RespectYourPrivacy said:

many questioned Prince's motives for quickly throwing together a lyrically mediocre song and putting together a "PEACE" rally but anyone who attended last night's show knows this was indeed a PRINCE move for self promotion.

The show sounded horrible with plenty of sound issues and it was clear there was no soundcheck, 3EG looked lost pretty much half the show. Did anyone catch him say where you at DETROIT? 30 minutes into the show? Then he realized his screw up and fix it 10 minutes later.

Prince failed to even introduce the Brown & Grey family, he simpled walked them to the front of the stage in darkness and threw his hand up , he probably didnt know their names.

His performance of "Baltimore" was lack luster and he failed to even introduce Eryn Allen.

There were merch tables full of PRINCE branded merchandise made just for this event both inside and outside the venue with his cartoon face, nothing with any type of motivation quote to leave with. How much of that money will go to Baltimore charities? most likely none.

Then there were the SEXUALLY charged parts:

"All the menfolk call me Prince, all the ladies call me Electric Man

'Cause when I plug in your socket, I do ya like nobody can!" - Prince during "The One" what man with a cause would perform such a tasteless line to sing during a "PEACE" rally with plenty of children in attendance?

"Where all the Nasty Girls at?" The pretend JW wants to get NASTY now at a PEACE rally?

This was clearly a ploy for publicity and self promotion. I dont know what Prince's definition of superstar artists is but there were none on that stage. Miguel barely sang and couldnt hold a note. Why on earth Prince would allow a no name singer like Estelle to sing his biggest hit on stage to a city who hadnt seen him perform in decades ? pretty dumb decision.

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Jezus. It's people like you that get a high thinking they are better than others. THIS is what you're pissed about? Kids see/hear much worse things on maintream T.V.

"I dont know what Prince's definition of superstar artists is but there were none on that stage"-The show was promoted as having special guests, it did not mention "superstar artists". Special guests are performers outside of his band.

"Prince failed to even introduce the Brown & Grey family, he simpled walked them to the front of the stage in darkness and threw his hand up , he probably didnt know their names."-The fact that he invited the families of Michael Brown and Freddie Grey was a moving gesture alone.

Only cogent thing you wrote was the sexual innuedo of "The Question Of U/The One" but even that song was mild. The lyrics weren't explicit.

Your critiques are petty and you come across as naive. If you're that shook at a Prince concert, don't attend another show.

You must keep your daughter in a bubble 24/7- otherwise she has heard worse! My 3rd grader hears worse on the schoolbus! You're just looking for something to complain about. Are you salty because you were stuck in the $22 seats and didn't get moved to the front with the others? lol
Suck it up sweetheart and move on.. we're all too busy listening to the audio from last night to hear your "complaints"

OP, sounds like you need 7 inches or more.

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RespectYourPrivacy said:

bashraka said:

"I dont know what Prince's definition of superstar artists is but there were none on that stage"-The show was promoted as having special guests, it did not mention "superstar artists". Special guests are performers outside of his band.

"Prince failed to even introduce the Brown & Grey family, he simpled walked them to the front of the stage in darkness and threw his hand up , he probably didnt know their names."-The fact that he invited the families of Michael Brown and Freddie Grey was a moving gesture alone.

Only cogent thing you wrote was the sexual innuedo of "The Question Of U/The One" but even that song was mild. The lyrics weren't explicit.

Your critiques are petty and you come across as naive. If you're that shook at a Prince concert, don't attend another show.

sorry but I have high expectations, especially for a event billed as big as it was, it was like watching a cheap oldies act on vegas strip, my daughter didnt remember ONE song.

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you and your daughter were the only nitwits disappointed

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RespectYourPrivacy said:

bashraka said:

"I dont know what Prince's definition of superstar artists is but there were none on that stage"-The show was promoted as having special guests, it did not mention "superstar artists". Special guests are performers outside of his band.

"Prince failed to even introduce the Brown & Grey family, he simpled walked them to the front of the stage in darkness and threw his hand up , he probably didnt know their names."-The fact that he invited the families of Michael Brown and Freddie Grey was a moving gesture alone.

Only cogent thing you wrote was the sexual innuedo of "The Question Of U/The One" but even that song was mild. The lyrics weren't explicit.

Your critiques are petty and you come across as naive. If you're that shook at a Prince concert, don't attend another show.

sorry but I have high expectations, especially for a event billed as big as it was, it was like watching a cheap oldies act on vegas strip, my daughter didnt remember ONE song.

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Deleted - langebleu - moderator

I only HEARD one hour of the damn thing and know how fucking phenomenal it was! You're delusional if you think you're going to get sympathy from real fans that would have paid twice the highest ticket price to have been there! Quit your cryin' and move on!

RespectYourPrivacy said:

RespectYourPrivacy said:

my daughter wanted Beyonce, wasnt this a Jay Z co branded event? or maybe that star was too big for prince's stage to get a invite.

Where on earth did you see Beyonce or Jay Z's name promised on the bill?

RosesRred said:

The media and a lot of folks here are treating Prince as if he's the 'PRINCE OF PEACE'. News Flash: He is not going to 'heal the world' Prince worship self and wants everyone to follow also All my FAVORITE ARTIST have never kept wearing Tshirts of images of themselves. A free concert for the family would have been better with different Booths/venders supporting the community. Chaos and Disorder is the world wr live in Prince said they are praying and no one is listening ..is he saying God doesnt care? He's telling them 'YOU ' can fix problems... Yes you can

The concert WAS free for the family. This had the benefit of raising a lot of money for the community in the process.

aaroncanderson said:

King David slept with the wife of a good friend of his, got her pregnant and then murdered him to cover it up. Yet God still loved him and counted him a devote follower. Check yoself son!

Ding, ding, ding round 2!

Yes, and yet you still believe in the Bible?

Check yoself, son! Ding, ding, dong!

The fact that Prince sang very sexual explicit lyrics on TRC

shows that he wants to have his cake and eat it too.

Also great that they played Family Name with those nice Anti-Semitic

rants before the Peace Rally.

As far as the OP is concerned: yes, you might expect that Prince would tone down

the sexual explicit stuff a bit and make it more PG. On the other hands, as the other posters said:

children have heard more at their age, than we had before we were 20.

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lezama said:

RosesRred said:

The media and a lot of folks here are treating Prince as if he's the 'PRINCE OF PEACE'. News Flash: He is not going to 'heal the world' Prince worship self and wants everyone to follow also All my FAVORITE ARTIST have never kept wearing Tshirts of images of themselves. A free concert for the family would have been better with different Booths/venders supporting the community. Chaos and Disorder is the world wr live in Prince said they are praying and no one is listening ..is he saying God doesnt care? He's telling them 'YOU ' can fix problems... Yes you can

The concert WAS free for the family. This had the benefit of raising a lot of money for the community in the process.

exactly, free to raise no cash

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This woman "respectyourprivacy" must be the biggest here?


Complaing also about the ticket prices - and her daughter didn't know ONE song.. omfg...



This can't be serious...... the concert was fantastic....

lwr001 said:

RespectYourPrivacy said:

Bambi82 said:

You must keep your daughter in a bubble 24/7- otherwise she has heard worse! My 3rd grader hears worse on the schoolbus! You're just looking for something to complain about. Are you salty because you were stuck in the $22 seats and didn't get moved to the front with the others? lol
Suck it up sweetheart and move on.. we're all too busy listening to the audio from last night to hear your "complaints"

actually that was the best part getting bumped up but midway through we wanted to get bumped BACK because the view to what was happening on stage was organized chaos. maybe from a far it would have been as good as the listen for those stuck at home lol it least blurred vision but the sound was horrible.

Holyfuckingshitbatman. You were bumped to the front and you're still complaining? Are you kidding me right now?

7roses said:

RespectYourPrivacy said:

my daughter wanted Beyonce, wasnt this a Jay Z co branded event? or maybe that star was too big for prince's stage to get a invite.

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They were backstage: https://instagram.com/p/2iPN6ngHJz/

The reason you know this is an attention seeking phony is because it's pretty common knowledge that Bouncy's shows are actually more sexually charged than Prince's these days, complete with cooch revealing costumes.

But apparently that's fine exposure for her alleged "daughter".

RosesRred said:

The media and a lot of folks here are treating Prince as if he's the 'PRINCE OF PEACE'. News Flash: He is not going to 'heal the world' Prince worship self and wants everyone to follow also All my FAVORITE ARTIST have never kept wearing Tshirts of images of themselves. A free concert for the family would have been better with different Booths/venders supporting the community. Chaos and Disorder is the world wr live in Prince said they are praying and no one is listening ..is he saying God doesnt care? He's telling them 'YOU ' can fix problems... Yes you can

There is no such thing as a free concert.

Either the people pay or corporate sponsors pay or the city pays out of their budget. Putting a show together that quickly you normally wouldn't have time for a committee or shareholder meeting.

Even the Farm Aid concert last year wasn't free... ticket prices went up to $175.

FYI Jayz matched all donations made through Tidal.

NouveauDance said:

OP, sounds like you need 7 inches or more.

I suggest 12 inches to a yard...

RespectYourPrivacy said:

many questioned Prince's motives for quickly throwing together a lyrically mediocre song and putting together a "PEACE" rally but anyone who attended last night's show knows this was indeed a PRINCE move for self promotion.

The show sounded horrible with plenty of sound issues and it was clear there was no soundcheck, 3EG looked lost pretty much half the show. Did anyone catch him say where you at DETROIT? 30 minutes into the show? Then he realized his screw up and fix it 10 minutes later.

Prince failed to even introduce the Brown & Grey family, he simpled walked them to the front of the stage in darkness and threw his hand up , he probably didnt know their names.

His performance of "Baltimore" was lack luster and he failed to even introduce Eryn Allen.

There were merch tables full of PRINCE branded merchandise made just for this event both inside and outside the venue with his cartoon face, nothing with any type of motivation quote to leave with. How much of that money will go to Baltimore charities? most likely none.

Then there were the SEXUALLY charged parts:

"All the menfolk call me Prince, all the ladies call me Electric Man

'Cause when I plug in your socket, I do ya like nobody can!" - Prince during "The One" what man with a cause would perform such a tasteless line to sing during a "PEACE" rally with plenty of children in attendance?

"Where all the Nasty Girls at?" The pretend JW wants to get NASTY now at a PEACE rally?

This was clearly a ploy for publicity and self promotion. I dont know what Prince's definition of superstar artists is but there were none on that stage. Miguel barely sang and couldnt hold a note. Why on earth Prince would allow a no name singer like Estelle to sing his biggest hit on stage to a city who hadnt seen him perform in decades ? pretty dumb decision.

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totally disagree. On almost all counts.

babynoz said:

RosesRred said:

The media and a lot of folks here are treating Prince as if he's the 'PRINCE OF PEACE'. News Flash: He is not going to 'heal the world' Prince worship self and wants everyone to follow also All my FAVORITE ARTIST have never kept wearing Tshirts of images of themselves. A free concert for the family would have been better with different Booths/venders supporting the community. Chaos and Disorder is the world wr live in Prince said they are praying and no one is listening ..is he saying God doesnt care? He's telling them 'YOU ' can fix problems... Yes you can

There is no such thing as a free concert.

Either the people pay or corporate sponsors pay or the city pays out of their budget. Putting a show together that quickly you normally wouldn't have time for a committee or shareholder meeting.

Even the Farm Aid concert last year wasn't free... ticket prices went up to $175.

FYI Jayz matched all donations made through Tidal.

Jay Z could have paid for everyone then, but it was a big business deal, i'lll scratch your

back if you scratch mine type of deal. I hope Jay Z is figuring a way to resuscitate Tidal.

On a side note,

I liike Jay z and beyonce, i like that they seem very down to earth when it comes

to those who support their music careers. The picture shows that they are humble

enough to take a photo with ordinary children.

limoncello said:

RespectYourPrivacy said:

lwr001 said:

go home

after the sexually charged madness, took my daughter right out of there, so yes WE DID GO HOME.

have you ever listened to Prince? How old is your daughter? I'm sure she has heard WAY more provaocative stuff on the radio or at a freinds house. You have every right to leave, but what whining...

trax said:

RespectYourPrivacy said:

many questioned Prince's motives for quickly throwing together a lyrically mediocre song and putting together a "PEACE" rally but anyone who attended last night's show knows this was indeed a PRINCE move for self promotion.

The show sounded horrible with plenty of sound issues and it was clear there was no soundcheck, 3EG looked lost pretty much half the show. Did anyone catch him say where you at DETROIT? 30 minutes into the show? Then he realized his screw up and fix it 10 minutes later.

Prince failed to even introduce the Brown & Grey family, he simpled walked them to the front of the stage in darkness and threw his hand up , he probably didnt know their names.

His performance of "Baltimore" was lack luster and he failed to even introduce Eryn Allen.

There were merch tables full of PRINCE branded merchandise made just for this event both inside and outside the venue with his cartoon face, nothing with any type of motivation quote to leave with. How much of that money will go to Baltimore charities? most likely none.

Then there were the SEXUALLY charged parts:

"All the menfolk call me Prince, all the ladies call me Electric Man

'Cause when I plug in your socket, I do ya like nobody can!" - Prince during "The One" what man with a cause would perform such a tasteless line to sing during a "PEACE" rally with plenty of children in attendance?

"Where all the Nasty Girls at?" The pretend JW wants to get NASTY now at a PEACE rally?

This was clearly a ploy for publicity and self promotion. I dont know what Prince's definition of superstar artists is but there were none on that stage. Miguel barely sang and couldnt hold a note. Why on earth Prince would allow a no name singer like Estelle to sing his biggest hit on stage to a city who hadnt seen him perform in decades ? pretty dumb decision.

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My recommendation is very easy. Just don't attend another Prince show, period. I attended the Detroit show and my expectations were low just because I know Prince is not the performer he once was. I loved the show with the lowered expectations. If I went in expecting to see him at his performance peak of the 91-93 era than I would have been deeply disappointed. He is an old man. For his age he is doing fine. Sorry you didn't like it. Just don't attend another. No big deal. Prince won't miss you and I really don't think anyone else will either.

I had no low expecations las might and he topped them all. No joke. And I've seen him perform countless times starting in 1981.

warning2all said:

limoncello said:

Bringing a kid to a Prince show then being horrified by the "sexually charged" content is like expressing shock and horror over snow in December in Minnesota. Yes, I know he's a pretend JW now but have you ever even listened to a Prince album? Lawd.

The theme was rallying for peace, so some people were expecting music in that vein. In that spirit...it is odd to be singing "Hot Thing" at a concert for peace...

If you show up and do a show- you do what you want. I didnt see other artists scrambling over themselves to do a benefit. Sheesh.

RosesRred said:

babynoz said:

There is no such thing as a free concert.

Either the people pay or corporate sponsors pay or the city pays out of their budget. Putting a show together that quickly you normally wouldn't have time for a committee or shareholder meeting.

Even the Farm Aid concert last year wasn't free... ticket prices went up to $175.

FYI Jayz matched all donations made through Tidal.

Jay Z could have paid for everyone then.

Sometimes, even when one has the means to do something that doesn't mean that that'll necessarily be the smart thing to do. There are plenty of other social issues that are just as important as Baltimore, a city he probably doesn't have much direct connection to. Why would one spend a huge amount of money in just one place? Lets be reasonable. You give what you can at the levels appropriate for the circumstance. Getting local residents that do have the direct connection, to invest in their city is a lot smarter strategy IMO, for a number of reasons that I could go into if you're actually interested. I would have advised someone like Jay Z to do exactly the same as he did or something similar. It doesn't benefit him in the long term to have the public brand him more the benefactor than the businessman (trust me, as someone in the philanthropy industry, the last thing any people of wealth wants is yet MORE people asking upon every event for a handout), and it benefits the people of any local community more for them to make donations themselves (even if small and nominal) to the communities in which they live, because it increases their sense of ownership over what those NGO's do with their money. When Prince & Jay Z have moved on from Baltimore, it'll be those local residents who shelled out cash, who will keep those NGO's and the community at large accountable for whatever progress they'll make. Rallying people behind a cause is NOT any less valuable in terms of long term community effects than direct donation. The problem is that we've been desensitized to intangible benefits ("positive externalities" in economic terms) and think that doing good has become synonymous with financial gifting. Both are nice and both have a place, but ignoring one for the sake of the other is massively naive IMO.

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lwr001 said: