This weekend's 3121 offering over at the club got me thinking...

I love the marathon version of "Joy in Repetition" on the aftershow disc, but I do think I'm most blown away by the whole "The Rainbow Children"/"Muse 2 the Pharoah"/"Xenophobia" deal at the beginning. It just sounds like Prince and the band getting lost in the music, which is always the best vibe on his live recordings. Love it.

Are there popular favorites from this boxed set? What's yours?

Honestly, I think I listened to it once.
Of all the terrific boots out there, I figured Prince would have wanted this to sound as least as good.
Though the sound quality is good, the energy of his live shows is missing in this one. I guess I'll give it a listen again to see which one I like.

Probably "The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker"

Imago said:

Don't bust a giblet or anything!!!

The Everlasting Now from disc 2.. I like the album version, but live its even better!

Extraordinary. Candy's solo did it for me.

None! I hate the new NPG, they are too jazzy and he removed all the profanity!
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actionthisday said:

i thought the version of "when u were mine" was good rock stuff.

Anx said:

m.

actionthisday said:

k.

I Love me some PEACH!

When You Were Mine

Revolution said:

Me too. Funky!

STRANGE RELATIONSHIP. Rhonda's killing me too on that one.

Moonbeam said:

oh yeah Rhonda JAM!

NOW WE'RE TALKING!

i do like hearing those songs live

for me its Xenophobia,("say Maceo they tried to describe funk...")

also The Other Side Of The Pillow is good too.


overall,GREAT SET! .in fact,.i'll go play it now as i type this.
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I still don't have this, but I hear trax from it on AOL ALL the time.....and the whole thing sounds F'in awesome to me!

I F'IN MELT during Adore when he starts talkin' bout the ride.

Oh wait, and what sone is it, where he goes
"Would U do that to me baby, yeah rite!"

OMG.....Well HE just doesn't know what that does to me!

After going to all the D.C. shows, the opening track for me is the best since that one was recorded there. Family Name is also nice.

Ballad Of Dorothy Parker for me cause i was there at The HOB. Magical aftershow after a magical "main" show at The Kodak.

"Xenophobia" and "Strange Relationship" r the highlights of that set 4 me. Stunning. Although his speech at the end of "Anna Stesia" pisses me off. He makes a beautiful speech about unity, rising 2 a higher level and coming 2gether as 1 and promptly starts schilling the NPGMC was the ultimate in tacky and he deserved 2 b smacked 4 that.

other than that minor infraction on my fandom, the box set is pretty bad-a**.

Avalanche - one his best songs of the last ten years. The song is so achingly beautiful, well-written, with a complex vocal arrangement and piano. The metaphor of an avalanche representing society's failure to honestly address racism is one of P's deepest illustrations of oppression. It's interesting how the song musically progresses like you would think an avalanche would. And the whitewashing of American history surrounding the myths of icons like Abraham Lincoln serve the larger meaning of the song.

When U were mine was the BEST!
Starfish & Coffee rocked 2..

One Night Alone
Free
Starfish and Coffee
Sometimes It Snows In April

Cause I was there when they were recorded

It's too hard to pick one favourite. Here are some:

TRC
Mellow
Xenophobia
1+1+1=3
Everlasting Now
The whole piano medley
We Do This
Dorothy Parker
Girls And Boys

People, people! Get with it...

The correct answer is Joy in Repetition

thekidsgirl said:

AB-SO-F$%K'N-LOOTLEE!!!!!

I absolutely love the piano medley from Disc 2. Adore, The Beautiful Ones, I Wanna Be Your Lover...even when the album versions of these songs are a bit worn out for me, I can pop this in and they sound fresh and fun.

luv4all7 said:

That's during "The Beautiful Ones."

Anx said:

As I'm reading this, that very track just started playing on one of my Pandora stations!!! Holy shit, that's some lovely randomness.