OK, I admit, D&P is not my favorite by a long shot. Other than Thunder, Gett Off and a couple of others, I find the album to be lack luster and Ho Hum. It also sports some his most successful tracks like Cream and the title track...both which I think are terrible.

I received the DVD twice as a gift this year. Not a big fan of the album, but it's still Prince...and STILL in his hey day. I figured I had an hour to kill so I popped it in. From the get go...PURE DRECK! WTF are those weird Arsenio Hall look-a-likes that act like Morris and Jerome? The entire concept of the train leaving for Minneapolis and that chick in the white suit etc... WHere did the concept of this come from? The videos are totally uninspired Live-at-Paisley-Prince-Romps. And they all look the same. The only video I was looking forward to was Thunder Live. Yeah right! Only song listed where the full song is not featured...and just an intro at that.

I never thought D&P as a video album or even a cohesive video companion to the album. Makes me wonder how 3 Chains of Gold fared with this treatment.

I enjoyed the dvd from start to finish

I quite like the D&P dvd. I think most of the vids are some of his best from the 90's, and the little interview snippets with the band members are quite insightful...plus it's got a full live performance of Live 4 Love tacked on the end.

I haven't seen this, but D&P represents something very bad in my mind. I like the music okay (there are even a few classics on it), but it's Prince pandering rather than leading, and I don't like that at all. It might have saved his career, but it tarnished his integrity.

just my humble opinion, however

( D&P DVD = Meh' ) = no Dah!

r1ghteousone said:

the interviews were ok...though I don't know who they are. And considering his video output from the 90's is pretty natch, I can't argue that these were some of the best from that Decade.

never seen it!

MikeMatronik said:

You are like SO BANNED!

superspaceboy said:

The fact that I hate The Like A Virgin album makes me a sane orger...thus I can't be banned!

MikeMatronik said:

Madonna-hating is always welcome here on the org.

MikeMatronik said:

BLASPHEMY! True Blue, I can see not liking that dreck...but Like a Virgin?

r1ghteousone said:

Same with MJ and Prince!

superspaceboy said:

I don't hate MJ (pure nostalgia stops me from doing that) but Madonna has always got right on my nerves.

I mostly agree, but c'mon... tell me Strollin' wasn't HHHAAAWWWTTT!!!

And that version of Willing and Able really whoops ass, too!

eyewishuheaven said:

Diamond & Pearl...on rollerskates

r1ghteousone said:

I also never saw Xanadu!

MikeMatronik said:

But - I - you - well - see...

Okay, I give.

I guess I'm a fetishist.

r1ghteousone said:

I swear Prince missed his chance to star in Xanadu! What is up with P and rollerskating?

superspaceboy said:

That would be so ghei
!

NDRU said:

- Yes, I have mixed feelings about it too. I love the NPG band (not the rappers) and some of my fave Prince songs are on the album, but for the first time Prince became a trend follower...
If the DVD is the same of VHS, it is nice, but not that great. ´Live 4 love´ rocks, some nice interviews, the live version of ´Willing and able´ is real good and the music videos of ´Gett Off´ and ´Money dont matter´ are some of my faves.

r1ghteousone said:

Yeah! heheh

r1ghteousone said:

A great collection - glad it's finally on DVD.

I don't think Prince was following a trend, I just think he wanted something a little lighter fare than the previous 3 albums. Think about it - SOTT/Lovesexy/GB dealt with some pretty heavy spiritual stuff.

I'm sure he wanted to just make some dance music again and get some songs on the radio/TV.

i have it on vhs and have never watched it...i think it was a gift...but it sits right along with my under the cherry moon movie as someone i just can't take to watching... (although i have tried with UTCM )

sosgemini said:

Awww. UTCM is so cute. And the musical score is really good. Although me thinks I was "influenced" when I watched it.

Se7en said:

You forgot Batman, also light fare. I thought GB was pretty light too. And I have to say I can listen to D&P over that one anyday. I dunno, I think he was done with the Linn Drums and the whole Purple Sound. I see the time as Batman comes out...he's on top. GB comes out...it's a complete disaster, though creatively he was "going there". So what does he do? Creates a new "revolution" and goes for the Pop jugular.

GustavoRibas said:

yep, with the band, Gett Off, Live 4 Love (and maybe a couple other songs) the fleshed out songwriting & arrangements, no bs, you could argue it's one of his strongest albums

but it tasted bad to me

I like the video, it's just Prince showing his BADNESS!

I love the dvd.Prince is SO sexi in it!

eyewishuheaven said:

You got that right!