Tamar with Prince 2006-02-25 The Orpheum, Minneapolis, MN(#FBG 01)

Orpheum

2 CDR
Label : Free Boot Generation
Catalogue : #FBG 01
Disc Length : 50:54/38:31
Source : Audience Recording
Sound Quality : EX
Year Of Release :

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Tamar Tour
The Orpheum, Minneapolis
25th February 2006

Dicsc 1

1 Intro   2 Closer 2 My Heart   3 Dancing Room Only   4 No No No   5 Sunday in the Park   6 Not Gon' Cry   7 Sunday in the Park (Part 2)   8 Milk and Honey   9 I Never Loved a Man   10 Love Changes   11 When a Man Loves A Woman   12 Interlude
13 Red Head Stepchild

Disc 2

1 Rock Steady   2 Don't stop Till You Get Enough   3 What Have You Done For Me Lately   4 Partyman   5 It's Alright   6 Play that Funky Music   7 Love Rollercoaster   8 Encore Intro   9 Stay With Me Baby

Comment:

Saturday night's guerilla gig at the Orpheum Theatre lived up to its billing, all right. It was an evening of Tamar, with "special guest Prince." Minnesota's famed son only took the lead once during the 90-minute concert, which was announced a mere rour days prior. He tore through "Partyman" from the "batman" Soundtrack, but spent the rest of the night concentrating on his still awe-inspiring guitar work and keeping the spotlight focused squarely on his latest
protege. It was a gutsy move, especially as Prince hasn't always relied strictly on musical talent in choosing his would-be stars. (Don't forget he's the guy responsible for Carmen Electra.) In this case, though he picked a winner a terrifically entertaining and utterly loveable frontwoman who can already hold her own with one of the most talented performers of the 20th century. It barely took five minutes for Tamar to crack the sold-out crowd. She's got a magnificent and powerful voice, but unlike the vast majority of post Whitney/Mariah soul singers, she also a true entertainer with a fully developed stage presence. She's sassy and sexy, but also able to laugh at herself, a trait sorely missing from a genre filled with dour, overly serious women. Prince clearly modeld Tamar and her pair of backup dancers/vocalists (twins who look like living Bratz dolls) after the Ike and Tina Turner Revue. As such, Tamar wrapped her golden pipes around both funky, infectious party songs and soul-ripping ballads   reminiscent of an era where rock and R&B were still kissing cousins. The set list incorporated original numbers that'll likely appear on Tamar's debut album, due in May, and ingeniously chosen covers that Tamar handily made her own. Most surprising was a feral run through of Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough."Less successful was the twins' take (sans Tamar) on sister Janet's "What Have You Done for Me Lately."Curiously, Tamar and Prince didn't tackle their joint single, "Beautiful, Loved and Blessed," anew track the pair recently debuted on "Saturday Night Live." Not that the show suffered from the omission, though. Prince's fatherly look of pride and omnipresent sly grin said it all now we all know just how special Tamar is, to.

By Ross Raihala Pop Music Critic Pioneer Press

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