natedogg
09-10-2004, 03:28 AM
Saw the man in action tonight at Oakland Arena.
The arena is a bad venue with poor sound acoustics, but it didn't matter. Prince is the god of live performance and he didn't disappoint.
It started with a suprise opening by the Time that was terrible. They flat out sucked.
The contrast was remarkable once Prince came out and played.
He is a true master of his craft. One of the world's best musical performers, and he was in great form tonight.
His band is always top notch, and this one is good. Larry Graham and Maceo Parker are awesome.
The funk was thick, the riffs were absolutely unbelievable, the set was incredibly tight, stopping on a dime and
jamming loosely. Prince was in complete control.
The extended jams of D.M.S.R and Controversy were breathtaking, absolutley breathtaking. The rendition of Let's Go Crazy was one of the tightest things I've ever seen played on a stage. And the climactic solo, as always, was virtuoso.
Maceo Parker did a solo tribute to The Genius, singing Georgia on My Mind acapella and jamming his sax, and it literally brought tears to my eyes. This world is a better place because Ray Charles existed. Seriously.
I plan to hunt around and find out where tomorrow's afterparty is after the San Jose show. The rumor is he'll play on this time either tomorrow or Saturday. I'll report if I make it.
If you haven't seen a Prince afterparty show, you have missed out on the one of the greatest musical events of our time. The two greatest live shows I've ever seen are the two Prince afterparty shows that I've been able to find. The man can flat out channel James Brown and Jimi Hendrix at the same time. And that doesn't do justice to what it's like.
natedogg
The arena is a bad venue with poor sound acoustics, but it didn't matter. Prince is the god of live performance and he didn't disappoint.
It started with a suprise opening by the Time that was terrible. They flat out sucked.
The contrast was remarkable once Prince came out and played.
He is a true master of his craft. One of the world's best musical performers, and he was in great form tonight.
His band is always top notch, and this one is good. Larry Graham and Maceo Parker are awesome.
The funk was thick, the riffs were absolutely unbelievable, the set was incredibly tight, stopping on a dime and
jamming loosely. Prince was in complete control.
The extended jams of D.M.S.R and Controversy were breathtaking, absolutley breathtaking. The rendition of Let's Go Crazy was one of the tightest things I've ever seen played on a stage. And the climactic solo, as always, was virtuoso.
Maceo Parker did a solo tribute to The Genius, singing Georgia on My Mind acapella and jamming his sax, and it literally brought tears to my eyes. This world is a better place because Ray Charles existed. Seriously.
I plan to hunt around and find out where tomorrow's afterparty is after the San Jose show. The rumor is he'll play on this time either tomorrow or Saturday. I'll report if I make it.
If you haven't seen a Prince afterparty show, you have missed out on the one of the greatest musical events of our time. The two greatest live shows I've ever seen are the two Prince afterparty shows that I've been able to find. The man can flat out channel James Brown and Jimi Hendrix at the same time. And that doesn't do justice to what it's like.
natedogg