Okay, I'm gonna break this one down into a positive and negative review. But first I must say that I, EvilWhiteMale, actually thought the show was pretty fuckin hot. I know that may be hard to believe, but I really did enjoy (most) of the show. So here's the word:

POSITIVE:

I stepped inside the club as DMSR was already playing. I couldn't see shit cuz the place was so packed that I couldn't even see the stage. I could hear it though. And when I heard Prince play that guitar, I was like, "Oh damn, that shit sounds hot." After the song was done, my friend and I finally got onto the floor and got a descent view of the stage. Luckily we got in there cuz Prince was killin it on Controversy, Let's Work, Sign O The Times, Insatiable, The Question of U, and The Beautiful Ones, which was fuckin DOPE!! At the end of Controversy, he even had everyone chanting "People call me rude, I wish we all were nude, I wish there was no black and white, I wish there wer no rules." And on top of that his voice was as good as it ever was. He can still hit those notes and scream as well as he did 20 years ago. I was like "Damn Prince, where the fuck you been? You can still do this." He had a little "Chloreen Bacon Skin" moment as well, doing that raspy voice thing during a cool jam. And the guy was pretty funny also. During a slow groove, he was singing about some girl he's with who has bad breath cuz she ate the wrong kind of potato chips. Silly shit, but it was funny. So overall, I thought the show was very good. It was the best Prince show I've seen since around '96.

NEGATIVE:

Okay, now to be my normal critical self. I never thought I would be pissed about Prince starting early, but damn. Prince was on stage and there were still loads of people trying to get into the place. And at no fault to him, the place was totally disorganized and was probably a fire hazard with the way people were packed in there. But anyways, the first blunder of the show was letting Candy get moments to sing. She plays a hell of a sax, but she just doesn't work well on the mic. Not that she can't sing, but something was off. And speaking of solos, there were way too many. I have no problem with giving band members a moment to shine on stage, but when it's a small gig, it can be overdone very easily. Seriously, what the fuck was that Rubin Studdard looking dude doing in the front of the stage getting a singing solo? That was so wrong. And as I've said before, "too many horns." They worked okay throughout much of the show, but they were a bit much at times. Now what was fucked up was the way the show just declined in quality as it went on. After a bunch of good songs, Prince just had to go into some jazzy jam bullshit. Good Lord!!! It was getting boring very quickly, and even the crowd wasn't really feeling it. Then to make everything go to hell, the stage became full of people and the band started playing a very "Vegas" styled Soul Man. YUCK!!! That was just plain terrible. And then he finished it off with a lame version of Kiss. The same one he performed on Ellen. After that, he left the stage. The lights were still low and there was a pulsing tone still playing through the speakers. So we all figured it was a typical break before the encore. Everyone was chanting "We want Prince, We want Prince.." And then....motherfuckers started wrapping cables and gear on stage, and soon after, the house lights are on. Oohhhh, we got jerked!!! It was almost as if they broke our necks on purpose. Even for Prince, that was odd. I mean, that was the most anticlimactic moment ever. If he had just come out to do Bambi or something of equal power, the show would have been the bomb diggs, but no, it ended on a lame note.

So overall, the show was good, I'm not gonna front. I just wish he ended it things better than he did.
[This message was edited Tue Mar 16 12:36:05 2004 by EvilWhiteMale]

Thanks for the report EWM.

You're my kind of guy.

Nothinbutjoy said:

I try.

EvilWhiteMale said:

Daaam, Evil!! You lucky SOB. I would've loved to have heard SOTT and The Beautiful Ones live. He never does those live when he comes to the DC area.

But Soul Man?????

I came dangerously close to purchasing a last minute round trip plane ticket to NYC for this show, but considering I'm gonna see the man like two and a half times in the next month as it is, I just couldn't justify it. From the reviews I heard, it sounds like it's a good thing I sat out, though it would be no fault of Prince's. Just sounds like a crap venue. Still, it woulda been cool to bump into EWM and some other New Yawk freaks and friends who got to go.

Thanks for the review, Evil.

Thanks for the report, bro .
He'll be here in Columbus, OH in exactly one month!!

Hell, I may even consider catching him on the big show.

If Prince was still playing at 3am, abrupt ending or not, it sounds like a great show. This man's energy is incredible.
Thanks for the report.

EvilWhiteMale said:

What the fuck? Hey Evil, you say you got jerked....well...um.....I'd like to jerk you, too.

EvilWhiteMale said:

Go for it EWM! It will be one hot ticket!

Thanks for your review too. You're one lucky SOB!

EvilWhiteMale said:

Wait a minute, I thought you said you weren't even going and that you didn't care for the small club gigs?

I was there last night and i have to say i agree 100% with evilwhitemales review.. completely accurate... WAY TO MANY HORNS! it was almost a joke... he built up the show.. totally kickin and then would be like (uh oh were on to something better bust out a horn solo ) and it would totally kill the mood... it was way too late and we waited to long in line to hear horns...

that aside the acutal song moments were BRILLIANT!!! could have been the best prince show i ever saw if we could have skipped a few horn solos...

TheOrgerFormerlyKnownAs said:

I'd rather you jerk me than Prince.

kisscamille said:

Yeah, it could definitely be cool.

FanofDaFascist said:

Well from past experience, I almost gave up totally, but my friend had an extra ticket to give away, so how could I refuse?

EWM , the fact that you actually said something positive is a treat within itself. Your review was actually worth reading. Bravo to you!!!

I've been at shows that Prince has ended abruptly and without a climactic finish and when he does that it truly sucks like lousy sex, so I do understand what you felt in the negative part of your post, and I ain't mad at ya.
[This message was edited Wed Mar 17 7:40:14 2004 by SexyBeautifulOne]

EvilWhiteMale said:

ALRIGHT, WHO IS USING EVILWHITEMALE'S NAME IN HERE ????? SURELY THAT CANT BE YOU really, see him 'on the big show' ? that must have been a hell of a performance, seems even evilwhitemale has caught the prince fever welcome aboard sweetie, glad to have ya, and thanks for the review so good to hear positive things about the man from ya

Anxiety said:

How do you go to half a concert? Just wondering.

Thanks man.

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Chill on the brass 4 fuck's sake P! apart from that, doin good P man, doin good...

SexyBeautifulOne said:

It's all good. But out of curiosity, why EVM and not EWM?

nakedpianoplayer said:

Well look, I'm not anti-Prince completely. I just know what I like and what I don't like. I've been very critical of most of his shows over the years, but last night he actually did very well and I have to give him credit. Hell, next week he could do a completely shitty show again. Who knows?

bananacologne said:

Damn straight. I say, more rock guitar and more dirty synths. The synths on Controversy were nasty last night. A great sound.

It's always cute to see a naysayer get caught up in a Prince performance. Don't worry, EWM -- it happened to half of AMP during the ONA tour and they all recovered.

Aerogram said:

I'm just honest. I'm not gonna dog a good show.

Aerogram said:

Isn't that the best!?! I spent quite a bit of time at the last celebreation with Aaron and it was sooooo much fun to watch him have such a blast.

told ya it doesn't hurt to say sumfin nice about the guy.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

When he deserves it.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

That's a lie. Once I was telling some friends about how great Prince is and my throat exploded.

HELL YEAH!!!

Obviously, I love that too!