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Prince and Third Eye Girl

stolen from Kevin Mazur Star Tribune

I seriously contemplated spending $270 to see Prince in Minneapolis.  When tickets dropped to $99, I knew I had to go.  Plus, a colleague gave me advice on where to stand, and our view was amazing!  My friend, S, and I enjoyed our evening although reviews were mixed to negative.  Really?!  Of course, I'm not a music critic, but I loved the show.  Prince played his old songs although there was a new vibe to them.  He also did some guitar solo, covers, weird stuff which I thought was amazing.  IMHO, Prince is a true musician, an artist, an enigma, and I adore him.  Although it was my goal to see Prince live, my new goal is to see Prince live again (and again).  While standing in line the rumor was that Purple Rain was his last song.  When Purple Rain was played I felt melancholy that perhaps the show was actually over, but it wasn't.  Today I made a Prince playlist and headed to the gym.  Heck, I might play Prince all week; I love him so...

There were negative aspects to the show.
1) I seriously wanted to drink multiple beers and enjoy the show. The Myth's beer selection (Bud, Bud Light, and Michelob something), however, sucked, so I didn't drink any beer.  There is no reason to sell bad beer with all of the wonderful Minneapolis breweries.  Shame on you Myth.  My friend and I stopped at the Longfellow Grill on the way home for a pint of beer (good beer, not watered down crap).

2) Prince did not play I Would Die 4 U, perhaps my favorite Prince song.  Although I am mildly disappointed, I am not disgruntled.  I appreciate his new songs and found the show to be an absolute delight.  It had a rock and jazz kinda vibe to it... amazing.

3) The show was too short.  Since he did back to back shows, they were only 90 minutes.  I need to go see the three hour show somewhere, anywhere.

4) No cell phones were allowed in the venue which I totally understand... seriously, I get it...  I did, however, go approximately five hours without my cell phone.  Perhaps this is a record for me.

Comments

mm said…
Oh, and one of my favorite Prince comments from last night's concert is "When you're happy. And you're giving yourself to others. You're always coming home."

Prince = Good Guy

Check out lyrics to Fix UR Life Up although it may be tomorrow's post.
4:07 PM
LH said…
Wow!

I'm not a huge PRINCE fan, but I've always felt I should be. I'm a medium PRINCE fan.

Did he sing Party like it's 1999?
8:23 AM
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