Which Do You Prefer?

Aftershow/Freestyle

I never went to an aftershow, but concert is all fine already.

if it were 1988, i'd say 'aftershow/freestyle'.

since it's not, i'd say 'setlist/concert'.

the tamar shows this year felt like aftershows, but there was certainly structure to them. i like that balance. i liked it that he kept the show loose to a small extent.

Anx said:

1988 anything
[Edited 12/7/06 11:13am]

What ever he's in the mood to do. As I am sure most of you on this site have seen, he can be on fire in a concert and freestyle in the middle when you least expect it and an after show can vary from sizzyling hot to the equipment not working right and having him improvise on some tupper ware. But I agree the 1988 era was HOT!!!

1988 was a to me

Both r awesome,so either 1!

both in the same night!!!


man, this weekend kicked ass!

Setlist/Concert Prince. Although he is pretty awesome playing other people's stuff, I prefer to hear him play his own.

I think I'd like to try the combo, thank you.

anon said:

You want fries with that?

CJBabyDaddy said:

Just the little one, thank you. The one that shakes.

You set me up to be corny-cliche and I fell right into it.

TheFemaleNumber6 said:

Aftershows are so different! If you've seen lots of concerts as I have, then you really appreciate the feel of the aftershows. Everbody should try to get to at least one! If I HAD to make a choice at this point, I'd say aftershows.

NewPowerSista said:

i've personally been to one aftershow, and i've seen/heard a slew of 'em through 'other methods'. i don't really have any favored aftershow recordings, and while i appreciated the one i attended, i'm not really excited about ever seeing or hearing a recording of it.

i think you really have to BE THERE to appreciate an aftershow, because it's more about the musicians jamming than it is about experiencing the performance of songs. it's kinda like watching a re-run of a sporting event. if you don't catch it while it's fresh, it doesn't really mean as much.

Yes.

Aftershows for sure. Less structure, smaller venue, & Prince just having fun. The only way to see the man.

I've never been to an aftershow

Only seen clips of the one where he sings 'Happy Birthday' to Cat

TheFemaleNumber6 said:

after show of course!

Anx said:

I wouldn't disagree with you, Anx, about having to be there. I don't have MANY aftershow recordings that are that great, mainly because of the kind of jamming they do, but I was thinking of actually BEING at one or the other and if you're AT an aftershow, and I've been to several, you can definitely appreciate how different Prince is there and how different the music is!

can i say hit & run as an answer? those shows are when he is most daring and free...

NewPowerSista said:

well, you do have the advantage of every aftershow being more unique unto itself than a regular concert performance, though i have to say i was impressed by how different each of the musicology shows i saw that year were - sure, the basic set list was the same every night and some of the songs felt like he was just going through the motions to get to the next one ('when doves cry', anyone?), but he switched it up enough to make each experience unique. i think it's a personal preference thing, but i like him adding small touches and surprises to a show with a strong structure to it...which is why i would prefer the regular setlist concert to an aftershow, but ESPECIALLY why i liked the tamar show i saw, because it felt like the best of both worlds. very loose but very structured.

sosgemini said:

yes you can use that as an answer too.

Hes always better live so both would be just as amazing as the other