Joyinrepatition said:

if im honest your all acting like a bunch of twats!...your all demeaning the whole effing thing.....no matter what the topic some fucks gonna chime in and spread negativity.

When it's gone it's gone........ embrace and enjoy the ride

BACK ON TOPIC........

I apologize for my part in it. Just really disappointing someone always has to walk around saying some assholish shit for no reason trying to derail the topic. Small Club has nothing to do with The Revolution nor does the majority of Prince's career.

Anyway...

This was the first live boot I ever owned. Classic from front to back. The loose, improvisational feel of the entire show is really what I think cinches it. It feels so effortless and makeshift, but unbelievably tight and calculated. As if weeks and weeks of planning began and ended just seconds before each note was played. I love how you can hear the band whispering to each other during the show, like when Sheila asks Miko before "People Without" what song Prince was about to start. (At least, it sounds to me like she says, "Mike, Miko, what is this?")

I remember when I first got it and didn't really get that it was an aftershow from LoveSexy. The music was so different, the arrangements were so bare, compared to the LS show. "Just My Imagination" is still my favorite live Prince solo hands down. And Boni's voice is infinitely enjoyable. I never get tired of it.

Lovesexy is one of my favorite eras though... I must be biased.

TrevorAyer said:

xlr8r said:

...and no Revolution/W&L involvement either

yeah well i could do without that boni boyer shit .. u call that an improvement??? if so than i wonder u

I'm not a big fan of her on it either but its still considered the greatest bootleg.

my first too .. pretty effn' good

xlr8r said:

...and no Revolution/W&L involvement either

I 4 1 will always favore the 1980's musicians, everyone of them in this band were a part of the Purple Rain - Dream Factory era except 4 Cat. I love her because she was a huge fan of Prince's music and designed her moves to Prince music. (Funny but Mayte was not even a fan of Prince, her mother was)

Matt Fink/Greg Brooks/Wally Safford/Eric Leads/Atlanta Bliss/Mico Weaver were a part of the Revolution though and in the Prince camp since 1983/84 Matt since 1978

Sheila of course since 1983 and Levi & Boni came in during the Dream Factory years

OldFriends4Sale said:

xlr8r said:

...and no Revolution/W&L involvement either

I 4 1 will always favore the 1980's musicians, everyone of them in this band were a part of the Purple Rain - Dream Factory era except 4 Cat. I love her because she was a huge fan of Prince's music and designed her moves to Prince music. (Funny but Mayte was not even a fan of Prince, her mother was)

Matt Fink/Greg Brooks/Wally Safford/Eric Leads/Atlanta Bliss/Mico Weaver were a part of the Revolution though and in the Prince camp since 1983/84 Matt since 1978

Sheila of course since 1983 and Levi & Boni came in during the Dream Factory years

Now there is a post I can to.

Spinlight said:

Joyinrepatition said:

if im honest your all acting like a bunch of twats!...your all demeaning the whole effing thing.....no matter what the topic some fucks gonna chime in and spread negativity.

When it's gone it's gone........ embrace and enjoy the ride

BACK ON TOPIC........

I apologize for my part in it. Just really disappointing someone always has to walk around saying some assholish shit for no reason trying to derail the topic. Small Club has nothing to do with The Revolution nor does the majority of Prince's career.

Anyway...

This was the first live boot I ever owned. Classic from front to back. The loose, improvisational feel of the entire show is really what I think cinches it. It feels so effortless and makeshift, but unbelievably tight and calculated. As if weeks and weeks of planning began and ended just seconds before each note was played. I love how you can hear the band whispering to each other during the show, like when Sheila asks Miko before "People Without" what song Prince was about to start. (At least, it sounds to me like she says, "Mike, Miko, what is this?")

I remember when I first got it and didn't really get that it was an aftershow from LoveSexy. The music was so different, the arrangements were so bare, compared to the LS show. "Just My Imagination" is still my favorite live Prince solo hands down. And Boni's voice is infinitely enjoyable. I never get tired of it.

Lovesexy is one of my favorite eras though... I must be biased.

Apologies smologies...Fuck that...Funny how everyone is so feeling "Just My Imagination"

Just listening to A Case Of You...ahh now im into The Avenue......

xlr8r said:

TrevorAyer said:

yeah well i could do without that boni boyer shit .. u call that an improvement??? if so than i wonder u

I'm not a big fan of her on it either but its still considered the greatest bootleg.

I think as a lot of fans go the 8.13.1983 1st Avenue show

the 6.7.1984 1st Avenue show

the 1988 Lovesexy Small Club show

and possibly the SOTT 1987 'rehearsal are the 4 greatest show bootlegs

and you could probably add the 1st Avenue 1982 show (pre 1999) with Prince & band and the Time

Joyinrepatition said:

Spinlight said:

I apologize for my part in it. Just really disappointing someone always has to walk around saying some assholish shit for no reason trying to derail the topic. Small Club has nothing to do with The Revolution nor does the majority of Prince's career.

Anyway...

This was the first live boot I ever owned. Classic from front to back. The loose, improvisational feel of the entire show is really what I think cinches it. It feels so effortless and makeshift, but unbelievably tight and calculated. As if weeks and weeks of planning began and ended just seconds before each note was played. I love how you can hear the band whispering to each other during the show, like when Sheila asks Miko before "People Without" what song Prince was about to start. (At least, it sounds to me like she says, "Mike, Miko, what is this?")

I remember when I first got it and didn't really get that it was an aftershow from LoveSexy. The music was so different, the arrangements were so bare, compared to the LS show. "Just My Imagination" is still my favorite live Prince solo hands down. And Boni's voice is infinitely enjoyable. I never get tired of it.

Lovesexy is one of my favorite eras though... I must be biased.

Apologies smologies...Fuck that...Funny how everyone is so feeling "Just My Imagination"

Just listening to A Case Of You...ahh now im into The Avenue......

Cuz Just My Imagination is on fire. How can you not feel it?

The sound on The Avenue is so dense to me (a gripe I often have w/ the Rev).

Joyinrepatition said:

Spinlight said:

I apologize for my part in it. Just really disappointing someone always has to walk around saying some assholish shit for no reason trying to derail the topic. Small Club has nothing to do with The Revolution nor does the majority of Prince's career.

Anyway...

This was the first live boot I ever owned. Classic from front to back. The loose, improvisational feel of the entire show is really what I think cinches it. It feels so effortless and makeshift, but unbelievably tight and calculated. As if weeks and weeks of planning began and ended just seconds before each note was played. I love how you can hear the band whispering to each other during the show, like when Sheila asks Miko before "People Without" what song Prince was about to start. (At least, it sounds to me like she says, "Mike, Miko, what is this?")

I remember when I first got it and didn't really get that it was an aftershow from LoveSexy. The music was so different, the arrangements were so bare, compared to the LS show. "Just My Imagination" is still my favorite live Prince solo hands down. And Boni's voice is infinitely enjoyable. I never get tired of it.

Lovesexy is one of my favorite eras though... I must be biased.

Apologies smologies...Fuck that...Funny how everyone is so feeling "Just My Imagination"

Just listening to A Case Of You...ahh now im into The Avenue......

I was just listening to this whole show yesterday, I love how historic this show is, even the quality of the boot makes it more so

I own the Small Club on vinyl 2LP:

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- or maybe 3LP I can't remember...

Kick some ass....

Its a shame not so many people outside his fans heard this, great set from start to finish.

It's not his greatest bootleg, Still Would Stand All Time isn't very good in my opinion

OldFriends4Sale said:

xlr8r said:

I'm not a big fan of her on it either but its still considered the greatest bootleg.

I think as a lot of fans go the 8.13.1983 1st Avenue show

the 6.7.1984 1st Avenue show

the 1988 Lovesexy Small Club show

and possibly the SOTT 1987 'rehearsal are the 4 greatest show bootlegs

and you could probably add the 1st Avenue 1982 show (pre 1999) with Prince & band and the Time

You could also probaby add First Avenue '86, especially now that it is available in such great quality.

802 said:

It's not his greatest bootleg, Still Would Stand All Time isn't very good in my opinion

So what would you say is his best, or one of his best?

Harlepolis said:

Kick some ass....

Its a shame not so many people outside his fans heard this, great set from start to finish.

I'm not sure a casual listener would really like this.

No Lets Go Crazy, Kiss, Purple Rain etc etc. Maybe one of the main Lovesexy shows would be better for that lot.

TheDigitalGardener said:

802 said:

It's not his greatest bootleg, Still Would Stand All Time isn't very good in my opinion

So what would you say is his best, or one of his best?

802 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

So what would you say is his best, or one of his best?

Favorite songs include:

Kiss, The Beautiful Ones, When Doves Cry, Purple Rain, She's Always In My Hair, Little Red Corvette, Damn U, When You Were Mine, I Wanna Be Your Lover, Adore, Let's Go Crazy, Sexy MF, Strange Relationship, Pink Cashmere, Cream, Uptown, Feel U Up, If I Was Your Girlfriend, Erotic City, 5 Women, Lady Cab Driver, The Love We Make, Last Heart, It's About That Walk, Crystal Ball, Partyup, Head, Empty Room, The Sex Of It, Anna Stesia

His best bootleg, not his best song.

TheDigitalGardener said:

802 said:

Favorite songs include:

Kiss, The Beautiful Ones, When Doves Cry, Purple Rain, She's Always In My Hair, Little Red Corvette, Damn U, When You Were Mine, I Wanna Be Your Lover, Adore, Let's Go Crazy, Sexy MF, Strange Relationship, Pink Cashmere, Cream, Uptown, Feel U Up, If I Was Your Girlfriend, Erotic City, 5 Women, Lady Cab Driver, The Love We Make, Last Heart, It's About That Walk, Crystal Ball, Partyup, Head, Empty Room, The Sex Of It, Anna Stesia

His best bootleg, not his best song.

Oh, I thought you were talking about Still Would Stand All Time.

In that case then, I like the Revelations 2.1 Bootleg, First Avenue 1983, Detroit 1986 and First Avenue 1987 the best.

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802 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

His best bootleg, not his best song.

Oh, I thought you were talking about Still Would Stand All Time.

In that case then, I like the Revelations 2.1 Bootleg, First Avenue 1983, Detroit 1986 and First Avenue 1987 the best.

[Edited 4/2/11 3:08am]

Ok.

thedance said:

802 said:

I like the Revelations 2.1 Bootleg

Dump that and go for the real (lossless) things, then.

Spinlight said:

This was the first live boot I ever owned. Classic from front to back. The loose, improvisational feel of the entire show is really what I think cinches it. It feels so effortless and makeshift, but unbelievably tight and calculated. As if weeks and weeks of planning began and ended just seconds before each note was played. I love how you can hear the band whispering to each other during the show, like when Sheila asks Miko before "People Without" what song Prince was about to start. (At least, it sounds to me like she says, "Mike, Miko, what is this?")

I remember when I first got it and didn't really get that it was an aftershow from LoveSexy. The music was so different, the arrangements were so bare, compared to the LS show. "Just My Imagination" is still my favorite live Prince solo hands down. And Boni's voice is infinitely enjoyable. I never get tired of it.

Lovesexy is one of my favorite eras though... I must be biased.

It was my first, too.

I remember the first time I heard it - it was at the birthday party of a friend of mine. Her husband had copied a friend's disc - and he and another friend designed cover art for it. (The original art - if there was any - was long gone.)

So we're at the birthday party and - unbeknownst to me - my friend said to her husband, "Put on that Prince disc...and let's see how long it takes [Genesia] to recognize it." We're in the kitchen drinking margaritas...and I hear the guitar line from "Rave" in the opening Instrumental Jam. I said, "Oh, my god - that's Prince!"

Well, I was shocked because my friends - though they like Prince - give me more than a little shit about how much I like him. Of course, I had to have a copy of that disc on the spot. (I later downloaded it, myself - wanted a better recording.)

It's still my favorite boot - and Just My Imagination is my favorite live track of all time. The rest of it is great, too - except for the Boni stuff. Every time she starts screeching in Forever In My Life, I have to hit "forward."

TheDigitalGardener said:

802 said:

It's not his greatest bootleg, Still Would Stand All Time isn't very good in my opinion

So what would you say is his best, or one of his best?

I love that song, but like he started doing with Rosie till now is having that Big voice via Tayler D. on this song, she messed it up and was off key, then it went into some church jam

It should have stayed quiet and simple

I don't like Boni, never have, and on this boot, her screaming till it sounds like she is going to vomit, just does my tits in.

That is not singing, it is screaming.

Apart from that, it's all gold.

xlr8r said:

...and no Revolution/W&L involvement either

For You (1978) - Lovesexy (1988) = A steady diet of delicious, juicy t-bone steak with all the trimmings for 10 years!

OldFriends4Sale said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

So what would you say is his best, or one of his best?

I love that song, but like he started doing with Rosie till now is having that Big voice via Tayler D. on this song, she messed it up and was off key, then it went into some church jam

It should have stayed quiet and simple

"Who's the fool singing WILL? It's WOULD... Time would stand still, yes it would"

absolutly the most incredible aftershow ever... a coveted bootleg that some how some way gets better with time ... the greatest live performer of all time... what else can you say? there is prince and there is no one else

vitriol said:

802 said:

Dump that and go for the real (lossless) things, then.

That would take forever