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Sun 16 Sep – Prince 3121 London
3121 Spy Report: Sunday, Sept 16
2nite’s show started out with a pleasant twist: Shelby and the NPG opened the show sans Prince with Chelsea Rodgers, Misty Blue and the smoker, Baby Love. Shelby knows how 2 pump up the crowd, that’s 4 certain. Everyone was jazzed by the time 1999 started and Prince arrived thru the stage floor elevator.
After Eye Feel 4 U and Controversy, they slowed it down a bit with Somewhere Here on Earth, with another surprise: Prince said he wanted someone 2 dance with, and picked a girl from the audience 2 sit in a chair onstage as he sang part of the song 2 her. It seemed like ALL the girls over there screamed as he sang the last verse 2 her (”eye know u hear me, like a whisper in ur ear.”)
The ? of U/The One 2nite was the a nice, xtended bluesy jam. Prince seemed 2 b feelin the blues and said it was going 2 “make him get all ugly in the face.” He made all kinds of funky faces while playing guitar after that.
The piano medley had a boogie woogie/gospel piano flavour thruout (Elton would no doubt have dug it, if he had been there 2nite). Money Don’t Matter 2nite, which we hadn’t seen live b4, had the entire crowd singing along. Dear Mr. Man started out as almost a spoken-word piece, getting funkier as it went along. It seemed like some verses were new or made up on the spot 2 — very cool.
Toward the end of the show they played Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love,” with Renato and Prince playing harmonies 2 one another’s parts at times. It sounded great.
4 the encore Prince teased us on keys with samples and even sang part of The Most Beautiful Girl in the World. There’s a new piano song or three nearly every show. We haven’t counted how many songs the band has played since the start of this run, but it’s been many, and Prince is nowhere near running out of material.
The gift of music — this is it, right here!
AFTERSHOW
Prince must really L O V E playing these aftershows becuz at each one it seems like he’s having more fun than the previous show, and he’s been havin’ a ball all summer. (At least that’s how it appears 2 us.) 2nite Prince the jokesta was in the house and kept the crowd laughing almost as hard as they were dancing.
The show kicked off with the hot, slow funk of Thankufalletinme Be Mice Elf Agin. We knew it was going 2 b a fun nite when Prince was already standing out on the speaker plat4ms in front of the stage by this first song. Then came 3121, with verses from DMSR woven in.
During Girls and Boys we heard a few lines from Song of the Heart and even Delirious. Then they kicked the fun up 2 eleven: Prince talked about how he used 2 b like all of us, able 2 walk down the street, go 2 the store 2 buy, ahem, “womanly” things 4 his mom, then try 2 act cool on the way home even with that stuff in the bag. We won’t tell it all 2 spoil anyone’s fun, but he has jokes, that’s 4 sho’!
After Satisfied, still in playful mode, he broke in2 a blues song about his beggin’, cockeyed, 3-handed woman. The place was in stitches it was so funny… it sounded like he was adlibbing as he went and some of the stuff was straight gut busting. During a part about the girl being no good, the crowd said, “awww,” 2 which he replied something like, “that’s alright, don’t b sad 4 me… eye’m gonna talk about her!” This is a great crowd participation song — everyone laughed hard and responded in unison 2 each verse. Big fun.
Check this out: during Everyday People, Prince seemed 2 notice one of the hairstylists falling asleep in the balcony seats, so he took the party up there 2 her 2 wake her up! He (on guitar) and Shelby and Marva with mics got jammed right in front of her and called her out by name: Tresha. Uh oh! Maybe she’s been 2 2 many aftershows, or is just so comfy at them she can sleep thru all that nrg. She’s missing out!
And that was a wrap — thruout the show, a good time was had by all, onstage and off.
Posted by 3121 ~ 2007 Tour, 3121 Spy Report
3121 Spy Report: Sunday, Sept 16
2nite’s show started out with a pleasant twist: Shelby and the NPG opened the show sans Prince with Chelsea Rodgers, Misty Blue and the smoker, Baby Love. Shelby knows how 2 pump up the crowd, that’s 4 certain. Everyone was jazzed by the time 1999 started and Prince arrived thru the stage floor elevator.
After Eye Feel 4 U and Controversy, they slowed it down a bit with Somewhere Here on Earth, with another surprise: Prince said he wanted someone 2 dance with, and picked a girl from the audience 2 sit in a chair onstage as he sang part of the song 2 her. It seemed like ALL the girls over there screamed as he sang the last verse 2 her (”eye know u hear me, like a whisper in ur ear.”)
The ? of U/The One 2nite was the a nice, xtended bluesy jam. Prince seemed 2 b feelin the blues and said it was going 2 “make him get all ugly in the face.” He made all kinds of funky faces while playing guitar after that.
The piano medley had a boogie woogie/gospel piano flavour thruout (Elton would no doubt have dug it, if he had been there 2nite). Money Don’t Matter 2nite, which we hadn’t seen live b4, had the entire crowd singing along. Dear Mr. Man started out as almost a spoken-word piece, getting funkier as it went along. It seemed like some verses were new or made up on the spot 2 — very cool.
Toward the end of the show they played Zeppelin’s “Whole Lotta Love,” with Renato and Prince playing harmonies 2 one another’s parts at times. It sounded great.
4 the encore Prince teased us on keys with samples and even sang part of The Most Beautiful Girl in the World. There’s a new piano song or three nearly every show. We haven’t counted how many songs the band has played since the start of this run, but it’s been many, and Prince is nowhere near running out of material.
The gift of music — this is it, right here!
AFTERSHOW
Prince must really L O V E playing these aftershows becuz at each one it seems like he’s having more fun than the previous show, and he’s been havin’ a ball all summer. (At least that’s how it appears 2 us.) 2nite Prince the jokesta was in the house and kept the crowd laughing almost as hard as they were dancing.
The show kicked off with the hot, slow funk of Thankufalletinme Be Mice Elf Agin. We knew it was going 2 b a fun nite when Prince was already standing out on the speaker plat4ms in front of the stage by this first song. Then came 3121, with verses from DMSR woven in.
During Girls and Boys we heard a few lines from Song of the Heart and even Delirious. Then they kicked the fun up 2 eleven: Prince talked about how he used 2 b like all of us, able 2 walk down the street, go 2 the store 2 buy, ahem, “womanly” things 4 his mom, then try 2 act cool on the way home even with that stuff in the bag. We won’t tell it all 2 spoil anyone’s fun, but he has jokes, that’s 4 sho’!
After Satisfied, still in playful mode, he broke in2 a blues song about his beggin’, cockeyed, 3-handed woman. The place was in stitches it was so funny… it sounded like he was adlibbing as he went and some of the stuff was straight gut busting. During a part about the girl being no good, the crowd said, “awww,” 2 which he replied something like, “that’s alright, don’t b sad 4 me… eye’m gonna talk about her!” This is a great crowd participation song — everyone laughed hard and responded in unison 2 each verse. Big fun.
Check this out: during Everyday People, Prince seemed 2 notice one of the hairstylists falling asleep in the balcony seats, so he took the party up there 2 her 2 wake her up! He (on guitar) and Shelby and Marva with mics got jammed right in front of her and called her out by name: Tresha. Uh oh! Maybe she’s been 2 2 many aftershows, or is just so comfy at them she can sleep thru all that nrg. She’s missing out!
And that was a wrap — thruout the show, a good time was had by all, onstage and off.
Posted by 3121 ~ 2007 Tour, 3121 Spy Report
