Alexandernvrmind said:[quote]

SDNafka said:

Maybe she's technically talented, but I hate her voice, her songs and her looks.

I hate to say this, but performances in public like that second one last night with Tamar are why I spend so much time defending Prince to my friends that don't "get it"...

I am awaiting the onslaught once everyone gets back into the swing of things tomorrow. I had no idea who Tamar was until last night, and I really hope that perfromance was just a bad example of what she has to offer.

Prince rocked, don't get me wrong, but we could have done without BLB last night... I was expecting more, considering he is getting ready to release...

IMA JES PUT IT OUT THERE!!! I wish I could have seen "Black Sweat" instead of "Beautiful Loved Blessed".

CinisterCee said:

naw, it was fine just as it aired, blb is a cool song , everybody quit getting your panties in a bunch and chill.

CinisterCee said:

Same here. Tamar wasn't the fuckin' guest...

I mean, it's gracious and all of Prince to share the spotlight, but nobody tuned in for Tamar, decent song or not.

I mean, it shows he is committed to promoting Tamar which is nice to see.

alhiyh said:

if you have to defend Prince due to that performance, your friends have absolutely no musical taste, and you shouldn't waste your valuable time. Like Tamar or not, to be onstage with Prince is, I'm sure, no easy task. She held her own, she looked confident, sounded great, and was having fun. I'm not sure how she will do in the mainstream, but damn, given what you're offered by The Man these days, this should be a fairly easy choice. I know people that hate Prince who thought that both songs were awesome, and was absolutely the best performance they have see in a great while. The thought Tamar was great, especially given the reason I stated. I mean, there aren't many people that can be onstage with Prince and command the attention of the audience.

Why do people hate when he gives up the mike for new talent? This is very confusing.

My prediction? This is going to give 3121 a boost like nothing else. Prince came out and rocked as easily as if you or I would pick our noses.

Ashley's a beautiful person... give her a chance, damn!
Can you not see the sweetness in her eyes and smile?
Her face radiates goodness. Give her some room to shine.

CinisterCee said:

co-sign

He can give up the mic and it can be cool.

Check the NAACP performance. Now THAT was a performance, on many levels.

We're all entitled to our own opinions, but those of you acting like SNL was some kind of seminal, groundbreaking performance for Prince are drinking too much Purple Kook Aid.

It was OK. But he's done much better, very often.

You know just cuz someone isn't gushing about that performance doesn't mean that person is not a fan. In fact, it's more like the opposite. Some of us fans have seen him rip the roof off and I guess now we expect that every time.

I know it's not very fair

I was checking out the forums on aintitcoolnews about snl and most of the comments about prince were pretty awesome !!

here are a few:

I don't care who you are, Prince rocked that motherfucker

This Prince song is pretty kickass. - First time I've liked a musical guest without knowing what was coming.

Whos!! Prince is fucking wailing on that guitar!!

Prince just owned your ass

I don't care who you are, Prince rocked that motherfucker

That was THE BEST Prince song I've ever heard. That was a great guitar lead the entire song. I want to watch that performance again and again. Oh, and this episode of SNL really sucks otherwise.

Guess what? Prince is still the shit! - He puts out an album's worth of stuff like the first song tonight (I'm assuming it's called "Fury"), and I'll go grab that thing and put it right next to Purple Rain in the CD collection. Gads, but the man can shred a guitar...and he makes it look so goddamn easy.

Damn, Prince can shred. - I fancy myself a fair guitar player but I suck ass next to that tiny little bastard. Prince is the Man. Oh the rest of the show sucked, as usual.

Thank god for fucking Tivo! PRINCE!!!!! - His songwriting prowess hasn't diminished. The taste of the audience has, and, he has decided to occassionally pander to that. But, when he's on - any concert or any of the millions of unreleased jams he diddles with just for his own enjoyment - no one - NO FUCKING ONE - can measure up to Prince. Prince, Joni Mitchell, Pete Townshend. That's it. Period. Shut up about it. "Let's fall in love, get married, have a baby. We'll call him Nate. If it's a boy." Oh, fuck Saturday Night Love. Waste of time.

now the real question is how many of these guys are already prince fans just hyping this thing !!

sosgemini said:

LOL! Wheeee!

From reading all of the positive comments around the web about Fury, it looks like this could be a massive hit for the man. But talk about poor timing! The current single is "Black Sweat"!

So will Universal rush out a record of "Fury" to capitalize on this tremendous buzz? Prince has released two singles at a time before ("So Far, So Pleased" and "Hot Wit U"), but has he ever had three?

Nobody is talking about "Beautiful, Loved, and Blessed", which I think has a wonderful melody and every bit as strong a song... but it doesn't jump up and slap you in the face like "Fury" does, and that is what is needed to succeed on the Pop charts.

And this nonsense that it's not a "Prince" song just because he has a co-vocalist... please. I understand the fan sentimentality, but if you are really interested in the *music*, then in BL&B Prince choose a female voice as as one of the intruments (just like "Everywhere"). Don't like it? Fine, but it's still a Prince song. Personally, I think it's gorgeoous - much stronger material than "Black Sweat" (which I suspect will sound dated in 5 years time). Of course, I'm an old fart, what do I know.
[Edited 2/6/06 1:37am]

I'm with the general consensus on the performances and the songs.
So, I'll just add that
for myself,
I was glad that Prince chose to play a song with strong guitar work.
And while the majority of the public are aware of his guitar powess,
it always still felt under-rated.
Performances like this ( & like the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame) is a great way to remind 'em of something we fans never forget.

One more full quote from the ain'titcool-board because it's so hilarious:





"master pimp plan"...

GaryMF said:

Check your pulse... you may very well be dead...

thomas840 said:

people on the net talking about Fury like it is the best song they ever heard of in 20 years. More than half even thinks thats how his new album is going to be, but they are heading for a some let down because it seems like it is not especially after hearing Te Amo and Black Sweat. The same people who likes Fury has no idea that Te AMO was released much less saw Black Sweat on MTV or VH1 last week.

See Prince that's you forget for trying to please everyone.

thomas840 said:

Yup. Prince created the song while tamar added her voice.

Alexandernvrmind said:

- Well, Beyonce is surely talented, but it wasn´t vainandy´s point.
Prince spent the last years complaining about the plastic music that was on radio (ONA tour was kind of a response - ´real music by real musicians´). And Beyonce is part of this music scene. Ok, she doesn´t write...but she records very plastic R&B...that´s why it seemed strange and contradictory. But their performance was indeed good.

homeandmantel said:

- Nice quote, but at the same time it´s nobody´s fault...it´s Prince who is extremely talented and young for his age.

But I have to agree...today´s rockers arent interesting, with rare exceptions

MartyMcFly said:

I was surprised to hear Donnie Simpson say the exact same thing. He just dogged the "Fury" performance on the radio. Then again Donnie likes Mary J. Blige's off key singing performances. Come to think of it he doesn't like anything remotely pop music anymore it seems.

Who is Donnie Simpson?

calldapplwondery83 said:

I know, right? That quote had me rolling so much I've appropriated it for my sig.

Orionforever said:

Unfortunately, I have to agree. The first performance reek of a Diamonds and Pearls look with the doorag (or whatever he calls it in his own language) and sound. I kept saying....this is cool he is on Saturday night live....but I am waiting for him to wake up. It kinda of dragged. All old sounding stuff. Certainly had the "Prince" signature....but sounded dated. The song Musicology was way better than the songs he performed here. More true to himself. These songs only sound like Prince trying to be commercial and do what he thinks people want him to do. Musicology may have been in a similar vein, however he hit it with his willingness to be daring. One of the reasons I use to like Prince was because the way he would take risks. I know we all get old....but when you have a chance to shine...you need to shine as bright as you can.

The word...tired kept entering my mind as I watched. And here I was watching it with my 17 year old step daughter thinking should would think Prince was cool after watching it....of course she was not impressed. Can't blame her.

But rock on Prince. Your a great artist. Just take some viagra before your performances.
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LOVED the first song HATED the second. The girls dancing were fun, Prince always has a little cheese factor going on and they were perfect for it. Not sure how I feel about Tamara, I guess I'm just not into that stuff.

Man what I would give to be his guitar for just one day

Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow. Wow.

FANTASTIC! "Woman Scorned" was one of the best live TV performances I have EVER SEEN.

WOW!

MartyMcFly said:

come onf folks..we are all free to our own opinion..can we not turn these discussions personal?

and if you want to be cunty and catty make fun of t'amar or snl..

Anybody read Ain't It Cool news?
Here are some of the comments on the SNL stuff


This Prince song is pretty kickass.
by dogapeandman February 4th, 2006
11:05:06 PM CST
First time I've liked a musical guest without knowing what was coming.
Whos!! Prince is fucking wailing on that guitar!!
by zool43 February 4th, 2006
11:05:57 PM CST


Prince just owned your ass
by ScreamingPenis February 4th, 2006
11:08:04 PM CST

Home skillet just walks offstage, how pimp was that?
by Shermdawg February 4th, 2006
11:08:06 PM CST

That is one of the better performances I have seen on SNL in a long long time!
Prince is teh AWESOME
by Teh Suk February 4th, 2006
11:09:10 PM CST

Yall better recognize.
I don't care who you are, Prince rocked that motherfucker


Please tell me that I can download a video of that Prince performance somewhere.
by Judas Booth February 4th, 2006
11:27:45 PM CST
That was THE BEST Prince song I've ever heard. That was a great guitar lead the entire song. I want to watch that performance again and again. Oh, and this episode of SNL really sucks otherwise.
Guess what? Prince is still the shit!
by Zeke25:17 February 5th, 2006
02:11:28 AM CST
He puts out an album's worth of stuff like the first song tonight (I'm assuming it's called "Fury"), and I'll go grab that thing and put it right next to Purple Rain in the CD collection. Gads, but the man can shred a guitar...and he makes it look so goddamn easy.

Yep, the song's called "Fury"
by Zeke25:17 February 5th, 2006
02:28:43 AM CST
...and it's one of the songs off the new album "3121", to be released on Universal Records in March. Two other songs have gotten a bit of press: "Black Sweat" (which--the rumor goes--he was supposed to play on SNL but substituted Fury) and "Te Amo Corazon" (which even some diehard fans are saying is good only as a sleeping aid). Guy's 47, can you believe it? I'm sure his lovely missus has a little something to do with keeping him young; she definitely has a Vanity vibe going on


Damn.
by big_oaf2 February 5th, 2006
05:03:46 AM CST
Prince is just a badass pimp mother fucker. That's it. HE MADE THE GUITAR PLAY ITSELF!! He's such a badass that I'm not even disappointed he didn't appear in his own sketch. I just figure it's part of his master pimp plan. If he had gone into "1999" after the last song I would've came right there on the spot, swear to god. Prince owns my ass and yours. That is all.


...Just thought you might want to see what others think of the performance.

prince was sexy and cute as he always is and i loved watching him on tv saturday nite he was doing his thing as he always does and i,m proud of your royal purpleness keep up the good work prince .