This was the THIRD encore of the evening. All the house lights are on, people who don’t know Prince are in the parking lot. The. He probably went and did a 2am show at a local club. RIP my sweet Prince.
Yes, this was Prince's 10th encore that night. At his concerts, he would give you more than what you paid for. He was famous for always saying "you all paid to see me, i can't give you just an hour. I got hits for days. I can go all night!" and his encore's would end up being an hour or 2. Him loving music is an understatement, Prince was addicted to it, he was music in the flesh. His catalog speaks on that very point, because he was the Multi-Genre God. I have Spotify playlists, some of them are "Metal" "Classical" "R&B" "POP" "JAZZ" "Hip Hop" "Punk rock" "blues" etc & the one thing that makes Prince stand out from EVERY other artist, is that, i have Prince song's for every genre on my playlist. Who else can say that ?
@@TheThamesmen seems to be the common reaction from many these days,,,,somehow you all missed his unparalleled greatness during his lifetime, he made it look easy,
@@RBHADD you hit that right on the head. People who didn't know his music until the movie Purple Rain for the most part. Afterwards he was finally appreciated but still never given the props he deserved. Until the super bowl 2007 most people never saw him on stage. He rocked 🎸 America that day. Still the best halftime show ever even better the Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction...lol
The late Johnny Blackwell who died a few months after Prince died. Blackwell played drums for the NPG 2000-2007, and then in 2011-2016. Prince rehearsed his band 12 hours a day and they had to know 100 songs for that tour because he would change the lineup right up to he hit the stage. Not only that they had to know the songs well enough that his cues to either stop, loop, skip etc were done seemlessly.
@@TheThamesmen take 17 Days (When Doves Cry b-side) from the same show. Teena Marie died the day they performed. He met Teena when they both opened for Rick James on his 78/9 burn it up tour. They singers had to incoperate lover girl 10 mins before they went on th-cam.com/video/wMY4NFW7GkI/w-d-xo.html
I mean... This isn't human anymore! Now why on earth didn't I ever go and see Prince? And it's not just him! That band is a real monster... Tight as Alex' hairdo and at the same time lose as George's hairdo without that cap. This is... Monstrously banging! Holy sh*t... A Klingon! Better known as an Auerswald Cleo bass! Haven't seen one in those in a while. Oh, the drummer is the late John Blackwell if memory serves me well.
@@TheThamesmen I didn't see him because all the word was he was like a mix of Jimi Hendrix and James Brown... Wrong! Darn it... Anyway. Best of New Years you lot overseas!
One of my favorite artist of all time. The man had such a flare and style from his fashion to his musicianship. Growing up, there were always those debates. Rolling Stones vs The Who, Led Zep vs Rush and Micheal Jackson vs Prince. Even with how massive MJ was, I was always partial to Prince. I've always leaned towards the artist that had more of an edge to their music and performances. I can't think of anyone past or present that could command the attention as Price did on stage. The man for me was the ultimate showman.
This performance by Prince was incredible! Not only killing it on vocals and guitar, but bass also! Amazingly talented! Another performance where he kills it on guitar is Purple Rain live in Syracuse in 1985. He does a full guitar solo that lasts 6 minutes! It is crazy to see how amazingly talented this man was. R.I.P. Great reaction guys!
I was never really a fan of this song but Price brought to another level. Thank you for this. By the way still believe that Prince's Super Bowl performance was one of the greatest of all time. I mean it was actually raining when he performed Purple Rain. It doesn't get better than than.
Great Mastery of the BAND, and of the stage. I miss wondering when the next Prince album is coming out. As that was a staple of my entire musical existence … and I am a long-haired Metalhead.
Prince would rehearse his bands until they could not get it wrong, he was a stunning musician in every way, I was so sad when he passed, but he worked so hard all his life that his body could take no more. Prince's average beat most peoples best. 😀😭
@@TheThamesmen Definately, a brilliant multi instrumentalist, and not just a single grouping, watching him slide into the drum stool behind Sheila E and not miss a beat for her rap in a concert then back again to play guitar, just mindblowing.
It was the 3rd of 4 encores and the drummer was John Blackwell. May he rest in peace 🕊️. And that was his take on the Kool and the Gang classic Hollywood Swinging but he changed it to Inglewood Swinging because that's where that was performed
I discovered Prince rather late in the game. As a guitar player for over 40 years, this man was the most underrated musician and guitar player of all time. His skill was absolutely off the charts! My understanding is he played every instrument on one of his albums? 24 instruments? Mind blowing! I believe he could blow Eric Clapton off the stage in a guitar duel !
@@TheThamesmen don't get me wrong, I'm a Clapton fan. He is a great player... Crossroads is one of my favorite Tunes. However, that being said, I don't think he could match Prince note-for-note on his lead guitar work during "My Guitar Gently Weeps" for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I would put Prince up there with Jimmy Page, Steve Vai, Stevie Ray Vaughan. Just my opinion, everyone has their favorite.
Mention needs to be made of the great John Blackwell, arguably the best drummer Prince had. John was born in the pocket and never left. Tragically, he died at only 43 years old. RIP John, Prince and Boni Boyer. Heaven never heard such funk.
Great review of a kick-ass performance, Prince is the Goat for sure. I just wanted to add my 2 cents to the twin comment, Prince was a Gemini and his mother was a twin, he was even engaged to a twin in the mid-80's. Gemini expresses duality and is represented as twins. Twins\duality were used as a motif throughout his career in various ways, just like purple and the number 7.
This is kind of music that could ho on for hours...it's great if you are there, but great to watch on youtube too. Prince was a one of a kind and Purple Rain got me in tears back then and does it today too, because of that song I went to see that move at least 10 times. Sad we lost all these amazing musicians too soon.
Yep it was kind of rehearsed but it is still improvisation. If you really want Prince to let loose and where it’s not rehearsed, you want to check out his aftershows where he and his band would jam in clubs after the main show. These normally took place around midnight until the early hours of the morning. I went to several! He was great on the drums too!
@@TheThamesmen there is so much out there. Even the rehearsals were insane. Check out a rehearsal of his track Feel U Up from the Lovesexy Tour 1988. It’s only audio though but still worth it. Also the bluesy, The Ride. Try the performance at Bagleys, London and the version performed live at The Aladdin, Las Vegas, 2002. Whilst I catch my breath, check out his jazz instrumentals performed under the ‘Madhouse’ moniker - the first track entitled ‘8’ is insane.
Y’all’s intro had me cracking up talking about American culture. Too funny! … now to Prince. He was having fun with this encore after the encore performance.
Nice reaction. I wish the estate would release stuff like this. Usually a prince rehearsal was 12 to 15 hrs, various times, sometimes working on one part for 30min. So the band would learn the show, next day he would change the show and start over sometimes u didn't know where he was going, he would say, "play in A" and u just went w it til he started singing. Other times during rehearsal he might basic instructions " chorus twice, sax solo, chorus, organ solo" always the showman. U could 5different genres in one night at a prince show. Not sure if you d seen these, but you'd appreciate prince doing "stratus", "the ride" live from 1998 crystal ball album had nice bluesy guitar, "feline" was a 33min long rehearsal, but has nice guitar first 10 min in the song. Wendy is strumming a long, he s experimenting w some rhythm, he says "play that" and she goes right into it which was cool. "Head" 1981 Houston show, 4th song in has some nice guitar distortion he does. It is a "clutch my pearls" performance. Video s not that great because it's off of vhs sp recording but sound is decent. Cool reaction from u guys
I love this, some of my favourite concert moments are when the artist is enjoying themselves enough that they jam and play for the joy of it. It's always memorable, not often this impressive though. It's a bit like watching you two get a wibble on and the track goes out the window, just damn good fun! Excellent find, more please!
Remembering Prince, Sheila E, and Candy Dulfer, still remember that. Just the period slipped from memory, somewhere between 1993-99. Old age does that...
The drummer is one of the very finest to ever pick up a pair of sticks, Mr John Blackwell Jr, RIP. There is a great video on here that really shows off his skills, it’s a sign o the times performance, his har falls off as he’s really going for it and he never misses a beat. Between him and Michael Bland, they are my fave of P’s drummers.
I sure miss this kind of music and shows like this💜 Prince was a perfectionist 👏🏽 and a genius who played every instrument better than every musician in all his bands.
Sucks how is is one of them gone WAY to soon.. Loved this the first time i seen it and still enjoy it and I'm 57 year old white guy who loves Pink Floyd lol
You guys are great...as to this been rehearsed...as far as I know Prince worked so hard in rehearsal that he and the band could just jump into... so yes.. rehearsed..but only because this absolute genius lived for music.. great channel guys
It was rehearsed as he played this song at many concerts, (there are other videos on TH-cam) but it was always very different every time. The solo was played differently every time.
@@TheThamesmen Happy New year to you both. Looking forward to discovering new ,and revisiting some favorite music with you both. Some Bangers and some Clangers.
Please watch the Sign o the Times movie and the Lovesexy Live concert from 1988 (full 2 hour version) which is available on here (at the moment) which blew me away when I saw it on tv and made me a fan for life.
@@TheThamesmen you need to listen to The Rainbow Children album. John Blackwell’s drumming is heavily featured on that album (and others) along with the other spectacular members of the NPG.
Can’t believe as a fan of rock music from his time that I actually never followed Prince. And I’m from Minnesota to boot. I am a huge fan of Queen, Led Zep, Fleetwood Mac and a number of other groups but listened to one Prince song years ago, didn’t like it and gave up. Big mistake. Now if had heard this, I probably would have all his albums by now.
We like the same groups!! Love that list and P is just a hell of a musician. Saw him live several times and he is just different. An experience like few others.
Funny for me I was never a fan of Prince. I appreciate the fact he was a great musician but there was just something about him that I couldn’t get by. This video was very good musically but the style of music was not my cup of tea.
That's probably why you didn't know how great he was because you were not into his music. It's interesting because he played EVERY genre of music. This man was a master on keys, drums, bass and guitar. Very few are on his level with each instrument
This was the THIRD encore of the evening. All the house lights are on, people who don’t know Prince are in the parking lot. The. He probably went and did a 2am show at a local club. RIP my sweet Prince.
His shows were legendary
Prince in my book is one of the most underrated guitarist ever. Man was a phenom of nature
I am not learning!!!
Not just guitarist - drums/Keys and Bass
Not me. Not only one of the best guitar players ever but my opinion the greatest musician of my generation. Class of 86 baby! :-)
a star child from another galaxy did this phenomenal anomaly to bring joy
If you can't get yourself moving to this then you haven't got a musical soul! Extraordinary performance. Prince was one of a kind.
I wish I recognized him more whilst he was here. Happy New year!!
Yes, this was Prince's 10th encore that night. At his concerts, he would give you more than what you paid for. He was famous for always saying "you all paid to see me, i can't give you just an hour. I got hits for days. I can go all night!" and his encore's would end up being an hour or 2. Him loving music is an understatement, Prince was addicted to it, he was music in the flesh. His catalog speaks on that very point, because he was the Multi-Genre God. I have Spotify playlists, some of them are "Metal" "Classical" "R&B" "POP" "JAZZ" "Hip Hop" "Punk rock" "blues" etc & the one thing that makes Prince stand out from EVERY other artist, is that, i have Prince song's for every genre on my playlist. Who else can say that ?
10th! He really was something unique and different. Sad to say only now are we really appreciating in what he was
@@TheThamesmen seems to be the common reaction from many these days,,,,somehow you all missed his unparalleled greatness during his lifetime, he made it look easy,
@@RBHADD you hit that right on the head. People who didn't know his music until the movie Purple Rain for the most part. Afterwards he was finally appreciated but still never given the props he deserved. Until the super bowl 2007 most people never saw him on stage. He rocked 🎸 America that day. Still the best halftime show ever even better the Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction...lol
The late Johnny Blackwell who died a few months after Prince died. Blackwell played drums for the NPG 2000-2007, and then in 2011-2016. Prince rehearsed his band 12 hours a day and they had to know 100 songs for that tour because he would change the lineup right up to he hit the stage. Not only that they had to know the songs well enough that his cues to either stop, loop, skip etc were done seemlessly.
Dam. That’s hard!!
@@TheThamesmen take 17 Days (When Doves Cry b-side) from the same show. Teena Marie died the day they performed. He met Teena when they both opened for Rick James on his 78/9 burn it up tour. They singers had to incoperate lover girl 10 mins before they went on
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PRINCE Is The Greatest Of All Time.👑💜💜💜🕊️
Props for checking that whole section....that bass part blows me away, and Ida Nielsen has soooo much FUNK!
Prince is the greatest player, to ever hold a guitar.
almost any instrument!
Prince always said “real music by real musicians” and he was right. He was one of the best live experiences of my life. 💜💜
I mean... This isn't human anymore! Now why on earth didn't I ever go and see Prince? And it's not just him! That band is a real monster... Tight as Alex' hairdo and at the same time lose as George's hairdo without that cap. This is... Monstrously banging! Holy sh*t... A Klingon! Better known as an Auerswald Cleo bass! Haven't seen one in those in a while. Oh, the drummer is the late John Blackwell if memory serves me well.
Casper...... YES. Why didn't I recognize or see Prince whilst he was here. I just took him for granted
@@TheThamesmen I didn't see him because all the word was he was like a mix of Jimi Hendrix and James Brown... Wrong! Darn it... Anyway. Best of New Years you lot overseas!
One of my favorite artist of all time. The man had such a flare and style from his fashion to his musicianship. Growing up, there were always those debates. Rolling Stones vs The Who, Led Zep vs Rush and Micheal Jackson vs Prince. Even with how massive MJ was, I was always partial to Prince. I've always leaned towards the artist that had more of an edge to their music and performances. I can't think of anyone past or present that could command the attention as Price did on stage. The man for me was the ultimate showman.
Happy New Year and take care cheers, Alex and George.
Prince was a BEAST on the BASS.
Happy New year!!
Perhaps the greatest musician of all-time. I mean who else can you think of that does literally everything and on the highest of high levels!
He sure did
As a rabid Prince fan for decades, I can give you one bit of advice.
When he asks in the middle of many songs" Can I play my guitar?"
Always say yes.
Ha! Exactly
Amazing. I also love how he gives everyone else a chance to shine.
As a Gen Xer I have been fortunate to see some of the very best live in Concert. Nobody touched Prince live.
I wish I saw him now!
Just real shit he was the the Man how couldn't you love what he did and was
This performance by Prince was incredible! Not only killing it on vocals and guitar, but bass also! Amazingly talented! Another performance where he kills it on guitar is Purple Rain live in Syracuse in 1985. He does a full guitar solo that lasts 6 minutes! It is crazy to see how amazingly talented this man was. R.I.P. Great reaction guys!
I mean.....how..... Happy New year!!
@@TheThamesmen Happy New Year to you too!!
13 minutes of pure joy! Nobody like him...just the best x
Cool eh
@@TheThamesmen Did you guys do anymore Prince reactions? Cant seem to find many. I thought you were going to do a Prince week?
@@TheThamesmen Ive compiled a list if you want to check some of these out? x
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I was never really a fan of this song but Price brought to another level. Thank you for this. By the way still believe that Prince's Super Bowl performance was one of the greatest of all time. I mean it was actually raining when he performed Purple Rain. It doesn't get better than than.
I need to revisit that!! Happy New year!!
The Prince that became king. King of Kings. Best guitar player i have seen. The groove, emotion and sound cannot be imitated.
He was truly unique. There will be no other. Thank you for your support
Great Mastery of the BAND, and of the stage.
I miss wondering when the next Prince album is coming out. As that was a staple of my entire musical existence … and I am a long-haired Metalhead.
Drummer was John Blackwell - great jazz drummer as well, unfortunately passed away in 2017.
What a great drummer!
My favorite artist of all time. A great artist.
Going to have an interesting track on channel 2 soon from Prince
Prince
Has always been one of the best singer, musician, totally awesome and just hearing this makes you want to dance.
R.I.P. Prince
:)
Prince would rehearse his bands until they could not get it wrong, he was a stunning musician in every way, I was so sad when he passed, but he worked so hard all his life that his body could take no more. Prince's average beat most peoples best. 😀😭
I feel the problem was he was so good on all instruments he wasn't noticed for 1
@@TheThamesmen Definately, a brilliant multi instrumentalist, and not just a single grouping, watching him slide into the drum stool behind Sheila E and not miss a beat for her rap in a concert then back again to play guitar, just mindblowing.
It was the 3rd of 4 encores and the drummer was John Blackwell. May he rest in peace 🕊️. And that was his take on the Kool and the Gang classic Hollywood Swinging but he changed it to Inglewood Swinging because that's where that was performed
Agreed. Take care
I discovered Prince rather late in the game. As a guitar player for over 40 years, this man was the most underrated musician and guitar player of all time. His skill was absolutely off the charts! My understanding is he played every instrument on one of his albums? 24 instruments? Mind blowing! I believe he could blow Eric Clapton off the stage in a guitar duel !
I'm like you Rex.... I knew but didn't delve until now...Not sure about blowing Clapton off stage. Listen to Strange Brew live
@@TheThamesmen don't get me wrong, I'm a Clapton fan. He is a great player... Crossroads is one of my favorite Tunes. However, that being said, I don't think he could match Prince note-for-note on his lead guitar work during "My Guitar Gently Weeps" for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I would put Prince up there with Jimmy Page, Steve Vai, Stevie Ray Vaughan. Just my opinion, everyone has their favorite.
@@TheThamesmen Listen to Spanish Castle Magic Live by Prince or The Ride Live and you may change your mind.
He made it look easy...who else could cover that much of the stage playing like that the while time?
I actually sent this in to your guys as a request a few months ago. Glad to see you found it!
Thanks again! Sorry I missed that..... I should have given you a shout out. Happy New year!!
Mention needs to be made of the great John Blackwell, arguably the best drummer Prince had. John was born in the pocket and never left. Tragically, he died at only 43 years old. RIP John, Prince and Boni Boyer. Heaven never heard such funk.
Great review of a kick-ass performance, Prince is the Goat for sure. I just wanted to add my 2 cents to the twin comment, Prince was a Gemini and his mother was a twin, he was even engaged to a twin in the mid-80's. Gemini expresses duality and is represented as twins. Twins\duality were used as a motif throughout his career in various ways, just like purple and the number 7.
Thanks for the info!
This is kind of music that could ho on for hours...it's great if you are there, but great to watch on youtube too. Prince was a one of a kind and Purple Rain got me in tears back then and does it today too, because of that song I went to see that move at least 10 times. Sad we lost all these amazing musicians too soon.
I didn't realize how good he was!!
Yep it was kind of rehearsed but it is still improvisation. If you really want Prince to let loose and where it’s not rehearsed, you want to check out his aftershows where he and his band would jam in clubs after the main show. These normally took place around midnight until the early hours of the morning. I went to several! He was great on the drums too!
I wish got into prince when he was still alive. I’m only now realizing how good it was
@@TheThamesmen there is so much out there. Even the rehearsals were insane. Check out a rehearsal of his track Feel U Up from the Lovesexy Tour 1988. It’s only audio though but still worth it. Also the bluesy, The Ride. Try the performance at Bagleys, London and the version performed live at The Aladdin, Las Vegas, 2002. Whilst I catch my breath, check out his jazz instrumentals performed under the ‘Madhouse’ moniker - the first track entitled ‘8’ is insane.
Y’all’s intro had me cracking up talking about American culture. Too funny! … now to Prince. He was having fun with this encore after the encore performance.
So sorry to never get to see one of princes encores in person
Nice reaction. I wish the estate would release stuff like this. Usually a prince rehearsal was 12 to 15 hrs, various times, sometimes working on one part for 30min. So the band would learn the show, next day he would change the show and start over sometimes u didn't know where he was going, he would say, "play in A" and u just went w it til he started singing. Other times during rehearsal he might basic instructions " chorus twice, sax solo, chorus, organ solo" always the showman. U could 5different genres in one night at a prince show. Not sure if you d seen these, but you'd appreciate prince doing "stratus", "the ride" live from 1998 crystal ball album had nice bluesy guitar, "feline" was a 33min long rehearsal, but has nice guitar first 10 min in the song. Wendy is strumming a long, he s experimenting w some rhythm, he says "play that" and she goes right into it which was cool. "Head" 1981 Houston show, 4th song in has some nice guitar distortion he does. It is a "clutch my pearls" performance. Video s not that great because it's off of vhs sp recording but sound is decent. Cool reaction from u guys
Prince rocks 🎸 the house @engelwood California
Thanks for being here an checking the vid out. Be well. G&A
I love this, some of my favourite concert moments are when the artist is enjoying themselves enough that they jam and play for the joy of it. It's always memorable, not often this impressive though. It's a bit like watching you two get a wibble on and the track goes out the window, just damn good fun! Excellent find, more please!
We lost it at the end....... :)
@@TheThamesmen can't lose what you never had
Awesome video. More Prince
More to come! Happy New Year and more soon.
Dang, how I miss this guy when I see this.
The more we learn about him the more we realize what we missed
Loved your reaction. Please upload more Prince videos:)
Thank you! Will do! Happy New year!!
Remembering Prince, Sheila E, and Candy Dulfer, still remember that. Just the period slipped from memory, somewhere between 1993-99. Old age does that...
love you guys
Really appreciate the support. Thank you. Makes it all worthwhile
The drummer is one of the very finest to ever pick up a pair of sticks, Mr John Blackwell Jr, RIP. There is a great video on here that really shows off his skills, it’s a sign o the times performance, his har falls off as he’s really going for it and he never misses a beat. Between him and Michael Bland, they are my fave of P’s drummers.
You're flying through our vids :)
@@TheThamesmen yes sir! 😊
I sure miss this kind of music and shows like this💜
Prince was a perfectionist 👏🏽 and a genius who played every instrument better than every musician in all his bands.
Only now are we really realizing how amazing he was. Thanks for your support
PRINCE 💜💙💛🧡💜💛🧡
Happy New Year and more soon.
The Purple #GOAT...astonishing...there will never be another...☔
LOVE LOVE LOVE PRINCE, MORE OF HIM PLEASE !!!!!!! #GOAT
I am learning more about him each vid. Thanks for supporting our channel!!
Sucks how is is one of them gone WAY to soon.. Loved this the first time i seen it and still enjoy it and I'm 57 year old white guy who loves Pink Floyd lol
You guys are great...as to this been rehearsed...as far as I know Prince worked so hard in rehearsal that he and the band could just jump into... so yes.. rehearsed..but only because this absolute genius lived for music.. great channel guys
Thanks Edward - Hang around ! Be well cheers Alex
My ALL TIME fave 🎸axeman😉
Thanks for the comments and also for being here. Be well G&A
React to ..Shhh Prince Detroit 2004....the Guitar Solo is 🔥🔥🔥
Thanks so much for new to me Prince! Tight as funk! Cooking and dancing on a Sunday afternoon! Happy New Year, dear Thamesmen!
Rehearsed? He would drill his band so hard that he could do anything on stage at any given second. I would argue that was spontaneous.
It was rehearsed as he played this song at many concerts, (there are other videos on TH-cam) but it was always very different every time. The solo was played differently every time.
Cool. Happy New Year and take care cheers Alex and George.
Wow -- Have I been missing out. Not much more I can say. I've got a lot of catching up to do. Thank you Thamesmen.
Welcome back! Happy New year!!
@@TheThamesmen Happy New year to you both. Looking forward to discovering new ,and revisiting some favorite music with you both. Some Bangers and some Clangers.
Nice to see you reacting to another one of my favourites.
More to come! Thanks for being here and supporting the channel. We never take it for granted... More soon!
Thanks guys! Great reaction! You guys always bring a smile to my face!
Happy new year Pamela.
Please watch the Sign o the Times movie and the Lovesexy Live concert from 1988 (full 2 hour version) which is available on here (at the moment) which blew me away when I saw it on tv and made me a fan for life.
Will check more Prince out soon.Thanks for being here and supporting the channel. We never take it for granted... More soon!
1970's funk music -- got to love it!
100%
My favorite reaction was watching your reaction!
Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for supporting us and have a a fab weekend.
This was the 3rd of 4 encores. Loved your reactions
No way really!! WOW
LOVED this and especially loved you two!
we may have been loosing our minds by the end but always a worthy discussion on how you pronounce Worcestershire sauce
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@@TheThamesmen Alex wins this one
The Drummer was the late Great John Blackwell!
He was epic. I am glad his performance was caught on film!
@@TheThamesmen you need to listen to The Rainbow Children album. John Blackwell’s drumming is heavily featured on that album (and others) along with the other spectacular members of the NPG.
Good Morning! Great reaction! Now I'm energized and off to work . Have a great day!
You got this! Happy New year!!
@@TheThamesmen HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Please don't hate when I say he was better then Michael Jackson as a musician.
Thanks for being here an checking the vid out. Be well. G&A
MJ was not a musician... in all the basic essence
Can’t believe as a fan of rock music from his time that I actually never followed Prince. And I’m from Minnesota to boot. I am a huge fan of Queen, Led Zep, Fleetwood Mac and a number of other groups but listened to one Prince song years ago, didn’t like it and gave up. Big mistake. Now if had heard this, I probably would have all his albums by now.
Same here RL.... I didn't appreciate him until now
We like the same groups!! Love that list and P is just a hell of a musician. Saw him live several times and he is just different. An experience like few others.
Drummer is BADASS John Blackwell, passed away July 4, 2017 from a brain tumor. He was from South Carolina.
Wow... He is badass and what a loss. Thanks for supporting our channel!!
His guitar skills were clearly evident since he hit the scene. He was always the best guitarist … question was , Did you know ?
Well not really but we do now!
John Blackwell was the drummer. He passed away also.
wow how sad, so few left
Way too much talent for one person.
I KNOW!!!! Happy New year!!
John Blackwell is the drummer! #rip #princealumni
RIP!
Fun Fact : 47 people got pregnant by osmosis at that show. And 8 of em were dudes. 🧐
HA HA!!!!!
oh my goodness. Outstanding. Now you must take the path that leads to George Clinton and Parlament Funkadelic
Ohhh Clinton! Happy New year!!
John Blackwell drummer.
RIP
2:00 Pausing to go watch the Creep cover…be right back.
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could be good.. but... stop drinking
Nobody like him 🕊
Funny for me I was never a fan of Prince. I appreciate the fact he was a great musician but there was just something about him that I couldn’t get by. This video was very good musically but the style of music was not my cup of tea.
I know what you mean but I'm learning about his guitar work, that has interest for me.
That's probably why you didn't know how great he was because you were not into his music. It's interesting because he played EVERY genre of music. This man was a master on keys, drums, bass and guitar. Very few are on his level with each instrument