OK guys, very sorry for those of you who could not get in. big mistake for the PP3 to announce it because I was told right away that I could not tell anyone about it because it was invite only. I figured I owe it to fans to give a report so I actually took messy notes on my blackberry. There was a fan that I met who got on stage to sing "Play That Funky Music White Boy." Forgot his name but he said he is a "Quaker."

First we hung out at Teddy's (VERY VIP ONLY CLUB DOWNSTAIRS) for a while. Around us, Christina Aguilera, Jack Nicholson, Jeremy Piven, Nicole Richie, Salma Hayek, Marilyn Manson, Shannon Elizabeth, Heath Ledger, Zach Braff, Donald Faison, and many many more, most of who proceeded to the "3121" club that was created in the ballroom with full tour stage. Apollonia was hanging in the front but Prince was not paying attention to her (it seemed).

The tracklist (started at 12:30 am and ended 2:13am)

3121
Break the chains
Come together (beatles)

Tamar steps to the foreground
All night long-tamar
Waiting on you-tamar
Do right woman-tamar
Love will make you so happy-tamar
When a man loves a woman-tamar

Prince rolls back out with a new orange stratocaster, with a change of costume (looking like the hot thing outfit from SOTT and a black hat)

Beautiful strange
Red-Headed Stepchild
You Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC song), great girl from crown come sup and sings the hell out of it! beautiful!
Be Happy-(mary j blige song)
Hollaback girl
3121 jam
Rock steady (with tamar)
Don't stop til you get enough (with tamar)

Apollonia jumps on stage and dances next to Prince

What have you done for me lately
Partyman
Play that funky music white boy
Love roller coaster
It ain't over

Encore
Purple Rain
Let's Go crazy

He is still the master!

Wow!

Thanks for the review T17! I can't believe he covered the Beatles! Nice cos I've always wondered to the extent of their influence, as he kinda denied it but everyone assumes it due to the psychadelic phase he went through.
And You Shook Me All Night Long - though he didn't sing it, its interesting to see he learnt the song! haha

Whats 3121 like live?

Weird Apollonia was there too!
Its always funny seeing which celebs come out to see Prince...nice to see Jack nicholson is still a P fan!

thanks again!

I'm surprised he only sang one song from 3121.

Thanks!


What's "Break the chains"?

Don't stop til you get enough

MJ? Whoa.
Super cool song, would love to see Prince perform that!

My other Man MARILYN MANSON CAME to SEE PRINCE???? SO COOL....I am SO JEALOUS! WISH I was there to see this show. What a Great ONE....OH Man I hope he does wild stuff when he tours. It is so EXCITING that MR MAN is WORKING UP A PURPLE FUNK in CELEBRATION of his NEW MASTERPIECE. PRINCE is GREAT..MARILYN SHOULD COLLAB with PRINCE Somehow. And ROB ZOMBIE also .I am SO GLAD APPOLONIA is TRYING to Make a COMEBACK....She's COOL and should do more T.V.
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Prince did "You Shook Me All Night Long"

thats awesome.
I would have loved to have heard that.

great review
thank you.
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I would LOVE to hear him do that AC/DC song and You Shook Me ALL NIGHT LONG. Seems like he was in a WILD Party Mood...

I can't believe he covered AC/DC - would have loved to hear this!

By the way PRINCE is SO SMART! GREAT PROMOTION and TONITE is SNL. I COULD ONLY LOVE a GENUIS.....

Is that "Break The Chains" from Fleetwood Mac? And it was cool for P to do the AC/DC cover...very cool...

Why only one song from the new album? I wonder if he is waiting to perform them on the tour. But then, that doesn't make sense because Fury and BLB have already been performed live, so why is he not performing those also?

murph said:

That song by Fleetwood Mac is just called 'Chain'. I don't know what 'Break the Chains' is - the lyrics appear in Emancipation...?

Some weird covers there, though. Hollaback Girl? Surely that must be the Gwen Stefani song?

For a promotion of the album - still not playing the songs, not even Te Amo and Fury!

And Apollonia back on stage with Prince? It gets weirder and weirder...

Damn, celebs are jammy gits!

metalorange said:

Thanks for the correction....As far as the covers, it's more of a showcase for Tamar than P...

Interesting songs! I would have loved to see this live!! Thanks for the great review. Sounds like it was a blast!

@ Zelaira!!

Thanks for the report, Tangerine! Good heavens, AC/DC and Gwen, what will he (and Tamar) cover next?!

And Apollonia? On stage with him? Who will be the NEXT person from "back in the day" to show up on stage with him?



I'm going waiting for a tour announcement!!
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This was the Roosevelt Hotel like the NEW YORK Roosevelt Hotel?
I stayed there 1 month ago.....

ewald said:

Actually, it was at the Roosevelt Hotel in Hollywood.

http://www.hollywoodroosevelt.com/

sounds similar to the Miami show, but with 3121, AC/DC, and Beatles. I'm sure Prince was amazing and so is Tamar.

PhilG said:

Yup, it's the one in Hollywood. One of those Hollywood landmarks; I believe they had the first Oscars there, and it's supposed to be haunted, not that I believe in ghosts.

Tangerine17 said:

What a wonderfully thorough review. Thanks so much. You are a lucky individual...I love when Prince does rock n roll covers--AC/DC is righteous!

u2prnce said:

Now that's a good idea for an Prince album, why not release an album of covers!! It's funny that he releases a new album and only sings one song from it.

rainbowchild said:

He does a killer Whole Lotta Love as well. It's funny that he plays covers so much because I've seen him say that he doesn't like it when people cover him

u2prnce said:

I'm sure he's just saying that; he's really flattered when other artists cover his songs!!

Also Cool to hear him playing HOLLA BACK GIRL. I wonder if he will EVER do some PUNK ROCK TUNES? IMAGINE PRINCE doing the BUZZCOCKS.... OR DURAN DURAN or THE HUMAN LEAGUE"S DON"T U WANT ME BABY? PERFECT 4 HIM and I WANNA HEAR THat one. ALSO how about the GOGO'S WE GOT THE BEAT or VACATION and what about HEART'S BARRACUDA or MAGIC MAN? PRINCE had BETTER NOT do them without me WATCHING since I gave him the IDEA. Also, if he ever did CINDY LAUPER'S GIRL'S JUST WANNA HAVE FUN! HAS PRINCE EVER THOUGHT about this BEFORE? I have so many IDEAS I COULD PITCH to him FOREVER.....ZEL is a POWERHOUSE.....ALSO, FUNNIER than FUN he should SPOOF MADONNA'S LIKE A VIRGIN..... If he is into some gREAT MUSIC he could listen to BAUHAUS and some JOY DIVISION and there is just so Much COOL KING CRIMSON and what about SUZANNE VEGa'S LUKA or what about LOU REED or VELVET UNDERGROUND? I wanna hear him Jam stuff. So Much Music out in this WORLD but WHY NOT TRY some AEROSMITH NEXT?

Tangerine17 said:

Did those two have a falling out or something???

Thank you for your review btw...I'm shocked Prince even let Manson in the building! I saw Manson a few times in 96-97. It was a fantastic show actually.

I bet that was an amazing nite. I woulda loved 2 c him do that AC/DC song and DONT STOP TILL U GET ENOUGH! All I can say is WOW!

carlcranshaw said:

Yup, we want to see some pics!!

I was so waiting for him to perform Hollaback Girl sooner or later mainly since it's his song Housequake. I bet he made it sound 100% better then the neptunes.