interesting the very beginning and end is cut off. is this becuz he ran over the alotted time and they cut a bit off either end? they should have cut the going off stage/crowd cheering bit instead.

hopefully a full version of the performance will one day surface!


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ps. i'm first on page 10!!! yipeeeee!
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or is that last overall?

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Sander said:

LOL at you acting like Prince performed his entire tv performance sitting on a stool....

RogetFerris said:

Bravo.....Truth

WOW!
So I finally got to see this and its amazing! Once again! I've been saying that since day 1 of seeing him perform live! Just brilliant! A couple comments...

Ok I lost count but early on in the thread I didnt see it was a full version of 1999 - wow! and he retired this one just to bring it back badder and funkier than ever. i know why too...its a clean song and hes into that now!

Back up dancers - they are the new Diamond & Pearl for sure...nicely done they blend in the background better than the twinz ever did

No More Candy 4 U Live Is SICK! Damn I've heard about it for months but to finally see it...damnnnn

Controversy - geez he kicked it in too high gear for this one and killed it but the chair...that sucks!!!

The Hip - I gotta say it...it makes me somewhat depressed that Prince can no longer even roam the stage which brings even more power to his perfomances...yes the splits is a long goner but no longer playing stage left and right...a pity

Overall A+
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laurarichardson said:

Go see Cyndi Lauper, she still puts the energy of a 30 year old on stage. I'm just sayin'. That's not to knock Prince btw, just a retort to your comment that assumes a lot.

Dag, I'm just finding out about all of this. Tough jam. Beautiful band. The drummer was glowing.

RogetFerris said:

This isn't some obscure thing, he did this in THOUSANDS of performances. For YEARS.

Yet somehow these "fans" managed to avoid all of those instances.

Oh, BTW: when I heard him say "Vegas" for the first time, I guessed what it meant by APPLYING LOGIC: Prince calls out "Vegas", and much like "on the one" or "kickdrum" or "confusion", it's a musical cue. Which is then confirmed by his band applying said cue.

Think. It ain't ilegal yet.

DrD said:

Wanna know why this is crap? Because he's IMITATING previous performances.

And his band is shit. ZERO personality.

Those two things are linked, BTW.

eelco said:

I knew what "Vegas" meant when I heard it for the first time. Ditto "confusion". Ditto "on the one". Ditto "kickdrum". It's not like Prince invented calling out musical cues. It's not like these are some obscure references.

Let's see: Prince yells "Vegas", and then his band starts playing some big cheesy musical bit. Yeah, there's absolutely no way to figure that one out. I must be a genius.

BartVanHemelen said:

I don't see how he's imitating Dance 4 Me and No More Candy, since they haven't been played on tv before, afaik.

I the WHOLE performance. Just brilliant, imho....

lezama said:

For a reason, I thought she was beautiful, gorgeous eyes.

BartVanHemelen said:

Acting normal isn't illegal either. Reading your posts is like hearing someone scream angry in my ear

I think I'm gonna skip yours from now on.

Tabee Bart.

WOW!!!

I'm all smile after watching this Mostly because you can see EVERYONE in the room having FUN, audience as well as the band as well as Prince!

I agree with some of the previous posts that the band maybe not is the most funky or swinging band, but they sure delivered and by the end of the day that's what counts! No more candy he sings - well this is pretty sweet already! Thanks!

He did it again! Wow! Dance 4 Me is my favorite, where he re-arranges the song with a holy-f*ckin'-macaroni latin jazz santana like guitar solo!

You have 2 B a Prince B4 U Bcome a King anyway

SmearMrTroof said:

geo4you said:

A true word if I ever heard one..! i just wish (U heaven) eh.. I could have been there!

BartVanHemelen said:

lol damn dude, I remember seeing you on alt.music.prince years ago, and I gotta say, I'm impressed with your ability to remain exactly the same!!

Sander said:

i thought he was on the stool since he wsa singing "Dance 4 Me" which is an ode to strippers in that Prince sort of way. You're usually sitting down when getting a dance.

I would have given the deed to my left nut to have seen this show. Thats a hurricane of BAD ASS, I was blown away.

You are doing great stuff again, and I mean jamming to your new music Prince, awesome, thank you for the kick ass NO MORE CANDY. Probably by favorite song from the albums anyway. I was thrilled.

Thanx.

BlackandRising said:

i totally agree with u blackandrising. the song is called "Dance 4 Me" not "Let me dance 4 u".

That's a clever analysis. Actually I just thought the chair was for the interview part. He didn't know how long it would be and he feels more comfortable sitting when answering questions. But I prefer the mentioned theory.

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I am not telling you what to do or what to think but in my opinion your post came off as a little negative as the overall performance was top notch and I do not think there is anything wrong with P getting old as long as he does it gracefuly which I think so far is doing.

As far as standing in one place trust me P standing is more exciting and not nearly as prolonged as a lot of his peers.
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brightlight said:

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Well when Prince says Vegas. He means give me a big Vegas ending it is a cue to his band. Now that everyone has been informed you can all relax after all P has only been saying this for the past decade or so !!!!

thedance said:

Put " THEOS" First and U WILL NEVER come in second!

- Dance 4 Me
- No More Candy 4 U
- 1999
- I Feel 4 U (Intro)
- Controversy (All Day, All Night chant)


Where is 1999, I feel 4 u and Controversy?
why don't they put up the whole thing?


"2 all the suckerz winning anything and thanking the lord 4 what they do
No more candy 4 you no more candy 4 you "

Is Prince a hypocrite? I mean he's complaining about something he does all the time.. always thanking god... That his musical genius comes from god, etc.
Prince should become an atheist, becoming a christian is not improving, it's like de-evolving... "I've become a christian"= "my brain shrunk / i've been brainwashed / i've become mentally retarded, delusional etc".
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From what Prince said, it looks like he's going to play Las Vegas pretty soon.

squirrelgrease said:

noooo he needs to come back to paisley!

beener04 said:

But he definitely said Las Vegas.

Gonzalo1979 said:

I think he's referring to the lot of people who do nothing more than offend. I specifically think he's pigeonholing rappers, but I find lots of people do this. A rapper will rhyme about dealing, pimping, and other forms of blatant disrespect and then when they win an award, they thank jesus for the opportunity.

BlackandRising said:

I can sympathize with Bart's frustration.
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