The major difference I found was that the Musicology show was light on religious references while the Lovesexy and Purple Rain tours had overtly/explicit religious messages and imagery. I typed all of this to ask why the so many fans complain about wanting Prince to return to what he did during the 1980s tours, when in actuality it's really the same thing. We did not have the ability to compare performance notes so easily and it was nearly impossible to read every critics review of the concert in EVERY city. During the 1980's the lack of technology prevented the discussions between a cross section of anonymous fans/concert goers. I know the internet plays a large role in this too. Is it that memories have faded and some people don't remember the show being the same every night in the past? Or is it that as adults we have discretionary income to spend on more than one show therefore noticing that arena shows are similar from night-to-night with a few changes thrown in change in songs here and there, and different showmanship techniques. It's difficult to change up a large scale arena show like he did on the One Night Alone tour because the production requires more light programming, sound cues etc., therefore they must stick to a basic show. Yet, all of his large scale tours in the past remained close to a central setlist/choreography on a nightly basis. Last comment, some people complained about Prince using pretty much the same set-list every night. The vocal arrangements on both shows are almost exact.
Ironically, the Lovesexy Tour version was a little heavier on horns while Musicology's Kiss was heavier on synths. Again, the arrangement on the Lovesexy show is nearly identical to Musicology. The Parade tour had the most noticeable use of horns ATWIAD live is different from the album version.)Īnother gripe I heard was about the “Vegas” arrangement of Kiss on the last tour. (Side note, Prince and the Revolution added horns to songs that were originally recorded without them beginning with the Purple Rain tour. Other than that its nearly identical to the Musicology Tour performance. There was no sax solo on Let's Go Crazy on the Lovesexy tour, but the horns did play rhythm. However, after FINALLY seeing the Lovesexy Tour on video, I noticed that Prince used both the horns and the "Go Go Go" chant on Let's Go Crazy. Furthermore, I had an orger (who shall remain nameless) tell me once that they didn't know why Prince added the "Go Go Go" chant to LGC and that the “old Prince” would have never done that. The horns didn't bother me(IMHO, they gave certain songs a warmer feel).
I read reviews and comments made by a few concert attendees who did not like Prince adding horn sections to some of the more rock oriented songs like Let's Go Crazy. Yet, if you compare the Musicology shows with the Purple Rain, Parade and Lovesexy Tours, you will notice some striking similarities.
During the Musicology tour I noticed a few people with gripes about Prince's current views, his jazz fascination and the way he performs certain songs in concert.
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