Prince William is Slowly Having His Hand Crushed (TMZ TV)
When Princes Atlanta date on his Piano & A Microphone Tourwhich, just like it sounds, features the singer playing solo at a purple baby grand, the first such tour of his lengthy careerwas postponed last week due to a bout with the flu, the rescheduled shows were announced surprisingly quickly. The Purple One hit the stage at the Fox Theatre just a week after he was initially supposed to, and from the look of it, hed made a full recovery.
Would we really expect any less, though? We all know Prince isnt fully humanthe man hasnt visibly aged in 30 years, so why should we be surprised that seven days after being ill, hes reaching mind-blowing high notes on A Case of U that artists half his age would struggle to hit? His 7 p.m. set was a short onejust 80 minutesbut that seemed to have more to do with the fact that the venue needed to turn over in time for his 10 p.m. set later that evening than with any sort of lingering flu symptoms. Prince made every second count, and perhaps most importantly, the crowd was grateful for any time at all. He still managed to cram two encores into those 80 minutes, and every time he reappeared onstage, the noise was deafening.
The encores werent the only times the singer left the stagehe got up periodically throughout the set, at one point leaving briefly to regroup before returning and explaining that Sometimes I forget how emotional these songs are. But every time those fingers hit the keys, thered be a rapturous moment of recognition from the crowd. The opportunity to hear these songs stripped down on the piano is a rare one, and that wasnt lost on the fans, some of whom shelled out as much as $1000 a seat to be there.
Prince fed off that energy, too, encouraging hand-claps and sing-alongs on Controversy and bringing the house lights up for Kiss to witness the entire theater attempting their best falsettos. His cover of David Bowies Heroes was moving, resulting in a hushed aweone of the few quiet moments of the set. Purple Rain fans didnt get to hear the famous title tracka fact some reminded him when he finished his last encore by joking I dont have any more hits left!but they were treated to stellar versions of favorites from that record like I Would Die 4 U, Baby Im a Star and The Beautiful Ones.
And, ultimately, Prince can do and play whatever he wants. Hes Prince, and hes here blessing us with his presence. Especially for a show that almost wasnt, every song feels like a gift.
Setlist: 1. Little Red Corvette / Dirty Mind 2. Linus & Lucy (Vince Guaraldi cover) 3. The Beautiful Ones 4. Nothing Compares 2 U 5. Joy in Repetition 6. Muse 2 the Pharaoh 7. U Got the Look 8. Pop Life 9. Elephants & Flowers 10. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man 11. A Case of You (Joni Mitchell cover)
Encore 1: 12. I Feel For You 13. Controversy 14. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World 15. I Would Die 4 U 16. Baby Im a Star
Encore 2: 17. Heroes (David Bowie cover) 18. Diamonds and Pearls 19. Adore 20. The Beautiful Ones 21. How Come U Dont Call Me Anymore 22. Do Me, Baby 23. I Wanna Be Your Lover 24. Kiss
Source: http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/04/live-recap-princes-piano-a-microphone-tour-atlanta.html
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