Put George Clinton and Funkadelic in there too,,, Just been listening to Maggot Brain.... Whole lot of BS! THAT is where Prince got his inspiration from Pure Prince 1971!!! Eddie Hazel and Michael Hampton! Prince as a Guitar God second only to Eddie Hazel imo...
Just gotta say that my parents never exposed me to the greatness of this man when I was a young due to their hate. Luckily I rebelled and got to experience the GOAT. He is easily the sexiest man ever.
Always on point. The standard had to be maintained. Tommy Barbarella said that when he was a part of the NPG he never saw or heard Prince make a mistake on stage.
Prince is the king, queen duchess, duke and the all of music. Absolutely incredibly fantastic like no other. Let's all bow down to the greatness he was. Miss ya forever prince.
I have had the pleasure of watching this greatness in concert. Then later at a pub. He loved to do impromptu concerts in the towns he had big arenas sold out. Loved watching him perform. True magic.
I LOVE her! Firstly, she's just a NASTY-ASS bass player! SO Funky! Secondly, she's SUPER-Sexy when she plays! She looks SO good when she's up on stage, funkin' it up! She's my favorite of Prince's bass players, and that's saying a lot, 'cause he's had so many!
The ultimate performer. This was the night when Prince blew everyone away with his musicianship and showmanship performing alongside Tom Petty and & co in celebrating George Harrison.
Inhuman. God I miss this incredible being sharing this space and time. He made it look easy, but he was blowing away music's elite and making them take notes.
The showmanship and the affection he showed to the audience, his band mates, and of course to John. I pray that they added this version in the Sign O’ The Times Box Set. Can’t help but rewind to the part where he takes his foot off the pedal and cues on the note (the band is playing as one) and pointing to JOHN. Don’t see how it was humanly possible that he was on beat when the sound of the music he made with the pedal was still being created. I don’t know of anyone who could have time that and over compensate yet still be in synch.... insane‼️🐐🐐🐐🐐
When I see videos like this, I'm still in utter disbelief, first by looking at Prince and then brother John back there. All I can do is just relieve a heavy sigh...
@Steve If you are going by simply by what was released in albums after Diamonds and Pearls (and that would be fair for any other artist) you are missing out on literally a juggernaut of material he never formally released, both before and after that period, much of it superior to his best known hits. His true fans will recall he had a saying in concert: "Y'all ain't ready for that" ... we had not idea how right he was.
@Steve "Musicology", "Art Official Age", "Emancipation". His chord changes and progressions were beautiful. I Had a New Found respect for Prince After I Learned of His charitable work and delved back into His catalog, And was pleasantly surprised.
Anyways for MJ. I got to see his award at his lawyers office. I had stood him up soo much. He knew i supported his every move as he supported mines. We never came face to face. He is missed. Anyone next lifetime can tell him.
The Greatest Performancer of All Time in History of Music...The Greatest Genius in Every Since ....He was the Reincarnation of the Highest Possible Quality of Music by Far Away from Artist formerly known as PRINCE!!!!!
Most of the audience were probably peers that were fuming that Prince rocked this joint way harder than they could have in a million years. He was the greatest ever!
I wish he was have released this version of the song. Tight, jazzy, funky, fresh and brings a whole different level to this already brilliant and deceptively simple song with incredible lyrics.
Legend'iary I may think we never see anymore such a great Love One and engaged musician on this ceremony! Most of artist out there knows that Prince got balls like so many lost in the industry
Super funky music. I saw a documentary on him and was impressed by his writing and playing, and also by the fact his band were very inclusive. Love, Peace & Equality.
Personally damn I usually think Creep at Coachella is an absolute all time favorite, so how can this be second, it's literally impossible to pick your favorite Prince performance. Purple Rain Super Bowl.. Gently Weeps same night as this one.. on and on
That's because he walked out onto that stage, stole the show, and put every single other guitarist to shame. That is not at all meant to put anyone else out there down but to just state what occurred. You have artists and musicians, and then you have another category all together, and we just call that Prince. You can really place him in a category with anyone else, and you can't really compare him with anyone else. No one before....or since...has come close to being whatever it was that Prince was. ...and not I'm not some super fan, I just tell the unvarnished truth.
This audience was mainly record company execs - the turkeys for whom Prince represented Christmas! Prince gave a spectacular performance with the best NPG ever here for posterity / future youtube, not for the stiffs in suits.
Yeah prince hated TH-cam and the internet. His sister is now in charge and she is the opposite. Prince as great as he was had a closed mind when it came to the internet.
@@RebelThoughts82 If I remember correctly, he was one of the very first to sell his music via Internet. He just didn't want bootlegs of his work in crappy quality, he wanted people to fully experience his music in the live format. Do your research, please :)
@@RebelThoughts82 He was excited and a huge proponent of the Internet during it's infancy when it was the wild west, there was such hope in those days. He had a change of heart as the Internet turned into a system of mass delusion & control, all about money for the owners of the delivery device and nothing to the creator (artist) nor any control over what was posted. I know he was bucking against something that probably wouldn't change, but made a point out of it anyways.
She's very talented but Prince is a whole universe beyond merely very talented. I say this respectfully. Prince was mythologically great. Superhuman. You'd have to invent him in a comic book if he didn't exist in our lifetime. I remember one concert of his that boggled my mind. I was with a classical musician friend and we marveled that we couldn't find anything remotely close to a flaw in his performance of the whole concert.
ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SONG'S EVER BY PRINCE, WHEN THIS SONG CAME OUT... I WAS LISTENING TO PUNK & SKA / REGGAE AND BLUES, AND THIS SONG JUST BLEW ME AWAY...A GOOD COMMENTARY ON SOCIAL ISSUES...R.I.P. PRINCE # 🕊️🕊️☮️☯️🇺🇸🇬🇧🎸 A LEGEND 🌍🌏🌎❤️☮️ PEACE
If this guy was underrated for anything, it was his guitar solos.
totally agree...
One of the greatest guitarists EVER….if you need convincing listen to his solo on ‘While My Guitar Gently Weeps’…..he OWNS it
This is a great solo really jazzy.
He's not underrated at all as far as I can tell. It seems to me that many people rate His guitar playing highly. 🙂
❤❤❤❤ woww this is pure jam
There needs to be something way above the Hall of Fame for talent like Prince !
The Kingdom. A hall isn't enough.
True because now they just letting everybody in
Hall of Excellence
Been gone 5 years......still watching
AMAZING🎶🎵🎶🎵🎶
Put George Clinton and Funkadelic in there too,,, Just been listening to Maggot Brain.... Whole lot of BS! THAT is where Prince got his inspiration from Pure Prince 1971!!! Eddie Hazel and Michael Hampton! Prince as a Guitar God second only to Eddie Hazel imo...
Prince, one of the funkiest men to have ever lived!
The funkiest human ever! From now and into the future - love
Funkiest after James Brown and George Clinton.
Then he became a Jehovah's Witness
Every lived?
@Broughtworst that's because they're a cult.
Just gotta say that my parents never exposed me to the greatness of this man when I was a young due to their hate. Luckily I rebelled and got to experience the GOAT. He is easily the sexiest man ever.
That audience didn’t deserve his presence...
♡♡♡💯
Lula ❤
I totally agree 💯💜💜
THE AUDIENCE WAS SO DULL
Goodness, no kidding. I would give anything to have been front row.
This level of talent is gone forever. 💜😪
20 years later PRINCE YOU will N E V E R be forgotten
Rest in peace to both Prince and John Blackwell.
Amém
He was a monster drummer with just right balances of power, groove, technique and feel. Way too soon......:(
John was amazing
R.I.P. John and Prince
Hold Up, John Blackwell Died.
The best live version ever! The groove, the band, the guitar solo, the arrangement!!!!!🎧🎧🙌🙌
Right? I’d only ever heard the studio version and I didn’t realize it was such a secret banger
Unbelievable ❤🎼🎤
Prince had that band on point that night!
Always on point. The standard had to be maintained. Tommy Barbarella said that when he was a part of the NPG he never saw or heard Prince make a mistake on stage.
Blackwell was a monster drummer RIP
Sad. It was magical.
Yes he was! He mos def had his own style...if u hve a ear for music you would know it
One of the greatest of all time. The 2009 Montreux with Prince is just incredible.
Beast
Reminds me of when Steve Gadd performed Aja.
His asimetrical suit is so cool.
The gun mic too. Big pimpin'.
No one can duplicate or replicate THIS. Certain songs and styles are meant to be a certain way.
Never be another like this man. The command, the artistry. Impossible.
I've worked at probably over 500 concerts. Prince is probably in my top 5 performers list.
Prince is the king, queen duchess, duke and the all of music. Absolutely incredibly fantastic like no other. Let's all bow down to the greatness he was. Miss ya forever prince.
I have had the pleasure of watching this greatness in concert. Then later at a pub. He loved to do impromptu concerts in the towns he had big arenas sold out. Loved watching him perform. True magic.
Can we give it up for Rhonda Smith? Playing sick slap bass with press-on nails.
🤣💅
Rhonda is such a badass 💜💜💜
Hell yeah! That bass line is just nastay!!!!
Yess. Go girl. That’s amazing. 🎸
I LOVE her! Firstly, she's just a NASTY-ASS bass player! SO Funky! Secondly, she's SUPER-Sexy when she plays! She looks SO good when she's up on stage, funkin' it up! She's my favorite of Prince's bass players, and that's saying a lot, 'cause he's had so many!
Nothing compares to you. Master Prince Rogers Nelson. God save Prince 4ever
The ultimate performer. This was the night when Prince blew everyone away with his musicianship and showmanship performing alongside Tom Petty and & co in celebrating George Harrison.
Inhuman. God I miss this incredible being sharing this space and time. He made it look easy, but he was blowing away music's elite and making them take notes.
There is Prince...........and everybody else.
I still get chills watching this video and I remember watching this live Back then! This Brotha was the music!!!! Gods gift to us🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾👍🏾🥺💜💜🥹
I had the privilege to see Prince in concert in Arnhem The Netherlands many years ago. Amazing, briljant ❤
This is the version he rocked on the Musicology Tour. Best arrangement I’ve heard. The bass, percussion, horns, vocals... shit was just tight.
💯‼️
Agree
The showmanship and the affection he showed to the audience, his band mates, and of course to John. I pray that they added this version in the Sign O’ The Times Box Set. Can’t help but rewind to the part where he takes his foot off the pedal and cues on the note (the band is playing as one) and pointing to JOHN. Don’t see how it was humanly possible that he was on beat when the sound of the music he made with the pedal was still being created. I don’t know of anyone who could have time that and over compensate yet still be in synch.... insane‼️🐐🐐🐐🐐
@@JohnSmith-vf1fg Oh, Definitely!!!!
Nobody else could paint with music the coming apocalypse and make it sound so funky.
When I see videos like this, I'm still in utter disbelief, first by looking at Prince and then brother John back there. All I can do is just relieve a heavy sigh...
The song, this version, the band! that guitar , Wonderful
He did to music what Michael Jordan did to basketball. Set the bar at an impossible height
An impossibly possible height of achievement
Steve I’m a huge fan of Prince since I was 12.... but have to admit that you’re right.
@Steve If you are going by simply by what was released in albums after Diamonds and Pearls (and that would be fair for any other artist) you are missing out on literally a juggernaut of material he never formally released, both before and after that period, much of it superior to his best known hits. His true fans will recall he had a saying in concert: "Y'all ain't ready for that" ... we had not idea how right he was.
@Steve "Musicology", "Art Official Age", "Emancipation".
His chord changes and progressions were beautiful.
I Had a New Found respect for Prince After I Learned of His charitable work and delved back into His catalog, And was pleasantly surprised.
Anyways for MJ. I got to see his award at his lawyers office. I had stood him up soo much. He knew i supported his every move as he supported mines. We never came face to face. He is missed. Anyone next lifetime can tell him.
No one will ever top this guy!🎸🎙
Prince was on FIRE that night, he stole the show!
The Greatest Performancer of All Time in History of Music...The Greatest Genius in Every Since ....He was the Reincarnation of the Highest Possible Quality of Music by Far Away from Artist formerly known as PRINCE!!!!!
That's debatable.terry kath was a badass musician.
SIR PAUL McCARTNEY
100% Agreed, anyone saying otherwise is dead wrong! Prince was, is and forever will be the most complete GOAT of all GOATs when it comes to music.
Most of the audience were probably peers that were fuming that Prince rocked this joint way harder than they could have in a million years. He was the greatest ever!
Mesmerising as always. The dude was simply the baddest man on the planet
I wish he was have released this version of the song. Tight, jazzy, funky, fresh and brings a whole different level to this already brilliant and deceptively simple song with incredible lyrics.
Legend'iary
I may think we never see anymore such a great Love One and engaged musician on this ceremony!
Most of artist out there knows that Prince got balls like so many lost in the industry
Super funky music.
I saw a documentary on him and was impressed by his writing and playing, and also by the fact his band were very inclusive.
Love, Peace & Equality.
Candy Dulfer on the Sax🤩🤩🤩
Personally damn I usually think Creep at Coachella is an absolute all time favorite, so how can this be second, it's literally impossible to pick your favorite Prince performance. Purple Rain Super Bowl.. Gently Weeps same night as this one.. on and on
Was the audience deaf and blind? How is it possible to NOT react to such a funky performance? Prince I love you 🤟💕💕
His best recorded solo. Absolutely mind blowing. Gets overshadowed by the gently weeps soloing.
That's because he walked out onto that stage, stole the show, and put every single other guitarist to shame. That is not at all meant to put anyone else out there down but to just state what occurred.
You have artists and musicians, and then you have another category all together, and we just call that Prince. You can really place him in a category with anyone else, and you can't really compare him with anyone else. No one before....or since...has come close to being whatever it was that Prince was.
...and not I'm not some super fan, I just tell the unvarnished truth.
The ultimate Genius of music................
one of a kind never will see this legend.in our lives no more :(
And John Blackwell jr., badass drummer, what a loss....
Passed?
@@KeithsTVHD1 Yes. July of 2017.
@@TipToeThroughThePrettyTulips not normal to see both here r.i.p p and j
John black well was a pure beast on drums
@@TipToeThroughThePrettyTulips, u perhaps know how he passed, was he sick?
Just another Video that Shows why Prince was the Best! 🥳
An incredible artist...........too bad he's not here anymore.
The best to ever do it. So blessed to have seen him live 3 times. 100 years from now, people will still be talking about him. Rest In Power Mr Rogers.
May our precious Prince always Rest In Peace. ❤️
Prince! Amazing. That Drummer.... Oh boy!
john blackwell , we miss you, thanks for all!!!!
The one and only for me no one even comes close a true icon!!
Excellent band, everyone of them
He's "The Supreme Art". Elegance, discipline, expressivity, performance,
dancing, musicality gift and so much more pushed up to the top 💜💗🎶💘💙🎸💙💘🎶💗💜
No Words! Saw this show on the road and man was it out of the ballpark! One of a Kind!
The brilliance of that song just keeps on growing.
Prince is beyond prizes. There should be a new prize called out: Genius prize for people like Einstein, Mozart, Bach & Prince!
He's not human !! RIP PRINCE & JOHN !
Legendary performance 🔥✨️🎶
I'll never get over him moving on .. i love that smile of his ... the G.O.A.T
Happy birthday genius. You’ll live forever in our lives!
Prince 🤴 always had so much energy on stage. And sooooo much self taught talent. Thank you for the video. My favorite Prince song.
Such an amazing performance by Prince!
"America's Got Talent" would be an understatement. Prince , you tore the roof of that sucker. We miss you Prince.
So damn smooth, loose and funky! Greatness! 👏🏻😎🎸
Just Amazed by his Perfection and Talent....He was Truly the KING OF KINGS🎼🌟🌟❤️🌟🌟🎼
He never aged, he just got better and better...!
this band is amazing! we know prince is amazing but this particular band is the absolute best lineup he ever had
He was so talented !!! What a terrible loss 😢😢😢
Prince. “The one and only “
I think this is my favorite prince era fashion wise. When he wore killer suits all the time.
Yep agreed that style is ageless
He rarely performed this. I know I never saw him sing it live and I've seen him 10x
He did this version on the Musicology Tour. I’ll never forget it.
Apart from being a regular part of the sampler set during the later years, he only really performed it regularly in 87, 93, and 02-04.
a god that we didn't realise until he was gone. best guitarist ever
Amazing horns section.
R.I.P Prince & John Blackwell
Only PRINCE would have a microphone that looks like a hand gun!!!!!🤩🤩🤩🤩
Man, I miss him 😔💜💜💜💜💜💜
Prince always did 1 leg spins...shits just incredible!
Such a great version
Im a ROCKER by heart but im partial to what this GENT made when he graced our planet with his presence R I P
Brilliant song and lyrics!
What a treasure this clip is, breathtaking performance. Oh and his threads. . . D*mn!
Looking gorgeous prince ❤️💖❣️😍❤️😍💕❤️💖💖💖💖♥️
Oh God, this is great! One of my favorite Prince songs!
Still revelant today! Thanks to whoever uploaded this!
👏🏻🎸😎
The Best 2 ever do it live.
One of the greatest guitarists songwriter etc! Only one Prince!
So sad this man. this ARTIST is gone! Beyond joy that we can still see him.
Long live PRN #legacy 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
Prince Forever rock'n Funky !!!! Wooooo Yeah !!!!!!
This audience was mainly record company execs - the turkeys for whom Prince represented Christmas! Prince gave a spectacular performance with the best NPG ever here for posterity / future youtube, not for the stiffs in suits.
Long live PRN!💜💜💜
Flawless
This used to be one continuous performance, no idea why it got chopped up. Prince was IT, still is.
Fantastic The Best x
Before Prince's death You couldn't access any of his art on TH-cam. I guess somebody signed off on it.
Yeah prince hated TH-cam and the internet. His sister is now in charge and she is the opposite. Prince as great as he was had a closed mind when it came to the internet.
@@RebelThoughts82 If I remember correctly, he was one of the very first to sell his music via Internet. He just didn't want bootlegs of his work in crappy quality, he wanted people to fully experience his music in the live format. Do your research, please :)
@@RebelThoughts82 I believe the estate is still being run by Comerica Bank. The heirs don't have any control yet.
yh i know-couldn't fnd it before his death-but it appeared after he died
@@RebelThoughts82 He was excited and a huge proponent of the Internet during it's infancy when it was the wild west, there was such hope in those days. He had a change of heart as the Internet turned into a system of mass delusion & control, all about money for the owners of the delivery device and nothing to the creator (artist) nor any control over what was posted. I know he was bucking against something that probably wouldn't change, but made a point out of it anyways.
I'm going to give the benefit of the doubt to the audience that they were just immobilised by the awesomeness.
I know right?
#wethepeople
They were probably inundated with talent exuding on that stage. Maybe you're right. They were lethargic. But the applaus was grand.
That’s what happens when they are not privy to the funk. Their souls are overwhelmed
Legend 💜
This is outrageously funky
The Artiste Prince..love to see him perform..#Givethanks #Onelove
This version of the NPG is peer perfection and funk! Prince, you’ll always be a legend!
I keep waiting for another Prince to show up for this generation man....i think the closest is H.E.R
She's very talented but Prince is a whole universe beyond merely very talented. I say this respectfully. Prince was mythologically great. Superhuman. You'd have to invent him in a comic book if he didn't exist in our lifetime. I remember one concert of his that boggled my mind. I was with a classical musician friend and we marveled that we couldn't find anything remotely close to a flaw in his performance of the whole concert.
@@bolder2009agreed…she ain’t close…Collier s the kat
Ouah... miles merci pour cette vidéo de prince
Everybody was standing up on their feet. That's a good thing, the audience don't want to miss nothing.
A genius at work!!
ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SONG'S EVER BY PRINCE, WHEN THIS SONG CAME OUT... I WAS LISTENING TO PUNK & SKA / REGGAE AND BLUES, AND THIS SONG JUST BLEW ME AWAY...A GOOD COMMENTARY ON SOCIAL ISSUES...R.I.P. PRINCE # 🕊️🕊️☮️☯️🇺🇸🇬🇧🎸 A LEGEND 🌍🌏🌎❤️☮️ PEACE