FYI - All along the watchtower was written by Bob Dylan.
You are right about the lack of lip synching, when Prince pushed over his mike stand, you heard the pop when it hit the ground. His guitar work also appeared real.
Good point about the mikestand pop. Yes, I know Bob Dylan originally wrote the song...although I believe Prince was more inclined to be channeling Jimi Hendrix in terms of his sound. He is one talented musician.
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FYI - All along the watchtower was written by Bob Dylan.
"You are right about the lack of lip synching, when Prince pushed over his mike stand, you heard the pop when it hit the ground. His guitar work also appeared real."
Odd choice for the Superbowl, but the metrosexual crowd is taking over everywhere it seems. I'm a huge Prince fan, and when I heard he was doing the Superbowl I was like "Huh? Who?!!"
And, he was playing all right. I think the only time I've seen Prince lip sync was in videos - and half the time, he actually performed for them. Not one of his best guitar performances, his jam at the RNR Hall of Fame in 2004 REALLY shows what he can do.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-qlU46ODlg
Prince doesn't need to lype sinc, he's more than shown over the years he's got the goods to bring it, and then some. One of the best shows I ever saw was his show in Oakland on the Hit N' Run tour - the guy still more than has it, is a rock solid performer, and has a body of work anyone would kill to have a tenth of.
Yes, he's wierd, but if you can get past that, he's almost a genius at writing, playing, arranging, and producing, and has guitar chops for days.
If you want a wierd Prince story, get Kevin Smith's (Clerks) "An Evening With Kevin Smith", he's got a good one.