purplecam said:

Me either!
I'm so pumped right now

2elijah said:

Heck no. But it was cool. I was kind of disappointed. The solos weren't as good as I thought they'd be... and someone needs to tell harmonica guy to shut the hell up.

Gohi said:

Well, that's your opinion. After seeing that performance of "Dreamer" tonight, "it was better than fury"....love the lyrics:-D

Would love to see him play "Dreamer" live.
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of course. Fury gave me shivers and made me believe 3121 would be a classic and this one just left me cold.

NuPwrSoul said:

I would love to hear that performed live.

Am I the only one that noticed how Mike Bland kicked the dogg sh*t out of the "other" drummer?

Graycap23 said:

Enough of the Cora hate. Check out her performance of Shhh on LF.com (if you can even view it, haha)

Two 4 two....waaaaahooooo

Prince IS the MAN!!! He tore that guitar up on Dreamer!!!

His performances are perfection. Beautiful suit and I see Ilona was in the house. Looooking Goooood

Oh and the commercial was Grrrrreat! (In my best Tony the Tiger voice) Loved it too!


Also liked Mr. Yonnet's jacket,very

Thank you very much for two wonderful nights of performances,much appreciated.

Graycap23 said:

He kicked the dog sh*t out of it, and kicked it again and again. How's that, Gray? But I still love Cora's playing. She came a long way from when I first saw her play at the Nokia, in NYC in 2006.
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Graycap23 said:

no you are not the only one

and I'm convinced that was part of the problem last night.

Was Michael B. wearing an apron? That man was chopping it up, so I guess he needed some protection.

To me, he just unleashed two songs on Leno that thrill and amaze. Absolutely ridiculous.

But more importantly, their studio brethren are far, far better. And I'm sure in his own concerts where he'll have 8-10 minutes or more, he's going to break some strings.

Which all means that I don't have to make fucking conditions about having to watch "SNL" or track down some concert bootleg.

The version I'll be listening to for the rest of my life is already in my ears.

== screw being able to type ==
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Gohi said:

i mean, yea this one left me speechless!
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Graycap23 said:

Bland indeed killed it..."Dreamer" was overall a strong showing from Prince and the stripped down band...

But the lackluster feel of Prince's 1st performance had little to do with the drummer's (cora) skill and more to do with the SOUND of the drums...Prince has to learn that songs using the darker-toned Linn drum do not translate well "live" with live drums....The groove came off as "Oprah funk" because of this...
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mwilli said:

And, without so much as breaking a sweat, by the end of that last solo, he scored a hole-in-one, a bicycle-kick-goal, and a touchdown !

murph said:

Hmmmm interesting ... I don't recall that being a problem when perfroming Housequake live... you going to make me go do some homework!
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I thought both performances were pretty good. very pleased. kind of a dick move walking out like that but very Prince... I was glad Leno didn't let him get away w/ it last night. Respect man, pay it!

murph said:

you know I bet ?uestlove would kill Old School Company

yes!

Alexandernvrmind said:

Hmmm...notice I said "Darker toned" Linn drum..."Housequake" had the the higher pitch Linn which works with a crisp live snares...But when you go with the lower toned, heavier Linn sound such as "Old School Company," (think of the drum sounds in terms of lower tone: "When Doves Cry" and "Beautiful Ones" and even "Kiss"--a song that can be hit or miss live for Prince) it sounds small without the LINN...And it didn't help that he sped the groove up, which took away from the dark feel of it...

All this to say, that "Dreamer" worked MUCH better....

In the future Prince needs to break out the Live Linn triggers when it comes to the heavier Linn sounds...

But yeah...he gets props for tonight...Major props...

murph said:

I can say the same about you bitching about last night performance cuz everything you said is so fucking wrong. Last Ol Scholl c ompany was tight as well and this tune translates into an amazing new funky anthem live.

Period.

MajesticOne89 said:

Well, I dunno about that...

Putmarroussia said:

That would be all fine and good...

But if you can't tell the difference between classic Org "bitching" and a nuanced, non-fammey criticism then that's on you...Ya dig?

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Alexandernvrmind said:

There was no problme last night. This Cora hate is totally absurd. She is very tight now an she does the job perfectly. But of course, you seem to have a better ear than many of us and Prince himself.
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Graycap23 said:

No. And it was nice to actually hear some funky bass, too.

Gohi said:

Michael B. kills Cora on Shhh, too. No one is saying she is a bad drummer (she's a professional musician after all), she's just boring as hell and not on par with Michael, Sheila or John. But she is better than Bobby Z.!

murph said:

dude I couldn't put my finger on last night... I didn't know why he seemed flat but I think your on to something... thanks for the reference points with Doves, BOs and Kiss.... and you are right about Kiss being hit or miss live

good stuff dude

Another solid live performance from Prince. He needed some redemption after last night and bringing back what is arguably his strongest live band to support him was a wise and surprising move. It's a shame this grouping never recorded a real studio rock album.

There are only ten interesting minutes on all of Lotusflower and lucky for Prince tonight, five of those minutes are Dreamer.
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Alexandernvrmind said:

Alexandernvrmind said:

Old School Company last night was no flat! It was slammin'. I have it on HD here with a great sound quality. It's a killer. And Cora was really into it.

Putmarroussia said:

definately gotta disagree there.... Old School didn't translate well last night from the studio version. I couldn't put my finger on it and many of us were discussing it all day... because the studio verison of that song is sick.

Gotta agree with Murph here! By the way I'm not saying last night sucked I'm saying given the grove of the studio cut I was taken aback by its flatness performed live...
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someone said that sounds that use he linn drum on record dont work well live with live drums. are u kidding me??? as much as i love his linn drum programing, nothing beats the sound of live drums