In the latest edition of Dutch music magazine “Oor” I’ve found this review of the Prince concert in Ahoy, Rotterdam 15 October 2002. I have translated it as good as possible:

The day one prince is buried (for you non-Dutchies: Prince Claus, husband of the Dutch Queen Beatrix) another Prince has risen. This time without alter ego’s like “His Royal Badness” and the “Sexy MF”. Prince Roger Nelson is all the way into Jehova nowadays. This led to reli-jazzrock that seldom excites at his latest record, which even the most loyal royalist doesn’t want to hear live. But what says our own Candy Dulfer? What you already know we don’t have to play. You are here to learn. Though to keep Diner inside the stomach. Prince too has an annoying sermon about followers and leaders, but the next moment he starts to play Pop Life. On a sober stage, where theater and effects aren’t as important anymore. The main focus nowadays is the “music”, especially the fat funk that was brought by Maceo Parker himself. Prince’s “final match” turns out to be a grooving funkrevue, Maceo and Candy excell and Prince easily maintains his status as a master-performer. He makes his guitar sing, swing, rock and touch hearts. With subtile DJ-scratches, a monstruous deep rolling bass and Prince wailing on the guitar we are served a magnifique Sign ‘O’ The Times. When Doves Cry is played as well, in a heavenly version. Unfortunately a little bit too literally, the built-in gospel starts to irritate more and more. If the little man from Minneapolis saves his big happy (religious) message for the for the next “EO-Jongerendag” (big Christian youth-event in Holland) we will declare him totally holy…

I’m not quite sure if there even was a reporter from “Oor” because When Doves Cry was never played, but nevertheless it’s quite a positive review. Except that this reporter (Gerrit Bremer) doesn’t seem to like the sermonizing during the concert…

OOR sucks.

oor is independant, if I want to hear preaching, I'll see a priest

fuchsy77 said:

Do u really think Oor is independend? Read the colofon again.