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From: kasey armstrong <kaseybreeann@yahoo.com>
To: "Prince-4ever@yahoogroups com" <Prince-4ever@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sat, April 23, 2011 10:18:54 AM
Subject: [Prince-4ever] Short Review of Last Night
Ok so I went to the show last night (Friday).. My second show ofbthis 21night stint here in L.A. Im sorry to say that compared to last week the show fell short. Now I told yall that the opening show was lightning in a bottle... Epic. Could never happen again.. So this show is NOT compared to that one totally BUT compared to several past shows ive seen. Since im kinda half sleep I will do this pro/con style so forgive me if im all oclver the place. Pro: the show was completely diffrent.. His entrance.. His clothes... His songs.. Many things had changed which was good. If I plan on going again (and im going tonight) I dont know what to expect. He keeps it fresh so aparently no 2 shows are the same. Pro: he had alicia keys come out amd sing How Come You Dont Call Me. Now im no Alicia Keys fan but she sang the hell out of that song.. I was suprised. They sang it duet style. Con: no encores. People tend to mistake a costume change for an encore. And encore is when lights come on and u are heading out amd the lights go back out and ubrun to a spot to see whats happening. Costume change is when all lifhts stay out so u know the show isnt done.. No encores. Which confused the crowd greatly. Show was over a little BEFORE 11pm which is unheard of for a Prince concert to the point I was wondering if something happened. We stayed.up.to and hour until secuirty started to kick everyone out. At one point while we were waiting Prince came out and started riding a bike on the floor.. Until it felt like a stampeed and security started chasing him.. Because all of inglewood was chasing him lol. Even with that we still hoped but nope. No encore. On the opening show after Purple rain he performed for 3more.hours. Last night that was it. He didnt singany.songs u expect.to hear... No kiss.. No beautiful ones with mistu copeland.. Ect Pro: he gave 110% every second although the adults I went with thag are hard core fans for longer (cause.they are older) said he seemed tired and worn out. I doubt it. This one guy was a prince newbie amd saod it was the greatest show he has ever seen.. So maybe only a trained prince eye could tell something was off. Maybe Q or J can find this info out Pro: sheila e and cuba gooding jr. came on stage and danced and it was sooo funny. He pulled them on stage amd they just danced around. ( Q check my fb page later on in the week for some treats ;-) ) Pro: great opening act. Mint Condition was great and it sure beat last week when there.was no opening act. We just sat there until 915 booing and chamting his name. Con: word of mouth. Since there was NO encore (again dont believe it whem someone said it was unless he came back around 1215am.. He stopped at 10:56pm amd I left about 12:10am..) People started to cuss, fuss, cheer and would leave. Security had to call in LAPD to help get folks out because no one believed it was over. I honestly sae a few folks cry, cuss and scream at security. They wanted their Prince and he just didnt come back.. Thurdays nigjts show (4/21) lasted.until a little after 1230my friend said. So for Prince to be done before 11pm had me worried and 1st time Prince goers pissed. Many felt cheated but hay, and encore is just that.. Not.part of the show. If u get even ONE count ur blessings. But.pretty early to end on a friday night. Overall it was a fun place.to be for $25 in l.a. on a friday... But it was one short concert.. Even by Princes standards. I hope all is ok. Maybe he was tired, maybe it was the venue but ive seen him 10x now and that was the shortest Prince concert ive ever been to. But since it was so drastically diffrent I wont hesitate.to buy another ticket when more are available. Ill review tomorrow to compare tonights show with yestardays.. Have a fun and super safe holiday weekend!!! Xoxo |
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