Hello! Prince has some awesome rehearsals and live preformances of his songs! Any you think are better than the original?

Here's some of mine:

Something in the Water Rehearsal-Purple Rain era

Controversy (with horns!!!) Rehearsal-Lovesexy era

Bambi Live-Nude Tour-Tokyo

I like the Purple Rain tour version of "Possesed" better than the released version.

Bambi - The Undertaker

And I seem to prefer most of his live versions of "Kiss" over the studio version. I don't know, he sure puts alot of pizzazz on this song live.

Every live version of Endorphinmachine and most live versions of Dolphin.

jpnyc said:

funksterr said:

I like the Purple Rain tour version of "Possesed" better than the released version.

You must mean "...better than the bootleg vocal version" , because no version of that song has ever been officially released outside of the tour video.

But did you know that at least two audio bootlegs of " Possessed" exist? One is the vocal version -- the upper mid-tempo rhythm guitar version that you probably find just good, but not great. The other is a much faster synth-and-Linn drum dance instrumental, and this is the version we hear in Purple Rain and the one upon which vocals are added for the Purple Rain tour. You may really like that one if you haven't yet heard it!

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I Could Never Take the Place of your Man on the concert movie Sign o the Times has much better energy that the album version.

Harlepolis said:

Bambi - The Undertaker

And I seem to prefer most of his live versions of "Kiss" over the studio version. I don't know, he sure puts alot of pizzazz on this song live.

really? I think i never heard a really good live version of Kiss

leonche64 said:

I Could Never Take the Place of your Man on the concert movie Sign o the Times has much better energy that the album version.

One could argue that despite not all songs working well in a live setting, the majority of songs have a better energy when performed in front of an audience.

songs much better live:

Kiss

Controversy

Mutiny

A Love Bizzare

If Was Ur Girlfriend

The ? Of U

Joy In Repetition

Musicology

Face Down

Alphabet Street

DMSR

Baby 'm A Star

Cream

My Name Is Prince

Days Of Wild [the swearing version]

Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man

Strange Relationship

Endorphinmachine

Bambi

and others...

Definitely agree with the Something In the Water during rehearsal. On the Noon Rendezvous boot ALso the version from his 26th birthday concert is the best ever, kills his guitar.

Then there's the Possessed and Irresistable Bitch live versions, always great.

When Doves Cry, love all the extra instrumental at the end during rehearsals and concerts

for the majority of the songs i prefer live versions

however there should be no horns in Let's Go Crazy and When Doves Cry

Black Sweat live at 3121 in Vegas featuring Prince on bass (extended opening)

Emancipation - 28th NAACP Awards

Bambi - The Undertaker

Sign O The Times, Dear Mr. Man - The Art Of Musicology 2004

Days Of Wild - Love4OneAnother

Thunder

Love Bizzare

Computer Blue

Purple Rain

U Got The Look

Lovesexy

The Flow

Delirious

Cool

Laydown

Anna Stesia

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TheDigitalGardener said:

leonche64 said:

I Could Never Take the Place of your Man on the concert movie Sign o the Times has much better energy that the album version.

One could argue that despite not all songs working well in a live setting, the majority of songs have a better energy when performed in front of an audience.

Ok, swap out energy for spirit. The album version is almost meandering. And add to the fact that anyone who has taken an 8th grade music class recognizes the chord progression, and it has the potential to be a skipper, I mean it almost has no hook. But watching it gave it a new dimension for me. The melody is slightly altered, but it is for the better.

leonche64 said:

TheDigitalGardener said:

One could argue that despite not all songs working well in a live setting, the majority of songs have a better energy when performed in front of an audience.

Ok, swap out energy for spirit. The album version is almost meandering. And add to the fact that anyone who has taken an 8th grade music class recognizes the chord progression, and it has the potential to be a skipper, I mean it almost has no hook. But watching it gave it a new dimension for me. The melody is slightly altered, but it is for the better.

Well, I don't know about chord progressions and all that, all I know is if I like something or not and how it makes me feel.

I agree about the album version, it does not do it for me either.

Every performance of "Mutiny" that I've heard kills the album version.

Electric Chair

I Love You But I Don't Trust You

Fury

Mutiny

StonedImmaculate said:

Lammastide said:

funksterr said:

I like the Purple Rain tour version of "Possesed" better than the released version.

You must mean "...better than the bootleg vocal version" , because no version of that song has ever been officially released outside of the tour video.

But did you know that at least two audio bootlegs of " Possessed" exist? One is the vocal version -- the upper mid-tempo rhythm guitar version that you probably find just good, but not great. The other is a much faster synth-and-Linn drum dance instrumental, and this is the version we hear in Purple Rain and the one upon which vocals are added for the Purple Rain tour. You may really like that one if you haven't yet heard it!

[Edited 4/30/11 10:39am]

I thought for sure Possesed was officially released as a b-side during the Batman era. I guess I need to spend more time with my Prince records. I am familiar with the different versions. None of the studio versions rock like the video tape.

Man, My favs r

1. Dirty Mind

2. Controversy

3. Uptown

4. Why U Wanna Treat Me So Bad

5. Sexuality

6. Gotta Broken Heart Again

7. Willing and Able

8. Nothing Compares 2 U

9. Purple Rain (Purple Rain)

10. I Would Die 4 U (Purple Rain & Musicology Tour)

11. Baby I'm A Star (Purple Rain & Nude Tour era)

12. The Beautiful Ones

13. America

14. Thieves In The Temple

15. How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore?

16. Paisley Park

17. International Lover

18. 1999

19. 4ever In My Life

20. Pink Cashmere

21. Space

22. Do Me, Baby

TheDigitalGardener said:

leonche64 said:

Ok, swap out energy for spirit. The album version is almost meandering. And add to the fact that anyone who has taken an 8th grade music class recognizes the chord progression, and it has the potential to be a skipper, I mean it almost has no hook. But watching it gave it a new dimension for me. The melody is slightly altered, but it is for the better.

Well, I don't know about chord progressions and all that, all I know is if I like something or not and how it makes me feel.

I agree about the album version, it does not do it for me either.

And THAT is what it is all about. Well said!!!

Noon Rendezvous?

I love the studio version, but I wish it was more like Prince's live version, it's just so much more spine-tingling.