Back in the summer of 1993 I was in the middle of a sweaty crowd (getting slightly crushed!) on the pitch at Wembley Stadium, London, England. Prince and The New Power Generation had just ripped through a nearly 2 hour set of songs from the Symbol album and some older "hits" which I had never heard him sing live before (including a cool version of Sometimes It Snows in April with some awesome guitar riffing). Mayte had done the handstand splits and quickly flashed her ermmmmm assets to us. The whole crowd had sung along enthusiastically during 7. I was happy.

The lights went down and Prince started a long monologue, explaining how he wanted to bring music to us (not far removed from where we are today with the NPGMC). Some people around me were getting bored, I was intrigued, waiting for the encore, and wanting to hear the new songs I had read about, especially Endorphinmachine. A drum beat kicked in, Prince talked in time with the beat, the song (Come) built up, the lights came on as he said Welcome 2 The Dawn!

Well to say I had been waiting a long time to hear Prince utter those words would be understatement. I got goosebumps and felt that this was the "dawning of a spiritual revolution" for my favourite artist. May U Live 2 See The Dawn had long been an enigmatic and mysterious phrase on liner notes and at the end of movie credits. Were we now seeing The Dawn?

So what do other org members feel? Do you feel like we have seen The Dawn? Has it lived up to expectations? What do you take as the meaning of The Dawn as Prince sees it? I guess the lyrics of the song Welcome 2 The Dawn sum it up but does it imply more? I'd like to know your thoughts.

KeithyT in the UK

Hay KiethyT ...an inspiring post....just out of interest can U remember the date of this concert ?
Was it in July or August ...can U remember...I would apprechiate it if U could

Dawn .....the day begins to grow light....slowly.
I wish.... with all my heart for a peaceful day.

Chainbridge said:

Chainbridge, it was the 31st July 1993 (a beautiful Saturday night)

KeithyT

The Dawning Of A New Spiritual Revolution. Uhm.....
I guess I am a banished one: I just wanna dance.
Can some NOT get into what a banished one is; we'll just blame Larry.
Get into the groove (Aaron!)!
And I drink too. I even like it; I must be EVIL.

In a 1996 Rolling Stone interview (right before 'Emancipation' came out),Prince mentioned a new album that he was working on called 'The Dawn'.He said that "the world isn't ready for this one yet".Apparently,this is a work-in-progress,as I've heard about this big project several other times in the past.Wonder when/if it will ever be released?

Thanks for that KiethyT.....Ur a gem.

Trouble with the birth of an age is ....it takes ages

I can't help wonder if he changed the name of the album from "The Dawn" to "The Rainbow Children" ? If you have any doubts, listen to it again.

PurplePaisley said:

Oh no,I hope that's not the case...lol...I like 'TRC',but I like to think that he something better up his sleeves:)

I think that he was just being a little premature when he uttered those words in 93. Back then, I think that he still genuinely believed that he would be able to release songs as 0)+> whilst 'Prince' was still under contract to WB (I'm sure that I heard that from somewhere at the time).
The NPGMC is someway towards 'The Dawn' but, until every Prince fan has Broadband internet access and a CD burner, I think that his true vision of sending music to us directly and instantly will have to wait. I still think that the best way for the NPGMC in the near future would be where you pay $100 a year and get to pick a certain number of songs each month/quarter from a list provided on the site and then download them, or have your choices sent to you on a CD. Maybe the odd full album there, too. Well, I can be hopeful, can't I?

he's been talking about "The Dawn" ever since Purple Rain...originally it was a movie AND an album.....the album will no doubt be off da hook

guess we (the world) aren't ready for it yet
[This message was edited Mon Mar 25 12:52:08 PST 2002 by AJLove]

What about the song? on 'The Truth' the liner notes it describes it as 'Accousitc Version' (i probably spelt it wrong! but i always do!). has anyone heard the original version:?::

KeithyT said:

I was there too! And I was soooo excited when he said those words! Obviously Come meant nothing to me at the time, but that didn't matter!

I believe the 'other' version of 'Welcome 2 The Dawn' is a vault item that has not been bootlegged and no-one, apart from Prince, has heard... The track isn't even listed in Turn It Up 0.2

micorison requesting radio silence...
[This message was edited Fri May 3 11:35:39 PDT 2002 by micorison]

Well, DMSR mentions a track that's supposedly called:

"When The Dawn Of The Morning Comes".

If I recall correctly, it was recorded in late 1988.

DigitalShogun said:

N PROPHECY and PROMISE OF THE ANCIENT ONE WHO SPOKE 2 the WISE ONE through OUT THE BEYOND....IT IS SAID


THAT ABOVE YOUR HEAD...is sunshine...

As above so below
as WITHIN so WITHOUT...

I MEENS...SO LIKE THE SON SUN RISING SO SHALL U RISE N LIGHT 2...BUT U BEST CLEAN yo house before the MAID has to come in and I DO MEEN THE HANDMAIDEN COMES IN AND CLEANS it UP 4 U...

THANK U GODBLISS YA GODLOVE


SINGMIA~ARJUNA