NPGMC Ahdio Shows.

Opinions please.

Eh, they were what they were. Prince only appeared on one to my knowledge, the first one (with a Tora Tora voice). Rhonda Smith, Geneva (I think), and Salome, and others hosted the show at times, then it finally became a computer voice on a Mac computer doing the "DJ"ing. It went from a varied show of new music and independent artists to a big ass club mix of Prince songs. One month is was just The Rainbow Children album, which really served as a rip off. No other music that month, or an ahdio show. NPGMC stated it was a "member only exclusive preview", which is fine, but there was no other music to fulfill the obligation of the club's promises (another early sign of his bullshit business tactics).

[Edited 6/8/10 9:39am]

NPG Ahdio Show: Transmission #1 (56:10 min.):

Introduction - Tora Tora / "The Juice" by Carmen Electra / "Gothic metal" (instr.) by Jacob Armen / Segue Tora Tora / "Love sign (Ted’s Funky Chariot Remix)" - by Prince with Nona Gaye / Segue Tora Tora / "When I lay my hands on U" - Prince / SEGUE Tora Tora / "High" - Prince / SEGUE (Rhonda Smith) / "Calling to say goodbye" - Rhonda Smith / SEGUE (Rhonda Smith) / "To the teeth" - Ani DiFranco / "Mother earth" - Rhonda Smith / "Spanish coloured romance" - Cindy Blackman / SEGUE Morris Hayes / "My medallion" - Prince / SEGUE / "Golden parachute" [incomplete] - Prince / "Passing your name" by DVS / "Kamasutra overture #8 (Remix) by NPG Orchestra / Commercial: Montalbo’s Hair Studio (SEGUE) / "Dance un2 the rhythm" (Remix) by Louie Louie / "I like it there" - Prince / SEGUE - Tora Tora / "Days of wild" (Live at Paisley Park, 10/23/1999) - Prince.

NPG Ahdio Show: Transmission #2 (51:03 min.):

Intro Salome / "Groove on (Baby let's go)" by Larry Graham / Salome speech / "Silicon" (aka "The Slaughterhouse") by Prince / "Circle of amour" by Prince / Salome introducing the live '95 tracks: "We march (Live)" / "Vicky's waiting (live)" / "Letitgo (Live)" by Prince & The NPG / Salome jazz segue / NPGMC promo jingle + speech / SEGUE Femi Jiya / "Rowdy Mac" - The Fonky Baldheads / "Fonky like a" -The Fonky Baldheads / "Can you say love" - Derek Hughes / "Soul sanctuary" by Prince / "1, 2 ('The future')" (?) - Prince / SEGUE: Interview Femi Jiya / "My computer" by Prince / SEGUE: NPG Audio / "Crazy Fingers" - Jacob Armen / "Dinner with Delores" by Prince / Instrumental Extro (Pop life) jam feat. John Blackwell (drums) / SEGUE: NPG Audio.

NPG Ahdio Show: Transmission #3 (48 min.):

"Murph Drag" by The Time / "The ballad of Dorothy Parker" by Prince / "The Work (Part 1)" by Prince / "Superfunkicalifragisexy" (Instr.) by Prince / "Intellipop (instr.)" by Rhonda Smith / "Dandelion" by Millenia / "Imagine That" by Ani DiFranco* / "O.K." by Ani DiFranco* / "America (Live '86)" by Prince / SEGUE: "Do it right" / "Chaos and disorder" by Prince / "Sex me, sex me not" by Prince / SEGUE / "Eye'magettin'" [Bass solo] by Larry Graham / "Northside" by Prince / Extro.

NPG Ahdio Show: Transmission #4 (52:30 min.):

"Props N' pounds" by Prince / SEGUE: Celebration announcement - The Rainbow Children + Greatest hits / Prince & The Revolution - live in Hamburg, Germany 1986: Christopher Tracy's Parade, New Position, I wonder U, Raspberry beret, Delirious, Controversy, A love bizarre / "Hit U in the socket" by Rosie Gaines / "Strange relationship" (live, 1987) by Prince / "Get wild" (Live) - Prince & The NPG / "Damn U" (live), "The max" (live) by Prince & The NPG (1993) / SEGUE: Commercial 3 NPG Ahdio / "This crazy life of mine" by Chaka Khan / SEGUE: Commercial 3 NPG Ahdio / NPGMC / "Johnny" (live, 1993) by & The NPG / SEGUE / EXTRO.

NPG Ahdio Show: Transmission #5 (59:36 min.):

Intro Salome / "The Rainbow Children" /*"Pop my clutch" by Chaka Khan / SEGUE: Salome / "Family name" by Prince / *"Race" by Prince / SEGUE: Salome / "Sometimes it snows in April" by Prince / SEGUE / "I hate U" (Quit Nite Mix) by / *"Heaven must be near" by Ingrid Chavez / SEGUE / "TMBGITW (Mustang mix)" by / SEGUE: Geneva / *"The future (William Orbit Remix)" by Prince / SEGUE: Geneva / *"The good life (Big City Remix)" - The NPG / "The Digital Garden" by Prince / +"Deep" by N'Dambi / SEGUE: Geneva / "Goldie's parade" by The NPG / *"Violet the organ grinder" by Prince / SEGUE / "6", "7", "8" by Madhouse / EXTRO.

NPG Ahdio Show: Transmission #6 (58:18 min.):

[Hosted by Baby Norman] Intro: Celebration 2001 thank U's + snippets from performances ("We gon' make it funky" - Maceo Parker / "The light" - Maceo Parker / "Alright with me" - Erykah Badu / "Throw your hands up" - Fonky Baldheads / "Jerk out" - The Time / "How come U don't call me" - Alicia Keys / "Give it up or turn it loose"/"Sex machine" - Common) / "(Get) her way" by Kip Blackshire (written/all instruments by Prince) / "U can touch me" by Autobox / "Dance with me" by Kip Blackshire / SEGUE / "Baby knows" by Prince / SEGUE: "Salsa and peppers"-Intro by Jacob Armen / "Get wild (Money Maker Funky Jazz Mix)" by The NPG / "Asswhuppin' in a trunk" aka "Asswoop" (Instr.) by Madhouse / "Blood is thicker than time" by Mavis Staples / SEGUE / "Rock 'n' roll is alive (and it lives in Minneapolis)" [B-Side] / SEGUE / "Cream (NPG Mix)"/"Things have gotta change (Tony M. Rap)" by Prince / "My name is Prince (House Mix)" by Prince / SEGUE / "2 whom it may concern" by Prince / "The other side of the pillow" by Prince [from album "The Truth"!] / "The One (Remix)" by The NPG / Outro.


NPG Ahdio Show: Transmission #7 (50:46 min.):

Intro ("Judas Kiss" by Prince)/ "The good life (Platinum People Mix)" by The NPG / "Shall we dance" by Brownmark / "Kain't turn back" by Mavis Staples / "Higher than high" by Tony LeMans / "High" by Prince [5:06 min./full version!] / "Good Judy girlfriend" by Carmen Electra / SEGUE 'NPG Ahdio' / "100 M.P.H" by Mazarati / SEGUE / Live Medly (from 1986): "Automatic" / "DMSR" / "The dance Electric" by Prince & The Revolution / SEGUE 'NPG Ahdio' / "The drama" by Chaka Khan / "Whispering dandelions" by Ingrid Chavez / "Standing at the altar" by Margie Cox / SEGUE / "The greatest romance ever sold (Jason Nevin's Ext. Remix, alternate version!)" by / Outro ("Judas Kiss" by Prince).

NPG Ahdio Show: Transmission #8 (available since 09/19/2001) (47:38 min.): (posted as a response to the then-recent 9/11 events in 2001)

Intro feat. Ingrid Chavez ("Love thy will be done (Prince Mix)"/"I know"/"The Cross"/"The Plan") / "The Plan" by The NPG Orchestra / "Anna Stesia" / "Elephants and Flowers" / "I wish U heaven" / "Love thy will be done (Prince Mix)"[1:33]* / "Pearls b4 the swine" [3:01]** / "7 (Acoustic Version)" / "Space (Universal love Remix)" / "Still would stand all time" / "Into the light" / "I will" / "The holy river" / Outro ("The Plan/"Positivity").

*Edited / first part of official remix of Martika's "Love... thy will be done (Prince Mix)" [5:42], released in 1991.
**previously unreleased, finally released on "One Nite Alone" (2002)
All trax performed by Prince + released on various albums or maxis.

"Please respect this special and spiritual collection as reflection of the recent events! B careful, peace + Love4oneanother!"

Transmission for October
"Rainbow Children, it's time 2 rise...

The day has arrived, "The Rainbow Children" is here. We have made a special preview release of
the entire new album from Prince available 2 all the Premium Members of the NPG Music Club.
Xperience it first right here, the album everyone will b talking about, over an hour's worth
of new music xperienced in it's entirety - download it now!

Basic members of the Club will get a version of the album download on November 1st.".


NPG Ahdio Show: Transmission #9 (available since 11/15/2001) (62:07 min.):

"The Rainbow Children/Last December" excerpts with various TRC album comments / *"(Jukebox with a) Heartbeat" - Prince [4:34] / "The Stick (Updated Version)" - The Time / "Do it all night" - Prince / Segue: 'Pay Girl Rap' / Segue: Morris Day Intro from 'Release it' (of Graffiti Bridge) / "Jungle Jazz" - Jacob Armen / "Willing and able" - Prince & The NPG / "Northside Jam (Rehearsal/live)" - The NPG / "Real thing" - Tony LeMans / "Love on a blue train (live) - Sheila E. / Live Medley, N.Y. - Prince: "Let's go crazy", "Kiss", "Irresistable bitch", "She's always in my hair", "When you were mine", "Insatiable", "Scandalous" / OUTRO : Telephone conversation (unknown woman/orchestral music by Clare Fisher (?).

*Previously unreleased, tentative title


NPG Ahdio Show: Transmission #10 (available since 12/15/2001) (56:38 min.):

Introduction / "New Power Soul" by The NPG (from "Exodus") / "Face Down (X-tended Rap Money Mix)" / "18 & over" / "My medaillon" / "Groove On" by Larry Graham (from "GCS 2000") / "Mad sex" by The NPG / "Gett off" / "I rock, there4 I am" / "Party up" / "Controversy" / "Peace" by The NPG / Outro.
NOTE: Additional overdubs between most of the trax or mixed in continuing sequence / into eachother!

NPG Ahdio Show: Transmission #11 (available since 01/18/2002) (58:27 min.):

Intro / Mega-Mix by DJ DUDLEY D*: "The human body" - "Hot with U" - "New World" - "Partyman" - "Raspberry beret" (12" remix) / "High" - "Undisputed (The Moneyopolis Mix)" - "Pretty man" - "The Work, Pt. 1" / "The question of U" (live/rehearsal) / "Face down/The undertaker" (live/rehearsal) / "Courtin' time" (live/rehearsal).

I felt I got my moneys worth and them some from that club membership.

Show #8 is the one i've listened to even though I have them all, can anyone recommend any other?

thecloud said:

Show #8 is the one i've listened to even though I have them all, can anyone recommend any other?

You own them, and you see the track lists above. Decide that you like, or take a chance and choose a new one. I listen to #8 a lot too.

I could say I found the Ahdio Shows more interesting than the tracks from Year 1.

I especially liked the first ones. The last ones became a bit boring for me.

I have listened to them all now for the 1st time.

I will give them all a second listen to over the next couple of weeks, there are some pretty good live tracks on there.

Not something that i will return to again and again, but nice to have as part of the collection.

U Can Touch Me by Autobox on Ahdio Show 6? Is Autobox a real band/singer/DJ?

I've seen the tracklists on these before just couldn't pull the trigger on any of them besides #8. Most of the music released via NPGMC was well-below average IMO.....

ernestsewell said:

thecloud said:

Show #8 is the one i've listened to even though I have them all, can anyone recommend any other?

You own them, and you see the track lists above. Decide that you like, or take a chance and choose a new one. I listen to #8 a lot too.