[Editor's note: Bart Van Hemelen (tenthousand@yahoo.com) points out that the announced release date is October 31st. - MWC]



I just picked up a copy of "Rave Un2 the Year 2000" on DVD and VHS in a
Mall in Oveido, Florida! The store was called For Your
Entertainment, and they told me they have had it since the 24th! I
happened to walk in as they were playing the Video. Lenny Kravitz was
singing "Fly Away"!! I couldn't believe it, I was planning on asking
them if they were going to have it on sale on Oct. 31st! I stood there
and watched a few minutes of it before rushing home to watch the Video,
then the DVD!



As suspected they chopped up the order of the performance and added the
footage from "The Time". I enjoyed it as it brought back great memories
of being there!
Actually the Video came off better than actually being there (after the
long wait and the technical difficulties). The footage is choppy at
times and there are times when you wish they would just stay in place for
more than a three seconds. The DVD is alot sharper. DVD's are GREAT and
I really enjoyed being able to stop it at any time and have a really
sharp picture, without the blur that you get on Videos. I was even able
to stop it and find myself in the crowd!
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VHS...Regular $19.99, on sale for $17.99

DVD...Regular $24.99, on sale for $22.99

Here is the order.... (DVD)

1. Let's Go Crazy

2. She's Always in My Hair

3. U've Got the Look

4. Kiss

5. Jungle Love - Morris Day and The Time

6. The Bird - Morris Day and The Time

7. American Woman - Lenny Kravitz

8. Fly Away - Lenny Kravitz

9. Get Off

10. Medley - Rosie Gaines, Mike Scott & Maceo Parker

11. It's Alright

12. Everyday People - Cynthia Robinson & Gerry Martini

13. Higher

14. Purple Rain

15. The Christ

16. Blues Medley - Maceo Parker & Johnny Blackshire

17. Nothing Compares 2 U

18. Take Me With U / Raspberry Beret

19. The Greatest Romance Ever Sold

20. Baby Knows

21. 1999 Intro

22. Baby I'm a Star

23. 1999

24. End Credits

SPECIAL FEATURES

* Interviews

* Bonus Groovez

- George Clinton - flashlight
- Cathy Jensen - The Undertaker(Sax Solo)
- Jimmy Russell - The Undertaker (Harmonica Solo)
- Larry Graham, , NPG, Release Urself

* Freedom Newz

* Peep This
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In the Interview section they added (I believe) snipets of an Interview
with Prince. I don't remember it in the New Years Pay Per View, I could
be wrong. It's nothing spectacular.



Freedom Newz is taken straight from His NPG Website.



Peep This is the page from the Website selling the "Sampler Series".



The Bonus Groovez are o.k. Again, I don't remember seeing them on the
New Years PPV.



The most significant difference since the PPV (besides the new editing)
is the addition of the interaction of the "Greatest Romance Ever Sold"
Video along with him singing it on stage. I thought it worked well
together.



The difference from the VHS and the DVD is the addition of the "Peep
This" and "Freedom Newz" on the DVD.