http://launch.yahoo.com/r...tID=210188 (8/23/02, 6 p.m. ET) -- Prince will release his first-ever compilation of live material in the upcoming boxed set titled One Night Alone. The singer made the announcement via his NPG Music Club website, where members can download exclusive musical content from the "Purple One" to their computers.

This new collection features songs all recorded during the artist's critically acclaimed One Night Alone tour, which visited several cities in the U.S. and Canada earlier this year. For the outing, Prince and the New Power Generation hit the stage each night with no pre-determined set list, and without the fanfare of large stage production elements. The results of this approach gave fans simply the man and his music, which is captured on the One Night Alone set.

While all the tracks appearing on the release have not been announced, we do know that One Night Alone will contain the songs "Adore," "When You Were Mine," "The Everlasting Now," "The Beautiful Ones," "Condition Of The Heart," "Strange Relationship," "Anna Stesia," "Diamonds And Pearls," "Xenophobia," "Take Me With U," "Raspberry Beret," "Joy In Repetition," "Alphabet Street," "Nothing Compares 2 U," "I Wanna B Your Lover," and "Rainbow Children." The exact release date had not been announced as of press time.

-- Chiam Chad Dougatz, New York Launch

"For the outing, Prince and the New Power Generation hit the stage each night with no pre-determined set list..."

And exactly how much did the setlists differ each night? That's what I thought...

Note to journalistic self...always do research before submitting your articles.

mattmcbr said:

They probably just sent Launch
the old One Nite Alone Tour press release,
which made statements about there being a
"no pre-determined set list". ? lol..

Is it curious that Launch, that bastion of news coverage, is the only "outlet" that's reporting this story? I'm ready 2 get steamrolled by the funk in this set, but it seems strange that Launch, the Walter Kronkite's of the web, R the only 1's reporting this.

Hmmm...

"The Beautiful Ones," "Condition Of The Heart," ," "Diamonds And Pearls," " ," "Alphabet Street," "Nothing Compares 2 U," "I Wanna B Your Lover

All of these R PROBABLY medleys or are incomplete in some 4m or fashion.



is it curious that Launch, that bastion of news coverage, is the only "outlet" that's reporting this story?

NO, because, even though this is VERY BIG PRINCE NEWS, he gets less and less coverage as time goes by. Notice that rumors of a new Stevie Wonder album(which could be released soon), is not anywhere to be found. Once you get old, which in this industry is over 30 now, you get less and less coverage. U2, may not be half as talented as Prince, but they have seemed to still get some attention, and in my opinion still are making great quality albums.

boxed set? HELL YEAH!

yada yada yada.. u know how long this will 'probably' take for us to recieve this.. eye'm expecting for the longest time.. and hoping he will send the freakin set out.
Remember how long the RaveIN2 took? they said "coming in fall".. blah blah blah..everyone was done with the rave thing 2 weeks after it was released


Release Xenophobia studio cd..

U2 is very talented...and a very smart band...they get coverage because they will play many events that Prince might feel beneath...MTV being one...once again, Prince should tear off the roof at the VMA's this year...but he won't...wouldn't that be an amazing comeback...then release the LIVE album???

...but Prince wouldn't have thought of that unfortunately...he needs a PR person and a director for his videos...

I'll volunteer for the job.

My dog molly knows more about getting good coverage/publicity than prince does... Prince can call molly anytime he wants.. she's availible in the morning and afternoon.. but at night she's a stripper..

I wish more of you would remember that Prince is no longer a corporate artist. He's doing all of this with a relatively small staff. But instead of applauding him for going his own way, many of you still bitch and whine about how uncoordinated everything is, or you compare him to other artists who are still part of the corporate matrix.
Prince has made mistakes and will most likely make more of them. But the music and the musicianship of the last year, including the One Nite Alone tour and the Celebration has more than made up for it, in my opinion.
Prince opens up his studios one week a year for fans from around the world to meet and greet and witness some amazing performances. And he regularly performs for those lucky enough to live close by. Things don't always run smoothly, but judging from people I met at this year's Celebration, most had a great time.
I agree that Prince's musical genius far outdistances his business sense. But at least he's trying new ways to get his music to his fans. Don't always be so quick to knock him down.
I know I'll be labelled a or worse by some of you, but appreciating someone who is trying something new or different hardly qualifies as asskissing to me.

shygirl said:

It's nice that you notice this. Now if we could all break free of the corporate matrix, maybe we could all be happy.

Stop whining! We'll get ONA Live when we get it, and we'll listen to it for many years to come and love it, I'm sure. I don't understand why people whine about release dates. I kind of enjoy the anticipation and getting a new tidbit of information about it every few days. We've got lots of Prince music (and non-Prince music too!) to keep us grooving for a while longer.
And how many artists do u know that are organized and can follow a schedule? nuff said.

Cheers,
Neil.

geminito said:

Eye dont know what club u are in,but eye dont get tidbit info every few days.. more like every few months from some lame ass trivia by some robot typing an email. and whats wrong with release dates anyway? some people like 2 have things in order, and eye understand prince doesnt, and this is not bitching. Just remember we all know Prince DID in fact say that all the cd's were finished.. eye'm only suggesting that a scheduale would be helpful to some fans... it doenst have to be an EXCACT date , just let us know if we are recieving anything that month, or every other month.,.. just something 2 let us know that npgmc has not dropped off the face of the earth.. (have they?).. its really not that hard 2 understand or predict for/by prince.

and how many follow a scheduale? well eye keep up with paul mccartney, and he seems to follow through on just about every thing he does regarding releases and tour dates..
[This message was edited Sat Aug 24 19:18:55 PDT 2002 by Sdldawn]

This may be the first live CD, but it is isn't the first release of live material by Prince. The "Prince and the Revolution Live" video was released 17 years ago. He also released some other live video stuff throughout the years. I'm looking forward to the live album, but it isn't really his first release of concert material.

mattmcbr said:

I've seen that reported about a few Prince tours in the past (the no set list thing) and it's always just hype and is never correct. They always have a set list (of course), even if they deviate from it sometimes.

masbas said:

Yes, when Prince plays the Superbowl (the ultimate sellout), it will be OVER! I hope he doesn't whore himself out like U2, even if it does help him sell a few extra records.

It's not very often I add my few words to any ongoing debate, but in this case I think it's worthwhile.

I didn't attend the celebration, but I did read all the reports, and I was excited by the seemingly "themed" performances from Prince. Everyone has their own tastes and favourites, but I was excited most by what was termed the "rock" night, Prince on guitar playing stuff like Bambi.

Since then I have seen the Celebration available on a box CD set and I have been tempted. What other choice do I have ?

Now Prince has announced he is releasing his first live set. I will buy it. Simple as that.

But I have one major concern.

If I buy a book of War Poems by Wilfred Owen, Owen's messages, Owen's feelings and wisdom about War are contained in the poems. I dont need essays from Owen in-between the poems to explain to me his personal opinion. As an artist, his poems say all that needs to be said.

I think the same is true of Musicians. The music speaks. They don't have to. Music is supposed to connect with us in a way that language can't. It is supposed to rise above the failings of language and express what is expressable only in music.

When I hear Prince asking the women in the audience if they are "hip to the theocratic order" it makes me cringe.

It's the same kind of unnecessary crass posturing and self-importance that brings us dedications to dead people on the end of half-hour sitcoms.

Prince is peerless musically. I still believe that. But it's hard to feel his groove when his propaganda is hiting us on the head with a brick.

FandangoUK

Fandangouk said:

I don't give a flying fuck about Prince religious stuff. Why does it shock people more than when he was singing about being fucked by his own sister or giving head to some stranger just before getting married?!!!

Nowadays if you go to the church on a regular basis and dare talking about it then you become some weirdo for most people. Why does it have to scare you people?

Now listen to Head or Sister if you think it's better lyrics wise. Personnally Head, Sister, Rainbow Children or The last December I love them all these tunes.

As long as Prince will be the amazing musician he is that's fine. When he starts being too commercial and comes up with stuff like NPS or very average productions like Rave then it really pisses me off hehe!!!

VINCENT said:

I agree. But it's not the message, so much how the message is put across. There's something crap about rockstars with a message - whether it's Prince and his "Theocratic Order" or U2 trying to "Kill the debt". We listen for the music, so can the politics. Stop trying to be "worthwhile" and get back to writing killer tunes.

geminito said:

Well said!

I agree. But it's not the message, so much how the message is put across. There's something crap about rockstars with a message - whether it's Prince and his "Theocratic Order" or U2 trying to "Kill the debt". We listen for the music, so can the politics. Stop trying to be "worthwhile" and get back to writing killer tunes.[/quote]

I got your point. That's really something that annoys me...all these artists who think we should swallow their words and that the way they think is the only right way! Very irritating indeed. I looove Springsteen but that's really something that I don't like about him sometimes. The good guy the good american. Look at me that's what a good american is supposed to be. And Bono who turns up everytime there is some catastrophe anywhere in the world. If he had done it just a few times that would be alright but it's systematic. Just give your money and shut up. You don't need to show off in front of the media to say "Hello I'm a good guy see I'm helpin'!".

Sometimes I belive some artists would be unemployed if there wasn't starvation, violence and poverty across the world. Sad but true.

Peace Fandangouk!

Some replys to Tony C,Fandangouk
and Shygirl:


shygirl said:


08/24/02 1:49pm
I wish more of you would remember that Prince is no longer a corporate artist. He's doing all of this with a relatively small staff. But instead of applauding him for going his own way, many of you still bitch and whine about how uncoordinated everything is, or you compare him to other artists who are still part of the corporate matrix.

my reply: I guess charging $75 for the cheapest seats in the house would NEVER be considered being corporate? I love Prince as much as anyone, but making a few consessions to being #1 at the bank might just get more people to listen to him. Selling out is one thing, alienating fans, and a constant decreasing fan base is another thing..


Tony C said:

Yes, when Prince plays the Superbowl (the ultimate sellout), it will be OVER! I hope he doesn't whore himself out like U2, even if it does help him sell a few extra records

my reply:

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

The ultimate SELLOUT, is being onstage with Damon D and Tony M in Star Trek Uniforms rapping and dancing trying to be hip-hop, and then the most embarrasing moment of their entire careers, seeing Rosie Gaines in that Push live video, rapping. I love Rosie ,but this was garbage, garbage, even though "Push" had revisited the Lovesexy sound of Eye NO, although it was not nearly as Glam.


So Tony C, Prince has done "sellout" moves millions of times. U2 loves to perform, and you don't hear the samples, backing tapes, and Doug E Fresh's annoying voice that Prince puts us through, although, I do admit that Prince's latest tour, has been his best in ages...


Fandangouk said...


When I hear Prince asking the women in the audience if they are "hip to the theocratic order" it makes me cringe.


My reply:


Me too. But this is his faith, and it's what he's into right now. Perhaps he'll change, but maybe he won't...What really bothers me, is when he's singing a classic song like "Sign O The Times" at the celebration, my ONLY TIME ever hearing him perform it, he turns the mike on the fans, and just kinda stops singing, UGGGHHH...Prince, we R paying U 2 do the WORK!@

Why is it that people R so dissrespectful of this man? Isn't this a place where we should celebrate the artistic freedom and abilities of this musician? We the NPG should be thankful that this person is still with us and still wants 2 share his talent with the world. Everybody should stop complaining and start applauding his efforts 2 provide his fam with more music than any other artist in the business. Freedom is a beautiful thing, but it becomes ugly when so-called friends criticize your every move.

Gemineye

YEEEHAAAH!

TonyC said:

Stop being do pendantic. You think the rest of us don't know about his live videos? A live CD/album is a diferent thing, and this is the first. Shut up already!!

so is this a NPGMC member only thang or will it be for everyone?

These days, in public, preaching is irritating and sex is normal.

While thirty years ago, it was the other way round!

I think we get irritated by different things today because we have a different kind of frustrations.

Fifty years ago, people were sexually frutstrated and they didn't want to hear about it.

Maybe these days, our morality is frustrated and we don't want to know?

LillianLaughs said:

Very good statement . There are some smart people out there. Peace LilianLaughs

LillianLaughs said:

That's an interestingly fresh take on it. Hmm...

vivid said:

A live album is different than a live video? Beyond the obvious, I didn't know that. They sure sound the same to me. The fact is that he's released live material before. Try to think a little for a change, and don't believe the hype.