Believe it or not I just got it a couple of days ago My best friend since I was 12 ( her ) bought it for me I really loved when Prince sang with Rosie and those splits I know that the ladies will agree that if he had fallen into a crowd I was in he might not have made it back to the stage Anyway, loved the video Oh and that piano was to die for I need a pic of that I know I'm about ten years late, but did you like it?

Awww,wasn't it awesome,tho? That was very sweet of ur friend.
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sexxydancer said:

I loved it 4 my lil sis(best friend) and a for you too SD

I love his little percussion interlude. It's fun and funky.

Twiki said:

I adored that part too Love Twiki (avatar) by the way

nurseV said:

Thanks.

It's funny about the DVD; I hadn't watched it in a while but put it in a few weeks ago, and I can't get enough of that percussion bit. There are other great parts on the DVD, although I could do without Lenny Kravitz (sorry to anyone who's a fan).

Twiki said:

Love Lenny, but his voice was off on this one and so was Larry's Sorry to all the Larry fans also

What was ur fave part of the dvd,nurseV? Mine was how Prince wore that blue outfit,especially the pantz.

sexxydancer said:

Those pants are special But I think mine's was the piano when he's singing Nothing Compares 2 U

nurseV said:

Co

When I 1st got that dvd,I stayed up all nite and watched it like 4 r 5 timez in a row.Went 2 bed at daylite.

I love a good half of the dvd, but I think he did too many covers.

Shoulda played more of his own songs...I like the part with Lenny, but the whole Larry Grahmn and the crew part was kinda lame

sexxydancer said:

I gotta catch up then-I'm behind I'll watch it again tomorrow

thekidsgirl said:

Yeah-he should have kicked Larry to the curb then

One of my favorites and his rendition of Purple rain on there is also one of my favs.

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Money & art don't mix = Money for other people & art don't mix...

I love the whole thing...especially "Baby Knows" and I think Prince is an adorable merman.

Love it.....theres only one thing I cannot STAND,and thats the prat with the blue outfit and cowboy hat banging his imaginary drums in the audience,and always trying to look for the camera

I hope he's not a fellow orger

Dayclear said:

ya Dayclear-great pics

It's cool you like it but it's not for me that one. I was embarassed when some friends of mine caught it on TV once - They all thought it was pants and I had to agree.

He just seemed to be 'trying' all the way through.

vivid said:

Well, I guess you have to love everything Prince to like it-been a fan since 1981 so I like just about everything except "Rave" the song and ""Turn Me Loose" now that's some Prince mess for ya

nurseV said:

I been a fan just as long and the kind of fan who buys everything on the day of release

In fact, I'm such fan sometimes I think I need help, but I think the Rave DVD is rubbish and by far the worst P concert I've ever witnessed.

But hey 'one man's gloom...

vivid said:

It's true There are some parts that are truly hot mess! Especially Larry and what was up with the drumsticks (when he walks up the stage and just breaks out with the sticks )

This thread is funny to me because I was just on Amazon and they recommended this to me. It is the ONLY official (I have a growing collection of boots) Prince DVD release that I do not own. I thought about buying it to complete my collection, then read some posts here that reminded me why I do not own it.

I remember being disappointed by this performance but not wanting to admit it at the time. It really sparked a period when I left Prince, which I now regret because I missed the celebrations as a result of my hiatus. Nevertheless, this is probably the last concert I would ever show a non-Prince fan. It does not do him justice. He tried too hard to be all things to all people. I think he is far more comfortable now navigating his catalog and appeasing his mainstream and core fans (not bitter, complaining ingrates, of course) with his shows. I think he was trying to find that balance back then with the Rave concert since it was a hyped up PPV, but he missed the mark. I'd watch Aladdin/Vegas over this one any time.

Tame said:

TAME, what's a Merman?

bellanoche said:

Aladdin/Vegas is a fav of mine, but I did enjoy watching Rave even with all it's flaws-hey it's Prince you gotta him

Dayclear said:

I haver never seen the whole DVD, but judging on the few snippets i have seen i don't intend to watch it either.

For me, Prince was at his most 'plastic' and generic during that period (Emancipation / NPS / Rave): his sound, his songwriting, his presence (that blue suit and those little pigtails in his hair, or what you call them), using prerecorded music during live performances etc...

Bleeehh!
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God wants Out of the box that Human Perception has nailed Him
In.

Rave.