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Prince link on foxnews.com front page

The New Prince
by Roger Friedman
Singer ready for fun in 2004, throwing 'garden party' for 20,000 fans in New York

www.foxnews.com

http://www.foxnews.com/st...70,00.html

What if you gave a party and everyone came?

That was the theme last night at Madison Square Garden for Prince, who played to a sold-out, packed audience of fervent fans who sang along to almost every song and danced to the music whenever they could.

The irony, of course, is that Prince has not had a hit record since around 1991. For most of the last decade he's presented himself as strange, eccentric, inaccessible and contentious.

But the new Prince for 2004 is all but Prozac-ed and ready for fun. He's been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has a bestselling album (thanks to a stroke of marketing genius) and is clearly ready to stake his place in rock history.

There are many Princes, too: The one who commanded the Garden's stage was forthright, humorous and bigger than life. He wore a white suit, a black suit and one that was half and half. He finished the show with a purple suit and performed the entire 2-hour, 40-minute set in platform shoes.

The Prince who turned up later, around 1:20 a.m., at the new nightclub PM (which I think stands for "Please Move," since if you're not a celebrity or a model, the club's goons don't let you sit), wore a dark cape and a white knit cap that made him look like Carol Channing in "Thoroughly Modern Millie."

He chatted amiably with both Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Mariah Carey, although neither one of them, I believe, caught Prince's extraordinary show. Maybe they'll come tonight or tomorrow night, after the Garden appointments, when the long-lashed musical savant takes over B.B. King 's in Times Square.

Prince performs this show, dubbed "Musicology" after his new album, in the round, as it were. His stage is set up at center court, and there are two bisecting runways so he can play to all four corners of the stadium.

With his high-charged band (including Candy Dulfer and James Brown's legendary horn man Maceo Parker on sax) Prince puts out more energy and genuine excitement than poor Madonna could even dream of at this point.

Prince's ticket price is also considerably less, and includes the price of the "Musicology" album, which every ticket holder receives when he walks in the door.

The show is bracketed by two old R&B hits — Archie Bell & the Drells' "Tighten Up" and Sam & Dave's "Soul Man." In between, there are nods to Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, and Outkast. What Prince wisely delivers all at the same time are his influences (James Brown, Sly Stone) and music of his disciples.

In between, he offers a glimpse into his own persona, with snippets of "When Doves Cry," "Let's Go Crazy," and "1999" mixed in with "I Feel For You," "Nothing Compares 2 U," "Controversy," "Seven," "Sign O' the Times" and the incomparably catchy sing along of "Take Me With You."

The best part of the show, though, is an acoustic solo performance that puts Prince on a chair onstage under a spotlight with just his guitar. There, he one by one picked off elegant versions of "Little Red Corvette," "Cream," "Raspberry Beret," "Alphabet Street" and "Purple Rain."

The intimacy of the setting made him seem more real than he has in years. During a singalong on "Cream," when the audience got a little lost, Prince declared: "Don't tell me this is a bunch of lip-synchers! This ain't MTV, Judy!" he said, referring to MTV chief Judy McGrath.

He also took some shots at his old label, Warner Bros., despite stories that he's in negotiations with them to issue remastered CDs.

"Warner Bros. used to be a friend of mine/Now they're just a monumental waste of time," he rapped. He said of the Warner execs: "They get older, but I look the same."

He almost launched into an Elvis Presley song, stopped himself, and quipped: "You've got to be a Prince before you can be a King."

As I mentioned before, every audience member got a copy of the "Musicology" album on the way into the show. This is really a bit of genius, although it's also been controversial.

"Musicology" is now at the 1.1 million sales mark, but several hundred thousand units counted in that figure come from this unique approach: Include the album in the ticket price so that the show fans automatically become purchasers of the CD. It's a brilliant idea and one that I'm sure will be copied soon by other acts who can't get their fans into record stores.

But here's a word to Prince: You may yet get a bill from your new record label, Columbia, for last night's soirée. The Cristal Champagne was flowing freely and so was the Hennessy cognac. And that was before the celebrities arrived.
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Reply #1 posted 07/13/04 8:11am

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funkyfine said:

The New Prince
by Roger Friedman
Singer ready for fun in 2004, throwing 'garden party' for 20,000 fans in New York

www.foxnews.com

http://www.foxnews.com/st...70,00.html

What if you gave a party and everyone came?

That was the theme last night at Madison Square Garden for Prince, who played to a sold-out, packed audience of fervent fans who sang along to almost every song and danced to the music whenever they could.

The irony, of course, is that Prince has not had a hit record since around 1991.


Please explain: Why the hell is this ironic?

When was the last time the Rolling Stones had a hit record? They're still selling out arenas, and I don't hear any journalists finding that smugly ironic.
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Reply #2 posted 07/13/04 8:15am

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Call me kooky- but I dont remember hearing "Tighten Up" last night.
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Reply #3 posted 07/13/04 8:23am

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the

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...With his high-charged band (including Candy Dulfer and James Brown's legendary horn man Maceo Parker on sax) Prince puts out more energy and genuine excitement than poor Madonna could even dream of at this point.

lol

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Reply #4 posted 07/13/04 8:25am

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FunkyM1999 said:

Call me kooky- but I dont remember hearing "Tighten Up" last night.


Naw - i won`t call you kooky.
"Tighten up" appears in the "Musicology" arrangement. I wasn`t at the show last night, but i guess the part with Rhonda and Mike playing that particular riff has not changed.
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Reply #5 posted 07/13/04 8:33am

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I only recall hearing a few notes of 1999 at best. And Purple Rain was the closer of course, not one of the acoustic numbers.
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Reply #6 posted 07/13/04 8:41am

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RogerFriedman said:

Prince puts out more energy and genuine excitement than poor Madonna could even dream of at this point.


nod woot! giggle
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Reply #7 posted 07/13/04 9:49am

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Why does he turn into such an asshole, once he gets in the club? grrr
All you others say Hell Yea!! woot!
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Reply #8 posted 07/13/04 10:35am

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confuse Do you like Prince? confused
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Reply #9 posted 07/13/04 11:21am

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The Prince who turned up later, around 1:20 a.m., at the new nightclub PM (which I think stands for "Please Move," since if you're not a celebrity or a model, the club's goons don't let you sit), wore a dark cape and a white knit cap that made him look like Carol Channing in "Thoroughly Modern Millie."



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Reply #10 posted 07/13/04 12:44pm

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"and is clearly ready to stake his place in rock history..."

Now I believe Prince already did that Roger...ever had of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? That "song long" solo on "My Guitar Gently Weeps" at the Hall of Fame ceremony was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen or heard.

Peace and Be Wild...
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Reply #11 posted 07/13/04 1:14pm

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FunkyM1999 said:

Call me kooky- but I dont remember hearing "Tighten Up" last night.



Eye Wuz at the show & remember him exclaiming "Tighten Up" either, but didn't recognize the tune of it. Tighten Up's a favorite of mine 2, but I really don't think they played that particular tune. Of couse the NPG wuz jamin', but not doin' Tighten Up. (That woulda been 2 cool!) I really enjoyed the mixes that were playing along with the so cool pics on the huge screens!!! They played C-O-O-L, speakin' of cool! I am still speachless about last nights intoxicating show! It left me salvating for more! I can't wait til this Saturday, when I see him in Hartford with a couple girlfriends. I'll be in full Prince Purple Garb! I'm looking for a Purple Pimp Hat, a Purple Cowboy Hat or something like it, maybe some streamer, and something that screams I'm a HUGE PRINCE FAN and I Wanna get up there and Dance with My Man!!!! We'll be in sec 115 of the Htfd Civic Ctr!!! I went to the live simulcast at Regal on March 29th opening night. So, this will make my 10th concert!! Well, technically I guess that makes 9.5!
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Reply #12 posted 07/13/04 1:41pm

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funkyfine said:

The New Prince
by Roger Friedman
Singer ready for fun in 2004, throwing 'garden party' for 20,000 fans in New York

www.foxnews.com

http://www.foxnews.com/st...70,00.html

What if you gave a party and everyone came?

That was the theme last night at Madison Square Garden for Prince, who played to a sold-out, packed audience of fervent fans who sang along to almost every song and danced to the music whenever they could.

The irony, of course, is that Prince has not had a hit record since around 1991. For most of the last decade he's presented himself as strange, eccentric, inaccessible and contentious.

But the new Prince for 2004 is all but Prozac-ed and ready for fun. He's been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has a bestselling album (thanks to a stroke of marketing genius) and is clearly ready to stake his place in rock history.

There are many Princes, too: The one who commanded the Garden's stage was forthright, humorous and bigger than life. He wore a white suit, a black suit and one that was half and half. He finished the show with a purple suit and performed the entire 2-hour, 40-minute set in platform shoes.

The Prince who turned up later, around 1:20 a.m., at the new nightclub PM (which I think stands for "Please Move," since if you're not a celebrity or a model, the club's goons don't let you sit), wore a dark cape and a white knit cap that made him look like Carol Channing in "Thoroughly Modern Millie."

He chatted amiably with both Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Mariah Carey, although neither one of them, I believe, caught Prince's extraordinary show. Maybe they'll come tonight or tomorrow night, after the Garden appointments, when the long-lashed musical savant takes over B.B. King 's in Times Square.

Prince performs this show, dubbed "Musicology" after his new album, in the round, as it were. His stage is set up at center court, and there are two bisecting runways so he can play to all four corners of the stadium.

With his high-charged band (including Candy Dulfer and James Brown's legendary horn man Maceo Parker on sax) Prince puts out more energy and genuine excitement than poor Madonna could even dream of at this point.

Prince's ticket price is also considerably less, and includes the price of the "Musicology" album, which every ticket holder receives when he walks in the door.

The show is bracketed by two old R&B hits — Archie Bell & the Drells' "Tighten Up" and Sam & Dave's "Soul Man." In between, there are nods to Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, and Outkast. What Prince wisely delivers all at the same time are his influences (James Brown, Sly Stone) and music of his disciples.

In between, he offers a glimpse into his own persona, with snippets of "When Doves Cry," "Let's Go Crazy," and "1999" mixed in with "I Feel For You," "Nothing Compares 2 U," "Controversy," "Seven," "Sign O' the Times" and the incomparably catchy sing along of "Take Me With You."

The best part of the show, though, is an acoustic solo performance that puts Prince on a chair onstage under a spotlight with just his guitar. There, he one by one picked off elegant versions of "Little Red Corvette," "Cream," "Raspberry Beret," "Alphabet Street" and "Purple Rain."

The intimacy of the setting made him seem more real than he has in years. During a singalong on "Cream," when the audience got a little lost, Prince declared: "Don't tell me this is a bunch of lip-synchers! This ain't MTV, Judy!" he said, referring to MTV chief Judy McGrath.

He also took some shots at his old label, Warner Bros., despite stories that he's in negotiations with them to issue remastered CDs.

"Warner Bros. used to be a friend of mine/Now they're just a monumental waste of time," he rapped. He said of the Warner execs: "They get older, but I look the same."

He almost launched into an Elvis Presley song, stopped himself, and quipped: "You've got to be a Prince before you can be a King."

As I mentioned before, every audience member got a copy of the "Musicology" album on the way into the show. This is really a bit of genius, although it's also been controversial.

"Musicology" is now at the 1.1 million sales mark, but several hundred thousand units counted in that figure come from this unique approach: Include the album in the ticket price so that the show fans automatically become purchasers of the CD. It's a brilliant idea and one that I'm sure will be copied soon by other acts who can't get their fans into record stores.

But here's a word to Prince: You may yet get a bill from your new record label, Columbia, for last night's soirée. The Cristal Champagne was flowing freely and so was the Hennessy cognac. And that was before the celebrities arrived.



Can't wait to see him Friday! Anyone here thats seen himalready, hast he been showing up late and if so how late? thanks biggrin
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Reply #13 posted 07/13/04 1:42pm

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paisley1999 said:

funkyfine said:

The New Prince
by Roger Friedman
Singer ready for fun in 2004, throwing 'garden party' for 20,000 fans in New York

www.foxnews.com

http://www.foxnews.com/st...70,00.html

What if you gave a party and everyone came?

That was the theme last night at Madison Square Garden for Prince, who played to a sold-out, packed audience of fervent fans who sang along to almost every song and danced to the music whenever they could.

The irony, of course, is that Prince has not had a hit record since around 1991. For most of the last decade he's presented himself as strange, eccentric, inaccessible and contentious.

But the new Prince for 2004 is all but Prozac-ed and ready for fun. He's been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has a bestselling album (thanks to a stroke of marketing genius) and is clearly ready to stake his place in rock history.

There are many Princes, too: The one who commanded the Garden's stage was forthright, humorous and bigger than life. He wore a white suit, a black suit and one that was half and half. He finished the show with a purple suit and performed the entire 2-hour, 40-minute set in platform shoes.

The Prince who turned up later, around 1:20 a.m., at the new nightclub PM (which I think stands for "Please Move," since if you're not a celebrity or a model, the club's goons don't let you sit), wore a dark cape and a white knit cap that made him look like Carol Channing in "Thoroughly Modern Millie."

He chatted amiably with both Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Mariah Carey, although neither one of them, I believe, caught Prince's extraordinary show. Maybe they'll come tonight or tomorrow night, after the Garden appointments, when the long-lashed musical savant takes over B.B. King 's in Times Square.

Prince performs this show, dubbed "Musicology" after his new album, in the round, as it were. His stage is set up at center court, and there are two bisecting runways so he can play to all four corners of the stadium.

With his high-charged band (including Candy Dulfer and James Brown's legendary horn man Maceo Parker on sax) Prince puts out more energy and genuine excitement than poor Madonna could even dream of at this point.

Prince's ticket price is also considerably less, and includes the price of the "Musicology" album, which every ticket holder receives when he walks in the door.

The show is bracketed by two old R&B hits — Archie Bell & the Drells' "Tighten Up" and Sam & Dave's "Soul Man." In between, there are nods to Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, and Outkast. What Prince wisely delivers all at the same time are his influences (James Brown, Sly Stone) and music of his disciples.

In between, he offers a glimpse into his own persona, with snippets of "When Doves Cry," "Let's Go Crazy," and "1999" mixed in with "I Feel For You," "Nothing Compares 2 U," "Controversy," "Seven," "Sign O' the Times" and the incomparably catchy sing along of "Take Me With You."

The best part of the show, though, is an acoustic solo performance that puts Prince on a chair onstage under a spotlight with just his guitar. There, he one by one picked off elegant versions of "Little Red Corvette," "Cream," "Raspberry Beret," "Alphabet Street" and "Purple Rain."

The intimacy of the setting made him seem more real than he has in years. During a singalong on "Cream," when the audience got a little lost, Prince declared: "Don't tell me this is a bunch of lip-synchers! This ain't MTV, Judy!" he said, referring to MTV chief Judy McGrath.

He also took some shots at his old label, Warner Bros., despite stories that he's in negotiations with them to issue remastered CDs.

"Warner Bros. used to be a friend of mine/Now they're just a monumental waste of time," he rapped. He said of the Warner execs: "They get older, but I look the same."

He almost launched into an Elvis Presley song, stopped himself, and quipped: "You've got to be a Prince before you can be a King."

As I mentioned before, every audience member got a copy of the "Musicology" album on the way into the show. This is really a bit of genius, although it's also been controversial.

"Musicology" is now at the 1.1 million sales mark, but several hundred thousand units counted in that figure come from this unique approach: Include the album in the ticket price so that the show fans automatically become purchasers of the CD. It's a brilliant idea and one that I'm sure will be copied soon by other acts who can't get their fans into record stores.

But here's a word to Prince: You may yet get a bill from your new record label, Columbia, for last night's soirée. The Cristal Champagne was flowing freely and so was the Hennessy cognac. And that was before the celebrities arrived.



Can't wait to see him Friday! Anyone here thats seen himalready, hast he been showing up late and if so how late? thanks biggrin



sorry bout the typos biggrin
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Reply #14 posted 07/13/04 1:46pm

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FunkMistress said:

funkyfine said:

The New Prince
by Roger Friedman
Singer ready for fun in 2004, throwing 'garden party' for 20,000 fans in New York

www.foxnews.com

http://www.foxnews.com/st...70,00.html

What if you gave a party and everyone came?

That was the theme last night at Madison Square Garden for Prince, who played to a sold-out, packed audience of fervent fans who sang along to almost every song and danced to the music whenever they could.

The irony, of course, is that Prince has not had a hit record since around 1991.


Please explain: Why the hell is this ironic?

When was the last time the Rolling Stones had a hit record? They're still selling out arenas, and I don't hear any journalists finding that smugly ironic.
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Reply #15 posted 07/13/04 2:05pm

THANKYOU

This article from Foxnews.com is full of inaccuracies. This guy obviously knows very little about Prince. The only thing I appreciated in this article was the part about the PM appearance.

Ugh. I hate articles like these.
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Reply #16 posted 07/13/04 3:37pm

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eyelikefunkymusic said:

FunkyM1999 said:

Call me kooky- but I dont remember hearing "Tighten Up" last night.



Eye Wuz at the show & remember him exclaiming "Tighten Up" either, but didn't recognize the tune of it. Tighten Up's a favorite of mine 2, but I really don't think they played that particular tune. Of couse the NPG wuz jamin', but not doin' Tighten Up. (That woulda been 2 cool!) I really enjoyed the mixes that were playing along with the so cool pics on the huge screens!!! They played C-O-O-L, speakin' of cool! I am still speachless about last nights intoxicating show! It left me salvating for more! I can't wait til this Saturday, when I see him in Hartford with a couple girlfriends. I'll be in full Prince Purple Garb! I'm looking for a Purple Pimp Hat, a Purple Cowboy Hat or something like it, maybe some streamer, and something that screams I'm a HUGE PRINCE FAN and I Wanna get up there and Dance with My Man!!!! We'll be in sec 115 of the Htfd Civic Ctr!!! I went to the live simulcast at Regal on March 29th opening night. So, this will make my 10th concert!! Well, technically I guess that makes 9.5!

sup... i was the guy in the white sweat suit that got up their and dance last nite... i hope you get your chance... i cant begin to describe the feeling
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Kissmequick said:

The Prince who turned up later, around 1:20 a.m., at the new nightclub PM (which I think stands for "Please Move," since if you're not a celebrity or a model, the club's goons don't let you sit), wore a dark cape and a white knit cap that made him look like Carol Channing in "Thoroughly Modern Millie."



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What was Prince doing in a cape? hmmm
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Reply #18 posted 07/13/04 4:21pm

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paisley1999 said:

funkyfine said:

The New Prince
by Roger Friedman
Singer ready for fun in 2004, throwing 'garden party' for 20,000 fans in New York

www.foxnews.com

http://www.foxnews.com/st...70,00.html

What if you gave a party and everyone came?

That was the theme last night at Madison Square Garden for Prince, who played to a sold-out, packed audience of fervent fans who sang along to almost every song and danced to the music whenever they could.

The irony, of course, is that Prince has not had a hit record since around 1991. For most of the last decade he's presented himself as strange, eccentric, inaccessible and contentious.

But the new Prince for 2004 is all but Prozac-ed and ready for fun. He's been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has a bestselling album (thanks to a stroke of marketing genius) and is clearly ready to stake his place in rock history.

There are many Princes, too: The one who commanded the Garden's stage was forthright, humorous and bigger than life. He wore a white suit, a black suit and one that was half and half. He finished the show with a purple suit and performed the entire 2-hour, 40-minute set in platform shoes.

The Prince who turned up later, around 1:20 a.m., at the new nightclub PM (which I think stands for "Please Move," since if you're not a celebrity or a model, the club's goons don't let you sit), wore a dark cape and a white knit cap that made him look like Carol Channing in "Thoroughly Modern Millie."

He chatted amiably with both Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Mariah Carey, although neither one of them, I believe, caught Prince's extraordinary show. Maybe they'll come tonight or tomorrow night, after the Garden appointments, when the long-lashed musical savant takes over B.B. King 's in Times Square.

Prince performs this show, dubbed "Musicology" after his new album, in the round, as it were. His stage is set up at center court, and there are two bisecting runways so he can play to all four corners of the stadium.

With his high-charged band (including Candy Dulfer and James Brown's legendary horn man Maceo Parker on sax) Prince puts out more energy and genuine excitement than poor Madonna could even dream of at this point.

Prince's ticket price is also considerably less, and includes the price of the "Musicology" album, which every ticket holder receives when he walks in the door.

The show is bracketed by two old R&B hits — Archie Bell & the Drells' "Tighten Up" and Sam & Dave's "Soul Man." In between, there are nods to Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, and Outkast. What Prince wisely delivers all at the same time are his influences (James Brown, Sly Stone) and music of his disciples.

In between, he offers a glimpse into his own persona, with snippets of "When Doves Cry," "Let's Go Crazy," and "1999" mixed in with "I Feel For You," "Nothing Compares 2 U," "Controversy," "Seven," "Sign O' the Times" and the incomparably catchy sing along of "Take Me With You."

The best part of the show, though, is an acoustic solo performance that puts Prince on a chair onstage under a spotlight with just his guitar. There, he one by one picked off elegant versions of "Little Red Corvette," "Cream," "Raspberry Beret," "Alphabet Street" and "Purple Rain."

The intimacy of the setting made him seem more real than he has in years. During a singalong on "Cream," when the audience got a little lost, Prince declared: "Don't tell me this is a bunch of lip-synchers! This ain't MTV, Judy!" he said, referring to MTV chief Judy McGrath.

He also took some shots at his old label, Warner Bros., despite stories that he's in negotiations with them to issue remastered CDs.

"Warner Bros. used to be a friend of mine/Now they're just a monumental waste of time," he rapped. He said of the Warner execs: "They get older, but I look the same."

He almost launched into an Elvis Presley song, stopped himself, and quipped: "You've got to be a Prince before you can be a King."

As I mentioned before, every audience member got a copy of the "Musicology" album on the way into the show. This is really a bit of genius, although it's also been controversial.

"Musicology" is now at the 1.1 million sales mark, but several hundred thousand units counted in that figure come from this unique approach: Include the album in the ticket price so that the show fans automatically become purchasers of the CD. It's a brilliant idea and one that I'm sure will be copied soon by other acts who can't get their fans into record stores.

But here's a word to Prince: You may yet get a bill from your new record label, Columbia, for last night's soirée. The Cristal Champagne was flowing freely and so was the Hennessy cognac. And that was before the celebrities arrived.



Can't wait to see him Friday! Anyone here thats seen himalready, hast he been showing up late and if so how late? thanks biggrin

can't wait until Friday either maybe i'll see u there!
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Reply #19 posted 07/13/04 5:26pm

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He also took some shots at his old label, Warner Bros., despite stories that he's in negotiations with them to issue remastered CDs...

omg hmmm
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Reply #20 posted 07/13/04 6:19pm

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paisley1999 said:




Can't wait to see him Friday! Anyone here thats seen himalready, hast he been showing up late and if so how late? thanks biggrin




Prince is always unpredictable and spontaneous. Ur best bet is to b there on time just in case he opens the show to the minute. Please never, ever assume he will arrive late. deal pout

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eyelikefunkymusic said:




Eye Wuz at the show & remember him exclaiming "Tighten Up" either, but didn't recognize the tune of it. Tighten Up's a favorite of mine 2, but I really don't think they played that particular tune. Of couse the NPG wuz jamin', but not doin' Tighten Up. (That woulda been 2 cool!) I really enjoyed the mixes that were playing along with the so cool pics on the huge screens!!! They played C-O-O-L, speakin' of cool! I am still speachless about last nights intoxicating show! It left me salvating for more! I can't wait til this Saturday, when I see him in Hartford with a couple girlfriends. I'll be in full Prince Purple Garb! I'm looking for a Purple Pimp Hat, a Purple Cowboy Hat or something like it, maybe some streamer, and something that screams I'm a HUGE PRINCE FAN and I Wanna get up there and Dance with My Man!!!! We'll be in sec 115 of the Htfd Civic Ctr!!! I went to the live simulcast at Regal on March 29th opening night. So, this will make my 10th concert!! Well, technically I guess that makes 9.5!

sup... i was the guy in the white sweat suit that got up their and dance last nite... i hope you get your chance... i cant begin to describe the feeling


OH MY GAWD! U GO BOYEEE! EYE CAN'T WAIT TIL SATURDAY!!! PEACE!
Purple Hippies Bang Yo Head On The 1!Dance On, Fellow Purple People!
Peace & B Wild!
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paisley1999 said:




Can't wait to see him Friday! Anyone here thats seen himalready, hast he been showing up late and if so how late? thanks biggrin

can't wait until Friday either maybe i'll see u there!



Cool, where are your seats at?
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Reply #23 posted 07/14/04 8:13pm

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paisley1999 said:

paisley1999 said:




Can't wait to see him Friday! Anyone here thats seen himalready, hast he been showing up late and if so how late? thanks biggrin




Prince is always unpredictable and spontaneous. Ur best bet is to b there on time just in case he opens the show to the minute. Please never, ever assume he will arrive late. deal pout

music rose rose sun guitar rainbow headbang


Thanks smile
my hubbys the one assuming he'll be late but my prob is the babysitter! Shes gonna be late comming here which sux sad
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Reply #24 posted 07/15/04 9:10am

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adorable2 said:

paisley1999 said:




Can't wait to see him Friday! Anyone here thats seen himalready, hast he been showing up late and if so how late? thanks biggrin

can't wait until Friday either maybe i'll see u there!



Looks like for Jersey folks, Friday night is the jam of the year! See yall there!
::Brother, can you paradigm?::
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Reply #25 posted 07/15/04 9:37am

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funkyfine said:

There are many Princes, too: The one who commanded the Garden's stage was forthright, The intimacy of the setting made him seem more real than he has in years. During a singalong on "Cream," when the audience got a little lost, Prince declared: "Don't tell me this is a bunch of lip-synchers! This ain't MTV, Judy!" he said, referring to MTV chief Judy McGrath."


lol Prince never fails to make me laugh, he has one wicked sense of humor. biggrin
RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you.
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