Now, before I was trying to figure out why he chose to do this performance. He's not a pop star anymore and he was only nominated for one crappy album. But I think I know why he did this...



BECAUSE PRINCE IS BACK!!! :HEADBANG:


I was a bit disappointed that Beyonce had to join him, but I will admit that his medley of hits from js greatest album was not bad at all. He showed the music world that he still had it. Prince is back, folks, like it or not. This lil' revival will be the talk of the org for days, I swear.

He's the man!!!

NWF said:

I'm with you on that one. I think that this is just the beginning of something really big and we might as well get ready for it. Prince is back, period!

I wasn't sure what to think until they cut to Justin Timberlake right after "Let's Go Crazy" and Justin nodded his approval . Once I saw the new King of Funk acknowledge the former King,then I knew Prince did good.

It was a touching moment,like a passing of the "Funk Torch", so to speak.

warning2all said:

Wait, slow down, are you saying that Justin is the new King of the Funk?

If so, then there is someting seriously wrong with you. Now, Andre 3000 and Big Boi I can understand. Not "Justin Trousersnake".
[This message was edited Sun Feb 8 21:07:28 PST 2004 by NWF]

warning2all said:

yeah...and i bet you believe that bobby brown is really the king of r & b...right?

If Prince wants to do this properly he really needs to seperate himself from where he is. He needs a 24/7 viewing of Entertainment tonight, needs to read up on some past editions of People magazine, and surround himself with people like Paris Hilton, I am not saying this is a good thing for him, but If he wants to do it properly he needs to come down to this level... And if he wants some sales off this new album a remix by an International DJ that knows what is going on will defrinetly help. Before you all dis me on this opinion, can I just say like it or not, Pop culture has its patterns. Prince has already established himself as an artist, the whole world has a taste of his integrity, Time to call Mitsubishi and score a commercial...

i was sooo happy to see Prince on the grammys. this was my first time seeing Prince perform live since i've become a fan. and if i wasn't already a Prince fan before... and all my family members were like "who's that?" and i said "Prince" and they said "are you serious? he looks so good for his age!!!" and he does. i swear i almost cried. he looks tooo damn good for his age. he must have a purple lazarus pit or something. Beyonce's ass didn't need to be on stage. and she shoulda wore purple. dammit. anyway i was sooo happy tonight. i love Prince sooo much. seeing him made my day complete. i hope he does come out with a bang. i think this might be a big year for him.

Moxy said:

you know what, i'm with you. maybe you're being sarcastic, i don't know. but i think if he wants a hit, or a second run, he needs to play the game. everyone on the world already gives him props for being an artistic genius. that's been proven. he needs great pr people and he needs to be in the 'right' scene. sad but true. and i wouldn't have any problems with him playing along for a while. he did it in the 80's and he damn sure did it in the 90's so why not play the game now? if he gets some commercial success it will give him lots of cushion to use npg records to its fullest.

I feel your vibe but NEVER,NEVER,ever forget this.

If the record company wants you to have a #1 album,Grammy & American Music Awards,etc. you will.You will be lauded as the "Best thing since..."


If they don't want you on "top", then I dont give a damn how good the music is, your album will be sitting at the store waiting for the hard core fan to come and buy it.

Dont ever forget this !
[This message was edited Sun Feb 8 21:31:25 PST 2004 by muleFunk]

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Well,I wasn't sure until Whitney Houston told me so!

yup it's official then, Bobby Brown is the king of pop...oh and funk:)))

Seriously tho, if u say Justin is the king of funk u really shouldn't b here...

warning2all said:

Just goes to show the effects of smokin too much crack.
Justin Timberlake is a pop singer...NOT the King of Funk!
George Clinton, James Brown, Prince or someone of that stature can slug it out for that distinction. But Justin Timberlake???

warning2all

That was your first lesson in funk
[This message was edited Sun Feb 8 21:45:33 PST 2004 by Housequake2K2]

Please NO remixes. P does not need that sort of shite.

Housequake2K2 said:

I wasn't serious!

I thought it was interesting that seconds after a performance by a legend playing classic songs-an original who writes every note and plays every instrument-they cut right to the Michael Jackson wanna-be...a corporate"product"...

Cutting from Prince twirling,picking guitar riffs and Maceo's horn blasts to a unshaven scrawny kid giving his approval was ludicrous and shows how bad the music industry has gotten since "Purple Rain".

warning2all said:

When they cut to him, you can see that Justin said "That was hot".

I posted this elsewhere, but just hadda say it again:



So, here's what I thought about the Grammy performance, and pardon me if my comments are a bit scrambled.

Well, once again, we get a hits medley. Same ol', same ol', right?

WRONG.

For me, anyway.

I looked at the performance through a different filter - maybe other people did, too.

Check it out:

Let's leave the usual suspects at the door for one moment.
Tonight it wasn't about the usual complaints and controversies.
It wasn't about "fams" vs. "fans". It wasn't about club vs. org.
It wasn't about religious interpretations and bodyguards and cease and desist orders.
It wasn't about releasing more music or this, that, or the other.

Tonight, for a few minutes, at least under my roof, I was transported back to the first time I saw Prince & the Revolution play the Grammys and the AMAs, waaay back in the day, when nothing mattered for those few blissful moments except for a man whose talent and charisma and sheer sense of presence are unparalleled.

Someone turned his star sign on extra hot tonight, and I'm still blinded by it.

Tonight was about showing the world why Prince is an icon - a timeless classic genius - an entertainer who does things nobody else can come near - and tonight, I am beyond proud of the man, and proud to be a longtime fan.

The people in the world who don't log on to clubs and orgs every day have been reminded of someone they better never have forgotten. In those few short moments and with those tired old songs, the man delivered on so many levels - as an entertainer, as a musician, as an icon. His chemistry with Beyonce was delicious, and really - for the first time in a live television broadcast performance - he came off like a true elder statesman of popular music.

And "Purple Rain" with full orchestra accompaniment? Dang.

Listen - we can bicker over vaults and chocolate invasions and cease and desist orders and all that tomorrow - I might agree with some of ya, and then again, maybe I won't. For tonight, I just gotta say - if just for a few minutes - The Kid Came Back.

Go figure, but for me it was AMAs/Grammys 1985 again. It was MTV debuting the live "I Would Die 4 U/Baby I'm A Star" video again. It was the live video of "America" for the first time, all over again. It was seeing the words PRINCE SPEAKS on the cover of Rolling Stone all over again. There was no weirdness, no bitterness, no "agenda", none of the usual Prince nonsense of the past ten or so years.

It was exciting and enthusiastic and JOYOUS and FUN.

It was the feeling of remembering why I've bothered all these years.

And to me, that feeling is all that will ever matter.

Bravo.

cool, perspective anxiety!

i have to admit, though, it reminded me that 1984/85 is long gone.

SassierBritches said:

The style of that era might be gone, but the energy is far from gone. That's what I got from tonight.

Anxiety said:

yeah, i just didn't feel the energy. i don't know, it just seemed very forced. but that's just me. i see a lot of people dug it and that's cool. for me, it was nice to see him in a major showcase.

Unlike Michael Jackson, Prince still kicks ass live. Now I already knew that, and many Prince fans know it too. But tonight, millions more were reminded of it.
Thanks, Prince. A great way to start off the week.

Anxiety said:

Well said.

One thing i know for sure is that you guys will be blown awayby his upcoming tour. Take it from us Aussies.

Tonight was Prince playing songs that are 20 years old! It was a bit of a tribute to a once great artist. Actually, he will always be great, but mainly because of his brilliance in the 80s. He is still a great live performer, but his songwriting abilities have not been there for many years.

SassierBritches said:

sass...

you nailed it.

Forced.

that is what i was thinking.

that is why The White Stripes performance blew me away. definitly my performance of the nite.

because it was anything but forced.

they also hit with a medley---but it felt as though they never rehearsed their performance overNover.

Jack's solo was everything Prince's was not.

spontanious.
raw.
real.
exploration.

i truly dug P's performance. it was funky and i see what he was trying to accomplish.

but, that is the exact reason why the Stripes performance BLEWMEAWAY!!! you tuly feel that they just dont give a fuck. it as if they are playing exactly what they wanna be performing at that moment.

THEY TRULY SOUND FREE!!!

Prince's TV apearances used to BLOWMEWAY.

as of late...they have not.

he definitly did not SOUND FREE.

no1 here can convince me that he actually wanted (in his heart) to perform these songs AGAIN.
but, he did.

i know he did so, because he has a plan. a comeback (to the mainstream-atleast.) is in the near future.

but...again that is why The D-Troit duo blew me away.

they are a relativly new group (to the mainstream-atleast) and in a music industry that is so quick to forget "hit artists" if they do not immediately continue with the big sales.

they still do their OWN THING. they continue to keep it raw. they still PLAY FREE. they continue to grind as if they just dont give a fcuk!

TonyC said:

If Everlasting Now, The Work and many of his other new(er) songs got the airplay that Purple Rain or Kiss got. Those would be hits too. His songwrting abilities didnt change...the industry did...

Prince has not more 2 offer what he offered us 2 the Grammys...PRINCE IS DEAD...U DIG IT!



PRINCE RIP

warning2all said:

I'm sure he was nodding to Beyonce-not Prince-Justin has always had a thing for her.

I'd prefer to believe that he will keep his integrity, stay with all he has said he believes in and that this, is a way of him self promoting his music which will remain free.

I can not stand to read that he is 'back'. He never went anywhere, only in your own mind did he go away and come back again.

Seriously

R Kelly's Doo Doo Butter

CalhounSq said:

calhoun!!! and whatchoo talkin 'bout?

jazzvibrator said:

I did not pay enough attention to this performance the 1st time I watched it but the 2nd they BLEWMEAWAY too!!!

How can a 2-piece band sound like a 10 peice band. He ripped that guitar in half!