ritaw said:

It is true and well-documented that alot of the visual footage was re-shot at Paisley and, if you watch closely, you'll be able to tell which are Paisley audiences and which are European. Some of the shots that Prince gets of himself (such as the closeups with him and Cat in I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man) would be very difficult to capture at a live gig and you would of course see the cameras on-stage too, from other shots.

However, when it comes to the lovely, stripped-down, guitar solo in the same song, that is clearly footage from an actual gig.

But, I don't think any of this detracts from the performance or the film and I think it pretty much conveys what it was like to be at an SOTT gig - something which alot of concert DVDs don't acheive, And, in 1987, this was the hottest thing there was.

Dewrede said:

I know, mate, which would be irksome, but he didn't intend to do so, he was forced in to that because of technical problems with the live footage. Had that been good enough, I'm sure, like with most of his other live releases, we would have gotten a full live release. Plus, at least he is lip-synching to his own live performances - so, he can perform it, as we all know, but problems and, ultimately, a certain cap on the budget forced him in to this position.

yes i know
despite this i still enjoy it

Mindflux said:

ok thanks still think its a great cd

Can we some screen Caps ?

mplsmike said:

what does that mean?

ritaw said:

Photos taken from the dvd/movie


Screen Captures

i think this is a example screen cap

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mplsmike said:

ritaw said:

During "It's Gonna Be a Beautiful Night," he's often singing without a microphone. Toward the end, he even makes hand movements around the area in front of him, like, "Hey, where's my mic?" and someone hands it to him.

Still a great performance, though.

Why is this stickied?

Efan said:

yes you're right - there was one song where it didn't quite look right -

Jakeasaurus said:

i was wondering that - what does sticky mean anyway?

ritaw said:

It's stuck like a Post-It note to the top of the page, I guess.

ritaw said:

And then there's my favorite part--at the end of the song, when he says, "Thank you!" the entire audience shouts back, in unison, "No, thank YOU!" Cracks me up every time.

Jakeasaurus said:

because you get a free copy with the mail on sunday newspaper
and there would be 100's of threads on it

Jakeasaurus said:

I was wondering that too but...

Brings back loads of fond teenage mammories for me

But, no one has mentioned P's rather poor lip synch tecnhnique. Not just in this but other stuff too. I'm sure he'd agree that its not his best talent.

That said, I have loved this film since the day it was released, particularly Forever in my life (screaming particularly) and the superfast and funky version of play in the sunshine.
It sounds really great in the car too.


Still want to be sick out of my eyes at the beginning when they are in the street setting playing vocal ping pong, 'you are mine, mine, no - yes - stop, why?

Good question - WHY WHY WHY

That sucks ass

because you get a free copy with the mail on sunday newspaper
and there would be 100's of threads on it[/quote]

No, hopefully Prince's people realised that Mail on Sunday is stupid paper which has only ever written made up stories and utter crap about him.It was given away with The Observer, who have only raved about him since being here!

roverlo said:

I couldnt find it on DVD, so this summer I dusted off my double video set and got it transferred to DVD - God I LOVE watching the Lovesexy Concert. I was so delighted that we were able to get the SOTT giveaway yesterday in Ireland, watching it last night brought back such great memories, plus I realised that I still remember every bit word for word!!!

jasontate said:

Brings back loads of fond teenage mammories for me hee..hee..
I hope that wasn't a spelling mistake as I was thinking that...

It's just great!!!!!

really love it and was very happy to get it on DVD some yeras ago. Play it often!

remko said:

just watched it again (at home unwell lol) - the quake, the detroit crawl and cat's dance just such good fun - just don't try the last 2 in public

anyone get a screen capture of Sheila E in that lovely white outfit when she changes round with Prince and she sings and he plays the drums

FunAndJames said:

do you mean the outfit with one trouser leg? thought it looked amazing and somebody in the audience had similar outfit on the last night which also looked pretty good

ritaw said:

Dont get me started... is it pass the 9pm watershead?

Krystal666 said:

The 1987-1989 was the BEST time to be a Prince fan..creativity was just bursting out of him from every angle....he was just INCREDIBLE then...I've seen

I'd make that '86 - '88 . The Parade album and shows were incredible. Whereas '89 brought Batman and the beginning of the comedown. But that's just quibbling. You're right, the mid to late eighties was just so much fun, the tours, the films, the albums, the bands, the bootlegs, the image changes - Just amazing.

As I said to the many friends that got converted at the O2 - If you thought that was incredible, you should have seen him 20 yrs ago!

Is the Observer DVD comparable to the Canadian DVD? I mean, does it have real 5:1 audio and widescreen?

Wow this dvd really is a sign of the times-have you seen some of their dodgy 80's outfits!! Man the 80's have a lot to answer for!!

But still, I love it, not to keen on Prince starting off in them glasses and mack-he looks like my dad or something lol!!

The music is amazing, the dancing its so energetic-it really looks like a great time was had by all, and how much fun to Prince look like he is having!

Glad I picked this dvd up its my new favourite thing!

ritaw said:

yes, yes i do

Hello??? Anybody??? I see dead people...

Is the audio 5:1 and is it in widescreen?