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Dont worry, i know what it's like, resting today myself, ready for tomorrows gig. | |
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Incredible Anyone what tracks were played after Lights came on at the end ?! Some of it was awesome! | |
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Sounded like a remix of Funk & Roll I got two sides... and they're both friends. | |
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ok, so that was weird!. When asked by many purple headz what I though my response was summed up as a 'meh' ! that had more to do with me taking my kids & watching them being understandably bored during the lonnnnnng keyboard / dj sets. So now that I have time to reflect I am actually blown away!. Yes i do feel that the DJ / keyboard thing went on for a bit too long but christ the highlights..The ride, Nohing compares, do me baby, THE BASS PLAYING !, that cover towards the end, screw driver, HOT THING!..simply wow. Again it just highlights what a friggin genius he is..2 consecutive nights = 2 different shows. I am sinply in awe & feel so lucky to be seeing him again in Leeds1 Also, yet again met so many lovely purple people. | |
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Pink4eva said: Incredible Anyone what tracks were played after Lights came on at the end ?! Some of it was awesome! Was it Funknroll? | |
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yep and I was the only one singing let's funk, let's roll going up the stairs! Some people thought I was crazy but whatever man!
Also some some guy with his wife row K 102 crying during purple rain and hands to his mouth. I was like awwww man. For the first time I just did the oooo oooo oooo in the begining and then just shut up and watched and relaxed... bliss man.
Bring on Leeds!!! Whatever you heard about me is true
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Went to both nights in Manchester (Arena) and the Friday night in Feb, at The Academy. All were worth every penny. It's hard to say which was the best as they were all AMAZING for different reasons. Intimate venue of the Acedemy and the less heard live tracks was special, flow of the setlist on Friday was great (LGC start, PR finish) and the variety and lenght of Saturday night.
The set lists have spoilt us all (hardcore and casual), great mix of stuff. P's guitar playing is sensational - as was the dirty funky bass he dropped on 777-9311, on Sat, 3rdEyeGirl are getting tighter and, in my opinion, are a damn fine band.
Great to hear Paisley Park, interesting that P added a few vocals to it on Saturday night after Friday; where Marissa can hold the notes when she let's go but isn't too audible when singing more softly.
He certainly enjoyed himself both nights, but particularly Saturday. As with the gigs at The Acedemy in Feb, the second night seems to get the heads up as the better of the two and both were certainly longer sets. I hope he gives everyone going to the single night gigs as much as Saturday's Manchester crowd. Being the perfectionsit that he is he obviously tweaks the sound after night one in a venue, bollocks his guitar techs and can then relax more on the following night of a run of two.
Would loved him to have played Electric Intercourse, but am not grumbling - with a catalogue the size of P's there's alaways going to be something we all would like to hear/see him play and don't get our wishes.
Crowd both nights was great, from where I was (205 on Fri, 114 on Sat). He blew the hardcore and the casual away. Great mix of ages at each night - sat next to a 10 year old and his Dad on Sat, lots of other youngsters and plenty of folk in their 60s or more. Great to so how much of a draw and a wide ranging audience P really has.
The people who thought he said motherfucker are wrong - it's motherfunker, but it really does sound like what peeps thought they heard.
The Isely Brothers cover at the end was sensational. I hope for those attending the coming gigs he does that again - it went down a storm.
Everyone who is going to Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow or over in Holland - you're in for a treat. Enjoy it
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After being at the 1st Manchester night back in Feb and seeing how the 2nd eclipsed, we choose the 2nd night this time and I think that was probably the best decision! Down a couple of rows from the front, it was simply amazing! I think what he's doing is a great mix of arena style and the more intiment of Hit N Run Pt 1!
Loved "You mind if I play the blues?"
What's the name of the song where he continually named checked Manchester? Finishing the each lines with Manchester.... That was sultry!
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strawberrybubblegum said:
yep and I was the only one singing let's funk, let's roll going up the stairs! Some people thought I was crazy but whatever man!
Also some some guy with his wife row K 102 crying during purple rain and hands to his mouth. I was like awwww man. For the first time I just did the oooo oooo oooo in the begining and then just shut up and watched and relaxed... bliss man.
Bring on Leeds!!! I tired to stop myself From singing Funknroll , didn't want people to look at me funny... But when they played it live during the concert a young girl in her late teens who was there with her dad kept shouting 'OH my god, and I'm not too surprised, for me it was one if the highlights, together with Controversy and Kiss (love the new arrangement). And I think it was the first time I heard 1999 live, believe it or not! On the negative side, I've had enough with drunk people! Apart from the fight and a freak who shouted abuse to everyone on his way (dealt with brilliantly by a 20something girl with a prince tattoo who was not having any or it), when I was walking to my car a very drunk young woman started running, ran right into me and fell flat. When I turned to ask if she was ok and tried to help her she started shouting 'why did you push me? Leave me alone you freak!'. The little sh*t could have really spoilt the evening if someone had heard her and believe that I had pushed her... | |
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After reflecting a bit, I feel the sampler set went on way too long. It started to feel a little awkward after a while. I got two sides... and they're both friends. | |
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dandan said: After reflecting a bit, I feel the sampler set went on way too long. It started to feel a little awkward after a while. Spot on that. It was because of the malfunction when the sampler seemed to get stuck and prince started playing the bass. When he went back to the sampler the momentum was gone and it never recovered. I would have liked more rock such as Bambi, crimson which were awesome at the academy. Good gig though | |
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Having been to the Sheps Bush gig and then to the 1st night at Birmingham, do you feel he tried to simply copy the amazing experience at the intimate gig and transpose it to the larger arena platform and to an extent, some bits didnt work?
I've been to see Prince at Wembley Stadium, at Wembley arena, Earls Court, and lots of after shows, the koko club gig in 2007 etc.....and the long "jamming" we usually associate with the smaller,more relaxed after show/smaller gig scenaro where we dont mind long funk out / mad bass sessions are a little bit lost on the wider and larger arean gigs.
The audience was pretty flat on Thursday night, and Prince had a hard time keeping the crowd clapping etc. However when he played 1999, WDC, Purple Rain the place when "crazy" - everyone got up and bounced around.
It just strikes me, that big arean gigs will forever be the playground of the main stream hits.
Playing golden (purple) nuggets like Electric "shhhh - intercourse" and even Something in the Water (he tried to do with the crowd in Birmingham as he did in Sheps Bush) seem mainly lost on 95% of the crowd.
Ive seen Prince 19 times - i have to say SBE was the best gig ever.......i had high expectations for thursday but was left slightly underwhelmed by thursday......Dont get me wrong I loved the concert but it was interesting to see Prince try to shoe horn the winning formula of February into Part II.
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AlphabetS said: dandan said: After reflecting a bit, I feel the sampler set went on way too long. It started to feel a little awkward after a while. Spot on that. It was because of the malfunction when the sampler seemed to get stuck and prince started playing the bass. When he went back to the sampler the momentum was gone and it never recovered. I would have liked more rock such as Bambi, crimson which were awesome at the academy. Good gig though Also agree about the sampler set. It seems a bit lazy, in the context of the standards he sets with live band. What happened re the malfunction? I was vaguely aware that something wasn't quite right, but can't remember the details of what happened, or even on what song. -L [Edited 5/18/14 14:15pm] I'm just, I'm just Levi from the org | |
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A few points from someone two rows from the front where I could see all of Prince's expressions and reactions... The sampler set seemed to come sooner than the band thought as he was having trouble with sweat running his eye make up into his eyes. He tried a towel but that didn't work so he went and sat by the keyboard to cool down. He then asked for a hat to stop the sweat. I think this is why sampler sets went on longer. Also this is definitely the reason the beginning of a Purple Rain went on and on. He legged it offstage to sort out his eyes and change. Drummer missed a couple of cues. But all in all I thought it was a fucking great show. He was in a great mood. I was so close I could tell he wasn't wearing underwear... Seriously! No joke!!! His legs are so skinny! ----------
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nuthinbuttamuffin said: A few points from someone two rows from the front where I could see all of Prince's expressions and reactions... The sampler set seemed to come sooner than the band thought as he was having trouble with sweat running his eye make up into his eyes. He tried a towel but that didn't work so he went and sat by the keyboard to cool down. He then asked for a hat to stop the sweat. I think this is why sampler sets went on longer. Also this is definitely the reason the beginning of a Purple Rain went on and on. He legged it offstage to sort out his eyes and change. Drummer missed a couple of cues. But all in all I thought it was a fucking great show. He was in a great mood. I was so close I could tell he wasn't wearing underwear... Seriously! No joke!!! His legs are so skinny! Re Hannah's missed cues: added to some duffed notes I've heard from the bass player on some unofficial sources, does anyone else feel he's mellowed a bit with this band. I get the sense that younger Prince would have fired band-members for mistakes like these. -L I'm just, I'm just Levi from the org | |
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Ah i did wonder how he wasn't sweating as he was dancing around loads. Thanks for that info  Whatever you heard about me is true
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I was at thurs, fri and sat and they were all absolutely brilliant!! This Post is produced, arranged, composed and performed by WetDream | |
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nuthinbuttamuffin said: A few points from someone two rows from the front where I could see all of Prince's expressions and reactions... The sampler set seemed to come sooner than the band thought as he was having trouble with sweat running his eye make up into his eyes. He tried a towel but that didn't work so he went and sat by the keyboard to cool down. He then asked for a hat to stop the sweat. I think this is why sampler sets went on longer. Also this is definitely the reason the beginning of a Purple Rain went on and on. He legged it offstage to sort out his eyes and change. Drummer missed a couple of cues. But all in all I thought it was a fucking great show. He was in a great mood. I was so close I could tell he wasn't wearing underwear... Seriously! No joke!!! His legs are so skinny!  I think you are the second to mention that in this thread :lol:I have aways been curious how he can use do much energy and not seem to be affected by sweat, but obviously he does, I would have thought that a hat would make it worse. Wonder what happened with Hannah, she is usually spot on? You know you are in love, when you cannot fall asleep because your reality is finally better than your dreams - Dr Seuss | |
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Anyone able to clear this up for me please? | |
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What ques did Hannah miss?
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I think it was after Screwdriver, he ended the song on the one like he usually does and waited for a few seconds while the crowd cheered, then he jerked his body for the beat to come back but she didn't. He span round really quick and shouted 'what happened?' with an angry look on his face, then she started playing I got two sides... and they're both friends. | |
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'Let's Work'
He played the bassline on Ida's bass and then said 'Come on, Let's Work' and the band just carried on. He stopped the music and went and spoke to them (it looked like Hannah was asking what they were going to play) and they went into 'Live It Up' instead, Prince did an eye roll and smiled. 3121... Don't U Wanna Come? |
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Astasheiks said: What ques did Hannah miss?
The start of Live it up. Which with out a doubt the funkiest tune ro hit that arena. Hope the other dates get to here it. Awesome. "OOOH I can't hold it, OOOH it's gettin all ova me!" | |
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funny as my other half was like why is he so obsessed with Manchester... shut up man! I was like.. Whatever you heard about me is true
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dodger said:mikeyaddict said:Start 8.30 LGC Take me with u Raspberry beret U got the look Musicology Kiss The love we make Funk n roll The ride Guitar Plectrum electrum WDC SOTT 777-9311 (bassing the fuck out of it) Hot thing House quake I would die 4 u Love bizarre Forever in my life snippet Pop life snippet Mr goodnight snippet Extraloveable snippet 17 days snippet Purple rain (went off for a wee after introducing) so long intro - on keys to start then mic and solo (very long solo) Controversy 1999 LRC Nothing compares to u (bit of a fight to the left of the stage at the end in the standing area) How come u don't call me anymore Diamonds and pearls I wanna be ur lover Do me baby Beautiful ones Paisley park The max (beginning) Let's work (sounded like it was being riffed on a bit) Screwdriver She's always in my hair Play that funky music Live it up Finish 11pm Now. Don't any dickheads say there's no setlist and if I got any wrong then change it. What a fucking show! Say no fucking more. Good set list. What's 'Live It Up'? That is a Great set list!  | |
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Reading this just now made me grin. IF Prince has a specific person for sitting on a couch at his shows and passing him his hat - I am applying for the job!
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Wow, gotta be observant to catch all that! |
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Im guttes from sat night, we got 3rd from the front row was so excited and couldnt believe it, we thought we was close in feb but this was about to be unreal.. until about ten miutes before the start i decided to faint because was so hot!Medics took me around the back and when felt better fifteen minutes into it we got put right at the back on standing and couldnt get back into it as much, he was amazing tho and thought he was rather funny just hope and prey he comes back as couldnt get tickets for leeds to make up for my fainting! | |
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