midnightmover said:

Okay then, I remember at the Lovesexy concert, people only really getting into the songs themselves (rather than kind of just watching) when he hit old radio played songs. As a matter of fact the Bob George part really turned off two girls in front of me.

Basically mass audience people seem to want only those songs which are played repeatedly for them in the media.

Jatrig said:

prior 2 the pfu debacle i would have so loved and have said that he should do more recent material than the old. but now i could care less if he did cause i won't pay 2 c him do material that's over 20 years old and keep boasting "i've got so many hits" he turned in2 a oldies act once he set up camp in vegas

Jeffiner said:

the stones, springsteen, dylan all do new music as well

L4OATheOriginal said:

Prince is still doing new music live. It might not be to you liking but he's still doing it.

Jeffiner said:

the red hot chilli peppers comes 2 mind ..and oh wait..they per4m most of their new material than just 5 songs or even less at every show

NouveauDance said:

moviestar08 said:

1990
1993
2004
2007

did i miss any other times?

purplecam said:

yes he is ..but doing one or 2 songs that r recent cuts doesn't make me want 2 pay all that money 2 go c him live. unlike the ONA tour where it was more of a aftershow posed as a main show. that was worth the price. at the palladium in 94 that was what time it was.

hearing someone say i've got 2 many hits and focusing the show mostly from material from 84 ain't worth my money no more

ufoclub said:

Well, Bob George would freak anyone out. I never really liked it much myself I must say. I wasn't yet a fan when Lovesexy came out, but most people seem to agree Americans were put off by the album cover. Many record shops wouldn't even put it on display. So it makes sense there'd be people at the US shows waiting for the hits, but remember those hits were themselves quite new when you think about it. "Kiss" was only two years old. The SOTT songs were only a year old. And furthermore, everyone I've spoken to and all the fotage I've seen confirms that the Europeans went nuts for the whole show.

L4OATheOriginal said:

It looks like the earth tour averaged about 3-4 PR songs per show. Out of a 30+ song setlist that's not bad. And about the same for songs from the past couple of albums.

http://pagesperso-orange....index.html

Either way, it's pretty much common knowledge that the big shows aren't for the hardcore fan who just wants to hear a live version of Moonbeam Levelst. Personally, I could never hear him do Let's Go Crazy again and I'd be fine with that. But alot of the oldies, hits and non-hit favorites, have held up for a reason, so I don't mind hearing most of those songs, even if I have heard them a million times before.

ElCapitan said:

don't 4get that laughable sampler set he did at o2

L4OATheOriginal said:

Agreed! Although I don't think I have the personal integrity to say I won't see him again - even knowing he's only gonna do the same songs from 20 years ago.

It'd be awesome to see him do "the word" or "life of hte party" and have people actually cheering and singing the chorus -- but it just won't happen. THey aren't that good.

Jatrig said:

Youve obviously forgotten the string of aftershows he did where he played lots of songs that werent hits and got the audience cheering and singing along . In fact it seems everyone on this thread whose obsessed with making out that Prince
just plays old hits from the 1980s is completely oblivious to the aftershows and their setlists . Non-hits from the mid 90s like Chaos and disorder and I Like It There were played to rapturous responses.

Wall said:

Congratulations Wall , your posts continue to show you up as completely clueless , Prince played pretty much the entire album in the 1993 act 1 US Tour . Whats your definition of a bonafide hit by the way , TMBGITW was a near-worldwide no.1 hit in 1994 which is the mid-90s , and other tracks have been number 1s , Last December was a no.1 somewhere in the far east I recall
(and dont even think of making out the japanese market isnt significant ) .

And to those who say that Prince doesn't premiere new songs on his tours anymore , the ONA Tour featured the still unreleased "U Want Me" and the Musicology tour regularly featured the then unreleased Black Sweat along with The Rules.
[Edited 11/15/07 13:54pm]

Jatrig said:

That's a matter of opinion but that's part of why I will always go see Prince when he's where I am because I want to be there if and when he decides to do an obscure song. Prince still does the unexpected. No one expected the ONA Tour but it came and there was something different with every show. I'm sure the next time Prince tours, there will be something different. Whether its a big change in song lineup or not, there will be something new for us all.

MsLegs said:

Definition of a Prince defender: Paid asskissers/spindoctors and kool aid drinkers

Tame said:

OMG!!!! Folks/artists are not going to be young forever, dang! He's still fine as hell!!!
No one can take away his genius! He makes allot of these young artists the media is asskissing like remedial, learning disabled mutherfuckers! Yeah, I said that shit!! PRINCE IS STILL A BAD MUTHERFUCKER TO ME!!!!

Yes, it's true his ego is out of control at times. But, it's all about the music. He knows that shit!

HomeSquid said:

An "Oldie" knows what the "Oldies" are...lololol.

Also, Most of the modern acts won't make it past 30 in this market..

Look at most of the entetainers that are popular..

Americans aren't buying CDs much because of technology.

I beleive that some of these entertainers are riding that "Maddona-like-wave" of relationships over music.

The, its Publicity over music. Drug habits for publicity (which cause publicity and sympathy for the right entertainers). Re-hash music over music. Scandals over music..

Why? They are all nearing 30, and so are their "fans". If you are 27, you may be in trouble already in this industry (and most of the "modern popular elite entertainers" are about 26-28). These companies will push them out too, even faste---before they ask for a 2nd or 3rd major contract.

So, you won't ever see too many "80's Established Pop-rocker Contracts" anymore.."

The CD/Album may be over.. Entertainers are said to be platinum by "records shipped, and not sold" and projections. Nobody, is doing as well as it seems..

The best thing to do is sell your own CDs and DVDs as Prince began to do.

The industry is shot,IMHO.

Jatrig said:

hence a theater tour ala ONA would serve that purpose. but still i don't know if even i could bring myself 2 seeing him again live

moonshine said:

aftershows r not the main shows tho. i would rather c him bust these songs during a main show and if those that want the hits go 2 the aftershows. And please remember that if there is a aftershow, that prince would play.

HomeSquid said:

Definition of a Prince hater: Uses "Freedom of Speech" as a means to slag Prince of and cry about the fact that he's moved on from the 80's: his 90's stuff was not all that good and 00' not what they wanted to hear so it's just not good enough...oh please put a sock in it mate... !

ejnbmore said:

walk the streets and Spread the WORD!!!!!

Continue talking to yourselves paid asskisser/spindoctors & kool aid drinkers while people tune out your idotic ranting. Keep defending your has been and refrain from trying to censore peoples freedom of speech.

"Free Your Mind & Your Ass Will Follow."

HomeSquid said:

Great, another sheep v. hatas discussion!