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By Patrick MacDonald pmacdonald@seattletimes.com
Seattle Times music critic
Thursday, September 02, 2004, 12:00 a.m. Pacific

Although the set list was essentially the same — but with some interesting changes — Prince's second night at KeyArena Tuesday was even tighter than the Monday show. He emphasized his whip-crack control over his eight-piece band, New Power Generation, by having them start and stop on a dime, assigning surprise solos, and having them change tempos in the middle of a jam. The band responded perfectly, which made Prince smile.

"Right in the pocket!" he exclaimed during "D.M.S.R.," when the band instantly responded to a quick chop of his right hand and got back to the rhythm pattern of the song, after he had extended their jam so he could reach for a bouquet of flowers offered by a fan.

"Seattle, you don't understand," Prince said after the opening number, "Musicology," "this is the tightest show you will ever see."

Later, after several band solos during "Controversy," he grabbed a microphone and yelled, "Nobody messes with my band!"

During his solo spot, sitting on a swivel chair in the middle of the in-the-round set, he did a cover of the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction," and he did a funny bit he didn't do on Monday, directed to "the ladies in the house." It was about "rules" regarding the toilet seat, shopping (don't take your man), sports on TV and other subjects.

"Are you still with me, ladies?" he asked after each rule. And, of course, they were.

A cover of "Knock On Wood," with Prince sharing vocals with the big keyboardist who goes by the name RAD, was added, and saxophonist Maceo Parker sang "What A Wonderful World," rather than "Georgia On My Mind," during his solo spot.

During "Kiss," Prince pointed to someone in the audience and said "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy!" Was Carson Kressley in the crowd?

The costume color scheme was different, with Prince wearing the same kind of topcoat, only red this time rather than white.

The band members wore red, black and white.

The show started much later, more than an hour past the scheduled 7:30 showtime. The show lasted about the same time, two hours.

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Yes, I did email the editor at the Seattle Times (once) letting him know about how both reviews contained multiple errors. I let him know that my fact checking services would be available free of charge when Prince swings through Seattle again.
Don't worry, I'll try not to pull one of these (1/2/3) if the opportunity presents itself

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[Edited 9/2/04 4:11am]

I wish i was there. Thank you for posting, suomynona

I think it would be a lot easier for Chance Howard to simply change his name to RAD than for journalists to get their facts straight.

metalorange said:

or the npg to update their press info for the media...

and while they are at it, please remove "everyday is a winding road" and "1999: the new master" from the mix they're playing before the musicology tour dates ... nothing worse than getting pumped up for a concert hearing 'sexy dancer' and 'controversy' blasting over the arena's system, to be followed by larry graham or tony m rapping... my friend was sitting next to me and he asked how that happened...

it must be like herpes or something... tony m is like a disease that goes away for 7 years, and then comes back to play a part in destroying something else...

I am sick of that damn shirt!

brooklyn said:

metalorange said:

I can see how they make the mistake - after all, Chance and RAD look so much alike.

GAWD! Could his face be any more flawless?! I can't take it!

Anxiety said:

chance look like he ate RAD, and michael bland's kfc hat.

i wish i was there. he ain't braggin', his band is one of the tightest band i've ever seen.

Funkay said:

And I thought he looked rather tired...

Krid said:

Anyone looks tired when you manage to photgraph them mid-blink - because their eye-lids look droopy. Paparrazi often use this technique to make celebrities artificially seem worse-for-wear, like when they've just come out of a club or something.

Although here I imagine he is doing a soulful squint down to the floor mid 'Question of U'. Or perhaps he was fast asleep in the middle of the show? "Yeah, wake me up when that guy comes on and plays Purple Rain. Shit, that's me!"

Funkay said:

I am so with you...what a face AND voice...love looking and listening!

piscesglenn said:

me 3

Haha, how more Lovesexy can he get. Is Prince letting his hair grow again?

Funkay said:

I don't know why but seeing that picture really made me smile, it's very sincere.

Nikkie said:

I thought the same thing. He looks great in this pic!!

i got to atend this show and i gota say it was amazing the coolest thing iv ever seen. they did a cool cover of no digity by blackstreet to prince did this little freesyle called "prince and the band" and he did this duel bass solo with ronda. best show iv ever been to. thats for sure.

suomynona said:

Tony M.? The rapping on "1999: The New Master" is by Doug E. Fresh.

And I like Prince's cover of "Everyday Is a Winding Road"... much better than the original, anyway.

matt said:

well, it sounds like tony m...

i like the part of everyday is a winding road that they played before the concert... i notice they didn't play the part where larry does his tony m/doug e fresh/scrappy d imitation

Nikkie said:

I can't remember a time when Prince has returned to a style so clearly.

suomynona said:

Is that where she disappeared to!?!? I KNEW it!

So, it's true men really don't like shopping with their girl