Pure joy watching someone discover what us old timers have known for decades - can't NOBODY fuck with Prince! Dude operates on an entirely different level than the rest of us. Truly one of the GOATs.
The g.o.a.t for me and mine. Most preformed music Prince was music. Still a few THOUSAND songs he finished we never heard. Over 300 fully shot videos we never saw.... let that sink in. He was a prodigy and could play any instrument as well as the best on that instrument. Amazing sign o the times was Prince at the top of his game to me
Prince's shows were chaos in the best way possible. It was just nonstop energy and amazing musicianship and showmanship. Im too young to have gone to his shows during these years but I've watched a lot of them on youtube and stuff and it seems exhausting just WATCHING them cuz it's nonstop the whole time. His shows were so crazy
Wow, this brought back some memories... I've been to this concert in Frankfurt Germany 1987. I was 14 years old. This was the last song they played. It was awesome! Still get goosebumps after 35 years...
Wonderful reaction, I'm so happy that you love these Prince performances as much as I do. This performance is part of a live show that was released as a movie in 1987 under "Sign of the Times" -- the whole thing is mind blowing. Prince was so lit, I don't know how he performed at that level of intensity while still singing. Sheila Escovedo (aka Sheila E) comes from a family of Latin Jazz drummers based in Oakland, CA. She is really talented, I love her.
Prince was amazing. That was Shelia E… she was also amazing. Such high energy I had to laugh when you commented on Princes outfit. Honestly quite a few girls emulated how artists dressed. This wasn’t that outrageous for the time. I can 100% remember wearing spandex, denim jacket , tennis shoes, scrunched up socks and topped it off with a funky hat. Wore that shit to school and to the mall. While most guys didn’t dress this way we girls certainly took style ques from the Rock and Pop legends and Prince is one of those legends 💜
I saw the man 17 times in my life. First time was Purple Rain Tour in 1985. I was 15 and the last time was in 2016, a month and a half before his death….i was 46 years old. Nothing but love for that talent. The drummer is Sheila E. She’s the most celebrated female drummer on the planet. Check out her and Prince doing Love Bizarre at The Warfield in 1986 in SF.
It was always a mind blowing, extraordinary, soul touching experience to go to a Prince concert. I love the man’s music but seeing him live never disappointed! I hope you find a way to get Purple Rain up, but truly there are so many to choose from…I saw him 3 incredible times and each time he played Purple Rain last, it was insane! There’s nothing better than when he lets loose and plays that song for 15-20 minutes…it’s soul touching for sure!!! 💜☔️
Yours is one of the absolute best reactions to this Prince performance! When I was in my 20s I'd forego ANYTHING but my rent to see a Prince concert!!💜🌷❤
I love this live version he took it to church and you felt holy ghost i like the fact he changed position with Sheila E and still tempo of jam its nothing but carnival and a party 🥳🎉 everybody was involved with this party. I wish I was there experience this show. Incredible!
Worth watching this whole concert -it's incredible, the Greatest showman ever and with some great camera work and editing that puts it above most concern films. You can also see him doing the drum swap earlier in "85 with the live video for AMerica, which is also stomping - he plays guitar and rums, dances and sings... he did it all. No one like him before or since - the musical unicorn.
P was the greatest I watch SOTT on VHS back in the day till I wore the tape out! The reason why his performance’s were sooo good it he would rehearse the band solid for 6 months doing 10-12 hour days going over snd over the set, just listen a the peach and black podcast with his base player Levi and he said nothing was left out he absolutely rinsed ever ounce for his band, Levi said after a concert they would be mentally shattered because he would change things on a it second during a song and he gave different signal to let the band know we going do this shit now, and they had to remember all the cues in a split second, incredible 💜
Because he could play all the instruments in the band he expected his band members to be better than him, which many band members said that they couldn’t. This pushed them more than anything to play better than they thought they could. Prince was such a great leader that he got the best out of his bands.
This is what more reactors should be doing - feeling the feels. Hope that you know by now that Prince fans don't call ourselves fans except around non-Prince fans or unknowns. We are Prince friends. Because Prince said fans is short for fanatics and he didn't want his fans to be seen as dangerous.
Amazing reaction once more. I can’t believe I mixed up this live drumming overtake with the one when he also does it on America live in 1985. This concert video is what made me obsess about a Prince as a teenager (and for the next 30+ years). 🍻
I'm so happy that the younger people are coming to find out about a real musician. The drummer is Sheila E. and is from Oakland, CA like me. We are so proud of her. She played drums in high heels - as did Prince and dance, and play guitar, and run around the stage. This clip came from a move called, "Sign O' the Times" here in the US - he never toured in the US except for one time at Paisley Park - he did capture most from a concert in Holland and then other shots from Paisley Park in Minn. The man broke the mold. :) This version is much more faster than the studio version from Sign O' the Times - I think it's much better. And Peace and Positivity! Enjoy the Journey .... PS- loved your leg kicks - you were feeling the spirit that is Prince.
Ain't nothing but a muffin, we got a lot of party to go💃💃💃💃💃. Absolutely loved your reaction. By the way this performance is from Sign O' The Times. If you get a chance please watch it. It's always on Roku somewhere free. Next you need to react to Prince's Play That Funky Music. He plays guitar and BASS. This came out in 1987. By the way it's gonna be hard to bypass getting the Purple Rain concert thru. The estate is releasing that concert from Syracuse NY the most famous one on June 3rd. You can order it from the Prince Store on pre-order. But it won't be shipped till June
Prince and the many members of his bands always made bets on who could wear the most outrageous, craziest and/or funniest outfits on stage. I think Prince won all of them, lol
Not only did he play every instrument better than his band members, he also did the splits better than James Brown and pretty much anyone else ever could.
Even huge Prince's fans miss some details in his music and references. Here's one ( ua-cam.com/video/1k9jJg42qxY/v-deo.html ) when he shout "A Train" and the band plays some chords"Take The A Train" by Duke Ellington. His artistry had more layers that a plantations of onions! The F*cking Master! Another one with him on drums is America (Live 1985).
If you want to see Prince and Mayte do something fantastic, see Soul Train, May 1994! The song, “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” was preform by Prince and Mayte. Prince made 3 very different renditions of this song. However the most soulful heartfelt rendition was performed on Soul Train! It was never made available to the public. However from time to time it comes up on UA-cam. He performed other songs as well. The entire show was all Prince, Mayte and the band. Don’t miss out!
Yes. He had great musicians. Cat had great chemistry with Prince. I think she did a lot of choreography for the Sign of the Times concert film. (This video is from that film.)
I remember when this came out in the movies back in 85. Saw it on Broadway and 44th in Times Square. Those were the days when you could smoke weed in the movies. I took this girl with me the first time. Then every day for next 3 weeks I went back to see it. Watch it 3 times each day I went back.
There is an episode of The Cosby Show where Vanessa is wearing the jean jacket. The story goes that Tempestt Bledsoe wanted to meet him. Their schedules didn't work out, so he sent her the jacket. idk if the story is true but I have seen the episode. I can't remember which one it is, though.
They are literally partying on stage while playing freaking jazz riffs live. He’s blending James brown, parliament funkadelic and duke ellignton all in a LIVE performance. This dude ….
Do ya know after each concert he’d go play for another 3 hours at a small venue ..the music was was his life …lucky enough to seen him in uk over a 20 year period
As a performer he gave us too much of himself. He had a hip that had been smashed with a fall on stage due to spilt oil, fractures in his spine, fingers with arthritis from playing instruments, feet and ankle issues all causing him to rely on pain killers so he could keep performing. He was nearly 60 and started practising from the age of 7. Practising meant every waking hour. Imagine the brain power needed to organise tours, run his business, rehearse his band, write, sing and teach his band his music as he didn’t read and write sheet music. The list is endless. He was such a perfectionist he even organised lighting, stage, design all costumes …. I am exhausted thinking about it. He was magic and we will never see it again. He did employ many people to help but he organised everything for them to carry out. To round it all out, he was so handsome and sexual.
"America" live in France was another great great performance where he jumped on the drums towards the end of the song. ua-cam.com/video/Pq98n2j75XA/v-deo.html
Great reaction. 1987. U gotta watch "sign o the times" concert film, whole show was high energy. Here s another prince concert you ll appreciate: prince Love Sexy 1988 germany, another high energy show, same band. He had them learn this material for the sign o the times tour in 1987 but didnt use it til 1988. Basically they would learn the whole show, then he d come in and start over w new material. But if he gave a signal they d know which note to play. This is the 88 concert. ua-cam.com/video/5AyoxNQiVDg/v-deo.html
BTW. all the you tube versions of songs from sign o the times , play at the wrong speed .why no-one has said it baffles me. I always recommend getting down with the Cd versions first. and i mean really getting down . not just play once. then go for the live
If you do requests, please react to 'The Warning' an awesome power trio of sisters from Mexico, but not well known in the UK yet: EVOLVE - ua-cam.com/video/3_RB0tRI624/v-deo.html
Pure joy watching someone discover what us old timers have known for decades - can't NOBODY fuck with Prince! Dude operates on an entirely different level than the rest of us. Truly one of the GOATs.
The way he jumps. Off the stage and speakers with 👠 dancing singing and my lady Mrs Sheila E wow
I love you love it !
"Ain't nothing but a muffin, we gotta lotta butter 2 go!" --- Prince, the GOAT Live Performer
Greatest live performer ever.
Only Prince can give you a whole concert in just one song
It's a bit of a roller coaster lol
The g.o.a.t for me and mine. Most preformed music Prince was music. Still a few THOUSAND songs he finished we never heard. Over 300 fully shot videos we never saw.... let that sink in. He was a prodigy and could play any instrument as well as the best on that instrument. Amazing sign o the times was Prince at the top of his game to me
The GOAT!! He did more in this clip than most so called performers do in a 2 hr show‼️💯🔥🔥🔥🔥
It's unreal! What a performance! I've enjoyed every one I've seen so far and have more on the list
Prince's shows were chaos in the best way possible. It was just nonstop energy and amazing musicianship and showmanship. Im too young to have gone to his shows during these years but I've watched a lot of them on youtube and stuff and it seems exhausting just WATCHING them cuz it's nonstop the whole time. His shows were so crazy
I feel like I've done a workout after every single one! Lol
Wow, this brought back some memories... I've been to this concert in Frankfurt Germany 1987. I was 14 years old. This was the last song they played. It was awesome! Still get goosebumps after 35 years...
That's awesome! I would've loved to have seen him live. Annoying that I'm only on the Lrince bus now he's passed
You get it my man....this journey towards learning prince is an amazing experience for the ages
It's fantastic!!
Everybody can do something. 💜
The year was 1987! I remember it well. I had to go to Paris to see this show as he’d cancelled the London gig!
Totally worth it I imagine.
@@ReactivityTV Oh absolutely. Right up there with many of the other times that I saw him live!
They were young, full on energy and having fun on stage.
Wonderful reaction, I'm so happy that you love these Prince performances as much as I do. This performance is part of a live show that was released as a movie in 1987 under "Sign of the Times" -- the whole thing is mind blowing. Prince was so lit, I don't know how he performed at that level of intensity while still singing. Sheila Escovedo (aka Sheila E) comes from a family of Latin Jazz drummers based in Oakland, CA. She is really talented, I love her.
Prince was amazing. That was Shelia E… she was also amazing. Such high energy
I had to laugh when you commented on Princes outfit.
Honestly quite a few girls emulated how artists dressed. This wasn’t that outrageous for the time. I can 100% remember wearing spandex, denim jacket , tennis shoes, scrunched up socks and topped it off with a funky hat. Wore that shit to school and to the mall.
While most guys didn’t dress this way we girls certainly took style ques from the Rock and Pop legends and Prince is one of those legends 💜
He style is amazing! And flamboyant to say the least lol
I saw the man 17 times in my life. First time was Purple Rain Tour in 1985. I was 15 and the last time was in 2016, a month and a half before his death….i was 46 years old. Nothing but love for that talent. The drummer is Sheila E. She’s the most celebrated female drummer on the planet. Check out her and Prince doing Love Bizarre at The Warfield in 1986 in SF.
Love your reaction, so genuine it’s fun watching people react to his live performances for the first time.Yes Prince was the best live performer.
the best to ever do it!
No doubt!
My reaction was yep! Another great night !
It was always a mind blowing, extraordinary, soul touching experience to go to a Prince concert. I love the man’s music but seeing him live never disappointed! I hope you find a way to get Purple Rain up, but truly there are so many to choose from…I saw him 3 incredible times and each time he played Purple Rain last, it was insane! There’s nothing better than when he lets loose and plays that song for 15-20 minutes…it’s soul touching for sure!!! 💜☔️
Yours is one of the absolute best reactions to this Prince performance! When I was in my 20s I'd forego ANYTHING but my rent to see a Prince concert!!💜🌷❤
I love this live version he took it to church and you felt holy ghost i like the fact he changed position with Sheila E and still tempo of jam its nothing but carnival and a party 🥳🎉 everybody was involved with this party. I wish I was there experience this show. Incredible!
I love this Prince performance, the whole set! So creative...check out "The Cross"live, from the lovesexy tour. Awesome one! Luv me some Prince! 💜
I've added it to my watch later folder and will get it done!
Worth watching this whole concert -it's incredible, the Greatest showman ever and with some great camera work and editing that puts it above most concern films. You can also see him doing the drum swap earlier in "85 with the live video for AMerica, which is also stomping - he plays guitar and rums, dances and sings... he did it all. No one like him before or since - the musical unicorn.
Crazeeeee GOOD!
Init!!
1987 Sign O the Times era! He just owned the decade!
Think he's owned all of time lol
It was so fun watching you see it for the first time. That show was all energy and was amazing!💜
Buzzing at the way you're enjoying the genius of Prince. Great era: Kat, Eric Leeds on sax, Prince even on drums! 1987 :-)
It's fantastic!
P was the greatest I watch SOTT on VHS back in the day till I wore the tape out! The reason why his performance’s were sooo good it he would rehearse the band solid for 6 months doing 10-12 hour days going over snd over the set, just listen a the peach and black podcast with his base player Levi and he said nothing was left out he absolutely rinsed ever ounce for his band, Levi said after a concert they would be mentally shattered because he would change things on a it second during a song and he gave different signal to let the band know we going do this shit now, and they had to remember all the cues in a split second, incredible 💜
Brilliant reaction. Thank you. You’ve made my evening.
Thank you dude. Really appreciate that.
The ultimate artist 💫
Thee ultimate! Broke the mild with him
You should check out Housequake from this same concert film. Or just watch the entire thing. It’s the best concert film ever made, so worth a watch 😉
Indeed, I watched it 80 times until the vhs-tape was damaged
Watch very closely. During the performance. He goes to the mike. But a fan took the mike and the mike stand. He played it off well.
Because he could play all the instruments in the band he expected his band members to be better than him, which many band members said that they couldn’t. This pushed them more than anything to play better than they thought they could. Prince was such a great leader that he got the best out of his bands.
This is what more reactors should be doing - feeling the feels. Hope that you know by now that Prince fans don't call ourselves fans except around non-Prince fans or unknowns. We are Prince friends. Because Prince said fans is short for fanatics and he didn't want his fans to be seen as dangerous.
Amazing reaction once more. I can’t believe I mixed up this live drumming overtake with the one when he also does it on America live in 1985. This concert video is what made me obsess about a Prince as a teenager (and for the next 30+ years). 🍻
It's insane how he just casually hops up and smashes it on the drums! I've reacted to America aswell which was brilliant! Should be dropping soon!
I'm so happy that the younger people are coming to find out about a real musician. The drummer is Sheila E. and is from Oakland, CA like me. We are so proud of her. She played drums in high heels - as did Prince and dance, and play guitar, and run around the stage. This clip came from a move called, "Sign O' the Times" here in the US - he never toured in the US except for one time at Paisley Park - he did capture most from a concert in Holland and then other shots from Paisley Park in Minn. The man broke the mold. :) This version is much more faster than the studio version from Sign O' the Times - I think it's much better. And Peace and Positivity! Enjoy the Journey .... PS- loved your leg kicks - you were feeling the spirit that is Prince.
I so want to send you the DVD of Sign O the Times right now. It a must have concert video. May one of the best ever made.
Ain't nothing but a muffin, we got a lot of party to go💃💃💃💃💃. Absolutely loved your reaction. By the way this performance is from Sign O' The Times. If you get a chance please watch it. It's always on Roku somewhere free. Next you need to react to Prince's Play That Funky Music. He plays guitar and BASS. This came out in 1987. By the way it's gonna be hard to bypass getting the Purple Rain concert thru. The estate is releasing that concert from Syracuse NY the most famous one on June 3rd. You can order it from the Prince Store on pre-order. But it won't be shipped till June
Prince and the many members of his bands always made bets on who could wear the most outrageous, craziest and/or funniest outfits on stage. I think Prince won all of them, lol
Sheila E won for the costume she wore in Beautiful Night. Prince loved it. It was the only time Prince lost. As you know he had some badass clothes
Not only did he play every instrument better than his band members, he also did the splits better than James Brown and pretty much anyone else ever could.
love your high kicks. Brilliant!
Even huge Prince's fans miss some details in his music and references. Here's one ( ua-cam.com/video/1k9jJg42qxY/v-deo.html ) when he shout "A Train" and the band plays some chords"Take The A Train" by Duke Ellington. His artistry had more layers that a plantations of onions! The F*cking Master!
Another one with him on drums is America (Live 1985).
That was Sheila E. on drums and rapping.
If you want to see Prince and Mayte do something fantastic, see Soul Train, May 1994! The song, “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” was preform by Prince and Mayte. Prince made 3 very different renditions of this song. However the most soulful heartfelt rendition was performed on Soul Train! It was never made available to the public. However from time to time it comes up on UA-cam. He performed other songs as well. The entire show was all Prince, Mayte and the band. Don’t miss out!
Added to my list!
Great reaction. His dancer, Cat, bought or designed the denim jacket and bought that hat.
Cat is some what of a legend!
Yes. He had great musicians. Cat had great chemistry with Prince. I think she did a lot of choreography for the Sign of the Times concert film. (This video is from that film.)
I remember when this came out in the movies back in 85. Saw it on Broadway and 44th in Times Square. Those were the days when you could smoke weed in the movies. I took this girl with me the first time. Then every day for next 3 weeks I went back to see it. Watch it 3 times each day I went back.
There is an episode of The Cosby Show where Vanessa is wearing the jean jacket. The story goes that Tempestt Bledsoe wanted to meet him. Their schedules didn't work out, so he sent her the jacket. idk if the story is true but I have seen the episode. I can't remember which one it is, though.
He does that in the video America as well
They are literally partying on stage while playing freaking jazz riffs live. He’s blending James brown, parliament funkadelic and duke ellignton all in a LIVE performance. This dude ….
I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction. I recommend watching the whole Sign O The Times film, it's one of my favorite releases from him.
Do ya know after each concert he’d go play for another 3 hours at a small venue ..the music was was his life …lucky enough to seen him in uk over a 20 year period
This performance goes so hard. I sweat just watching it. (Sheila E has a lot to do with that, though.
Mate you need to check out his 2013 montreux shows … still got it at 50 odd !
As a performer he gave us too much of himself. He had a hip that had been smashed with a fall on stage due to spilt oil, fractures in his spine, fingers with arthritis from playing instruments, feet and ankle issues all causing him to rely on pain killers so he could keep performing. He was nearly 60 and started practising from the age of 7. Practising meant every waking hour. Imagine the brain power needed to organise tours, run his business, rehearse his band, write, sing and teach his band his music as he didn’t read and write sheet music. The list is endless. He was such a perfectionist he even organised lighting, stage, design all costumes …. I am exhausted thinking about it. He was magic and we will never see it again. He did employ many people to help but he organised everything for them to carry out. To round it all out, he was so handsome and sexual.
I love to see people new to Prince reacting to his videos....and not the standard Purple Rain songs
Thank you for watching! Got plenty more coming up aswell
"America" live in France was another great great performance where he jumped on the drums towards the end of the song. ua-cam.com/video/Pq98n2j75XA/v-deo.html
Thx for the reaction. Great show but due to bad video lots is reshot at Paisley Park. It's more semi-live. Real thing was way better.
Great reaction. 1987. U gotta watch "sign o the times" concert film, whole show was high energy. Here s another prince concert you ll appreciate: prince Love Sexy 1988 germany, another high energy show, same band. He had them learn this material for the sign o the times tour in 1987 but didnt use it til 1988. Basically they would learn the whole show, then he d come in and start over w new material. But if he gave a signal they d know which note to play. This is the 88 concert. ua-cam.com/video/5AyoxNQiVDg/v-deo.html
this is actually a speed up version. funky though
Funky fresh
Great Reaction ! Do the Patreon thing.
Thank you! And will do
he swaps in the "america" video too and drums
I think you may have taken my Chair Dancer of the Year title.
It can't be taught unfortunately 🤣
BTW. all the you tube versions of songs from sign o the times , play at the wrong speed .why no-one has said it baffles me. I always recommend getting down with the Cd versions first. and i mean really getting down . not just play once. then go for the live
This hat prince fashion It s a Jojo reference my friend
Now you know how he destroyed his joints.
It's mental!
Why is it playing so fast?
If you do requests, please react to 'The Warning' an awesome power trio of sisters from Mexico, but not well known in the UK yet: EVOLVE - ua-cam.com/video/3_RB0tRI624/v-deo.html
Added to the list dude!!
This is great, but I always felt it was too fast. The slower version on the album was much better for me.
2p/2c