Prince - One Nite Alone - Chicago Theater, Chicago - March 3 2002

Disc 1

[1] [01] The Rainbow Children
[1] [02] Muse 2 The Pharaoh
[1] [03] Xenophobia
[1] [04] A Case Of U
[1] [05] Mellow
[1] [06] 1 + 1 + 1 = 3 - Rollercoaster
[1] [07] The Other Side Of The Pillow
[1] [08] Strange Relationship - Pass The Peas
[1] [09] Sing A Simple Song
[1] [10] La La La Means I Love U

Disc 2

[2] [01] Didn't U Know
[2] [02] When You Were Mine
[2] [03] Avalanche
[2] [04] Family Name
[2] [05] Take Me With U
[2] [06] Raspberry Beret
[2] [07] The Everlasting Now
[2] [08] Adore
[2] [09] Under The Cherry Moon
[2] [10] Venus De Milo
[2] [11] One Night Alone
[2] [12] Free
[2] [13] Starfish And Coffee
[2] [14] Sometimes It Snows In April
[2] [15] I Love U, But I Don't Trust U Anymore
[2] [16] How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore
[2] [17] Anna Stesia (part 1)
[2] [18] Anna Stesia (part 2)

Press reviews:

http://new.blackvoices.co...0305.story
http://metromix.com/top/1...78,00.html
http://www.prince.org/msg...1&tid=9809

Fan reviews:

http://www.prince.org/msg...2&tid=9891
http://www.prince.org/msg...2&tid=9853
http://www.prince.org/msg...2&tid=9830
http://www.prince.org/msg...2&tid=9827
http://www.prince.org/msg...2&tid=9805
http://www.prince.org/msg...2&tid=9794
http://www.prince.org/msg...2&tid=9772
http://www.prince.org/msg...2&tid=9761
http://www.prince.org/msg...2&tid=9775

... and WHO'S making $ from this CD???

i wanna have it.....RIGHT NOW!!!!!
please email:))

so where can I get one of these cds?











bgladthaturfree

CalhounSq said:

AFAIK nobody. used for trades, and sometimes people just get it for free.

Prince could be making a killing by selling soundboard concert CDs via NPGMC, but nooooo... Funny, huh, how a MAJOR LABEL band like Pearl Jam can do this, for a very nice price : I think the price for fan club members was $ 12 per 2-CD initially, and even the copies that were released to stores -- long after the fans had gotten their copies -- were relatively cheap. Cost per release for Pearl Jam (mixing, mastering,...): approx $100 (printing cost of each individual CD not included of course, that one's approx $ 1).

If you wanna blame anyone, blame the ONLY person to blame: PRINCE.

man that was fast....

yeah, i have no idea why prince doesn't release live show or better yet aftershow recordings now that he's 'free'...
he'd make a killing, and we fan's would be happy, and it would take a big bite right out of the bootleggers market which is what he wants to do right?

what doesn't make sense about this? I can't figure it out...he should've been doing this a long time ago. Who knows maybe he'll start releasing shows on cd via NPG thi year, maybe we'll get one of the Aftershows on disc...now THAT might make up for skipping my town on the tour.

I said might...

so, in the mean time, since it looks like the Richmond stop of the tour is now OFF...where would one look for this release of the Chicago show?

someone should post this idea to npgmc....i would be interesting what they answer on that.....

justhemusic said:

For the record: don't bother sending me emails or Orgnotes. Especially not ones in ALL CAPS yelling "I must have this CD".

The two CDs are in news://alt.binaries.multimedia.prince right now as lo-fi 56k MP3s.

Dunno what I'm talking about? http://EasyNews.com/trial/ will help you...

I assume this is yet another audience recording? If it ain't soundboard, why even bother us.

I sat next to a guy at this concert who offered me a CD copy of that night's show if I would give him some NPGMC monthly files. He gave me his e-mail address and then never came through. Honestly, I saw him near the soundboard once so I think he was for real.

I attended this show and was just floored. I can't get to the newsgroup that Bart refers to so if someone can share the sound file with me I would be thrilled.

I believe one reason for Prince not releasing live CDs could be that everyone is saying/yelling he should do it.

Maybe he's just like "I do the f*ck I wanna do!"

I did email the NPGMC this:

>A very interesting topic arose recently and I would like to know the NPG's
>thoughts.
>
>It's no secret that bootlegers have been around for ever, making money on
>artists forever.
>
>Many of these bootlegs are recordings of live shows. Fams really enjoy the
>live shows (especially if they were there) because they get to hear their
>favorite songs done in a little bit more different of a style.
>
>Many have asked "why doesn't prince release his live shows himself?"
>
>And this is a great question because Prince is never bad.
>
>It is understandable that an artist may not want something release for MANY
>reasons, but, at least in terms of perfection, every Prince show is pretty
>much dead on.
>
>So why aren't these released? They would also make money for the NPG. Even
>if only 50 of each show is sold (say at $15 a pop), that would be an extra
>$750 that each stop on the tour would gross. This would abviously add up
>over the course of a tour. Other costs would certainly come into play, but
>on something that does not need "polishing" in terms of the mix and
>packaging, you could just kick these things out very cheaply... lik
>hotcakes!!
>
>If there was an undertaking such as this, you'd have full support from the
>fams. in fact, I'll bet a couple talented fams would do the package design
>for you for free! I've seen some fam designed packages, and they are quite
>nice.
>
>Again, we all understand that an artist might not want something released
>for a variety of reasons and respect that.
>
>But I'm just curious, has any of the above been discussed around the NPG?
>What is the NPG's thoughts on selling these, and on bootlegs in general? We
>all know their bad, but what else doyou have to say about it?
>
>Look forward to hearing back.
>
>Peace,
>
>Arian
>

They responded with the following:

"High

We're afraid only Prince can answer these questions. But it's a good idea."


So someone ask him at an upcoming soundcheck!!!

Arian

TheAStarr said:

Could it be a legal issue with WB since he performs songs from his catolog?

2funkE said"


no, for he own his actual songs... just not his masters. This is why any other release of him doing the same exact song is his own...

BanishedBrian said:

You haven't heard the CD, yet you post an opinion. Whaddasurprise. Prince fans: always talking, even (and especially) when they got nothing to say.

[Message deleted--please don't solicit bootlegs here. Thanks!--Matt]
[This message was edited Wed Mar 27 11:51:06 PST 2002 by matt]

calldapplwondery83 said:

Perhaps it has to do with Prince's perfectionism. Remember back in 1997 when he released a two-track cassette containing "Jam of the Year" and "Face Down" from the New York L4OA show? A lot of folks asked why he didn't just release the entire show. Well, the story I heard was that there were some mistakes during the performance, and he didn't want to release those parts of the show.

thanks bart!

i have heard a few songs so far and they are really good recordings. and no they are not from the board. it sounds like someone had a good recorder in the audience. well worth it. don't listen to banished brian.

Why doesn't he play "She Loves Me for Me?" That song was on the internet for free and many fans are probably familiar with it.

DMSR said:

i agree. i would have loved to hear that song. i do not have any complaints, however.

I'd much rather like to read:

"ONA Tour already in Europe."

BartVanHemelen said:

Jesus Bart, lighten up. If it's a soundboard recording, mention that in your post. Most of us don't have the time to filter through the 50+ audience recordings that get taped each year, so why not post the relevant info right away.

Typical Bart...

U people don't have 2 play this little game that Bart is playing. (u'll no what eyem talking about if u click on 1 of his links) Just join Audio Galaxy, the complete show will be on there next week in xcelent quality!!!

BartVanHemelen said:

Didn't Pearl Jam wait until AFTER the tour was over to sell the concert?????

Please IM me I can't find it!

A 128 kbps version is floating around Direct Connect like crazy!

Damn this tour sounds good. I hope he'll cross the atlantic soon, cause I'm very excited to see it.

-dennis-

MKevon said:

Yes. So what? At least they had a tour schedule which allowed fans to PLAN AHEAD, and fans knew that these CDs would be available to them after the tour, so they didn't have to bother with bootleggers etc.

That's TWO things that don't apply to Prince.

Prince won't release a *real* live CD because he is a chicken!

Even when he released the JOTY cassette single - the songs were "touched up" in the studio. Similarly, there was major editing done to the Rave2000 video/audio. For the most extreme example, look at the SoTT movie in which many of the "live" scenes were completely re-filmed on the Paisley Park soundstage.

I guess he's just a perfectionist. Probably means he will never allow legal taping of his shows either. If I could attend one of the soundchecks, this would be my #1 question for him. Though, I'm sure he'd respond with some cryptic answer like "that's under consideration" and that would be the end of it. Just like after the 1st year's Celebration when he posted on the website that he was seaking the other performers' permissions to release it and we never heard another thing. For that matter, what ever happened to the "aftershows on the internet" comment in "The Northside" track?

Oh well, God bless those who sneak their recorders in so that the rest of us can enjoy permanent records of these awesome shows! (especially when he skips Richmond on the tour and leaves me hangin', doggonit!)

Okay...I just listened to this entire thing (well..less the three songs I couldn't find..where's "adore"?). *sigh* it left me breathless. Prince...please release this as a live cd! Please!

If a band as big as U2 all but invites its audience to tape their shows, why can't Prince? You know, there will never be the perfect live performance. That's the point of it being live. That's the point of live broadcasts of E.R., SNL & an entire strip of road in NYC known as Broadway - the chance that something on stage can go completely, magically, gloriously wrong.