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NY Times:Prince Invests Sweat Equity to Repay His Fans' Loyalty Prince Invests Sweat Equity to Repay His Fans' Loyalty
By JON PARELES Published: July 14, 2004 rince has his platinum albums, his loyal fans, a membership in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and genuine respect from a younger generation of performers. On the tour named after his latest million-selling album, "Musicology" (Paisley Park/Columbia), which started a three-night stand at Madison Square Garden on Monday, Prince goes after one more distinction: he wants the mantle of the hardest-working man in show business. Advertisement In an era of pop stars who can do one or two things moderately well - singing, rapping, writing songs, playing instruments, dancing, staging a spectacle - Prince does them all. He's as versatile and indefatigable as a classic vaudeville trouper, and he has such outsize charisma that he can make his audience shout with just a flick of his hips. Prince is a changed man, one whose religious convictions make an unlikely match with songs about love and lust. The stage, at the center of the arena, was shaped like a crucifix, and Prince changed some of his old lyrics. In "I Feel for You," the song he wrote for Chaka Khan, "physically attracted" became "spiritually attracted." But that didn't stop him from seducing the entire sold-out crowd. His two-and-a-half-hour set was a funky dance party above all. For the final stretch before the encores, women from the audience filled the stage, and Prince and his band wandered between them, sometimes joining them for a few steps. His band socks out funk that's as crisp as the best James Brown, the original hardest-working man in show business; it includes Maceo Parker, Mr. Brown's longtime saxophonist, who at one point appeared in a collegiate cap and gown while Prince called him "the teacher." But the concert was also about Prince reclaiming his place as a pop superstar. In the mid-1990's he broke from Warner Brothers Records to release music on his own schedule, and without major-label clout his music became more difficult to find on radio stations and in stores; it also grew more exploratory. "Musicology" is distributed (but not owned) by a major label, and it cuts back on experiments to remind fans what they were missing. As part of the ticket price, audience members were handed copies of the album when they entered. Onstage Prince romped through hit after hit - "Little Red Corvette," "Kiss," "Purple Rain" - while fans realized they still knew every word. He also taunted the music business, mocking Warner Brothers and MTV and insisting, "Whatever you can't do alone ain't worth the fame." The concert was full of self-praise - "I wrote this while I was looking in the mirror," he joked during "Cream" - but Prince delivered it with a wink to let fans share the credit. He earned the praise, whether he was singing sweet falsetto ballads or doing percussive screams, praising female charms or starkly depicting the AIDS crisis, playing solo on a purple acoustic guitar or leading the band in funk medleys rehearsed to the last rimshot. "Real music by real musicians!" he crowed, making hard work pay off in dancing feet and grateful fans. |
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asg said: Prince Invests Sweat Equity to Repay His Fans' Loyalty
sold out or not, he can seduce me anytime< flicking of the hips or not! HA! Just kidding (not) I am grateful for him and his music since the begining... listening to him in the morning before a long day at work makes this mom of twins feel totally sexy. Can't ask for anything more than that!!!!! mmm mmmBy JON PARELES Published: July 14, 2004 rince has his platinum albums, his loyal fans, a membership in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and genuine respect from a younger generation of performers. On the tour named after his latest million-selling album, "Musicology" (Paisley Park/Columbia), which started a three-night stand at Madison Square Garden on Monday, Prince goes after one more distinction: he wants the mantle of the hardest-working man in show business. Advertisement In an era of pop stars who can do one or two things moderately well - singing, rapping, writing songs, playing instruments, dancing, staging a spectacle - Prince does them all. He's as versatile and indefatigable as a classic vaudeville trouper, and he has such outsize charisma that he can make his audience shout with just a flick of his hips. Prince is a changed man, one whose religious convictions make an unlikely match with songs about love and lust. The stage, at the center of the arena, was shaped like a crucifix, and Prince changed some of his old lyrics. In "I Feel for You," the song he wrote for Chaka Khan, "physically attracted" became "spiritually attracted." But that didn't stop him from seducing the entire sold-out crowd. His two-and-a-half-hour set was a funky dance party above all. For the final stretch before the encores, women from the audience filled the stage, and Prince and his band wandered between them, sometimes joining them for a few steps. His band socks out funk that's as crisp as the best James Brown, the original hardest-working man in show business; it includes Maceo Parker, Mr. Brown's longtime saxophonist, who at one point appeared in a collegiate cap and gown while Prince called him "the teacher." But the concert was also about Prince reclaiming his place as a pop superstar. In the mid-1990's he broke from Warner Brothers Records to release music on his own schedule, and without major-label clout his music became more difficult to find on radio stations and in stores; it also grew more exploratory. "Musicology" is distributed (but not owned) by a major label, and it cuts back on experiments to remind fans what they were missing. As part of the ticket price, audience members were handed copies of the album when they entered. Onstage Prince romped through hit after hit - "Little Red Corvette," "Kiss," "Purple Rain" - while fans realized they still knew every word. He also taunted the music business, mocking Warner Brothers and MTV and insisting, "Whatever you can't do alone ain't worth the fame." The concert was full of self-praise - "I wrote this while I was looking in the mirror," he joked during "Cream" - but Prince delivered it with a wink to let fans share the credit. He earned the praise, whether he was singing sweet falsetto ballads or doing percussive screams, praising female charms or starkly depicting the AIDS crisis, playing solo on a purple acoustic guitar or leading the band in funk medleys rehearsed to the last rimshot. "Real music by real musicians!" he crowed, making hard work pay off in dancing feet and grateful fans. | |
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On the tour named after his latest million-selling album, "Musicology" (Paisley Park/Columbia),
Paisley Park??? | |
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karlo670 said: On the tour named after his latest million-selling album, "Musicology" (Paisley Park/Columbia),
Paisley Park??? YEAH IT WAS AT PAISLEY PARK THAT HE WROTE "I FEEL FOR U" FOR CHAKA KHAN TOO, DOESN'T EVERY PRINCE FAN KNOW THAT? :RABBIT: | |
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jimsta said: asg said: Prince Invests Sweat Equity to Repay His Fans' Loyalty
sold out or not, he can seduce me anytime< flicking of the hips or not! HA! Just kidding (not) I am grateful for him and his music since the begining... listening to him in the morning before a long day at work makes this mom of twins feel totally sexy. Can't ask for anything more than that!!!!! mmm mmmBy JON PARELES Published: July 14, 2004 rince has his platinum albums, his loyal fans, a membership in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and genuine respect from a younger generation of performers. On the tour named after his latest million-selling album, "Musicology" (Paisley Park/Columbia), which started a three-night stand at Madison Square Garden on Monday, Prince goes after one more distinction: he wants the mantle of the hardest-working man in show business. Advertisement In an era of pop stars who can do one or two things moderately well - singing, rapping, writing songs, playing instruments, dancing, staging a spectacle - Prince does them all. He's as versatile and indefatigable as a classic vaudeville trouper, and he has such outsize charisma that he can make his audience shout with just a flick of his hips. Prince is a changed man, one whose religious convictions make an unlikely match with songs about love and lust. The stage, at the center of the arena, was shaped like a crucifix, and Prince changed some of his old lyrics. In "I Feel for You," the song he wrote for Chaka Khan, "physically attracted" became "spiritually attracted." But that didn't stop him from seducing the entire sold-out crowd. His two-and-a-half-hour set was a funky dance party above all. For the final stretch before the encores, women from the audience filled the stage, and Prince and his band wandered between them, sometimes joining them for a few steps. His band socks out funk that's as crisp as the best James Brown, the original hardest-working man in show business; it includes Maceo Parker, Mr. Brown's longtime saxophonist, who at one point appeared in a collegiate cap and gown while Prince called him "the teacher." But the concert was also about Prince reclaiming his place as a pop superstar. In the mid-1990's he broke from Warner Brothers Records to release music on his own schedule, and without major-label clout his music became more difficult to find on radio stations and in stores; it also grew more exploratory. "Musicology" is distributed (but not owned) by a major label, and it cuts back on experiments to remind fans what they were missing. As part of the ticket price, audience members were handed copies of the album when they entered. Onstage Prince romped through hit after hit - "Little Red Corvette," "Kiss," "Purple Rain" - while fans realized they still knew every word. He also taunted the music business, mocking Warner Brothers and MTV and insisting, "Whatever you can't do alone ain't worth the fame." The concert was full of self-praise - "I wrote this while I was looking in the mirror," he joked during "Cream" - but Prince delivered it with a wink to let fans share the credit. He earned the praise, whether he was singing sweet falsetto ballads or doing percussive screams, praising female charms or starkly depicting the AIDS crisis, playing solo on a purple acoustic guitar or leading the band in funk medleys rehearsed to the last rimshot. "Real music by real musicians!" he crowed, making hard work pay off in dancing feet and grateful fans. This show was so awesome. I can't even think of the words to say. I'm still having "Aftershocks"!!! I was at the 7/12 MSG show, and I'll be in Hartford, CT tomorrow! Ooooh Baby, Come On and bring it! Prince satisfies every single time! Us ladies know the deal! Purple Hippies Bang Yo Head On The 1!Dance On, Fellow Purple People!
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