After ripping the shrink wrap off my ONA live box set and sitting down for the day, with the stereo blasting, I've decided to put my Coldplay CD back in the player.

Why? ONA is a good album (and it IS an album, not a box set), but there is nothing new.

Having been in one of the lucky countries to get the "World" tour, its quite clear a live album looses all the power of the original show.

Some of the songs are tired, and a lot of the "hits" which were re-worked so well on the European tour, have not made the set (SOTT, Gotta Broken Heart, Ladder, Empty Room etc).

As soon as I got to Take me with U/Raspberry Beret on the CD, I skipped them. I can't take them AGAIN!.

Also, alot of the tracks have the crowd singing, instead of Prince. This works in a show, but not on CD. Will Prince ever release a version of Nothin' Compares 2 U where he actually bothers to sing all the way through?

The biggest let down was the "It ain't over" CD. There are so many good tracks that could have made this disc, either from the ONA tour or previous years, but will are left with a disk with too much jamming.

Before anyone jumps down my throat, claiming some people will never be happy, or "send me your copy then", this is simply my view.

I'm glad I have this live album, as a memory of a great tour, but it won't make it out of the box very often, a bit like the demo CD.

But it doesn't come close to a fresh exciting studio album!

Out of 10...

Packaging = 9
Show disks = 5
It aint over = 3
NPGMC year 2 = 1

But not to worry!!

Within 2 weeks, my "other" albums will be arriving through my letter box.

Roll on Xenophobia and the best of Symbol!

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[This message was edited Mon Dec 9 15:19:49 PST 2002 by katt]

Too much jamming???
To me, that's what an aftershow (mainly) is about.

BTW, you're headline reads like some celebrity mag!

Well that saved me fifty quid. Cheers matey. I'll not bother buying that shit then.

Like, yeh! as if!!

SquirrelMeat said:

To be honest i'm waiting til it hits retail, then i MAY buy it though i'm balking at the hefty price tag.I've heard this show so many times on so many bootlegs (but that's my fault) that i may pass on it.

BTW the best version of 'NC2U' is on a boot (can't remember the name), specifically detailing the 'nude tour' rehearsals.That is pure class, No Rosie, no audience, just Prince delivering a full length, heartwrenching vocal.

Thecherryloon said:

Nail on the head! That rehearsal vesion is the ONLY one I play. He actually bothers to sing, unlike in the show itself.

I start to lose interest (with added frustration) when songs include, crowd participation and half versions.

i'm mixed about the set so far...

I'm very happy to have it as it is SOOO PRETTY!

CD1 I like a lot. CD2 loses me...the medlies are maddening, and as has been stated there is way tooo much of audience singing and not P singing. That's FUN when you are at the show, but notfun to listen to at home. I haven't formed an opinion yet on "It Ain't Over"

At this point, though, I feel it'll be a cd which I set-out cos it looks nice, but rarely play.

i'm happy with the box set overall. but it's not gonna be in the player much.

i don't want to hear the TRC songs again. enough already.

i'm NOT into hearing the crowd singing - please.

i'm not taken with the medley format, and i'd forgotten about that until listening to the live set.

BUT, overall i dig the live energy of the set and am glad to have it

Hmm, that doesn't sound very promising. But would you mind
telling me what "Peach Xtended Jam" sounds like?

Is there a lot of guitar solo work on there? And does he
sing all the lyrics?

I'm asking since this is the song I'm most looking forward
too. I always like the ferociousness Peach gets when it's
played live. Some of the Glam Slam 94 performances of the
song were just amazing.

you know ive never known a bunch o ppl full of such shit!

ona live box set is fantastic all the non-members go 2 the store and buy it!

the crowd sing in like 2 or 3 trax for like 10 secs!! disc 3 is amazing joy in repition live is worth it believe me and peach is great 2!

disc 1 - yeah mayb it sounds just like the rainbow children album but mellow, extraordinary, when u were mine r great!

disc 2 is fantastic

catch ya later!

peach, isnt very peachy at all, not like the original track!

on the live album its totally extended lots of guitar, he does sing some lyrics its a great track but nothing like the 94 era stuff! joy in repetition is amazing! girls and boys is cool 2

unfortunately, i still have not received mine.

The clinton jam on it ain't over doesn't work on cd. It's a pity that he didn't see that.

SquirrelMeat said:

COLDPLAY = Muzak for people to wet their beds to.

I'm just glad that someone from the British Isles has got a copy! Hopefully mine's will be here very soon.

IstenSzek said:

Peach Xtended Jam sounds nothing like the original, its sort of mid tempo and more funk than rock. Its basically a completelty new song, he mutters a couple lines of peach several minutes into it, but thats it. Its one of my fav tracks out of the set actually.

scott npg did u not get urs 2day???

ive emailed loadsa scottish fams and they all got theirs, did u email fed ex??

Have u no ears 2 hear? This package is unbelievable, Prince isnt free untill he is in concert, and what we have is a genuis flowing in freedom and creating the funkiest music that is on the face of this planet 2 day!

well..i bought the coldplay cd and only listened to it once...so i guess ev'rybody's taste is different...

You should have bought the boot so you could have each night!! Whatever mood you are in, it can heal.

U Can Dance if U Want 2... All the Critics Hang Out On The Org!

You can always get that complete and utter burden off of your hands by sending it to me.

IstenSzek said: But would you mind telling me what "Peach Xtended Jam" sounds like?

pretty much like tom said...nothing really like peach...and it IS quite funky, but, i dunno...i just think at some point they should go into the song, you know, at least play a VERSE or two. i prefer the version from the celebration. this one will probably grow on me though. the celebration has that real high, loud, boo-boo-doop!! sound that renato's got goin' on...if you've heard it, you know what i'm talking about...

and i LOVE the clinton joint. definitely one of the highlights. 2 nigs is also QUITE funky, and i still can't really recognize it.

FunkyBrotha said:

you know what ?

I think YOU need to shut the hell up with your stupid shit, you have posted so many ridiculous things in the last few days I can't believe it ...

theblueangel said:

Yes, Those 2 fall in my Top 3 songs for Disc 3... this week

1.) Joy in Repitition
2.) 2 nigs
3.) We do this (GC)

ok i have to admit, theocratic order is funkier than all heck. i can't really agree with the lyrics but dang the music always brings me back in

That song with Musiq on the It Ain't Over cd is bad, very bad and totally steals the focus of the listener, why didn't he see/hear that? And who the hell is Musiq anyway...very bad decision to put that one on there!