My vote (so far) goes to the Musicology Concert. Professionally-shot from different camera angles, great picture, and great audio sound. What are other opinions on the best Prince professionally filmed and/or televised performances?

Nude Tour Tokyo (not sure if this was televised, but I believe so)
El Septimo
Prince & The Revolution Live (Syracuse) Televised in some places
I'll think some more...

The Superbowl performance
1985 AMA
1985 Grammy Awards
There are many televised performances on various shows, poetcorner61. You just asking about our favorites?

The performance on the Sinbad show and also the Arsenio Hall performance (not the awful symbol album performance, but the Diamond n Pearls performances. Those were really good.
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The Superbowl
and 1985 Grammies are my favourites.

Both were good performances, and were well filmed

Solid Gold versions of LRC and 1999

Elle85n09 said:

I'm asking about personal favorite televised performances and also your favorite professionally-shot performances that some may have seen (such as the Glam-Slam Shows) but not for everyone. The Super-bowl Performances are a given--it won over many new fans, including my hard-to-please son!

Erm hello? Have none of U ever seen Lovesexy 88? U know the Dortmund gig?

If thats not the best gig ever televised by anyone anywhere, I'd love 2 see what beats it. Legendary.

Channel 4's the White Room.....Get Wild.

Dortmund '88

Livesexy 88 was great, if a little shoddy camera work.

Personal favourite was the performance of Sign O The Times on the 87 MTV awards.

comegetwild said:

Exactly!

Dortmund

Arsenio

concert: Detroit B'day Parade
+ superbowl - for the sheer scope, kudos and magnitude being so late in his career, amazing performance!

Parade Detroit birthday show-AMAZING dancing -costumes and wendy n lisa are in it!!!!!
Purple Rain Syracruse-brill-but a little overblown in places-still amazing
Lovesexy Dortmund-great-but 2 me-his dancing was better at Cobo Parade

Surely live at The Holiday Inn, Sheridon, Wyoming has to be in with a shout.Has to be seen to be believed.

I know most, if not all, will disagree...BUT.... The 1983 First Ave gig where Purple Rain was performed and recorded for the album is just awesome to me.
Maybe Not the whole thing..but the Purple rain segment. It looked so raw, so real.
The way he is sweating, his hair isnt "perfect" and he isnt showing off like he usually does. He just seems so sincere in this performance. The slightly longer guitar solo, it was just more "heart felt" and not just him trying to blister it like he usually does.
Even his voice. He sings it so well. No unnecessary falsettos..just a true "Prince" voice. Again... the whole performance of this song seemed more real than anything ive ever heard him do.

The Sign O The Times show at Paisley Park on New Years Eve 1987 is my favorite. Prince was having a blast and not just "performing" for the camera. The dancing was great. I can't praise this performance enough!

motherfunka said:

Not televised.

ronnwinter said:

Not televised either.

I think the SNL performances (Electric Chair and Fury) were pretty well-filmed.

are we talking performance or cinematography or what? i really can't tell.

lovesexy - dortmund 88 - by far his best televised gig
purple rain - syracuse was also great

BombFunk said:

co-add!!!!

btw. does anybody have this tv-performance in good digital quality - i only have it on vhs and with austrian tv commentary during some songs. so any hint would be great - thx!!!
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comegetwild said:

true

mynameisnotsusan said:

I know it wasn't televised, but this was Poetcorner61' request:

I'm asking about personal favorite televised performances and also your favorite professionally-shot performances that some may have seen (such as the Glam-Slam Shows) but not for everyone.

mynameisnotsusan said:

OH...oops...Sorry, Im an idiot Lol

Did anyone mention the 1981 SNL performance where he does Uptown? There are many great Prince television performances, but Saturday Night Live 1981 ('80?') Stand out the most. It used to be on youtube. I doubt it still is.


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Antoun said:

I haven't seen the SNL performance--sure would like to. Thanks for hipping me to that performance. I'll be on the lookout! Don't know how I missed it since I was a huge SNL fan at the time.

ufoclub said:

I loved The Morning Papers and Blue Light performances.

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