So what was UHYAASSSITSACLEW?

An anagram?

calciumpaul said:

So what was UHYAASSSITSACLEW?

An anagram?

Er Yes It's a clue.

Was in reference to the previous tweet Loungelovers.

Just telling us where the aftershow was.

phunkymunky said:

phunkymunky said:

Off the top of my head he played (not in the right order):

Thanks!

Let's go crazy
Take me with u
Raspberry beret
Controversy
1999
Little red corvette
Kiss
Nothing compares 2 u
Purple rain
Electric intercourse
Cool

Old stuff.

Sampler set:

'Nuff said about that one.

Reworked version of The Ride called ButterFace

Hmmz.

Is the rework an improvement? (I cannot yet see how the Ride can be bettered)

bigd74 said:

phunkymunky said:

In a taxi on the way home. Third time I've seen him this year (Koko and EB) and this was most definitely aimed at more casual fans (until the encores). More of a prince show than a 3rd eye girl show. But still incredible. Off the top of my head he played (not in the right order): Let's go crazy Take me with u Raspberry beret Controversy 1999 Little red corvette Kiss Nothing compares 2 u Purple rain Electric intercourse Cool Sampler set: When doves cry Sign o the times Diamonds and pearls I wanna be your lover Do me baby Beautiful ones Under the cherry moon Encores: Guitar Funk n roll Something in the water Fix ur life up Reworked version of The Ride called ButterFace Pretzelbody instrumental jam What's my name Apologies if I missed anything. [Edited 6/4/14 18:32pm]

The instrumental before What's My Name was Stratus

Wasn't it Plectrum Electrum in the encore rather than Pretzel?

Was a cracking show I'm still buzzing

Roundhouse show 1

Wow! Wow was played over the PA just before the show, it was an effing brilliant version with P on vocals (I thought I read somewhere that it was an instrumental?).

Then the show, double wow!! Prince and the band were feeling it! His voice and guitar playing was on point and out of this world, really some of the best I have heard him play. Too many fantastic moments to remember all, but Purple Rain (which I over the years feel I could pass on) was absolutely amazing, particularly the guitar playing

This show is absolutely up there with the best, my top 3 is so overcrowded there must be at least 5-6 shows there by now

The girls were brilliant; Donna with some amazing solos, Hannah pounding those drums with a big smile and Ida thumpin that bass. Maybe Ida should have had a couple of more solos...

A massive thank you to Prince, Donna, Hannah, Cassandra and Ida for another incredible magical music moment and a memory for life!

And it was great crowd too, one of the best I have experienced.

Until next time. Peace. Out.

alpinemonkey said:

MrGooodNight said:

Just read the forum rules so I'll not attack you personally. My point is that there are many people on forums who are lazy, selfish and downright ungrateful 'fools'.

I am no apologist for Jay, he is sometimes over excitable, prone to going a wee bit mental at the front and occasionally screaming like an excitable One Direction fan.....but that's it, I ran out of criticisms.

'Certain people' have: not spent 12 hours queuing (24 hours for the 1st ticketless Q in Manchester in Feb), not made time to befriend security, not stood there and numbered the fans for hours on end for no pay, attempted as best he could to make sure that those waiting for 12 hours did get to the front of the barrier as opposed to 'idiots' turning up 10 minutes before the doors open and queue jumping, done his best to create a decent vibe where the queue looks after itself to let people head off for a pee and a sandwich and folk then letting them back in.....and all of it for no more preferential treatment than a spare drumstick at the end of the show.

So, the self-imposed 'king of the fans' is a pathetic jibe at someone who is actually incredibly humble. Who will make sure that a smaller fan can see when some fat lazy bloke wanders up and barges past her. A man who has never had the temerity to say he is more important than any other fan, a guy who actually created a hugely positive vibe by shaking every hand in the queue.

The keyboard warriors of this world (you know who you are) are on this and other forums desparate for 'info' - well somebody is stood in the pi**ing rain trying their level best to find out that info for the fans. NEVER known him to keep anything back - and if it's wrong it's because some ill-informed security guard misleads him.

So flame me, I couldn't give a sh*t, but the next time you want to know the low down on a gig, albeit with the occasional wrong piece of information, then get your lazy a**e down to the venue and find out. Or u could ask Jay. And he will tell you with all the honesty he can.

"...not stood there and numbered the fans for hours on end for no pay..." - and then pulled his friends into a VIP entrance with the hope of skipping queuing, despite having handed numebering duties over to someone else who then had to take the flack from all the people who saw his select group find their way into a VIP entrance (Manchester Arena).

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"...incredibly humble..." - despite being on a TV dating show and also turning around pointing at himself to the crowd during Manchester Arena gigs.

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"...attempted as best he could to make sure that those waiting for 12 hours did get to the front of the barrier as opposed to 'idiots' turning up 10 minutes before the doors open and queue jumping..." - even though, at Manchester Arena, a group of people who knew his friends turned up 20 minuites before doors opening and were given lower numbers so they could be at the front of the queue.

Point 1 - it wasn't him who made that call on the VIP it was someone else - if he changes his mind because someone offers him an early way in then are you saying you wouldn't take it. There were plenty of people whining about having been there since midday. Yet they had wandered off for lunch, had a snooze, complained about how their feet hurt and then expected to be part of a group who were specifically invited in - bitter much? Plus, it's not unreasonable to ask other people to help out when you have been doing that role all day.

Point 2 - WTF has the TV show gotta do with anything? - he's a confident single lad - give him his 5 minutes like everyone else who wants it. As for the pointing at himself - it was ironic but you are still clearly bitter about the VIP part.

Point 3 - First - You know for a fact that they hadn't been there first thing in the morning and were then returning? Secondly, you already berated him for using the VIP and now there are fewer people at the front of the original Q because of his absence - making more space. You can't have it both ways pal. Additionally, he tried several times, unless you were snoozing at the time, to ask people to respect the numbering when they got to the internal doors. He can’t make people respect that – even though he tried.

The Manchester Arena was a joke - he did his best and they opened all doors at once so those folk who had been there all day ended up behind people who turned up at 5pm.

I'm really not saying he's perfect but he has done a f**k load more than anybody else I have seen this year to make the Q a better place to be. Especially given that Prince's management don't make any effort with the venues to help out those who have queued all day.

alpinemonkey said:

MrGooodNight said:

Just read the forum rules so I'll not attack you personally. My point is that there are many people on forums who are lazy, selfish and downright ungrateful 'fools'.

I am no apologist for Jay, he is sometimes over excitable, prone to going a wee bit mental at the front and occasionally screaming like an excitable One Direction fan.....but that's it, I ran out of criticisms.

'Certain people' have: not spent 12 hours queuing (24 hours for the 1st ticketless Q in Manchester in Feb), not made time to befriend security, not stood there and numbered the fans for hours on end for no pay, attempted as best he could to make sure that those waiting for 12 hours did get to the front of the barrier as opposed to 'idiots' turning up 10 minutes before the doors open and queue jumping, done his best to create a decent vibe where the queue looks after itself to let people head off for a pee and a sandwich and folk then letting them back in.....and all of it for no more preferential treatment than a spare drumstick at the end of the show.

So, the self-imposed 'king of the fans' is a pathetic jibe at someone who is actually incredibly humble. Who will make sure that a smaller fan can see when some fat lazy bloke wanders up and barges past her. A man who has never had the temerity to say he is more important than any other fan, a guy who actually created a hugely positive vibe by shaking every hand in the queue.

The keyboard warriors of this world (you know who you are) are on this and other forums desparate for 'info' - well somebody is stood in the pi**ing rain trying their level best to find out that info for the fans. NEVER known him to keep anything back - and if it's wrong it's because some ill-informed security guard misleads him.

So flame me, I couldn't give a sh*t, but the next time you want to know the low down on a gig, albeit with the occasional wrong piece of information, then get your lazy a**e down to the venue and find out. Or u could ask Jay. And he will tell you with all the honesty he can.

"...not stood there and numbered the fans for hours on end for no pay..." - and then pulled his friends into a VIP entrance with the hope of skipping queuing, despite having handed numebering duties over to someone else who then had to take the flack from all the people who saw his select group find their way into a VIP entrance (Manchester Arena).

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"...incredibly humble..." - despite being on a TV dating show and also turning around pointing at himself to the crowd during Manchester Arena gigs.

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"...attempted as best he could to make sure that those waiting for 12 hours did get to the front of the barrier as opposed to 'idiots' turning up 10 minutes before the doors open and queue jumping..." - even though, at Manchester Arena, a group of people who knew his friends turned up 20 minuites before doors opening and were given lower numbers so they could be at the front of the queue.

Is Jay the guy who danced on stage at the Manc show (Feb 22) - Personal comments deleted - langebleu - mod

attaneded the first show last night, I thought the sound was just fantastic. What a venue...

Prince sure looked like he enjoyed himself, i really get the vibe he loves playing London?, I know he's a perfomer and everywhere prob has the same feeling but he sure gives London that feeling. Yes the list was less rocky and experimental than HitN Run1 but man the vocals and the feeling he puts into those classics, well it always feels like the first time perfoming them and the first time hearing them. Just emotinal, That's a special thing to bring to a performance.

Damn, I thought he was going to sing Cherry Moon but alas just a tease... Nothing Compares 2U was just jaw dropping. Wonderful set, so pleased I rinsed another experience out of this latest activity.

A massive thank you to Rex from Leeds whom I met through Twitter on Prince Watch, sorted me a ticket when it looked doomed. What a gent, an added bonus was all the fabulous generous, real people i met on this years Prince ride in the queues and online. I am buzzing like a fridge today, no work from me, sorry boss! Prince gives me real JOY and thats what its all about egh?

For 2+ hours, no Mortgage, no job worries, no kids.... just self indulgent Heaven. Joyful!

udo said:

phunkymunky said:

Off the top of my head he played (not in the right order):

Thanks!

'Nuff said about that one.

Reworked version of The Ride called ButterFace

Hmmz.

Is the rework an improvement? (I cannot yet see how the Ride can be bettered)

Pretty much the same music but lyrics were changed to a story about a woman with a hot bod but an ugly face. Love eveything about her 'but her face'. I'm sure that some people will probably find it offensive or childish, but I thought it was pretty funny...

FatSteve said:

bigd74 said:

phunkymunky said: The instrumental before What's My Name was Stratus

Wasn't it Plectrum Electrum in the encore rather than Pretzel?

Was a cracking show I'm still buzzing

Sorry - you're right. My ears are still ringing

^Haha at Honer!

^^I was there and know what I saw. I'm not bitter at all, not in the slightest. I've had great shows all year, been at the front no problem and had a great time with the other peeps in the queue who I know. I think it's all quite funny really - alot of people adore him and that's great for them and him. I just have a different opinion of him based on my own experience and interaction with him. At the end of the day, it's not about him, it's about seeing a great gig.

[Edited 6/5/14 2:27am]

HoneyMonster said:

calciumpaul said:

So what was UHYAASSSITSACLEW?

An anagram?

Er Yes It's a clue.

Was in reference to the previous tweet Loungelovers.

Just telling us where the aftershow was.

DOH! Hahahaha. Thanks.

calciumpaul said:

MrGooodNight said:

Just read the forum rules so I'll not attack you personally. My point is that there are many people on forums who are lazy, selfish and downright ungrateful 'fools'.

I am no apologist for Jay, he is sometimes over excitable, prone to going a wee bit mental at the front and occasionally screaming like an excitable One Direction fan.....but that's it, I ran out of criticisms.

'Certain people' have: not spent 12 hours queuing (24 hours for the 1st ticketless Q in Manchester in Feb), not made time to befriend security, not stood there and numbered the fans for hours on end for no pay, attempted as best he could to make sure that those waiting for 12 hours did get to the front of the barrier as opposed to 'idiots' turning up 10 minutes before the doors open and queue jumping, done his best to create a decent vibe where the queue looks after itself to let people head off for a pee and a sandwich and folk then letting them back in.....and all of it for no more preferential treatment than a spare drumstick at the end of the show.

So, the self-imposed 'king of the fans' is a pathetic jibe at someone who is actually incredibly humble. Who will make sure that a smaller fan can see when some fat lazy bloke wanders up and barges past her. A man who has never had the temerity to say he is more important than any other fan, a guy who actually created a hugely positive vibe by shaking every hand in the queue.

The keyboard warriors of this world (you know who you are) are on this and other forums desparate for 'info' - well somebody is stood in the pi**ing rain trying their level best to find out that info for the fans. NEVER known him to keep anything back - and if it's wrong it's because some ill-informed security guard misleads him.

So flame me, I couldn't give a sh*t, but the next time you want to know the low down on a gig, albeit with the occasional wrong piece of information, then get your lazy a**e down to the venue and find out. Or u could ask Jay. And he will tell you with all the honesty he can.

Its not worth getting too stressed over - that's the bloody internet for you!

Welcome to the Org, R

Thanks Paul - I should have learnt Godwins law a long time ago - http://en.wikipedia.org/w...dwin's_law

Also:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pAmDKEBYsxk/R_e2OM4b2FI/AAAAAAAACKA/ndadt2uHPEs/s1600-h/duty_calls_overworked_socialnetworker.png

Is about the long and short of it

honer said:

alpinemonkey said:

"...not stood there and numbered the fans for hours on end for no pay..." - and then pulled his friends into a VIP entrance with the hope of skipping queuing, despite having handed numebering duties over to someone else who then had to take the flack from all the people who saw his select group find their way into a VIP entrance (Manchester Arena).

.

"...incredibly humble..." - despite being on a TV dating show and also turning around pointing at himself to the crowd during Manchester Arena gigs.

.

"...attempted as best he could to make sure that those waiting for 12 hours did get to the front of the barrier as opposed to 'idiots' turning up 10 minutes before the doors open and queue jumping..." - even though, at Manchester Arena, a group of people who knew his friends turned up 20 minuites before doors opening and were given lower numbers so they could be at the front of the queue.

Is Jay the guy who danced on stage at the Manc show (Feb 22) - Personal comments deleted - langebleu - mod

honer said:

alpinemonkey said:

"...not stood there and numbered the fans for hours on end for no pay..." - and then pulled his friends into a VIP entrance with the hope of skipping queuing, despite having handed numebering duties over to someone else who then had to take the flack from all the people who saw his select group find their way into a VIP entrance (Manchester Arena).

.

"...incredibly humble..." - despite being on a TV dating show and also turning around pointing at himself to the crowd during Manchester Arena gigs.

.

"...attempted as best he could to make sure that those waiting for 12 hours did get to the front of the barrier as opposed to 'idiots' turning up 10 minutes before the doors open and queue jumping..." - even though, at Manchester Arena, a group of people who knew his friends turned up 20 minuites before doors opening and were given lower numbers so they could be at the front of the queue.

Is Jay the guy who danced on stage at the Manc show (Feb 22) - Personal comments deleted - langebleu - mod

Amazing -deleted - langebleu - moderator

Love this

MrGooodNight said:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pAmDKEBYsxk/R_e2OM4b2FI/AAAAAAAACKA/ndadt2uHPEs/s1600-h/duty_calls_overworked_socialnetworker.png

Trying to piece last night together in my mind.

Anyone got a full setlist for the first show?

MrGooodNight said:

honer said:

Is Jay the guy who danced on stage at the Manc show (Feb 22) - Personal comments deleted - langebleu - mod

Amazing - deleted - langebleu - moderator

[Edited 6/5/14 6:15am]

Has anyone seen a full set list for the first show?

The set list fm ones are all mixed up

RE: Take Me Out dude.. seems like a friendly chap and got me in Q with my sister who arrived earlier. Good that there are people willing to help the venue out and deserves a reward in my eyes.

strawberrybubblegum said:

So most importantly i didn't locate Señor Squirrelmeat a lot of people at the bar to the right hand side. I was sat to the left, to the left. Sorry wrong artist :lol:

Second the show... So don't get me wrong folks, i had a blast but a i was wishing for a different set then the arenas and this was a repeat. My seat was amazing... (Where are rows a and b by the way?) i had NO ONE behind me as in the space was for people who were in a wheelchair. So i waved (squirreeelllll) and danced like a fool and I didn't care. Arriving at the venue and wanted to buy a t shirt but they started playing pretzel and i was convinced he was on so ran... Damn it. Was just the CD. Why play that...! Better than that mind numbing crap they played at manchester so let it go. Anyway reading the other posts i can say his stage face was good. I thought the lights guy was on queue unlike Manchester and I had earplugs but didn't need them... Perhaps because I was seated. Don't know what the sound was like on the floor. I was right next to a the barrier where people come in too and all I can say is it was so cool to see the stewards dancing around like maniacs too the place felt like a giant party... It was packed until the very back.

So that's the atmos... As for the show as i said a bit too many hits for me. Sampler set felt better than manchester as it went smoother. I had electric and something in the water played which are the two tracks i wanted to hear badly but didn't in the past so left like a happy cookie monster. I have to say i wished it was more like bambi and endorphin that was played but whats my name... Jesus i left singing those sirens.. Yes folks that was what album is that on anyway?? I don't s it. Oh. And UTCM
fuck!!!!!

strawberrybubblegum said:

So most importantly i didn't locate Señor Squirrelmeat a lot of people at the bar to the right hand side. I was sat to the left, to the left. Sorry wrong artist Second the show... So don't get me wrong folks, i had a blast but a i was wishing for a different set then the arenas and this was a repeat. My seat was amazing... (Where are rows a and b by the way?) i had NO ONE behind me as in the space was for people who were in a wheelchair. So i waved (squirreeelllll) and danced like a fool and I didn't care. Arriving at the venue and wanted to buy a t shirt but they started playing pretzel and i was convinced he was on so ran... Damn it. Was just the CD. Why play that...! Better than that mind numbing crap they played at manchester so let it go. Anyway reading the other posts i can say his stage face was good. I thought the lights guy was on queue unlike Manchester and I had earplugs but didn't need them... Perhaps because I was seated. Don't know what the sound was like on the floor. I was right next to a the barrier where people come in too and all I can say is it was so cool to see the stewards dancing around like maniacs too the place felt like a giant party... It was packed until the very back. So that's the atmos... As for the show as i said a bit too many hits for me. Sampler set felt better than manchester as it went smoother. I had electric and something in the water played which are the two tracks i wanted to hear badly but didn't in the past so left like a happy cookie monster. I have to say i wished it was more like bambi and endorphin that was played but whats my name... Jesus i left singing those sirens.. Yes folks that was what album is that on anyway?? I don't s it. Oh. And UTCM fuck!!!!!!!!!!!

Ha, that made me chuckle. What's my name is on Crystal Ball It's awesome live.

Prince & 3^rd Eye Girl- The Roundhouse, London – 4 June 2014

My Experience.

The queue around the block was already old-school. This was not a queue for chance-takers looking to get their sweaty hands on a last-minute ticket, mind you. This was the second of two back to back shows Prince announced he was playing at The Roundhouse two days before, which apparently sold out in minutes. There would be about 40 min between the first show and ours, so a quick and smooth exit and entry was needed. Even though we stood in the gentle rain for half an hour, it just didn’t seem to bother me or anyone else. Some shows you just have a feeling are going to be worth it.

Upon entry, the Roundhouse creates a good first impression. As its name attests, it’s round, so this immediately gives the space a coliseum-like atmosphere. No Christians being fed to lions tonight I thought- just one axe-wielding Jehovah’s Witness, who has proven time and time again that he knows how to slay an audience! The staff were calm and courteous and knew exactly what they were doing, which in my case, was guiding me down the labyrinthine, dimly-lit passage to my seat. I opted for a seat as I was coming off of directing a little commercial shoot and would have had no time to hit the queue early with a standing ticket, which I still think is the best way to experience a rock concert- provided you’re not more than ten metres from the stage. As it turned out, my seat, not more than 20m away from the stage, also had a good view of the backstage area- a viewpoint that provided some interesting behind-the-scenes moments.

After some foreplay with a few new (great) Prince songs played over the PA, I’ve made friends with the Prince fan in the seat next to me and Benedict Cumberbatch has slipped into the row behind, the lights dim. Here we go! Only it’s the band, 3^rd Eye Girl taking to the stage to ask us nicely to not record or take pictures of the performance. I agree with their sentiment that holding up a cellphone in front of your face creates a barrier between you and the performance, I agree that if ‘a friend asks you to do them a favour then you should do it’…but another friend, that I have had for many years, had already asked me to take a few pics if possible. First come, first serve I say! The band leaves the stage and wait in the backstage area- I can see them.

The door to the backstage area opens and the silhouette of a human microphone enters. Having studied this man for 25 years I instantly recognise the confident swagger of Prince, these days sporting a big afro- another nod to school rock, in this case, the old-school mode Prince has been in for the last 2 years, with 3^rd Eye Girl. The crowd don’t know that he is here- but my show has begun already.

A slowed-down and rock-raw Let’s Go Crazy launches us into the first 30 min of massive purple energy bolts in the form of some re-worked and stripped down hits from a career spanning 35 years. A few problems with the sound seem to reach a climax when, in changing to the keyboard, Prince struggles with the microphone cable and even misses a line in ‘Hot Thing’, which gets the band’s attention. Wow. I’m actually watching Prince have a bad technical moment during a show. It immediately makes me feel better about the time we once had to stop a theatre performance to change one of the cast member’s battery packs in front of the audience. Ok, not much better. Not sure if this could be seen by the standing audience, but Prince turns around to the techie, beats his fists on his sides, beckons him with his finger to come to the keyboard, and while the techie tries with all his life to sort the problem out, Prince stands to the side and carries on playing. The techie is not getting it right- Prince moves him away from the keyboard, kicks the piano stool away and finishes the song standing up and in virtual darkness, as he had called for the lights on the stage to be off during that time. At this point, it is clear to me that Prince is pissed off. Great! Surely now we’ll get some angry guitar playing.

Prince leaves the keyboard and immediately hits back with a super-lean, super-funky rendition of Controversy, with some other-worldly, almost sci-fi-esque guitar riffs. After 1999, Little Red Corvette and an aching Nothing Compares 2 U , he has us back in the palm of his hand and surfing the energy waves he and the band are creating out of nothing tonight.

Back to the keyboard for some solo piano playing- always a highlight for me, as it showcases the man’s pure song-writing ability and incredible voice. The first verse and chorus of Diamonds and Pearls leads into a full version of The Beautiful Ones- an at-first delicate but then heart-wrenching ballad, complete with trademark Prince screams. Prince really lets his soul soar into this one and in so doing shows ours the route to the same heavenly space. By the time he’s into a Purple Rain I am convinced that Prince is here to very purposefully push us all as high into the cosmos we can go. The man has often spoken and sung about making music that transports us to the 5^th Dimension- tonight, after literally feeling myself being nudged up the ladder, I’m starting to think Prince has made these references in the past with stone-cold sincerity. Surely, this man is living testament to the healing power of music, when played from the heart, and played very, very, very well?

Prince keeps us with our hearts in space, and our crotches on the ground, with an effortless reworking of his blues number The Ryde, now called ‘Butterface’. More un-earthly sounds from his guitar. Seriously- where is he from? It feels as if the man is now fully unleashed.

He’s having a great time, the music is flowing, the love is flying- you actually feel he’s just getting started, and there’s an infinite path of wonders ahead, but seven songs later the show, at least, is nearly over. Prince explains politely that they would love to keep playing (he has been known to play 4 hour aftershows before so I believe him) but they are already past the venue’s curfew, and as they love the place so much, they feel they must obey the rules. So just one more song then! Which slips into a second, the hard-hitting rock funk spoken word What’s My Name (sounds incredible live) and then it’s lights on, final bows and curtain.

I hang around for another fifteen minutes, trying to soak up the residual energy still hovering in the space, and then eventually join the throng making their way out. The night has full closure for me when I find myself walking out behind English actress Kristen Scott-Thomas, who actually got her break in acting starring in Prince’s post Purple Rain movie, Under The Cherry Moon. She looks as high as everyone else does. And so she should be.

Because watching Prince is not about watching a star, although he most certainly is an enduring one. Watching Prince is about sharing in his profound love of music, love and time spent in the higher realms. Dare I say it- time spent with the gods. He is as big a fan of the beauty in us, as we are of the beauty in him. This is not just old school- this is ancient and eternal school, and Mr Prince Rogers Nelson is one of the best teachers we’ll ever have.

Sorry, there were spaces in the original text when I posted!