sarkozyiszeman said:

You are so right. I have never heard such a difference in format. The CD is brilliant. The guitar on Whole Lotta Love, sounds like live guitar. That is so rare. Buy the CD, Buy the CD. Or..emm.. get the CD free, Buy the Book, Buy the book!.


MP3= CD=

Rorywan said:

Rorywan said:

and I keep meaning to say, I LOVE your signature... who actually SAID that..you?!

sarkozyiszeman said:

i have to agree. the sound of the actual cd is very nice. the mp3s missed
some of the quality and the depth of the physical cd.

switters said:

In the prince fan's world any decision that prince makes that the fan would not is a bad decision. Many of the fans egos seem more out of control then Prince. U don't have to like it but to term it a poor decision makes no sense. Obviously Prince can only satisfy himself because for every 100 fans there are 100 different decisions they would have made. The self-centeredness of the fans is really a problem.

Jeffiner said:

It is a bit of a trick quote, because i am so very clever. It is a quote from a famous movie, but took on a new meaning upstairs in the indigo club that night!


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Luv it!!! Some old songs with a new flav. Thanks, P.

I really like this CD. It is funky, its got horns, its got guitar, its got humor and it showcases another singer... Small club had the spotlight shared as well, not comparing the two, but I really don't mind Shelby in here at all.

Jeffiner said:

The jokes that you mentioned some time ago are right there on this CD. I just love the way he tells his jokes. He's the yummiest of Kitty Kitties and Honey-Bunnies!
I loved the sampler of the wonderful time you all had in London. I appreciate how Prince does things his own way. Love the originality.

gyro34 said:

Oh, thanks for remembering Gyro! I know I kept going on about them, but really glad you can now understand and appreciate why!!

Rorywan said:

2001: A Space Odyssey?? I've never actually seen that film, I NEED to see it I know, it always just reminds me of Elvis !

Eye've checked all of those, thy don't seem to be it.... Eye give up

piepie1976 said:

it's nice, espec 3121 & beggin woman.
it's not a 'serious' album, just a selection of stuff he obviously really liked..
i think it's really nice how he's used the oppotunity 2 credit the other artists who feature ( altho the shelby j chanting & 'a new star is born' a bit cringy)

KoolEaze said:

How did the performances at the Brits, Alma awards and Superbowl do anything but raise profile, regenerate interest and lead to selling out the O2 for 21 nights. These are awesome achievements. I agree the ONA DVD was disappointing, but hey, the box set was great.

Do you think there were no tracks from Aug 28th as he's holding them back for later release? The CD could go on the cover of 'Guitar Player' magazine. It could be their last ever issue, because once you've listened that baby, there ain't nothing else you need to know!

Jeffiner said:

Close!, But no purple guitar!..One for the pub quiz. It actually was not in that movie. And we are moving into film geek territory now....

andymacfunky said:

Your idea about putting that specific night´s CD on the cover of Guitar Player is a great idea and would make a lot of readers change their biased minds about Prince and help them realize what he´s truly about.

Now, the other thing , about wasted opportunities...you´re right about the performances you mentioned above, no disagreement there, those were great...however, I think he could have done the ONA tour a bit more justice by releasing a better DVD and I also didn´t like the box set that much,though it was pretty okay. I meant wasted opportunities like some albums containing not so great music or lyrics, or both, or playing the same old songs over and over again, often rearranged so drastically that I don´t even like the song anymore ( go go go, go go go .,...let´s go craaaaazy.....anyone ? )
Also , the sampler session during the O2 shows was another wasted or poorly planned thing. Why butcher your own songs or only play little teasers if there are thousands of people who have come to hear those precious, classic and wonderful songs ? Why ruin a perfect song like When Doves Cry by just fooling a bit around with it ?
I could list more things but this is pretty much it, in a nutshell.
I think he´s still a great musician who still has great lyrics and music inside of him , and some of the songs on TRC and 3121 were proof of that,but the either too cryptic or too offensive or just too halfhearted lyrics ruined the potential for me, but that´s just my opinion.
If he were truly washed up,I wouldn´t be complaining, really.

Rorywan said:

That's going to drive me mad now, I keep thinking of one of those old black and white Hollywood films ..... need to do some research.... or you could just tell me?
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trc1 said:

Got mine today! dam its sooooo good ! funky london

AWESOME!

I listened to the cd yesterday, while slowly flipping through the pages, drinking my Prince daily dose. I think the renditions of those songs are very good indeed. Highlights being '3121', 'Beggin' woman blues', 'Misty blue' and 'The one' (I like the overture and ending from 'The question of U').
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I absolutely LOVE this CD!! I've listened to it over about 6 times now. I was at the show from tracks 1-7 (16th September) so it's brilliant for me to hear a show in this quality that I went to. Can anyone tell me what shows the rest of the album is taken from?
Thank you Prince
Can't wait for the next studio album, Rainbow Children vol 2 please or something like Lovesexy would be nice..

Jeffiner said:

OK, it is widely misquoted as 2001. However it actually appeared/was heard in the sequel 2010. Told u it was geeky. Remember this to tease any film nerds you might know. You can win £20 in a bet. The relevance to Prince was us walking into the indigo bar that night at around 4am. Guys were carrying out the huge 3121 signs! There was a spice girl pissed, hanging onto a wall, giggling into a bouncers face. Skin from Skunk Anasie was playing piano with a roadie, Nicky clarke was fixing his hair and several other celebs doing various things in various corners. I uttered the immortal words..."My God, It's full of Stars.."

quite reminiscent of the Aladdin DVD, enjoyable enough on random play

what do you want? a playlist that sounds identical to the pop of Raspberry Beret era or a diverse selection of old and new music and styles...?

bonus CD's like this give us that bit extra, I mean, you would have moaned if he decided NOT to include the CD with the book.

play it more than once through and you might appreciate it more...that's all I can say to those who may not have given it a fair chance...

many albums i have been unsure of in the past grew on me after a few playthrus. I wasn't keen on 3121 when it came out, now I like all the songs on there...

Got my book today!

I've had a 128kbps rip of the cd but it's so nice to have the real stuff!

I love the cd. It's really funkin' great 2 see the twists prince did to 3121.

The Shelby J tracks are excellent. She has a great voice. Better than Támar's.

I just listened to it appropriately all the way through...

sorry, but what a pathetic attempt at a novelty fan collectors item.. it's beyond me on why he tends to release shit like this.. He is better than this at a live show.. this disk poorly demonstrates his abilities as a live act...

Sdldawn said:

I agree with you. Maybe it's because it features Beverly and Shelby. Maybe it's because we would have preferred a proper live album of hits and showstoppers like many of the boot dvds that are floating around.

daPrettyman said:

I find no passion in his playing, its very non inspiring to me..

Sdldawn said:

I was there on the 16th and 21st and there was a lot of passion in his playing, I'm telling ya !!!

And you can clearly hear it !

Sdldawn said:

Another one of the constant boo birds. Why are u here? And more importantly why do u continue u to be here when all u ever have to say is how disapointed u are with something?

And it is simply untrue that there is no passion in his playing. Maybe u don't feel it but that is much different from the playing itself. I feel the passion and there is no way Prince puts out this product without feeling the passion himself.

So really u are the one with the problem which u can solve be finding someone u do feel passion for and stop coming her to moan and rain on the parade.

I love the cd. It sounds great. I wish I could have went to the Idigo Nights!