Amazing show tonight. We got $25 loge 8 row K seats at the last minute and gave away our colonade 10s to a friend who hadn't been to a show yet - can't wait to hear what he says. I haven't been able to post until tonight due to the waiting period to join the org, but THANK YOU ihatephish Soooooooooo much for the great show on Wednesday night that I enjoyed with a nice IPA in my living room. Thank you thank you thank you!

Here are some pix from the shows so far:

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That's a wicked setlist. Glad he brought back You're The One For Me. That was my fave song on Lopez Tonite.

Gohi said:

That's a wicked setlist. Glad he brought back You're The One For Me. That was my fave song on Lopez Tonite.

They killed it. Aside from Stevie, that was probably the song I enjoyed the most last night. Note I didn't say "best." But it placed a huge smile on my face and I couldn't get it out of my head afterwards.

Travelled halfway around the world to see this.

So, so worth it.

*contented sigh*

No other words tonight, just need to wind down a bit so I can sleep.

Thank you Prince, Janelle & band, Stevie, Mike, Sheila and the NPG

Chiquetet said:

Travelled halfway around the world to see this.

So, so worth it.

*contented sigh*

No other words tonight, just need to wind down a bit so I can sleep.

Thank you Prince, Janelle & band, Stevie, Mike, Sheila and the NPG

You know, I don't know you but I am glad that you were able to make it over here and witness that show. Helluva night, wasn't it?

alfbo said:

Janelle Monae ripped it up!! If you were there I was one of the very few standing up singing the songs . Anyway, Prince.. he did shhh, Insatiable and Scandalous all in one night... woahh.. blew me away.. yall already know it was an amazing night. Although I went alone, I made some friends to chat with and I was groovin by myself. I got two sides and they both friends I will give details.. maybe I won't but I might.. Stevie ripped it, my feet was hurting but I still got up and danced lol.

I would like to add on the Stevie Wonder comment, I agree Prince was the star of this show.. but he stepped off his throne and gave it to Stevie. He humbled himself and Mike, Sheila and Prince was leading him to the right places by grabbing his arm and really giving him the respect he deserved. It was like watching a musician, a person in general displaying the admiration they had for a musician that paved the way. I thought it was amazing to see that, I think thats how it should have been done.

When we were singing his name, Stevie was just bobbin his head, it was awesome. I thought that was one of the best moments of the night. I think the best moment is when he came out to do the encore and did all those songs. I dug it, but man oh man.. really the biggest highlight was the Stevie Wonder incident, oh and John Blackwell running up those stairs after throwing his sticks at the crowd and calling it a night. The craziest thing I saw was when Prince was rubbing his sweat with that towel and threw it in the crowd. I thought that was funny. and finally looking Prince in the eyes, I didn't feel any awkwardness, it was pretty cool

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GDB said:

Wow.

I don't want to post one of my usual in-depth reviews because I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings. I know y'all are tired of hearing about how great these shows are, how great Prince is performing, blah blah blah. I get it. I'll keep it brief.

The Kid was in rare form tonight. Trust that. He was feeling REAL good...put on a heckuva SHOW. Prince appeared to be inspired last night.

The Stevie rumours have been out there for a while and with yesterday being his birthday, I had a feeling that Friday might be THE night. When I saw extra security posted around the VIP lounge entrance and watched patrons being aggressively sweated left and right for their passes, I thought that something might be going down. He received much love and respect from the audience and it was especially touching to see the affection and reverence paid to him by Prince, Mike Phillips and Sheila E. Prince is the star of the show and yet there he was helping Stevie, getting his mic right, paying homage...again, no hyperbole but it was a...humbling moment.

Funny moment: John Blackwell missing his cue on "Purple Rain"...he was late coming up the steps and tried to hustle but missed the downbeat.

[Edited 5/14/11 3:08am]

You bring me to tears! Sounds like a fantastic night!!

oh dude in red, yeah he was owning that stage and mic lol even Prince had to give him his props lol

[Edited 5/14/11 5:27am]

[Edited 5/14/11 5:29am]

GDB said:

Inglewood Swinging w/ Fantastic Voyage chorus

Samples/Snippets:

When Doves Cry

Nasty Girl

Party All The Time (Eddie Murphy must have been in the house)

Sign O' The Times

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

Black Sweat

Darling Nikki

I Would Die 4 U

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Insatiable

Scandalous

Adore

Aha, there was more. I checked out during the "dance party" segment.

Wanted to catch the tail end of a show some friends were doing at Club Nokia downtown.

Figured after Janelle's set, the inspired main set capped off with Mr. Wonder's appearance, it couldn't get much better than that.

Seems like this guy always has an overdrive gear he can shift into.

To tell you the truth, I wasn't going to do this 5th show but I had a bit of a hunch (along with an unconfirmed tip) Stevie would show tonight.

Glad I ended up playing it.

Thanks for the list.

Music for adventurous listeners


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theAudience said:

GDB said:

Inglewood Swinging w/ Fantastic Voyage chorus

Samples/Snippets:

When Doves Cry

Nasty Girl

Party All The Time (Eddie Murphy must have been in the house)

Sign O' The Times

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

Black Sweat

Darling Nikki

I Would Die 4 U

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Insatiable

Scandalous

Adore

Aha, there was more. I checked out during the "dance party" segment.

Wanted to catch the tail end of a show some friends were doing at Club Nokia downtown.

Figured after Janelle's set, the inspired main set capped off with Mr. Wonder's appearance, it couldn't get much better than that.

Seems like this guy always has an overdrive gear he can shift into.

To tell you the truth, I wasn't going to do this 5th show but I had a bit of a hunch (along with an unconfirmed tip) Stevie would show tonight.

Glad I ended up playing it.

Thanks for the list.

Music for adventurous listeners


tA

Tribal Records

You're welcome. Happy to serve as a 'Hood Correspondent for the 'Org.

so anybody has any info on the forum club afterjam wth janelle monae??

How many fans were in ??? Perhaps someone can give any details.....Also any info on last weeks afterjam with Macy Gray is welcome..

So where are you ????

I got into the after show tonight but got caught taping so was lucky to make it out alive

It's kind of tiring reading all of these glowing reports from Fuckenberry and such talking about how great and classic a show is, and here we are in the 21st century, and Prince does mostly nothing to share any of this with his fan base. Do you know how easy it would be to release and sell some of this stuff to the masses (or even just his hardcores)? To me, it almost seems like bragging that he's getting to witness all of the stuff going down.

I'm not necessarily talking about the reports from people on this site, as I know they're just discussing what they saw, but I'm more talking about his unofficial PR team who LOVE to deify him in almost an arrogant fashion. It reeks of "I'm here, and you're not!" The more Prince supposedly changes, the more they stay the same with him. His record breaking 21-night run in London was reduced to being documented in some glossy London hotel coffee book. And please don't get me started on that monstrosity that was the Indigo CD. With all of the video he recorded of those shows, what's the problem with a video release every now and again?? He wants to claim to be making trends and being a ground breaker, yet so many other artists are light years ahead of him in getting their art in the hands of the consumer. What, he thinks if he offers some video or audio, people wouldn't bother getting tickets to his shows?? Um no, Mr. Genius. It would allow everyone who's not in the crowd of 10-15K (or smaller for any one-off small performances) to also be a part of it or witness it.

Sorry for the rant. I know this post was all over the place. Just tired of his antiquated thinking, like it's the mid-80's all over again. Oops, even then he released a couple of his live shows, so maybe we should go back even further than that.

brownstien said:

serpan99 said:

Thank you for being BRAVE evought to take and post these pictures for us who can't attend!

Prince once said " I was raised on the same plantation, the Plantation of the United States...."

Welll, during the struggle back in the 1960/1070's/ 1980's It was Steve Wonder and MEN like him who sang and gave us HOPE... Ideas on How to be HUMANE and CIVIL and Civil Citizens towards each other! How to "LOVE ONE ANOTHER! in JAH!

It's nice to see PRINCE respect the one who came before and humbly show respect to another who is still as important and impactful TODAY!

I wouldn't be able to SEE that level of respect... if you were not brave enough to photograph and post in defiance to Princes's obvious distain of being recorded... So thank you!

alexnvrmnd777 said:

It's kind of tiring reading all of these glowing reports from Fuckenberry and such talking about how great and classic a show is, and here we are in the 21st century, and Prince does mostly nothing to share any of this with his fan base. Do you know how easy it would be to release and sell some of this stuff to the masses (or even just his hardcores)? To me, it almost seems like bragging that he's getting to witness all of the stuff going down.

I'm not necessarily talking about the reports from people on this site, as I know they're just discussing what they saw, but I'm more talking about his unofficial PR team who LOVE to deify him in almost an arrogant fashion. It reeks of "I'm here, and you're not!" The more Prince supposedly changes, the more they stay the same with him. His record breaking 21-night run in London was reduced to being documented in some glossy London hotel coffee book. And please don't get me started on that monstrosity that was the Indigo CD. With all of the video he recorded of those shows, what's the problem with a video release every now and again?? He wants to claim to be making trends and being a ground breaker, yet so many other artists are light years ahead of him in getting their art in the hands of the consumer. What, he thinks if he offers some video or audio, people wouldn't bother getting tickets to his shows?? Um no, Mr. Genius. It would allow everyone who's not in the crowd of 10-15K (or smaller for any one-off small performances) to also be a part of it or witness it.

Sorry for the rant. I know this post was all over the place. Just tired of his antiquated thinking, like it's the mid-80's all over again. Oops, even then he released a couple of his live shows, so maybe we should go back even further than that.

Warning: This reply is going to anger some people:

IT SEEMS TO ME:

Prince, like most people have a problem trusting what he can not see.... The God- complex of I only believe in the God I can see or directly can feel... Kinda control ish...

The love of the grassroots... he must need to see himself, Yes the tickets are only $25, so he can see the masses that are contantly talking about him, positively or negatively, all in AGREEMENT: That WE LOVE him as is! Each in our own grumbly way! BECAUSE we are united in his MUSIC!

Love of his MUSIC... doesn't seem enough for him not to question it though and want to control or visualize or to have some type of confirmation in some kind of fashion... $25... way... Or If you love me like you say you do, you'ld come out and pay my fee...

A very short sighted way of looking at it.

It can be a very difficult thing and disasterous to let go and try to see it in a longer or wider scope.. I get that.... His liveihood is on the line...: The attempt to BALANCE it must be a constant STRUGGLE:

Hence why : Jehovah Witness....

Just my take on the man... who is a ICON but stioll only ONE man....

nm

[Edited 5/15/11 1:59am]

what a thrill - just listening to it now

theAudience said:

GDB said:

Inglewood Swinging w/ Fantastic Voyage chorus

Samples/Snippets:

When Doves Cry

Nasty Girl

Party All The Time (Eddie Murphy must have been in the house)

Sign O' The Times

The Most Beautiful Girl In The World

Black Sweat

Darling Nikki

I Would Die 4 U

If I Was Your Girlfriend

Insatiable

Scandalous

Adore

Aha, there was more. I checked out during the "dance party" segment.

Wanted to catch the tail end of a show some friends were doing at Club Nokia downtown.

Figured after Janelle's set, the inspired main set capped off with Mr. Wonder's appearance, it couldn't get much better than that.

Seems like this guy always has an overdrive gear he can shift into.

To tell you the truth, I wasn't going to do this 5th show but I had a bit of a hunch (along with an unconfirmed tip) Stevie would show tonight.

Glad I ended up playing it.

Thanks for the list.

Music for adventurous listeners


tA

Tribal Records

was it your 5th ever or your 5th of this tour?

andlove said:

alexnvrmnd777 said:

It's kind of tiring reading all of these glowing reports from Fuckenberry and such talking about how great and classic a show is, and here we are in the 21st century, and Prince does mostly nothing to share any of this with his fan base. Do you know how easy it would be to release and sell some of this stuff to the masses (or even just his hardcores)? To me, it almost seems like bragging that he's getting to witness all of the stuff going down.

I'm not necessarily talking about the reports from people on this site, as I know they're just discussing what they saw, but I'm more talking about his unofficial PR team who LOVE to deify him in almost an arrogant fashion. It reeks of "I'm here, and you're not!" The more Prince supposedly changes, the more they stay the same with him. His record breaking 21-night run in London was reduced to being documented in some glossy London hotel coffee book. And please don't get me started on that monstrosity that was the Indigo CD. With all of the video he recorded of those shows, what's the problem with a video release every now and again?? He wants to claim to be making trends and being a ground breaker, yet so many other artists are light years ahead of him in getting their art in the hands of the consumer. What, he thinks if he offers some video or audio, people wouldn't bother getting tickets to his shows?? Um no, Mr. Genius. It would allow everyone who's not in the crowd of 10-15K (or smaller for any one-off small performances) to also be a part of it or witness it.

Sorry for the rant. I know this post was all over the place. Just tired of his antiquated thinking, like it's the mid-80's all over again. Oops, even then he released a couple of his live shows, so maybe we should go back even further than that.

Warning: This reply is going to anger some people:

IT SEEMS TO ME:

Prince, like most people have a problem trusting what he can not see.... The God- complex of I only believe in the God I can see or directly can feel... Kinda control ish...

The love of the grassroots... he must need to see himself, Yes the tickets are only $25, so he can see the masses that are contantly talking about him, positively or negatively, all in AGREEMENT: That WE LOVE him as is! Each in our own grumbly way! BECAUSE we are united in his MUSIC!

Love of his MUSIC... doesn't seem enough for him not to question it though and want to control or visualize or to have some type of confirmation in some kind of fashion... $25... way... Or If you love me like you say you do, you'ld come out and pay my fee...

A very short sighted way of looking at it.

It can be a very difficult thing and disasterous to let go and try to see it in a longer or wider scope.. I get that.... His liveihood is on the line...: The attempt to BALANCE it must be a constant STRUGGLE:

Hence why : Jehovah Witness....

Just my take on the man... who is a ICON but stioll only ONE man....

Before I get my ass chewed out:

Anyone remember:

New Oder

Substance 1987 album?

The song "True Faith?"

andlove said:

andlove said:

Warning: This reply is going to anger some people:

IT SEEMS TO ME:

Prince, like most people have a problem trusting what he can not see.... The God- complex of I only believe in the God I can see or directly can feel... Kinda control ish...

The love of the grassroots... he must need to see himself, Yes the tickets are only $25, so he can see the masses that are contantly talking about him, positively or negatively, all in AGREEMENT: That WE LOVE him as is! Each in our own grumbly way! BECAUSE we are united in his MUSIC!

Love of his MUSIC... doesn't seem enough for him not to question it though and want to control or visualize or to have some type of confirmation in some kind of fashion... $25... way... Or If you love me like you say you do, you'ld come out and pay my fee...

A very short sighted way of looking at it.

It can be a very difficult thing and disasterous to let go and try to see it in a longer or wider scope.. I get that.... His liveihood is on the line...: The attempt to BALANCE it must be a constant STRUGGLE:

Hence why : Jehovah Witness....

Just my take on the man... who is a ICON but stioll only ONE man....

Before I get my ass chewed out:

Anyone remember:

New Oder

Substance 1987 album?

The song "True Faith?"

True Faith

I feel so extraordinary Something’s got a hold on me I get this feeling I’m in motion A sudden sense of liberty I don’t care ’cause I’m not there And I don’t care if I’m here tomorrow Again and again I’ve taken too much Of the things that cost you too much I used to think that the day would never come I’d see delight in the shade of the morning sun My morning sun is the drug that brings me near To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear I used to think that the day would never come That my life would depend on the morning sun... When I was a very small boy, Very small boys talked to me Now that we’ve grown up together They’re afraid of what they see That’s the price that we all pay Our valued destiny comes to nothing I can’t tell you where we’re going I guess there was just no way of knowing I used to think that the day would never come I’d see delight in the shade of the morning sun My morning sun is the drug that brings me near To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear I used to think that the day would never come That my life would depend on the morning sun... I feel so extraordinary Something’s got a hold on me I get this feeling I’m in motion A sudden sense of liberty The chances are we’ve gone too far You took my time and you took my money Now I fear you’ve left me standing In a world that’s so demanding I used to think that the day would never come I’d see delight in the shade of the morning sun My morning sun is the drug that brings me near To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear I used to think that the day would never come That my life would depend on the morning sun...

one last thing before I'm willing to read any of the impending ass chewing from the haters...

I love reading between the lines and play on words too... look up She Pettibone remixes... you get the obvious... Petty- bone - pickers????

New order

Depeche Mode

Ect...

brownstien said:

I got into the after show tonight but got caught taping so was lucky to make it out alive

I got to hear more about this!!>...

Bigger version http://farm3.static.flick...f66b_o.jpg

[Edited 5/14/11 11:06am]

Who was the white boy in red who sand PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC? He was the same guy who sang it in Vegas 4 years ago. I originally thought that he was a random guy pulled from the audience for the 3121 Vegas show, but it was the same dude in the same clothes singing the same song so he must be somebody. Anyone know?

madhouseman said:

Who was the white boy in red who sand PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC? He was the same guy who sang it in Vegas 4 years ago. I originally thought that he was a random guy pulled from the audience for the 3121 Vegas show, but it was the same dude in the same clothes singing the same song so he must be somebody. Anyone know?

What a wonderful, wonderul picture that is, Serpan!!! It really looks like a huge, colourful, sparkling, amazing party!

madhouseman said:

Who was the white boy in red who sand PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC? He was the same guy who sang it in Vegas 4 years ago. I originally thought that he was a random guy pulled from the audience for the 3121 Vegas show, but it was the same dude in the same clothes singing the same song so he must be somebody. Anyone know?

He is a lucky fan that caught Prince's attention. The right place @ the right time. I've stood in line with him @ many shows. He did a good job & should be commended 4 it.

Last night was historic. Watching Prince & Stevie 2gether on stage. Two geniuses!. Janelle opening was energetic, never seen her live. She has a unique gifted voice. She is fearless reminds of Prince in his early years..Three hours of Prince on stage!

Mike Phillips added a new full sound 2 Prince songs. It was an unbelievable night. will never 4get. It rivals the first night April 14. If not better than. It was a party from start 2 finish. can tell Stevie was coming. Just felt like a special night. It being his B-day & all...

[Edited 5/14/11 12:34pm]

GDB said:

theAudience said:

Aha, there was more. I checked out during the "dance party" segment.

Wanted to catch the tail end of a show some friends were doing at Club Nokia downtown.

Figured after Janelle's set, the inspired main set capped off with Mr. Wonder's appearance, it couldn't get much better than that.

Seems like this guy always has an overdrive gear he can shift into.

To tell you the truth, I wasn't going to do this 5th show but I had a bit of a hunch (along with an unconfirmed tip) Stevie would show tonight.

Glad I ended up playing it.

Thanks for the list.

Music for adventurous listeners


tA

Tribal Records

You're welcome. Happy to serve as a 'Hood Correspondent for the 'Org.

Why "Hood Correspondent"? More like "Official Chronicler".
That being the case, what's the official "21 Nites" show count at this point?

I've lost track.


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KCOOLMUZIQ said:

madhouseman said:

Who was the white boy in red who sand PLAY THAT FUNKY MUSIC? He was the same guy who sang it in Vegas 4 years ago. I originally thought that he was a random guy pulled from the audience for the 3121 Vegas show, but it was the same dude in the same clothes singing the same song so he must be somebody. Anyone know?

He is a lucky fan that caught Prince's attention. The right place @ the right time. I've stood in line with him @ many shows. He did a good job & should be commended 4 it.

Last night was historic. Watching Prince & Stevie 2gether on stage. Two geniuses!. Janelle opening was energetic, never seen her live. She has a unique gifted voice. She is fearless reminds of Prince is his early years..Three hours of Prince on stage!

Mike Phillips added a new full sound 2 Prince songs. It was an unbelievable night. will never 4get. It rivals the first night April 14. If not better than. It was a party from start 2 finish. can tell Stevie was coming. Just felt like a special night. It being his B-day & all...

I wonder how many shows he's gotten to do that? I've seen him up there twice. I know that those aren't the only two shows he's done. How cool is that?