17 awe-inspiring Prince performances to watch right now (before they disappear) [View all]
http://blog.sfgate.com/morford/2016/05/02/17-awe-inspiring-prince-performances-to-watch-right-now-before-they-disappear/
Behold, the first wave, the initial batch of thoroughly mind-boggling, ridiculously varied, utterly mesmerizing, mostly never-before-seen Prince live performances, raw concert footage, fan videos and assorted TV appearances spanning just about every era, outfit, venue and genre you can name, and some you probably can’t. It’s all flavors of astonishing.
Yes, Prince’s rain-soaked NFL halftime performance was one of the best ever. Yes, his solo on “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” for the 2004 Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame deserves all the accolades it’s been getting.
But that’s nothing. Wait until you hear him wail in 2009 on the Billy Cobham/Tommy Bolin fusion classic ‘Stratus’, at the Montreux Jazz Festival, one of the most blistering performances ever, until now only known to superfans in bootleg form (there’s at least four parts to the complete performance – a worthy search). Try to pick your jaw off the floor after watching him make Oprah swoon on her show. Watch Arsenio nearly faint as Prince takes over his show for four insane songs; enjoy as Mel Gibson turns to limp, crusty ashes as Prince rules on Jay Leno.
On it goes. Hear him funk the hell out of “Whole Lotta Love,” warm up on the piano to “Summertime” before a massive stadium show in Japan, shred like a god on “Motherless Child” – in a long-sleeve sweater. Watch in awe as he never seems nervous, or tired, or pushing the edge of his boundless musical abilities for any of it.
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