I got tix for the sold out Friday night show and can't wait. I saw him sing at the Summit New Years eve several years ago and it was great. This will be my first concert in Toyota Center. How are the acoustics? We are sitting in the lower section of the upper bowl. Anyone else going?
The acoustics in Toyota Center are great, IMHO. Only saw one concert there (Simon & Garfunkel) but at a very moderate volume, I could hear every single instrument and vocal with ease. Toyota Center's acoustics prove how bad Compaq Center's acoustics really were. I'm sure you will enjoy it. Have fun, and be safe!
I think the acoustics suck upstairs, but are great downstairs. Then again I have only been to 2 shows there.
I was at that show too. I can't make this one, but I bet it will be amazing. Please post about it after the show!
Saw him at MSG July 14th! All I can say is be prepared to be blown away! Just an amazing show! You'll have a great time! Course we were 2nd row center stage! (We have a friend that works for Sony) Don't know if he'll do this in Houston but everyone that went got a free copy of his latest CD "Musicology"
The concert was great and Prince did not disappoint. I sat in the 4th row of the upper deck. Not bad seats but the acoustics suck because the speakers were actually below us. Some highlights: DMSR. He tore that song out. I loved the "Crazy in Love" riff he played, maybe as a tribute to H-towns Beyonce? He did mention her. I also loved the cover of James Brown's "Pass The Peas". The drummer. I don't know his name but he is badass. Candy Dulfer on sax. Wow. And the other members of the NPG. It's great going to a show were the band rocks and the singer doesn't lip sync. He hit every high note perfectly. I also loved his acoustic set, but wished he would have played "I Wanna Be Your Lover" with the full group. The encore was great opening with The Beautiful One's and closing with Purple Rain. He really seemed into the show and seemed happy to play here. I guess he should considering the demand was so great that they added another show for tonight. Great experience and one I'm glad I didn't miss.
Your highlights are about the same as mine. DMSR was a blast. The acoustic version of "Adore" really blew me away. He also threw a little "Tighten Up" in there, and I thought that might of been a Houston tribute. It was great seeing Maceo Parker also. What was the other James Brown song that he did? (my memory is a little hazy from last night). The crowd didn't seem to get into that one as much, but I was rokkin. I liked wathcing him perform under the Rockets Championship banners too. Great Show, Great Time, it was my birthday also so it made it all even that more fun. Wow!
Where were your seats? I think next time I'll pay extra to sit in the lower bowl where the speakers are located. I should be shot for leaving out Maceo. Tremendous. I also forgot to mention his blues song during the acoustic set. His rules for the ladies had me rolling, although my wife didn't appreciate the "put the seat down yourself" line. It burns me when Prince never gets any props when talking about guitar greats because I think he is fantastic. I wonder how different, if at all, his show will be tonight?
Prince hypnotizes 1st packed audience He's reinventing the past to make it interesting in the present By MICHAEL D. CLARK Copyright 2004 Houston Chronicle Madonna. The Rolling Stones. U2. Some artists can turn a concert into an event simply by showing up. Prince definitely is one, but the master of kinky funk and propulsive R&B always goes a step further. With a twirl of his petite frame and that genius grin, the artist who once called himself simply "The Artist" makes every live performance a party. Using his purple guitar the way the Pied Piper used a flute, Prince hypnotized a packed Toyota Center Friday night in the first of two Houston shows, with songs spanning a quarter-century of albums. Favorites ranging from a freaky-jazzy Controversy to a free-form Shhh dotted his set, but he focused particularly on two eras of his career. Following the religious overtones of The Rainbow Children and the dense jazz of the instrumental N.E.W.S., Prince has returned to radio-friendly, club-ready hooks with his new Musicology. As if to drive the point home, he mixed new cuts with the best songs from his film and soundtrack masterpiece Purple Rain. It seemed as if no time had passed between the albums. "Are you ready for me?" Prince teased the audience shortly after taking the stage in a tan hybrid trench coat-dinner jacket. "Did you miss me?" In response, the crowd danced as if the Toyota Center were a sweaty after-hours club. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Purple Rain. Prince kicked off a year-long celebration in February by singing a medley of its hits with Beyoncé at the Grammys. At this show, too, he was ready to party like it was 1984. Prince led his band through a Purple Rain primer that included Let's Go Crazy, When Doves Cry and Baby I'm A Star. Prince did not deny the audience the hits, but his loose rearrangement of I Feel For You as an extended funk jam and his solo acoustic versions of Little Red Corvette and Cream are more representative of where he is now musically. In the hands of a master, this concert was the best party in town.
