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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: dlcjr1775 on March 30, 2004, 03:45:00 am
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If true, as reported on www.pitchforkmedia.com, (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com,) the show of the summer. Puts on the greatest show I've ever seen, plays multiple instruments, blends new/old material well, plays for 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 hours and sounds FANTASTIC. His costumes, while bridging the male porn star/leotard gap, are pretty interesting. Did I mention that the little guy can also SHRED on his guitar? an absolute no-lose show.
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He's still Prince. I'll skip this crap.
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Pitchfork shows Prince playing Detroit on 6/20. It shows Franz Ferdinand playing the 9:30 club on that date.
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The DC date listed in the Prince story is 8/12 at the MCI Center.
RE: FF at 9:30...*perk*
Originally posted by dlcjr1775:
If true, as reported on www.pitchforkmedia.com, (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com,) the show of the summer.
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Originally posted by dlcjr1775:
If true, as reported on www.pitchforkmedia.com, (http://www.pitchforkmedia.com,) the show of the summer. Puts on the greatest show I've ever seen, plays multiple instruments, blends new/old material well, plays for 2 1/2 - 3 1/2 hours and sounds FANTASTIC. His costumes, while bridging the male porn star/leotard gap, are pretty interesting. Did I mention that the little guy can also SHRED on his guitar? an absolute no-lose show.
Yes! The show I saw in 96 still is one of my all time best shows I've ever seen. This was at Capital Ballroom (Nation). Prince played for 3 1/2 hours! Featured Larry Graham (Sly & the Family Stone) on bass and Doug E. Fresh (I think fresh out of prison) did a 30 minute set which had Prince and the band backing him. Prince jammed out on the piano and rocked the hell out of the guitar. They played a few Sly tracks as well. The show ended with a 15-20 minute medley of his older material. I know this tour is supposedly featuring a lot of older material. It wouldn't matter anyway, the guy is a musical genius and has worked with some of the best people in the business.
MindCage
Mindless Faith (http://www.mindlessfaith.com)
Deep6 Productions (http://www.deep6.com)
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I'm not Prince's greatest fan but anyone who thinks Prince is crap just doesn't know music at all. And yes i will be at the MCI Center show in August. Someone bought me a ticket while I was on vacation last weekend without asking me. It gets me out of the house, so no big deal.
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I got tickets for both shows from the pre-sale last week. Should be a good one...
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Wasn't there some story about Prince, now a born-again Christian, going door to door trying to save people? I have a friend from Minneapolis that said he knocked on her mom's door, but I'm not sure I buy it...
Originally posted by Rupert Pupkin:
He's still Prince. I'll skip this crap.
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Neither the Franz Ferdinand lead, nor the Prince news, are the best story in pitchfork today. That honor is reserved for this:
Har Mar Superstar Gets His Teeth Knocked In
Jerry Springer tussle-sense tingling
Micah C. Harding reports:
Sean Tillman, aka sex-obsessed, overweight white soul crooner Sean Na Na, is one strange fucker. And it goes further than just his own odd brand of humor and stage antics (most commonly stripping down to his white jockeys and breakdancing to the accompaniment of a small boombox): His uncanny resemblance to porno legend Ron Jeremy, his ogling of female audience members at his live shows, and his music in general are all terms of disassociation for your average Pixies-loving Joe. He somehow recalls a stage adaptation of a John Waters film. Pink Flamingos, anyone?
Well, the shit hit the fan for Tillman during SXSW when, in the midst of his performance at a warehouse space, a drunken (or possibly completely sober and fully aware) audience member chucked a giant penis-shaped pinata at Tillman's head. It set off a ridiculous chain reaction, not entirely dissimilar to Fabio's famous birdface incident, in which the pinata knocked Har Mar's microphone into his front teeth, causing enough damage to require several subsequent dentist visits. He's since sworn off dick forever.
The show, of course, went on, but not without further turmoil. While Har Mar later milled about the crowd, mid-histrionics, that same inebriated offender pushed him down, and proceeded to pour an entire drink over his head, thus establishing a substantial burden of proof that Texas really is the greatest state in the Union, as their brochures purport. At the humiliating hands of his offender, Har Mar fucking Superstar abandoned his crooning exercises, and, after handing the mic off to one of his adoring female fans, began to chase the asshole around the venue, throwing trash at him until security escorted the man to the street. At which point the crooning resumed. Spake Har Mar to the NME: "I was pretty angry that my first opportunity to play my new labored-on songs for my friends was ruined by some shitty party fouler... Don't fuck with the fucking best!"
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he creeps me out. I will be staying far away from him, protected by the presence of Franz Ferdinand
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Oh, but Har Mar is soooooo good live. Really, it's hillarious, especially when he has glow tape on his chest that spells out "HAR MAR" or when he's out in the crowd hittin' on the ladies... I would pay to see him again.
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Saw the opening night of the Prince tour last night from LA (in a movie theater here). Simply amazing. Lots of old hits (Let's Go Crazy, When Doves Cry, Purple Rain, Controversy, Little Red Corvette, etc) and some cool new stuff. He even did a solo acoustic set.
He is a fantastic singer, dancer, guitar player, songwriter, showman. Can't wait for the MCI date.
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Originally posted by chimblysweep:
Wasn't there some story about Prince, now a born-again Christian, going door to door trying to save people? I have a friend from Minneapolis that said he knocked on her mom's door, but I'm not sure I buy it...
he's a jehovah's witness. . .he wouldn't play any of his. . shall i say, risque songs at his hall of fame induction, even though the powers that be requested them.
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My first concert was Prince on the Purple Rain tour.
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I have to say that when Prince is ON, there's not much better
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and that's the operative word, ON.
i've seen him multiple times and the majority of the time, it just wasn't a good show. too disjointed, too many guitar riff solos, etc. that show at the capital ballroom was not impressive at all, i remember being clearly disappointed.
however, i missed that last show here, at the warner, i believe, and that, i heard, was a night he was so on. so, i take a gamble again, and i have tickets for the first night of his 2 date stand at the mci center.
Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
I have to say that when Prince is ON, there's not much better
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This is pretty cool, from Ice Magazine:
Many of you have probably heard rumblings about the new Prince and the New Power Generation, Musicology, which he debuted on his Web site, npgmc.com, earlier this week.
Today we bring you the full scoop on the CD. The album will be sent to stores on April 20 via Columbia and also at Princeā??s current tour stops: every ticket holder will receive a free copy of the disc upon entering. Prince had originally set out to release the album through all five major labels, but in the end, resorted to Columbia only.
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Check out this set-list from the Cleveland show last night:
Musicology
Lets Go Crazy
I Would Die 4 U
When Doves Cry
Baby Im A Star
Shhh
DMSR
I Feel For You
Controversy (including a bit of "Housequake," Beyonce's "Crazy In Love," " and "I Like The
Way You Move")
God instrumental (intro)
ACOUSTIC SET:
Little Red Corvette
Raspberry Beret
After Midnight
On The Couch
Sometimes It Snows In April
Cream
I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man
7
Sign O The Times
The Question Of U--The One--Fallin'--The One
Lets Work
U Got The Look
Life O The Party
Soul Man
Kiss
Take Me With U
ENCORE
The Beautiful Ones
Nothing Compares 2 U
Purple Rain
I originally had tix for the Pittsburgh show, but had to get rid of them at the last minute. Then I read the review and started sulking:
Prince reigns once again (http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04106/301318.stm)
Especially this line:
It was one of those shows where if your friend was there and you weren't, you're never going to hear the end of it.
So...I decided at about 3:00 on Saturday to check for tix in Cleveland which is < 2 hr drive - they must have just released a bunch since I got 2 on the floor in the 10th row. [I've done this last minute deal with success a couple other times during the past year]
It was a GREAT show. I suppose my appreciation for Prince can be connected back to the Afghan Whigs digging him & often covering many of his songs - The Cross - Purple Rain - Little Red Corvette. But there's nothing like the real thing baby.
It's gonna take something very special during the rest of this year to top this show for sheer enjoyment, spectacle, energy, talent, etc.
The crowd was as enthralled as I've ever seen. Even Prince seemed amazed by it at times. And he's even a more talented musician than I thought - he ripped off Van Halen's Eruption near note perfect at one pt...His middle acoustic set often strayed closer to blues than the funky R&B you'd expect.
And then there's his band:
The New Power Generation is like a lean, mean, eight-piece Funkadelic with all the weapons of a small militia. The drummer seemed to have eight arms and the three horn players could have been blowing in any jazz club, especially Candy Dulfer, who looks like a Victoria's Secret model and plays like David Sanborn.
Looking back - I would have bought the tickets & made the drive just to see the encore. Purple Rain was that good.
Looks like both DC shows are sold but, but you can bet I'll be finding tix for that Friday night. Anyone have extras? :D
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Originally posted by grotty:
Looks like both DC shows are sold but, but you can bet I'll be finding tix for that Friday night. Anyone have extras? :D
Actually, neither show is completely sold out. (Although it looks like single-seats for the first night.) Still, I'd recommend waiting for them to release tickets the day of the show. That's what I'm going to do.