Aww I missed it

Goes on a cybersearch search

I I went to the Village Underground aftershow. First off it was not a 45 minute set, Prince was on stage for 2-3 songs at most. He has his back turned to the crowd ala a Miles Davis "F U People" attitute.. He is going bald, or got a really bad haircut.. Looked like a frail old man, needing help to get up on a 1 foot high stage.. Had huge bodyguard goons with him..

Ok do i sound bitter, not really as it was worth the $10 cover and trek down there, but what amazes me in such a small space, either the regular crowd didnt know he was in the house as everyone was on their freakin blackberries during the whole show until he got on stage..

Also the band seemed to be totally enjoying it as they are a house band, while with talent i doubt any of them will be breakout stars..

he played a red guitar that the house band was playing, but the lefty playing skinny white kid in the band was playing a fender Strat, blue, but it was strung lefty, probably would have been a better sound for Prince..

Also after he left the stage, he was up on his table in the VIP section, either laughing or crying inside as the house band singer did the lyrics to Ballad of Dorothy Parker while the band was playing something totally different.. strange moment..

Then the house band played Chocolate by the Time.. I was like WTF (Prince was gone at this point)..

Shelby J (go away please), and Morris Hayes also sat in with the house band was Prince was on stage. Oh the stage was so small 9 musicians, that the 2 drummers had their kits set up on the "dance floor"

It was cool to see, but considering the last time i saw prince he was with that talentless hack Tamar, i think the house band was an upgrade!!

JOYJOY said:

Somebody posted this on Dr. FB after:

'Prince’s NEW GUITARIST is
Quinton Dean from the vacation island of Turks and Cacaos

Besides Him It was the same band from Paris

Liv, Elisa and Shelby J. on Vocals
Cora – Drums
Joshua – Bass
Mr. Hayes -Keys
Cassie – Keys and Vocals
Prince – Whatever
Quinton Dean – Guitar'

Dr. FB also posted some info. on him but I can't see the image/video because I'm missing some activex control or soemthing

Ayan said:

Your review was wack & very negative....U could have kept that to yourself

Sorry if I've missed it here somwhere, but are there pics / videos of Prince's appearance online anywhere?

SugarnSpice said:

can u c this?

Sorry for spoiling the positivity here:

but I'm shocked - after my listening to "I Feel 4 U"/ "Controversy" I can assure everyone here that this is Prince's worst aftershow, ever.. - it's just shockingly bad.

Shelby J. - PLEASE..... go away.

Ayan said:

Okay, so some of us were watching it online and the screen frozed a few times, so we estimated the length of time to be between 20 - 40 minutes even when Prince left the stage and his singers were still performing.

Shelby J, Liv and Elisa, they have great harmony together andsounded just fine from watching it online, maybe they're just not your cup of tea bacause you sound very bitter in your reporting, but uh..thanks for sharing. Hopefully someone else was there, and can give us a report, but thanks.
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KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Geez, that guy's report comes off bitter, and it sounds like the poster was having a bad night before he/she got to the show or something Let's hope we hear from someone else who was there who could possibly give a better report.

I enjoyed watching it online and Shelby, Elisa and Liz sounded pretty good.
[Edited 5/5/10 6:33am]

JOYJOY said:

I can now, thanks! Managed to install Firefox on this stupid work machine in the end so that solved my problem

Ooh! I missed the treat
Sounds like it was an exciting night in NYC
Ah, Angel...I have fond memories of Shelby's
rendition Thank you

Mr. Quinton Dean does indeed seem like a mighty fine addition
He has a powerful voice, and from the teaser clip, he
sounds a lot like David Hinds from Steel Pulse, among others

Reggae is in the house, y'all. It's coming
[Edited 5/5/10 6:39am]

thedance said:

I liked it!!
The synth was a cheese fest but you cant blame Shelby for that? The vocals were on point!

JOYJOY said:

She does have some strong vocals, and so does Liz. Powerhouse soul singers. Elisa has a nice voice as well, especially when all 3 harmonize together.

so is there any more info. on the Time Mag event, or did they just do the one song Angel by Sarah Mac?

Quinton Dean looks cool from the clip hope he sticks around.

Wow. This is the least informative and most confusing concert thread I've ever seen here.

serpan99 said:

Both pics already posted here, a few posts up, but thanks anyway, appreciate it.
[Edited 5/5/10 17:32pm]

Giovanni777 said:

Well, sorry you feel that way, but it just so happened that after that gala was over, Prince showed up at the Village Underground (part of the Fat Black Pussycat venue) around 12:40am, and he, Shelby, Liz, Elisa jammed with the house band. Prince was on for about 2 to 3 songs (20 - 25 min), and left shortly afterwards. The show was streamed live, and some of us were able to watch it online. Hope this info helps a bit. There were others at the actual show, hopefully they'll show up here and give their review.

There's not much info on the actual Time gala event other than the Wireimage pics that were posted around 12 am this morning on this thread, and a statement from Elton John's pic on Wireimage, that he introduced Prince on stage at the Time 100 gala. Also, the info on Dr. Funkenberry's site as well.
[Edited 5/5/10 7:10am]

2elijah said:

Not in this size and without the watermark, but I'll back off again and hide in my box...c ya!

Ayan said:

Thanks for being honest, I expect the witch hunt to begin shortly.

Before the request start popping up. This footage is not available through any official source yet. Don't ask.

If it comes up anywhere official, we'll have it here.

Giovanni777 said:

Yea, considering all the prior notice from multiple official sources, the HD video and flood of news coverage, we really should have done better for you.

2elijah said:

I hear that. My guess is that we'll have more reports/reviews by mid-late afternoon. Something just seems disturbing from what we've read so far.

Mars23 said:

Funny. That wasn't personal in any way, and U should know that.

I don't get the "we should have done better for you" part... I'm not the only one who wants 2 know more.

Last I checked, I was a part of "we".

That was funny though ("multiple official sources, the HD video and flood of news coverage").

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[Edited 5/5/10 7:27am]

serpan99 said:

No problem Serge, I just thought you wasn't aware that they had already been posted here, but I do appreciate your posting them in a bigger size.
[Edited 5/5/10 7:59am]

Giovanni777 said:

Yes, hopefully. I think you would have enjoyed watching it online early this morning had you known it was on. It was orger "p4life" that alerted those of us who happened to be online, that Prince was at the Village Underground, and we would be able to watch it live, and it seems that airing their shows live online, is something that club does on a regular basis.
[Edited 5/5/10 7:53am]

Let me just add that it is interesting 2 see the Auerswald again.

Also, I wonder what Elton John said as he announced Prince.

serpan99 said:

Call me shallow, but I think this is Prince's most boring hairstyle ever. It is cropped real short like the Emancipation era, except with no carvings or designs. Maybe that's why he brought out the model C guitar? It's flashiness cancels out the boring hair?