prince halftime show

Bob Ritter · Post by **Bob Ritter** » 4 Feb 2007 2:35 pm

How do you guys think he will fare in the halftime show. Looks to me from the promo clips he has been taking guitar lessons from the dude in "in living color". I am going to give him a fair chance..Hopefully they let that boy boogie.

Bob Ritter · Post by **Bob Ritter** » 4 Feb 2007 2:38 pm

A WARM-UP SHOW

Prince offered a blistering taste of what might be in store when he played live for a room of reporters at the Miami Beach Convention Center on Thursday. He showed off his hard-rock guitar chops with Chuck Berry's Johnny B. Goode; covers were a theme of his Hard Rock show, too -- which is strange, since one of the reasons Coplin says they hired his Purple Majesty is because of his amazing song repertoire. He dove into that catalog for Anotherloverholenyohead and Get on the Boat, an '06 track with a swinging salsa break.

That song's theme of inclusiveness -- ''We've got room for 100 more,'' Prince sang -- captures why Prince, despite the odd turns he's taken, was a natural half-time choice. He's a unique individual who has fans of all types, as was evident at the sold-out Hard Rock: Black, white, gay, straight, old, young, and everything in between.

Prince took no questions at the press conference. Coplin likewise refuses to divulge details of the performance. He did say that the show's producers knew all along that Prince was their man for '07.

''He's a tremendous performer: The guy is Jimi Hendrix and James Brown rolled into one,'' Coplin says. ``Like ['05 performer McCartney], he has this tremendous legacy. He appeals to rock fans and R&B, he skews to that large demographic. Also in early meetings with us he got what the Super Bowl is. He wanted to create a show that was unique to the Super Bowl.''

There are people who only watch the half-time show. Acts including U2 and Michael Jackson have created career milestones on this stage. Having almost disappeared from sight at one point, Prince could become the ultimate comeback act tonight.

Don't watch it expecting Great Art. But it could be a Pop Moment for the history books. Britto looks at his moment during TV's biggest night with warm, fuzzy optimism, envisioning a utopian tableau -- before a bunch of oversized men go out and try to smear each other into the ground over a ball: ``The world, we're going so long with so many despairs, so many people killing each other: I think at the end of the day we want to have great moments, to bring people together in a playing field to forget about suffering. I want my art to be like an instrument that brings moments of peace and love and positivity.''

Source:
The Miami Herald

Bryan Knox · Post by **Bryan Knox** » 4 Feb 2007 2:54 pm

I just hope he doesn't have a "costume malfunction"!

Bob Ritter · Post by **Bob Ritter** » 4 Feb 2007 3:03 pm

good one ....lol

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 4 Feb 2007 3:16 pm

what a great choice. he's an amazing performer.

he's always been one badass guitar player too. that's nothing new. here's his solo on "My Guitar Gently Weeps" from the RnR HoF tribute to George Harrison. this is a good example of the "Jimi Hendrix and James Brown" comparison:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6a7eVJNNBs

can't wait til halftime.

Bob Ritter · Post by **Bob Ritter** » 4 Feb 2007 3:22 pm

not bad. I can play all those licks too. He is no Jimi But who really is..Wonder what his real name is.

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 4 Feb 2007 5:06 pm

His real name is Prince!
Prince Rogers Nelson.

technically anyone with hands can play those licks. it's just the blues. he's also a great songwriter, showman, dancer, and he knows the meaning of the word groove. here's another clip of his Miami press conference a few days ago, which includes Johnny B. Goode and a couple other tunes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orYH23Bgnrk

the solo he does around 5:30 is pretty Jimi-esque.
who knows? maybe they'll even make a Prince energy drink one of these days...

Bob Ritter · Post by **Bob Ritter** » 4 Feb 2007 5:21 pm

uh hum, Boy's, that guy just scored a touchdown with that half time show ..wow what a performance.

scott murray · Post by **scott murray** » 4 Feb 2007 5:27 pm

yeah i enjoyed the hell out of it.
the stage was pretty outrageous, and the dancing, glowing marching band was a nice touch of classic american football tradition.

always nice to see a Telecaster in good hands, and i'd say he fit the bill.

btw, there are some great country versions of Prince tunes: the Derailers do "Raspberry Beret" (it was a "hidden" track on their 'Reverb Deluxe' album) and a band called the Okra All-Stars do a twangy "Purple Rain"...
word of advice: play one of his songs at your next gig. the ladies love the Prince.

Bob Ritter · Post by **Bob Ritter** » 4 Feb 2007 5:32 pm

yeah and purple rain with the rain coming down..how fitting was that.....this should be remembered as the purple rain superbowl.

Dustin Rigsby · Post by **Dustin Rigsby** » 4 Feb 2007 10:50 pm

Prince is one of my all time music biz hero's ! Great player and a great writer.....Always has a fresh "look" too !

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 5 Feb 2007 2:57 am

I'm not a Price fan (first time I've ever saw him perform) but I have to give him credit for putting on the show in the rain.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 5 Feb 2007 6:49 am

What I want to know is, was he really playing electric guitar outdoors in the pouring rain, or just faking it to a track? Certainly Billy Joel's keys were soaked with rain while he played; can't imagine who would let a grand piano out in the rain...

Tom Olson · Post by **Tom Olson** » 5 Feb 2007 8:22 am

I thought Prince's (or whatever he calls himself these days) large, purple, androgenous(or perhaps "hermaphroditic" is a better term)-gender-symbol-made-into-a-guitar contraption was interesting. Other than that, it sucked. This thread is more interesting than the entire half-time show.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 5 Feb 2007 9:33 am

Prince is a good musician, but I thought the halftime show was pretty dull.
It's good to see that he's a "Fender man"...Tele & Strat

David Mason · Post by **David Mason** » 5 Feb 2007 1:03 pm

OF COURSE I would have liked to see a Mahavishnu Orchestra reunion or Jeff Beck jamming with Steve Morse, but in it's stead I was happy enough to hear minute after minute of screaming lead guitar, played by SOMEBODY, at last. I am SO very tired of squeaky little-girl singers and chain-festooned goons hollering pornographic nursery rhymes. Around 1994, I distinctly remember thinking, "Well this rap stuff must've about run it's course." Ha! Maybe, I WILL outlive it after all.. hopefully, possibly, between Prince, John Mayer and a few spawn of 60's dinosaurs, it may actually become COOL again to play with your teeth and blow up some amps. Prince even CHANGED KEYS every now and then, how about that.

(I was somewhat alarmed by his transcendently-bizarre Aunt Jemima do-rag - what was he thinking? - but once he doffed his hair-bow, he kicked it pretty hard indeed).

Keith Cordell · Post by **Keith Cordell** » 5 Feb 2007 1:16 pm

Sorry to bust your bubble but Prince never played a Fender telecaster. That was a Hohner guitar, it's the one he has played through his entire career.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 5 Feb 2007 2:16 pm

To me, Prince is a lot like Michael Jackson, who was a lot like the Beatles, who were a lot like Elvis. These performers seem to stay on top by constantly re-inventing themselves and adapting to changes in music tastes. Prince has mastered a lot of styles, and probably will even try some form of country music one day, much like Ray Charles did.

Tom Olson · Post by **Tom Olson** » 5 Feb 2007 2:48 pm

The terms "Michael Jackson" and "on top" appearing in the same sentence seem to give me the creeps for some reason.

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 5 Feb 2007 3:40 pm

Jim Cohen wrote:was he really playing electric guitar outdoors in the pouring rain, or just faking it to a track?

Sometimes what I saw plainly did not match what I heard. Ergo, QED, he was faking. Or maybe somebody else was playing live, matching his sound.
Sherlock Holmes

But I give him credit for sloppy playing on the prerecord to simulate "live energy".

Tom Olson · Post by **Tom Olson** » 5 Feb 2007 3:52 pm

what I saw plainly did not match what I heard

Maybe he was playing on YouTube.com

Keith Cordell · Post by **Keith Cordell** » 5 Feb 2007 4:02 pm

I was watching for inconsistencies and saw none. I cannot believe he would have recorded such intricate guitar parts that were clearly improvised then faked them so well.

Colm Chomicky · Post by **Colm Chomicky** » 5 Feb 2007 4:02 pm

maybe the sound was live. Prince knocked over a mike stand and I heard the thump.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 5 Feb 2007 4:11 pm

Ok, if live, then how did he avoid electrocution??

Steve Hinson · Post by **Steve Hinson** » 5 Feb 2007 4:16 pm

Did his guitar have a cord sticking out of it?You can play electric guitar in the rain if you are wireless.I didn't see the game or the show(not a sports fan)but I like Prince...he seems to be pretty talented!Was he better than the Rolling Stones last year?I thought they sounded good-just like the Rolling Stones-but everybody else thought they sounded bad.

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