P.S.

NPG Underground posted some photos on facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/a...8280487004

tsjustaroundthecorner said:

Considering Cream and Insatiable came out in 1991, the set contains only one original Prince number from the last 20 years, and that one is a blatant rip off of a Jimi Hendrix song......

And 25% of the tracks were not released as or not written by Prince. So much for "so many hits, so little time"....Its becoming nothing more than an Old School Revue.

Come on P. Wake up.

The show was....off da hook! Again as was the case in New York, we danced all night long, I'm exhausted. I'll post more this evening.

Prince = fantasmic, sexy, sexy, sexy!

Sheila = workin those drums

Larry G. = one in a million

Santana = unbelievable

Shelby J. = sista adds so much to the show

The arena was jam-packed. Aside from the long wait in line to pick up the ticket, everything went off without a hitch. Seats were GREAT! from Controversy to Dreamer Prince brought the funk to the house!

Can't wait until Wednesday's show. And, now that there's a Thursday show......Friday's my day of birth...it would be great to go to all three shows. So, I'm putting it out there, anyone with an extra ticket for Thursday, orgnote me......

IstenSzek said:

ludwig said:

Not true. He played Bambi at the Ellenn show in 2004 for the audience after the tv broadcast ended.

He also played it a few times on his Musicology tour.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musicology_Tour

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so he only plays bambi now when it's wildly inapropriate? i mean, on ellen and in SF?

Maybe I'm overly sensitive but Prince pissed me off by singing "You don't have to watch..."the L Word"...to have an attitude." He sang that while rolling his eyes. I thought 1) that's a really old reference 2) How rude is that to say with all my lesbian sisters rocking out to his music.

Pissed me off.

IstenSzek said:

from the vault:

uptown

raspberry beret

cream

cool

lets work

u got the look [w/sheila e]

the glamorous life [w/sheila e, including soul sacrifice coda w/santana]

misty blue [shelby j]

a love bizarre [w/sheila e]

controversy

purple rain

kiss

if i was ur girlfriend

rude boy [w. shelb, live, elisa, no prince]

insatiable

scandalous

adore

bambi

dreamer

damn. well, at least the second encore was interesting. misplaced, but interesting.

the rest of the show looks like a total snooze

people will say "you had to be there". but i've seen the footage of the 20Ten and

the welcome to america shows this far and heard all the bootlegs. it's just boring.

You know, I thought the same thing with the W2A shows in NYC and then my wife and I went to the last one and my mind was blown.

Not boring ...

NeoSoul said:

When I saw him at MSG in January, I thought the was going to play Bambi. It sounded like he started it, but then it became Anotherloverholenyohead, followed by Dreamer. California is lucky to have cheaper prices. I hope he keeps the promise that he made at the February NYC show to come back soon and not make us wait. He said he loved NYC.

NYC was cheaper floor and first level was $200 not $283 and the cheap seats were $31.21 not $47.25 as they are in CA

SquirrelMeat said:

Considering Cream and Insatiable came out in 1991, the set contains only one original Prince number from the last 20 years, and that one is a blatant rip off of a Jimi Hendrix song......

And 25% of the tracks were not released as or not written by Prince. So much for "so many hits, so little time"....Its becoming nothing more than an Old School Revue.

Come on P. Wake up.

You know you are Exactly right! That is unbelievable but hey if the people still pay to come I guess Prince and those attendees don't give a dayum; I suppose only when u start get half in attendance will it matter to P....hhhmmm???

irinact said:

P.S.

NPG Underground posted some photos on facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/a...8280487004

Cool ... Thanks ...

Astasheiks said:

SquirrelMeat said:

Considering Cream and Insatiable came out in 1991, the set contains only one original Prince number from the last 20 years, and that one is a blatant rip off of a Jimi Hendrix song......

And 25% of the tracks were not released as or not written by Prince. So much for "so many hits, so little time"....Its becoming nothing more than an Old School Revue.

Come on P. Wake up.

You know you are Exactly right! That is unbelievable but hey if the people still pay to come I guess Prince and those attendees don't give a dayum; I suppose only when u start get half in attendance will it matter to P....hhhmmm???

The worry is, he is trading on reputation. He tried that with his albums and the sales died off.

P live was always stunning, but more and more the concert concepts and track choices show a lack of care. Coupled with so many show cancelations, I hope he doesn't whittle away his live reputation too. Then he will go broke.

Thank you for all the reviews and pictures. For all of us who have never seen Prince in concert it is enjoyable to live through those who have.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

IstenSzek said:

so he only plays bambi now when it's wildly inapropriate? i mean, on ellen and in SF?

Maybe I'm overly sensitive but Prince pissed me off by singing "You don't have to watch..."the L Word"...to have an attitude." He sang that while rolling his eyes. I thought 1) that's a really old reference 2) How rude is that to say with all my lesbian sisters rocking out to his music.

Pissed me off.

I thought it was funny...I turned to my friend and said "oh no he didn't just say "the l word"...yes he did...I wanted to holler back "it's over" but who gives a rat's ___.

Cool show. Sheila E, Santana and Larry, the nite was full of treats! Love when he played Cool. That brought many memories. Adore was a highlight I would say. Now Bambi, that was a true hardcore admirer treat. Only the drums, bass and guitar with the lights on. Too Hot! That symbol stage is freakin' so cool lit up! It brings a different vibe to the show.

In reference to "The L Word", hasn't he put that in there for a few shows now? I've seen him mention it a few times in different videos. Now the rolling of the eyes while saying it is a different story.

I also wanted to add, I never want to complain. I enjoyed to show to the fullest. I paid $88 (w/ticketmaster fee) and I was the highest anyone could be as far as seating goes. My question is where would have the $50 seats been.

klick

SquirrelMeat said:

Astasheiks said:

You know you are Exactly right! That is unbelievable but hey if the people still pay to come I guess Prince and those attendees don't give a dayum; I suppose only when u start get half in attendance will it matter to P....hhhmmm???

The worry is, he is trading on reputation. He tried that with his albums and the sales died off.

P live was always stunning, but more and more the concert concepts and track choices show a lack of care. Coupled with so many show cancelations, I hope he doesn't whittle away his live reputation too. Then he will go broke.

right. I will worry about the rest of us first.

Sounds like Prince did his job in Oakland and it's good to see how people who actually went to the show enjoyed it unlike those who seemed bored by it and weren't anywhere near California to have an opinion.

And as for "The L Word", he used that with all the shows he did in NYC/NJ and he didn't seem to roll his eyes with that. I was annoyed with it after the 2nd shows because I was like "wow, he must not watch a lot of TV to keep coming up with this show and the show's not even on anymore"

ludwig said:

IstenSzek said:

and just 1 song from post 1989 again

Well, I count 3 songs post 1989. Try again, it's easy.

i forgot the diamonds & pearls songs

Put me down on the Good Show side of things. I have seen a few and was concerned it was going to be very by the numbers. I know some major parts of it were similar to other recent shows, but not only did those parts rock, I really felt we got some inspired moments. The Santana Medley went on forever. Not only did Santana play (with Prince's Hohner, in a way I have never seen him play), but Prince also played some of the difficult breaks on piano, and finished out the medley in good style on guitar.

Full version of Adore. Bambi encore -- I freaked out. Been a while since I freaked out at a show.

Lines for food, drink, and bathrooms were even reasonable. One of the best arena shows I have seen in a while, and maybe even the best Prince show (out of only five...)

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

IstenSzek said:

so he only plays bambi now when it's wildly inapropriate? i mean, on ellen and in SF?

Maybe I'm overly sensitive but Prince pissed me off by singing "You don't have to watch..."the L Word"...to have an attitude." He sang that while rolling his eyes. I thought 1) that's a really old reference 2) How rude is that to say with all my lesbian sisters rocking out to his music.

Pissed me off.

You are NOT overly sensitive. Prince has every right to his own beliefs and dated pop culture references. BUT... we also have the right to call him on that shit. LAME.

as per usual, good to know that the people who went had a blast and the people who didn't thought it was laaaaaaame

jaawwnn said:

as per usual, good to know that the people who went had a blast and the people who didn't thought it was laaaaaaame

Actually I was there last night and for his CitiBank show in SF a few years back. I've supported Prince and his career for over 25 years now. I had a good time at both shows but I am not deaf to his sometimes bigoted stunts/comments.

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

IstenSzek said:

so he only plays bambi now when it's wildly inapropriate? i mean, on ellen and in SF?

Maybe I'm overly sensitive but Prince pissed me off by singing "You don't have to watch..."the L Word"...to have an attitude." He sang that while rolling his eyes. I thought 1) that's a really old reference 2) How rude is that to say with all my lesbian sisters rocking out to his music.

Pissed me off.

What show is he talking about? And why is he talking about L's anyway?

HonEMan said:

jaawwnn said:

as per usual, good to know that the people who went had a blast and the people who didn't thought it was laaaaaaame

Actually I was there last night and for his CitiBank show in SF a few years back. I've supported Prince and his career for over 25 years now. I had a good time at both shows but I am not deaf to his sometimes bigoted stunts/comments.

HA! I stand corrected!

jaawwnn said:

HonEMan said:

Actually I was there last night and for his CitiBank show in SF a few years back. I've supported Prince and his career for over 25 years now. I had a good time at both shows but I am not deaf to his sometimes bigoted stunts/comments.

HA! I stand corrected!

Probably not the first time, eh? It's

purplecam said:

Sounds like Prince did his job in Oakland and it's good to see how people who actually went to the show enjoyed it unlike those who seemed bored by it and weren't anywhere near California to have an opinion.

And as for "The L Word", he used that with all the shows he did in NYC/NJ and he didn't seem to roll his eyes with that. I was annoyed with it after the 2nd shows because I was like "wow, he must not watch a lot of TV to keep coming up with this show and the show's not even on anymore"

True.. He could start saying "Real Housewives" now because there is sure enough a lot of "attitude" on those shows and you don't need one to watch it. I believe one time he said "Tabatha's Hair Salon" if I'm not mistaken during one of his shows in NYC? Correct me if I'm wrong. So he pretty much has mentioned different shows now, when singing that song at various performances.

"Real" edit

[Edited 2/22/11 18:43pm]

SquirrelMeat said:

Considering Cream and Insatiable came out in 1991, the set contains only one original Prince number from the last 20 years, and that one is a blatant rip off of a Jimi Hendrix song......

And 25% of the tracks were not released as or not written by Prince. So much for "so many hits, so little time"....Its becoming nothing more than an Old School Revue.

Come on P. Wake up.

If you don't understand why songs like Cool, Glam life, and Love Bizarre are entirely appropriate---and to some people PREFERRED--songs at a Prince concert, you probably don't belong in the audience.

Astasheiks said:

MIGUELGOMEZ said:

Maybe I'm overly sensitive but Prince pissed me off by singing "You don't have to watch..."the L Word"...to have an attitude." He sang that while rolling his eyes. I thought 1) that's a really old reference 2) How rude is that to say with all my lesbian sisters rocking out to his music.

Pissed me off.

What show is he talking about? And why is he talking about L's anyway?

Often when he sings the song "Kiss" at his shows, he mentions different tv shows in place of "Dynasty", a night-time soap opera that came on back in the early 80s.

[Edited 2/22/11 12:13pm]

Wow... Mountains??? Can someone who was there tell us what the arrangement was like? was it the whole song of Mountains? Did he do the weird changes right before the ending part (the strange chord progression part)? Did he do any of the extended parts?

I saw hime say the "L" word at Both Dec MSG shows and it was just "whatever" I don't think he intended it to be homophobic (and I'm gay) but I didn't see eye rolls. Bear in mind he also has recently said "The Tavis Smiley show" too (maybe he said that one night actualy since Tavis was at the show)..... I think it's his strange sense of humor, not meant as an attack.

I was happy to hear Mountains! Does he often play that song live?

GaryMF said:

Wow... Mountains??? Can someone who was there tell us what the arrangement was like? was it the whole song of Mountains? Did he do the weird changes right before the ending part (the strange chord progression part)? Did he do any of the extended parts?

I saw hime say the "L" word at Both Dec MSG shows and it was just "whatever" I don't think he intended it to be homophobic (and I'm gay) but I didn't see eye rolls. Bear in mind he also has recently said "The Tavis Smiley show" too (maybe he said that one night actualy since Tavis was at the show)..... I think it's his strange sense of humor, not meant as an attack.

Larry Graham seemed to be ending his set with "Thank you falletinme be myself," and then prince came on and played "Moutains" (yeah, the whole song, no extension, i didn't catch any major changes), and then Larry Graham came back and they did "Everyday People" and "I Wanna Take You Higher" together!

sunmaid5 said:

GaryMF said:

Wow... Mountains??? Can someone who was there tell us what the arrangement was like? was it the whole song of Mountains? Did he do the weird changes right before the ending part (the strange chord progression part)? Did he do any of the extended parts?

I saw hime say the "L" word at Both Dec MSG shows and it was just "whatever" I don't think he intended it to be homophobic (and I'm gay) but I didn't see eye rolls. Bear in mind he also has recently said "The Tavis Smiley show" too (maybe he said that one night actualy since Tavis was at the show)..... I think it's his strange sense of humor, not meant as an attack.

Larry Graham seemed to be ending his set with "Thank you falletinme be myself," and then prince came on and played "Moutains" (yeah, the whole song, no extension, i didn't catch any major changes), and then Larry Graham came back and they did "Everyday People" and "I Wanna Take You Higher" together!

Cool.

@ Sunmaid5: I don't think he's played it live ina long time! Revolution played it at the Family Jamm though.

Also, the part i'm wondering about is right before the end, the horns do this little progression before you jhust hear the beat..... I doubt he did that if he went into another song.... it's kind of how the song ends before the fade out.