Love ur review. The Chain is a Srevie Nicks/Fleetwood
Mac cover. Insane performance. He killed me with
Anotherlover......
--- NuPwrSoul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Here's my review of the Butter show... feel free to
> correct any
> mistakes on the set list, etc.
>
> Show started at approx 1 a.m., ending at 3:50 a.m.
>
> Venue was VERY SMALL. No stage/raised platform.
> Seemed like about
> 125 members in the NPG line (def no more than 150 in
> the joint).
> Celebs in attendance included Nas, Kelis, Jay Z,
> Beyonce, P. Diddy,
> Paris Hilton, Lindsey Lohan, Stephen Hill (BET Dir
> of Programming),
> ?uestlove.
>
> Let me say this tho, Prince & co. had to see that
> were it NOT for the
> NPG Members who were there, the party would have
> been DEAD. With few
> exceptions the celebs spent their time text message
> each other and
> their friends, talking, and just basking in the
> "status" of being a
> VIP at a private exclusive Prince party. :roll: The
> only energy from
> the audience was brought by the NPGMC members!!
>
> Here's the set list as I remember it.
>
> Peach
> Te Amo Corazon
> Forever In My Life
> Everyday People (Sly & Family Stone cover)
> The Ride
> Never Loved A Man (Aretha Franklin cover / Tamar on
> vox)
> Love Changes (Mel'isa Morgan & Kashif cover / Tamar
> on vox)
> Break the Chains (new song?)
> Come Together (Beatles cover / Tamar & Prince on
> vox)
> When A Man Loves A Woman (Percy Sledge cover / Tamar
> on vox)
> Red Headed Stepchild (Tamar)
> Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (Sly &
> Family Stone cover /
> Tamar & Prince on vox)
> Play That Funky Music (White Boy) (Wild Cherry cover
> / BET Director of
> Programming Stephen Hill guest on vox)
> Partyman
>
> 3121
> Lolita
> Satisfied
> Black Sweat (Prince on keys & vox)
> Kiss
> Joy in Repetition (with Tamar song? interpolated)
> Anotherloverholenyohead
> If I Was Your Girlfriend
> Ecstacy (Barry White cover) jam with Be Happy, The
> Bird (Mary J. Blige
> cover / Tamar & Prince on vox, ?uestlove on drums)
>
> Some notes:
>
> Personnel: Prince, Tamar, Morris, Josh, Cora, Ray
> (trumpet), Greg
> (trumbone), ?uestlove (guest on drums), Stephen Hill
> (guest on vox).
>
> There were some "undertaker" moments where Prince
> just went CRAZY with
> the guitar. All the songs were performed in their
> entirety, or event
> in extended jams. The 3121 material sounds AMAZING
> live. Prince's
> reinvention of some of the classics--esp
> Anotherlover... is a guitar
> playing frenzy--it's almost heavy metal what he was
> doing to that
> song. He was in a very playful mood, the sound /
> acoustics were
> amazing, his vocals were in tip top shape (some of
> his best vocal work
> in terms of range, sustain, and timbre, in a long
> time), he even
> danced around a bit. Because there was no stage or
> raised platform,
> this was truly a LISTENING experience more than a
> visual one, and it
> was a great show.
>
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