serpan99 said:

I think his hair looks cool like that...very masculine

The "scary" thing is that he looks exactly like he did 20 years ago in the Parade era...

Aw Man! How cool was this? If only I coulda been there...

serpan99 said:

LOVING the hair to death!!!

Finally Prince is looking masculine

muchas gracias for the pictures serge!

as much as I am not really feeling Prince as much lately, his sue-happy ass looks Sexy here! I dig the hair, but is it cut short, or just slicked back?

The masculine hair thing begs an interesting question:
I've noticed that Prince looks a lot more "conventionally masculine" these last few years than he ever used to. Some folks above are implying that's a good thing. But wasn't Prince's career and image initially based on challenging the norms of race and gender?
**So why don't fans want that anymore?**
Or - do you think he's just as ambiguous now as he used to be?
I just think it's interesting that some folks like the masculine haircut, given that his reputation has been so much about challenging gender norms.

CalhounSq said:

Dear god, he looks BEAUTIFUL here ...Lovinggggg that new hair to bits. Its the return of the Parade era P.... WOW I hope he keeps it like this for a while....

twistee said:

When he was younger it was cool what he did with his image.. he's almost 50
i just think this look suits him better for a man of his age

I think at 50 years old its about time to drop the GIMICS and get down to being who he really is..He's not gay..not a cross dresser..nor even BI (at least nobody has any Proof in close 50 years ! so I think he should drop the androgynous bit ! and be a MAN ! He looks Very much like my favorite prince era PARADE !
RIGHT ON PRINCE ! Lookin good !

twistee said:

twistee said:

Those girly-ass well defined ringlets he sported a couple times during the Musiclogy album were anti-cool!
I think its more about what looks good

GustavoRibas said:

Thank God!!!!!

He looks handsome and sexy again. Now, we need to send him a few hamburgers.

twistee said:

Interesting observation.

For me, it comes down to balance. I loved his GB long hair. But he had facial hair with it and a stronger more muscular body. Same thing with PR.

So, I always thought PRince, as a man, could still sport femininity in a neo-masculine way.

But it was a different gender culture then.

Macho culture is back big time.

And well, He no longer has the muscular frame or in your face demeanor to pull over a passe, wispy out-of-fashion Halle Berry look.

I LOVE THE NEW STYLE!! And I've longed for him to get his physical sexy back. Masculinity is hot.

Don't worry, I'm sure he'll still wear his corset.

Wow I love his hair, it looks really cool.

SynthiaRose said:

Synthia - I agree. Maybe Prince is doing the suits & masculine haircuts because he knows this too. Not sure if this is progress or a regression, but it sure is the proverbial Sign o the Times.

Two legends onstage at MSG, and all this thread turns into is how his hair looks.

It's becoming less about music all the time here.Is anyone actually listening to Planet Earth?

Spy reports from peeps who were there might be nice.

twistee said:

You can most likely chalk it all up to the Jehovah Witness stuff, too... It's a shame sometimes how "religion" (not spirituality) makes folks lose qualities of themself which were their most endearing -- takes away their "edge", no what I mean.

conciousone said:

It was an amazing experience seeing those two, in person (even though I was way far up) performing. Real musicicans, real music, touches the soul.

Stevie Wonder's 'Magical' All-Star Rave-Up

Only the great Stevie Wonder, a megawatt genius with an outsized career and staggering song catalog, could have pulled off his concert on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden.

For one thing, he only booked it a month ago; tickets sold out in 45 minutes. You could tell: the backdrop was a white sheet pinned up behind the band, and two projection screens hastily thrown up on either side of the stage.

For another, his guest stars were only Prince — who played a wicked guitar solo on “Superstition” — and the really legendary 81-year-old Tony Bennett, who joined him for a historic duet on their shared hit from the late '60s, “For Once in My Life.”

Otherwise, in two and a half hours, Wonder jammed in as many of his numerous hits as possible and still left out several popular ones, including “Isn’t She Lovely?” and “Until You Come Back to Me.” Those will have to wait for a return bout.

In the meantime, Stevie managed to strike a balance between his earlier and later Motown years, and even featured his great singer of a daughter, Aisha, for whom the unsung “Isn’t She Lovely?” was written.

He opened the show with “Love’s in Need of Love Today” featuring Aisha, after doing something a little different: first he talked to the audience about his mother Lula Mae Hardaway and dedicated the show to her memory. He then rolled smartly through hit after hit, mostly showcasing his unprecedented run of classic albums from 1972 through the late '80s.

This isn’t easy, because a lot of Stevie’s songs are long. To get a lot of them in meant some careful editing, but in the end it was worth it to hear shortened versions of “Superstition” and “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” from "Talking Book"; “Higher Ground,” “Too High,” “Visions,” “You and I,” “Don’tcha Worry ‘Bout a Thing” and a magnificent rendition of “Golden Lady” from "Innervisions"; “Boogie on Reggae Woman” from "Fullfullingness’ First Finale"; “I Wish,” “Sir Duke,” “Always” and a stunning almost a cappella version of “If It’s Magic” from "Songs in the Key of Life"; “Overjoyed” from "In Square Circle"; and “Master Blaster Jammin’” and “Lately” from "Hotter Than July."

And that’s not all. Stevie didn’t forget his Motown roots. Besides “For Once In My Life,” he treated the audience to “My Cherie Amour” and “Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours).” He jokingly showed off a country version of the latter (“I think this song could be a hit all over again! If anyone from Nashville is listening…”) and conducted a descant singalong with the audience on “Ribbon in the Sky.”

With Aisha — who should have her own album by now — he performed the only number from his most recent — and overlooked — album, "A Time 2 Love," called “How Will I Know?”

At a relatively young 57, Stevie still commands a full and supple voice that many have tried to imitate but none have achieved. He showed off his enormous octave range several times, an achievement in itself as he moved easily from intimate ballads to anthems to out and out rockin’ funk.

A two and a half hour show wasn’t the end of the night, either: some of Stevie’s guests — including his beautiful wife, designer Kai Milla, comic Chris Tucker, pop legends Ashford & Simpson, actor Anthony Mackie, attorney Londell McMillan, Spike Lee’s wife Tonya, Warner Music’s Kevin Liles, BET’s Steven Hill, Essence magazine’s Susan Taylor — all headed to a private dinner at Mr. Chow’s that didn’t commence until about 1 a.m.

Some of the other guests, like Tony Bennett, Motown chief Sylvia Rhone and opera great Kathleen Battle, who was in the audience, went home to bed, shockingly enough! Prince simply disappeared.

Before he left, I asked Tony — whose power, phrasing and soul on “For Once in My Life” literally made the MSG crowd go crazy — who did the song first?

“I did,” he said. “Ron Miller from Motown wrote it, but I heard it and recorded it. Then Berry Gordy said Stevie was going to do it. But there’s room for everyone and I always loved his version.”

And then there was Stevie, heading up one of the five or six tables at Mr. Chow’s, patiently listening and joking with each of the dinner guests as they came to pay respects later and tell him what an incredible night they’d had. “It was magical,” he told me. “I could feel it, too.”

The show is magic, and it’s not static by any means. Stevie doesn’t spend the whole night seated behind the piano, either. At one point, standing, he and guest artist Frederic Yonnet — a Wonder disciple — had a crazy harmonica duel that almost sent Stevie flying off the stage in a frenzy.

Wow..Thanks Kim! Great review.

twistee said:

- Well, speaking for myself....because of his extremely flamboyant androgynous image, many people dont take him seriously as an artist and most dont even dare to hear an album.

Personally, I never liked androgyny. I think on SOTT tour he was looking great, more masculine than feminine.

And no mention in this review about the whole PFU ridiculousness. And no booing of Prince by the audience.
Nice to know all the whining is only on the .org, Housequake and other "fan" sites.
Oh, and he does look incredible. Pookie is one lucky SOB.

And that one pic of Prince looks better than all the airbrushed ones of MJ in the latest Ebony. And that's Prince at work, not posing for some mag.

Great to see two of the worlds most gifted musicians sharing the same stage. he looks fabulous, too. Rocking that short hair.

banks said:

conciousone said:

Well, this is Prince.org, are you surprised that we would be discussing Prince's hair? We discuss everything about him, not just the music.

serpan99 said:

I thought the same thing. Baby is aging WELL! Thanks for posting.

Imagine getting to play for one of your musical heroes.

Then imagine getting to jam *with* them.


At Madison Square Garden.


I *think* this Prince fella is starting to go places. We should all watch out for the new kid.

banks said:

Yeah it makes him look......even sexier. My man looks so good.
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