I swear I'm going to cherish this month. I won tickets for 2 Prince shows from different radio stations..Still waiting for someone to wake me up..all this feels like a dream!

Amazing show, btw! I danced till my feet hurt lol. Can't wait for Saturday now!

ok so he opens with LAYDOWN!!! ya Laydown!!

As soon as the beat kicks it you know -IT'S LAYDOWN!!

And just how cool is it to see him say "from the heart of Minnesota

here come the Purple Yoda" to a stadium crowd? PFC -Pretty Fuckin Cool.

It rocked live! He had those round shades on that he's been wearing this

week and some sharp outfit on. Maybe yellow or gold I don't remember.

Simply awesome! Oh god I hope he opens with Laydown again Fri.

I wanna see it again!

I was definately surprised when the second song he did was Beautiful Ones.

It was a good version though and let's put it this way, he didn't play LGC -alright.

I was DYING to see him do the Uptown/Raspberry Beret/Cream/Cool/U Got The Look

set so kicking in to Uptown sent me in to an absolute frenzy! I don't know if it was

me, but it seems like C-O-O-L rocked the house!

Now I'll tell you that I was not really looking forward to hearing NC2U, but I

have to say that I thourougly enjoyed it tonight. The interplay betwen him &

Shelby was smooth and fun. When she sang "I could put my arms around every

boy I see" Prince stuck in a "you better not" and without a pause she throws in:

"I just might" or something like that. It was real cute and they really belted out

a good one on NC2U.

Between songs Prince announces "Yeah Welcome 2 America!" and then with a

real zest of a sneer: "Where U can fail at your job, get fired, rehired, and get a 7 Million

dollar tip" or something like that. It was funny.

So after NC2U he's standing there and is like "What shaaaal we do" He like really hung

out there for a minuite going Hmmmm...

and then whips out a blistering She's Always In My Hair!!! Ok this the song that

was on the b-side of the first Prince record I ever bought -I was psyched!!

He fucking killed it on the guitar to!! His guitar was UP LOUD. It was a LOUD show,

my ears are stil ringing, but when he did the solos on SAIMH and Purple Rain that

guitar was looooouud! It sounded searing and awesome!

Didn't feel like a going-through-the-motions like on the Rave2000 vid, I thought

it felt like he was tearing in to that mother fucker of a classic b-side.

And I don't know I really didn't expect him to do one like this at the NJ show.

It seems like there were a few pics for the fans like say SAIMH, Laydown, Adore,

SISIA, even Cool.

THEN he segues right in to If I Was Your Girlfriend!!!! One of my all time top fav

Prince songs. well you can see how this show is going for me so far?

He does a top notch version and shares it with Esperanza. Nice!

Now of course I've seen him do the Insatiable/Scandalous bit a few times, but

he did a classy hit on it here and one thing that really added to it is that the

seats I ended up with were so great that I could see easily and clearly and as

he was out on the arrow of the symbol he was close enough for me to see really

well.

OK, THEN,

THEN he does ADORE!!! Full band Adore. full back up singers, long drawn out

version with acouple of new parts, amazing wonderful, beautiful version of Adore!!

I have to tell you that it was THE BEST version of Adore I have seen live.

He stood on the piano with a single spotlight shining down on him.

"When the butterflies hover, don't you want to get under the covers,

and just play around with each other?" or something like that he added. It was s-w-e-e-t!

Now to be honest I wasn't really looking forward to seeing him play Purple Rain

again, but hot damn if by the time he was tearing up that guitar I was waving

and screaming and singing oooo ooo oooo oooooo!

Seriously, Purple Rain kicked some serious ass tonight. His guitar playing was

on

fire

.

I did seem like a lot of peeps didn't really know it was Purple Rain until he started

singing

He came back out and when Kiss kicked in the palce went nuts. I thought this

version of Kiss was perky & funky. Had me dancin my azz off! And dancing along

with parts from the 12" being played vamped live -awseome! While this was going

on he was standing in the center of the stage doing cool little in place moves and

dance steps. Kind of like on the Lovesexy show in the song Lovesexy when he stands

in the center and does funny little Prince moves. Down to just funky little shoulder

twitches to the beat. Very cool. I'll take some silly funky Prince moves over hoards

of sychronized coreographed back up dancers ANY DAY.

Kiss Verdict: loved it!

OK now. He does Sometimes It Snows In April. Does it as a duet with Lalah and this is

the longest most complete sweet amazing version of SISIA that I have ever seen

performed. Simply beautiful. I am SO GLAD I was there to see it. Phew.

Then they did Diamonds And Pearls as a duet. Again beautiful. THEN he starts

crankin out All The Critics Love U In NY on the piano!!! I don't know if many peeps

knew that one because everyone around me was still seated from D&P and i was

like ATCLUINY!!!

The Controversy/Sexy Dancer/Le Freak/Housequake romp at the end was thumpin

and pumpin. "Clap yo hands/stomp yp feet!!"

Yeah, I wanted more, but I'll just have to wait till Friday I guess!

Oh and there was no 2010Deluxe CD at the show & I should also mention that

there were some sound issues in the show. Now I thought that the sound was good

for the whole thing. It was LOUD and rockin, but a few times there was an

extended ring out of feedback. Oh yeah and before they did D&P Prince asked for

a new mike for Lalah and when they didn't get it out to her fast enough he said

"well she can have mine then" handed it to her, took hers and chucked it across

the stage!

Wow what a fun time! Prince THANK YOU for putting on one hell of a show.

As you usually do!

Shes always in my hair, The Beautiful Ones.

dgroovy said:

Just figured I'd put it all in one spot....

LayDown

The Beautiful Ones

Uptown

Raspberry Beret

Cream

Cool. (ceeeeeeeeeee oh oh ellllllll!)

Let's Work

U Got the Look

Shhh (Blackmon kills it again)

Arms of the Angels

Nothing Compares 2 U (w Shelby)

She's Always in My Hair

If I was your Girlfriend (w/ Esperanza)

Insatiable

Scandalous

Adore

Purple Rain

Encore

Kiss

Sometimes it Snows in April (w/ Lalah)

Diamonds and Pearls (w/ Lalah)

All the Critics Love U in NY

Controversy

Sexy Dancer/Le Freak/Housequake (a mashup of sorts)

A good one. Not as good as the Musicology NJ concert (best crowd I've ever seen). But Sec 3 Rows J and K on the aisle were rockin'. No props to the 3 ladies down the row who sat and watched the WHOLE thing from the jumbotron. Who has $ like that?

Catch U Saturday @ MSG...afterparty anyone?

Looks decent. Not a really "deep" setlist, but at least the endless number of covers and background singer spotlights have been cut down. I'd be happy with this setlist

metallicjigolo said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

nice perspective ...however if u have been following the setlist of his tours and shows over the last few years ..this is a boring setlist and especially when u can recount the fans reactions 2 his setlists in LA in 2009 and montreux ..the hits are played out

Honey, its wed nite & the first show. It's gonna get funkier as it goes along. Saturdays aftershow is gonna be the bomb!!!

yeah okay i will hold my breath

Paris9748430 said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

nice perspective ...however if u have been following the setlist of his tours and shows over the last few years ..this is a boring setlist and especially when u can recount the fans reactions 2 his setlists in LA in 2009 and montreux ..the hits are played out

This seems to only be the case for Prince.

Rolling Stones fans don't give a shit that they've heard Satisfaction 100,000 times.

Springsteen fans would riot if he didn't sing Thunder Road!

I know Prince said that he wouldn't play the hits, but he's not gonna fill arenas playing the new stuff, either.

When you do those big, arena shows like he did tonight, and like he's been doing since Musicology, he's got to play to the majority.

If you're looking for him to do a 13 minute version of Empty Room followed by a Vamp on Witness for the Prosecution, the big arena shows aren't for you.

That's why he does aftershows.

I know people want him to do the new stuff, but the people who paid to hear him do the "played out" hits are in the majority.

the thing is, prince has made it known and his fans have tons of unreleased stuff so that's what the die hards want that type of show like ONA that didn't cater 2 the ones still stuck in the 80's. so i would rather see prince at smaller venues so that the artist in him can fully come out instead of the washed up artist that he's being made 2 be

itsjustaroundthecorner said:

Paris9748430 said:

This seems to only be the case for Prince.

Rolling Stones fans don't give a shit that they've heard Satisfaction 100,000 times.

Springsteen fans would riot if he didn't sing Thunder Road!

I know Prince said that he wouldn't play the hits, but he's not gonna fill arenas playing the new stuff, either.

When you do those big, arena shows like he did tonight, and like he's been doing since Musicology, he's got to play to the majority.

If you're looking for him to do a 13 minute version of Empty Room followed by a Vamp on Witness for the Prosecution, the big arena shows aren't for you.

That's why he does aftershows.

I know people want him to do the new stuff, but the people who paid to hear him do the "played out" hits are in the majority.

hmm.. i wouldnt say its the hits im sick of... im DYING to hear When Doves Cry, I would die 4 u , thieves in the temple, little red corvette....

i love hearing u got the look, purple rain, cream...

i think i just want him to mix it up more... there are SO many forgotten gems... too many to list.. and it seems like we get the same damn songs year after year...

fine, if he needs to play hits to fill arenas, , , fine,, i get that.. but man, if we have to hear nothing compares 2 u and raspberry beret.. we should get when doves cry!!!!

and id like more 'minor; hits... songs not everyone will know, but many will: mountains, anotherlover, hot thing, housequake, i wish u heaven, .. i mean break out international lover if you want to do a ballad medley!

i dont know, maybe there is no pleasing me.... i just know my mind was BLOWN when he did a brief I Would Die 4 U on the piano in London.....maybe its because it felt really fresh and inspired.....

bingo!! this is what prince lacks 2 see ..it's not all about just 1999, lgc, lrc and purple rain ..there is so much more he could do

errant said:

dgroovy said:

Just figured I'd put it all in one spot....

LayDown

The Beautiful Ones

Uptown

Raspberry Beret

Cream

Cool. (ceeeeeeeeeee oh oh ellllllll!)

Let's Work

U Got the Look

Shhh (Blackmon kills it again)

Arms of the Angels

Nothing Compares 2 U (w Shelby)

She's Always in My Hair

If I was your Girlfriend (w/ Esperanza)

Insatiable

Scandalous

Adore

Purple Rain

Encore

Kiss

Sometimes it Snows in April (w/ Lalah)

Diamonds and Pearls (w/ Lalah)

All the Critics Love U in NY

Controversy

Sexy Dancer/Le Freak/Housequake (a mashup of sorts)

A good one. Not as good as the Musicology NJ concert (best crowd I've ever seen). But Sec 3 Rows J and K on the aisle were rockin'. No props to the 3 ladies down the row who sat and watched the WHOLE thing from the jumbotron. Who has $ like that?

Catch U Saturday @ MSG...afterparty anyone?

Looks decent. Not a really "deep" setlist, but at least the endless number of covers and background singer spotlights have been cut down. I'd be happy with this setlist

115 minutes i understand?

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMEBODY TELL ME THIS WAS RECORDED...I NEED TO HEAR LAYDOWN LIVE!!!!!!! I BET THAT SONG KICKED ARSEHOLES LEFT RIGHT AND CENTRE IN A STADIUM ENVIRONMENT

banks said:

This is for my girl (she knows who she is) How did you feel when Prince kept saying NYC when he was playing in Jersey

I thought about you!!

My date is from NYC... he TORE ME UP on the way home!

See you Friday... in NEW JERSEY!

(at least Shelbey knew where she was! )

Paris9748430 said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

nice perspective ...however if u have been following the setlist of his tours and shows over the last few years ..this is a boring setlist and especially when u can recount the fans reactions 2 his setlists in LA in 2009 and montreux ..the hits are played out

This seems to only be the case for Prince.

Rolling Stones fans don't give a shit that they've heard Satisfaction 100,000 times.

Springsteen fans would riot if he didn't sing Thunder Road!

I know Prince said that he wouldn't play the hits, but he's not gonna fill arenas playing the new stuff, either.

When you do those big, arena shows like he did tonight, and like he's been doing since Musicology, he's got to play to the majority.

If you're looking for him to do a 13 minute version of Empty Room followed by a Vamp on Witness for the Prosecution, the big arena shows aren't for you.

That's why he does aftershows.

I know people want him to do the new stuff, but the people who paid to hear him do the "played out" hits are in the majority.

I've seen Santana 6 times, and he has played:

- Evil Ways

- Black Magic Woman

- Oye Como Va

- Jingo

- Maria Maria

- Smooth

and a few others at every show.... People eat it up, and leave feeling like they got their money's worth.

I just love live music, and feel blessed that these artists are still gracing us with their talent.

But, yeah.. I dig the Prince aftershows for variety.

chewymusic said:

ok so he opens with LAYDOWN!!! ya Laydown!!

As soon as the beat kicks it you know -IT'S LAYDOWN!!

And just how cool is it to see him say "from the heart of Minnesota

here come the Purple Yoda" to a stadium crowd? PFC -Pretty Fuckin Cool.

It rocked live! He had those round shades on that he's been wearing this

week and some sharp outfit on. Maybe yellow or gold I don't remember.

Simply awesome! Oh god I hope he opens with Laydown again Fri.

I wanna see it again!

I was definately surprised when the second song he did was Beautiful Ones.

It was a good version though and let's put it this way, he didn't play LGC -alright.

I was DYING to see him do the Uptown/Raspberry Beret/Cream/Cool/U Got The Look

set so kicking in to Uptown sent me in to an absolute frenzy! I don't know if it was

me, but it seems like C-O-O-L rocked the house!

Now I'll tell you that I was not really looking forward to hearing NC2U, but I

have to say that I thourougly enjoyed it tonight. The interplay betwen him &

Shelby was smooth and fun. When she sang "I could put my arms around every

boy I see" Prince stuck in a "you better not" and without a pause she throws in:

"I just might" or something like that. It was real cute and they really belted out

a good one on NC2U.

Between songs Prince announces "Yeah Welcome 2 America!" and then with a

real zest of a sneer: "Where U can fail at your job, get fired, rehired, and get a 7 Million

dollar tip" or something like that. It was funny.

So after NC2U he's standing there and is like "What shaaaal we do" He like really hung

out there for a minuite going Hmmmm...

and then whips out a blistering She's Always In My Hair!!! Ok this the song that

was on the b-side of the first Prince record I ever bought -I was psyched!!

He fucking killed it on the guitar to!! His guitar was UP LOUD. It was a LOUD show,

my ears are stil ringing, but when he did the solos on SAIMH and Purple Rain that

guitar was looooouud! It sounded searing and awesome!

Didn't feel like a going-through-the-motions like on the Rave2000 vid, I thought

it felt like he was tearing in to that mother fucker of a classic b-side.

And I don't know I really didn't expect him to do one like this at the NJ show.

It seems like there were a few pics for the fans like say SAIMH, Laydown, Adore,

SISIA, even Cool.

THEN he segues right in to If I Was Your Girlfriend!!!! One of my all time top fav

Prince songs. well you can see how this show is going for me so far?

He does a top notch version and shares it with Esperanza. Nice!

Now of course I've seen him do the Insatiable/Scandalous bit a few times, but

he did a classy hit on it here and one thing that really added to it is that the

seats I ended up with were so great that I could see easily and clearly and as

he was out on the arrow of the symbol he was close enough for me to see really

well.

OK, THEN,

THEN he does ADORE!!! Full band Adore. full back up singers, long drawn out

version with acouple of new parts, amazing wonderful, beautiful version of Adore!!

I have to tell you that it was THE BEST version of Adore I have seen live.

He stood on the piano with a single spotlight shining down on him.

"When the butterflies hover, don't you want to get under the covers,

and just play around with each other?" or something like that he added. It was s-w-e-e-t!

Now to be honest I wasn't really looking forward to seeing him play Purple Rain

again, but hot damn if by the time he was tearing up that guitar I was waving

and screaming and singing oooo ooo oooo oooooo!

Seriously, Purple Rain kicked some serious ass tonight. His guitar playing was

on

fire

.

I did seem like a lot of peeps didn't really know it was Purple Rain until he started

singing

He came back out and when Kiss kicked in the palce went nuts. I thought this

version of Kiss was perky & funky. Had me dancin my azz off! And dancing along

with parts from the 12" being played vamped live -awseome! While this was going

on he was standing in the center of the stage doing cool little in place moves and

dance steps. Kind of like on the Lovesexy show in the song Lovesexy when he stands

in the center and does funny little Prince moves. Down to just funky little shoulder

twitches to the beat. Very cool. I'll take some silly funky Prince moves over hoards

of sychronized coreographed back up dancers ANY DAY.

Kiss Verdict: loved it!

OK now. He does Sometimes It Snows In April. Does it as a duet with Lalah and this is

the longest most complete sweet amazing version of SISIA that I have ever seen

performed. Simply beautiful. I am SO GLAD I was there to see it. Phew.

Then they did Diamonds And Pearls as a duet. Again beautiful. THEN he starts

crankin out All The Critics Love U In NY on the piano!!! I don't know if many peeps

knew that one because everyone around me was still seated from D&P and i was

like ATCLUINY!!!

The Controversy/Sexy Dancer/Le Freak/Housequake romp at the end was thumpin

and pumpin. "Clap yo hands/stomp yp feet!!"

Yeah, I wanted more, but I'll just have to wait till Friday I guess!

Oh and there was no 2010Deluxe CD at the show & I should also mention that

there were some sound issues in the show. Now I thought that the sound was good

for the whole thing. It was LOUD and rockin, but a few times there was an

extended ring out of feedback. Oh yeah and before they did D&P Prince asked for

a new mike for Lalah and when they didn't get it out to her fast enough he said

"well she can have mine then" handed it to her, took hers and chucked it across

the stage!

Wow what a fun time! Prince THANK YOU for putting on one hell of a show.

As you usually do!

Thank you for this rundown/review. Right now, I am so f@#$ing excited about the NYC show on the 18th I don't think I will be able to contain myself for the next 60 hours.

L4OATheOriginal said:

itsjustaroundthecorner said:

hmm.. i wouldnt say its the hits im sick of... im DYING to hear When Doves Cry, I would die 4 u , thieves in the temple, little red corvette....

i love hearing u got the look, purple rain, cream...

i think i just want him to mix it up more... there are SO many forgotten gems... too many to list.. and it seems like we get the same damn songs year after year...

fine, if he needs to play hits to fill arenas, , , fine,, i get that.. but man, if we have to hear nothing compares 2 u and raspberry beret.. we should get when doves cry!!!!

and id like more 'minor; hits... songs not everyone will know, but many will: mountains, anotherlover, hot thing, housequake, i wish u heaven, .. i mean break out international lover if you want to do a ballad medley!

i dont know, maybe there is no pleasing me.... i just know my mind was BLOWN when he did a brief I Would Die 4 U on the piano in London.....maybe its because it felt really fresh and inspired.....

bingo!! this is what prince lacks 2 see ..it's not all about just 1999, lgc, lrc and purple rain ..there is so much more he could do

but isn't that what he did at this show? Lay Down was in there. Uptown. Cool. Let's Work. Shhh. She's Always In My Hair. If I Was Your Girlfriend. Adore. Sometimes It Snows In April. All The Critics Love U In New York.

looking at the posted setlist, there are quite a few minor hits and things that weren't hits at all in there. and no Let's Go Crazy or 1999 or Little Red Corvette.

I think this was actually a pretty great mix of hits and relatively obscure stuff. of course he's been performing a lot of this stuff in the last few years, but looking at this set list, there's a lot of stuff in there that a lot of the audience in an arena show isn't going to be that familiar with.

same old same old

Llanishenlad said:

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMEBODY TELL ME THIS WAS RECORDED...I NEED TO HEAR LAYDOWN LIVE!!!!!!! I BET THAT SONG KICKED ARSEHOLES LEFT RIGHT AND CENTRE IN A STADIUM ENVIRONMENT

There's a video of Laydown on Youtube. Go find it.

Paris9748430 said:

PYTDee said:

I swear I'm going to cherish this month. I won tickets for 2 Prince shows from different radio stations..Still waiting for someone to wake me up..all this feels like a dream!

Amazing show, btw! I danced till my feet hurt lol. Can't wait for Saturday now!

Lucky U 2 win tickets to 2 Prince shows. U better rest up for Saturday

.

I enjoyed the show. A lot of slow songs tonight that he really hasn't done in a while. Diamonds and Pearls duet was nice, killer version of Adore with the entire band Insatiable and Scandalous, Beautiful Ones--all nice. I wish he would put Nothing Compares 2 U away for a while and do The Most Beautiful Girl in the World for a change.

Crowd on our side seemed much more into it than the crown on the piano side from what I could see. People on that side were sitting during Purple Rain. It was weird to see a half-empty arena for Prince, but I guess the economy and it being just before Christmas made a difference. MSG will rock!

Great to see John Blackwell back with the NPG. He killed Shhh! as usual. Can't wait for Friday night.

StevenAnthony said:

Livenation retweeted this:

Not.. the best setlist. That's from the rehearsal I guess. Just seems short, hopefully they change it up some. But yay for Laydown.

[Edited 12/15/10 17:14pm]

UT OH - I canceled my hotel and was going to be responsible since I'm santa, Mrs. Claus and the elves - but 17 days??? Um, re-thinking....

StevenAnthony said:

Livenation retweeted this:

Not.. the best setlist. That's from the rehearsal I guess. Just seems short, hopefully they change it up some. But yay for Laydown.

[Edited 12/15/10 17:14pm]

A friend of mine snagged one after the show.... I posted a pic on another thread.

Great minds think alike!

eireboy34 said:

same old same old

he has to play a good number of hits when he is playing arenas ?....i think its a good mix...when i go to see a band....i want to hear the hits...or a good number of them...sure your the same...the one nite alone tour playing small venues....thats when he wasnt bothered about playing too many 'hits' but that was mainly hardcore fans...

WHAT TIME DID PRINCE GO ON STAGE?

9pm, 9:30pm, 10pm????

I hope I can make it to the venue from the airport in time for the start of his act!!!!

True Guitar Hero, With More Love and Less Leer

By JON PARELES

From the article:

,” Prince said, “Welcome to America, y’all,...where you can fail at your job, get fired, rehired and get a $700 billion tip.”

Love it!!....that sure enough is the truth!! Pretty good report from the NY Times. "LayDown" was the perfect opener for sure to pump up the vibe, and I hope we get that at MSG! Cannot wait until his Purple Badness rocks the MSG shows and NYC is going to rock the house down with him! !

Like this part of that article too:

NY Times article:

"He punctuated his guitar solos with twirls and gestures. Among rock guitar heroes, Prince is not only one of the masters; he is by far the best dancer. But he saved his best moves for “Kiss”: hip-twitches, shoulder shakes and moments of poised near-stillness when the drumbeat moved just an elbow or wrist. It’s easy to envision Prince as another Chuck Berry or James Brown, rocking for decades to come.

[Edited 12/16/10 6:34am]

Wow, wish I had been there!

He did some great songs:

LayDown

Uptown

Cream

Shhh

If I was your Girlfriend

Insatiable

Adore

Purple Rain

Sometimes it Snows in April

Sexy Dancer/Le Freak/Housequake (a mashup of sorts)

Does anyone know what time he officially took the stage?

-Justin

PipDaPeep said:

Does anyone know what time he officially took the stage?

-Justin

A fan who attended said he went on about 9:30pm last night.

Highlights for me were :

"Laydown" and "COOL"--both were great live. Laydown needs a longer workout though (a la "Face Down" during the Jam of the Year shows)

And the dancing... whoa Prince I don't remember him dancing like this in over a decade. Sure the splits and jumping from speaker platforms are gone, but he showcased some smooth moves especially at the end of the extended version of "Kiss."

Which brings me to... "Kiss" that was probably the best live version I've heard in a very long time. I think it helped that there were no horns to clutter the spare arrangement (which is one of the charms of the song in the first place).

Lots of ballads last night... I was really surprised. But his falsetto is in tip top shape, and his transition from falsetto to guttural scream is as smooth as ever.

Like that there were minimal covers.

The stage=major highlight! While I hope that he does some intimate shows while he is in NYC (and I did think an Apollo residency would have been cool), getting to see this stage is very very cool. The lighting design (floor lights, and border/jetway style strobes) is very well done.

The gold strat has nice tone.

My only complaint... time. I wish he got on stage earlier (he started at 9:30). It was a solid 2 hour show, but at times I wished that some songs would get to be stretched out some more. I say cut down on the opening acts, or have them start earlier (at exaclty 7:30) so Prince can get on at least by 8:30-9.

LOVEVERY1 said:

COOL

Ain't no body bad as me! LOL

remko said:

errant said:

Looks decent. Not a really "deep" setlist, but at least the endless number of covers and background singer spotlights have been cut down. I'd be happy with this setlist

115 minutes i understand?

Hi, He performed 4 about 2 hrs.