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Reply #30 posted 08/26/02 10:00pm

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metalorange said:

Since whenever has a 'live' album ever been more than a minor hit? I think more than anything live albums are bought only by avid fans, not casual fans. I don't think this is the release that is going to bring Prince back onto the 'world' stage.

I suppose there are live albums that are regarded as classics, but are there any huge selling ones out there? I don't think so, but I could be wrong.

Frampton Comes Alive by Peter Frampton attained diamond status, and is the all time best selling live album. It was a double album/cd. And he wasn't exactly what one would call a superstar before that album was released in 1976.

Then there's Springsteen's live 3 disc box from 1985 that sold well. Exactly what the numbers were, I'm not sure. But it's not near Frampton's in sales.

But in general you're right about usually only avid fans being seriously interested in an artist's live album.

KISS Alive I & II are worth mentioning also - the perfect example of a band who's only real appeal was it's concerts.
The Grateful Dead managed to move a lot live material - Jimi Hendrix also. James Brown - Live at the Apollo, Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin, The Stones, Pearl Jam...it can be done if your rep is solid.

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Reply #31 posted 08/26/02 11:53pm

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Isn't Prince past caring about "hits". If he was still into top 40 he would record mainstream fluff.

He tried (it was called Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic) and Prince's band of fluff didn't work.

Prince wants hits very badly he is just starting to realize that it will most likely never happen again.

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Reply #32 posted 08/27/02 1:02am

AnimalKingdom	I think it is very timely that Prince is releasing his first LIVE album particularly since Warner recently released another greatest hits compilation. This will stimulate competition with the Warner compilation and will win hands down because of the song selection. I would venture to say that the songs on the Warner compilation, most folks already have.
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Reply #33 posted 08/27/02 1:09am

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AnimalKingdom said:

I think it is very timely that Prince is releasing his first LIVE album particularly since Warner recently released another greatest hits compilation. This will stimulate competition with the Warner compilation and will win hands down because of the song selection. I would venture to say that the songs on the Warner compilation, most folks already have.

The Warner brothers compilation was released more than a year ago so I'm not sure I can call that "recently released".

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Reply #34 posted 08/27/02 9:22am

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muleFunk said:

I think you guys dont get it.
Prince can promote the hell out of the cd,have every great live performance he's done,hit the talk show circuit & get a major label to distribute the album and still it would not sell.Besides,if it did sell,how would we know ?

I can just see him on a talk-show, "So, Prince, you've just released a critically acclaimed new live album with some of your greatest hits together with weaker material. Fancy playing us out with Purple Rain one more time? Go on, you know you want to!"

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Reply #35 posted 08/27/02 1:14pm

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