Prince at halftime

RKrizman · 5th February 2007

Awesome talent, great show. What a pro, out in the rain. Too bad you couldn't hear the bass or drums.

Also, what's with the synch on all this? Is it just my Time/Warner feed? The audio is way out of synch with the picture and the relative volumes of commercials, the game, etc are all over the map. Anybody else getting this?

-R

jdjustice · 5th February 2007

prince is so awesome!
i have to go see him live sometime....
he's a hero and such a force to be reckoned with!

cheers.
~j.d.

dcrann11 · 5th February 2007

incredible half time show - amazing unique talent - brilliant

Dwight Schrute · 5th February 2007

that was amazing!

A33 · 5th February 2007

Strange the synch seemed fine here in the UK

We lost his guitar at the end of purple rain though

Great show

alnico · 5th February 2007

Yeah he owned it! The gtr was probably pushed back by the sing-along audience mics at the end. Much more pro than any Jackson/Timberlake silliness

eligit · 5th February 2007

he may be short....but that dude knows how to take a stage.

great strat tone as well.

PhilE · 5th February 2007

Seemed like it was good- but damn the mix I got on Sky Sports (UK) was like someone had a console on demo mode! Things in and out all over the shop.
The sync has been out a few times I noticed earlier too.

EngineEars · 5th February 2007

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Originally Posted by RKrizman

Awesome talent, great show. What a pro, out in the rain. Too bad you couldn't hear the bass or drums.

Yeah terrible mix!!! Anyone have any idea what kind of amp Prince plays? Guitar was way too loud, but at least it sounded phat.

I guess the Foo Fighters did a bad cover of his song, so he paid them back with an equally bad version of one of their songs.

Did anyone catch the big white/black keyboard on the top tier, my friend thinks it's a new Rhodes? I never got a good full shot of it.

bjornson · 5th February 2007

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Originally Posted by EngineEars

Yeah terrible mix!!! Anyone have any idea what kind of amp Prince plays? Guitar was way too loud, but at least it sounded phat.

I guess the Foo Fighters did a bad cover of his song, so he paid them back with an equally bad version of one of their songs.

Did anyone catch the big white/black keyboard on the top tier, my friend thinks it's a new Rhodes? I never got a good full shot of it.

Quit smokin crack n get a grip. Top notch playing and production. I've been A1-A2 on a couple of NFL halftime shows and it ain't pretty. And in the rain??? Kudos all the way around.

LARayGun · 5th February 2007

Does anyone remember the set list?

KingDaddyO · 5th February 2007

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Originally Posted by bjornson

Quit smokin crack n get a grip. Top notch playing and production. I've been A1-A2 on a couple of NFL halftime shows and it ain't pretty. And in the rain??? Kudos all the way around.

Have to agree, with all the rain and who knows what else (synching with a marching brass band fer cry'n out loud!) it doesn't get much better than this. And the way he doesn't waste a beat, hitting his marks, engaging the crowd ... Wow!

I have nothing but respect for what he brings to the party.

EngineEars · 5th February 2007

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Originally Posted by bjornson

Quit smokin crack n get a grip. Top notch playing and production. I've been A1-A2 on a couple of NFL halftime shows and it ain't pretty. And in the rain??? Kudos all the way around.

I thought the playing was pretty good too, but that has nothing to do with the dry audio mixer in the remote truck. That mix was all lead vocal and guitar. It sounded like a tap off of Prince's monitor mix.

edwonbass · 5th February 2007

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Originally Posted by KingDaddyO

Have to agree, with all the rain and who knows what else (synching with a marching brass band fer cry'n out loud!) it doesn't get much better than this. And the way he doesn't waste a beat, hitting his marks, engaging the crowd ... Wow!

I have nothing but respect for what he brings to the party.

He was late getting back to his mic once.

I thought everything was cool except the Foo Fighters thing. Interesting groove on that one but I think it lost something in the translation due to the lack of bass and drums, at least on my TV anyway.

lucey · 5th February 2007

Great show ... only the vocal and parts of his gtr were live IMO.

RKrizman · 5th February 2007

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Originally Posted by EngineEars

I thought the playing was pretty good too, but that has nothing to do with the dry audio mixer in the remote truck. That mix was all lead vocal and guitar. It sounded like a tap off of Prince's monitor mix.

You never know what might have been crapping out in the rain. ANd marching band sounded awesome doing the synth parts.

My 21 year old daughter and I seldom agree on anything, but our jaws were both dropping and frankly we were moved.

The playing was way more than pretty good. Prince has that same offhand relationship to the guitar that Hendrix had. Pure gold.

-R

laser · 5th February 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjornson

Quit smokin crack n get a grip. Top notch playing and production. I've been A1-A2 on a couple of NFL halftime shows and it ain't pretty. And in the rain??? Kudos all the way around.

Tough, tough venue. Quick/mobile setup--outdoor stadium--rain (not to mention several million people watching you in real time).

His Tele sounded monsterous. Brian May monsterous. I was compelled to closely watch his fingers because his guitar tone/playing sounded so good that I thought the music may be prerecorded (fingers don't lie--it was live). When he switched to his Prince picasso whatever-it-is guitar at the end, both his playing and his tone went south.

His vocals were just mediocre--but I never considered Prince that good of a singer. No doubt, he sounded infinitely better than the Stones....in every respect.

Laser

RKrizman · 5th February 2007

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Originally Posted by lucey

Great show ... only the vocal and parts of his gtr were live IMO.

I think the dancers were live.

On stiletto heels in the rain no less.

If the rhythm section wasn't live we would have heard it.

-R

GYMusic · 5th February 2007

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Originally Posted by lucey

Great show ... only the vocal and parts of his gtr were live IMO.

That's right.

EngineEars · 5th February 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by lucey

Great show ... only the vocal and parts of his gtr were live IMO.

I thought so too, which is even worse that you couldn't hear the drums and bass.

6strings · 5th February 2007

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His Tele sounded monsterous.

Yeah, but WTF happened during the solo for "Purple Rain?" Sounded like he was playing a Floyd Rose with broken string. Ackkkk! My spine!

bigwillz24 · 5th February 2007

Anyone know what mic he was using?

EngineEars · 5th February 2007

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Originally Posted by LARayGun

Does anyone remember the set list?

We Will Rock You
Let's Go Crazy
1999
Baby I'm A Star
Proud Mary
All Along The Watch Tower
The Best
Purple Rain

Quote:

Originally Posted by RKrizman

The playing was way more than pretty good

OK, yeah he rip $*%* on guitar, upon further review on the TiVo replay.

bigwillz24 · 5th February 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by EngineEars

Did anyone catch the big white/black keyboard on the top tier, my friend thinks it's a new Rhodes? I never got a good full shot of it.

I thought it was a neko gs...

DCtoDaylight · 5th February 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by lucey

Great show ... only the vocal and parts of his gtr were live IMO.

If that! But yeah, I think it's close to the top of Super Bowl halftime music.

I think U2 would still be my pick as #1, tho I've missed a bunch of Super Bowls.

severe · 5th February 2007

Agreed. Stellar performance, and I'm not surprised. I knew that dude was gonna bring it, had been thinking it since I heard he was scheduled to perform. Prince doesn't f*ck around.

thumbsup

RoundBadge · 5th February 2007

He rocked..
no sync probs here.
drums and bass were low..
but it sure was nice to hear him rock the guitar a bit.
was that Sheila back on the kit agian?

Mind-Over-Midi · 5th February 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by bjornson

Quit smokin crack n get a grip. Top notch playing and production. I've been A1-A2 on a couple of NFL halftime shows and it ain't pretty. And in the rain??? Kudos all the way around.

Agreed. I doff my hat

to all involved, they did a really good job. Prince is the shiznit!

EngineEars · 5th February 2007

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Originally Posted by bigwillz24

Anyone know what mic he was using?

A custom Sennheiser MD-431.

The keyboards were Open Labs Gen3 MiKo and NeKo.

I wish I knew what kind amp he used, I know he use to use Mesas.

soultrane · 5th February 2007

man this is why you should NEVER post a demo to gearslutz for analysis.

his vocals were mediocre?

his guitar tone sucked?

wow...

prince is the best... the top performer out there right now.

i loved it when the mic stand was wobbling around a little bit... who has the confidence to do that in the rain in front of millions and millions?

only question to ask... was the call to play "purple rain" an audible?

(on another note... grossman's gotta go...)

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jdjustice Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2006 Location: US Posts: 2,361	prince is so awesome! i have to go see him live sometime.... he's a hero and such a force to be reckoned with! cheers. ~j.d. __________________ Justin Justice

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A33 Gear addict Joined: Aug 2003 Location: Near London Posts: 447	Strange the synch seemed fine here in the UK We lost his guitar at the end of purple rain though Great show __________________ Nothing ....

5th February 2007	#26
severe Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2005 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 1,176	Agreed. Stellar performance, and I'm not surprised. I knew that dude was gonna bring it, had been thinking it since I heard he was scheduled to perform. Prince doesn't fck around. thumbsup __________________ "Some of you people just plain don't know s---. No offense."* -theblue1 "Tell us if it looks like it will sound good." -RKrizman "The many truths we cling to depend greatly on our point of view." -Obi-Wan Kenobi

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5th February 2007	#1
RKrizman Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Monica, CA Posts: 6,601 Thread Starter	Prince at halftime Awesome talent, great show. What a pro, out in the rain. Too bad you couldn't hear the bass or drums. Also, what's with the synch on all this? Is it just my Time/Warner feed? The audio is way out of synch with the picture and the relative volumes of commercials, the game, etc are all over the map. Anybody else getting this? -R

5th February 2007	#3
dcrann11 Gear nut Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 79	incredible half time show - amazing unique talent - brilliant

5th February 2007	#4
Dwight Schrute Gear interested Joined: Jan 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 17	that was amazing!

5th February 2007	#6
alnico Gear addict Joined: Mar 2004 Location: USA Posts: 484	Yeah he owned it! The gtr was probably pushed back by the sing-along audience mics at the end. Much more pro than any Jackson/Timberlake silliness

5th February 2007	#8
PhilE Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2005 Location: UK Posts: 1,260	Seemed like it was good- but damn the mix I got on Sky Sports (UK) was like someone had a console on demo mode! Things in and out all over the shop. The sync has been out a few times I noticed earlier too.

5th February 2007	#11
LARayGun Gear nut Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 132	Does anyone remember the set list?

5th February 2007	#15
lucey Gear Guru Joined: Dec 2002 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 12,407	Great show ... only the vocal and parts of his gtr were live IMO.

5th February 2007	#22
bigwillz24 Gear nut Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 85	Anyone know what mic he was using?

5th February 2007	#27
RoundBadge Lives for gear Joined: May 2004 Location: Los Angeles ,Ca. Posts: 8,854	He rocked.. no sync probs here. drums and bass were low.. but it sure was nice to hear him rock the guitar a bit. was that Sheila back on the kit agian?

5th February 2007	#30
soultrane Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Posts: 4,708	man this is why you should NEVER post a demo to gearslutz for analysis. his vocals were mediocre? his guitar tone sucked? wow... prince is the best... the top performer out there right now. i loved it when the mic stand was wobbling around a little bit... who has the confidence to do that in the rain in front of millions and millions? only question to ask... was the call to play "purple rain" an audible? (on another note... grossman's gotta go...)