Went to see Prince in concert last night. I'm a longtime fan, so this was a big deal for me. Thanks to MARTA we were late getting to the show, but it turned out to be ok. We missed the first part of the opening act, but did manage to catch the last two songs..."The Bird" and "Jungle Love." Yes, the opening band was The Time. I got a kick out of that.
Anyway, the show had pretty much everything I expected. The stage layout was in the round, with a big X in the middle raised slightly above an octagon where the rest of the band retreated on occasion. They used every inch of that stage, running all over the place giving everyone something to look at. And of course the music was amazing. The highlight for me was the acoustic portion, with just Prince and his guitar running through "Little Red Corvette," "Cream," "Forever in My Life," something from his new album (I think), and a tease of "Adore" that he used to intro into a cover I didn't recognize where Prince simply played backup to the entire arena (well, everyone but Chandra & me) singing the song.
Just don't ask me about the ride back on MARTA.
Posted by Jason at May 1, 2004 01:09 PM