At the LA (4/20) soundcheck...Prince said that they have been talking about performing a different album in its entirety EACH NIGHT at the Celebration this year! He mentioned "Lovesexy" and the crowd went nuts! But then he said there are certain songs he'll never perform again...then mentioned "Red Corvette". WOW! (I posted this in the Celebration area too...sorry if that was in bad form )

You mean to tell me that he'll never perform LRC again? Or, are you pulling our legs with a title like "Red Corvette." I hope that you're joking. I love LRC. Oy.

No...I'm not joking....I meant "Little Red Corvette". Actually, he said it twice...during the soundcheck and then later during the show when he does his speech about how the radio industry sucks since its all corporately ran these days. He mentioned how they play the same songs "over and over and over"....then he said, "...man I'm telling you, I'll NEVER play 'Little Red Corvette' again!"

I don't listen to the radio much but, to my knowledge, they haven't played LRC over and over again for many years now. lol

No more LRC? Well, we'll just see about that.

That would B a fantastic idea...I'd pay 4 that~

LRC?!?
He didn't happen to mention that he would never play the "Raspberry Beret/Take Me With U" medley again, did he?

Funk said:

Really can't blame him for wanting to cut that out of the set list forever. Hasn't he played LRC on nearly every tour since 1983?

UsexyMF said:

I agree. Sounds like a great idea. Sign me up.

HIGH5 said:

I'm not sure him mentioning Corvette had anything to do with radio playing it over and over (probably had more to do with some of the lyrics). I have a feeling it may have been just a tangent. But nevertheless it is one of his most played songs.

Ifsixwuz9 said:

No, I guess I don't blame him if that's the case. P can do whatever he wants. I'm not gonna complain. I will always love that song tho.

If this happens I will be soooo happy. That means I might have to spend a little more than I said once before. LOL

Much Love,
LoLinex

OK, so now we have four theories, lol.

1) it's been overplayed on the radio
2) it's been performed too often since 1983
3) it's because of some of the lyrics
4) it's a tangent

Maybe it's all 4, who knows? Or, none of the above.

He likes to keep us guessing.

prince and not playing song? he just likes to spew out the mouth....he mentioned never again performing Nothing Compares 2 U without Rosie...yet, he has been doing it during the new show...

take what he says with a grain of salt....or better yet....if you happen to be in speaking distance when he says this crap, tell him to stop being so melodramatic.
[This message was edited Sun Apr 21 16:46:36 PDT 2002 by SkletonKee]

SkletonKee said:

I think P digs D R A M A.

A little drama once in awhile is kind of exciting. Keeps us on our toes.

I'll be sure to keep him in line tho if I'm within speaking distance, k?

P

As Prince said: "change is good".....Kodak theater April 19



Prince will not play that song since everytime he comes to any of our towns....it has been played over and over like if as if this man of thousands of recordings had nothing else as LRC to his curriculum....eye guess when u create as much as he has...it must be so FRUSTRATING!!!!!

peace and keep on going P!!!!!

The important thing here is that he may play entire albums. Little Red Corvette- good riddance. I mean it's a nice song and all but I'd much rather hear "Dance On" for instance. I missed some of his best early tours and this would be the opportunity of a lifetime. Can't really see him doing "Dirty Mind" in its entirety though, can you?

HIGH5 said:

I told you guys get ready he's retiring some of his coolest songs. I have heard Little Red many times, but if he did the long version or the Sign O the times tour version I would be happy. He'll snap out of it. Lots of artists say they retire or say they're never playing something again yet still go back to it eventually. It bugs teh shit out of me when an artist can't recognize his past as being brilliant yet still play new songs and move forward. Anybody see the Aerosmith MTV show? They always play what the fans want but mix in their new stuff too. The past is nothing to be ashamed of, unless you're afraid it's better than the present. I wonder what other albums he could play in their entirety?

Funk said:

yeah as long as he doesnt kill us with that terrible chaos and disorder all night!

About a year ago, I think Cheap Trick did the whole album in one night at the HOB for 2 of their albums. Great, if like Cheap Trick, "I want u to want me."

Man I mentioned this in the "how much they should charge NPGMC thread" and I also e-mailed them the suggestion....they took my idea??? Well I guess thats what suggestions are for:) First it's Wellbeyond's Octopus on crack (Blackman) now this...hehehhehhe
MS

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http://www.prince.org/msg...&tid=12777
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Funk said:

I'd certainly would like to hear something like that (especially Lovesexy).

Pink Floyd used to play complete albums in the 70s (Dark Side of the moon was played in its entirety at virtually all concerts from 1972-1975 and also again in 1994, Wish you were here was played completely from 1975-1977, Animals was played completely in 1977 and The Wall was performed live in 1980 and 1981).

BNATURAL said:

LMAO!!!

I really don't care if he never sings LRC again - good song, but I know he's DAMN tired of it!

Think about it, ANYTIME someone mentions Prince (in the general public) what songs come to mind? LRC, PR, Let's Go Crazy - they pull out the oldest footage, blah, blah, blah.

I don't blame him. It's 2002 people! I had my fill of LRC in '83!



DAMN, if he does whole albums @ the Celebration, I'm gonna leap off a mountain. I CAN'T GO!!!!!

He's already mentioned that he won't perform LRC anymore
in 1999.

Rave Un2 The Year 2000 was the last time some of the big hits would ever be performed.

At least, that's what Prince himself said at the time.

DMSR said:

I agree.When Prince says he'll never play "LRC" ever again,take that announcement with a grain of salt.Artists always say things like this,only to change their minds years later.

That idea maybe a bit limiting. Could he get through any of his past albums without offending himself.
I'm not gonna sing along, I may get carried away and sing an offending word. I don't wanna get chucked out.

Funk said:

- It´s no surprise....it´s been a long time since he didnt play it. I never heard the complete Little Red Corvette live, not even in 85. He only plays the edited part, as if it was an obligation....for me, edited songs are worst than censorship of lyrics

SkletonKee said:

- I think he promised never to perform ´Diamonds and Pearls´ again without her, but he performed anyway...

legna said:

Yeah they did three shows in England. And each night they played entire albums. Cheap Trick, In Color and Heaven Tonight. Now hes mentioned this, what albums do you think deserve the treatment! I would like to see...

Lovesexy
The Truth (That would be interesting!)
Parade
The Rainbow Children

Actually these are more like the albums i think he would consider doing...maybe SOTT too. I would love to hear the Gold Experience but cannot see it happening with those lyrics, Come would also be pretty neat.

WildheartXXX said:

That's the problem. I would love to see Gold or 1999, but there ain't no chance in hell he would perform either of those...I guess, if he performs 5 nights, I would love to see Lovesexy, SOTT, Parade, ATWIAD, and Purple Rain or The Truth. If he won't play darling nikki, just replace it with 17 Days. I'm cool with that :0

it would be extremely cool if the band performed the entire TRC in the same sequence of the CD....