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Rolling Stone Review of NYC Shows.

http://www.rollingstone.c...ork-shows/

Prince Keeps the Funk Flowing at Tiny, Star-Packed New York Shows

10/14/08, 11:19 am EST

To celebrate the release of his first book, the hefty photo essay 21 Nights, Prince played a pair of implausibly intimate shows in the poolside penthouse of luxury New York hotspot Hotel Gansevoort Friday night. Tickets were roughly $1,000 for the early show and $350 for the afterparty (proceeds benefitted the Love 4 One Another charity and Urban Farming), and attendees were treated a rare opportunity to see His Royal Badness in a room that had the size, energy and temperature of a frat party.

Less than 200 people crammed in for the first show and it was sweaty and funky within minutes, full of people in designer suits freaking out and getting loose. The 90-minute set from Prince and a stripped-down, three-member version of the NPG (plus his two backup singers) was front-loaded with hits: “I Feel For You,” “Controversy” complete with disco woop-woops, and a version of “1999″ which he rewrote to include “The stock market was crashing, there were people running everywhere.” To amplify the party vibe, funky covers came fast and furious: Chic’s “Le Freak,” the Rolling Stones’ “Miss You” and a razor-sharp version of Tower of Power’s “What Is Hip?”

The tight space allowed Prince to interact with the audience in ways that he probably couldn’t at, say, London’s O2 Arena, even stepping down into the crowd in the middle of of his “Beggin’ Woman Blues.” When someone shouted “Purple Rain,” he slyly murmured “That’s my name, don’t wear it out.” When he finally played it, everyone in the room helped fill in the background vocals on the coda.

By the end, the band was in full rave-up mode: playing the triumphant Sheila E hit “A Love Bizarre,” “Cream” and a version of “U Got the Look” that was so heavy that it sounded like Free’s “All Right Now.” Not holding back for a minute, his encore of “Nothing Compares 2 U” was done with the mic-gripping fervor of James Brown doing “Try Me.”

Prince hit the stage for part-two at close to 1 AM and turned out a three-hour throwdown for what felt like an even smaller crowd. While much of the material from the first show was repeated — including “Le Freak” and “Miss You” — Prince ramped up the energy with a version of “Purple Rain” that dripped with soul and party-starting versions of “1999″ and “3121.” The crowd was far more exclusive this time: Anderson Cooper, MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser and Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes mingled about while reclusive comedian Dave Chapelle hopped up during Prince’s costume change to deliver some improvised jokes. “This is not my concert,” Chapelle cracked. “I am just a filthy night club act. Someone’s going to be for fired for letting me come up here. This is the man you came to see!” Then Prince returned to the stage and ripped into a set that didn’t wrap until almost 4 in the morning, unleashing jams like Janet Jackson’s “What Have You Done For Me Lately?,” “The Glamorous Life” and “U Got the Look.” “You all having a good time tonight?” he shouted. “Me too!”

Show One:
New Song
“1999″
“I Feel For You”
“Controversy”
“Sexy Dancer/Le Freak”
“Miss You”
“Satisfied”
“Beggin’ Woman Blues”
“Purple Rain”
“A Love Bizarre”
“What Is Hip”
“Stratus”
“Cream”
“U Got the Look”
“Nothing Compares 2 U”

Show Two
“Crimson and Clover”/”Wild Thing” (Tommie James/Troggs)
“Let’s Go” (Cars)
“7″
“Come Together” (Beatles)
“1999″
“Controversy”
“Sexy Dancer/Le Freak” (Chic)
“Long Train Running” (Doobie Brothers)
“Shhh”
“Musicology”/Prince & The Band
“3121″
“Girls & Boys”
“Honky Tonk Woman” (Rolling Stones)
“Stratus” (Billy Cobham)
“Miss You” (Rolling Stones)
“Red House” (Jimi Hendrix)
“Purple Rain”

Encore:
Dave Chappelle set
“Brown Skin” (India.Arie) (sung by Shelby)
“In The Morning” (Sung by Shelby)
“You Can’t Hide Love” (Earth Wind & Fire)
“Love’s Taken Over” (Chante Moore) Sung by Marva King
“I Want To Be Free” (Ohio Players)
“Cream”
“U Got The Look”
“What Have You Done For Me Lately?” (Janet Jackson)
“Partyman”
“It’s Alright” (Graham Central Station)
“Alphabet St.”
“The Bird”
“Jungle Love”
“The Glamorous Life”
“Love Bizarre” (w/Housequake)
"He's a musician's musician..."
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Reply #1 posted 10/15/08 7:05pm

Tame

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That sounds like so much fun...Thanks Giovanni777
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight...
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Reply #2 posted 10/15/08 7:22pm

luv4u

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Moving to concerts forum
canada

Ohh purple joy oh purple bliss oh purple rapture!
REAL MUSIC by REAL MUSICIANS - Prince
"I kind of wish there was a reason for Prince to make the site crash more" ~~ Ben
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Reply #3 posted 10/15/08 9:41pm

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Hmm, I wonder what the "new song" was, and what it sounded like. hmmm Sounds like it was a great show!!!
RIP, mom. I will forever miss and love you.
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Reply #4 posted 10/15/08 10:07pm

meow85

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Holy, Lord! Look at that setlist! eek


I am dripping with envy right now, kids.
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Reply #5 posted 10/15/08 11:23pm

KatzMccaff

Sounds amazing...wish I had been there! Let's hope he announces a residency soon and we can all make plans..
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Reply #6 posted 10/16/08 9:13am

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Wow, what a set list! biggrin biggrin
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Reply #7 posted 10/16/08 3:11pm

viewaskew

Why is this being considered his first book? What about The Neo Manifesto & The Sacrifice of Victor?
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Reply #8 posted 10/16/08 4:34pm

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When someone shouted “Purple Rain,” he slyly murmured “That’s my name, don’t wear it out.” lol
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Reply #9 posted 10/16/08 4:52pm

TiMix

He did Partyman!? Awesome!
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Reply #10 posted 10/17/08 6:44am

damn

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How much did prince pay the guy to shout 'purple rain' lol
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Reply #11 posted 10/17/08 7:26am

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Wish I could have been there it sounds fabulous ...
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Reply #12 posted 10/19/08 10:28am

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Giovanni777 said:

http://www.rollingstone.c...ork-shows/

Prince Keeps the Funk Flowing at Tiny, Star-Packed New York Shows

10/14/08, 11:19 am EST

To celebrate the release of his first book, the hefty photo essay 21 Nights, Prince played a pair of implausibly intimate shows in the poolside penthouse of luxury New York hotspot Hotel Gansevoort Friday night. Tickets were roughly $1,000 for the early show and $350 for the afterparty (proceeds benefitted the Love 4 One Another charity and Urban Farming), and attendees were treated a rare opportunity to see His Royal Badness in a room that had the size, energy and temperature of a frat party.

Less than 200 people crammed in for the first show and it was sweaty and funky within minutes, full of people in designer suits freaking out and getting loose. The 90-minute set from Prince and a stripped-down, three-member version of the NPG (plus his two backup singers) was front-loaded with hits: “I Feel For You,” “Controversy” complete with disco woop-woops, and a version of “1999″ which he rewrote to include “The stock market was crashing, there were people running everywhere.” To amplify the party vibe, funky covers came fast and furious: Chic’s “Le Freak,” the Rolling Stones’ “Miss You” and a razor-sharp version of Tower of Power’s “What Is Hip?”

The tight space allowed Prince to interact with the audience in ways that he probably couldn’t at, say, London’s O2 Arena, even stepping down into the crowd in the middle of of his “Beggin’ Woman Blues.” When someone shouted “Purple Rain,” he slyly murmured “That’s my name, don’t wear it out.” When he finally played it, everyone in the room helped fill in the background vocals on the coda.

By the end, the band was in full rave-up mode: playing the triumphant Sheila E hit “A Love Bizarre,” “Cream” and a version of “U Got the Look” that was so heavy that it sounded like Free’s “All Right Now.” Not holding back for a minute, his encore of “Nothing Compares 2 U” was done with the mic-gripping fervor of James Brown doing “Try Me.”

Prince hit the stage for part-two at close to 1 AM and turned out a three-hour throwdown for what felt like an even smaller crowd. While much of the material from the first show was repeated — including “Le Freak” and “Miss You” — Prince ramped up the energy with a version of “Purple Rain” that dripped with soul and party-starting versions of “1999″ and “3121.” The crowd was far more exclusive this time: Anderson Cooper, MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser and Of Montreal’s Kevin Barnes mingled about while reclusive comedian Dave Chapelle hopped up during Prince’s costume change to deliver some improvised jokes. “This is not my concert,” Chapelle cracked. “I am just a filthy night club act. Someone’s going to be for fired for letting me come up here. This is the man you came to see!” Then Prince returned to the stage and ripped into a set that didn’t wrap until almost 4 in the morning, unleashing jams like Janet Jackson’s “What Have You Done For Me Lately?,” “The Glamorous Life” and “U Got the Look.” “You all having a good time tonight?” he shouted. “Me too!”

Show One:
New Song
“1999″
“I Feel For You”
“Controversy”
“Sexy Dancer/Le Freak”
“Miss You”
“Satisfied”
“Beggin’ Woman Blues”
“Purple Rain”
“A Love Bizarre”
“What Is Hip”
“Stratus”
“Cream”
“U Got the Look”
“Nothing Compares 2 U”

Show Two
“Crimson and Clover”/”Wild Thing” (Tommie James/Troggs)
“Let’s Go” (Cars)
“7″
“Come Together” (Beatles)
“1999″
“Controversy”
“Sexy Dancer/Le Freak” (Chic)
“Long Train Running” (Doobie Brothers)
“Shhh”
“Musicology”/Prince & The Band
“3121″
“Girls & Boys”
“Honky Tonk Woman” (Rolling Stones)
“Stratus” (Billy Cobham)
“Miss You” (Rolling Stones)
“Red House” (Jimi Hendrix)
“Purple Rain”

Encore:
Dave Chappelle set
“Brown Skin” (India.Arie) (sung by Shelby)
“In The Morning” (Sung by Shelby)
“You Can’t Hide Love” (Earth Wind & Fire)
“Love’s Taken Over” (Chante Moore) Sung by Marva King
“I Want To Be Free” (Ohio Players)
“Cream”
“U Got The Look”
“What Have You Done For Me Lately?” (Janet Jackson)
“Partyman”
“It’s Alright” (Graham Central Station)
“Alphabet St.”
“The Bird”
“Jungle Love”
“The Glamorous Life”
“Love Bizarre” (w/Housequake)


WOW! cool
eye wish U were here baby, on me--
Stuck like glue! heart
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Reply #13 posted 10/20/08 12:30am

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Giovanni777 said:

“What Have You Done For Me Lately?” (Janet Jackson)


cool awesome cool


RIP 1958-2016 Prince broken RIP 1947-2016 David Bowie

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Reply #14 posted 10/20/08 10:41am

kok

smile Man...Prince is so gifted,beyond awsome and he has an incredible playlist availble to him for us to enjoy. I wrote a reply that must have been lost in cyperspace after I read an article, on this site, that seem to suggest he was moving away from fanbased internet communication and I was wondering if he was moving away from fan driven concerts. Even though the concerts were expensive...the movtive was so cool. The reply I wrote mentioned how I missed the Love4oneanother and Urban Gardening concepts on NPGMC cool biggrin cool!!! I was trying to start a urban garden concept in Cleveland and I mentioned it on NPGMC and one of the moderators sent me material on how to start an urban garden, as well as other members sent suggestions how 2 obtain seeds and other items...pretty cool,so I was really moved that that charity was still blessing others...or even that regular fans (or those with $350.00) had the opportunity to attend and be blessed. Really wish I had the opportunity to have attend 2.
Good 4 U Prince...maybe U will B coming back home 2 us or we will B moving forward with him as he is moving forward....P.S. "What have you done for me lately???" 2 2 2 cool cool cool
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Was I what U wanted me 2 B?

If it's not alright...it will B
Because...even when I lose...I win
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Reply #15 posted 10/20/08 2:26pm

PurpleRain747

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What a track list! Amazing how many songs Prince can per4m. Eye can sing three at the most and then eye'm out of air! But Prince can go on until eternity! Nrgtic, wonderful, cutie that prince is!
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Reply #16 posted 10/20/08 4:04pm

tackam

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xperience319 said:

Giovanni777 said:

“What Have You Done For Me Lately?” (Janet Jackson)


cool awesome cool


That one stood out for me too! biggrin
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Reply #17 posted 10/22/08 8:41pm

diamondpearl1

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xperience319 said:



cool awesome cool


That one stood out for me too! biggrin


i wonder if his take of "i wanna be free" included the drum intro.....
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Reply #18 posted 11/03/08 4:44pm

rave7

He's so awsome,I envy all who could attend!
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