It is not only how well he can play but how long he can sustain the consistency of the pace the intricacies of the Melody, improvising whenever he wants. He would play for hours at that pace without a worry. He WAS music. 💜
I realy prefear Prince early years even before purple rain, he was so raw and talented and some of his performances then are the best there ever was in energy...BUT this is realy on sush a high level musicly its amazing. Best ever live!
Prince would have been a great silent movie actor…the emotion he could project with his facial and body language is reminiscent of Chaplin for me🎉🎉🎉every picture of him tells a story.. every track of the 2 montreux shows could be a reaction… unreal Thanks Bryan 🎉🎉🎉👏🏻
The first time i watched this and heard him harmonizing with his guitar riffs using his falsetto i was fucking astounded still am , every time i watch it
Thank you to the person who gave you this request. Now this is an absolute favorite of mine. We call this " In the pocket and the pants are tight". Prince was always about the time, constant groove and keeping the rhythm in the pocket. This particular group of musicians could play at Prince's level but still keep their own musical identities which was not always the case the his bands. That's what made them such a "machine". Spot on reaction!!
I’ve definitely heard Prince hand out solos like that in the 80s. He would just randomly call out something like “solo”, “piano solo”, “sax solo”, etc. and Dr. Fink or Eric Leeds would jump in. I’m not going to say this iteration of the NPG is my all time favorite band of his, (it’s probably the Lovesexy band), but they are absolutely terrifying. Just scarily good, well oiled machine like you said.
I've seen THOUSANDS of guitarist in my lifetime but ONLY 1 that could shred like a wildcat and be ULTRA FUNKY @ the same time: 'Sir Nelson' (Of course)
🔥 🔥 🔥 PRINCE goes completely off 🎸 isn't he just amazing, hey ive been waiting for you to react to this I knew you'd llke it 🎸. This is my favorite Montreux PRINCE performance. He is 🔥 the audience was 🔥 man he should still be here with us 💜 Great reaction
I don't understand how Montreux or the Prince Estate haven't monetised these into an amazing boxset. He did a gig in 2007 there and 3 nights in 2013 as you no doubt are aware. Imagine all that in one package for the world to see.
@@thesolitaryadventurer I always assumed that it was down to revenue share and the MJF having some kind of rights to the performances?! It would be great to see them packaged up seeing as the visuals and sounds are incredible..
Great reaction. This was actually one of 2 shows at the same Montreaux Festival (2009). So the whole performance was great if you get a chance to watch it. Yes, Spanish Castle Magic, Empty Room, Elixir and this were all from one set. Renato Neto is the featured keyboardist. You are referring to Morris Hayes. He was Prince’s musical director and probably worked longer with Prince than any other band member (all-in). He did not get as many solos, in part I believe, just because Renato Neto is so good and versatile. Mr. Hayes has a nice solo in a video for “17 Days.” Some of his older work from the 90s would feature Mr. Hayes, particularly “Billy Jack B*tch,” but I am not sure how available a video of that song is at any given time. “All the Critics Love U in Montreaux” is based on his single about New York from his 1999 album. He mashed in a few other songs, including Housequake (the “jump up and down” part). I am glad to see your reaction to the scat piece he did. That’s never been a huge part of what I listen to, but it’s pretty impressive to hear someone scat to another musician. He was scarring to his own guitar line! His drummer from the Revolution, Bobby Z. tells a story from his earliest days of knowing Prince. He heard/saw Prince sing a line and play it at the same time on guitar with one hand and keys on the other. Wow. Great performance and great reaction.
All the Critics Love U in New York is a great song from my favourite Prince album 1999, which i first heart aged 12 in 1987. i was forunate to see his very low key and short tour in 2002, where he only played on 2 'hits', the rest new tracks or fans favourites. this was one of the tracks he played, the whole concert was in a blues, jazz, funk style. incredible night. on your point about him allowing others to shine, he has been doing that since the mid 80's. (p.s how could you forget the amazing Rhonda Smith on bass.........
Was that the One Nite Alone tour? I think that was when he started allowing members of the NPG music club to watch the soundcheck, which sounds absolutely incredible.
@@gabriels1869 Those soundcheck bootlegs are fantastic. Can't speak to attending one as I was unable to but hearing someone from the audience attempt to sing Manic Monday with P and the band as accompaniment... I was a fan for life. Who does that with their fans?
This is one of my favs Lives from P. "All the Critics Love U in New York" updated to the Jazz Festival with an "in Montreaux". He also changed the key of this 'almost experimental' track in the album 1999 (from 1982, right before Purple Rain) to a funky-jazzy-rock sound and added some verses from the song "Housequake". The audience sung the famous "oh weee oh" from the song "It's gonna Be A Beautiful Night" (recorded live for the Sign o'the Times album and drumming while Sheyla E raps). I suggest this as a future reaction. :)
The bassist was (once again) Rhonda Smith, and the other keyboardist (the "funk" keyboard is how it's usually listed) was Morris Hayes (in the Prince camp he was called Mr. Hayes); there are quite a few videos and concerts he played in. He was Prince's musical director for 20 years (he left, or was let go sort of right before Prince formed 3rdeyegirl). I can't think of any clip that would work for reaction musically - I hope someone can, I really like him. He's got some wonderful interview clips out there. Prince's hips were bad at this point; I imagine he was in a lot of pain. I think he got hip surgery sometime in 2010/2011. you can tell by the end of this show (show 2), by the end he seems worn out, and he gives one of the most intense versions of Purple Rain I've ever heard. You asked on an earlier post about his emotional state was (I think it was the "Empty Room" video, but I had already commented so I left it alone). But I have read (and heard in some interviews) that Michael Jackson had just died and - regardless of the media mytholgy that says otherwise - Prince really cared about MJ, so much that he cancelled several practice dates and locked himself in his room for a couple of days. Because this was the concert, I've always thought he was still thinking about Jackson and that's what made Prince seem so intense - sad? - during these performances. Idk if it's true, but the timing makes sense
Rhonda, you've said a mouthful there. Absolutely agree with this. Tavis Smiley and Dr Cornel West were at his hotel suite that night according to his former manager/flame, Kiran Sharma. Tavis spoke about Prince talking for hours about Michael that night after the gigs. If we look past the lazy and media-driven comparisons of the two, it's impossible that a young Prince seeing a boy his own age (1958 saw Prince, MJ and Madonna all born) become hugely successful and world famous wouldn't have had an effect on him. He likely idolised MJ as a teen... And to then be able to scale to the same heights of success and be considered his peer and his rival. If Prince wasn't so grounded in his Minnesota work-ethic, this is where he would have gone off the rails with cocaine, heroine or drink in my opinion! The shadow of Michael's passing was looming large in the days and weeks before this event I'm sure.
@@thesolitaryadventurer Thank you so much for responding. I came to the Prince world late, so, sometimes, it feels like I'm just making stuff up in my head as I go lol. I feel a little validated now, at least on this issue 😁
I saw Prince Live about 5 or 6 Times between 1987- 2007 in Atlanta GA. Most Expensive Tickets I Have Ever Payed For, That Were Worth Every Single Penny!!!
He just gets so much more music from his guitar than other players. Individual notes and sustained notes are interspersed with chords and runs. I don’t play guitar and may be using wrong words to describe his playing. He is the music on that stage. It just comes through him.❤
Very nice 😃💜. From this point on after seeing the Web Exclusive that aired with little 11 year old “skipper” aka Prince that was found in the Minneapolis news archives, all that I thought I knew and love about this dude has just MAGNIFIED one zillion percent . RIP to the GOAT 💜😃
@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar It doesn't take long to become a fan when your mind is open. I'm sure you understand now why the purple family hate when people compare Prince to Michael Jackson, apples to oranges. Both great but extremely different musically.
I love the way he would integrate where he was into the songs (like Inglewood swingin). Notice how excited and interactive every crowd is at every show...even the shy ppl let loose! Good Gawd, I miss Prince concerts. I need a purple high..."Turn it up"!!! Have you checked out PLECTRUMELECTRUM yet?
Dude, you're getting prolific with your output lately :) The original album cut of this track was one of the major influences of Detroit Techno back in the early 80s. One of the amazing things he did was to be able to take the same song and make it a dance track, or rock out to it.
Absolutely! I recommend any newcomer of the Prince World, to listen to the original song first, before listening to the different version Prince created later down the road. You will gain so much more respect for Prince’s ability to totally change one of his songs to a completely different genre and it sounds equally as good or even better! What other artist even does that?! Most artist will play their catalog the exact same way over their entire career for decades. This example is definitely an eye and ear opener to Prince’s level of creativity and musical genius. Other songs that are a great example of this is Little Red Corvette at Montreaux and Let’s Go Crazy at the SNL after party.
The bass player is Rhonda Smith, and she’s a fellow Canadian of yours. Check out the live performance of 17 Days. It was recorded back in 2011 at the Forum in Inglewood,Ca. On that song you’ll get Mr. Morris Hayes with an Organ solo that he just slays. Prince also mixed in the Teena Marie song Lover Girl. I can’t believe that I had not mentioned this version of All The Critics. This by far is my favorite version of the song.
Le festival MONTREUX 2009 est super, les 3 jours de 2013, inoubliables. L'organisateur était décédé en janvier même année sur une piste de ski, Prince lui a rendu hommage avec Purple rain
A master at his craft showing how an amazing band should perform This is a wonderful performance and as u say He commands the crowd and keeps that energy going,The crowd feeding off prince and prince feeding off the crowd and always makes sure everybody is full.He was and still is amazing Thankyou prince Who is a king. Wonderful reaction as per usual and may I say definitely looking more relaxed when hanging out with us ur friends.Keep up the great work and to all the wonderful people making suggestions Keep em coming,It's wonderful to share and for us to be amazed all over again. Peace and be wild
@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar I honestly don't think I could simply because it was his life and all there is are trinkets of his memory when the man himself should be still here.Just knowing what was created there would fill me with sorrow.But I hope u get there and see how u feel probably inspired Which would be a lovely addition to ur new journey Peace and be wild my brother
I always love how he goes from one song to the next and sometimes back again. There is rarely a break between songs when he plays. Other concerts I’ve been to there is almost always a break between songs.
This concert is one of my favorites there’s a part in this particular performance where he does that George Benson type of solo where he sings along with the guitar totally amazing
In this performance he does that using a Whammy pedal, where it has programmed harmonies with his guitar line and he sings with it.... totally blew me away...
Gotta say, I think a European crowd was his favourite. Looking at his tour schedules... If he wasn't looking for the major money and doing the US to max the revenue, he was doing Europe by preference. Cue the hate from everywhere! 😂
@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar Paisley Park, the home setting. Or at First Avenue... Holland, the scene of many of his highest 80s moments arguably. Australia for the Piano & Microphone tour in 2016. Anywhere and everywhere...! 💜
😀😀...I have the Montreux shows..they are just awesome.. can't really add to much to what this great bunch have already said...u mentioned how he handles the crowd...maybe a good watch for u would D.M.S.R. in Detroit...Prince not playing any instruments... just playing with the crowd and showing off his band... definitely worth a watch even if u don't react to it just go and watch it in your own time my friend...as always... great reaction..
When he heard a song in his head he put it down on tape by laying down drums first, then bass, then guitar and finally lyrics, all on his own, playing all instruments. He was happiest recording on his own.
Love this!!! The crowds energy reminds me when I almost passed out during his Vegas show during 3121 tour. I was so excited, dancing, jumping and singing. My hubby had to pretty much carry me out of the arena.
With so many great performances I've seen from Prince, this one is my absolute favorite. Epic, and a song that while I always enjoyed, never really thought "wow I wanna hear him tear this one up live" this song live is like a revelation to me.
I discovered your channel this week and I love it!! I don’t play guitar but I’ve been a Prince fan for 38 years and I love when anyone discovers Prince and appreciates him as much as you are! The suggested videos so far are all favourites of mine too! Enjoy your purple journey! There’s so much to discover!! 😊💜
Cat this post meant A Lot to me! Thank you! I really appreciate you watching the videos and commenting. We have a nice community here we are building :)
Thank u 4 another great video. I was at this concert first row. A dream came true!! After this performance the audience needed time 2 come down😅! This performance is maybe his best in Montreux. But try Stratus and All this love. Great solos of all players.
The performance at Montreux was weeks after Michael Jackson's death. Tavis Smiley mentioned how Prince was affected by Michael's passing. After the performance Tavis and Prince talked about MJ 'til the sun came up. Also, in my opinion, the wardrobe choice for this show was an homage to Thriller. The red jacket with similar kind of shoulders makes me think that he specifically wore it to pay his respects just like he wore a single glove in some parts of the shows during the Purple Rain Tour.
What i like about these reviews is YOU . your coming from a genuine place of musicianship. knowing you missed him all your musical time. . i could go on about Prince but i'll keep it for another review. I get sad watching him still. maybe the 2009 paris vid you may enjoy. I'm rocking jill jones Violet blue at the moment . no live video unfortunately . . its the intro really gets me every time. until next time . you good man you
Prince was a master of crowd control, an amazing performance, man i seriously need to watch these videos at an earlier time, not great when you're winding down for the day 🤣 hyped up now, i miss him so much. Great reaction Bryan as always, your face when he did his little Jazz Scat, priceless 🤣 . I missed this one last night super busy, upside i have another one to watch, see you over there 💜 & ☮
Have you ever heard the Purple rain solo in Milan 2010? I attended many gigs of him, he is my fav ever but that solo is so stunning and unique. Kind of landing on another planet! Cheers from Italy and grazie!
I am sure you enjoyed your talk with Susan Rogers. She was with him when he was prolific in producing his music, films and developing bands other than The Revolution. ( The Time, Vanity six, The Family)
Montreux 2009 is an absolute tour-de-force. The whole show is amazing. I'd personally love to see someone respond to Little Red Corvette from 1982 side by side with the Montreux 2009 version. (Hint, hint) 😉 Blackwell, Smith, Hayes, Neto and Nelson. What a band. The regimen was the schedule. He just played and rehearsed all the time. I wouldn't over think it.. If he was doing yoga and such, he never spoke to it as far as I am aware. His former bodyguard Gilbert Davison spoke about training with him in the late 80s. He had a barbell and bench press for a period and you can see he looks more muscular on the Lovesexy tour - and in fairness through to the end of the Act 2 tour in 93. (And he wrote a song called Ripopgodazippa in 1993 that references a weights bench - don't ask) When he played guitar with the scatting, you realise the talent is immense. I've not heard a bootleg with it (as far as I'm aware) but he would legato the guitar whilst playing the notes on piano and singing the same notes simultaneously. He did this at 18 to impress his manager and WB when getting a contract! A side note on the hip issues... The best guesses for hip surgery are late 2009 to 2010 according to general sources but he appears on French TV in mid-2011 (the appearance where he plays Johnny B Goode/Peach on acoustic and Shhh on electric) and he looks visibly pained by standing at the outset and he only gets up off a stool later into the performance. Now that might be soon after the surgery or a 2nd procedure or not but given his performance history being so packed throughout 2011 it seems unlikely. (I know you'd be up and moving the day after surgery but it wouldn't make huge sense to schedule mid-commitments in case of issues). I say all this because that lyric "body don't want to quit, gotta get another hit" is in the original 1982 song but it takes on a different meaning within a year or two. My best guess for what it's worth of a gap when surgery could have taken place is Aug or Sep 2010. Every song at Montreux in 2009 and 2013 deserves to be dissected for signs of 24-karat genius.
I can’t remember the concert, but I know I’ve seen a video of him playing guitar with his left hand, piano with his right and singing at the same time. There are so many stories of Prince working in the studio that sound near impossible, almost mythical. To see him actually do that stuff live is mind boggling.
I think that's a good next step, too. It's hard to appreciate how he changes the arrangement of the songs unless you're familiar with the recorded version. You could run a clinic on song evolution just by going through the myriad versions of "Something in the Water..."
All of Prince's shows at Montreux were amazing and DIFFERENT! He first played a show there in 2007, returned in 2009 and played 2 shows, then finally in 2013 - he played 3 shows. The 3rd show in 2013, with 3rd Eye Girl behind him, is the most rock guitar heavy of all of them.
So glad you got around to this live performance (as I also recommended). I think it's an excellent insight into how he not only commands the audience but his band. As you said, he creates drama in a song by varying the dynamics to keep you hooked. The way he plays that one -note solo shows great picking technique as well as creating a sense of intensity in the song without the need to resort to an 'Yngwie-esque' flurry of unnecessary arpeggios - something I notice when other guitarists cover a song like purple Rain in which they ruin the emotional connection by overdoing the solo with a load of speed runs on scales. Don't get me wrong - I can appreciate Yngwie Malmsteen's or Michael Angelo di Battio's precision and speed but it generally leaves me cold and ultimately it's difficult to listen to an album all the way through. Prince never let the solo overshadow the emotion and message in the song, which is in large part due to his competence as a multi-instrumentalist and writer/arranger of songs. He knew that often less is more and when to rein things in to keep the audience wanting more. He could also often envisage the whole song in his mind before recording, which is why he recorded so quickly, and this afforded him a keen sense of where each part belonged in the song. Those other guitarists are undoubtedly technically proficient and impressive but I think the reason they never reached a bigger, more diverse audience is that they came across as playing for the sake of showing off and without a sense of having the guitar as an extension of their soul. As you often say, it's the story within a story that lingers in the heart and mind and moves you, which a select few like Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, David Gilmour and Gary Moore could tap into. To be controversial, I recently listened to a lot of Eddie Van Halen's (huge respect for his influence and achievements) playing following his unfortunate death and to be honest, although it's often impressive it could also be a bit sloppy (live) and involved a lot of overplaying at times. He certainly led the way in many respects for late 70s/80s guitarists and established a template of sorts which many guitarists copied but it sounds a bit dated now and later in his career I think he became more tasteful in his playing by tuning into the feeling of the song. I still think Prince's feel in his rhythm playing is outstanding - loose but precise at the same time and 'a little bit behind the beat' as he would say, which made it funky as hell. I also liked the way Prince showed his instinctive sense of rhythm with his percussive 'beatboxing' to cue in John Blackwell without missing a beat. No wonder he was also a monster programmer of the Linn 1 drum machine as he just exuded rhythm through his music and dancing in an organic way.
Cool video and reaction again 😀😀 I was in the building that night, for both shows. The sound in there was phenomenal. Oudstanding concert!! I filmed a lot of the concert and I also filmed Prince after the concert outside private. He then was driving with car beside of me 😀
New to your channel and I love it !!!! So happy to have found a couple of channels who focus strongly on the purple one 💜💜💜 This is probably one of my favorite live performances of his
Another great video! In the commentary discussion is increasingly querying into more difficult aspects for Prince fans. The accrued injuries from such high level performing and the resulting methods of pain management that led to his death. By the time he performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival Prince had experienced hip and ankle injuries. In real time fans were unaware. As a performer Prince didn't share his vulnerabilities. I don't believe it was to deceive the audience but rather a matter of professionalism. Prince wanted to put on the best shows he could. So he kept his pain to himself. Prince suffered for his art. Given what's been learned since his passing about his injuries, pain, and daily schedule it is astonishing how on point his live performances were.
Why do y'all always feel the need 2 bring that up. Go watch a video of someone over dosing on Fentanyl then u tell me if that's how he really died! I've seen men 3 times bigger then him touch a pill with gloves on and seconds later they are over dosing. 2 milligrams put them down but it takes Prince 14,502 yeah right that's enough 2 kill 8,000 ppl and would take him ingesting over 7,700 pills in less than 5 mins
Have you heard Prince’s song, “Cinnamon Girl”? There was a bit of controversy over the music video. The answer to your question about the Montreaux performances is, YES”. You have to hear, “When Eye lay My Hands on U” and “The Love We Make” form montreaux.
hi a good review but i like it when your breaking it down i learn alot about how hes doing his music and this was a really funk time they sound like they are having so much fun check out America you well love it great job my friend
Later 1990s/2000s were lower ponts in his career, but in his last years he seemed to be gearing up for a creative comeback; he would have fit in well with Mononeon, Silk Sonic, Thundercat, Hiatus Kaiyote, etc.
On bass is Rhonda Smith and the other keyboard player is Morris Hayes. Don’t really remember him doing too many keyboard solos Montreux 2009 is the pinnacle for me He also debuted his rearranged version of Little Red Corvette at that show which took a tired 80’s sound and turned it into a highlight for the rest of his tours th-cam.com/video/vd91WRD3-Rc/w-d-xo.html
@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar Well .. you should try to listen to 17 days from same concert... on "the net" as well ... great channel ... Been a prince fan since 1984, nice to hear your reviews on something you have loved for sooo long ...
@@strawberrymind1839 It'd be great to hear from YYCPG if this has a name. John Mayer refers to it simply as "guitar face" (and he's a big proponent of it!) but when Prince did it I wonder if it was a nod to Jimi or Sly that he then affected into his performance. Over the years it became a highlight and you knew he was in the zone on the instrument as soon as he made the faces.
I'm certain that the entire building was jumping off it's foundation during this part of the set! Seriously, you must watch both shows 1 & 2 from Montreux 2009 in their entirety. Genius, electrifying, extraordinary from start to finish. Show 1: th-cam.com/video/9zTJWCT1tiM/w-d-xo.html Show 2: th-cam.com/video/s-kOM4MU0xo/w-d-xo.html BASS: That bass player is Rhonda Smith ("...and she is funky!" -Prince). KEYS: There are 2 musicians on keys here: Renato Neto (stage right) and Morris Hayes (stage left). Renato joined the NPG in the early 2000s and Morris was there from the 90s. They both did some soloing in the "17 Days" performance at the LA Forum in 2011: th-cam.com/video/wMY4NFW7GkI/w-d-xo.html SCAT SKILLS: I had a similar reaction to the "jazzy scat thing." 😮 I don't even play guitar at all and I know that was highly impressive! FITNESS: There isn't much out there about any specific ongoing fitness conditioning in Prince's regular routine. He had himself and the members of The Revolution taking dance classes at a Minneapolis studio during the Purple Rain era. As a dancer, I can tell you that that training clearly shows up throughout the decades in most performances. There are some things in dance technique that just stick in your muscle memory, even if you're not in a regular dance class every week. There's a weight bench that shows up in some photos of Paisley Park. He also busted out some pushups and roller skating in the Gangster Glam video (1991) and it seems that he was generally just a physically active guy who enjoyed roller skating, riding his bicycle, walking through the arboretum, taking to the dance floor during a night out, etc. He's known to have been a healthy eater (aside from the sweet tooth!) and it's easy to imagine that he also knew the importance of stretching and keeping his body stage-ready. He clearly had some healthy lungs because he was always dancing and jumping around AND maintaining the breath control required for his vocals. OTHER MONTREUXS: As for another Montreux performance that can even come close to this: Only Prince! He did 3 shows with the NPG and 3rd Eye Girl in 2013. 🙂💜
Great performance. Please can you react to Little Red Corvette from the same gig. The slowed down version. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed. Great work that you are doing. Thank you for sharing your expertise with us.
When he announced he was writing a book,he knew it would be dangerous. He had already put WB on notice about his wanting the industry to change and give musicians a fairer deal in ownership of their intellectual property. Owning their own Masters was a first step. Writing slave on his face in protest of WB not allowing him ownership of his Masters made him a threat to the record industry. There are signs he was murdered in my opinion. He was 57, too young.
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Ladies and Gentlemen , The Greatest Ever, Prince
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Prince was and is music. Variety, complexity, feel, soul, beautiful. 🎵🎶
It is not only how well he can play but how long he can sustain the consistency of the pace the intricacies of the Melody, improvising whenever he wants. He would play for hours at that pace without a worry. He WAS music. 💜
Big interview coming out next week Margi, stay tuned :)
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He is the one and only :)
So true!!!!!!🐼🍴🤬🎸
I realy prefear Prince early years even before purple rain, he was so raw and talented and some of his performances then are the best there ever was in energy...BUT this is realy on sush a high level musicly its amazing. Best ever live!
Prince would have been a great silent movie actor…the emotion he could project with his facial and body language is reminiscent of Chaplin for me🎉🎉🎉every picture of him tells a story.. every track of the 2 montreux shows could be a reaction… unreal Thanks Bryan 🎉🎉🎉👏🏻
Interesting you should say that, Miles Davis said Prince was a mixture of three and Charlie Chaplin was one of them, lol.
I’ve always said he would have been perfect for the silent era.
@@A.Light33 imagine Under the Cherry Moon as a Silent🤔🙂
@@chica4530 Hendrix and who else? 😀
A little example of Chaplin is at the beginning of Prince’s video The One.
"I don't want to argue with B.B. King but uh...." one of my favorite seconds of him singing along with the 6 string note for note.
The first time i watched this and heard him harmonizing with his guitar riffs using his falsetto i was fucking astounded still am , every time i watch it
Me too brother, and he is using a whammy pedal which has harmonies programmed into it with his guitar as well. Amazing stuff! :)
Thank you to the person who gave you this request. Now this is an absolute favorite of mine. We call this " In the pocket and the pants are tight". Prince was always about the time, constant groove and keeping the rhythm in the pocket. This particular group of musicians could play at Prince's level but still keep their own musical identities which was not always the case the his bands. That's what made them such a "machine". Spot on reaction!!
It was a great one for sure :)
I’ve definitely heard Prince hand out solos like that in the 80s. He would just randomly call out something like “solo”, “piano solo”, “sax solo”, etc. and Dr. Fink or Eric Leeds would jump in.
I’m not going to say this iteration of the NPG is my all time favorite band of his, (it’s probably the Lovesexy band), but they are absolutely terrifying. Just scarily good, well oiled machine like you said.
"Absolutely terrifying" - nailed it. 👍
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Yes, Prince was handing out solos to his band since the Revolution era. He always let the light shine on his band members.
I've seen THOUSANDS of guitarist in my lifetime but ONLY 1 that could shred like a wildcat and be ULTRA FUNKY @ the same time: 'Sir Nelson' (Of course)
🔥 🔥 🔥 PRINCE goes completely off 🎸 isn't he just amazing, hey ive been waiting for you to react to this I knew you'd llke it 🎸. This is my favorite Montreux PRINCE performance. He is 🔥 the audience was 🔥 man he should still be here with us 💜 Great reaction
Thank you thank you thank you so much, this post meant a lot :)
@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar Your so welcome 😘
Best set of concerts he ever did.
I don't understand how Montreux or the Prince Estate haven't monetised these into an amazing boxset.
He did a gig in 2007 there and 3 nights in 2013 as you no doubt are aware.
Imagine all that in one package for the world to see.
@@thesolitaryadventurer I always assumed that it was down to revenue share and the MJF having some kind of rights to the performances?! It would be great to see them packaged up seeing as the visuals and sounds are incredible..
Great reaction. This was actually one of 2 shows at the same Montreaux Festival (2009). So the whole performance was great if you get a chance to watch it. Yes, Spanish Castle Magic, Empty Room, Elixir and this were all from one set. Renato Neto is the featured keyboardist. You are referring to Morris Hayes. He was Prince’s musical director and probably worked longer with Prince than any other band member (all-in). He did not get as many solos, in part I believe, just because Renato Neto is so good and versatile. Mr. Hayes has a nice solo in a video for “17 Days.” Some of his older work from the 90s would feature Mr. Hayes, particularly “Billy Jack B*tch,” but I am not sure how available a video of that song is at any given time.
“All the Critics Love U in Montreaux” is based on his single about New York from his 1999 album. He mashed in a few other songs, including Housequake (the “jump up and down” part). I am glad to see your reaction to the scat piece he did. That’s never been a huge part of what I listen to, but it’s pretty impressive to hear someone scat to another musician. He was scarring to his own guitar line!
His drummer from the Revolution, Bobby Z. tells a story from his earliest days of knowing Prince. He heard/saw Prince sing a line and play it at the same time on guitar with one hand and keys on the other. Wow.
Great performance and great reaction.
All the Critics Love U in New York is a great song from my favourite Prince album 1999, which i first heart aged 12 in 1987. i was forunate to see his very low key and short tour in 2002, where he only played on 2 'hits', the rest new tracks or fans favourites. this was one of the tracks he played, the whole concert was in a blues, jazz, funk style. incredible night. on your point about him allowing others to shine, he has been doing that since the mid 80's. (p.s how could you forget the amazing Rhonda Smith on bass.........
Was that the One Nite Alone tour? I think that was when he started allowing members of the NPG music club to watch the soundcheck, which sounds absolutely incredible.
@@gabriels1869 Those soundcheck bootlegs are fantastic. Can't speak to attending one as I was unable to but hearing someone from the audience attempt to sing Manic Monday with P and the band as accompaniment... I was a fan for life. Who does that with their fans?
@@gabriels1869 yes it was, although i call it 'The Rainbow Children' Tour ; )
This is one of my favs Lives from P. "All the Critics Love U in New York" updated to the Jazz Festival with an "in Montreaux". He also changed the key of this 'almost experimental' track in the album 1999 (from 1982, right before Purple Rain) to a funky-jazzy-rock sound and added some verses from the song "Housequake".
The audience sung the famous "oh weee oh" from the song "It's gonna Be A Beautiful Night" (recorded live for the Sign o'the Times album and drumming while Sheyla E raps). I suggest this as a future reaction. :)
agree 💜👍💜
No lies detected here... 💜
@oskarobit, You missed one other song, he added "Black Sweat" from the album "3121" to this mash up as well. (You meant to spell her name as Sheila E)
@@vincentchurchill2272 true! I don't know why I wrote Sheyla instead of Sheila Escobedo. And I love the groove in Black Sweat too!
Mr. Blackwell on drums, Rhonda Smith on bass, Renato & Mr. Hayes on keyboards
The BB King remark was about BB King saying that BB could not play and sing. Prince was showing how he does that with ease.
The bassist was (once again) Rhonda Smith, and the other keyboardist (the "funk" keyboard is how it's usually listed) was Morris Hayes (in the Prince camp he was called Mr. Hayes); there are quite a few videos and concerts he played in. He was Prince's musical director for 20 years (he left, or was let go sort of right before Prince formed 3rdeyegirl). I can't think of any clip that would work for reaction musically - I hope someone can, I really like him. He's got some wonderful interview clips out there.
Prince's hips were bad at this point; I imagine he was in a lot of pain. I think he got hip surgery sometime in 2010/2011. you can tell by the end of this show (show 2), by the end he seems worn out, and he gives one of the most intense versions of Purple Rain I've ever heard.
You asked on an earlier post about his emotional state was (I think it was the "Empty Room" video, but I had already commented so I left it alone). But I have read (and heard in some interviews) that Michael Jackson had just died and - regardless of the media mytholgy that says otherwise - Prince really cared about MJ, so much that he cancelled several practice dates and locked himself in his room for a couple of days. Because this was the concert, I've always thought he was still thinking about Jackson and that's what made Prince seem so intense - sad? - during these performances. Idk if it's true, but the timing makes sense
Rhonda, you've said a mouthful there. Absolutely agree with this.
Tavis Smiley and Dr Cornel West were at his hotel suite that night according to his former manager/flame, Kiran Sharma. Tavis spoke about Prince talking for hours about Michael that night after the gigs.
If we look past the lazy and media-driven comparisons of the two, it's impossible that a young Prince seeing a boy his own age (1958 saw Prince, MJ and Madonna all born) become hugely successful and world famous wouldn't have had an effect on him. He likely idolised MJ as a teen... And to then be able to scale to the same heights of success and be considered his peer and his rival. If Prince wasn't so grounded in his Minnesota work-ethic, this is where he would have gone off the rails with cocaine, heroine or drink in my opinion!
The shadow of Michael's passing was looming large in the days and weeks before this event I'm sure.
@@thesolitaryadventurer Thank you so much for responding. I came to the Prince world late, so, sometimes, it feels like I'm just making stuff up in my head as I go lol. I feel a little validated now, at least on this issue 😁
I saw Prince Live about 5 or 6 Times between 1987- 2007 in Atlanta GA. Most Expensive Tickets I Have Ever Payed For, That Were Worth Every Single Penny!!!
That is awesome that you got to see him live. I wish I did!
You can call me CC Crowd Control - Prince
This is a line from his song “Screwdriver “
He just gets so much more music from his guitar than other players. Individual notes and sustained notes are interspersed with chords and runs. I don’t play guitar and may be using wrong words to describe his playing. He is the music on that stage. It just comes through him.❤
Very nice 😃💜. From this point on after seeing the Web Exclusive that aired with little 11 year old “skipper” aka Prince that was found in the Minneapolis news archives, all that I thought I knew and love about this dude has just MAGNIFIED one zillion percent . RIP to the GOAT 💜😃
I clearly must be becoming a fan as I felt some emotion watching it :)
@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar It doesn't take long to become a fan when your mind is open. I'm sure you understand now why the purple family hate when people compare Prince to Michael Jackson, apples to oranges. Both great but extremely different musically.
@@chica4530 I do get that now and honestly there is no comparison.... :)
@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar I was just trying to be kind. You are right there is absolutely no comparison, lol.
I love the way he would integrate where he was into the songs (like Inglewood swingin). Notice how excited and interactive every crowd is at every show...even the shy ppl let loose! Good Gawd, I miss Prince concerts. I need a purple high..."Turn it up"!!!
Have you checked out PLECTRUMELECTRUM yet?
I have not, but I will :)
Dude, you're getting prolific with your output lately :) The original album cut of this track was one of the major influences of Detroit Techno back in the early 80s. One of the amazing things he did was to be able to take the same song and make it a dance track, or rock out to it.
Ed, great post as always! I'm going to check that out, this is the first I've heard of Detroit Techno!
His rearrangements are insane! Gotta Broken Heart Again comes to mind
@ Eric Neal yes Gotta Broken Heart again is almost unrecognizable. I love both versions.
Absolutely! I recommend any newcomer of the Prince World, to listen to the original song first, before listening to the different version Prince created later down the road. You will gain so much more respect for Prince’s ability to totally change one of his songs to a completely different genre and it sounds equally as good or even better! What other artist even does that?! Most artist will play their catalog the exact same way over their entire career for decades. This example is definitely an eye and ear opener to Prince’s level of creativity and musical genius. Other songs that are a great example of this is Little Red Corvette at Montreaux and Let’s Go Crazy at the SNL after party.
The bass player is Rhonda Smith, and she’s a fellow Canadian of yours. Check out the live performance of 17 Days. It was recorded back in 2011 at the Forum in Inglewood,Ca. On that song you’ll get Mr. Morris Hayes with an Organ solo that he just slays. Prince also mixed in the Teena Marie song Lover Girl. I can’t believe that I had not mentioned this version of All The Critics. This by far is my favorite version of the song.
I'd love to have her on here for a video discussion someday :)
Le festival MONTREUX 2009 est super, les 3 jours de 2013, inoubliables. L'organisateur était décédé en janvier même année sur une piste de ski, Prince lui a rendu hommage avec Purple rain
Great suggestion!! Love this one💜. Keyboardist is RENATO NETO. I love him! He was a true showman. Getting the audience involved is brilliant
Wanda do you know who the other keyboardist is?
@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar I think it's been answered by now but it's Morris Hayes and Rhonda Smith on Bass.
@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar His name is Morris Hayes. He was with Prince for 12 years. The longest running bandmate for him
A master at his craft showing how an amazing band should perform This is a wonderful performance and as u say He commands the crowd and keeps that energy going,The crowd feeding off prince and prince feeding off the crowd and always makes sure everybody is full.He was and still is amazing Thankyou prince Who is a king.
Wonderful reaction as per usual and may I say definitely looking more relaxed when hanging out with us ur friends.Keep up the great work and to all the wonderful people making suggestions Keep em coming,It's wonderful to share and for us to be amazed all over again.
Peace and be wild
Thank you so much as always my good friend Taurrean! Are you planning on going to PP next year?
@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar I honestly don't think I could simply because it was his life and all there is are trinkets of his memory when the man himself should be still here.Just knowing what was created there would fill me with sorrow.But I hope u get there and see how u feel probably inspired Which would be a lovely addition to ur new journey
Peace and be wild my brother
I always love how he goes from one song to the next and sometimes back again. There is rarely a break between songs when he plays. Other concerts I’ve been to there is almost always a break between songs.
He sure is the master!
This concert is one of my favorites there’s a part in this particular performance where he does that George Benson type of solo where he sings along with the guitar totally amazing
In this performance he does that using a Whammy pedal, where it has programmed harmonies with his guitar line and he sings with it.... totally blew me away...
You finally got to my favourite Prince performance.
Awesome! I'm so glad to hear that mikron :)
Gotta love those European concert crowds! I wish I got to see Prince overseas...
Gotta say, I think a European crowd was his favourite.
Looking at his tour schedules... If he wasn't looking for the major money and doing the US to max the revenue, he was doing Europe by preference.
Cue the hate from everywhere! 😂
Me too! If you could have seen him overseas, in which country?
Hell i'd be happy to see the William Wallace statue in Scotland!
@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar 😂 I'll find one and take a photo for you.
@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar Paisley Park, the home setting. Or at First Avenue...
Holland, the scene of many of his highest 80s moments arguably.
Australia for the Piano & Microphone tour in 2016.
Anywhere and everywhere...! 💜
I have read it said that he was the best known arranger and could change cover songs to suit himself and make his own.
I totally agree with that Margi! :)
😀😀...I have the Montreux shows..they are just awesome.. can't really add to much to what this great bunch have already said...u mentioned how he handles the crowd...maybe a good watch for u would D.M.S.R. in Detroit...Prince not playing any instruments... just playing with the crowd and showing off his band... definitely worth a watch even if u don't react to it just go and watch it in your own time my friend...as always... great reaction..
^^^ This comment 🔥 - the Detroit show is the truth.
Thank u. Prince would have valued u’re opinions highly because u are a talented musician urself 💕
You are far too kind J.C. Thank you :)
A super funky performance
🧡💙💜💛💙🧡💜
When he heard a song in his head he put it down on tape by laying down drums first, then bass, then guitar and finally lyrics, all on his own, playing all instruments. He was happiest recording on his own.
Love this!!! The crowds energy reminds me when I almost passed out during his Vegas show during 3121 tour. I was so excited, dancing, jumping and singing. My hubby had to pretty much carry me out of the arena.
That is so awesome, going to Las Vegas and also seeing Prince at the same time! :)
Amazing show and aftershow. Did you catch the aftershow?
With so many great performances I've seen from Prince, this one is my absolute favorite. Epic, and a song that while I always enjoyed, never really thought "wow I wanna hear him tear this one up live" this song live is like a revelation to me.
Hey! I loved your post here. :) It was an awesome performance! :)
Thanks so much for getting to this request! Man....I REALLY miss Prince concerts. 💜
It was an awesome request, this blew me away!
Good point about Neil Young. 👍🏻👍🏻
Yeah, this is just awesome. Can’t really fault at all, well, apart from the fact I wasnt there. 😉🤣🤣
Yep, Ahhhh to go back in time eh?
I discovered your channel this week and I love it!! I don’t play guitar but I’ve been a Prince fan for 38 years and I love when anyone discovers Prince and appreciates him as much as you are! The suggested videos so far are all favourites of mine too! Enjoy your purple journey! There’s so much to discover!! 😊💜
Cat this post meant A Lot to me! Thank you! I really appreciate you watching the videos and commenting. We have a nice community here we are building :)
Thank u 4 another great video. I was at this concert first row. A dream came true!! After this performance the audience needed time 2 come down😅!
This performance is maybe his best in Montreux. But try Stratus and All this love. Great solos of all players.
"Stratus/All Shook Up" is incredible...another standout from that show!
Love love love both sets from montreux 2009. A true master at work 💜 currently my favourite Prince performances. Just in total awe! Jaw dropping!
The Bass player is Rhonda Smith.
Amazing bass tone!
I enjoy your analysis of Prince I've been a fan since his first album and has seen him 4 times live!
That is amazing Michael, I really appreciate you joining us here, watching the videos and commenting :)
@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar his name is Ranato Neto on keys and Rhonda Smith on bass both are world class man!!!
There ya go!!! Love ur posts. Real music!!!
Thank you John! :)
The performance at Montreux was weeks after Michael Jackson's death. Tavis Smiley mentioned how Prince was affected by Michael's passing. After the performance Tavis and Prince talked about MJ 'til the sun came up. Also, in my opinion, the wardrobe choice for this show was an homage to Thriller. The red jacket with similar kind of shoulders makes me think that he specifically wore it to pay his respects just like he wore a single glove in some parts of the shows during the Purple Rain Tour.
What i like about these reviews is YOU . your coming from a genuine place of musicianship. knowing you missed him all your musical time. . i could go on about Prince but i'll keep it for another review. I get sad watching him still. maybe the 2009 paris vid you may enjoy. I'm rocking jill jones Violet blue at the moment . no live video unfortunately . . its the intro really gets me every time. until next time . you good man you
Thank you so much! This post meant alot! :)
Don't get no better💜
Rhonda Smith on Bass😍💜
On the one!!! What a master of his craft.
I agree!
What a performance!
I loved this one! I hope you are well Graham :)
Prince was a master of crowd control, an amazing performance, man i seriously need to watch these videos at an earlier time, not great when you're winding down for the day 🤣 hyped up now, i miss him so much. Great reaction Bryan as always, your face when he did his little Jazz Scat, priceless 🤣 . I missed this one last night super busy, upside i have another one to watch, see you over there 💜 & ☮
Many more to come Kerry :)
Have you ever heard the Purple rain solo in Milan 2010? I attended many gigs of him, he is my fav ever but that solo is so stunning and unique. Kind of landing on another planet! Cheers from Italy and grazie!
The best band on planet Earth at the time.
They are pretty awesome!
I am sure you enjoyed your talk with Susan Rogers. She was with him when he was prolific in producing his music, films and developing bands other than The Revolution. ( The Time, Vanity six, The Family)
Loved watching you reacts to this :-) The Montreaux stuff is off the charts good.
Best
Tony
Hey Tony! I agree, they are pretty awesome!
Montreux 2009 is an absolute tour-de-force. The whole show is amazing. I'd personally love to see someone respond to Little Red Corvette from 1982 side by side with the Montreux 2009 version. (Hint, hint) 😉 Blackwell, Smith, Hayes, Neto and Nelson. What a band.
The regimen was the schedule. He just played and rehearsed all the time. I wouldn't over think it.. If he was doing yoga and such, he never spoke to it as far as I am aware.
His former bodyguard Gilbert Davison spoke about training with him in the late 80s. He had a barbell and bench press for a period and you can see he looks more muscular on the Lovesexy tour - and in fairness through to the end of the Act 2 tour in 93. (And he wrote a song called Ripopgodazippa in 1993 that references a weights bench - don't ask)
When he played guitar with the scatting, you realise the talent is immense. I've not heard a bootleg with it (as far as I'm aware) but he would legato the guitar whilst playing the notes on piano and singing the same notes simultaneously. He did this at 18 to impress his manager and WB when getting a contract!
A side note on the hip issues...
The best guesses for hip surgery are late 2009 to 2010 according to general sources but he appears on French TV in mid-2011 (the appearance where he plays Johnny B Goode/Peach on acoustic and Shhh on electric) and he looks visibly pained by standing at the outset and he only gets up off a stool later into the performance.
Now that might be soon after the surgery or a 2nd procedure or not but given his performance history being so packed throughout 2011 it seems unlikely. (I know you'd be up and moving the day after surgery but it wouldn't make huge sense to schedule mid-commitments in case of issues).
I say all this because that lyric "body don't want to quit, gotta get another hit" is in the original 1982 song but it takes on a different meaning within a year or two.
My best guess for what it's worth of a gap when surgery could have taken place is Aug or Sep 2010.
Every song at Montreux in 2009 and 2013 deserves to be dissected for signs of 24-karat genius.
I can’t remember the concert, but I know I’ve seen a video of him playing guitar with his left hand, piano with his right and singing at the same time. There are so many stories of Prince working in the studio that sound near impossible, almost mythical. To see him actually do that stuff live is mind boggling.
@@gabriels1869 does he do something like this on the Cafe De Paris video from 1998... I must go back and check
Dude sounded busy all the time. Don’t forget all the ladies he had to entertain too
I think that's a good next step, too. It's hard to appreciate how he changes the arrangement of the songs unless you're familiar with the recorded version. You could run a clinic on song evolution just by going through the myriad versions of "Something in the Water..."
All of Prince's shows at Montreux were amazing and DIFFERENT! He first played a show there in 2007, returned in 2009 and played 2 shows, then finally in 2013 - he played 3 shows. The 3rd show in 2013, with 3rd Eye Girl behind him, is the most rock guitar heavy of all of them.
Great post Bert! I'm going to check all of them out :)
So fucking amazing!
Great choice!
Prince did a version of Cinnamon Girl too.
Not to be confused with Neil Young's song...
His version isn't a cover of Neil Young's version?
@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar Different songs
bass player Rhonda smith and the second keyboard player morris hayes he play with prince since the 90s
Unbelievable 🔥🔥🔥
So glad you got around to this live performance (as I also recommended). I think it's an excellent insight into how he not only commands the audience but his band. As you said, he creates drama in a song by varying the dynamics to keep you hooked. The way he plays that one -note solo shows great picking technique as well as creating a sense of intensity in the song without the need to resort to an 'Yngwie-esque' flurry of unnecessary arpeggios - something I notice when other guitarists cover a song like purple Rain in which they ruin the emotional connection by overdoing the solo with a load of speed runs on scales. Don't get me wrong - I can appreciate Yngwie Malmsteen's or Michael Angelo di Battio's precision and speed but it generally leaves me cold and ultimately it's difficult to listen to an album all the way through. Prince never let the solo overshadow the emotion and message in the song, which is in large part due to his competence as a multi-instrumentalist and writer/arranger of songs. He knew that often less is more and when to rein things in to keep the audience wanting more. He could also often envisage the whole song in his mind before recording, which is why he recorded so quickly, and this afforded him a keen sense of where each part belonged in the song. Those other guitarists are undoubtedly technically proficient and impressive but I think the reason they never reached a bigger, more diverse audience is that they came across as playing for the sake of showing off and without a sense of having the guitar as an extension of their soul.
As you often say, it's the story within a story that lingers in the heart and mind and moves you, which a select few like Prince, Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, David Gilmour and Gary Moore could tap into. To be controversial, I recently listened to a lot of Eddie Van Halen's (huge respect for his influence and achievements) playing following his unfortunate death and to be honest, although it's often impressive it could also be a bit sloppy (live) and involved a lot of overplaying at times. He certainly led the way in many respects for late 70s/80s guitarists and established a template of sorts which many guitarists copied but it sounds a bit dated now and later in his career I think he became more tasteful in his playing by tuning into the feeling of the song. I still think Prince's feel in his rhythm playing is outstanding - loose but precise at the same time and 'a little bit behind the beat' as he would say, which made it funky as hell.
I also liked the way Prince showed his instinctive sense of rhythm with his percussive 'beatboxing' to cue in John Blackwell without missing a beat. No wonder he was also a monster programmer of the Linn 1 drum machine as he just exuded rhythm through his music and dancing in an organic way.
Cool video and reaction again 😀😀 I was in the building that night, for both shows. The sound in there was phenomenal. Oudstanding concert!! I filmed a lot of the concert and I also filmed Prince after the concert outside private. He then was driving with car beside of me 😀
Pat, that is so amazing!
New to your channel and I love it !!!! So happy to have found a couple of channels who focus strongly on the purple one 💜💜💜
This is probably one of my favorite live performances of his
They might get around to releasing his final album around 2117...
Another great video! In the commentary discussion is increasingly querying into more difficult aspects for Prince fans. The accrued injuries from such high level performing and the resulting methods of pain management that led to his death.
By the time he performed at the Montreal Jazz Festival Prince had experienced hip and ankle injuries. In real time fans were unaware. As a performer Prince didn't share his vulnerabilities. I don't believe it was to deceive the audience but rather a matter of professionalism. Prince wanted to put on the best shows he could. So he kept his pain to himself. Prince suffered for his art.
Given what's been learned since his passing about his injuries, pain, and daily schedule it is astonishing how on point his live performances were.
Why do y'all always feel the need 2 bring that up. Go watch a video of someone over dosing on Fentanyl then u tell me if that's how he really died! I've seen men 3 times bigger then him touch a pill with gloves on and seconds later they are over dosing. 2 milligrams put them down but it takes Prince 14,502 yeah right that's enough 2 kill 8,000 ppl and would take him ingesting over 7,700 pills in less than 5 mins
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Thank you :-) Very good .
Thank you too!
He's a good lad.
Have you heard Prince’s song, “Cinnamon Girl”? There was a bit of controversy over the music video.
The answer to your question about the Montreaux performances is, YES”. You have to hear, “When Eye lay My Hands on U” and “The Love We Make” form montreaux.
Is that song any relation to Neil Young's Cinnamon Girl?
hi a good review but i like it when your breaking it down i learn alot about how hes doing his music and this was a really funk time they sound like they are having so much fun check out America you well love it great job my friend
Thank you so much Geno! I did a reaction to America 1985 and it was blocked so it is up on my Patreon now :)
He pulled a George Benson.
He was just breezin' through it! :)
Bass Player from Montreal!!! Rhonda Smith...
Bro we gotta go there sometime, check out some shows, hit some gyms and check out the restaurants! Best eating in Canada there! :)
Wish they would release entire concert. If it’s out there let know incredible
I agree Jan! :)
The great Maceo Parker from the Famous JB's taught Prince the all important on the one!
No, Prince has always had band members play solos as far back as '81, maybe further, but that what I remember.
Hiii!!! Did you see last discovered Prince video when he was 11years old in an interview on street!!
Yo u can find on TH-cam!
Amazing!!
Hi Ray! We did it was the big chat over here and on Patreon yesterday morning. Pretty cool eh?
Later 1990s/2000s were lower ponts in his career, but in his last years he seemed to be gearing up for a creative comeback; he would have fit in well with Mononeon, Silk Sonic, Thundercat, Hiatus Kaiyote, etc.
On bass is Rhonda Smith and the other keyboard player is Morris Hayes. Don’t really remember him doing too many keyboard solos
Montreux 2009 is the pinnacle for me
He also debuted his rearranged version of Little Red Corvette at that show which took a tired 80’s sound and turned it into a highlight for the rest of his tours
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The "other" keyboard player is Morris Hayes,, He did a organ solo in "Play that Funky Music" that you reacted to some month ago
Ahhhhh ok! I remember that now! Uggghhh old age brain and too many hits to the head here :)
@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar Well .. you should try to listen to 17 days from same concert... on "the net" as well ... great channel ... Been a prince fan since 1984, nice to hear your reviews on something you have loved for sooo long ...
How about the cool faces he makes as he solos!!
Yes, the faces as he plays guitar. Is there a name for that? My favorite guitar face of his is during his solo on “when my guitar gently weeps”
@@strawberrymind1839 It'd be great to hear from YYCPG if this has a name. John Mayer refers to it simply as "guitar face" (and he's a big proponent of it!) but when Prince did it I wonder if it was a nod to Jimi or Sly that he then affected into his performance.
Over the years it became a highlight and you knew he was in the zone on the instrument as soon as he made the faces.
I would say it is called "I know I'm about to melt people's faces off with my playing" :)
So glad you reviewed this but please check out stratus and all shook up and purple rain from this same show
Darren I will definitely do that! :)
@@YesYouCANPlayGuitar you will enjoy Blackwells solo
I'm certain that the entire building was jumping off it's foundation during this part of the set! Seriously, you must watch both shows 1 & 2 from Montreux 2009 in their entirety. Genius, electrifying, extraordinary from start to finish. Show 1: th-cam.com/video/9zTJWCT1tiM/w-d-xo.html Show 2: th-cam.com/video/s-kOM4MU0xo/w-d-xo.html BASS: That bass player is Rhonda Smith ("...and she is funky!" -Prince). KEYS: There are 2 musicians on keys here: Renato Neto (stage right) and Morris Hayes (stage left). Renato joined the NPG in the early 2000s and Morris was there from the 90s. They both did some soloing in the "17 Days" performance at the LA Forum in 2011: th-cam.com/video/wMY4NFW7GkI/w-d-xo.html SCAT SKILLS: I had a similar reaction to the "jazzy scat thing." 😮 I don't even play guitar at all and I know that was highly impressive! FITNESS: There isn't much out there about any specific ongoing fitness conditioning in Prince's regular routine. He had himself and the members of The Revolution taking dance classes at a Minneapolis studio during the Purple Rain era. As a dancer, I can tell you that that training clearly shows up throughout the decades in most performances. There are some things in dance technique that just stick in your muscle memory, even if you're not in a regular dance class every week. There's a weight bench that shows up in some photos of Paisley Park. He also busted out some pushups and roller skating in the Gangster Glam video (1991) and it seems that he was generally just a physically active guy who enjoyed roller skating, riding his bicycle, walking through the arboretum, taking to the dance floor during a night out, etc. He's known to have been a healthy eater (aside from the sweet tooth!) and it's easy to imagine that he also knew the importance of stretching and keeping his body stage-ready. He clearly had some healthy lungs because he was always dancing and jumping around AND maintaining the breath control required for his vocals. OTHER MONTREUXS: As for another Montreux performance that can even come close to this: Only Prince! He did 3 shows with the NPG and 3rd Eye Girl in 2013. 🙂💜
Check this out PRINCE PERFORMANCE OF LED ZEPPELIN WHOLE LOTTA LOVE ---Prince - Whole Lotta Love (Live At The Aladdin, Las Vegas, 12/15/2002) FUNKY
Hey! I did a reaction to that exact one but it was blocked, it is up on my Patreon :)
Prince live in Bergen ,best version of purple rain
You should check out Head live from I believe 1981 or 82.He was smoking that guitar
I will definitely do that, I love your TH-cam name :) May the force be with you my friend :)
And The Vault...
Great performance. Please can you react to Little Red Corvette from the same gig. The slowed down version. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed. Great work that you are doing. Thank you for sharing your expertise with us.
I will definitely do that Mike! Great suggestion! :)
Too funky!!
It's November 4th Today
When he announced he was writing a book,he knew it would be dangerous. He had already put WB on notice about his wanting the industry to change and give musicians a fairer deal in ownership of their intellectual property. Owning their own Masters was a first step. Writing slave on his face in protest of WB not allowing him ownership of his Masters made him a threat to the record industry. There are signs he was murdered in my opinion. He was 57, too young.
Google Prince does Synthesizer Solos...
He puts out so much effort so when he asked the audience to join in you couldn't not give it to him
Check out montraux 2013 with 3rd eye. Girl
I will definitely do that Darren :)
My brother is dating Rhonda the bass player. Maybe you and her can collaborate on a video. Let me know if you’re interested
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