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Originally posted by prettypoodle6
i feel like the biggest nerd cause i am SOOOOOOO pumped about seeing prince in concert for the 1st time!
(i havent been to a REAL concert since rick james and the mary jane girls.... yeah, my parents took me when i was real little... and those free budweiser fests dont really count)
thats all i wanted to say!
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I have to say, I was a little disappointed when I saw him in Chicago. He is staying away from his more popular hits. While I like the jazz-funk sound on the Rainbow Children. I can't imagine him closing out a concert without singing Purple Rain!!
Check out some reviews
Metromix:
Rock review, Prince at the Chicago Theatre
By Joshua Klein
As early as his late-'70s debut, Prince demonstrated an
almost pathological disdain for expectations. The diminutive
genius made it clear that he would dictate the direction of
his career, making up the rules as he went along.
Prince remains as unpredictable as ever, and though he's no
longer the commercial juggernaut he once was, his sheer
talent still shines, undiminished by time and passing trends.
His most recent release, "The Rainbow Children," may be
thematically inscrutable, but musically it stands with some
of the best work he has ever created.
Religion played a big part in Prince's performance at the
Chicago Theatre Saturday night, the first of two sold-out
shows and only the second date on his tour. Adhering to a
previous public declaration, Prince abstained from profanity
and veered away from his more sexually charged material. The
result was a strange mix of lesser-known songs, a healthy
dose of "The Rainbow Children" and only a handful of hits and
rare gems to reward the faithful.
A good deal of "The Rainbow Children" could be categorized as
jazz fusion, and predictably, Prince's take on jazz probably
wouldn't satisfy most fans of the form. It sure satisfied
Prince, however, who led his air-tight band through several
lengthy Weather Report-like instrumentals, cueing bassist
Rhonda Smith, drummer John Blackwell and saxophone legend
Maceo Parker like a conductor. Prince himself blazed away on
guitar, channeling Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana with each
of his fluid yet fuzzy runs.
New songs such as "Muse 2 the Pharaoh" and "Mellow" may have
been too, well, mellow to spark the crowd, but "Family Name"
and particularly the kinetic funk of "1+1 is 3" brought
everyone to their feet. Prince also led spirited and faithful
covers of Sly and the Family Stone's "Sing a Simple Song" and
the Delfonics' "La La (Means I Love You)."
As for "the hits," Prince's set was short on his classic
material. He did offer a rousing "When You Were Mine," "Take
Me With U," "Starfish and Coffee" and an apparently
spontaneous "Raspberry Beret," which forced his band to
switch gears mid-song. From "1999" and "Lovesexy" came not
the singles, but the somber "Free" and "Anna Stesia,"
respectively. Sitting at his piano he offered the moving
B-sides "Sometimes It Snows in April" and "How Come U Don't
Call Me Anymore."
But then the proselytizing Prince implored people to read the
Bible and embrace Christ. So far Prince fans have proven
willing to follow their favorite wherever he leads, but who
knows if they'll all follow him down this particular path.
From the Chicago-Sun Times:
http://www.suntimes.com/output/show/...-prince04.html
I'm going to see Prince!
w00t!
PRINCE!
I ain't mad at ya!!
Rick James and the Mary Jane Girls 
). A sister is still trying to catch up.
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