I do all of them and add cry. that's comin from a dude. Oh well, who says guys can't cry. Prince concerts are like a religious experience for me. I used to detest the thought of audience participation, but now I like the idea of how it makes the entertainer feel. He's up there givin his heart and soul, so should we. The way I see it the more the audience gives the better it makes the entertainer feel and therefore your working yourself up a better concert. It's give and take.

P.S. I thought the mods on here with all there infinite wisdom would be a little more enthusiastic at shows. Sounds like y'all are a bunch of squares. (probably a good comment for me to make if I wanna get kicked off here!)
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meltwithu said:[quote]wave your arm side to side on Purple Rain?
flick your lighter (or flash your cell phone) on Purple Rain?
Hand sign to I Would Die 4 U?
Jump up and down when Prince says do it?
Soul Clap?


Of course! That's part of what going to a Prince concert is all about. However, I don't flick my bic cause I don't smoke and don't carry one around with me, but I do clap and wave my arms

cool! crazy prince concert goers unite! lol you gotta shake something!....i did feel slightly intimated at ONA in Manchester coz i had front row centre (hell yeah!) and i didnt really know what 2 do

Audience participation is important at any show, I can't stand folks who act like they are too good to hoot and holler and like a fool, no one should feel embarassed cause no ones watching you, everyones eyes are on the performer.

organgrinder said:

do u whistle and make cat calls @ Prince? I do.

7lovesymbol7 said:

how th' hell you expect we got all that wisdom? we gotta keep still and actually pay attention so we can remember what the heck happened during the whole thing. can't really do that if you're wavin around n'shit. contrary to popular belief, if it weren't for those who stay sane in their seats at a show, you wouldn't have anybody who could come up with a concise report for those unable to attend one.

I rarely sit during any of his shows. I always move side to side with tha music.....even tha slow jams.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

while everyones standing and singing u sit and type on your laptop?

How dont get how anyone can sit still at a P concert! firstly im shakin before i even get in the frikin place and them thats it, you just gotta move!

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Sad, but so true Dansa, so true. I was dancing, jumping around, yelling, singing, and :eye:ing P etc... That being the case I dont recall a lot of what he played at both of the Musicology concerts that I went to

Yup!! I suuure do!!!

Yes and I ALWAYS WILL!

I whipped out my lighter when he played "Shh" in DC

I can't help it... Listening to Prince always involves shakin my azz! I however, was able to concentrate and pay attention to the show. Any inconsistencies in memory of the set list are to be blamed on my High school years... SO THERE!

yup...all of it 2.

7lovesymbol7 said:

you got me. i'm strictly squaresville.


by the way...want some pizza?

Anxiety said:

:blanket:

wave your arm side to side on Purple Rain? ABSOLUTELY
flick your lighter (or flash your cell phone) on Purple Rain? (to enthralled to dig for it)
Hand sign to I Would Die 4 U? YES and make / teach others around me!
Jump up and down when Prince says do it? abosolutely...
Soul Clap? :no:
I figure I paid...I am going to enjoy! I LOVE to dance and whether he asked or not ...I am moving...dancing until I sweat...and yes, yes, I cried . It was very emotional. Yes, I did all of that and actually recall the music! It's a spiritiual thing!
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[b]HELL Yeah!![b]
Even when I went to the live simulcast of the first concert of the Musicology tour.
Speaking of that particular show. . .when is he going to put out a DVD of the M tour???!!

I can really identify with the one dude who was saying that all he could do during the guitars solos ans such was to stand there slack jawed. That was me in the 2nd row on Aug 22nd in Philly.

meltwithu said:

oh hell yeah, w/an umbrella to "purple rain" if it was raining earlier. as it was on the 14th of july when i saw him.

Anxiety said:

anxiety, don't do anything you don't want to do. just don't get annoyed w/those of us who do because i'm big on audience participation and there's hardly anything more annoying than someone who's not participating but passing judgement at the same time. i mean, damn, why did you show up then?

interpret said:

really? i did all that shit and i can remember. hell, it's probably the reason why i remember

isobelfq said:

you can dress up like a chicken and turn cartwheels for all i care!

i'm just sayin' i plan on enjoying shows in my own way, and i don't like feeling pressured to join in on audience participation stuff. i go to shows to watch the entertainers entertain me, not to entertain the entertainers. eff that.

and i can give you a list of resources that'll tell ya i'm far from a bump on a log at a prince show - start with TheOrgerFormerlyKnownAs.

ok, i have a question. what is soul clapping and how do you do it?

isobelfq said:

it's when you clap on the one and the two and the three and the four.

clapclapclapclapclapclapclapclap

yep.

Anxiety said:

Touche! (2-shay)

I can't help but to do all that. I wave my arm to Purple Rain AND light my cell phone.
I also do the hand movements to I Would Die 4 U.
and I dance almost the entire time, unless he sits and does an acoustic set.
People who just sit there the whole time seem boring.

wave your arm side to side on Purple Rain? no
flick your lighter (or flash your cell phone) on Purple Rain? noHand sign to I Would Die 4 U? no
Jump up and down when Prince says do it? yeah.
Soul Clap? yeah.

FunkMistress said:

this is what i SHOULDA said.

oh, and anyone who takes out their cell phone next to me at a prince show instantly gets the stink-eye. THAT i'll be a party-poop about.