Joyinrepatition said:

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Thanks, still kind of hard to tell in that pic, because of the lighting.

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wonder505 said:

2elijah said:

Okay, so there was a stir in the audience before Prince's performance. Now no one knows for sure if it was actually Prince walking through the audience at MSG last night, before he performed, but if it was, it sure caused a major stir in MSG and people were going nuts. If it was actually Prince, he walked up near sections 85 up to near the 330 section walkway, and down between sections 224 and 225 walkway, straight down towards the lower sections (85?), the made his way down to the stage area, and went through the door. Some say it was an impersonater, but we need confirmation from either Drfunkenberry or one of the moquake mods to find out if this was the real "Prince". Anyway, all I have to say is I enjoyed that show, to the point where it drained so much energy out of me, but it was good and positive energy that Prince brought to MSG last night.

I was wondering about that. I couldnt' tell if that was actually Prince. I was hoping someone posted an up close picture to tell for sure. If it was it will be surprising because that is just not Prince to do that! People were hugging him and grabbing him, if that was him. If anyone could confirm that for sure I am very interested in finding out.

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That was NOT Prince. I am 1000% sure. It is a guy from Chicago, named Marcus. (He used to go to Prince night at Berlin all the time; I would see him there almost every month.) Furthermore, he showed up at Butter, wearing the same outfit and they would not let him in.

jone70 said:

wonder505 said:

I was wondering about that. I couldnt' tell if that was actually Prince. I was hoping someone posted an up close picture to tell for sure. If it was it will be surprising because that is just not Prince to do that! People were hugging him and grabbing him, if that was him. If anyone could confirm that for sure I am very interested in finding out.

[Edited 12/30/10 6:59am]

That was NOT Prince. I am 1000% sure. It is a guy from Chicago, named Marcus. (He used to go to Prince night at Berlin all the time; I would see him there almost every month.) Furthermore, he showed up at Butter, wearing the same outfit and they would not let him in.

Hmm...I had a feeling that may have been him. Well, he sure fooled many in that audience last night. I can see them now telling family/friends that they got to speak to Prince last night, unfortunately not aware it wasn't him. Lawd.

Joyinrepatition said:

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Yeah ... He fools a lot of people but, 'we' know the deal ... LoL

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Astasheiks said:

PYTDee said:

set list for tonight! http://twitpic.com/3l0st0

Wow, looks like Cream is the latest Jam on there isn't it? And that was 1991. Wow!!!

The last song he played wasn't Controversy, it was Jungle Love

i am the first one to dog prince's recent setlists....

but i gotta say.. this seems like the best blend of 'cult faves' with big hits...

i think most of us arent opposed to the big hits,, we just want a better mix.. and with stuff that hasnt been played as much....

the question of u and shes always in my hair..... that is awesome........

next time: JOY IN REPETITION!

The impersonator fooled a lot of people! I was sitting in section 21, so he walked right by our section on the floor. I screamed and jumped up and down and ran down the stairs to meet him. I only stomped down one stair when "Prince" motioned me to stop. And like some kind of dog, I did! Crazy fan moment. At one point he kissed a woman's head. But I was too through when I looked closely at him, his mouth was different than Prince's. But he worked hard at that costume! White pants and jacket, glitter in his hair, dark shades, and he smelled like lavender (didn't check the shoes). Ah well. It was funny, but the chaos that ensued when he appeared kinda overpowered Mint Condition, who might have had another song. They didn't get their props because of him, which was kinda messed up. But they kinda bored me anyway

LadyDivah said:

Prince performed his butt off tonight! 2 non musical highlights: He had a beautiful satin royal purple ruffle shirt which as some point he got hot and unbuttoned it....i saw his abs, chest and hip bone as he walked around the stage and his shirt flew behind him! Also, he had on a red outfit (looked like a christmas present I needed to unwrap-l0l) but the top wasn';t as long as his shirts normally are and needless to say everyone saw his "jewels". I'm not complaining though! As a fan of all of his music the playlist consisted of songs everybody knows (which he did well), but I enjoy most when he plays at smaller venues because it seems more like a jam session. In that type of setting he barely plays "the hits" and we hear more of the things fans that listen to something other that the Purple Rain album know and enjoy like Joy in Repetition, the Ballard of Dorothy Parker or Anotherloverholenyohead. I enjoyed the concert, but am longing to see him again and he not play any of the songs he did tonight Prince killed it as usual tongiht. He was in a frisky mood!

I was suprised at his mood too! And when I saw those red pants...hahaha. It made me smile. And I couldn't help but notice that when he opened his shirt, he was still just as muscular as he ever was!

First i can't believe that most of the Garden went crazy for a impersonator... I took one look at dude and KNEW it wasnt Prince.... plus dude walked past our group by boarders after the show

Second. The Empire State building was Purple last night.

Third. although this was my 4th concert this month i had a great time..

fourth. Ms Monae was on fire last night

Fifth. It was nice that he dedicated Uptown to Teena Marie

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banks said:

First i can't believe that most of the Garden went crazy for a impersonator... I took one look at dude and KNEW it wasnt Prince.... plus dude walked past our group by boarders after the show

Second. The Empire State building was Purple last night.

Third. although this was my 4th concert this month i had a great time..

fourth. Ms Monae was on fire last night

Agree with the 4th part of your comment. She did great last night. Love the energy of her band. She got a good applause at the end of her performance.

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jone70 said:

wonder505 said:

I was wondering about that. I couldnt' tell if that was actually Prince. I was hoping someone posted an up close picture to tell for sure. If it was it will be surprising because that is just not Prince to do that! People were hugging him and grabbing him, if that was him. If anyone could confirm that for sure I am very interested in finding out.

[Edited 12/30/10 6:59am]

That was NOT Prince. I am 1000% sure. It is a guy from Chicago, named Marcus. (He used to go to Prince night at Berlin all the time; I would see him there almost every month.) Furthermore, he showed up at Butter, wearing the same outfit and they would not let him in.

Mos Def NOT Prince...I used to see this guy at Chicago Nation parties at Aftermath, and later at Berlin. Funny little guy.

jaypotton said:

I live in the UK and when I heard Prince was touring the states I was kind of jealous. However, having seen the set list I gotta say (and I never thought I would say this) but it all sounds a bit SAMEY...this is pretty much the basis of the gigs he has been playing the past seven years.

It certainly reflects the core songs played at the 21 Nights at the O2 in London (although clearly many of you guys in the States didn't get to see that set of shows).

It just seems so odd that Prince has always been so excited about his new music but never bothers to promote it and instead focuses on material that is over 20 years old!!!!!

While the overall consistency of the newer albums IMHO have not been as good since around 94/95 onwards (depending on when you consider TGE to have been recorded rather than belatedly released) there has without doubt been many wonderful songs in the past 15 years.

So why not play more of them?

The 21 nights gigs had a decent sprinkling of newer songs (including those from Planet Earth) - not every night but some. For me these were the highlights as it reminded me of the heady days of of the 80s when you heard new songs played at concerts, sometimes as the bulk of material!

I used to get cross when people said Prince was becoming a nostalgia act - but on the strength of the MSG set list I am starting to agree.

What a shame

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I know what you mean, however p. mentioned in a recent interview he's all too aware of th need to crowd please with classic hits, hence these 'samey' setlists.

But Montreux 2009 shows us that he can put together setlists for more discerning/hardcore crowds (as was ONA).

He knows what's needed and it makes sense his current setlists are the way they are.

I went to 17 o2 main shows and recently Rome/Milan 20ten gigs and I got a bit bored in Italy (over staurated from o2) but I think the current American shows sound great, particulary izod 17/12/10...

It's worth it alone for the reworked LRC then songs like Cool. Sheila there too is great to see/hear on Love Bizarre, full length versions of adore, the beautiful ones, saimh etc etc

What else would he need to playing right now to major arena cowds?? I think he's got it right.

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Ok, here's my review of last night's show.

First, the show was very different from the first MSG performance on Dec 18th, and if I had to choose which concert I thought was better, I would choose the 18th. I think the electricity that Sheil E brought to the show on the 18th put that show over the top. That's nbot to say I didn't love the 29th's show - I did, and here is why:

"She's Always in My Hair" - WOW!!! I wasn't expecting that, and it was great seeing him perform one of my fav Prince songs - same goes for "If I was Your Girlfriend".

"Little Red Corvette" - Love the song, loved the arrangement, glad he played more than just 30 seconds of the song like he normally does.

"How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore" - Wow! the whole piano medly was amazing and this song always sends the shivers down my spine. He should play this song at EVERY performance!!!

The negatives:

Well, in this era of pretty high ticket prices, most top performers seem to play much longer concerts. Most shows I have been to over the past few years have all been over 2-hours and in most cases 2-1/2 hours or more. I wouldn't mind so much if Prince played concerts in the U.S. more than just every 6-years or so. But when seeing Prince live is a relative rarity here, I wan't more than a 1hr 45min show.

My only other negative, and I am seemingly in the minority here, was "Gingerbread Man".

When he started playing "The Question of U" - I was really excited - i freakin' LOVE that song - but he decided to the Gingerbread Man lyrics and that disappointed me.

Thanks for the setlists and pictures!

kristina1999 said:

StevenAnthony said:

Again, I'd expect to see some additions to this setlist like we did with the other show. I'd LOVE to see that piano medley though.

and WHAT you mean Piano Medley ??

He does NOT do FULL versions of these songs !!

"Piano Medley" is mentioned towards the bottom of the setlist

Astasheiks said:

2elijah said:

Joyinrepatition said:

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Thanks, still kind of hard to tell in that pic, because of the lighting.

[Edited 12/30/10 8:05am]

Everyone in Chicago knows that's Marcus. When we saw Prince this past summer in Werchter, Belgium, Marcus got the same reaction. The pictures. The awes. The double takes. I was so happy when Prince finally took the stage.

This was my third Prince concert ever (my second this year, I also went to IZOD on 12/17). Both shows were EXCELLENT in their own right. The highlight of this show for me was the performance of "Let's Work". That surprised the hell outta me! If I had to choose between the two shows I would choose the IZOD show because of his performance with Sheila E. They were on FIYA!!!

Also, J.Monae is awesome! If life is fair, and sometimes it is, she will have a long and successful career!

p.s. I'm considering the Jan 18th show at MSG!!!! And if he takes the show on the road to southern Cal my brother Maurice will be getting a visit from me!

incognito said:

2elijah said:

Thanks, still kind of hard to tell in that pic, because of the lighting.

[Edited 12/30/10 8:05am]

Everyone in Chicago knows that's Marcus. When we saw Prince this past summer in Werchter, Belgium, Marcus got the same reaction. The pictures. The awes. The double takes. I was so happy when Prince finally took the stage.

And there's the answer as to why he does it. Plus, the potential for getting VIP treatment by folks who really don't know it's not Prince.

I got some of the purple confetti !!

2elijah said:

Okay, so there was a stir in the audience before Prince's performance. Now no one knows for sure if it was actually Prince walking through the audience at MSG last night, before he performed, but if it was, it sure caused a major stir in MSG and people were going nuts. If it was actually Prince, he walked up near sections 85 up to near the 330 section walkway, and down between sections 224 and 225 walkway, straight down towards the lower sections (85?), the made his way down to the stage area, and went through the door. Some say it was an impersonater, but we need confirmation from either Drfunkenberry or one of the moquake mods to find out if this was the real "Prince". Anyway, all I have to say is I enjoyed that show, to the point where it drained so much energy out of me, but it was good and positive energy that Prince brought to MSG last night.

Say wha...........if that was Prince, I can fly.................

The Prince imposter should be thrown in jail. The way people started pushing and shoving to get near him created a safety issue. People literally jammed the aisles and I couldn't believe how people fell for it, and I bet half those people will spend the rest of their lives thinking they actually got that close to Prince.

I also want to comment on the people defending last night's set list. As I mentioned in a previous post, I was disappointed that it contained mostly the familiar hits we've heard live over and over again. I know there's no way everyone will be happy with every song choice, but I have to wonder who Prince is catering to and who he thinks his fan base is these days. Someone suggested that the not so familiar songs should only be played for the diehards at the aftershows. Well you know what, there were plenty of diehards at MSG last night, myself included.

And since when does being a diehard require that you go to aftershows? I've only been to two aftershows in my life and for both of those, I knew I was getting in before I got there. Don't confuse the word diehard with fanatic, which I think many people who went to Butter last night are. It also blows my mind that people think they are entitled to be let in to an aftershow simply because they showed up in the cold or because of how much money they spent, but I digress.

Again, I'll just reiterate that given Prince's huge catalog of songs, there was no reason he couldn't have played a better mix of familiar and not so familiar tunes. I bet the casual fans still would have gone home happy if he only played half the hits that he did last night. I would have loved to have heard songs from the newer albums, as well as stuff from The Gold Experience, Chaos and Disorder, Come, etc. One of the highlights of last night's show for me was The Gingerbread Man. A lot of people really liked it, including the casual fans, and although it was sort of like The Question of U, it was essentially a new song which I think is proof enough that not almost every song played needed to be a hit.

Yeah, someone could have gotten hurt but I couldn't really tell from that far and I was thinking that can't be him because the real Prince does not do that. What is amazing are those who were up close and were still fooled. One girl ran up and gave him one of those really tight bear hugs. My boyfriend was like uh oh security!

Also, I didn't think he should have done that while Mint Condition was performing because it kind of took the attention away from them and that was a little unfair.

Shaolin325 said:

This was my third Prince concert ever (my second this year, I also went to IZOD on 12/17). Both shows were EXCELLENT in their own right. The highlight of this show for me was the performance of "Let's Work". That surprised the hell outta me! If I had to choose between the two shows I would choose the IZOD show because of his performance with Sheila E. They were on FIYA!!!

Also, J.Monae is awesome! If life is fair, and sometimes it is, she will have a long and successful career!

p.s. I'm considering the Jan 18th show at MSG!!!! And if he takes the show on the road to southern Cal my brother Maurice will be getting a visit from me!

I'm leaning towards the December 17 IZOD too only because of Sheila E and the encores with the house lights on and him signing all the classic ballads at the end including Adore. But like I said each show has its on vibe and the show last night had its great moments too.

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2elijah said:

Astasheiks said:

Couldn't agree more...."Washed Up Singer"

It always amazes me that people who weren't at a particular show, always have to b*tch and whine like they were there, and think the show they were "not at" mind you, was performed specifically with them in mind. The poster you replied to wasn't there, so reading a setlist from a piece of paper could never define or confirm how well a performance is. When will some fans "get that?" All I have to say is that Prince "owned " NYC with that show last night. I'm so glad, those who weren't there and complaining about a show they never attended, just by reading the setlist, and not "witnessing" the actual performance, well, I'd like to thank those those folks for not being there, because last night's show was awesome without you.

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What more is Amazing, you could say from 1991 - 2010, this brother hasn't had few darn songs he could add to his set list that people would know or was a semi hit!!!! 19 years after "Cream" and hes playing the same ole tired songs!

incognito said:

2elijah said:

Thanks, still kind of hard to tell in that pic, because of the lighting.

[Edited 12/30/10 8:05am]

Everyone in Chicago knows that's Marcus. When we saw Prince this past summer in Werchter, Belgium, Marcus got the same reaction. The pictures. The awes. The double takes. I was so happy when Prince finally took the stage.

I can already tell that it's not him. He's got chubby cheeks.

wonder505 said:

Shaolin325 said:

This was my third Prince concert ever (my second this year, I also went to IZOD on 12/17). Both shows were EXCELLENT in their own right. The highlight of this show for me was the performance of "Let's Work". That surprised the hell outta me! If I had to choose between the two shows I would choose the IZOD show because of his performance with Sheila E. They were on FIYA!!!

Also, J.Monae is awesome! If life is fair, and sometimes it is, she will have a long and successful career!

p.s. I'm considering the Jan 18th show at MSG!!!! And if he takes the show on the road to southern Cal my brother Maurice will be getting a visit from me!

I'm leaning towards the December 17 IZOD too only because of Sheila E and the encores with the house lights on and him signing all the classic ballads at the end including Adore. But like I said each show has its on vibe and the show last night had its great moments too.

[Edited 12/30/10 12:50pm]

RELLY hoping we get "Adore" for the final MSG night Jan 18th

Serena said:

ficktyt said:

Did anyone notice that the Empire State Building lights were purple last night? Not sure if it was a coincidence or not, but it was cool!

Now that would be cool, anyone have pics?

http://twitpic.com/3kzqh0

http://twitpic.com/3l2cho

http://yfrog.com/h0efiphj

i think it has been purple before on other days though, as the slight clearer pix below show

Picture of Purple Empire State Building

Why is the Empire State building purple and yellow tonight?

The Empire State Bldg is Purple/Purple/Yellow tonight in honor of the Westminster Kennel Club, 133rd Annual All-Breed Dog Show.

Why is the Empire State b...ha Answers

wildgoldenhoney said:

incognito said:

Everyone in Chicago knows that's Marcus. When we saw Prince this past summer in Werchter, Belgium, Marcus got the same reaction. The pictures. The awes. The double takes. I was so happy when Prince finally took the stage.

I can already tell that it's not him. He's got chubby cheeks.

I don't think Prince takes videos of fans on his phone.