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Best of 2024: Prince’s late-career albums may have been patchy, but as a live performer, he appeared to be going from strength to strength.
Take his 8-minute medley with 3rdeyegirl on Saturday Night Live in 2014, for example, broadcast less than 18 months before his death and what would turn out to be his final appearance on the show. Prince was performing in support of his two new albums - Art Official Age and Plectrumelectrum - both of which had received mixed reviews. Played live, though, their songs came alive.
