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Thread started 02/03/03 10:59am

TRON

AMG reviews of Prince bootlegs

www.allmusicguide.com has given star ratings and a few reviews to Prince bootlegs. Here's one of the better ones for a live 2 disc set called "Paris Parade". They give it 4 stars.

Like James Brown and George Clinton, Prince is known for going that extra mile on stage. The innovator should have recorded three or four live albums for commercial release by 1999, but since he didn't, some fans have turned to bootlegs for live Prince recordings. Had Paris Parade been a commercial release instead of a bootleg, it probably would have been a huge seller. Recorded live in Paris on August 25, 1986, this double-CD boasts superb sound quality and finds Prince turning his attention to a variety of material with generally exciting results. At the time, Prince was backed by the Revolution, which serves him well on major hits like "Purple Rain," "When Doves Cry," "Controversy" and "1999." Prince provides a generous dose of funk, offering sweaty performances of "Head," "Kiss," "D.M.S.R." and "A Love Bizarre," and he gets into some of his psychedelic fare (including "Raspberry Beret" and "Christopher Tracy's Parade") without overemphasizing it. Collectors can attest to the fact that Prince is one of the most exhaustively bootlegged artists of the 1980s and 1990s—at swap meets, it isn't usual to see collectors plowing through 40 or 50 Prince bootlegs and asking, "How's the sound quality on this one?" If the bootleg in question is Paris Parade, fans won't be disappointed by either the sound quality or the performances. — Alex Henderson
[This message was edited Mon Feb 3 11:00:14 PST 2003 by TRON]
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Reply #1 posted 02/03/03 11:24am

jnoel

"Recorded live in Paris on August 25, 1986" WTF? I was there I must get it NOW
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Reply #2 posted 02/03/03 11:25am

Ziese

How did u exactly search 4 prince bootlegs on amg.
I can´t find ´em...
THX
-If you fake the Funk your nose will grow- (The Pinocchio Theory)
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Reply #3 posted 02/03/03 1:28pm

TRON

Ziese said:

How did u exactly search 4 prince bootlegs on amg.
I can´t find ´em...
THX

You don't search for them exactly. Go down below his album and compilation reviews and you'll find a section that says bootlegs and videos. "Click here for more" and you'll find all the listings. Most just have a star rating but a few have reviews.
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Reply #4 posted 02/05/03 5:34am

Ziese

Thanks Nathan...
-If you fake the Funk your nose will grow- (The Pinocchio Theory)
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