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Printablewonder505 said: 2elijah said: Boysimon...I think you're taking it way too serious…you’re starting to sound a little scary, not sure if I would want to be standing next to you at one of his shows.  I mean you're frustrated and irritated because you've read reports on here that Prince laughs, smiles, chats, shake hands, dance with fans on stage and have a sense of humor with them? You can't be serious, you sound a little hung up to me. Can someone tell me when did it become a crime for a musician to have a good time with his fans?
Having a "sense of humor" is part of human nature. You should try it sometimes, it might loosen up all that frustration and irritation you've been holding onto, better yet, it might make you a happier person. I sure won't be mad at you though if you never show up at a Prince concert… you’ll just miss out on all the fun that’s all. [Edited 12/21/06 7:07am] the funny thing is people here accuse him of not acknowledging fans, "discarding" them and such, yet when he takes the time to interact with them at a concert, which is every fan's dream (come on now), its a bad thing. not to downplay you BoySimon but I don't think your problems lay with Prince, I think you're just miserable. Exactly, there's absolutely nothing wrong with a musician enjoying time with his fans. We're going to have to mail Boysimon some smiles, hugs and a sense of humor to relieve some of that frustration...or get him a ticket for the Vegas show.....oops,  but then again, if we do that, he might just get called on stage by Prince and have a good time, then that means he would have to commit the crime of putting a smile on his face..-->(  )....oh no we don't want to get him arrested for doing that do we?  .. [Edited 12/21/06 8:42am] | |
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Different expectations, that's all. Fun, what a wonderful word. In cold print it looks dodgy. I would faint, of course I would, if Prince were to grab a hold of my hand and drag me on stage. I would like to think, however, I wasn't playing his straight man.
Prince is one of the funniest musicians at work live, some excellent moment of humour and fun come to mind whenever considering his live shows. This moment, however, sticks in my craw... leave me to deal with it. Though to be considered scary for wishing someone to display the intelligence they've been blessed with is, well, a little scary in itself. | |
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BoySimon said: Different expectations, that's all. Fun, what a wonderful word. In cold print it looks dodgy. I would faint, of course I would, if Prince were to grab a hold of my hand and drag me on stage. I would like to think, however, I wasn't playing his straight man.
Prince is one of the funniest musicians at work live, some excellent moment of humour and fun come to mind whenever considering his live shows. This moment, however, sticks in my craw... leave me to deal with it. Though to be considered scary for wishing someone to display the intelligence they've been blessed with is, well, a little scary in itself. Perhaps you could post the content of this report that got you so offended. I'm confused what has got you offended. Was it simply Prince getting a white man up on stage to play the Wild Cherry song 'Play that Funky Music, White Boy'? You think that was in bad taste or something? You think that Prince was playing a joke on the guy? Because that song is a well established funk song which many people know the lyrics to and I really don't think Prince played it in the context of trying to embarrass anyone. Or was it something else? | |
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Was it simply Prince getting a white man up on stage to play the Wild Cherry song 'Play that Funky Music, White Boy'? You think that was in bad taste or something? You think that Prince was playing a joke on the guy?
^^Boysimon, sorry if that is your reason, just wondering after metalorange mentioned this. I remember White and Black male fans were called on stage to sing this song when Prince toured with Tamar. Both Tamar, the Twinz and Prince had picked fans to come up and join them in singing that song. At the Nokia theatre in NYC, a Black male fan was chosen and he sang it very well. If you read any of the past reviews here or before the club closed, you would have read that White and non-white males were chosen to come up on stage and sing that song. From what I witnessed, in no way was that song done in any negative or derogatory fashion by Prince or any members of his band. There really is nothing insulting about those lyrics, if anything it's showing praise to whom it's referencing. That song is a well-respected classic and has been very much appreciated by fans and non-fans of the group Wild Cherry over the years. So I certainly don't think, and this is just my opinion, that he plays that song and calls "white" males and non-white males on stage to sing it for derogatory reasons. There are many African-American and other musicians from various racial backgrounds that sing that song as a cover.. it's a classic, well-respected by many, White and Black, etc., so I don't understand your problem with Prince covering it and claim he's "stereotyping". [Edited 12/21/06 19:11pm] | |
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2elijah said: I remember White and Black male fans were called on stage to sing this song when Prince toured with Tamar. I witnessed this at the Nokia in NYC and others have also witnessed it at other venues, when Prince played that song during the Tamar tour. So it wasn't just "White" male fans that were called on stage to sing that song. There really is nothing insulting about those lyrics, if anything it's showing praise to whom it's referring to. That song is a classic and has been very much appreciated by fans and non-fans of the group Wild Cherry fans over the years. So I certainly don't think, and this is just my opinion, that he plays that song and calls "white" males and non-white males on stage to sing it for any negative reasons.
There was a Black guy who ripped it in Miami. He did it so good that when the chorus came up everybody was singing. It's weird that somebody would have a problem with this,w-h-a-t-e-v-e-r, it was one of my favorite part of the Tamar show. | |
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The vegas stereotype/trap Prince has fallen into so quickly frustrates me about that particular report. I would have thought better of him. That said, I'm commenting out of context, as I only have one persons written review. Perhaps, if I had witnessed the show, then my opinion of events would be different. I just expect Prince to be smarter, that's all. | |
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BoySimon said: The vegas stereotype/trap Prince has fallen into so quickly frustrates me about that particular report. I would have thought better of him. That said, I'm commenting out of context, as I only have one persons written review. Perhaps, if I had witnessed the show, then my opinion of events would be different. I just expect Prince to be smarter, that's all.
oh lawd. moving on....  | |
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BoySimon said: The vegas stereotype/trap Prince has fallen into so quickly frustrates me about that particular report. I would have thought better of him. That said, I'm commenting out of context, as I only have one persons written review. Perhaps, if I had witnessed the show, then my opinion of events would be different. I just expect Prince to be smarter, that's all.
Seems like you are being purposely vague about exactly what this stereotype is that you're talking about, which makes it impossible for us to discuss. Am I right about this all being about that particular song, for instance? You only have one review? Geez, why don't you check out the Orgs Concert forum, you might have to go back a few pages in time, but there are many reports for you to read to give you a more balanced review of what he's been upto in Vegas, or the Live/Concerts forum over at Housequake. There are literally dozens of reports from the various nights Prince has done, and almost if not everyone has absolutely raved about their experiences. | |
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I think this is a case of not agreeing. I'm not deliberately being vague, honest. And, I imagine that this 'segment' of the show varies from night to night. What I expect and what you expect from Prince are entirely different things. I think we should leave it at that. | |
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BoySimon said: I think this is a case of not agreeing. I'm not deliberately being vague, honest. And, I imagine that this 'segment' of the show varies from night to night. What I expect and what you expect from Prince are entirely different things. I think we should leave it at that.
Well, I still think if you saw the show you would have a difference of opinion, but with that being said, I guess it is time to move on, Peace | |
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2elijah said:[quote] BoySimon said: I think this is a case of not agreeing. I'm not deliberately being vague, honest. And, I imagine that this 'segment' of the show varies from night to night. What I expect and what you expect from Prince are entirely different things. I think we should leave it at that.
Well, I still think if you saw the show you would have a difference of opinion, but then again that's left up to you, and with that being said...moving on,
Peace | |
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