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I am so glad I saved my money and didn't catch any of these shows....also please stop calling this a tour...doing 5 shows over a month doesn't constitue it being a tour

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can't wait 2 C Prince again

2elijah said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

my review:

i was disappointed that the first act were my boys mint condition cause i really like this group and their energy. stokley playing the drums was a highlight!! and when they started singing u send me swinging i was hyped!!! pretty brown eyes

i am not a fan of janelle and from her performance last night i won't be either. she is a visual artist and even discussing with the gentleman i was sitting next to during her set, he even felt she was disconnecting from her audience due 2 the screens not being clear 2 see her. the sound issues during her set also left a lot 2 desire, perhaps too much reverb in the mix and echo caused this cause i couldn't understand one word she was singing.

now as 4 prince:

i was at the december 18th show, i have listened to so many of his concerts and even tho i was never there, there is the music side of prince that is unmistakable cause really it's the music that gets ur body moving and toes tapping, so all arguments of "your not there u don't know what ur talking about etc" are plain garbage. cause now i have seen this tour twice and can truly say, causal fans CRACK ME UP!! twice now i have sat in sections when prince did songs and they didn't know shit!! how the hell can u sit during uptown, let's work, and even tho i don't appreciate prince doing time songs (morris day and the time don't do computer blue now do they?) it goes 2 show that the casual fan only knows 2 albums by prince and one song from around the world in a day. this is what his long term fans are paying 4?

starting with the beautiful ones and every show so far contains this song mostly do 2 misty copeland and going through the same old lgc etc was interesting in seeing how the crowd reacts caus it's like all they know. I REALLY THOGUHT PRINCE WOULD SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE DEATH OF TEENA MARIE AND I WAS CORRECT THO HOPING HE WOULD ALLOW THE LADIES AND IDA 2 JAM ON SQUARE BIZ WOULD HAVE BEEN A TREAT AND A HALF! but i loved the dedication 2 her after uptown. hearing she's always in my hair was cool and so was if i was your girlfriend but having janelle pop up during that song ..smh!! she didn't know the song at all and i could tell that prince was hoping she would have busted in2 the second verse hence he grabbed the mic back.

something was off about prince and crew tho if one would compare it to the 18th show and others accounts of the jersey shows. he wasn't dancing like crazy this time around and the band wasn't as tight as previously. shelby, elisa and liv weren't as interactive as well, maybe because of the setlist material who knows but it was just off somehow. even the lighting of the stage wasn't popping as i have seen it b4. speaking of setlist material.. WHERE WAS THE FUNK? pretty much all the songs done last night were pop hits. i was waiting 4 that kick me upside my head moment that never came. maybe this was due 2 some speculation that Egypt was going 2 do when doves cry or just based from the songs in the back of the tour book that still have yet 2 be played but that could be saved for the 18th. and the comments about "it cracks me up that those complain about the shows and how it's crazy 2 think prince is playing just 4 u" well as a consumer do u not have the right 2 state if u enjoyed something or dislike something? a friend of mine pointed out this true fact about another major artist of our time, they did arena shows and showcased material of their latest project 2 the masses and has lesser cataloge material than prince, so why can't prince do the same and bring forth his more "leeser known material" 2 the general public? it's called BUSINESS SENSE!! where has that prince gone that took charge and played what he wanted 2 and not cater 2 the system?

in also hearing about the jersey shows that prince has played past 11 pm and even prince commented about the crazy curfew, i am hoping now that on the 18th there is no opening act so that he can do a 2 hour plus show.

another concern of mine is prince's use of a telepromter and what is baffling 2 me. he's done these songs so many times, why the need 4 the lyrics 2 be beamed onto his piano during the piano medley i don't understand why. if they contained lyrics 2 songs he doesn't do enough of then i can understand.

highlights 4 me wasn't so much about the show but really it was about seeing people i haven't seen since the xenophobia celebration. and how we wore the one night alone shirts unconciously. the friends i have come 2 know and hang out with b4 and after the show ..wow u guys are awesome!!!

I pretty much made that comment about "If a fan isn't at the show, how can they judge a show they were never at?". I look at it this way, no artist will ever please every, single fan, that's not even a reality. Every experience will be "different" for each fan, so there will never be one "collective agreement or opinion" Then again, each fan has their own "expectations" of an artist at a concert, but good luck with thinking Prince can please every fan, at every show, because that's never going to happen. I respect your "difference of opinion", but like I said, it is apparent each and every one of us have our own expectations of an artist's performance.

I do have to agree with you that the way in which the vids was shown during Janelle's performance, pretty much took away a chance for the audience to see her "actual performance", that was the only out of two dsappointments druing her performance. The other was that her vocals at certain points during her performance was drowned out by the music, but other than that, her vocals did project across the arena, for some of her songs. I thought "Smile" was not exactly the right song for that show last night though. In any event, I still enjoyed having a chance to see Janelle perform.

Now "Mint Condition" - couldn't get into them much. The band overpowered the singer's vocals, but they did have a lot of energy and would have been better off playing in a smaller venue, as I think they would have been appreciated more, connected with their audience. I was iimpressed by the guitar player's performance though.

my prime beef is of the causual fan and even his most die hard fans stem from limiting one's potential and caging them in a box or a time frame per se. some are content in this even in their everyday lives. as a musician and a music lover, the canvas is 2 big 2 keep paiting in one corner.

i still remember after the palldium show in 94 some girl complained about not hearing little red corvette. *eye roll* but then at the avery fisher show in 2002 how that building was ROCKING without the lgc, lrc of the world. point being is he's more than just the two albums of 1999 and PR why not let him out of that box and bring it. and not 2 mention there are hits that were major like thieves in the temple, 7, the most beautiful girl in the world etc past the 80's.

as 4 mint condition i just simply love them and isn't it kind of funny that they were on jimmy jam and terry lewis perpective label, yet it's now PRINCE that is taking care of them? in a way i was hoping prince would have done call my name with stokley since stokley sings on the album track. perhaps a arena is not the best setting 4 this dynamic band but it was still great 2 see them.

janelle i feel is not ready 4 the arena tour yet and needs more seasoning.

[Edited 12/30/10 18:16pm]

2elijah said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

but not on a consistant basis did he do any songs from 20ten. truly look at his tours and shows over the years compared 2 how prince used 2 do things. a tour like diamonds and pearls featured material heavily from that album with a sprinkling of hits. a tour named welcome 2 america and hardly no new material is kind of senseless. yes the future if there is one cause sinbad said this is the last time we'll see this and whispers in the wind of a possilbe retirement could be true, the nostalgia factor is setting in.

At the IZOD Center, some fans stated he did "Laydown" and I believe "Black Muse". He did play W2A at the MSG 12/18, show, but because it wsa more of a spoken word track, fans at the show could not "speak along" with that track. Also, there is no album named "Welcome2America" L4, so quite frankly, he could pretty much play any song during this concert series. I'm still waiting to here what this "Black Muse" I keep hearing about, is all about. Seems quite the mystery.

oh there are ways 2 hear black muse

L4OATheOriginal said:

2elijah said:

I pretty much made that comment about "If a fan isn't at the show, how can they judge a show they were never at?". I look at it this way, no artist will ever please every, single fan, that's not even a reality. Every experience will be "different" for each fan, so there will never be one "collective agreement or opinion" Then again, each fan has their own "expectations" of an artist at a concert, but good luck with thinking Prince can please every fan, at every show, because that's never going to happen. I respect your "difference of opinion", but like I said, it is apparent each and every one of us have our own expectations of an artist's performance.

I do have to agree with you that the way in which the vids was shown during Janelle's performance, pretty much took away a chance for the audience to see her "actual performance", that was the only out of two dsappointments druing her performance. The other was that her vocals at certain points during her performance was drowned out by the music, but other than that, her vocals did project across the arena, for some of her songs. I thought "Smile" was not exactly the right song for that show last night though. In any event, I still enjoyed having a chance to see Janelle perform.

Now "Mint Condition" - couldn't get into them much. The band overpowered the singer's vocals, but they did have a lot of energy and would have been better off playing in a smaller venue, as I think they would have been appreciated more, connected with their audience. I was iimpressed by the guitar player's performance though.

my prime beef is of the causual fan and even his most die hard fans stem from limiting one's potential and caging them in a box or a time frame per se. some are content in this even in their everyday lives. as a musician and a music lover, the canvas is 2 big 2 keep paiting in one corner.

as 4 mint condition i just simply love them and isn't it kind of funny that they were on jimmy jam and terry lewis perpective label, yet it's now PRINCE that is taking care of them? in a way i was hoping prince would have done call my name with stokley since stokley sings on the album track. perhaps a arena is not the best setting 4 this dynamic band but it was still great 2 see them.

janelle i feel is not ready 4 the arena tour yet and needs more seasoning.

I don't think it's a matter of any fan--whether diehard or casual, "limiting" themselves to what they could hear or what time warp they've put themselves in 'box-wise". I mean who wouldn't want to hear rare or new tracks or even other classics many fans claim he doesn't play anymore or often. The thing is, that no fan at any level, whether casual or diehard, will ever have control or the final decsion, as to what songs a musician decides to perform at concert series, private shows, smaller venuce show or what singles/albums to release, whether national or international.

Unless an artist specifically makes requests to his fans/audiences opinions, on what songs they would like to hear him perform, which he has in fact done at previous shows at smaller venues, like during open soundchecks where fans were invited or even when a request in the past went out online, during the existence of the NPGMC, like when he first exposed the track "Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful" and asked fans their opinons on the snippet he provided..

I mean we can definitely air our opinions/views on his music, concert performances, etc., until the cows come home twice, but at the end of the day, that artist will still be the one to make the final decision as to what songs he will perform/release to his fans.

As far as Janelle, yes maybe she still needs time before performing at actual arenas, before more fans catch on to her music, but I'm sure she appreciated the opportunity to perform at MSG, thanks to Prince. I'm sure she pulled in some new fans last night. i did see about 2 different rows of people standing and trying to do the "tightrope" dance, when Janelle was singing it.

2elijah said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

my prime beef is of the causual fan and even his most die hard fans stem from limiting one's potential and caging them in a box or a time frame per se. some are content in this even in their everyday lives. as a musician and a music lover, the canvas is 2 big 2 keep paiting in one corner.

as 4 mint condition i just simply love them and isn't it kind of funny that they were on jimmy jam and terry lewis perpective label, yet it's now PRINCE that is taking care of them? in a way i was hoping prince would have done call my name with stokley since stokley sings on the album track. perhaps a arena is not the best setting 4 this dynamic band but it was still great 2 see them.

janelle i feel is not ready 4 the arena tour yet and needs more seasoning.

I don't think it's a matter of any fan--whether diehard or casual, "limiting" themselves to what they could hear or what time warp they've put themselves in 'box-wise". I mean who wouldn't want to hear rare or new tracks or even other classics many fans claim he doesn't play anymore or often. The thing is, that no fan at any level, whether casual or diehard, will ever have control or the final decsion, as to what songs a musician decides to perform at concert series, private shows, smaller venuce show or what singles/albums to release, whether national or international.

Unless an artist specifically makes requests to his fans/audiences opinions, on what songs they would like to hear him perform, which he has in fact done at previous shows at smaller venues, like during open soundchecks where fans were invited or even when a request in the past went out online, during the existence of the NPGMC, like when he first exposed the track "Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful" and asked fans their opinons on the snippet he provided..

I mean we can definitely air our opinions/views on his music, concert performances, etc., until the cows come home twice, but at the end of the day, that artist will still be the one to make the final decision as to what songs he will perform/release to his fans.

As far as Janelle, yes maybe she still needs time before performing at actual arenas, before more fans catch on to her music, but I'm sure she appreciated the opportunity to perform at MSG, thanks to Prince. I'm sure she pulled in some new fans last night. i did see about 2 different rows of people standing and trying to do the "tightrope" dance, when Janelle was singing it.

so if the artists decide 2 do a whole show of non hits ..woah ..it's the artists decision right?

if some dig janelle that's cool by me and totally get that perhaps new fans were made cause i sure became one of victor wooten after seeing him open up 4 prince at paisley

GaryMF said:

IamFunkay7 said:

I bet this boils your potatoe

"come often, because every time we play it's always something new. ... No concert is ever the same. I got a lot of hits" Prince

I love his music and his spirit.. but this seems to be that complaint that everyone has, I wish he knew his true fans love alot of his music, he can put a little Musicology in there. He's awesome and I cant say much because I'm not him.. but next time be sure your actions match the statement

To each his own .. But I think y'all are trippin' this MSG...it doesn't get bigger than that (figuratively). He's not going to do small club sets. I'm a die hard and I loved it. Thus night had several " gems" like SAIMH. ,ts work etc. And I love when he does Time songs And the "hits" sounded much better in an updated-but-true-to-original way than Musicology tour. [Edited 12/30/10 7:11am]

I feel you, I'm not really taking it that serious, I personally think any song that he sings is going to be awesome, joking about it makes it more comical, I think it was a good concert regardless, I'm a huge fan myself, but I do notice alot of people complain about that. I agree to each his own, its not big and like I said, I'm not him so its really nothing to trip over. the Time is off the hook and regardless, it all sounds better than music today but you know what they say, you cant make people happy. thats why he doesn't care regardless what this thread says.. and I dig that

IamFunkay7 said:

GaryMF said:

IamFunkay7 said: To each his own .. But I think y'all are trippin' this MSG...it doesn't get bigger than that (figuratively). He's not going to do small club sets. I'm a die hard and I loved it. Thus night had several " gems" like SAIMH. ,ts work etc. And I love when he does Time songs And the "hits" sounded much better in an updated-but-true-to-original way than Musicology tour. [Edited 12/30/10 7:11am]

I feel you, I'm not really taking it that serious, I personally think any song that he sings is going to be awesome, joking about it makes it more comical, I think it was a good concert regardless, I'm a huge fan myself, but I do notice alot of people complain about that. I agree to each his own, its not big and like I said, I'm not him so its really nothing to trip over. the Time is off the hook and regardless, it all sounds better than music today but you know what they say, you cant make people happy. thats why he doesn't care regardless what this thread says.. and I dig that

I'm with you. I had such a great time last night, even with my opinions of what I wish could be better I'm not letting it ruin my fun. Though I too would like to hear newer gems, alot of the pop songs played last night was my first time hearing them so it was a treat. I guess at the end of the day, when I pay for a concert I go to have a great time and it was hard not to enjoy oneself. I could care less about him using a teleprompter or whatever, who cares, why should that bother me. It was like a party for two hours and I'm happy to have witnessed it.

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!!!

I'll just say that this show was waaay better than the 18th show. I'm happy now. Prince, you're forgiven...for now.

OKAY:

Mint Condition only played one of THEIR songs, 'Pretty Brown Eyes', which was the only song I sang along to because I don't know what the hell all those covers were about. They were good and had a good performance so much respect to them.

Janelle Monae was very good. Great energy, sounded great; but whoever chose to do that foggy/shadowing imaging on the monitors should be slapped because it made Janelle look like she was 4 months pregnant. She did a very nice Moonwalk though. Loved 'Tightrope' and her guitarist was gettin' it.

I totally thought Prince was in the audience and got a little pissed because he was in the 21 section which was the section we had been in on the 18th so I was excited to find out later it was an impresonator.

Prince didn't change outfits that much this show which was good because he doesn't really need to. I loved his purple frill shirt - he looked really suave and sexy. He was great and seemed more rested than he did on the 18th...back to back shows like that obviously aren't a good idea for him IMO. Take it easy Mr. Nelson, you aren't 21 anymore.

I NEEDED MORE JOHN BLACKWELL!!!!!

From the '? of U'/'Gingerbread Man' to 'Sometimes It Snows In April', I was beyond thrilled...great setlist right there with the exception of PR (boring). OMG! When he dedicated 'Uptown' to Teena Marie . He opened his shirt and wore the heels . His red pants seemed a little tighter than usual so his butt looked even better and he had no problem showing it off to us. That man's ass is like an onion...brings tears to my eyes . I totally thought he was going to hump the gold guitar when he put it on the stage, but he didn't. He should have because it would have gotten more money for the auction...the chillens are important Prince so hump the guitar next time.

Still can't understand his not changing up his first few songs because for a while there I totally though that I was going to have to sit through the 18th show again but then he started doing '?of U'/'Gingerbread Man' and the lineup changed at the end so I was excited. Tired of '1999'; extremely tired of 'PR'; and I've already stated my opinion on 'Raspberry Beret'...just let me get that copy of sheet music and it's soo being set on fire .

I got some great second hand smoke from someone in my section so I didn't have to buy that $9.50 beer because I was super high for free. Thanks Potheads.

He did 'She's Always In My Hair'! The moment that riff started, I went off! Love this song and soo nice to hear him play it. Janelle dueted with him on 'If I Was Ur Girlfriend' and she didn't know the lyrics because she just scatted through her verse...the scatting was nice but learn those lyrics, Janelle.

The fan he pulled on stage was cute...so glad he didn't throw her purse into the audience like he did with a fan during our Musicology show. Still makes me laugh watching all it's contents go sailing into the first 3 rows...leave your purse in the chair and just grab your wallet next time lady.

The Piano Medley was fantastic!!! OMG! When he went into 'Do Me, Baby', I almost slapped the two people sitting next to me. They were trying to crush my little ass at the beginning of the show....those seats in the 400s are mad close together; I was getting all claustrophobic for a while there. The girl on my right side was all ozzing into my personal bubble and the guy on my left had his back to me so his butt was rubbing on my leg a little too much for my comfort. Once I started singing all the song that neither of them knew, they both gave me lots of space and when a song came on that they didn't know I noticed they would glance over at me because I know them all. One idiot in our section kept yelling how he couldn't believe Prince was real and he stopped because everybody stared at him like they were going to jump his ass...didn't hear his mouth until the end of the show (probably was him smoking all that pot). Then, 'I Wanna Be Your Lover' and 'Sometime It Snows In April' . Someone above posted a link to the piano medley from 'One Nite Alone' and this medley really didn't sound like that one...trust me, I have that one on repeat and they aren't alike; similar songs but not the same delivery at all. Both medleys are great in their own different ways IMO.

Loved that he brought 'REAL FANS' on the stage to dance in the end this time around and LOVED Cyndi blowing the roof off the Garden. I didn't know who she was so when she started singing I was like Damn, who is she?!?! Than I looked at her face on the monitor and realized it was her...uhh, Prince, I want to see Ms. Cyndi Lauper be your opening act on 1/18...thanks! I loved that she just blended in with all the regular fans...shows that unlike the celebrities on the 18th, Cyndi knows that she has to put her pants on one leg at a time like everybody else. What a great lady she is!

'Jungle Love' was fun but really wished he had just done a song from one of his newer albums instead...uhh, Prince, still waiting for 'Dance 4 Me', 'Box O Chocolates', or 'Sticky Like Glue' at least.

Love 'Uptown' and was happy he did it again because I love watching the fake 'fans' not know what the song is as I yell out all the lyrics to educate their asses. I was in Section 407 this time around and nobody in my section or Section 406 were singing along to the song so I made sure they knew if for next time. But, all those mofos sure know 'Raspberry Beret' and '1999' word for word.

Seriously, once people buy the tickets, why does it matter if they get to hear the hits? Nobody knows Prince's setlists until the day of the show/during the show most of the time and by that point what are they going to do if he plays songs they've never heard? Tough shit for them if they don't want to follow his career past 'Purple Rain'. He needs to make them see his new material because you can't ask for a refund if he shows up. He could sing the Manhattan Yellow Pages and nobody can say shit about it because he showed up and performed now didn't he? I know a large amount of Britney Spears' catalog but I'm definitely not a fan of hers so I'm seriously sick of him trying to please these fair-weather fans and sick of real fans sticking up for these people. Anyone with a radio back in 1984 knows most of the Prince POP hits from that era just like they all know Madonna's 'Like A Virgin' and MJ's 'Billie Jean'...doesn't make them fans just makes them trend followers. Sorry, but he needs to do his newer material and less popular songs for at least one show for me to brag about this 'tour' to anyone.

At the end of the night, we the 'Org 6' (my name for our little group last night...love u guys! ) went to Banks' house and had a blast. Honestly, I think I had just as much fun at our personal after party than I do at the show. At least, I got to hear songs that I like that Prince doesn't seem to want to play. Heard he did an aftershow at Butter, but saw the setlist and don't think I missed anything special, but that's JMHO.

All in all, a very good show and a great night that ended at 8 this morning. Thank God I was off today.

[Edited 12/30/10 19:34pm]

L4OATheOriginal said:

2elijah said:

I don't think it's a matter of any fan--whether diehard or casual, "limiting" themselves to what they could hear or what time warp they've put themselves in 'box-wise". I mean who wouldn't want to hear rare or new tracks or even other classics many fans claim he doesn't play anymore or often. The thing is, that no fan at any level, whether casual or diehard, will ever have control or the final decsion, as to what songs a musician decides to perform at concert series, private shows, smaller venuce show or what singles/albums to release, whether national or international.

Unless an artist specifically makes requests to his fans/audiences opinions, on what songs they would like to hear him perform, which he has in fact done at previous shows at smaller venues, like during open soundchecks where fans were invited or even when a request in the past went out online, during the existence of the NPGMC, like when he first exposed the track "Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wonderful" and asked fans their opinons on the snippet he provided..

I mean we can definitely air our opinions/views on his music, concert performances, etc., until the cows come home twice, but at the end of the day, that artist will still be the one to make the final decision as to what songs he will perform/release to his fans.

As far as Janelle, yes maybe she still needs time before performing at actual arenas, before more fans catch on to her music, but I'm sure she appreciated the opportunity to perform at MSG, thanks to Prince. I'm sure she pulled in some new fans last night. i did see about 2 different rows of people standing and trying to do the "tightrope" dance, when Janelle was singing it.

so if the artists decide 2 do a whole show of non hits ..woah ..it's the artists decision right?

if some dig janelle that's cool by me and totally get that perhaps new fans were made cause i sure became one of victor wooten after seeing him open up 4 prince at paisley

(Bolded part) Well who else's decision is it? Unless fans were invited behind closed doors to decide with Prince, what songs he should perform during a concert; and even if that was the case, I guarantee some fans would still complain about the song choices. It would be a miracle if every artist, satisfied every fan with their song choices presented at a concert. I have my faves too, that I have never heard him sing live, but who knows, maybe one day I'll get to hear him sing those favs at a show. I must say that I was satisfied with his performance of "A Question of U" with the "Gingerbread Man" lyrics. At least I got to hear the music of one of my many favorite tracks of his. Awesome performance indeed!. We may disagree and agree on a few things about his song choices/performances, but in the end, it's all good.

[Edited 12/30/10 19:44pm]

altavista said:

Great show.

Opening acts:

- Mint Condition had a solid set.

- I was not familiar with her before, Janelle Monae is off the hook. She has serious vocal chops and I will be checking out her music. Thanks, Prince, for showcasing her talent.

General comments:

- Comparing tonight's show to the 12/18 concert made me realize how much more prominent the back-up singers were last time. They worked the crowd more and spent more time time alone onstage. I'm glad that wasn't the case this time around, though his duet with Shelby was good last time.

- As for tonight, the crowd was very high-energy and Prince got down. Sold out venue. I would say it was less of an old school audience, though... not so much of a traditional funk vibe --- the audience wasn't really feeling Uptown or Let's Work as much as the other songs.

My highlights:

- New Little Red Corvette arrangement. He's slowed it way down at the end so that there's a haunting "slow down" sing-along from the audience. Very cool.

- The Gingerbread Man song (sung to what started out as the Question of U) -- it was genius. He had the whole audience eating out of the palm of his hand.

- The dance solo at the end of Kiss. Leave it to Prince to come up with his own interpretive dance number --- letting it all hang free, literally.

- SAIMH. So glad he did this song, though I think most of the audience was a bit lost. I love that he brought Janelle Monae up to sing on it with him. They had fun together.

- Piano medley for encore. I'm a sucker for Prince on the keys. I just wish it were longer. He began with the instrumental of Condition of the Heart. I was shocked when that morphed into Do Me Baby. I thought his religious beliefs forbade singing that song. And I Wanna Be Your Lover, for that matter. But I'm not complaining.

Sidebar:

During U Got the Look, I believe, Prince unbuttoned his shirt to expose his entire chest and stomach. Now, mind you, I don't know when he last did that. He has made comments in the past about "no one wanting to look at old skin." He looked very good, but it seems he thought better of it and buttoned back up to expose only his chest, as usual. I thought that was kind of funny, though.

Final verdict:

I'm glad I went and am considering taking my sister with me to see the 3rd show as well. Damn, I guess I'm giving him all of my $$.

if janelle can sing that good why was she just screaming so bad at the bet awards?

the highlights were the same for me.the guitar solo for the question of u is my fave of his and i thought my heart skipped a few beats for that. i jumped up and down like a little kid freaking out for that. i really loved the gingerbread man lyrics for the blend of ?of u/the one. omfg? i thought the jehovah witness took away from his 80' s wild side alot but here he is singing about cum puddles... that was vintage prince at msg last night!

when he laid down that gold guitar did anyone else think for a second lay ontop of it and hump it? i know a few of you said that too afterwards!!

that purple shirt is my fave so far. it looks just like my pillowcase! and then he unbuttons it !!! whoever says he's 52 is dyslexic! hot damn! what a tight little body he's still rocking! him and johnny depp both found the fountain of youth..

then he get the red outfit again. after his set when i checked twitter its all girls swooning over that he had no drawers on. i hope there was someone who got a video of the kiss dance cause he was jerking his hips and you can see everything swinging around down there...i was evil joker grinning ear to ear giggling mush. there was no way to miss that. and that ass! oh god i wanna rush the stage and squeeze it.

so glad to hear she's always in my hair again. my favorite prince song!!! and what a tease! he did a longer little red corvette new arrangement.that's been in my head since the 17th! he was just about to say about taming your little red love machine and stops to the "slow down" LOOVE THAT VERSION

the piano medley was probably the highlight for all 4 shows so far.do me baby and i wanna be your lover!!!!!! omfg!

so i hear cloreen baconskin and joy in repetition were played at the butter aftershow. i really wanna see a aftershow cause when it first started it was pissing me off alittle cause it was all the same songs again pretty much so i see what you long time fans who seen him a billion times are coming from. but no i'd still never be sitting down with him onstage. i will forever be up dancing.

surprised he only has that one big ballet thing with misty for beautiful ones. why not rehearse at least 2 shows for a full thing like that and switch it up a bit?

then the great time hanging out at banks's place ! sorry i nearly nodded off the last hour or so! we played prince and his proteges till 8am!

Do you think she'll do costume changes, because she wears the same thing whenever she performs.

I think the uniform needs to be upgraded a little.

purplemookiebut said:

altavista said:

Great show.

Opening acts:

- Mint Condition had a solid set.

- I was not familiar with her before, Janelle Monae is off the hook. She has serious vocal chops and I will be checking out her music. Thanks, Prince, for showcasing her talent.

General comments:

- Comparing tonight's show to the 12/18 concert made me realize how much more prominent the back-up singers were last time. They worked the crowd more and spent more time time alone onstage. I'm glad that wasn't the case this time around, though his duet with Shelby was good last time.

- As for tonight, the crowd was very high-energy and Prince got down. Sold out venue. I would say it was less of an old school audience, though... not so much of a traditional funk vibe --- the audience wasn't really feeling Uptown or Let's Work as much as the other songs.

My highlights:

- New Little Red Corvette arrangement. He's slowed it way down at the end so that there's a haunting "slow down" sing-along from the audience. Very cool.

- The Gingerbread Man song (sung to what started out as the Question of U) -- it was genius. He had the whole audience eating out of the palm of his hand.

- The dance solo at the end of Kiss. Leave it to Prince to come up with his own interpretive dance number --- letting it all hang free, literally.

- SAIMH. So glad he did this song, though I think most of the audience was a bit lost. I love that he brought Janelle Monae up to sing on it with him. They had fun together.

- Piano medley for encore. I'm a sucker for Prince on the keys. I just wish it were longer. He began with the instrumental of Condition of the Heart. I was shocked when that morphed into Do Me Baby. I thought his religious beliefs forbade singing that song. And I Wanna Be Your Lover, for that matter. But I'm not complaining.

Sidebar:

During U Got the Look, I believe, Prince unbuttoned his shirt to expose his entire chest and stomach. Now, mind you, I don't know when he last did that. He has made comments in the past about "no one wanting to look at old skin." He looked very good, but it seems he thought better of it and buttoned back up to expose only his chest, as usual. I thought that was kind of funny, though.

Final verdict:

I'm glad I went and am considering taking my sister with me to see the 3rd show as well. Damn, I guess I'm giving him all of my $$.

if janelle can sing that good why was she just screaming so bad at the bet awards?

the highlights were the same for me.the guitar solo for the question of u is my fave of his and i thought my heart skipped a few beats for that. i jumped up and down like a little kid freaking out for that. i really loved the gingerbread man lyrics for the blend of ?of u/the one. omfg? i thought the jehovah witness took away from his 80' s wild side alot but here he is singing about cum puddles... that was vintage prince at msg last night!

when he laid down that gold guitar did anyone else think for a second lay ontop of it and hump it? i know a few of you said that too afterwards!!

that purple shirt is my fave so far. it looks just like my pillowcase! and then he unbuttons it !!! whoever says he's 52 is dyslexic! hot damn! what a tight little body he's still rocking! him and johnny depp both found the fountain of youth..

then he get the red outfit again. after his set when i checked twitter its all girls swooning over that he had no drawers on. i hope there was someone who got a video of the kiss dance cause he was jerking his hips and you can see everything swinging around down there...i was evil joker grinning ear to ear giggling mush. there was no way to miss that. and that ass! oh god i wanna rush the stage and squeeze it.

so glad to hear she's always in my hair again. my favorite prince song!!! and what a tease! he did a longer little red corvette new arrangement.that's been in my head since the 17th! he was just about to say about taming your little red love machine and stops to the "slow down" LOOVE THAT VERSION

the piano medley was probably the highlight for all 4 shows so far.do me baby and i wanna be your lover!!!!!! omfg!

so i hear cloreen baconskin and joy in repetition were played at the butter aftershow. i really wanna see a aftershow cause when it first started it was pissing me off alittle cause it was all the same songs again pretty much so i see what you long time fans who seen him a billion times are coming from. but no i'd still never be sitting down with him onstage. i will forever be up dancing.

surprised he only has that one big ballet thing with misty for beautiful ones. why not rehearse at least 2 shows for a full thing like that and switch it up a bit?

then the great time hanging out at banks's place ! sorry i nearly nodded off the last hour or so! we played prince and his proteges till 8am!

Are you serious? The song she performed was "Let's Go Crazy". What did you want her to do just stand there and sing like a opera woman? That's her style anyways and it didn't sound bad.

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.

omfg thats so obviously not him. i was cracking up at the post saying they refused this imposter into the afterparty!

L4OATheOriginal said:

GaryMF said:

Did anyone else notice the band kind of screwing up on Purple Rain?

nope cause i wasn't paying attention 2 the song when he started it ..was just wishing it was over in a hurry

oh freddy..shakes head. thats funny but i can understand where your coming from. i still stood for it though. yeah i'm not gonna watch anyones youtube footage if its of purple rain. i did watch it from one of the shows.......

estelle81 said:

Astasheiks said:

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

I'll just say that this show was waaay better than the 18th show. I'm happy now. Prince, you're forgiven...for now.

OKAY:

Mint Condition only played one of THEIR songs, 'Pretty Brown Eyes', which was the only song I sang along to because I don't know what the hell all those covers were about. They were good and had a good performance so much respect to them.

Janelle Monae was very good. Great energy, sounded great; but whoever chose to do that foggy/shadowing imaging on the monitors should be slapped because it made Janelle look like she was 4 months pregnant. She did a very nice Moonwalk though. Loved 'Tightrope' and her guitarist was gettin' it.

I totally thought Prince was in the audience and got a little pissed because he was in the 21 section which was the section we had been in on the 18th so I was excited to find out later it was an impresonator.

Prince didn't change outfits that much this show which was good because he doesn't really need to. I loved his purple frill shirt - he looked really suave and sexy. He was great and seemed more rested than he did on the 18th...back to back shows like that obviously aren't a good idea for him IMO. Take it easy Mr. Nelson, you aren't 21 anymore.

I NEEDED MORE JOHN BLACKWELL!!!!!

From the '? of U'/'Gingerbread Man' to 'Sometimes It Snows In April', I was beyond thrilled...great setlist right there with the exception of PR (boring). OMG! When he dedicated 'Uptown' to Teena Marie . He opened his shirt and wore the heels . His red pants seemed a little tighter than usual so his butt looked even better and he had no problem showing it off to us. That man's ass is like an onion...brings tears to my eyes . I totally thought he was going to hump the gold guitar when he put it on the stage, but he didn't. He should have because it would have gotten more money for the auction...the chillens are important Prince so hump the guitar next time.

Still can't understand his not changing up his first few songs because for a while there I totally though that I was going to have to sit through the 18th show again but then he started doing '?of U'/'Gingerbread Man' and the lineup changed at the end so I was excited. Tired of '1999'; extremely tired of 'PR'; and I've already stated my opinion on 'Raspberry Beret'...just let me get that copy of sheet music and it's soo being set on fire .

I got some great second hand smoke from someone in my section so I didn't have to buy that $9.50 beer because I was super high for free. Thanks Potheads.

He did 'She's Always In My Hair'! The moment that riff started, I went off! Love this song and soo nice to hear him play it. Janelle dueted with him on 'If I Was Ur Girlfriend' and she didn't know the lyrics because she just scatted through her verse...the scatting was nice but learn those lyrics, Janelle.

The fan he pulled on stage was cute...so glad he didn't throw her purse into the audience like he did with a fan during our Musicology show. Still makes me laugh watching all it's contents go sailing into the first 3 rows...leave your purse in the chair and just grab your wallet next time lady.

The Piano Medley was fantastic!!! OMG! When he went into 'Do Me, Baby', I almost slapped the two people sitting next to me. They were trying to crush my little ass at the beginning of the show....those seats in the 400s are mad close together; I was getting all claustrophobic for a while there. The girl on my right side was all ozzing into my personal bubble and the guy on my left had his back to me so his butt was rubbing on my leg a little too much for my comfort. Once I started singing all the song that neither of them knew, they both gave me lots of space and when a song came on that they didn't know I noticed they would glance over at me because I know them all. One idiot in our section kept yelling how he couldn't believe Prince was real and he stopped because everybody stared at him like they were going to jump his ass...didn't hear his mouth until the end of the show (probably was him smoking all that pot). Then, 'I Wanna Be Your Lover' and 'Sometime It Snows In April' . Someone above posted a link to the piano medley from 'One Nite Alone' and this medley really didn't sound like that one...trust me, I have that one on repeat and they aren't alike; similar songs but not the same delivery at all. Both medleys are great in their own different ways IMO.

Loved that he brought 'REAL FANS' on the stage to dance in the end this time around and LOVED Cyndi blowing the roof off the Garden. I didn't know who she was so when she started singing I was like Damn, who is she?!?! Than I looked at her face on the monitor and realized it was her...uhh, Prince, I want to see Ms. Cyndi Lauper be your opening act on 1/18...thanks! I loved that she just blended in with all the regular fans...shows that unlike the celebrities on the 18th, Cyndi knows that she has to put her pants on one leg at a time like everybody else. What a great lady she is!

'Jungle Love' was fun but really wished he had just done a song from one of his newer albums instead...uhh, Prince, still waiting for 'Dance 4 Me', 'Box O Chocolates', or 'Sticky Like Glue' at least.

Love 'Uptown' and was happy he did it again because I love watching the fake 'fans' not know what the song is as I yell out all the lyrics to educate their asses. I was in Section 407 this time around and nobody in my section or Section 406 were singing along to the song so I made sure they knew if for next time. But, all those mofos sure know 'Raspberry Beret' and '1999' word for word.

Seriously, once people buy the tickets, why does it matter if they get to hear the hits? Nobody knows Prince's setlists until the day of the show/during the show most of the time and by that point what are they going to do if he plays songs they've never heard? Tough shit for them if they don't want to follow his career past 'Purple Rain'. He needs to make them see his new material because you can't ask for a refund if he shows up. He could sing the Manhattan Yellow Pages and nobody can say shit about it because he showed up and performed now didn't he? I know a large amount of Britney Spears' catalog but I'm definitely not a fan of hers so I'm seriously sick of him trying to please these fair-weather fans and sick of real fans sticking up for these people. Anyone with a radio back in 1984 knows most of the Prince POP hits from that era just like they all know Madonna's 'Like A Virgin' and MJ's 'Billie Jean'...doesn't make them fans just makes them trend followers. Sorry, but he needs to do his newer material and less popular songs for at least one show for me to brag about this 'tour' to anyone.

At the end of the night, we the 'Org 6' (my name for our little group last night...love u guys! ) went to Banks' house and had a blast. Honestly, I think I had just as much fun at our personal after party than I do at the show. At least, I got to hear songs that I like that Prince doesn't seem to want to play. Heard he did an aftershow at Butter, but saw the setlist and don't think I missed anything special, but that's JMHO.

All in all, a very good show and a great night that ended at 8 this morning. Thank God I was off today.

[Edited 12/30/10 19:34pm]

Love that paragraph of yours when you are talking about "Fake Fans" hee hee

And the paragraph after that....For Real!

[Edited 12/30/10 21:38pm]

L4OATheOriginal said:

my review:

i was disappointed that the first act were my boys mint condition cause i really like this group and their energy. stokley playing the drums was a highlight!! and when they started singing u send me swinging i was hyped!!! pretty brown eyes

i am not a fan of janelle and from her performance last night i won't be either. she is a visual artist and even discussing with the gentleman i was sitting next to during her set, he even felt she was disconnecting from her audience due 2 the screens not being clear 2 see her. the sound issues during her set also left a lot 2 desire, perhaps too much reverb in the mix and echo caused this cause i couldn't understand one word she was singing.

now as 4 prince:

i was at the december 18th show, i have listened to so many of his concerts and even tho i was never there, there is the music side of prince that is unmistakable cause really it's the music that gets ur body moving and toes tapping, so all arguments of "your not there u don't know what ur talking about etc" are plain garbage. cause now i have seen this tour twice and can truly say, causal fans CRACK ME UP!! twice now i have sat in sections when prince did songs and they didn't know shit!! how the hell can u sit during uptown, let's work, and even tho i don't appreciate prince doing time songs (morris day and the time don't do computer blue now do they?) it goes 2 show that the casual fan only knows 2 albums by prince and one song from around the world in a day. this is what his long term fans are paying 4?

starting with the beautiful ones and every show so far contains this song mostly do 2 misty copeland and going through the same old lgc etc was interesting in seeing how the crowd reacts caus it's like all they know. I REALLY THOGUHT PRINCE WOULD SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THE DEATH OF TEENA MARIE AND I WAS CORRECT THO HOPING HE WOULD ALLOW THE LADIES AND IDA 2 JAM ON SQUARE BIZ WOULD HAVE BEEN A TREAT AND A HALF! but i loved the dedication 2 her after uptown. hearing she's always in my hair was cool and so was if i was your girlfriend but having janelle pop up during that song ..smh!! she didn't know the song at all and i could tell that prince was hoping she would have busted in2 the second verse hence he grabbed the mic back.

something was off about prince and crew tho if one would compare it to the 18th show and others accounts of the jersey shows. he wasn't dancing like crazy this time around and the band wasn't as tight as previously. shelby, elisa and liv weren't as interactive as well, maybe because of the setlist material who knows but it was just off somehow. even the lighting of the stage wasn't popping as i have seen it b4. speaking of setlist material.. WHERE WAS THE FUNK? pretty much all the songs done last night were pop hits. i was waiting 4 that kick me upside my head moment that never came. maybe this was due 2 some speculation that Egypt was going 2 do when doves cry or just based from the songs in the back of the tour book that still have yet 2 be played but that could be saved for the 18th. and the comments about "it cracks me up that those complain about the shows and how it's crazy 2 think prince is playing just 4 u" well as a consumer do u not have the right 2 state if u enjoyed something or dislike something? a friend of mine pointed out this true fact about another major artist of our time, they did arena shows and showcased material of their latest project 2 the masses and has lesser cataloge material than prince, so why can't prince do the same and bring forth his more "leeser known material" 2 the general public? it's called BUSINESS SENSE!! where has that prince gone that took charge and played what he wanted 2 and not cater 2 the system?

in also hearing about the jersey shows that prince has played past 11 pm and even prince commented about the crazy curfew, i am hoping now that on the 18th there is no opening act so that he can do a 2 hour plus show.

another concern of mine is prince's use of a telepromter and what is baffling 2 me. he's done these songs so many times, why the need 4 the lyrics 2 be beamed onto his piano during the piano medley i don't understand why. if they contained lyrics 2 songs he doesn't do enough of then i can understand.

highlights 4 me wasn't so much about the show but really it was about seeing people i haven't seen since the xenophobia celebration. and how we wore the one night alone shirts unconciously. the friends i have come 2 know and hang out with b4 and after the show ..wow u guys are awesome!!!

all those great jams we were singing and dancing to at banks place till 8am!!he should play those jams live!

List some of those Jams....

L4OATheOriginal said:

2elijah said:

Well didn't he play songs from the 20Ten album during the European tour, since it was released there and not here? So I wouldn't say he hasn't played any new songs within the past year. He's played "LayDown, Black Muse and Welcome2America", so he has played songs from his current album during this particular concert series.. How do we know if he's planning on releasing some of the 20ten songs with other tracks included, within the U.S.? That's just it, we don't know, until we get that news from the source himself.

In the meantime, fans from "all over the world" will be pitching in their 7 cents and change, about what he could've played, why he played certain songs, why he doesn't retire some, why he doesn't play certain songs, and so on and so on. Now imagine if he did what everyone wanted, which in reality is impossible for an artist to please all fans. I guarantee many fans will still complain and have many inquiries, requests, etc., for him to play or retire some of his songs.

How do any of us know that he doesn't plan on playing some of these "new batch of songs" particularly from the 20Ten album in future performances in the U.S.? According to the tour book, the songs for this particular concert series are already listed, although a few were not mentioned in the book that has been performed in the previous W2A shows. Someone fans are requesting songs like "Joy in Repetition" and I remember him playing that song during the 3121 Vegas shows. I remember him playing "Empty Room" at the Empire Club in 2006 as well and "Don't Play Me", tracks that are rarely played at his shows.So I guess we'll just have to wait and see if he pulls some rare tracks out of his catalogue in the near future. Just my 2 cents.

but not on a consistant basis did he do any songs from 20ten. truly look at his tours and shows over the years compared 2 how prince used 2 do things. a tour like diamonds and pearls featured material heavily from that album with a sprinkling of hits. a tour named welcome 2 america and hardly no new material is kind of senseless. yes the future if there is one cause sinbad said this is the last time we'll see this and whispers in the wind of a possilbe retirement could be true, the nostalgia factor is setting in.

so i guess prince doesn't want to be like mick jagger singing his songs all ancient.i seen shine a light and good lawd!! they look like they belong in michael jackson's thriller video!!! david coverdale looked like the cryptkeeper when i saw WHITESNAKE this summer. still could sing decent but not perfect.

i watched robert plant on pbs and so sad he can't sing or scream at all anymore!

my mom had stepenwolf on pbs recently..he sux too now.

glad to hear like bono,sting,stevie nicks

now i've seen footage of the who live recently and they are still great except that were really bad at the superbowl halftime!! maybe roger was sick?

i watched my phil collins dvd live at roseland from earlier this yr. all motown covers. he still sounds the same!

so i guess prince wants to go out with a bang?

L4OATheOriginal said:

2elijah said:

At the IZOD Center, some fans stated he did "Laydown" and I believe "Black Muse". He did play W2A at the MSG 12/18, show, but because it wsa more of a spoken word track, fans at the show could not "speak along" with that track. Also, there is no album named "Welcome2America" L4, so quite frankly, he could pretty much play any song during this concert series. I'm still waiting to here what this "Black Muse" I keep hearing about, is all about. Seems quite the mystery.

oh there are ways 2 hear black muse

Yup, Prince played Laydown and his back up singers performed Black Muse at the Izod concerts. Hearing Laydown live was great! Liked it on the CD--loved it live! And there are ways to hear W2A!

estelle81 said:

Astasheiks said:

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

I'll just say that this show was waaay better than the 18th show. I'm happy now. Prince, you're forgiven...for now.

OKAY:

Mint Condition only played one of THEIR songs, 'Pretty Brown Eyes', which was the only song I sang along to because I don't know what the hell all those covers were about. They were good and had a good performance so much respect to them.

Janelle Monae was very good. Great energy, sounded great; but whoever chose to do that foggy/shadowing imaging on the monitors should be slapped because it made Janelle look like she was 4 months pregnant. She did a very nice Moonwalk though. Loved 'Tightrope' and her guitarist was gettin' it.

I totally thought Prince was in the audience and got a little pissed because he was in the 21 section which was the section we had been in on the 18th so I was excited to find out later it was an impresonator.

Prince didn't change outfits that much this show which was good because he doesn't really need to. I loved his purple frill shirt - he looked really suave and sexy. He was great and seemed more rested than he did on the 18th...back to back shows like that obviously aren't a good idea for him IMO. Take it easy Mr. Nelson, you aren't 21 anymore.

I NEEDED MORE JOHN BLACKWELL!!!!!

From the '? of U'/'Gingerbread Man' to 'Sometimes It Snows In April', I was beyond thrilled...great setlist right there with the exception of PR (boring). OMG! When he dedicated 'Uptown' to Teena Marie . He opened his shirt and wore the heels . His red pants seemed a little tighter than usual so his butt looked even better and he had no problem showing it off to us. That man's ass is like an onion...brings tears to my eyes . I totally thought he was going to hump the gold guitar when he put it on the stage, but he didn't. He should have because it would have gotten more money for the auction...the chillens are important Prince so hump the guitar next time.

Still can't understand his not changing up his first few songs because for a while there I totally though that I was going to have to sit through the 18th show again but then he started doing '?of U'/'Gingerbread Man' and the lineup changed at the end so I was excited. Tired of '1999'; extremely tired of 'PR'; and I've already stated my opinion on 'Raspberry Beret'...just let me get that copy of sheet music and it's soo being set on fire .

I got some great second hand smoke from someone in my section so I didn't have to buy that $9.50 beer because I was super high for free. Thanks Potheads.

He did 'She's Always In My Hair'! The moment that riff started, I went off! Love this song and soo nice to hear him play it. Janelle dueted with him on 'If I Was Ur Girlfriend' and she didn't know the lyrics because she just scatted through her verse...the scatting was nice but learn those lyrics, Janelle.

The fan he pulled on stage was cute...so glad he didn't throw her purse into the audience like he did with a fan during our Musicology show. Still makes me laugh watching all it's contents go sailing into the first 3 rows...leave your purse in the chair and just grab your wallet next time lady.

The Piano Medley was fantastic!!! OMG! When he went into 'Do Me, Baby', I almost slapped the two people sitting next to me. They were trying to crush my little ass at the beginning of the show....those seats in the 400s are mad close together; I was getting all claustrophobic for a while there. The girl on my right side was all ozzing into my personal bubble and the guy on my left had his back to me so his butt was rubbing on my leg a little too much for my comfort. Once I started singing all the song that neither of them knew, they both gave me lots of space and when a song came on that they didn't know I noticed they would glance over at me because I know them all. One idiot in our section kept yelling how he couldn't believe Prince was real and he stopped because everybody stared at him like they were going to jump his ass...didn't hear his mouth until the end of the show (probably was him smoking all that pot). Then, 'I Wanna Be Your Lover' and 'Sometime It Snows In April' . Someone above posted a link to the piano medley from 'One Nite Alone' and this medley really didn't sound like that one...trust me, I have that one on repeat and they aren't alike; similar songs but not the same delivery at all. Both medleys are great in their own different ways IMO.

Loved that he brought 'REAL FANS' on the stage to dance in the end this time around and LOVED Cyndi blowing the roof off the Garden. I didn't know who she was so when she started singing I was like Damn, who is she?!?! Than I looked at her face on the monitor and realized it was her...uhh, Prince, I want to see Ms. Cyndi Lauper be your opening act on 1/18...thanks! I loved that she just blended in with all the regular fans...shows that unlike the celebrities on the 18th, Cyndi knows that she has to put her pants on one leg at a time like everybody else. What a great lady she is!

'Jungle Love' was fun but really wished he had just done a song from one of his newer albums instead...uhh, Prince, still waiting for 'Dance 4 Me', 'Box O Chocolates', or 'Sticky Like Glue' at least.

Love 'Uptown' and was happy he did it again because I love watching the fake 'fans' not know what the song is as I yell out all the lyrics to educate their asses. I was in Section 407 this time around and nobody in my section or Section 406 were singing along to the song so I made sure they knew if for next time. But, all those mofos sure know 'Raspberry Beret' and '1999' word for word.

Seriously, once people buy the tickets, why does it matter if they get to hear the hits? Nobody knows Prince's setlists until the day of the show/during the show most of the time and by that point what are they going to do if he plays songs they've never heard? Tough shit for them if they don't want to follow his career past 'Purple Rain'. He needs to make them see his new material because you can't ask for a refund if he shows up. He could sing the Manhattan Yellow Pages and nobody can say shit about it because he showed up and performed now didn't he? I know a large amount of Britney Spears' catalog but I'm definitely not a fan of hers so I'm seriously sick of him trying to please these fair-weather fans and sick of real fans sticking up for these people. Anyone with a radio back in 1984 knows most of the Prince POP hits from that era just like they all know Madonna's 'Like A Virgin' and MJ's 'Billie Jean'...doesn't make them fans just makes them trend followers. Sorry, but he needs to do his newer material and less popular songs for at least one show for me to brag about this 'tour' to anyone.

At the end of the night, we the 'Org 6' (my name for our little group last night...love u guys! ) went to Banks' house and had a blast. Honestly, I think I had just as much fun at our personal after party than I do at the show. At least, I got to hear songs that I like that Prince doesn't seem to want to play. Heard he did an aftershow at Butter, but saw the setlist and don't think I missed anything special, but that's JMHO.

All in all, a very good show and a great night that ended at 8 this morning. Thank God I was off today.

[Edited 12/30/10 19:34pm]

onion ass!!! and to have a guitar humped by prince!!

here's to the org 6 your all SOOO much fun!!

altavista said:

Sidebar:

During U Got the Look, I believe, Prince unbuttoned his shirt to expose his entire chest and stomach. Now, mind you, I don't know when he last did that. He has made comments in the past about "no one wanting to look at old skin." He looked very good, but it seems he thought better of it and buttoned back up to expose only his chest, as usual. I thought that was kind of funny, though.

Shoot! If that's "old skin", I'll take it ANY day!! The Man looked FINE! Was eating up every minute of it! Crowd definitely wasn't expecting/feeling some of the tunes like She is ALways in my Hair. All sat down. On the other hand, I wouldn't sit if you had paid me. I truly came undone when he played Sometimes it Snows in April!!

Was there on the 29th and 18th & can't wait for Jan 18th!

amberella said:

purplemookiebut said:

if janelle can sing that good why was she just screaming so bad at the bet awards?

the highlights were the same for me.the guitar solo for the question of u is my fave of his and i thought my heart skipped a few beats for that. i jumped up and down like a little kid freaking out for that. i really loved the gingerbread man lyrics for the blend of ?of u/the one. omfg? i thought the jehovah witness took away from his 80' s wild side alot but here he is singing about cum puddles... that was vintage prince at msg last night!

when he laid down that gold guitar did anyone else think for a second lay ontop of it and hump it? i know a few of you said that too afterwards!!

that purple shirt is my fave so far. it looks just like my pillowcase! and then he unbuttons it !!! whoever says he's 52 is dyslexic! hot damn! what a tight little body he's still rocking! him and johnny depp both found the fountain of youth..

then he get the red outfit again. after his set when i checked twitter its all girls swooning over that he had no drawers on. i hope there was someone who got a video of the kiss dance cause he was jerking his hips and you can see everything swinging around down there...i was evil joker grinning ear to ear giggling mush. there was no way to miss that. and that ass! oh god i wanna rush the stage and squeeze it.

so glad to hear she's always in my hair again. my favorite prince song!!! and what a tease! he did a longer little red corvette new arrangement.that's been in my head since the 17th! he was just about to say about taming your little red love machine and stops to the "slow down" LOOVE THAT VERSION

the piano medley was probably the highlight for all 4 shows so far.do me baby and i wanna be your lover!!!!!! omfg!

so i hear cloreen baconskin and joy in repetition were played at the butter aftershow. i really wanna see a aftershow cause when it first started it was pissing me off alittle cause it was all the same songs again pretty much so i see what you long time fans who seen him a billion times are coming from. but no i'd still never be sitting down with him onstage. i will forever be up dancing.

surprised he only has that one big ballet thing with misty for beautiful ones. why not rehearse at least 2 shows for a full thing like that and switch it up a bit?

then the great time hanging out at banks's place ! sorry i nearly nodded off the last hour or so! we played prince and his proteges till 8am!

Are you serious? The song she performed was "Let's Go Crazy". What did you want her to do just stand there and sing like a opera woman? That's her style anyways and it didn't sound bad.

yes i am but it was my first time hearing her. i was thinking WTF. but her live shoe was much better. she should have choosen a different show that showed off her voice more for the bet tribute.

and does she ever wear anything else? its like a private school uniform. i hated my catholic school uniform i wore the first 3 yrs of school

Astasheiks said:

List some of those Jams....

it was till 8am....i just slept for 12 hours...

stuff off musicology and 3121 amongest others..i need to walk the dog...i'll open up itunes and post a few and go thru my mp3s when i get back....

OMFG!!!! I have the whole Piano Medley on my MP3 player thanks to the microphone and it's actually good. Soo excited right now!

i sound smuggle in my digital recorder to the 18th show. but if its in my pocket and im dancing the whole time like i said its gonna sound all crazy funny...so maybe coat pocket...idk

Astasheiks said:

List some of those Jams....

Okay, let's see what I can remember from that huge list we played and all those Heinekens I drank

18 and Over

Letitgo

Crucial

Dance 4 Me

Love

Violet The Organ Grinder

Here

Love 2 The 9s

Blue Light

Everlasting Now

Scandalous Sex Suite-The Passion

Bob George

Pop Life

Tambourine

America

Little Red Corvette (the Extended Dance Remix)

I Rock Therefore I Am

I Wanna Be Ur Lover

My Love Is Forever

So Blue

Computer Blue

I Would Die 4 U

Dirty Mind

Starfish and Coffee

I Wannam Melt With U

Purple Medley - this is what he should be playing for all those fair-weather fans. It's good enough

La,La,La, Hee,Hee,Hee

She's Always In My Hair

Another Lonely Christmas

Billy Jack Bitch

Love Sign - 1-800-NewFunk version

Face Down

Joint 2 Joint

Mashed Potato Girl (Segue)

Return of the Bump Squad

NewPowerSoul

Pretty Man

Life O The Party

If I Was The Man In Ur Life

Illusion, Coma, Pimp, and Circumstance

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(probably left some off but this is what I remember )

The Time - Ice Cream Castles Album

Jill Jones

Maserati - 100mph and their version of 'Kiss'

Mica Paris - If Love U Tonite (her version is waay better than Mayte's)

Vanity 6

And we watched a video of when Prince surprise debuted the Purple Rain soundtrack back at a 1984 concert...nobody in that audience knew what was going to be played it was nice to see people hear new songs and love them on first listen.

Sooo much fun...good times; good times

Morris Day edit

[Edited 12/30/10 22:40pm]

great memory claire!

purplemookiebut said:

estelle81 said:

I'll just say that this show was waaay better than the 18th show. I'm happy now. Prince, you're forgiven...for now.

OKAY:

Mint Condition only played one of THEIR songs, 'Pretty Brown Eyes', which was the only song I sang along to because I don't know what the hell all those covers were about. They were good and had a good performance so much respect to them.

Janelle Monae was very good. Great energy, sounded great; but whoever chose to do that foggy/shadowing imaging on the monitors should be slapped because it made Janelle look like she was 4 months pregnant. She did a very nice Moonwalk though. Loved 'Tightrope' and her guitarist was gettin' it.

I totally thought Prince was in the audience and got a little pissed because he was in the 21 section which was the section we had been in on the 18th so I was excited to find out later it was an impresonator.

Prince didn't change outfits that much this show which was good because he doesn't really need to. I loved his purple frill shirt - he looked really suave and sexy. He was great and seemed more rested than he did on the 18th...back to back shows like that obviously aren't a good idea for him IMO. Take it easy Mr. Nelson, you aren't 21 anymore.

I NEEDED MORE JOHN BLACKWELL!!!!!

From the '? of U'/'Gingerbread Man' to 'Sometimes It Snows In April', I was beyond thrilled...great setlist right there with the exception of PR (boring). OMG! When he dedicated 'Uptown' to Teena Marie . He opened his shirt and wore the heels . His red pants seemed a little tighter than usual so his butt looked even better and he had no problem showing it off to us. That man's ass is like an onion...brings tears to my eyes . I totally thought he was going to hump the gold guitar when he put it on the stage, but he didn't. He should have because it would have gotten more money for the auction...the chillens are important Prince so hump the guitar next time.

Still can't understand his not changing up his first few songs because for a while there I totally though that I was going to have to sit through the 18th show again but then he started doing '?of U'/'Gingerbread Man' and the lineup changed at the end so I was excited. Tired of '1999'; extremely tired of 'PR'; and I've already stated my opinion on 'Raspberry Beret'...just let me get that copy of sheet music and it's soo being set on fire .

I got some great second hand smoke from someone in my section so I didn't have to buy that $9.50 beer because I was super high for free. Thanks Potheads.

He did 'She's Always In My Hair'! The moment that riff started, I went off! Love this song and soo nice to hear him play it. Janelle dueted with him on 'If I Was Ur Girlfriend' and she didn't know the lyrics because she just scatted through her verse...the scatting was nice but learn those lyrics, Janelle.

The fan he pulled on stage was cute...so glad he didn't throw her purse into the audience like he did with a fan during our Musicology show. Still makes me laugh watching all it's contents go sailing into the first 3 rows...leave your purse in the chair and just grab your wallet next time lady.

The Piano Medley was fantastic!!! OMG! When he went into 'Do Me, Baby', I almost slapped the two people sitting next to me. They were trying to crush my little ass at the beginning of the show....those seats in the 400s are mad close together; I was getting all claustrophobic for a while there. The girl on my right side was all ozzing into my personal bubble and the guy on my left had his back to me so his butt was rubbing on my leg a little too much for my comfort. Once I started singing all the song that neither of them knew, they both gave me lots of space and when a song came on that they didn't know I noticed they would glance over at me because I know them all. One idiot in our section kept yelling how he couldn't believe Prince was real and he stopped because everybody stared at him like they were going to jump his ass...didn't hear his mouth until the end of the show (probably was him smoking all that pot). Then, 'I Wanna Be Your Lover' and 'Sometime It Snows In April' . Someone above posted a link to the piano medley from 'One Nite Alone' and this medley really didn't sound like that one...trust me, I have that one on repeat and they aren't alike; similar songs but not the same delivery at all. Both medleys are great in their own different ways IMO.

Loved that he brought 'REAL FANS' on the stage to dance in the end this time around and LOVED Cyndi blowing the roof off the Garden. I didn't know who she was so when she started singing I was like Damn, who is she?!?! Than I looked at her face on the monitor and realized it was her...uhh, Prince, I want to see Ms. Cyndi Lauper be your opening act on 1/18...thanks! I loved that she just blended in with all the regular fans...shows that unlike the celebrities on the 18th, Cyndi knows that she has to put her pants on one leg at a time like everybody else. What a great lady she is!

'Jungle Love' was fun but really wished he had just done a song from one of his newer albums instead...uhh, Prince, still waiting for 'Dance 4 Me', 'Box O Chocolates', or 'Sticky Like Glue' at least.

Love 'Uptown' and was happy he did it again because I love watching the fake 'fans' not know what the song is as I yell out all the lyrics to educate their asses. I was in Section 407 this time around and nobody in my section or Section 406 were singing along to the song so I made sure they knew if for next time. But, all those mofos sure know 'Raspberry Beret' and '1999' word for word.

Seriously, once people buy the tickets, why does it matter if they get to hear the hits? Nobody knows Prince's setlists until the day of the show/during the show most of the time and by that point what are they going to do if he plays songs they've never heard? Tough shit for them if they don't want to follow his career past 'Purple Rain'. He needs to make them see his new material because you can't ask for a refund if he shows up. He could sing the Manhattan Yellow Pages and nobody can say shit about it because he showed up and performed now didn't he? I know a large amount of Britney Spears' catalog but I'm definitely not a fan of hers so I'm seriously sick of him trying to please these fair-weather fans and sick of real fans sticking up for these people. Anyone with a radio back in 1984 knows most of the Prince POP hits from that era just like they all know Madonna's 'Like A Virgin' and MJ's 'Billie Jean'...doesn't make them fans just makes them trend followers. Sorry, but he needs to do his newer material and less popular songs for at least one show for me to brag about this 'tour' to anyone.

At the end of the night, we the 'Org 6' (my name for our little group last night...love u guys! ) went to Banks' house and had a blast. Honestly, I think I had just as much fun at our personal after party than I do at the show. At least, I got to hear songs that I like that Prince doesn't seem to want to play. Heard he did an aftershow at Butter, but saw the setlist and don't think I missed anything special, but that's JMHO.

All in all, a very good show and a great night that ended at 8 this morning. Thank God I was off today.

[Edited 12/30/10 19:34pm]

onion ass!!! and to have a guitar humped by prince!!

here's to the org 6 your all SOOO much fun!!

I'm soo going to start calling him Mr. Onion Ass now. So Prince, "How U Gonna Make That Booty Boom?" That humped guitar would be bought with the quickness. The girl one seat over from me (sitting next to the guy whose butt was touching me) told him, "OMG, that man is too sexy! Do u know what I would do to him?" Yeah, a Prince humped guitar would definitely not be hard to get rid of for a nice price.

Thanks for adding to the fun!