I'm Glad the Twins are back on stage .....Hi Girls .....

Also on the set list Which Way is Up is listed .....did he or the band play this....

Oh and of course how good was ~Dreamer ...

I' would sell somebodys mother to hear this!

TOMEEBOY said:

Just got in and all I can say is WOW. Opening was great....Prince came onto the stage went to his piano and kept teasing the crowd with what song he was going to play. In some order ...he sampled the following songs. After playing 10 or 15 seconds of each, he changed the song. He kept this going.....you will read:

Started with When Doves Cry Opening

skipped to Pop Life snippet

skipped to Alphabet Street

Skipped to Darlin Nikki and stated "please don't make me play that"

Skipped back to When Doves Cry

Skipped to Black Sweat

Skipped to Hot Thing!!! said "you don't know my Music"

Skipped to Nasty Girl

Skipped to Sign of the Times **actually sang the first line

Skipped back to When Doves Cry.."dig if U will the picture of u and eye engaged in a.."

Finally went into Kiss

also had a snippet of "Single Ladies" Beyonce.

You saw the setlist for the rest of the show......Only Prince can open a show like that!.

Oh really , like that , are u for real???????????If so u are right only Prince could open a show like that. OMG!!!!!!!!

teasing is with the opening snippets...

dreamer! anotherhole...,SHOE, musicology

yes that was the best setlist and best show so far of the 5.

dug the purple sparkly version. its like i predicted he'd wear that oufit in a purple version. guess i got esp or something...i'm thinking blue or minty green next?

leighton loved that luck chick!

we did karaoke after. barely have a voice after 12 songs

rgsince81 said:

TOMEEBOY said:

Just got in and all I can say is WOW. Opening was great....Prince came onto the stage went to his piano and kept teasing the crowd with what song he was going to play. In some order ...he sampled the following songs. After playing 10 or 15 seconds of each, he changed the song. He kept this going.....you will read:

Started with When Doves Cry Opening

skipped to Pop Life snippet

skipped to Alphabet Street

Skipped to Darlin Nikki and stated "please don't make me play that"

Skipped back to When Doves Cry

Skipped to Black Sweat

Skipped to Hot Thing!!! said "you don't know my Music"

Skipped to Nasty Girl

Skipped to Sign of the Times **actually sang the first line

Skipped back to When Doves Cry.."dig if U will the picture of u and eye engaged in a.."

Finally went into Kiss

also had a snippet of "Single Ladies" Beyonce.

You saw the setlist for the rest of the show......Only Prince can open a show like that!.

Oh really , like that , are u for real???????????If so u are right only Prince could open a show like that. OMG!!!!!!!!

Only Prince could do that......for lesser artist ....that would be their whole career...if they are lucky to have written stuff that good...

33. Peach (with ?uestlove, Melyssa Ford)

Is this true ... ? what a show !

Definitely the best show yet. Unbelievable energy and about the best set list we are going to get.

ficktyt said:

Definitely the best show yet. Unbelievable energy and about the best set list we are going to get.

I was physically done after the show, I don't know how he does a show like that and then an after party, INCREDIBLE. This was my first concert ever and now I have a standard what a concert should be like, wish I could shake that mans hand. Did anyone catch when he said "You don't have to watch the L-Word," maybe he is reading this forum.

funkycoolmasina said:

OMG!!!! Best.Show.Of.The.Tour!! Great day from beginning 2 end. I just got home a few hours ago but am still on a purple high right now. Wow...is all I can say...just Wow. This was 'IT'. Got out of work early because I was going to see Prince...yes,my boss is that cool . Picked up my BFF/Prince fan and hit the LIRR for some more Prince fun (her 3rd show, my 4th). Brought our own bar to the party at the meetup and had some bangin' Gyros (thanks Banks ), got 2 see friends again, and meet new Prince fans . Met up with part of the Org 6 but the rest were there in spirit Got to MSG and found our seats and then left them to find our friend's seats . Heard ' hate U (Quiet Nite by Eric Leeds remix) playing over the loud speaker and got that excited tingle that this is going to be a great night.

We 'listened' to Sharon Jones and The Daps but people-watched in the hallway...some of those outfits . Some random girl wanted to fight some other random girl...it was nuts; but awesome to see that Prince has such a diverse audience...tre cool

We head to our seats b4 Prince arrives. Show starts with a concert video of Ike and Tina Turner...nice second act Prince! Lights go down and Prince has arrived. Tried to change locations at the beginning of the show but mission failed (our seats were good though) . He came out talking smack. 'We gotta lot of hits!' I should have known he was gonna bring it then...and he did. Started with a medley of newer songs all mashed together but in a great way. I heard some 'Black Sweat', 'Sign O the Times', and 'When Doves Cry'! Couldn't believe he played them. Brought out The Twinz...had to look twice for a minute before I realized it was them. He did a lot of interacting with the audience tonight which was nice.

He did a great job with the setlist! He had the staples in there, but they didn't seem as drawn out to me. He filled the space with some great jams. My favorites were:

*Anotherlover - just love this song and nice to see him do it

*SHH - I can never get enough of 'SHH' live with John Blackwell on drums...one of my all-time favorite live Prince songs

*Controversy - 'Do I believe in God? Do I believe in me? CONTROVERSY'...classic greatness right there

*Musicology - had a flashback to the Musicology tour in '04 (our first show) when he started this one. Sooo great!

*Angel - wow, the girls did a fantastic rendition of this Sarah Maclauclan (sp?) classic. Beautiful cover. Prayers to Shelby

*SHOE - wow, his voice was just on point with this song. Maceo came out and put his magic on it. Absolutely amazing!

*She's always in my hair - such a great B-side that I'm happy to see getting it's deserved recognition in this show.

* don't love u anymore - was trying to figure out how that girl got soo lucky to get serenaded by Prince. Purplemookie informed me that she was Leighton Meester and still don't know how she got so lucky. The song is an odd song to sing to someone but the passion he put behind it was what made it a truly exceptional experience to see. Bringing out Maceo too...brilliant. Just a great all-around peformance on this song.

*Dreamer - WOW!!!! Greatness defined right there.

*If Was Ur Girlfriend - Prince and Sarah killed it! I love this song, but a part of me would have loved to have seen them do 'Diamonds and Pearls'...that would have been the hotness right there.

*Insatiable/Scandalous/Adore - Holy Shit! I swear I almost lost it when 'Insatiable' started. I've wanted to hear this song forever live and he did it. I was happy with just that and then he started doing 'Scandalous'.... and then... he did 'Adore'...Dude, I almost cried. I am totally not even ashamed to say that...a tear almost fell. I LOVE this song and to hear him play it live again was just phenomenal. I'm gonna call this the 'Love Affair' medley for now

*Peach - totally shocked to see him do 'Peach' Didn't see that one coming at all...Prince blind-sided me with this. So much fun.

Fantastic show all around! The energy was through the roof. Loved him playing with the audience lots...had the electric slide going. Joked a few times. Told everybody to hold up their cell phones real high and then let them go. In the beginning, he entered the stage by saying, 'Ya'll got enough pictures yet!' Loved his, 'Yeah, I know I'm expensive' and then throwing out Madonna's name. He was in a very jovial mood at this show and it showed in his performances wonderfully.

I want those skate add-ons that the Twins had on their shoes and I loved their 'U Got The Look' outfits. Prince was rockin' the Purple sequins and pants and looking 2 good to be almost 53 that's 4 sure Always a pleasure to see Renato, Maceo, and John Blackwell together on a stage The ladies did it up tonight! Go on ladies!

Then, it was over...damn u MSG and ur 11pm curfew He was trying to go over too...he really wanted to but, denied...sucked when the lights came on.

And, then the exiting of MSG which is never fun...felt like I was being suffocated and wanted to kick and punch my way to freedom and fresher air than what was in that hallway. Got to a stairwell and descended many fleights...stopped at one point to look out of a hole in the wall and get some fresher air than was in that stairwell (yes, there was indeed a hole in the wall...saw streetlights and taxi cabs...what's happening to MSG? ) Got to the bottom and out of the gates to...Borders. The meet up destination. Lost some of our group to work schedules but we few braved the ugly NYC weather and decided to go...sing karaoke. Soo much fun...thanks sunflower7 for suggesting it ! A first for all of us but definitely not a last. Ended the night on a great note. Would love to go to the 7th but can't make this one but rumors of more shows are popping up so I think I'll be alright.

Days like this go into long term memory 4 sure. Stored and Adored.

[Edited 1/19/11 6:06am]

Here's my 2 cents on last nights festivities...

Sharon Jones KILLED IT! The dancing and vocal styles you would swear this is an old group..and the Dapkings were ON POINT! One of the Hornsmen came into my section I think he had a friend who came to see the concert..

On to my man..

I died with the opening mix..I was so shocked. My Welcome 2 America Education consists of the December 17 @ IZOD, December 29 MSG of Course yesterday and Definitely 2/7!

I almost knocked the dude standing next to me out when I heard ADORE..I've never seen him perform that or SCANDALOUS. I was a hot sweaty mess during the LET'S WORK SET.

I also purchased tickets to Brooklyn Bowl and got there like 12a..No sign of him then I kept looking at the message boards and of course listened during the concert saying he was going to DARBY (I purchased my tix online yesterday afternoon). I left BB at 1:45 and now back at work.

SMH wondering if I just saw the best Live experience EVER.

Hope to see you guys on the 7th! and possibly another show!

Forgot to add one thing: I busted out laughing when he was doing the ole school dance saying
"you know you got an uncle that dance like that"!

[Edited 1/19/11 6:08am]

[Edited 1/19/11 6:25am]

I'm so happy to hear that Prince did his thang last night. Ofcourse I so wish I was there. Now I'm thinking of really buying one cheap ticket for the last concert.

I just love this! Prince still got it!!!!! 30 years in the making. That's what legends are made of. Okay, enough Purple butt-kissing. ....until Feb. 7.

wonder505 said:

I'm so happy to hear that Prince did his thang last night. Ofcourse I so wish I was there. Now I'm thinking of really buying one cheap ticket for the last concert.

I just love this! Prince still got it!!!!! 30 years in the making. That's what legends are made of. Okay, enough Purple butt-kissing. ....until Feb. 7.

Hey there sis! . You have to We can't miss the next show at Funkytown "MSG ". Lawd knows when he'll ever grace NYC with his presence again like this, after we've been waiting for so long after the Musicology shows. I'm going to the 2/7 show for sure, since I missed last night's show.

[Edited 1/19/11 7:27am]

estelle81 said:

OMG!!!! Best.Show.Of.The.Tour!! Great day from beginning 2 end. I just got home a few hours ago but am still on a purple high right now. Wow...is all I can say...just Wow. This was 'IT'. Got out of work early because I was going to see Prince...yes,my boss is that cool . Picked up my BFF/Prince fan and hit the LIRR for some more Prince fun (her 3rd show, my 4th). Brought our own bar to the party at the meetup and had some bangin' Gyros (thanks Banks ), got 2 see friends again, and meet new Prince fans . Met up with part of the Org 6 but the rest were there in spirit Got to MSG and found our seats and then left them to find our friend's seats . Heard ' hate U (Quiet Nite by Eric Leeds remix) playing over the loud speaker and got that excited tingle that this is going to be a great night.

We 'listened' to Sharon Jones and The Daps but people-watched in the hallway...some of those outfits . Some random girl wanted to fight some other random girl...it was nuts; but awesome to see that Prince has such a diverse audience...tre cool

We head to our seats b4 Prince arrives. Show starts with a concert video of Ike and Tina Turner...nice second act Prince! Lights go down and Prince has arrived. Tried to change locations at the beginning of the show but mission failed (our seats were good though) . He came out talking smack. 'We gotta lot of hits!' I should have known he was gonna bring it then...and he did. Started with a medley of newer songs all mashed together but in a great way. I heard some 'Black Sweat', 'Sign O the Times', and 'When Doves Cry'! Couldn't believe he played them. Brought out The Twinz...had to look twice for a minute before I realized it was them. He did a lot of interacting with the audience tonight which was nice.

He did a great job with the setlist! He had the staples in there, but they didn't seem as drawn out to me. He filled the space with some great jams. My favorites were:

*Anotherlover - just love this song and nice to see him do it

*SHH - I can never get enough of 'SHH' live with John Blackwell on drums...one of my all-time favorite live Prince songs

*Controversy - 'Do I believe in God? Do I believe in me? CONTROVERSY'...classic greatness right there

*Musicology - had a flashback to the Musicology tour in '04 (our first show) when he started this one. Sooo great!

*Angel - wow, the girls did a fantastic rendition of this Sarah Maclauclan (sp?) classic. Beautiful cover. Prayers to Shelby

*SHOE - wow, his voice was just on point with this song. Maceo came out and put his magic on it. Absolutely amazing!

*She's always in my hair - such a great B-side that I'm happy to see getting it's deserved recognition in this show.

* don't love u anymore - was trying to figure out how that girl got soo lucky to get serenaded by Prince. Purplemookie informed me that she was Leighton Meester and still don't know how she got so lucky. The song is an odd song to sing to someone but the passion he put behind it was what made it a truly exceptional experience to see. Bringing out Maceo too...brilliant. Just a great all-around peformance on this song.

*Dreamer - WOW!!!! Greatness defined right there.

*If Was Ur Girlfriend - Prince and Sarah killed it! I love this song, but a part of me would have loved to have seen them do 'Diamonds and Pearls'...that would have been the hotness right there.

*Insatiable/Scandalous/Adore - Holy Shit! I swear I almost lost it when 'Insatiable' started. I've wanted to hear this song forever live and he did it. I was happy with just that and then he started doing 'Scandalous'.... and then... he did 'Adore'...Dude, I almost cried. I am totally not even ashamed to say that...a tear almost fell. I LOVE this song and to hear him play it live again was just phenomenal. I'm gonna call this the 'Love Affair' medley for now

*Peach - totally shocked to see him do 'Peach' Didn't see that one coming at all...Prince blind-sided me with this. So much fun.

Fantastic show all around! The energy was through the roof. Loved him playing with the audience lots...had the electric slide going. Joked a few times. Told everybody to hold up their cell phones real high and then let them go. In the beginning, he entered the stage by saying, 'Ya'll got enough pictures yet!' Loved his, 'Yeah, I know I'm expensive' and then throwing out Madonna's name. He was in a very jovial mood at this show and it showed in his performances wonderfully.

I want those skate add-ons that the Twins had on their shoes and I loved their 'U Got The Look' outfits. Prince was rockin' the Purple sequins and pants and looking 2 good to be almost 53 that's 4 sure Always a pleasure to see Renato, Maceo, and John Blackwell together on a stage The ladies did it up tonight! Go on ladies!

Then, it was over...damn u MSG and ur 11pm curfew He was trying to go over too...he really wanted to but, denied...sucked when the lights came on.

And, then the exiting of MSG which is never fun...felt like I was being suffocated and wanted to kick and punch my way to freedom and fresher air than what was in that hallway. Got to a stairwell and descended many fleights...stopped at one point to look out of a hole in the wall and get some fresher air than was in that stairwell (yes, there was indeed a hole in the wall...saw streetlights and taxi cabs...what's happening to MSG? ) Got to the bottom and out of the gates to...Borders. The meet up destination. Lost some of our group to work schedules but we few braved the ugly NYC weather and decided to go...sing karaoke. Soo much fun...thanks sunflower7 for suggesting it ! A first for all of us but definitely not a last. Ended the night on a great note. Would love to go to the 7th but can't make this one but rumors of more shows are popping up so I think I'll be alright.

Days like this go into long term memory 4 sure. Stored and Adored.

[Edited 1/19/11 6:06am]

LOL! I felt the same way I never thought I would ever hear him perform Anotherloverholenyohead again - I haven't heard that live since '88 My body went numb! One of my fave songs ever and that fact that is was not done at any of the other shows just pure joy!

DITTO DITTO DITTO about Shh you just got to break it on down!!

Musicology brought me back as well to MSG 2004 when NPG Music Club was around and I never sat further than the first 10 rows (Damn it was a GREAT Fan club!!)

I blocked the people in my section (Section 106) and had a wonderful time rocking from side to side right along with Prince. I do not go to concerts to hold up walls and to make sure the chair works I live to party my ass off!

The first time I heard Prince sing Insatiable live was the after party for the induction to the RnR hall of fame at Club Exit(it was club black at the time) in '04 and I screamed so hard and loud I got dizzy and passed out! There is just something magical in that performance and no matter how many times I see him do it live, its just mesmerizing

Adore is my favorite song of all time. That perfomance right there made missing the Dec 29th show, the bad weather, getting the ticket last minute on Ebay(even though I had previous tickets and sold them), dealing with NJ/ NYC traffic, getting puddle splashed by a taxi and money spent WORTH IT!!

Heelys are no joke I tried my niece's pair and bust my ass!

Glad to read the responses from so many org'ers had such a great time at such a wonderful show!

urbandynasty said:

Here's my 2 cents on last nights festivities...

Sharon Jones KILLED IT! The dancing and vocal styles you would swear this is an old group..and the Dapkings were ON POINT! One of the Hornsmen came into my section I think he had a friend who came to see the concert..

On to my man..

I died with the opening mix..I was so shocked. My Welcome 2 America Education consists of the December 17 @ IZOD, December 29 MSG of Course yesterday and Definitely 2/7!

I almost knocked the dude standing next to me out when I heard ADORE..I've never seen him perform that or SCANDALOUS. I was a hot sweaty mess during the LET'S WORK SET.

I also purchased tickets to Brooklyn Bowl and got there like 12a..No sign of him then I kept looking at the message boards and of course listened during the concert saying he was going to DARBY (I purchased my tix online yesterday afternoon). I left BB at 1:45 and now back at work.

SMH wondering if I just saw the best Live experience EVER.

Hope to see you guys on the 7th! and possibly another show!

Forgot to add one thing: I busted out laughing when he was doing the ole school dance saying
"you know you got an uncle that dance like that"!

[Edited 1/19/11 6:08am]

[Edited 1/19/11 6:25am]

Thanks for the report. Sounds like you had major fun. Good to know Adore and Scandalous were played -- two mesmerizing songs.

I just remembered..sorry the purple fog is lifting slowly...Did yall peep that a fan got the guitar he was playing peach on? The wrestled for it..I wish I got it. Also I loved seeing MOS DEF, Jimmy Kimmel and AJ and so jealous of Leighton Meester!

urbandynasty said:

I just remembered..sorry the purple fog is lifting slowly...Did yall peep that a fan got the guitar he was playing peach on? The wrestled for it..I wish I got it. Also I loved seeing MOS DEF, Jimmy Kimmel and AJ and so jealous of Leighton Meester!

That's funny that they wrestled for it. Throwing his guitar in the crowd is something he always does, then the techs retrieve it.

In the meantime....chillin' at work waiting to read more reviews...

[Edited 1/19/11 7:09am]

funkycoolmasina said:

You know what was cool. He was really having a great time and you could tell. He was just smiling and dancing so much. And I'm not talking about coreographed stuff. I'm talking about just gettin' down and having a good ol' time. You know when someone's gettin' down when they shake their booty, clap their hands with their head down boppin it to the beat. <<< yah...that was him.

That's exactly what I love so much about Prince's dancing nowadays (as I have said in other posts)! He's enjoying himself, follows the rhythm and feels the music!!! And it all looks great!!!

Reading all these enthusiastic reviews fills me with envy and joy at the same time. I so wish I could be there cause I feel like I am missing something extremely special, and yet I am also thrilled about everyone's enthusiasm and how much you love his concerts! We in Europe felt the same when Prince toured here last year ... seeing him live is just the best experience ever!!! And it is so great to see how he continues to get everybody raving!!! ))))

It just shows how much he really has in him! He always gives great concerts, but when he is in a great mood then he even tops himself!!! That's why he is the best live performer, IMO.

Now I am curious to see how many more MSG concerts there will be. Do you all still have lots of money to go back for more? I wish I would win in the lottery so I could fly over!

alexnvrmnd777 said:

estelle81 said:

OMG!!!! Best.Show.Of.The.Tour!! Great day from beginning 2 end. I just got home a few hours ago but am still on a purple high right now. Wow...is all I can say...just Wow. This was 'IT'. ....

*Insatiable/Scandalous/Adore - Holy Shit! I swear I almost lost it when 'Insatiable' started. I've wanted to hear this song forever live and he did it. I was happy with just that and then he started doing 'Scandalous'.... and then... he did 'Adore'...Dude, I almost cried. I am totally not even ashamed to say that...a tear almost fell. I LOVE this song and to hear him play it live again was just phenomenal. I'm gonna call this the 'Love Affair' medley for now

.....

Days like this go into long term memory 4 sure. Stored and Adored.

[Edited 1/19/11 6:06am]

Aww...that's wassup. I was sittin at home thinkin 'Damn P, don't tear it up when I'm not there', lol. But I can't even hate after this Sounds like somebody had a puddles moment

Reading the comments and checking the setlist, last night should have been great for a blu-ray release

Man, this was THE show right here!!! Everything about last night was just amazing. I took the #3 train from work to the Garden and the way the train was ZOOMING down Broadway in Manhattan, I just knew it was gonna be a great night and sure enough, I was right! Me and a few others went to this restaurant called "Stout" by the Garden and while we were there, they played the "Sign O The Times" movie on ALL the screens! That hyped me and my crew up!!!! Then I met up with my uncle who came to the show with me and he met a bunch of the Purple bunch and saw what the Purple World is like. When inside, I could hear Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings and they were killing it. I wish I had seen the whole set but next time they are here, I'm going to see them, no doubt! Then we got to our seats, which were real good, Section 132, and my uncle and I had the time of our life!

Y'all know what the setlist is at this point but I tell you, to hear a bunch of song from after 1991 was the highlight for me and hearing Anotherloverholyinyohead live was amazing! And the beginning was with all of them songs he did a sample of, man, I was like a little girl up in there, and I'm a grown man!! This was the best show because of the more obscure songs and it was the longest show of the Welcome 2 America series. It was so good to see and meet people from the Org 6 and other people that I know from the Purple World. It just made the experience that much better! I'm at work right now just wishing that it was Feb 7th already! Prince is the man, PERIOD!!!!!!

[Edited 1/19/11 8:18am]

I'm still soooooo jealous, I can't even breathe.

I get the chills when I read how much fun yall had

estelle81 said:

OMG!!!! Best.Show.Of.The.Tour!! Great day from beginning 2 end. I just got home a few hours ago but am still on a purple high right now. Wow...is all I can say...just Wow. This was 'IT'. Got out of work early because I was going to see Prince...yes,my boss is that cool . Picked up my BFF/Prince fan and hit the LIRR for some more Prince fun (her 3rd show, my 4th). Brought our own bar to the party at the meetup and had some bangin' Gyros (thanks Banks ), got 2 see friends again, and meet new Prince fans . Met up with part of the Org 6 but the rest were there in spirit Got to MSG and found our seats and then left them to find our friend's seats . Heard ' hate U (Quiet Nite by Eric Leeds remix) playing over the loud speaker and got that excited tingle that this is going to be a great night.

We 'listened' to Sharon Jones and The Daps but people-watched in the hallway...some of those outfits . Some random girl wanted to fight some other random girl...it was nuts; but awesome to see that Prince has such a diverse audience...tre cool

We head to our seats b4 Prince arrives. Show starts with a concert video of Ike and Tina Turner...nice second act Prince! Lights go down and Prince has arrived. Tried to change locations at the beginning of the show but mission failed (our seats were good though) . He came out talking smack. 'We gotta lot of hits!' I should have known he was gonna bring it then...and he did. Started with a medley of newer songs all mashed together but in a great way. I heard some 'Black Sweat', 'Sign O the Times', and 'When Doves Cry'! Couldn't believe he played them. Brought out The Twinz...had to look twice for a minute before I realized it was them. He did a lot of interacting with the audience tonight which was nice.

He did a great job with the setlist! He had the staples in there, but they didn't seem as drawn out to me. He filled the space with some great jams. My favorites were:

*Anotherlover - just love this song and nice to see him do it

*SHH - I can never get enough of 'SHH' live with John Blackwell on drums...one of my all-time favorite live Prince songs

*Controversy - 'Do I believe in God? Do I believe in me? CONTROVERSY'...classic greatness right there

*Musicology - had a flashback to the Musicology tour in '04 (our first show) when he started this one. Sooo great!

*Angel - wow, the girls did a fantastic rendition of this Sarah Maclauclan (sp?) classic. Beautiful cover. Prayers to Shelby

*SHOE - wow, his voice was just on point with this song. Maceo came out and put his magic on it. Absolutely amazing!

*She's always in my hair - such a great B-side that I'm happy to see getting it's deserved recognition in this show.

* don't love u anymore - was trying to figure out how that girl got soo lucky to get serenaded by Prince. Purplemookie informed me that she was Leighton Meester and still don't know how she got so lucky. The song is an odd song to sing to someone but the passion he put behind it was what made it a truly exceptional experience to see. Bringing out Maceo too...brilliant. Just a great all-around peformance on this song.

*Dreamer - WOW!!!! Greatness defined right there.

*If Was Ur Girlfriend - Prince and Sarah killed it! I love this song, but a part of me would have loved to have seen them do 'Diamonds and Pearls'...that would have been the hotness right there.

*Insatiable/Scandalous/Adore - Holy Shit! I swear I almost lost it when 'Insatiable' started. I've wanted to hear this song forever live and he did it. I was happy with just that and then he started doing 'Scandalous'.... and then... he did 'Adore'...Dude, I almost cried. I am totally not even ashamed to say that...a tear almost fell. I LOVE this song and to hear him play it live again was just phenomenal. I'm gonna call this the 'Love Affair' medley for now

*Peach - totally shocked to see him do 'Peach' Didn't see that one coming at all...Prince blind-sided me with this. So much fun.

Fantastic show all around! The energy was through the roof. Loved him playing with the audience lots...had the electric slide going. Joked a few times. Told everybody to hold up their cell phones real high and then let them go. In the beginning, he entered the stage by saying, 'Ya'll got enough pictures yet!' Loved his, 'Yeah, I know I'm expensive' and then throwing out Madonna's name. He was in a very jovial mood at this show and it showed in his performances wonderfully.

I want those skate add-ons that the Twins had on their shoes and I loved their 'U Got The Look' outfits. Prince was rockin' the Purple sequins and pants and looking 2 good to be almost 53 that's 4 sure Always a pleasure to see Renato, Maceo, and John Blackwell together on a stage The ladies did it up tonight! Go on ladies!

Then, it was over...damn u MSG and ur 11pm curfew He was trying to go over too...he really wanted to but, denied...sucked when the lights came on.

And, then the exiting of MSG which is never fun...felt like I was being suffocated and wanted to kick and punch my way to freedom and fresher air than what was in that hallway. Got to a stairwell and descended many fleights...stopped at one point to look out of a hole in the wall and get some fresher air than was in that stairwell (yes, there was indeed a hole in the wall...saw streetlights and taxi cabs...what's happening to MSG? ) Got to the bottom and out of the gates to...Borders. The meet up destination. Lost some of our group to work schedules but we few braved the ugly NYC weather and decided to go...sing karaoke. Soo much fun...thanks sunflower7 for suggesting it ! A first for all of us but definitely not a last. Ended the night on a great note. Would love to go to the 7th but can't make this one but rumors of more shows are popping up so I think I'll be alright.

Days like this go into long term memory 4 sure. Stored and Adored.

[Edited 1/19/11 6:06am]

Awww You always give such indepth reviews Estelle...Loved it. Sounds amazing. Cant wait for the 7th.

funkycoolmasina said:

You know what was cool. He was really having a great time and you could tell. He was just smiling and dancing so much. And I'm not talking about coreographed stuff. I'm talking about just gettin' down and having a good ol' time. You know when someone's gettin' down when they shake their booty, clap their hands with their head down boppin it to the beat. <<< yah...that was him.

I couldn't agree more, Prince was in a REALLY GOOD place last night and it showed. I'm never gonna forget this show as long as I live. I'm so amazed at this show, I can't even work straight. Why I came to work, I don't know and I got days off too. I'm just too happy and excited for words from last nights show!

purplecam said:

funkycoolmasina said:

You know what was cool. He was really having a great time and you could tell. He was just smiling and dancing so much. And I'm not talking about coreographed stuff. I'm talking about just gettin' down and having a good ol' time. You know when someone's gettin' down when they shake their booty, clap their hands with their head down boppin it to the beat. <<< yah...that was him.

I couldn't agree more, Prince was in a REALLY GOOD place last night and it showed. I'm never gonna forget this show as long as I live. I'm so amazed at this show, I can't even work straight. Why I came to work, I don't know and I got days off too. I'm just too happy and excited for words from last nights show!

Your so lucky......

Anyhow good review here.....

http://www.brooklynvegan....d_m_1.html

alexnvrmnd777 said:

PurplePupil said:

Its like dude was reading our Posts and knew where to fix tha complaints from direhards.

Hey I'm gonna be glad just to see him on tha 7th we al don't know how long we have on this earth.

[Edited 1/18/11 23:01pm]

Please. Do you really think that playing samples or 10 seconds of several songs in a row, the dreaded medley, satisfies us "die-hards"? If anything, it makes me SMH even more. If you're not going to bother to play the damn song, why even bother! Just to tell people, "Remember? I did this song too!"? He's doing his own DAT intro now? Reminds me of the 2007 London shows.

The Twinz again? Yeah. I rest my case on that one. A lot of the same ol' celebrities dancing on stage again? Wow. Great. and, his band STILL sounds like a cover band doing Prince tunes, with no flair or style. They're definitely "capable players", but they're only a smidge better than the group with the Dunhams in it, and that's not saying much. No "sound". No personality or oomph.

"You dont know my music"...and from the sounds of it, you don't know or remember too much of it yourself, Prince. *Morris Day laugh*

Sounds like you weren't at the show to come up with that silliness. And don't speak for the diehards, speak for yourself. You ain't representing me with that foolishness. If you were there, you would have saw that the more snippets he played, the more excited the crowd got. Once it got to "Kiss", the crowd went bananas. Prince obviously remembered his music or else why would he do what he did with it? The band was on point, the twinz did there thing, it was HOT. But why justify this to you? Prince could give you, alexnvrmnd777 the show you've been waiting on for years and you'd still bitch and moan about it. Luckily, me and lots of other diehards are still excited about the show. It kicked lots and LOTS of ass and I'm very optimistic that Feb 7th will be more of the same! HA!

funkyhead said:

funkyhead said:

when I wake up in the morning I want to read that that P delivered you all an amazing set and the best live memories ever. Hope you all have an fab time.

Well I'm glad I woke up to these great reports, looks like a great set list. Pleased for all that went, can't understand how some fans don't know how to get their groove on at a concert though - since when do you down at a P gig?!

There were a good number of people around me who were sitting, but I got up and shook it like it was HOT! They are the ones who look like fools when they just sit there, especially for a song like "Lets Work" Like really? REALLY??!!

ElectricRelaxed said:

ficktyt said:

Definitely the best show yet. Unbelievable energy and about the best set list we are going to get.

I was physically done after the show, I don't know how he does a show like that and then an after party, INCREDIBLE. This was my first concert ever and now I have a standard what a concert should be like, wish I could shake that mans hand. Did anyone catch when he said "You don't have to watch the L-Word," maybe he is reading this forum.

yes, during kiss

DoffieParker said:

ElectricRelaxed said:

I was physically done after the show, I don't know how he does a show like that and then an after party, INCREDIBLE. This was my first concert ever and now I have a standard what a concert should be like, wish I could shake that mans hand. Did anyone catch when he said "You don't have to watch the L-Word," maybe he is reading this forum.

yes, during kiss

can some1 explain to me why he said that? L-word is show about lesbian women, right? So what's the story behind what P said?