paisley16 said:

No, that wasn't real at all.

I've never been so proud to be a Prince fan. I watched the show with my mom, who's nearing 70. She thought he was great, but worried someone was going to be hurt the whole time. What a true professional! This was something magical and I wouldn't be a bit surprised for him to experience another "comeback". Actually, this was the most electrifying and mass appeal type of performance since Purple Rain the movie.

I noticed the lightening... I think twice. I too thought it was real..... but it was perfectly timed (I can not recall when it was).

It was so perfectly timed.....I wondered was it real lightening or effects.

Anx said:

Shelby's tambourine was '3121'. otherwise, yeah, i'd say restraint for a crowd that wouldn't have any clue wtf it is.

JustErin said:

Yeah,I forgot about the lightening. I thought it was cute.

So Anx has to get some doves on a stick and some lightening in a can

FruitToAttractBears said:

somebody called them Beyonce clones

lastdecember said:

I couldn't agree more.

i liked it!! thought he performed great with the old favorites, and i enjoyed his covers, especially Best Of You. and he's such a master on that guitar.

all in all, good on you prince!

anyone know if the performance is online anywhere yet?

JustErin said:

sorry but it looked real to me- it was raining awfully hard and it is Florida- but I'll watch again.

evenstar3 said:

www.housequake.com

evenstar3 said:

Houseqake but it cuts out after the beginning of 1999

I was hoping he was going to play Good Love, Glam Slam or Thieves in the Temple...but that is asking waaaaayyyy too much.

PicassoFace said:

It's a Foo Fighters song. Dave Grohl is a huge Prince fan, they've even covered "Darling Nikki".

I thought for sure he'd slip a lil James Brown in there. But I think that would have been a lil sad
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I said:




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FruitToAttractBears said:

thanks, but basically every torrent program is blocked at my school. yay dorms.

ThreadCula said:

honey, as awesome as he was tonight, I wish I could slip him some of my james brown if you know what I mean.

Imago said:

SammiJ said:

veryfinemale said:

I don't think the lighting was real---pyrotechnics. Maybe from blimps overhead?

How much money you think prince made on this half time show performance?

TOTALLY AWESOME PERFORMANCE!

I can't believe they could play in the rain like that without the fear of somebody getting electrocuted????

evenstar3 said:

Go to www.housequake.com to view

evenstar3 said:

Ok I found this: http://www.youtube.com/wa...rwQicpWaiQ

CEASE YOUR ANDROGYNOUS OUTBURST!!!

I thought it was a Great Performance!!!

And the rain in some ways made it better. I thought there were some audio problems on his Purple Rain solos but that may have been my TV or the rain.

I loved the stage. Prince is more and more using his "symbol" again and
it works wonderfully. It adds more mystery which is fun. The stage looked like
a space ship. I kept expecting it to lift-off. Those long stadium shots
of the symbol stage all lit up is what I will remember. An extremely cool stage, Prince performing great, the rain, and the audience going crazy.
A truly beautiful moment.

I am sure Prince will get great press from this too. A classy peformance in
bad weather and a new single all in the same weekend.


And if there is a tour this year it would be great to see a show "in the round"
again using that Symbol stage. That would be so much fun.

Cheers,

Chris

funkonthe1 said:

from what I understand, they don't make much, it's all about the exposure and the NFL/producers pick up the cost of the stage, etc.

as far as being electrocuted- wireless packs are battery powered....rain doesn't help keep the guitars in tune but that's the biggest risk.

So tomorrow I will just stare at all my friends who BUSTED on me and my love His Royal Purpleness, crackin on his orange suit, saying they were glad I have a 50" TV b/c I'd never be able to SEE him otherwise, BLAH BLAH BLAH, and I will graciously receive all their apologies. BECAUSE THAT WAS AWESOME! I think many of us feel rather like a mom or dad who feels their favorite kid never gets any respect, and then they just win the game at the buzzer with a nuttin-but-net lob from mid-court! THAT'S RIGHT!

And the lightening was a TV effect--don't think it was visible to the fans on site. Perhaps we can get that cleared up by someone who was there. Notice how the shot went wide JUST AT THAT MOMENT. I really do think it was computer added for the TV fans.

Can't wait for my 2/24 3121 trip! WOOOOO HOOOOO!

Anx said:

Prince? Show restraint?


I think he's got something else up his sleeve.

FruitToAttractBears said:

omg

you will learn to love me...or I WILL KILL YOU!