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Prince plays surprise gig in his own basement
PrinceThe show witnessed by a handful of competition winners, journalists – including NME.COM and invited guests including soul singer Anita Baker and Prince’s protégée Bria Valente, saw the “purple one” perform a mammoth set with a full band in the basement of hisBeverley Park mansion until around 3am (PST).Â
Songs Prince played included‘Controversy’, ‘I Feel For You’,‘Alphabet Street’, ‘Guitar’ and covers of ‘Le Freak’ by , ‘Stand’ bySly And The Family Stone and The Rolling Stones‘ ‘Miss You’.Â
Earlier, guests had been given a sneak-preview guided tour of his new website, Lotusflow3r.com.Â
The site, features a futuristic, otherworldly theme inspired by the title track of his forthcoming album ‘Lotus Flow3r’ will stream music and video, while subscription paying fans can access exclusive content.Â
Prince will also release three albums through the website this year, which include his own ‘MPLSound’, ‘Lotus Flow3r’ and the debut album from Bria Valente.Â
To find out what it was like to to attend an exclusive gig in Prince’s own house head to the the NME Blog now for our exclusive eyewitness report.
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Dai preascolti il disco sembra bello, so che nel concerto ha suonato anche la batteria, cosa che non faceva da un po’ (negli ultimi anni si era limitato a chitarre, basso, piano, tastiere). Comunque chi vivrà ascolterà. Secondo Usa Today farà uscire tre album contemporaneamente a fine marzo.
Prince and friends party like it’s 2009
To celebrate his cyberspace return and three upcoming albums, Prince threw a house party Saturday night for 30 guests who got a large-screen tour of his elaborate website lotusflow3r.com followed by a rowdy two-hour concert.
The Purple One, who vanished from the Web after shutting down his groundbreaking NPG Music Club in 2006, is ramping up the new membership site in time to deliver MPLSound, Lotusflow3r and Elixir, the debut by protégée Bria Valente. He’s planning a simultaneous late-March release. Site designers unveiled a dizzying interactive universe, including a sphere of photos and performance clips.
Guests, including Anita Baker, assembled downstairs for a raucous dance bash, featuring Prince and a rocking soul band serving up mostly heated covers, including The Cars’ Let’s Go, The Rolling Stones’ Miss You, the Jackson 5’s I Want You Back, and Sly & the Family Stone’s Stand and I Want to Take You Higher. After a long jam inspired a full-house Electric Slide, Prince quipped: “Y’all done tore up my carpet. I’m never inviting y’all back.”
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staremo a sentire:-))))chissa’ che Prince non me lo mandi…….eh eh eh
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Springsteen plagia i Kiss?
Limk interessante
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uANKzbaucU
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mumble mumble,il boss manco ci ha pensato……..pero’ si somigliano in parte………
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