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a Prince Hit that doesn't work live? do you have a Hit song by Prince that didn't work Live to you? mine is "U Got the Look".it doesn't move me much Live.what are your Picks? mistermaxxx | |
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KISS
That song always sounds silly live. | |
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When Doves Cry If prince.org were to be made idiot proof, someone would just invent a better idiot. | |
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"U Got The Look" doesn't move me at all. This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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BATDANCE. Great studio track, horrid studio tune. Although I would like to hear an acoustic version of it live. hehehehe My DC Direct wishlist: 1) Bane, 2) Prof Zoom, 3) Superman Blue, 4) Kilowag, 5) Parasite | |
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Kiss, Batdance, TMBGITW. | |
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gooeythehamster said: KISS
That song always sounds silly live. I agree! I've heard Prince perform this song on several tours and the live versions can NEVER top the original studio version.In fact,when Prince adds horns to this song in concert,he ruins the sound of it. | |
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I think that KISS and U GOT THE LOOK are great live, I heard them on the RAVE UN2 THE YEAR 2000 and they sounded awesome
However a song that doesnt work live is GETT OFF | |
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Only heard Cream once live, but it was shit.
Take Me With U conversly sounds much better live. | |
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vivid said: Only heard Cream once live, but it was shit.
I guess you didn't see the version he did on Arsenio. Loved it. | |
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Not sure if he's ever performed it live, but I think Shockadelica will never work live (I guess it doesn't exactly lend itself to live performance either). | |
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WHEN DOVES CRY ! | |
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Tambourine.
or how about Emale, the whole audience would fall asleep. | |
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The Future as the first song on the Nude Tour. Terrible choice !! | |
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Alphabet St. is another surprisingly stiff case when played true to the original version. The different stretched-out versions are much better. Oh, and don't even mention "Kiss" live...
The Nude tour? THat reminds me I gotta get some boot from that tour, cause methinks I don't have a single one! | |
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You know it's KISS & BATDANCE. They are horrible live. "So strange that no one stayed at the end of the Parade..." - Wendy & Lisa's "Song About" on their 1987 self-titled album.
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 'nuff said. | |
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Novabreaker said: The Nude tour? THat reminds me I gotta get some boot from that tour, cause methinks I don't have a single one! Damn man there are so many quality soundboards of this tour and you don't have any. You really better get on that. | |
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Kiss is a crap shoot live. Sometimes a different arrangement makes it work, but usually not.
As far as "Cream" goes. The Arsenio performance was better than the studio version IMO. Plus the image of him chewing gum while he performs it cracks me up every time. Too cocky. obligatoryeditstatementgoeshere: [This message was edited Tue Jul 16 10:52:42 PDT 2002 by Universaluv] | |
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I'll go with When Doves Cry. I love the song but when it is live, the beggining sounds so 'tinny'. | |
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THE WORK...he played it in atlanta and the crowd just did
not get into it. | |
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Universaluv said: As far as "Cream" goes. The Arsenio performance was better than the studio version IMO. Plus the image of him chewing gum while he performs it cracks me up every time. Too cocky. My scented mints exactly! | |
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funkycomic said: THE WORK...
It's a shitty song period and weren't we talkin' about hits anyway?  | |
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U got the look, never did anything for me | |
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Dunno, at least the gig with Miles that had "U Got The Look" worked just fine to me. | |
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Yeah, Kiss and Alphabet St. and TMBGITW are shyte live. Most live recordings I've heard of I Wanna Be Your Lover are also pretty bad. Seems that one's really hard to sing.
And somehow he doesn't manage to get 1999 right, either. Most of the time the ppl posin as Jill/Lisa and Dez just get it all twisted and off-key. (Horror example: Wendy on the 1986 tour. Mf's doing background and shouting out "Party!" sounding like she's giving birth on stage) Family Name is bad when he keeps changing from falsetto to his "normal" voice and back. But then that's no hit. On the other hand, I think Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad and The Cross and Cream and ICNTTPOYM are maybe better live than on record. | |
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Get Wild!
Urgh! ----------
AND I GOTTA ALOTTA BUTTA 2 GO! | |
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