IS ME IN ATTENDANCE

jaypotton said:

Tickets

tiadalma said:

Tickets

^ yep. she said it.

Veej said:

tiadalma said:

Tickets

^ yep. she said it.

I second that!

DoMeBaby69 said:

Tony M and the Game Boyz.

The Twinz - There I said it... (dodges potential bullets)

'dre

Need more cowbell.

SometimesIwonder said:

As much as I Love the 3eyegirl rock sound, & hearing so many of my favourite songs live, I have 2 concede that I'm definitely more a fan of the NPG sound. Yes I love their brand of funk'n'roll but it's just not setting my heart on fire the way Prince's NPG songs do. Just being completely honest. I personally prefer Prince doing more funk & soul songs. And I think if it were an NPG show, with a number of 3rdeyegirl songs included, I'd b on cloud 9. As it is, I don't feel inspired enough 2 travel & wait in the cold & wet for 12 plus hours. Only my opinion

aiden said:

SometimesIwonder said:

As much as I Love the 3eyegirl rock sound, & hearing so many of my favourite songs live, I have 2 concede that I'm definitely more a fan of the NPG sound. Yes I love their brand of funk'n'roll but it's just not setting my heart on fire the way Prince's NPG songs do. Just being completely honest. I personally prefer Prince doing more funk & soul songs. And I think if it were an NPG show, with a number of 3rdeyegirl songs included, I'd b on cloud 9. As it is, I don't feel inspired enough 2 travel & wait in the cold & wet for 12 plus hours. Only my opinion

I have to agree, I've now seen 2 full 3rd eye shows which were awesome but I was listening to an NPG Aftershow this afternoon from London 07 and I realised how much I miss the FUNK. Hoping for some big NPG shows later in the year perhaps with 3rd eye in the mix too... I'm in love with Hannah but I take a show with John Blackwell or Michael B over her any day of the week... Sorry!!

Completely agree with all of this. Prince is a great player, and hearing a good 2 hours of him blazing on guitar is, of course, awesome.. but I too miss the funk.

Prince has never had just ONE sound. The rock stuff is great when mixed in with funk, soul, pop, hip-hop, power ballads, etc. On it's own, it falls a bit flat for me. Not to mention that the new 3rdEye stuff is all a bit.. lame

Of course, being 55 and a Jehovas Witness, he ain't as 'edgy' as he used to be.. but that works fine when he's doing the funk and soul stuff. Rock N' Roll, though? It needs more grit.. more balls. The 3rdEye stuff is just a bit bleh. Too safe, too soft.

And yes, John Blackwell over Hannah ANY day. Hannah's a real good player, and not bad on the eyes but she doesn't come close to JB. Same with Donna.. another great player, but she doesn't seem to 'get' the funk. I don't feel as much groove in her playing. And she still can't play that Bambi lick right

An NPG show with a 3rdEye set in the middle a la the Mohegan Sun shows would be PERFECT. I'm hoping for that once he has completed this promotional run of guerilla gigs for the new album.

[Edited 2/17/14 14:53pm]

I'm much happier with 3rdEyey over NPG. I love it best when Prince rocks.

EuanH91 said:

EuanH91 said:

aiden said:

SometimesIwonder said: I have to agree, I've now seen 2 full 3rd eye shows which were awesome but I was listening to an NPG Aftershow this afternoon from London 07 and I realised how much I miss the FUNK. Hoping for some big NPG shows later in the year perhaps with 3rd eye in the mix too... I'm in love with Hannah but I take a show with John Blackwell or Michael B over her any day of the week... Sorry!!

And yes, John Blackwell over Hannah ANY day. Hannah's a real good player, and not bad on the eyes but she doesn't come close to JB.

And Michael B. over JB (for me).

SuperSoulFighter said:

Larry Graham, Maceo Parker and Shelby J!

Shelby J? Haha! Her absence is THE BEST thing about these shows.

aiden said:

SometimesIwonder said:

As much as I Love the 3eyegirl rock sound, & hearing so many of my favourite songs live, I have 2 concede that I'm definitely more a fan of the NPG sound. Yes I love their brand of funk'n'roll but it's just not setting my heart on fire the way Prince's NPG songs do. Just being completely honest. I personally prefer Prince doing more funk & soul songs. And I think if it were an NPG show, with a number of 3rdeyegirl songs included, I'd b on cloud 9. As it is, I don't feel inspired enough 2 travel & wait in the cold & wet for 12 plus hours. Only my opinion

I have to agree, I've now seen 2 full 3rd eye shows which were awesome but I was listening to an NPG Aftershow this afternoon from London 07 and I realised how much I miss the FUNK. Hoping for some big NPG shows later in the year perhaps with 3rd eye in the mix too... I'm in love with Hannah but I take a show with John Blackwell or Michael B over her any day of the week... Sorry!!

They pretty much mixed it up at Mohegan Sun in Dec but they also had a percussionist which gave a couple of tunes that 80's DC Go Go beat which was cool. I've never heard that at a Prince show before. At that show though we wanted to hear a little more guitar but overall it was a fantastic show. The only part I'm not into at the NPG shows is Shelby J, especially when she sings lead on 70's covers. I'm there to see Prince do his songs, not her singing other people's songs. I've seen NPG so many times that these shows would be a change of pace if he ever brough 3rdEyeGirl to NYC. And yes, I'll take John Blackwell over just about any drummer!

A 3rd Eye Girl concert with a sizeable Prince on piano set, singing the likes of Adore, How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore, Diamonds & Pearls, etc... pretty much the Shepherd's Bush concert, would be perfect for me.

For me this tour is missing the new material. I look at the setlist each night and its all old hits still. For a man who says "i don't look back" in every interview now he sure does play alot of old material. I was really hoping the new band would mean finally playing new material but I guess not. New material to PRince I guess is just old songs played a new way. I really wish he would play 80 to 90% new material and 10-20% old stuff. Maybe it will change if they ever release an album as a band but probably not. I want to hear the 3rdeyegirl material not them play the NPG and Revolution material but I guess I am in the minority there.

trax said:

trax said:

For me this tour is missing the new material. I look at the setlist each night and its all old hits still. For a man who says "i don't look back" in every interview now he sure does play alot of old material. I was really hoping the new band would mean finally playing new material but I guess not. New material to PRince I guess is just old songs played a new way. I really wish he would play 80 to 90% new material and 10-20% old stuff. Maybe it will change if they ever release an album as a band but probably not. I want to hear the 3rdeyegirl material not them play the NPG and Revolution material but I guess I am in the minority there.

Good points. New band, new sound, new songs.

thisisreece said:

A 3rd Eye Girl concert with a sizeable Prince on piano set, singing the likes of Adore, How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore, Diamonds & Pearls, etc...

You want to see a fat Prince?

jjam said:

thisisreece said:

A 3rd Eye Girl concert with a sizeable Prince on piano set, singing the likes of Adore, How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore, Diamonds & Pearls, etc...

You want to see a fat Prince?

a little awkwardly worded there.