finally.....something

so no mails to the members anymore then-i got nothing

lol-mabey i sacred em'

raaaahhhhh

The performances were so beautiful. I can't believe it!
What I would have given to be there!!
I'm so grateful for this update!!

ShinNihonKikou said:

Maybe they will put up more, give them some time...crikey!

You know, despite my lowered expectations and moderate distaste for all things LotusFlow3r after the first couple of update-less months, I was pretty excited by this update. 13 minutes of new, live Prince footage on a Friday morning is an unequivocal good. And one of the songs is a rare one!

Obviously, anyone who pays for a Prince website at this point should know enough to invest in AudioHijack/MP3Trimmer or their PC-equivalents. Then you can play the songs all day long, away from the clumsy site. [Don't ask me to send my ripped mp3s over email. I paid a lot of money for them, after all!] These two songs, plus the "Large Room" studio take on the Montreux site make for a nice 18-minute EP.

But still, even as I've got these on repeat and am digging them--you can't forget that most A-list artists with a clue would be offering this level of multimedia *for free on YouTube*. Or on their own sites for free. (Look at what Beck has been doing of late.) As, say, a teaser for what the paid experience would constitute. But with Prince, this amount of media is the "deluxe" package. Just so weird.

So I'm not hating. I like these live performances. I just wish there were more, is all. On top of the membership fee, I'd even pay for a la carte lossless downloads of the songs--so I wouldn't have to gain-boost 'em and sequence them myself.
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polkadotbliss said:

I got an e-mail
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Shorty said:

Likewise.

Swa said:

Me too 10.08 Central European Time

amazing thank you prince.

wherethedrums said:

The Chocolate Invasion was in 2004.

scififilmnerd said:

yes, and the original download was from the NPGMC 2001 membership year.

thales said:

God, I love Mac users

Ok...so I just watched them both....
I'm in
Man O Man! Prince is SEXY! When they show his neck! lord give me strength!
LOVED both performances! LOVED LOVED LOVED when I lay my hands on you! wow..is it hot in here or is it just PRINCE!
dang!

love them
does anyone know what format they are in?

Patrick1985 said:

.flv (flash video) or .mp4
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TheChief said:

Get outta my head cause I was just thinking the same thing. Enjoy what you got, its more than what you had yesterday from this site.

Swa said:

Me, three.

Oh great! 2 more videos!

Thanks, but no thanks. Too little, too late.

maya said:

your loss

japanrocks said:

LMAO, no you aren't.

surprised no one has mentioned prince is using a slider on his finger now like bonnie rait


and i would appreciate both per4mances on dvd more than any musicology or O2 arena show ...this is the prince the world needs 2 c ..even LRC sounds fresher

Nice stuff, but not a top Prince performance.

U all know how much I appreciate John Blackwell and Rhonda, and I may stand alone on this one, but I prefer Cora and Josh's contributions 2 Prince's live music.

Cora is powerful and solid, and many of U want 2 dismiss her drumming 4 some unknown reason, but I gotta say that she drives the band HARD.

John is articulate and dynamic, and I love his style, especially on 'The Rainbow Children, and most of the ONA stuff.

I just prefer Cora's style with Prince live in general, especially with heavy Funk or Rock.


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This is NOT 2 say I don't like his direction, the set list, etc.

I love this line up 4 certain things, but if it's heavy Funk or Rock, I like the way Cora hits it.

Giovanni777 said:

Giovanni777 said:

I haven't had a chance to go watch the videos yet, but I agree with you in principle. I really love Cora (and Josh) and what they bring to the show.

L4OATheOriginal said:

I think it's just a large ring, not a slider. I was going to comment on how I've never seen him wear a ring like that before.

ShinNihonKikou said:

Wow, only 4 posts until somebody bitches! Of course, going by your sig, it's not surprising.

Loved seeing Prince on stage again! Great performance on both! Would have loved to have been there! Having this on dvd would be great!

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Efan said:

All they brought to shows for me were and . Their playing is the antithesis of funk and charisma/personality.


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