getxxxx said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

Shhh ..JOHN BLACKWELL AND FINALLY A song!! John's drumstics were either laser, LED or glow in the dark..HOT!!! (WELL SHHH WAS TEVIN BEFORE PRINCE STARTED DOING IT LIVE , HE DID I Love U, but I Don't Trust U Anymore Friday nite at IZOD
& THE STICKS WHERE LED, SHELBY, LIV & ELISA HAD THEM ALSO)

Prince wrote Shhh, so it's his!

motherfunka said:

getxxxx said:

Prince wrote Shhh, so it's his!

and was doing shhh live during the gold experience tour

L4OATheOriginal said:

motherfunka said:

Prince wrote Shhh, so it's his!

and was doing shhh live during the gold experience tour

...and before that! I was at the show the first time it was done, Feb 13, 1994.

"seriously ur gonna invite just celebs on the stage and not ur true fans?"

hahahahahaha aww man this site cracks me up

if you were prince would you either get up a load of shiny beauty celebs or a bunch of 'fams"

jeez

wonder505 said:

2elijah said:

@ the bolded part. I have to agree with you though about how the garden looked, when Prince told everyone to hold up their cell phones.

Yeah he did that Friday too. It looked awesome!

Questo of The Roots's pho..... | Plixi

jonylawson said:

"seriously ur gonna invite just celebs on the stage and not ur true fans?"

hahahahahaha aww man this site cracks me up

if you were prince would you either get up a load of shiny beauty celebs or a bunch of 'fams"

jeez

maybe u should ask my boy banks who got up on the musicology tour and has proof of it

L4OATheOriginal said:

getxxxx said:

maybe you should just stick to your bootlegs... perhaps?

MAYBE I SHOULD SINCE I GET THEM FOR FREE AND U WISH U HAD MY COLLECTION

Friday nite included Love Thy Will Be Done, Guitar

NAH I M GOOD ON THAT AND ITS THE SAME STAGE IF YOU KNEW YOUR FACTS ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDED & REMOVED ACCORDINGLY.

Thing is there is no rule when it comes to shows and what an artist has to play, its that simple. I dont buy into the notion that he HAS TO DO hits, no artist has to do anything but show up to the venue, whether you paid 15 dollars or 1500 it doesnt mean U get a certain show, so i have never understood that whole "well they have to play hits to satisfy" the people already paid, u can go out there and sing the phonebook backwards and tough S*** to everyone. So my only complaints on this run of shows has been the "set list" i realize his time is reduced due too guests, thats fair, i just feel that he was someone that championed "not treading water" and he always has been doing that in new ways. So im not hatin, im just saying that with all the music hes got, to limit himself to certain ones over and over, for a few tours now, its getting a little played. Musicology was the supposed retirement of the same songs he has been pulling out at every show since that tour, so what gives?

getxxxx said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

NAH I M GOOD ON THAT AND ITS THE SAME STAGE IF YOU KNEW YOUR FACTS ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDED & REMOVED ACCORDINGLY.

damn u really need 2 watch that tape again then cause then u would see that the stage at the superbowl was black and not the color it is now ..lawd u crack me up but that's what fanatics do always talking out their side of the ass ..next time try to take some exlax

lastdecember said:

Thing is there is no rule when it comes to shows and what an artist has to play, its that simple. I dont buy into the notion that he HAS TO DO hits, no artist has to do anything but show up to the venue, whether you paid 15 dollars or 1500 it doesnt mean U get a certain show, so i have never understood that whole "well they have to play hits to satisfy" the people already paid, u can go out there and sing the phonebook backwards and tough S*** to everyone. So my only complaints on this run of shows has been the "set list" i realize his time is reduced due too guests, thats fair, i just feel that he was someone that championed "not treading water" and he always has been doing that in new ways. So im not hatin, im just saying that with all the music hes got, to limit himself to certain ones over and over, for a few tours now, its getting a little played. Musicology was the supposed retirement of the same songs he has been pulling out at every show since that tour, so what gives?

Mamacitas said:

2elijah said:

Everyone here pretty much gave a good report of what went down. In the beginning of Prince's segment of the show, Prince and the band opened with a song called "Welcome2America", which is apparently a track with a socio-political tone. I have to say though, that Prince kicked NYC's ass last night at MSG with his performance--he mopped, sweeped, waxed and shined the funk out of MSG last night, while seducing and teasing the audience in that red hot, sexy outfit he had on, and the moves he made in it. Lawd have mercy ladies and gents... I'm just sayin'. It kind of felt like he took us back to the Lovesexy era for a minute. I loved that version of "Kiss" he sang as well. He worked every corner of that stage the entire night, even the back part of the stage, that some fans thought he would not come near or that they would not get a chance to see him. He was definitely in high energy at MSG. He had the majority of the audience on their feet most of the show. I loved the black cape he had on when he came out to jam with Larry Graham, during Larry's performance. It was similar to the one Janelle Monae wears when she performs. His performance of "The Beautiful Ones" was awesome and the Misty Copeland dancing while he sang that song, helped to top the performance off.

Prince and Larry brought a double-dose of funk when they jammed together. I have to say, I was impressed with Larry's bass playing, and the appreciation he received from the audience. He kicked that bass' ass all over MSG last night. The funk was so dense from his bass playing, foot spray and disinfectant would not have had a chance in clearing that funk out. I have even more appreciation and respect for him as a bass player/musician, especially one who played with Sly and the Family Stone, and was part of some great hits/classics from an era where so many socio-political events were happening at the time. Larry proved and is is definitely the King of bass and funk, no question.

One of the nicest moments of the show, was the duet with Prince and Shelby singing, "Nothing Compares 2 U" and how they performed. It was not hard to notice the respect and appreciation among their friendship. I also have to give Shelby, Elisa and Liv a hand, because they too "worked the stage", every part of it, hyping the audience. I loved the large, gold fans all 3 ladies were waving while singing on some of the songs, as they stood by the piano at one point. Their harmonizing is so on point.

Sheila E came onto the stage like the beautiful Queen she knows she is, wearing an eye-catching, fitted, gold and black dress with a short train. She had the audience in awe when she graced us with her presence and performance, and naturally as always, NY gave her love. Always good to see Sheila E as part of Prince's concerts. One funny part, was when Sheila E came back out, after she changed into pants, and she handed Prince her jacket, and he walked away with it to find somewhere to lay it, and when he laid it down on the bench, he told the camera guys (paraphrasing) "Don't film this part".

As for the celebrities, it was hilarious when Prince called Sherri Shepherd on stage, he told her to come up and then said "Oh no not Sherri Shepherd!", to Sheila E, and jokingly played like he was about to run away, but came back and said (paraphrasing) "Sherri, come up here and show us what you really want to do!". Earlier during his performance, he gave Sherri a shoutout during one of his songs, so those of you who were in the PM&M forum a couple of days back, criticizing her over that statement she made to him, it was apparent last night, that Prince appreciates Sherri Shepherd and apparently had no problem calling her on stage last night. There were quite the celebrities there, Prince and Sheila E called up Dr. Cornel West,

?uestlove, Naomi Campbell, Sherri Shepherd . Then other celebs got up there--Alicia Keys, Spike Lee, AJ Calloway, and more. Also, Bria Valente got on stage to dance as well, and she looked very pretty, in a sparkling, black dress with an open back. They were all having a good time. I saw some fans complained that it was because of the celebs that he didn't do another encore, but I believe it was the 11pm curfew is why there was no encore, and it was already around 10:45pm when the celebs were called on stage, so no I don't think there would have been another encore regardless. A friend of mine text me who had a friend who worked there to let her know that was it for the night.

Good show;good performance, high energy. I have to say that anywhere you sat, other than the VIP/floor seats, you had a good view, thanks to the jumbo screens, which although I was sitting in the promenade 100s section, the big screens helped a lot, and you were able to have a very, good view of what was going on onstage. Can't wait to see what they bring on 29th at MSG!

[Edited 12/19/10 8:42am]

^^great review.

Wonderful Review and I love Prince clarified the Sherri Shepherd response...I knew he wasn't upset...why it got so blown out of the pocket...Dirty Minds... Thank U so much, when U can't get there reports like Urs made me feel apart of everything ...thanks so much...PS I love Sheila, so glad she blessed the night for all of U all...thanks 4 sharing...so so so well!!!

CHRISLUV92 said:

i got their at 6 but doors didnt open till 640ish or so

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my cell phone cam sucks

4 someone not there UR pictures are the ----...Thank U, a lot of times what we don't appreciate others value...like I DO and UR cell phone cam

CHRISLUV92 said:

i got their at 6 but doors didnt open till 640ish or so

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my cell phone cam sucks

4 someone not there UR pictures are the ----...Thank U, a lot of times what we don't appreciate others value...like I DO and UR cell phone cam

L4OATheOriginal said:

lastdecember said:

Thing is there is no rule when it comes to shows and what an artist has to play, its that simple. I dont buy into the notion that he HAS TO DO hits, no artist has to do anything but show up to the venue, whether you paid 15 dollars or 1500 it doesnt mean U get a certain show, so i have never understood that whole "well they have to play hits to satisfy" the people already paid, u can go out there and sing the phonebook backwards and tough S*** to everyone. So my only complaints on this run of shows has been the "set list" i realize his time is reduced due too guests, thats fair, i just feel that he was someone that championed "not treading water" and he always has been doing that in new ways. So im not hatin, im just saying that with all the music hes got, to limit himself to certain ones over and over, for a few tours now, its getting a little played. Musicology was the supposed retirement of the same songs he has been pulling out at every show since that tour, so what gives?

Hey you, don't be so quick to worship.. The thing is, no fan is required to go to a show where they constantly complain about the same artist playing some of his hits, they don't want to hear. It's the fans that made those same hits, classics. So always expect you will hear some of those songs played at his shows. Besides, most of the time, many of those classics are not played the same way, when he does perform it.

I don't get some of these fans who complain to no end about the same thing, but next thing you know, they're running out to buy a ticket to his next show. Kind of defeats the seriousness of their (your) complaints when you do that.

That's kind of like someone complaining about a weekly tv show, but will still turn the channel to watch that same show, on a weekly basis and sometimes even taping it, so they won't miss it. Guess we'll see you on the 29th at his next show. I mean you did say you were going to be there in a few posts up on this thread...right? (Just messin' with ya!)

[Edited 12/19/10 16:29pm]

L4OATheOriginal said:

getxxxx said:

NAH I M GOOD ON THAT AND ITS THE SAME STAGE IF YOU KNEW YOUR FACTS ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDED & REMOVED ACCORDINGLY.

damn u really need 2 watch that tape again then cause then u would see that the stage at the superbowl was black and not the color it is now ..lawd u crack me up but that's what fanatics do always talking out their side of the ass ..next time try to take some exlax

dude you really dont know production, thats the same stage...

the stage has flooring that is removeable and changeable it can be black one day, blue the next or whatever color he chooses. why spend money on a new stage show when he can roll out the stage and add new elements to the floor of the stage.

i bet you didnt notice the monitors step up around the stage with the lyrics scrolled on them.

kok said:

Mamacitas said:

^^great review.

Wonderful Review and I love Prince clarified the Sherri Shepherd response...I knew he wasn't upset...why it got so blown out of the pocket...Dirty Minds... Thank U so much, when U can't get there reports like Urs made me feel apart of everything ...thanks so much...PS I love Sheila, so glad she blessed the night for all of U all...thanks 4 sharing...so so so well!!!

No problem! Glad you enjoyed, although I edited it a bit, because I had just arrived home, and was still a bit tired from the energy that was drawn out of me from that fantastic night at MSG.

ficktyt said:

Another great show. Hard to compare to the 17th. There is a certain mystique to MSG and to see it packed and rocking was special. Having said that my first impressions after just leaving was the energy in the first half of the show was off the wall, even better than yesterday, however, it seemed to go down the second half to me, although I may be wrong. I would like to see how others feel. I didn't really like the version of Purple Rain tonight as well as last night. I think he may have been a little tired out by the end after two nights in a row---I know I was! In any case, I think if he had returned to do the second encore like last night, it would have put this one over the top. I think that made last night really special and left a feeling that it was a little bit lacking for those of us who were there both nights. In the end it seems he really was into it last night to come back out and do that extra set.

Anyway, it was great to see the three shows and I am kind of glad the fourth was cancelled and moved to a month from now. That will give us a chance for all these concerts to sink in time for us to recharge before doing it one more time (or hopefully more). Sorry I won't be at the 29th, a pre-planned Christmas break trip I can't get out of! Nice mix of songs. Interestingly enough, in the new tour book it also mentions DMSR, Do me Baby, Nasty Girl, Screams of Passion, Forever in my Life and Free as part of the set list for these shows. None of them have been done yet. It also lists just the MSG shows and IZOD shows on the back page of the tour book. I wonder if this is it? It seems kind of strange to make a tour book for five shows (and it wasn't even out for the first two), but who knows? One other observation, no high heels tonight, back to the flats.

[Edited 12/18/10 21:09pm]

i got the tourbook and it mentioning all those songs he hasn't done yet really has me stoked for the next two. too bad he wont get a full version of do me baby.

[b/what are just gonna sit there and watch? ok[/b]

future soul song! i wanna be your lover!

i think the crazy dancers and my camera acting up kinda wrecked the 17th for me a bit but once i gave up on the camera it was rocking.

he literally tore the roof off last night. i was 7 rows off the floor or really 2 from where the wrestlers would come out. not the side larry came out. i see why ppl say being off the floor is better. saw alot more. maybe i can get my 29th 13 rows rear stage switched to either side lower level near the middle of the symbol.

Shango said:

briant said:

She was stunning in the dress. Absolutely breath-taking. The stupid camera man for the video screens was showing Prince when he was standing by her drums. I was thinking "hey, he's on the whole show... show HER, show HER!".

Sadly she put on black pants for the 2nd song she was out for at the end. Did not look as good as the dress.

Bad quality photo here... but the caption is exactly what was going through my mind. She truly was stunning.

Photo: http://plixi.com/p/63883184

all pix by drummer Ahmir "Questo/?uestlove" Thompson (The Roots) : Questo of The Roots's Photos | Plixi

Love These Pictures.... These R Wonderful U don't know how UR sharing warms us who didn't attend... U Rock....10 out of 10 baby

HonestMan13 said:

This show was off the chain!!! I only sat down for 2 seconds and this girl beat me up and ordered me to get back up! I was down in VIP (Section B, Row D, Seat 11). This was an excellent seat and gave me a good view of everything. A multitude of celebs in area as well (Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Sheppard, Naomi Campbell, Spike Lee, ?uestlove, Sinbad, Larry Graham & his lovely wife). The energy was off the meter in our section. We were dancing our asses off. I had 4 Bria Valente sightings and she's a very beautiful woman indeed . Prince ruled over us as he knew he would from the first note of the evening. There was this beautiful young lady behind me who was crying during 'Purple Rain'. It was her birthday(she turned 30) and this was her first Prince concert ever. She told me she never thought she'd get to hear him sing 'Purple Rain' live. I put my arm around her and we sang the ad libs together. I told her that this was very special because Prince very rarely plays the entire song as he did last night. Happy Birthday indeed! Prior to the show I had dinner and drinks with fellow org members and it was great. We all connected instantly and wound up hanging out after the show! It was definitely a beautiful night.

Much props 2 Banks 4 showing us a great time after the show and to Estelle81 for setting up the get 2gether at BBQ's!

yeah i saw her someone on twitter post a vid of prince performing cool and they showed her on the big screen i was shock that was her it almost didn't look like herself she looks alot younger and alot prettier she had on black i didnt see her whole outfit but what i could see he looked great ... and she was really rocking out with the crowd dancing & everything

[Edited 12/19/10 16:57pm]

2elijah said:

Everyone here pretty much gave a good report of what went down. In the beginning of Prince's segment of the show, Prince and the band opened with a song called "Welcome2America", which is apparently a track with a socio-political tone. I have to say though, that Prince kicked NYC's ass last night at MSG with his performance, as he mopped, swept, waxed and shined the funk out of MSG last night, while seducing and teasing the audience in that red hot, sexy outfit he had on, and the moves he made in

it--lawd have mercy ladies and gents--I'm just sayin' It kind of felt like he took us back to the Lovesexy era for a minute. I also loved the version of "Kiss" he sang during the performance.

Prince worked every corner of the stage the entire night, as well as, the back part of the stage, where some fans had concerns, that he may not frequent that location during the show. He was definitely in high energy at MSG. He had the majority of the audience on their feet most of the show. I loved the black cape he had on when he came out to jam with Larry Graham, during Larry's performance. It was similar to the one Janelle Monae wears when she performs. His performance of "The Beautiful Ones" was awesome and ballet dancer, Misty Copeland dancing while he sang that song, helped to top the performance.

Prince and Larry brought a double-dose of funk when they jammed together. I have to say, I was impressed with Larry's bass playing, and the appreciation he received from the audience. He kicked that bass' ass all over MSG last night. The funk was so dense from his bass playing, foot spray and disinfectant would not have had a chance in clearing that funk out. I have more appreciation and respect for him as a bass player/musician, especially one who played with Sly and the Family Stone, and was part of some great hits/classics from an era where so many socio-political events were happening at that time. Larry proved and is is definitely the King of bass and funk, no question.

One of the nicest moments of the show, was the duet with Prince and Shelby singing, "Nothing Compares 2 U" and how they performed it. It was not hard to notice the respect and appreciation among their friendship. I also have to give Shelby, Elisa and Liv a hand, because they too "worked the stage", every part of it, hyping the audience as well. I loved the large, gold fans all 3 ladies were waving while singing on some of the songs, as they stood by the piano at one point. Their harmonizing is so on point.

Sheila E came onto the stage like the beautiful Queen she knows she is, wearing an eye-catching, fitted, gold and black dress with a short train. She had the audience in awe when she graced us with her presence and performance, and naturally as always, NY gave her love. Always good to see Sheila E as part of Prince's concerts. One funny part, was when Sheila E came back out, after she changed into pants, and she handed Prince her jacket, and he walked away with it to find somewhere to lay it, and when he laid it down on the bench, (Edited this part thanks to orger "Efan" clarifying what Prince said-->) Prince said "Don't sit on this" to Renato:lol:

As for the celebrities, it was hilarious when Prince called Sherri Shepherd on stage, he told her to come up on stage, and then said "Oh no not Sherri Shepherd!", to Sheila E, and jokingly played like he was about to run away, but came back and said (paraphrasing) "Sherri, come up here and show us what you really want to do!" Earlier during his performance, he gave Sherri a shoutout during one of his songs, so those of you who were in the PM&M forum a couple of days back, criticizing her over that statement she made to him, it was apparent last night, that Prince appreciates Sherri Shepherd and apparently had no problem calling her on stage last night.

There was quite the celebrities there, Prince and Sheila E called up Dr. Cornel West, ?uestlove, Naomi Campbell, Sherri Shepherd . Then other celebs got up there--Alicia Keys, Spike Lee, AJ Calloway, and more. Also, Bria Valente got on stage to dance as well, and she looked very pretty, in a sparkling, black dress with an open back. They were all having a good time. I saw some fans complained that it was because of the celebs that he didn't do another encore, but I believe it was the 11pm curfew is why there was no second encore, and it was already around 10:45pm when the celebs were called on stage, so no I don't think there would have been another encore regardless. A friend of mine text'd me, who had a friend who worked there to let her know, that was it for the night.

Good show;good performance, high energy. I have to say that anywhere you sat, other than the VIP/floor seats, you had a good view, thanks to the jumbo screens, which although I was sitting in the promenade 100s section, the big screens helped a lot, and you were able to have a very, good view of what was going on onstage. Can't wait to see what they bring on 29th at MSG!

"swept" edit

just a few touch-ups edit

[Edited 12/19/10 16:07pm]

reat review! i loved his black cape outfit when he came out with larry. i have never heard anyone tear up the bass like that. larry was great!!and i like that he came out into the audience. i've heard alot a stories..he sounds like a really nice guy

The only thing missing from these concerts so far is a nice set on the piano like he used to, How Come you don't call me anymore, Starfish and coffee, and some other nice songs to join in on similar to the guitar solo he did on the Musicology tour.

HonestMan13 said:

This show was off the chain!!! I only sat down for 2 seconds and this girl beat me up and ordered me to get back up! I was down in VIP (Section B, Row D, Seat 11). This was an excellent seat and gave me a good view of everything. A multitude of celebs in area as well (Whoopi Goldberg, Sherri Sheppard, Naomi Campbell, Spike Lee, ?uestlove, Sinbad, Larry Graham & his lovely wife). The energy was off the meter in our section. We were dancing our asses off. I had 4 Bria Valente sightings and she's a very beautiful woman indeed . Prince ruled over us as he knew he would from the first note of the evening. There was this beautiful young lady behind me who was crying during 'Purple Rain'. It was her birthday(she turned 30) and this was her first Prince concert ever. She told me she never thought she'd get to hear him sing 'Purple Rain' live. I put my arm around her and we sang the ad libs together. I told her that this was very special because Prince very rarely plays the entire song as he did last night. Happy Birthday indeed! Prior to the show I had dinner and drinks with fellow org members and it was great. We all connected instantly and wound up hanging out after the show! It was definitely a beautiful night.

Much props 2 Banks 4 showing us a great time after the show and to Estelle81 for setting up the get 2gether at BBQ's!

hell yes banks was great! great to meet everyone!

jaybendy said:

psychodelicide said:

WTF?

Oh he definitely had on something thongish. You couldn't see it, but the way his... um... assests moved as he walked across the stage... He's got a WONDERFUL ASS.

That pic of the red outfit doesn't even show all the epicness it contained. For a little dude P's packing a whole lot. But we already knew that.

[Edited 12/19/10 10:36am]

giggles

that red outfit was S-E-X-Y!!!!!

L4OATheOriginal said:

4 the past couple of years all i have been told was 'oh l4 u weren't there 2 know how it was so i don't know why ur "hating" so much"

WELL

I WAS THERE LAST NIGHT AT THE GARDEN AND I CAN TELL U NOW THAT I WAS DISAPPOINTED IN PRINCE SO MUCH LAST NIGHT!!

now this isn't just a slam or "negative" review cause there were some nice moments

HIGHLIGHTS:

prince has always had a nice lighting system 4 his shows and last night was no exception. THE STAGE IS HOT!!! I LOVE IT!! the lighting design was HOT!!! and from where my seats were in the so called "nosebleeds" i was able 2 see everything happening on that stage prior 2 a lot of folks at the garden, including when during graham central stations set, i saw prince hop up b4 the lights hit his area. and the same when sheila e came out during u got the look, clear as day could see her about 2 pop up.

graham central station and larry's bass playing was HOT!!

hearing the new song Welcome 2 America was HOT!! just wished that the lights weren't out during the song or that prince could have been on stage visible

Shhh ..JOHN BLACKWELL AND FINALLY A song!! John's drumstics were either laser, LED or glow in the dark..HOT!!!

Hearing uptown live finally ..HOT ..tho it sucks that many didn't know that song but wanna scream 4 raspberry beret ...SERIOUSLY?!!!

Prince's energy was very high and it was nice seeing him dance more and have his "billie jean" moment during kiss

Ida looked HOT!! i swear prince must have pulled her 2 the side and said "look ur funky on the bass but the jeans and t shirt thing..AIN'T HAPPENING in my band"

NOT SO HOT MOMENTS:

seriously ur gonna invite just celebs on the stage and not ur true fans? tho seeing alicia keys on stage was a nice treat

seriously ur gonna play disco heat but not dance 4 me or even the dance electric? ur gonna play that shit? wow!!

what happend 2 the days of prince having his band members have a spot light and say their names through the course of the show?

and the rest of the setlist ..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz damn is this the same prince that i grew up with?

BONUS MOMENTS

meeting up with banks ..yo bro 4 blocks down ..u should have said 4 blocks across as well lol

estelle81 ..finally!!!

bbq's!!! damn i want some wings now lol

meeting up at the apollo afterwards seeing pri, newpowersoul

and last but not least ..seeing my girl npggirl77!! Mwah!! get home safe hun!!

what i take from this experinece is the joy of seeing old friends and meeting new ones, but prince seriously ..u need 2 step up ur game again son and go back 2 the prince that belived in the new music and took it by the horses mane and rode it and didn't give a shit what anyone else thinks about it

nosebleeds? that sux! loved hearing all your prince stories

L4OATheOriginal said:

banks said:

awwwww man... It was my pleasure to have you guys in my home and i have to thank my homie for allowing me to bring the whole crew with me to the party last night.... we gotta do that again ...

[Edited 12/19/10 12:15pm]

yo banks thanks 4 having us over and showing us that parade show ..now THAT'S the prince i miss!! i told estelle that it doesn't have 2 be a prince concert 4 us 2 hang out..i'd like that

we all gotta do that again!!

lastdecember said:

Thing is there is no rule when it comes to shows and what an artist has to play, its that simple. I dont buy into the notion that he HAS TO DO hits, no artist has to do anything but show up to the venue, whether you paid 15 dollars or 1500 it doesnt mean U get a certain show, so i have never understood that whole "well they have to play hits to satisfy" the people already paid, u can go out there and sing the phonebook backwards and tough S*** to everyone. So my only complaints on this run of shows has been the "set list" i realize his time is reduced due too guests, thats fair, i just feel that he was someone that championed "not treading water" and he always has been doing that in new ways. So im not hatin, im just saying that with all the music hes got, to limit himself to certain ones over and over, for a few tours now, its getting a little played. Musicology was the supposed retirement of the same songs he has been pulling out at every show since that tour, so what gives?

And prior to that it was after the name change to that the hits were to be retired!

getxxxx said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

4 the past couple of years all i have been told was 'oh l4 u weren't there 2 know how it was so i don't know why ur "hating" so much"

WELL

I WAS THERE LAST NIGHT AT THE GARDEN AND I CAN TELL U NOW THAT I WAS DISAPPOINTED IN PRINCE SO MUCH LAST NIGHT!!

now this isn't just a slam or "negative" review cause there were some nice moments

HIGHLIGHTS:

prince has always had a nice lighting system 4 his shows and last night was no exception. THE STAGE IS HOT!!! I LOVE IT!! the lighting design was HOT!!! and from where my seats were in the so called "nosebleeds" i was able 2 see everything happening on that stage prior 2 a lot of folks at the garden, including when during graham central stations set, i saw prince hop up b4 the lights hit his area. and the same when sheila e came out during u got the look, clear as day could see her about 2 pop up. (AHH THIS IS THE SAME STAGE FROM MUSICOLOGY TOUR & SUPER BOWL OR DID YOU MISS THAT FACT?)

graham central station and larry's bass playing was HOT!!

hearing the new song Welcome 2 America was HOT!! just wished that the lights weren't out during the song or that prince could have been on stage visible (PRINCE WAS UNDER THE STAGE CAUSE THEY WHEELED HIM OUT IN A ROAD CASE WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT I COULD SEE THIS FROM WHERE I SAT)

Shhh ..JOHN BLACKWELL AND FINALLY A song!! John's drumstics were either laser, LED or glow in the dark..HOT!!! (WELL SHHH WAS TEVIN BEFORE PRINCE STARTED DOING IT LIVE , HE DID I Love U, but I Don't Trust U Anymore Friday nite at IZOD
& THE STICKS WHERE LED, SHELBY, LIV & ELISA HAD THEM ALSO)

Hearing uptown live finally ..HOT ..tho it sucks that many didn't know that song but wanna scream 4 raspberry beret ...SERIOUSLY?!!!

Prince's energy was very high and it was nice seeing him dance more and have his "billie jean" moment during kiss

Ida looked HOT!! i swear prince must have pulled her 2 the side and said "look ur funky on the bass but the jeans and t shirt thing..AIN'T HAPPENING in my band"

NOT SO HOT MOMENTS:

seriously ur gonna invite just celebs on the stage and not ur true fans? tho seeing alicia keys on stage was a nice treat

seriously ur gonna play disco heat but not dance 4 me or even the dance electric? ur gonna play that shit? wow!!

what happend 2 the days of prince having his band members have a spot light and say their names through the course of the show?

and the rest of the setlist ..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz damn is this the same prince that i grew up with? (SORRY HE CANT PLAY OUR OWN PERSONAL SET LIST! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? THIS WASNT A PRIVATE SHOW FOR YOU, WE PAID TO SEE HIM JUST LIKE YOU AND IF HE WANTED TO SING THE PHONE BOOK HE COULD)

BONUS MOMENTS

meeting up with banks ..yo bro 4 blocks down ..u should have said 4 blocks across as well lol

estelle81 ..finally!!!

bbq's!!! damn i want some wings now lol

meeting up at the apollo afterwards seeing pri, newpowersoul

and last but not least ..seeing my girl npggirl77!! Mwah!! get home safe hun!!

what i take from this experinece is the joy of seeing old friends and meeting new ones, but prince seriously ..u need 2 step up ur game again son and go back 2 the prince that belived in the new music and took it by the horses mane and rode it and didn't give a shit what anyone else thinks about it (SPOKEN LIKE A TRUE HATER)

maybe you should just stick to your bootlegs... perhaps?

Friday nite included Love Thy Will Be Done, Guitar

grrr...shows vampire fangs at getxxxx

L4OATheOriginal was awesome to meet yesterday. he stayed talking with me for 40 mins at penn station till my train came !

Shango said:

briant said:

She was stunning in the dress. Absolutely breath-taking. The stupid camera man for the video screens was showing Prince when he was standing by her drums. I was thinking "hey, he's on the whole show... show HER, show HER!".

Sadly she put on black pants for the 2nd song she was out for at the end. Did not look as good as the dress.

Bad quality photo here... but the caption is exactly what was going through my mind. She truly was stunning.

Photo: http://plixi.com/p/63883184

all pix by drummer Ahmir "Questo/?uestlove" Thompson (The Roots) : Questo of The Roots's Photos | Plixi

oh i see red! i like that outfit alot. and to those talking about what he's packing..DAMN they showed him full length on the big screens andyou can see the bulge. very hard to miss that.

2elijah said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

Hey you, don't be so quick to worship.. The thing is, no fan is required to go to a show where they constantly complain about the same artist playing some of his hits, they don't want to hear. It's the fans that made those same hits, classics. So always expect you will hear some of those songs played at his shows. Besides, most of the time, many of those classics are not played the same way, when he does perform it.

I don't get some of these fans who complain to no end about the same thing, but next thing you know, they're running out to buy a ticket to his next show. Kind of defeats the seriousness of their (your) complaints when you do that.

That's kind of like someone complaining about a weekly tv show, but will still turn the channel to watch that same show, on a weekly basis and sometimes even taping it, so they won't miss it. Guess we'll see you on the 29th at his next show. I mean you did say you were going to be there in a few posts up on this thread...right? (Just messin' with ya!)

[Edited 12/19/10 16:29pm]

How is it complaining? i mean i was not saying damn this bullshit i want my money back, im just saying that on top of his great musicianship and way that he does shows, which i pointed out once again, but some only read what they perceive as negative, im saying you got a lot of room to work with and artists dont owe fans certain songs, that goes for any artist. What im saying is that Prince shows that i have seen (yes 76) the man has continued to blow me away as a musician and showman, but there is something lacking in the variety of what he is playing. To say that if you have a complaint then dont go the next time is typical response when people dont read what is being said, i clearly never said i didnt enjoy the show, everything everyone said to glorify the show i do agree with, but to say there was a perfect night and nothing could be done to improve the tour? i mean come on now are we drinking that much kool aid. I mean i think Obama is a good president, but shit i'll be damned if i wont complain on alot of BS he's fucked up on already, that doesnt mean i wont vote for him or respect him, but shit, hes got a lot of room to improve, blind praise leads to false idols

L4OATheOriginal said:

getxxxx said:

NAH I M GOOD ON THAT AND ITS THE SAME STAGE IF YOU KNEW YOUR FACTS ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDED & REMOVED ACCORDINGLY.

damn u really need 2 watch that tape again then cause then u would see that the stage at the superbowl was black and not the color it is now ..lawd u crack me up but that's what fanatics do always talking out their side of the ass ..next time try to take some exlax

can totally understand your point of view and ppl who've seen him a bunch of times. even i wanna hear the rarities and i hadn't seen him b4 these W2A shows