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Houston Chronicle review In today's (Sunday) paper, on page 3 of Section 1 (I bolded my favorite part):
Prince's supporting role doesn't disappoint By MICHAEL D. CLARK Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle It was only last month that the owners of Houston's newest downtown nightspot, Warehouse Live, finished building the place. Little did they know that one of their first bookings, Friday's sold-out concert featuring Prince and his young protégé Támar, would be trying to raise the roof right back off the joint. Prince fans were cautioned that he would simply be playing a sideman role. He and Támar are introducing the classic soul and R&B songs off her debut Beautiful, Loved & Blessed (due March 21) to select cities. Houston was among the lucky ones, most likely because it's Támar's hometown. True to his promise, there was no late jam and no huge outpouring of past hits or even selections from his upcoming 3121 (also due March 21). This was, however, a chance to see Prince at his most relaxed. Támar's band consisted of a beat-savvy percussion duo and a keyboard player. She has an authoritative voice that commands attention, such as Aretha Franklin's or Annie Lennox's. And she can wrap her notes in emotion and make them glide like a torch singer. Her first song (I'm guessing at song titles as none but the title track have been revealed), Heart of Gold, featured her bantering like Neneh Cherry before breaking it down with a feminine, yet tough rap reminiscent of Lauryn Hill. We're Going to Have a Party was a nice piece of Motown nostalgia — uprooted by Prince's B.B. King-style blues improvisation. Having the opportunity to hear him play, without the borders of his catalog, was ecstasy and the reason this show should stand apart for Prince fans. After Prince and Támar sang their duet single of Beautiful, Loved & Blessed, they brought audience members on stage to dance to a cover of Play That Funky Music White Boy. Then Prince came back. First with a rockin' rendition of the obscure Partyman from the Batman soundtrack and finally with a brief, heartfelt version of Purple Rain. By not completely keeping his promise, he sent the crowd home on air. michael.d.clark@chron.com http://www.chron.com/disp...01884.html | |
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Mr. Clarke should get out to more Prince shows. That retro r and b stuff is old hat for true Prince connoisseurs. [Edited 3/5/06 19:52pm] 1 over Jordan...the greatest since | |
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RodeoSchro said: In today's (Sunday) paper, on page 3 of Section 1 (I bolded my favorite part):
Prince's supporting role doesn't disappoint By MICHAEL D. CLARK Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle It was only last month that the owners of Houston's newest downtown nightspot, Warehouse Live, finished building the place. Little did they know that one of their first bookings, Friday's sold-out concert featuring Prince and his young protégé Támar, would be trying to raise the roof right back off the joint. Prince fans were cautioned that he would simply be playing a sideman role. He and Támar are introducing the classic soul and R&B songs off her debut Beautiful, Loved & Blessed (due March 21) to select cities. Houston was among the lucky ones, most likely because it's Támar's hometown. True to his promise, there was no late jam and no huge outpouring of past hits or even selections from his upcoming 3121 (also due March 21). This was, however, a chance to see Prince at his most relaxed. Támar's band consisted of a beat-savvy percussion duo and a keyboard player. She has an authoritative voice that commands attention, such as Aretha Franklin's or Annie Lennox's. And she can wrap her notes in emotion and make them glide like a torch singer. Her first song (I'm guessing at song titles as none but the title track have been revealed), Heart of Gold, featured her bantering like Neneh Cherry before breaking it down with a feminine, yet tough rap reminiscent of Lauryn Hill. We're Going to Have a Party was a nice piece of Motown nostalgia — uprooted by Prince's B.B. King-style blues improvisation. Having the opportunity to hear him play, without the borders of his catalog, was ecstasy and the reason this show should stand apart for Prince fans. After Prince and Támar sang their duet single of Beautiful, Loved & Blessed, they brought audience members on stage to dance to a cover of Play That Funky Music White Boy. Then Prince came back. First with a rockin' rendition of the obscure Partyman from the Batman soundtrack and finally with a brief, heartfelt version of Purple Rain. By not completely keeping his promise, he sent the crowd home on air. michael.d.clark@chron.com http://www.chron.com/disp...01884.html Ok, I was there and P and Tamar did not perform "Beautiful Loved and Blessed". The DJ play the track at the end of the show, but the song was not sang live. This guy is a **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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Good review, other than the fact that the guy is obviouly confused about one of the songs. BL&B was not performed. He must have thought one of the other songs was the title track. 
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you know as I was reading that I remember thinking they did not do that song, there was one though where he had a substantial part of the duet, maybe that's what the reviewer was talking about. Other than that the review is good though don't ya think? 
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butterfli25 said: you know as I was reading that I remember thinking they did not do that song, there was one though where he had a substantial part of the duet, maybe that's what the reviewer was talking about. Other than that the review is good though don't ya think?
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He could have should have said more.
It was totally grrrrreeeeeaaaaattttt!!!!! It was good to see you all again, jedimaster,txladykat etc. Brsugah Purple Wishe N Computer Blue Dreams 2 U [Edited 3/6/06 22:04pm] | |
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he also said Tamar's album was comming out 3/21 but that is not right is it? | |
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No, its not. But the guy gave Tamar and Prince a positive review -- so I'll let him slide. Man, I really hate I wasn't available to be there.... | |
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SlamGlam said: he also said Tamar's album was comming out 3/21 but that is not right is it?
No, it's coming out May 2nd.
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