limoncello said:

He even played cowbell on night two. NOT something I expected

Also on night one.

limoncello said:

This has already been said, so apologies for the reptition, but on reflection, the shows were clearly meant to be seen in sequence, building from one mood to another and ending in a blowout.

Yes. Obviously it was. But really, how can he expect all 3900 attendees to shell out 150 € 3 nights

in a row and spend 3 days in Montreux with the last day being a monday?? It would have made much more sense to do those shows fr/sat/sun, so it would have been a weekend (if you were lucky enough to be able to attend by car or train).

And of course, the most logical thing would have been to forget the damn sequence and play the 3rdeye girl on sunday and not play two similar shows on saturday and sunday and a different one on monday.

I was content with seeing only two shows. I was glad to leave on sunday, as I was fed up with the stupid queing and some of the stupid people I met in Montreux. Also I didn't want to spend another day in Montreux and money on a hotel.

But still I'm not satisfied and really dissapointed that I didn't see him play guitar, other than a couple of minutes at the Larry Graham show. I've spent about 400 € in tickkets for 2 days and I'm not quite satisfied. Something is wrong with that picture. If he had played the third show on the second night, all would be well. Like this, I feel cheated and I'm missing out.

As for the aftershow... well, it said "NPG afterparty starring Graham Central Station"... so it kinda was obvious that Larry Graham was the star and we would see little of Prince, if at all. I knew that going into and I almost didn't buy a ticket and was contemplating going to bed, as usually I wouldn't pay 80 € to see Larry Graham. But then again, since I was staying in Montreux anway I felt it would be stupid to not go and you never know. Well, the concert was good, I liked it and I saw as little of Prince as I had expected. So no disappointment there.

Holy shit!! Boots from all 3 nights are already out?! And in decent sound quality no less? That's some serious expeditiousness. Bravo!

purpleloft said:

Marco81 said:

Wow it takes so little to please u. These shows are crap for the price u paid and most of all if u compare these to musicianship in 2009. Oh well but some people can listen to horn-filled take me with u, raspberry beret and 1999 for years and will always be pleased... Oh, and i was there both nights...and after yesterday's show most people i talked to were literally pissed off. [Edited 7/15/13 1:32am]

My god, do u even realize how pathetic you sound? You have no idea what you witnessed,... P [Edited 7/15/13 2:11am]

I really do know what I witnessed, an awful 2nd show, but I'm not losing my time on this again.

3rd show was AMAZING!!

Marco81 said:

paulludvig said:

Marco81 said:

I really do know what I witnessed, an awful 2nd show, but I'm not losing my time on this again.

3rd show was AMAZING!!

What made such a difference between the 2nd and 3rd show? The musicians in 3rd eye girl have been identified by many as the weakest link in the NPG line up. Is is just that they are comfortable playing rock but not funk and soul? Or was the 3rd and final show more of Prince solo concert, while the first two shows were more of a collective effort with Prince keeping more in the background letting others take solos and sing lead?

You really can't see a difference between the 2 shows?

Marco81 said:

Marco81 said:

yellowday said:

Prince was pissed off by the people with their cellphones taking pictures of him. He said"Put down your cellphones! I am trying to satisfy you." Then he put his glasses on for the rest of the evening. Maybe that is one of the reasons why he left early.

I really hate those people with their stupid cellphones. There will also be somebody who will make a good film of the show. Why can`t they just wait for that. Enjoy while you are there and watch a DVD later, people.

All those official live DVD's my god i can hardly carry them all.

SpiritChild said:

Marco81 said:

I really do know what I witnessed, an awful 2nd show, but I'm not losing my time on this again.

3rd show was AMAZING!!

The second show was indeed a dismal effort.Utter rubbish.The 3rd show however was simply brilliant with epic guitar work & a sublime setlist

The second show was rubbish?? Uh, I don't think so... other than the late start and the shortness of the show (and the annoying good nights every 15 mins) I liked it more than the first one. Better setlist.

sabina said:

NIGHT 3 - MY COMPLAINT

I'm a Prince fan. I only found out about the 3 concerts in Montreux last saturday but miraculously managed to find a ticket for the monday evening show , July 15th. You can't imagine my joy then.

To be able to be there I had to have mine and a colleagues work shifts be rearranged, I traveled over 6 hours by train one way, then waited until 5:50 am the following morning, up alone, to travel back and go to work after another over 6 hours train ride.

I love good music, and I love Prince as an artist very very much. He always gives great life performances, assuring great musicians on stage and offers a combination of old new and not so well known tunes, so there's always something for every taste. So I was speechless when the gig he offered ended up being a full on hard rock gig. I personally don't like hard rock. I can enjoy his guitar solos when part of a variety of tunes but at that night even his songs I would normally love were rearranged in a hard rock version and this at a Jazz festival. I feel like I've waisted 2 days and 400 chf. It should have been made clear that it would have been a hard rock gig to allow people to be aware of this since it really has never occurred before. I have heard from other guests that the previous 2 nights were soulful and funky, exactly what he usually offers and I would have loved. I assume he had to allow his 3 new band members to leash out their hard rock preference, and it feels like there's been an assumption that people at the concert have bought tickets for all 3 nights, which somebody may have been fortunate enough to do (but not all can afford that), so he could offer something extravagant for the closing act. Nowadays things are touch for many of us financially, to invest 400 chf for me means to work an entire week just for that. And for many that was the ONLY gig. I had waited to finally see his concert again after 13 years (i have lived in Asia and Australia when he was only touring in US and EU, then when I moved back to EU he went to Australia to perform…and now finally closer!!! ). Most people around me seemed o enjoy though. Am I the only one who got really disappointed for night 3 at Montreuc?

A very upset Prince fan named Sabina

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[Edited 8/14/13 0:38am]