JohnnyB Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Really enjoyed his playing though as a rule I despise the overproduced overhyped super halftime shows in general. I would much rather see/hear great marching bands perform as a matter of footbal tradition. Well, Prince gave you that as well.I've been a fan since seeing the movie "Purple Rain" and have a few of his CDs. His mastery of various instruments (and his famous song, "1999") put him on the January 2000 covers of Guitar Player, Bass Player, and Keyboard Player simultaneously. I've always felt that he's so well known for singing, songwriting, discovering talent, and producing, that he doesn't get the notice he deserves for his guitar playing. With all that other ability, he can really rip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_ Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Dude can wail. The 'prince' shaped guitar sounded good, but the Floyded strat was my fav. Really liked the song selection, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jisham Posted February 5, 2007 Author Share Posted February 5, 2007 Watch him mop the floor here: My Guitar Gently Weeps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirDaniel Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 AWESOMEDo the math baby. MINNEAPOLIS the epicentre strikes again.Back in the day, marching bands were the halftime show. Prince blended that back in too. who the HELL could have done any better then Prince. AND he could hit all the notes. AMAZINGAgreed. He's had better shows. But not against all these odds with 100 million eyes looking on. If you're at all an entertainer and can't appreciate what just happened. Get outta the business; you're dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disturber Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Okay. You all caught my attention. But as Im sitting on the other side of a big bloody ocean.SOMEBODY POST A LINK!!! To where I can see this on the internet. Prince is a fav player for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turdus Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Was he really live? I could not tell. It almost seemed to me like the first song he may not have been, then he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Was he really live? I could not tell. It almost seemed to me like the first song he may not have been, then he was.100% live and not fooling around at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jisham Posted February 5, 2007 Author Share Posted February 5, 2007 Prince at Half Time Part IPrince at Half Time Part II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disturber Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Prince at Half Time Part IPrince at Half Time Part II THANKS! That was massive. WIsh I could´ve been there.I almost pulled the trigger on one of those H.S. Anderson / Hohner Telecasters a few weeks ago. But what the heck, I would not have played like your royal highness anyways, so I did not bother.Edit; Wow, watched it. Goosebumps, shit pomfritt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff R Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 +1 on Kiz's assessment - the man kicked absolute ass in what could be one of the toughest performance situations one could imagine (playing live in the rain, in a stadium, on a freaky stage setup, with everything rushed, worldwide TV audience, and I'm sure there are other hurdles for that gig we would never consider).After the show, my 15-year-old raced to my stash of CDs and dug out my Prince greatest hits compilation. I may have to rent "Purple Rain" for us this coming weekend - I haven't seen it since it was in the theater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jisham Posted February 5, 2007 Author Share Posted February 5, 2007 +1 on Kiz's assessment - the man kicked absolute ass in what could be one of the toughest performance situations one could imagine (playing live in the rain, in a stadium, on a freaky stage setup, with everything rushed, worldwide TV audience, and I'm sure there are other hurdles for that gig we would never consider).After the show, my 15-year-old raced to my stash of CDs and dug out my Prince greatest hits compilation. I may have to rent "Purple Rain" for us this coming weekend - I haven't seen it since it was in the theater.Man, I watch Purple Rain every three months or so and it NEVER gets old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirDaniel Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 now is a perfect time to get that purple HAMER out for raffle.Strike while the fire is hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 The pentatonic scale = sex, swagger and balls. Add a little delay (or maybe a lot LOL) and it's positively epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elduave Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Very moving. Isn't the "symbol" guitar a Hamer? I wonder if the recent purple one would have been on stage if he hadn't returned it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jisham Posted February 5, 2007 Author Share Posted February 5, 2007 Very moving. Isn't the "symbol" guitar a Hamer? I wonder if the recent purple one would have been on stage if he hadn't returned it...Schecter makes the "symbol" guitars for the USA market, although I know Edwards clones them and are sometimes available on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Fuzzy Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Best Halftime show in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hudpucker Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 He brought it, plain and simple.Playing 'Purple Rain' in a virtual monsoon? Had to be one of the great moments in rock. Certainly the best halftime show I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RacerX Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Jaye, Thanks for posting the links. I was soooo looking forward to seeing that, but insted was in the emergency room with my Son during most of the game. My Son will be ok, my team lost, but PRINCE rocked!Thanks, Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathman Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Great Show, had to listen to Purple Rain a few times this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooks Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 i thought the 2nd guitar (purple strat) sounded best, but maybe it was the only one that he used the neck pup on (?).we sometimes do "purple rain" at acoustic duo gigs, it goes over pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattb Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Here's Fury from SNL Last year. AWesome tune.http://www.buzznet.com/tags/twins/video/1622/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerDave Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Have you ever tried to play a finished maple fingerboard in the rain? Once those things get wet, they are virtually impossible to negotiate, especially any type of bending. The fact that Prince could do monster bends and stay (mostly) in tune is hugely impressive.I noticed that the "symbol" guitar was horrifically out of tune almost from the moment Prince started playing it. Still, he was able to bend into pitches in a way that i haven't seen anyone other than Hendrix do.Little Prince Nelson can play the crap out of those guitars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Mattson Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 How do you save the Utube video to disk? I'd like to save the 1/2 time show if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack C Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Watch him mop the floor here: My Guitar Gently WeepsThat was badass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZR Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Prince NFL press conference perfromance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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