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"Which of my songs, do you think, DO NOT sound better Live than as a studio recording?"

For me, it would be:

1) Kiss
2) When Doves Cry
3) Endorphine Machine

Kiss especially...it's always too fast and the drum track is not as good.

ummm....I have to disagree on When Doves Cry..it sounded very nice on the Musicology Tour.

Kiss
WDC
Gett Off
DMSR
There are TONS.

Don't get me wrong, something like Strange Relationship sounds great live these days, but there's plenty of stuff that sounds horrid with a bunch of middle-aged men tootling along to it on stage.

MetroArea said:

I've never heard a good live rendition of gett off.

But I do remember a good one of DMSR.

TMBGITW

When Doves Cry gets my vote. I've never heard a rendition that sounds as good as the studio cut.

batdance was horrific. As 4 the perfomance

thesexofit said:

He's performed that live?

AsianBoi777 said:

on the "nude" tour. Followed by "partyman" (which is great!)

thesexofit said:

OK--I have to hand it to him. It's brave to even attempt Batdance.
It just doesn't sound like something that should be played live.

AsianBoi777 said:

I'll have to watch it again but all I remember was and alot of ball scratching by myself.

All of them! More specifically "Adore".

thesexofit said:

It was mostly like the Vicky Vale remix(funky portion of the song) with Prince mainly singing the "Ooh yeah, I wanna bust that body" part, the movie sound bytes and alot of the choregraphy that ended up in Thieves in the Temple video.

thesexofit said:

I GOTTA pull this tape out again! I dont believe I have watched it all the way!

Ditto When Doves Cry and Kiss.

And (I know I'm-a hear it for this one), I think the studio version of I Could Never Take the Place of your Man is better than that on the movie (though I dearly love them both).

"Live? Howabout, 'Pass Me The Damn Joint & Go Get Us Some Munchies'? Dat's always been a personal fave."
[Edited 5/30/05 22:55pm]

Oh man i really like the "An American in Paris (Live in 1986)" version of When Doves Cry. Wendy's guitar skills are on fiyah!!

This thread really sucks now.

I'd have to agree with Kiss

AsianBomb777 said:

Your threads are destined to suck from the minute you start them





ten hours later i realise my mistake
[Edited 5/31/05 9:57am]

Why does Prince have to be smoking a joint to ask that question?

PlasticJesus said:

He doesn't.

Am I the only on who loved him singing Kiss on the Rave DVD??

but I do think Housequake sounds better on cd than live

AsianBomb777 said:

KISS

Biah said:

Odd, because he performs it live so often.

Kiss. No contest. Definately Kiss.

Well, looks like Kiss is universally disliked live.

KISS
and
take me with you

AsianBomb777 said:

:

"repeat the question bitch i didnt hear it"