his recent work ... growth | |
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How impossible is that? | |
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great so when prince moved into soul power ...what was that about then?
Yeah that's why he has maceo, larry and blackwell in his band.....because he's not humble?....
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If you look around there is another clip of Prince playing with Stevie at Madison Square Garden a few years ago. I am sure is knows Superstition because he is playing on that clip just fine. Maybe he was trying to be humble, just function as a sideman, and not hog the spotlight. I am not surprised that you now got orgers attacking his musicianship it was going to happen eventually since despite all of the rantings over the last decade P is still touring and still putting out music. He just keeps going and it tears some of you up.
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Kids nowadays...
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We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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I disagree. Prince's guitar playing was uncharacteristically relatively poor. "Superstition" isn't really a guitar track anyway but he could tried to sit in with the song more. D+ | |
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shame that the clip is hard to watch..it runs, it stops, it runs.... | |
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well gee, i guess you're a better musician than prince, aren't you.
I heard nothing wrong with what prince did. | |
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maybe he doesn't like surprises
or may hes not use to improvising
if i got on stage w/ Stevie i would choke but im very scary so that is expected | |
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whoah where did he ressurect those glasses from! "Not to sound cosmic, but I've made plans for the next 3,000 years," he says. "Before, it was only three days at a time." | |
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Thanks for sharing, made my whole day!!! | |
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I agree it looks and I do believe it is respect that Prince is giving. However he is on stage and therefore should preform | |
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Also-he looks so bloody healthy | |
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All I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!
Two of the greats on stage together, for those who were there it is a moment you will treasure forever!!! | |
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That was FANTASTIC, and Prince looks really, really, reeeaaaalllly yum. | |
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