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Thread started 05/12/11 1:59pm

kindofblue7

GREAT review of THE TROUBADOUR one-off concert in LA TIMES

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Reply #1 posted 05/12/11 2:11pm

Jamzone333

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kindofblue7 said:

http://latimesblogs.latim...adour.html

Thanks for the post!!!!!cool cool cool cool cool cool

"A united state of mind will never be divided
The real definition of unity is 1
People can slam their door, disagree and fight it
But how U gonna love the Father but not love the Son?
United States of Division"
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Reply #2 posted 05/12/11 2:17pm

Genesia

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See, now this here is the show I want to see.

We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves.
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Reply #3 posted 05/12/11 2:24pm

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"His backing band from the Forum shows jammed behind, but the performance was qualitatively different from a typical Prince show. The rock was harder, the setlist more obscure, the vibe distinctively loose and jam-heavy. The guitar solos threatened to shake the posters off the walls, with Prince interpreting Hendrix and Steve Ray Vaughn riffs with a virtuoso’s imagination. A sax man came out and went full Coltrane, unleashing blue notes that lit up the black lights."

This makes me horny for North Sea Jazz cool

Have a look at 'The W2A: Euro Tour Song Survey' http://prince.org/msg/12/362417
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Reply #4 posted 05/12/11 2:25pm

TheEnglishGent

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Sounds like an awesome night.

RIP sad
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Reply #5 posted 05/12/11 2:37pm

pennylover

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Excellent article. Thanks 4 sharing. I wish I had gone 2 that show. I truly hope he perform there again or any small venue. I will do any and everything 2 c him up close and personal.

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Reply #6 posted 05/12/11 2:53pm

kenkamken

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Great read, I could imagine the atmosphere in the room. I hope Prince releases some live material someday, in addition what's already been out officially.

"So fierce U look 2night, the brightest star pales 2 Ur sex..."
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Reply #7 posted 05/12/11 3:16pm

sashajones

Great review. It makes me wish I was there. I swear I hope he lives and continues to play until he is 100.

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Reply #8 posted 05/12/11 3:28pm

runphilrun

I hope this was somehow recorded pray

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Reply #9 posted 05/12/11 6:05pm

colorblu

cool

heart guitar

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Reply #10 posted 05/12/11 6:12pm

2elijah

kindofblue7 said:

http://latimesblogs.latim...adour.html

PRINCE_TROUBADOUR_

Prince delivers dazzling cover-filled rock set at the Troubadour

Wednesday night, there were no photos allowed at either of Prince’s instantly sold-out shows at West Hollywood’s Troubadour. The official reason stems from the Purple One’s insistence on controlling his visual representation, online and off. But I suspect otherwise.

Prince’s First Avenue days are well in the past -- the guitar god long since graduated to stadiums, arenas and other mass congregations. And for good reason: People don’t know how to behave when standing within five feet of Prince, dressed in a Native American shawl, skintight pants and white furry boots. Men lapse into prehensile stammers and crude gestures. Mesmerized women writhe like they’ve been placed under a fairy tale incantation.

Security guards were deleting photos of anyone who dared flout the Prince’s edict. But I suspect the photos wouldn’t have come out anyway. The purple is too bright, his motions too rapid. Presumably, all you can capture is a blurred hologram that vaguely resembles an old Sports-Flic baseball card. It’s weird, but so is Prince.

Sometime this week, he decided he wanted to play a pair of impromptu concerts -- the first filled with jazz numbers, the second with avalanche-heavy rock and roll riffing. Fans had no clue what to expect. They just knew that tickets were $100 and that the Purple One was playing a nightclub that typically hosts indie and folk acts. Predictably, it sold out within the hour. Prince is the sort of performer you cancel plans for; he’s the sort of performer you cancel wedding anniversaries for.

In the midst of a 21-night stand at the Forum, the indefatigable 52-year-old made his feelings abundantly clear on the first song, “I Like it There,” from 1996’s “Chaos and Disorder.” Following it up with "The Gold Experience’s” “Endorphinmachine” and the early cut “Bambi,” he lit into a lacerating squall of guitar solos. You half expected doves to start crying, or at least the CAA agent-types in the audience -- everyone agog at his Jimi Hendrix-like thrash that matched the evening décor (black light psychedelic posters, rainbow beats and the occasional lava lamp).

His backing band from the Forum shows jammed behind, but the performance was qualitatively different from a typical Prince show. The rock was harder, the setlist more obscure, the vibe distinctively loose and jam-heavy. The guitar solos threatened to shake the posters off the walls, with Prince interpreting Hendrix and Steve Ray Vaughn riffs with a virtuoso’s imagination. A sax man came out and went full Coltrane, unleashing blue notes that lit up the black lights.

Letting loose wry comments about airport security, skin color and the funk, Prince played on -- reinventing “Dreamer” from 2009’s “Lotusflow3r” and India Arie’s “Brown Skin.” Dorothy Moore’s “Misty Blue” got the cover treatment, as did Tommy James’ “Crimson and Clover” and Bob Marley’s “Waiting in Vain” -- a tacit reminder that Wednesday was the 30th anniversary of the reggae legend’s death.

Beyond its humor, Dave Chappelle’s occasional skits on "The Chapelle Show" about Prince struck such a chord because they tapped into the idea that there is nothing the man can’t do. He can make purple cool. He can kiss the sky like Jimi Hendrix. He can stomp you in basketball and then cook you breakfast. He can sing with a falsetto that frustrates Newtonian theory. He writes songs with more plot twists than the Egyptian Book of the Dead.

Over the course of the two ad a half hour concert, he gave his own singular twist on jazz, funk, futuristic soul, R&B, classic rock, reggae and electric blues. It was like watching Nabokov write “Pale Fire” -- he was twisting notes into origami just because he could. He didn't play a single one of his major hits. Nothing off “Purple Rain.” No “Diamonds and Pearls.” No “Controversy.”

But this is Prince, a man so inscrutable, strange and gifted that his eccentricities now seem almost ordinary. When he spray-painted a pair of hearts on the drum kit, mid-performance, it made its own peculiar logic. You cannot argue with Prince -- there is little ground to stand on. And judging from the audience, if he had knocked on their door and attempted to sway them to his faith, no one would have blanched.

Three encores. Wild chicken grease re-creations of “Play That Funky Music,” “Peach” and “Anotherloverholenyohead.” Chuck Berry riffs. Black Sabbath sludge performed with a figure skater’s grace. High fives to the crowd between encores -- an interstitial interlude where Bell Biv Devoe’s “Poison” played. Six hours of performance last night alone, and you couldn’t see a bead of sweat on the man’s face. Even Marley’s ghost reappeared in a final encore, with the band interpolating “Get Up Stand Up.”

The words may have been too resonant. After all, it’s hard not to take Prince literally. So when the marathon finally ended at 2:30 a.m. -- the house lights came on and the lava lamps flicked off -- a crowd lingered for an additional 20 minutes. They were dazed and confused, unwilling to leave, unsure whether that had actually happened and wondering whether Prince might remerge to play just one more song. Or maybe they were just waiting for him to cook them pancakes.

[Edited 5/13/11 5:40am]

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Reply #11 posted 05/12/11 7:45pm

mzsadii

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Who's your Daddy?????

Prince's Sarah
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Reply #12 posted 05/12/11 7:47pm

Shockedelicus

Setlist, anyone?

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Reply #13 posted 05/12/11 7:49pm

alandail

Best line of the article

"Prince is the sort of performer you cancel plans for; he’s the sort of performer you cancel wedding anniversaries for."

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Reply #14 posted 05/12/11 8:11pm

2elijah

Shockedelicus said:

Setlist, anyone?

Check the concerts forum in these thread links for the setlists:

http://prince.org/msg/12/358715

http://prince.org/msg/12/...?&pg=2

from last night 2 shows of eports from those who attended. They also lists those who were on stage singing/performing, since it seems the author of the posted article on this thread didn't mention any of their names. (i.e., Andy Allo, Mike Phillips, Shelby J, Elisa Dease).

[Edited 5/12/11 20:24pm]

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Reply #15 posted 05/12/11 10:25pm

PurpleChi

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mzsadii said:

Who's your Daddy?????


That's what I'm saying. Hello haters!!!!
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Reply #16 posted 05/13/11 2:51pm

ufoclub

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It's about time for Prince do pull a cool stunt to freshen up things! Very cool.

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Reply #17 posted 05/13/11 2:56pm

alexnvrmnd777

Jeff Weiss must be a paid employee of Prince's. 'Nuff said.

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Reply #18 posted 05/13/11 3:30pm

petiteqtpy

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Good review along with the reports on other threads from those in attendance!

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Reply #19 posted 05/13/11 5:03pm

jpnyc

All the time he spent in New York and no shows like this. He could have been tearing the roof off Terminal Five, Webster Hall, or Irving Plaza with hours of deep cuts and sold them out for a year's worth of shows.

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Reply #20 posted 05/13/11 6:45pm

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alexnvrmnd777 said:

Jeff Weiss must be a paid employee of Prince's. 'Nuff said.

Get a grip on reality and a life. I mean if you can get up and perform better than P than do so if not put a sock in it because it is tired.

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Reply #21 posted 05/13/11 6:51pm

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i still can't believe that he did I Like It There...LOVE that song!

Love God. Love Music. Love Life.
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Reply #22 posted 05/13/11 7:34pm

MarquessMarq

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That review makes me hard.

[edit] SO HARD.

[Edited 5/13/11 19:37pm]

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Reply #23 posted 05/13/11 7:42pm

babynoz

Glad to finally see a review from someone who gets Prince. cool

This is the type of show I'd travel to see.

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #24 posted 05/13/11 8:22pm

2020

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A+ review for an A+ artist and performer
The greatest live performer of our times was is and always will be Prince.

Remember there is only one destination and that place is U
All of it. Everything. Is U.
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Reply #25 posted 05/13/11 8:57pm

alexnvrmnd777

laurarichardson said:

alexnvrmnd777 said:

Jeff Weiss must be a paid employee of Prince's. 'Nuff said.

Get a grip on reality and a life. I mean if you can get up and perform better than P than do so if not put a sock in it because it is tired.

So is your constant mouthing off when NO ONE was talking to you.

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Reply #26 posted 05/13/11 9:21pm

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alexnvrmnd777 said:

Jeff Weiss must be a paid employee of Prince's. 'Nuff said.

?

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Reply #27 posted 05/14/11 7:49pm

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alexnvrmnd777 said:

laurarichardson said:

Get a grip on reality and a life. I mean if you can get up and perform better than P than do so if not put a sock in it because it is tired.

So is your constant mouthing off when NO ONE was talking to you.

Let me let you in on a little secret you are on a open message board. If you post something stupid, which you do on a routine basis you are going to get a response.

I am talking to you and you are not going to do anything about it.

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Reply #28 posted 05/15/11 9:46am

NONSENSE

the kind of show I'd like to see myself.

- just put on your sunglasses and rock! -

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