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♫ Brisbane Entertainment Center (2:10) * Duration : 3:00 / Tick. Price : AU$176.30 (A : Brisbane – 4/10) Opening Act : Groove Terminator 
RAD Intro / Let’s Go Crazy / I Would Die 4 U / When Doves Cry / 1999 Intro Baby I’m A Star / Shhh / DMSR / A Love Bizarre / The Glamorous Life / I Feel For You Controversy / Renato Interlude / The Beautiful Ones / Nothing Compares 2 U / Insatiable Sign O’ The Times / The Question Of U / The Ride / Let’s Work / U Got The Look Life O’ The Party (Incl. Hot Pants / Uptown Up) / Soul Man (Chance Howard) / Kiss Take Me With U / The Everlasting Now / Anna Stesia / Diamonds And Pearls Sometimes It Snows In April / Little Red Corvette / Raspberry Beret How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore / The Most Beautiful Girl In The World A Case Of U / All The Critics Love U In Brisbane / Alphabet St (w/ Larry Graham) The Jam (w/ Larry Graham) / Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (Incl. The Jam) (w/ Larry Graham) / Days Of Wild (w/ Larry Graham) / Purple Rain
The Indie Temple Aftershow * Duration : 2:00 / Attendance : 500 / Sold Out / Tick. Price : AU$50
Everyday People (w/ Larry Graham) / You Can Make It If You Try (w/ Larry Graham) / Peach (w/ Larry Graham) Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (w/ Larry Graham) / No Diggity (Chance Howard) / Prince And The Band I’ll Take You There (RAD) / I Wish (Incl. Superstition) / I Want To Take you Higher (w/ Larry Graham) / Santana Medley Prince finishes his Australian sojourn with an aftershow at The Indie Temple in Fortitude Valley. The two-hour show started off with "1+1+1 Is 3" and "Love Roller Coaster," which were played much like on the One Nite Alone... tour. The Ohio Players' "Skin Tight" was next, followed by "The Work, Pt.1." Then came a short unidentified song, after which "Girls And Boys" was played. Next up was an extensive funk jam with a "we like to party" chant. Larry Graham came onstage for "Everyday People" and "You Can Make It If You Try," which were followed by "Peach" and "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)." Then came "No Diggity," once again with lead vocals by Chance Howard, followed by a song that was possibly "Prince And The Band." RAD got to sing a version of The Staples Singers' "I'll Take You There," for which she seemed to be having trouble finding the right words. Next was a short snippet of Stevie Wonder's "I Wish," which turned into "Superstition." "I Want To Take You Higher" was performed with Graham guesting again. The show ended with the Santana medley. 28-10-2003 : Honolulu Advertiser Prince concerts canceled on O'ahu, Maui Prince, who had planned concerts this week on O'ahu and Maui, has decided to cancel the shows due to ill health following his appearances in Brisbane, Australia. Maui tickets, at $80 each, were to go on sale today for a show Saturday at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center's Castle Theater; buyers were told of the cancellation at the box office. However, tickets for the O'ahu show, which was set for Thursday at Pipeline Cafe, went on sale yesterday at $75 each. The promotions company, Golden Voice, could not be reached this morning for information on refund procedures. Ticketmaster offers information on refunds at 1-877-750-4400, pressing 2 and then 4. More details to come. Le Monde (FR) Prince in freedom on an instrumental album and a live DVD By Sylvain Siclier In the conflict between Prince and his former record label, Warner, the question of artistic freedom was central for the American singer, guitarist and composer. The breakup in the late 1990s, saw Prince taking a ride with other giants of the record industry, recovering his publishing rights from Warner and implementing a structure to live as he pleases his artistic life and to be the primary beneficiary of it. Since 2001, the princely vessel deployed its full sails. On the website of the artist, npgmusicclub.com, dozens of unreleased and rare songs were broadcast for download (including the instrumental album Xpectation) in parallel to the marketing, to subscribers of the website or in store, of several singles, The Rainbow Children album, another piano solo one and the three-CD One Nite Alone ... Live. Latest releases to date : the CD entitled N.E.W.S. and the Live at the Aladdin Las Vegas DVD. After a short period of exclusivity on npgmusicclub, both are distributed in stores. No press service or promotional mess, but through word-of-mouth and the will of the record stores to show Prince prominently. The replenishment is regular. Recorded in one day, N.E.W.S. (Subtitled "new directions in music,") is an instrumental album - underground princely "tradition" since the Madhouse album, in the 1980s - which can be an experiment in itself. There we hear funk base, some jazz-rock, a mind-blowing fluidity. Each cardinal point of the title (N for North, East for E., W. and S. West and South) is associated with an element (air, earth, water, fire), chemical components and physical feelings (love, faith). Each song lasts 14 minutes. The thematic framework appears at times as a constraint: too obvious windy atmosphere in North, expected Orientalism in East, the end of West stretched to reach its timing. But the band, led by Prince on guitar - who added stylistic innovations in his playing - is of great cohesion in this opus : keyboardist Renato Neto, drummer John Blackwell, bassist Rhonda Smith and saxophonist Eric Leeds (already in Madhouse). All of them, Prince first, are as comfortable in funk than with jazz and rock. The Live At The Aladdin Las Vegas DVD may seem mundane by comparison. This capture of a concert at the Aladdin Casino December 15, 2002 is primarily a complement to the testimony of Prince’s 2002 World tour presented in the One Night Alone ... Live cabinet. The shooting with handheld camera, the grain of the image, saturated colors make it a raw document. This is a faithful translation of the urgency of the show. Especially as Prince tightened his show on band playing without the theatricality and staging of past shows. Between old songs and recent compositions (Pop Life, Gotta Broken Heart Again, Take Me With U, 1+1+1=3, Strange Relationship...) there is some intensity, a collective spirit, dance and sweat and vibrant romance. The basic quintet is joined by saxophonist Maceo Parker, trombonist Greg Boyer and percussionist Sheila E., all concentrated and concerned. Hence the misunderstanding that these people had not benefited from an ideal sound capture. This is dull, quite unbalanced in the mix (a voice, an instrument arises here and there) and not encoded in 5.1 surround sound when any film released on DVD is in this format that transforms a living room into an auditorium. Top of Form Bottom of Form 30-10-2003 : O’ahu Pipeline Café (Cancelled) Two shows in Hawaii are cancelled after Prince fell ill following the Brisbane show. The shows were scheduled for October 30th (Pipeline Cafe on O'ahu) and November 1st (Maui Arts & Cultural Center's Castle Theater). They were cancelled just hours after tickets for the O'ahu show went on sale. Los Angeles (Universal executives meeting) Prince is in Los Angeles to negotiate new tour dates. He also met with Universal Music, where a screening of his new video "Musicology" was arranged for executives. Rip It Up (AUS) Prince : Rod Laver Arena Melbourne By Ian Bell The screams and cheering from this capacity crowd as the lights go down is deafening. The band have taken their places and are tinkling away when out of the shadows appears Prince and the volume goes up about three notches on the loud-o-meter. He looks fantastic. A white zoot suit type of affair, red ruffled shirt, hair back in that classic Prince do from the late 80's. He smiles as he approaches the mike, (crowd up another volume point), he takes the mike and says "Dearly Beloved.." and the entire building screams at volume 11 at the realisation we're about to be invited to go crazy. He hasn't yet sung a note. It's easy to be cynical about an artist like Prince. From the earliest days when he was leaping around in his underpants, to the pomp image in Purple Rain which propelled him to mega-stardom in the 80's, even changing his name to a symbol in the '90's, he has been an easy target for jibs and ridicule. But he always stuck to his guns and consistently produced astounding pop music and at an amazing rate. This world tour is the last time he will perform his 'hits' and even this can be looked at as a 'retirement fund' exercise. Merchandise was expensive and tickets ran from $90 to $1,000. For $400 you got great seats for the show, but also got to go to the hour long soundcheck in the afternoon, receive a 3 cd box set, and pre-show nibbles. The people who paid a cool grand, got all of the above plus to meet the man himself and seats on the stage. NOT on the side of the stage behind a wall of amps and sweaty roadies, I am talking right up on the stage, next to the piano player, beside the drummer, next to the horn section, amazing ! These special tickets served to give some hard core fans the thrill of a lifetime and by my estimation raised about $120,000 extra revenue. The jolt of energy through this audience when the band starts Let's Go Crazy is incredible, and the fact that he then slams through I Would Die For U, When Doves Cry and Baby I'm A Star all from Purple Rain, sends wave upon wave of euphoria that is at the very least dizzying. He's being playful, dancing and spinning around, "Did you miss me ? I missed you !". While he's playing he wanders over to one bunch of the 'on-stage' fans and says a little something to them, they nod enthusiastically and keep dancing. New-ish song Sssh is great and is warmly received and followed by a treat for the old school fanatics DMSR. When he starts I Feel For You, which he wrote for Chaka Khan, people around me are weeping with joy and when the next song is Controversy I'm welling up myself. Unlike concerts by other 80's icons like Madonna and Michael Jackson, every single note at this Prince gig is live. His voice is fantastic and he remains one of the most under-rated guitar players in the world today. A trio of slower numbers do nothing to calm anyone’s heartbeat though considering they are The Beautiful Ones, Nothing Compares 2 U and Insatiable, everyone is singing, lighters are held aloft and I am covered in goosebumps. The New Power Generation (including legendary sax player Maceo Parker) is as tight as a drill team and Sign O The Times has everybody dancing again. The best dancing spot in the arena is on the stage as he repeatedly invites the 'on-stage' people to join him centre stage to shake their collective bootie, lucky bastards. There are some funky jams including The Work from the recent Rainbow Children album, but it's when U Got The Look kicks in there are 14,000 people going utterly mental. Segueing into Hot Pants, Life Of The Party and the Sam & Dave classic Soul Man this funky MF is raising the tempo and the pulse rate higher and ever higher. The guitar intro to Kiss, is met by a scream that makes all other reactions tonight seem like a whisper and awesome as it is, he gets a huge laugh when he updates the line 'you don't have to watch Queer Eye For A Straight Guy' to have an attitude'. I am sure this has got to be the end of the set I am singing and dancing my ass off. But no, it's straight into Take Me With U and I really think I am going to explode with happiness, it's so wonderful. The set proper ends with The Everlasting Now (also from Rainbow Children) and this funky ass jam builds and builds, with all the band, dancers, audience getting more and more worked up. It all builds to a dead stop, Prince rips off his guitar, spins around and declares "Don't hate me coz I'm fabulous", and struts off the stage. I'm losing my voice, my hands are hurting from clapping and by now I am starting to shake involuntarily. Days later I start thinking about other songs he could have done, in fact TV show Rage played four and a half hours of them on Saturday, but it is impossible to even think about complaint. He returns for a one song encore, and that might not sound much, but anybody who witnessed the absolutely EPIC version of Purple Rain would tell you, there's nowhere left to go once your already in heaven. Without doubt the best thing I have ever seen in my whole life. Fantastic. Ian 'wish I'd known about those $1000 tickets sooner' Bell. Nov 03 01-11-2003 : Maui Arts & Cultural Center's Castle Theater (Cancelled) Melbourne Herald Sun (AUS) The eyes have it when meeting Prince It’s an old rumour that Prince doesn’t like making eye contact with anyone. I’ve attended three Prince concerts in Australia, three aftershow parties and three soundchecks. I’ve met loads of the fans who were in the meet-and-greet sessions with him. I saw Prince interact with all of his entourage and the Purple One himself even blew me a kiss. Kylee Thompson, Reservoir I read “Eye contract” (October 28) about “no eye-contact” with Prince. This is absolutely not true. I was one of the fortunate ones onstage at the first Melbourne show and backstage and had the absolute pleasure of meeting Prince in person. Not once was I told to avoid eye contact. When I spoke to Prince he looked directly at me, holding firm eye contact, albeit through sunglasses. He was kind, generous, hospitable, warm, smart, articulate, and very funny. He even told his security guard to leave the room. I don’t think someone overly concerned about having others look at them would do that. The Eye got hold of an old rumour that rears its ugly head every few years. Don’t believe it until you’ve seen it. Or do I mean don’t believe it until you haven’t seen it. C. Marko, Melbourne I was disappointed to read the absurd claim that no one is allowed to make eye contact with Prince. Didn’t your source see Prince’s band, his crew or his fans make eye contact with him at soundchecks, aftershow parties and at the gigs ? Next time, The Eye should focus on Prince’s musical genius and report on how brilliant his concerts are. Steve Yanko, Wheeler’s Hill. “Don’t hate me because I’m fabulous” said the Artist Formerly Known As Prince after his Melbourne gig and who could, except The Eye. Prince was wonderful. He was s-o-o-o-o good. He was s-o-o-o-o fabulous. One reviewer rightly raved about his “orgasmic falsetto”. The Eye had its eyes wide shut when the Purple One’s words fell like sweet rain. Alice Henkell, Melbourne
By Jon Bream It's a lock : The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will announce sometime in the next few days that Prince is one of its new inductees. Given his career, influence and impact, he is the most compelling choice on a ballot that includes John Mellencamp, ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, George Harrison, the Sex Pistols, Bob Seger, Black Sabbath and Patti Smith, among others. What's not certain is who will give Prince's induction speech at the ceremonies in March in a New York City hotel ballroom. Because the event is taped and edited for broadcast on VH1, the programming poobahs seem to have some sway when it comes to choosing presenters. With all due respect to Paul Shaffer, who traditionally directs the live music for the induction ceremonies, we offer a Top 10 list of candidates to induct Prince. 10 Sly Stone. A Hall member, he was a major influence on Prince, and Sly's hybrid sound and coed, multiracial band also reflect Prince's approach. But Sly, a tortured genius, hasn't been heard from in years. A logical sub would be Sly & the Family Stone bassist Larry Graham. A giant among bass players, an R&B hitmaker and a close friend of Prince's (and fellow evangelizing Jehovah's Witness), Graham would be too obscure for the TV masses, however. 9 Carlos Santana. Another Hall of Famer and early influence on Prince. However, Santana's speeches tend to be lost in the spiritual ozone. Plus, Clive Davis, the record-label president who is a Hall of Famer himself, insists that Santana associate with young artists such as Michelle Branch. 8 George Clinton. In 1997, Prince gave the Hall of Fame induction speech for the Godfather of Funk, his friend and hero. As for a role reversal, well, Clinton's music speaks louder - and more clearly - than his words. 7 Chaka Khan. As a teen, Prince had posters of her on his bedroom walls. She scored a solo hit with an interpretation of his "Feel 4 U," but she isn't much more talkative than the shy Prince. 6 Bob Dylan or Bruce Springsteen. It would be a dream if Dylan, a fellow Minnesota maverick, inducted Prince, but Dylan isn't big on making speeches. However, Springsteen is, and he's been called upon to induct several Hall of Fame heavyweights, including Dylan and Roy Orbison. Both the Boss and Prince had their biggest albums ("Born in the U.S.A." and "Purple Rain") in 1984. Other than that, there isn't much of a connection - musical or personal - between them. 5 Joni Mitchell. Another Hall of Famer who influenced Prince. She didn't even show up for her own induction, so why would she turn up this time ? Well, she did travel to Sheridan, Wyo., for the premiere of Prince's second film, "Under the Cherry Moon." 4 Beck. VH1 would love someone relatively young and hip like Beck. He's a funky cross-breeder of styles, and he often covers Prince songs in concert. But to VH1 programmers, he's so 1990s. 3 OutKast. This hip-hop duo is hot, hip and heavily influenced by Prince. But are they recognizable enough to VH1 viewers to honor the year's most prominent inductee ? 2 Neil Young. Musically, this two-time Hall of Famer (both as a solo act and with Buffalo Springfield) has little in common with Prince. However, both are iconoclasts who travel to their own beat, thumbing their noses at major labels and even their own fans. That would make Young a fitting choice. But he has such an unfavorable view of VH1 that it's questionable whether he'd show up. 1 Lenny Kravitz. He and Prince are friendly enough to have jammed onstage and in the studio. He borrows from some of the same '60s/'70s influences that Prince did. VH1 loves him as much as he loves Prince. Just last year, the music network named Kravitz one of its "25 sexiest." And if he's still squiring Nicole Kidman come the March induction ceremony, his Q rating will be higher than Sly Stone could ever take you. Kravitz, who launched his career as Romeo Blue as a tribute to you-know-who, is the one to induct His Purpleness.
Rad., the latest addition 2 the NPG, will be chatting with the members of the NPGMC this Sunday, November 16th at 3pm CT in the CONFERENCE ROOM. 2 read up on RAD., check out her website at www.radmusic.com Also, just added 2 the RETAIL room, the long-awaited "DEVOUR" dog shirts ! Love4oneanother, The NPG Music Club ??-11-2003 : h George Clinton @ Cannabis Cup – Hollywood 13-11-2003 : What Do U Want Me 2 Do ? Release On 13 November, 2003, the NPG Music Club announced "The Chocolate Invasion is put on hold 4 now, indefinitely. There was a problem with the manufacturing and until the bug is worked out, we'd rather not have u wondering when ur home would b invaded. As soon as we have any new info 2 report, u will b notified immediately. The members of the NPGMC deserve the best, thank u 4 ur patience." The website streamed the previously unreleased track What Do U Want Me 2 Do ? as "a little something 2 chill 2" at the same time as the announcement to make up for the delay. The project was never officially cancelled, although all of the previously-unreleased compilations, other than The Glam Slam Club Mix, were instead released for download when the NPG Music Club Musicology Download Store opened on 29 March, 2004. 
18-11-2003 : NPGMC On the official NPGMC site, there's a cryptic message in the Garden which says this : "Devour is recuperating in Woodland Hills Hospital Canine after biting Blue Aura and contracting what doctors believe 2 b whooping cough." (enter the site, through the main hall take 2nd stairs to the right, up to the corridor, and take there the first door to the left; the 'backstage door' and go to the garden, where Prince's dog used to fuck up some demo's in a paper bag... Here you find this message amongst the rubish..) Anyone a clue what this is about ? 20-11-2003 : R’n’R Hall Of Fame announcement It is announced that Prince will be inducted into the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame. He was selected by the 700 music-industry executives, musicians and critics who voted this year and the only one selected in his first year of eligibility. An artist is eligible 25 years after the release of his first album. The induction ceremony would follow on March 15th 2004 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. 21-11-2003 : The Time @ Robinsonville 22-11-2003 : NPGMC Posted : 22 Nov 2003 17:10 Post subject : 10 DAYS in2 DECEMBER : The Island of HAWAII on HIGH FUNK ALERT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- Stay tuned 4 further updates 25-11-2003 : NPGMC Prince and the NPG will b per4ming in Hawaii : Dec 16th Honolulu Blaisdell Arena Dec 19th Maui Arts Center The Members-only sale will take place Wednesday, November 26th at 2pm Hawaii Time until Thursday, November 27 at 8pm Hawaii Time in the BACKSTAGE PASS room. More details in the next couple days. NOTE : In4mation can change at any time
VH1, the only station a true Prince fan can rely on to see him and his videos on TV, since MTV betrayed the music world and no longer plays videos. VH1 created one of their biggest hit shows called "Driven" where relatives and friends of the famous person featured talks about how that famous person became who they are today. "Driven" has shown the history of many artists such as Britney Spears, Christina Auguillera, Missy Eliot, P. Diddy and several more. Well recently, VH1 featured Carmen Electra as the newest episode of "Driven." Unfortunately for Prince fans, Carmen's friends and family talked about Carmen's days with Prince as being controlled. Carmen's family members talked about how Prince helped her out, started her career and "treated her like a princess." They went on to talk about how Prince was "obsessive" and a "control freak." They even talked about Prince sending people to "stalk" Carmen. Personally, and I'm sure many other Prince fans feel the same way, I was quite upset by this. The whole interview talking about Prince took just about 10 minutes to get the point across that he was the bad guy in the relationship. We never hear Prince's side of the story at all, and it has come to my attention that E ! had shown their own episode about Carmen, and showed the opposite. They talked about how Prince helped her out and Carmen wanted more all the time. In my opinion, I think Carmen is the one being a leach. If you really analyse the VH1 presentation, you could get the same feeling. Prince was NOT justified here at all.. and meanwhile, VH1 will be showing the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame presentation, celebrating Prince. Isn't this a kind of double standard ? You make your own decision. Dec 03 05-12-2003 : The Time @ Atlanta 10-12-2003 : Sheila E @ Tavis Smiley radio show 11-12-2003 : h Family Jam Rehearsal (0:07) Mountains / America 12-12-2003 : Apollonia & Sheila E @ Wayne Brady (0:23) 
13-12-2003 : ! The Family Jamm Rehearsal (A : Family Jamm The Rehearsal - ?/10)
Instruments check / Erotic City / A Love Bizarre / Oliver’s House / The Glamorous Life Oliver’s House / I Feel For You / The Screams Of Passion / River Run Dry High Fashion / Mutiny / Ten (2 takes) / Sixteen So for me, the normal thing to do after an AMAZING show like we saw on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2003 is to write a review with all the details I can remember about the show as soon as I get home. However, after seeing a show I thought would never happen, I couldn't even put into words how much I enjoyed it. I remember back in 1998, there was to be a show at the LA House of Blues with Wendy and Lisa, Sheila E. and The Family...but sadly that never happened. And I was convinced that I'd never see or hear the Family live. On Saturday night though, the Family proved how sad it was that Prince made them practice for a full year for a tour that never happened, and for being only their second public show ever, they sounded awesome, and that band alone was worth the price of admission for me. But I digress... :) I was lucky at the show and was able to watch part of the soundcheck and hang out backstage through most of the night, and met most of the artists who played there. Unlike an experience of meeting Prince, these band members were all so incredibly nice...many of whom probably hadn't seen that much attention in a long time. It was very cool to have seen the band rehearse Baby I'm a Star with all of the Family Jammers....to see Jill Jones on stage with Wendy and Lisa and Susannah and all of the others was so incredible. Wendy sounded great on lead vocals, especially on Mountains which sounded tighter than any version that I've ever heard of the song. And that was just at the soundcheck ! I hadn't seen Carmen Electra in awhile, actually since the last time she showed up at one of Sheila's gigs in Los Angeles, and since then she's become a huge star...she was still pretty down to earth, sitting in the audience for awhile watching the soundcheck and mingling with anyone who approached her. Pretty cool. (On the other hand, Chaka Khan showed up and went to her dressing room where she stayed until it was her time to rehearse, and then took off right after her performance). And Wendy seemed to be in awe of her sister's performance with the Family, taking photos and video of their performance, looking at them with the same look of complete admiration that the rest of the audience had as the Family performed as her proud twin. Another thing I thought was pretty interesting is that everyone in all of the bands seemed to be getting all of the band members to sign their programs. I've never seen so many stars getting autographs of the stars they admired. Pretty cool stuff. :) 
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