So last night went to my buddy's house for a gathering. He put on Parade in Stockholm. It copied from VHS and not clear as I would have liked BUT I really enjoyed it. Had a few surprises

1) how Jazzy the Rev sounded. A HUGE change from Purple Rain.

2) They Performed "Kiss" to the beat of "IT" I was charged up by that.

3) Lisa had an INCREDIBLE solo on ANOTHERLOVAHOLENYAHEAD ..mind blowing

4) Bobby is a lot better on drums than he gets credit for

5) TOO MANY DANCERS. I now understand why Brownmark wasn't happy. There was actually a scene where you see Dr Fink looking at the dancers like "WTF???"

6) Mico was ok not the mind blowing guitar player I thought he was supposed to be

Honestly an excellent show overall though. Other than some short clips on the tube I had never seen any of the Parade live era. It was a treat. I was sad I didn't have my laptop to have the DVD magically appear on my hard drive

Is this one of the better Parade shows?

DecaturStone said:

klick2me said:

DecaturStone said:

So last night went to my buddy's house for a gathering. He put on Parade in Stockholm. It copied from VHS and not clear as I would have liked BUT I really enjoyed it. Had a few surprises

1) how Jazzy the Rev sounded. A HUGE change from Purple Rain.

2) They Performed "Kiss" to the beat of "IT" I was charged up by that.

3) Lisa had an INCREDIBLE solo on ANOTHERLOVAHOLENYAHEAD ..mind blowing

4) Bobby is a lot better on drums than he gets credit for

5) TOO MANY DANCERS. I now understand why Brownmark wasn't happy. There was actually a scene where you see Dr Fink looking at the dancers like "WTF???"

6) Mico was ok not the mind blowing guitar player I thought he was supposed to be

Honestly an excellent show overall though. Other than some short clips on the tube I had never seen any of the Parade live era. It was a treat. I was sad I didn't have my laptop to have the DVD magically appear on my hard drive

Is this one of the better Parade shows?

The Parade era is one my favorites. You haven't seen his birthday in Detroit? Now that is classic. klick

I have only read about it. I had a chance to buy it once but it was priced at 75.00 and my pockets refused

DecaturStone said:

So last night went to my buddy's house for a gathering. He put on Parade in Stockholm. It copied from VHS and not clear as I would have liked BUT I really enjoyed it. Had a few surprises

1) how Jazzy the Rev sounded. A HUGE change from Purple Rain.

2) They Performed "Kiss" to the beat of "IT" I was charged up by that.

3) Lisa had an INCREDIBLE solo on ANOTHERLOVAHOLENYAHEAD ..mind blowing

4) Bobby is a lot better on drums than he gets credit for

5) TOO MANY DANCERS. I now understand why Brownmark wasn't happy. There was actually a scene where you see Dr Fink looking at the dancers like "WTF???"

6) Mico was ok not the mind blowing guitar player I thought he was supposed to be

Honestly an excellent show overall though. Other than some short clips on the tube I had never seen any of the Parade live era. It was a treat. I was sad I didn't have my laptop to have the DVD magically appear on my hard drive

Is this one of the better Parade shows?

That was actually "When Doves Cry" that had the drumbeat of "It"

klick2me said:

The Parade era is one my favorites. You haven't seen his birthday in Detroit? Now that is classic. klick

the full version or the edited one? (did it have "Soft and Wet" in it?)

the edited one is much better quality but the uncut one is worth checking out too (and I know it has more song that just S&W i just can not remember....eeek!)

)

[Edited 9/16/12 15:21pm]

How Ironic, thanks to a friend providing me with boots galore, watched yesterday too, and yes the show is overwhelmed by Greg and Wally, who are both very annoying and can't dance at all.

But thats the only gripe, the rest was great, Prince was amazing, the songs he was performing and then he started singing 17 Days, I just couldn't believe and he even gave Wendy a spotlight solo and yes I got the Sign Vibe, it was obviuos he written most of the sign material by this stage and I could here bits of It, and even its going to be a beautiful night.

What amazes me is how Prince can jump off a 6 foot high platform and land in a perfect split.

The audience was pretty dull though, not much participation from them, lots of blonde and hair and mullets too.

Still I would love to have been at that show as Prince was on fire and the extended revolution are having fun.

OnlyNDaUsa said:

klick2me said:

The Parade era is one my favorites. You haven't seen his birthday in Detroit? Now that is classic. klick

the full version or the edited one? (did it have "Soft and Wet" in it?)

the edited one is much better quality but the uncut one is worth checking out too (and I know it has more song that just S&W i just can not remember....eeek!)

)

[Edited 9/16/12 15:21pm]

Soft and Wet was there. It sounded great but looked murky in spots

DecaturStone said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

the full version or the edited one? (did it have "Soft and Wet" in it?)

the edited one is much better quality but the uncut one is worth checking out too (and I know it has more song that just S&W i just can not remember....eeek!)

)

[Edited 9/16/12 15:21pm]

Soft and Wet was there. It sounded great but looked murky in spots

cool... and I may be getting the detroit and stockhome shows mixed up...

Adorecream said:

How Ironic, thanks to a friend providing me with boots galore, watched yesterday too, and yes the show is overwhelmed by Greg and Wally, who are both very annoying and can't dance at all.

But thats the only gripe, the rest was great, Prince was amazing, the songs he was performing and then he started singing 17 Days, I just couldn't believe and he even gave Wendy a spotlight solo and yes I got the Sign Vibe, it was obviuos he written most of the sign material by this stage and I could here bits of It, and even its going to be a beautiful night.

What amazes me is how Prince can jump off a 6 foot high platform and land in a perfect split.

The audience was pretty dull though, not much participation from them, lots of blonde and hair and mullets too.

Still I would love to have been at that show as Prince was on fire and the extended revolution are having fun.

Prince was a ball of energy! The fact he had heels on was insane!!

DecaturStone said:

So last night went to my buddy's house for a gathering. He put on Parade in Stockholm. It copied from VHS and not clear as I would have liked BUT I really enjoyed it. Had a few surprises

1) how Jazzy the Rev sounded. A HUGE change from Purple Rain.

2) They Performed "Kiss" to the beat of "IT" I was charged up by that.

3) Lisa had an INCREDIBLE solo on ANOTHERLOVAHOLENYAHEAD ..mind blowing

4) Bobby is a lot better on drums than he gets credit for

5) TOO MANY DANCERS. I now understand why Brownmark wasn't happy. There was actually a scene where you see Dr Fink looking at the dancers like "WTF???"

6) Mico was ok not the mind blowing guitar player I thought he was supposed to be

Honestly an excellent show overall though. Other than some short clips on the tube I had never seen any of the Parade live era. It was a treat. I was sad I didn't have my laptop to have the DVD magically appear on my hard drive

Is this one of the better Parade shows?

Good take on the show

Yeah the 3 dancers up front wasn't a good move

He should have had a platform up on the side 4 them

The stage was full of people 2 horns 2 guitar players -Prince 3 dancers 1 bass and many times guests

Great show

klick2me said:

DecaturStone said:

So last night went to my buddy's house for a gathering. He put on Parade in Stockholm. It copied from VHS and not clear as I would have liked BUT I really enjoyed it. Had a few surprises

1) how Jazzy the Rev sounded. A HUGE change from Purple Rain.

2) They Performed "Kiss" to the beat of "IT" I was charged up by that.

3) Lisa had an INCREDIBLE solo on ANOTHERLOVAHOLENYAHEAD ..mind blowing

4) Bobby is a lot better on drums than he gets credit for

5) TOO MANY DANCERS. I now understand why Brownmark wasn't happy. There was actually a scene where you see Dr Fink looking at the dancers like "WTF???"

6) Mico was ok not the mind blowing guitar player I thought he was supposed to be

Honestly an excellent show overall though. Other than some short clips on the tube I had never seen any of the Parade live era. It was a treat. I was sad I didn't have my laptop to have the DVD magically appear on my hard drive

Is this one of the better Parade shows?

The Parade era is one my favorites. You haven't seen his birthday in Detroit? Now that is classic. klick

Gotta LOVE the Parade tours and the Birthday show was hot

that album could have been bigger, another he should have promoted the hell out of

and seeing performances of Parade songs are another reason Performances should have been in UTCM

August 22. 1986
"Isstadion" Stockholm
1.Around The World In A Day
2.Christopher Tracy's Parade
3.New Position
4.I Wonder U
5.Raspberry Beret
6.Delirious
7.Controversy
8.A Love Bizarre
9.Do Me, Baby
10.How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?
11.Automatic
12.D.M.S.R.
13.When Doves Cry
14,Under The Cherry Moon
15.Anotherloverholenyohead
16.17days
17.Head
18.Pop Life
19.Girls & Boys
20.Life Can Be So Nice
21.1999
22.Mountains
23.Kiss
24.Purple Rain

I will never understand why he would abandon projects so quickly

DecaturStone said:

I will never understand why he would abandon projects so quickly

I agree, it's why I think there was such a quick fizzle of Prince in pop culture

I also understand that during the 1983-1986 period there was SO MUCH music being created that I can see why he could get 'distracted' and want to move to the next possibility. But maybe not listening to P.R.(Public Relations) on what's happening from the fans side might have hurt him. Too much change too quickly can just throw people off

at that time still he had enough star power that WB probably would have released 2 albums of music, they were already releasing his and his proteges music, so they definately believed in his vision

I always invisioned an extension of maturity in his music that went beyond just being in the pop public eye. A performance of Condition of the Heart at a high end award show everyone in black suits with ruffled shirts Prince on Piano, Sheila on percussion Jill + Susannah assisting on background vocals, full Revolution just a skillful rendition of that 'classical' music sound rendered live

That is an excellent idea. I think I read on here where Alan Leeds (?) was saying he wanted Prince to do a more stripped down run of concerts. That would have been incredible to see with the Revolution honestly.

I also wish Wendy would have been allowed to sing a bit more. I Wonder U is one of my favorites.

I have to dust off my parade tour dvds, that tour was FIRE and my favorite era. I'll wait until after the W2Chicago show first. I dont want to have the same expectations. LOL

LOL ^^^ yaeh it could happen

DecaturStone said:

That is an excellent idea. I think I read on here where Alan Leeds (?) was saying he wanted Prince to do a more stripped down run of concerts. That would have been incredible to see with the Revolution honestly.

I also wish Wendy would have been allowed to sing a bit more. I Wonder U is one of my favorites.

I Wonder U is my fav on that album, short & steamy

OldFriends4Sale said:

klick2me said:

DecaturStone said: The Parade era is one my favorites. You haven't seen his birthday in Detroit? Now that is classic. klick

Gotta LOVE the Parade tours and the Birthday show was hot

that album could have been bigger, another he should have promoted the hell out of

and seeing performances of Parade songs are another reason Performances should have been in UTCM

Totally agree! Parade is so underrated and would have been more popular had he promoted it right. love that gif!

GoldDolphin said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Gotta LOVE the Parade tours and the Birthday show was hot

that album could have been bigger, another he should have promoted the hell out of

and seeing performances of Parade songs are another reason Performances should have been in UTCM

Totally agree! Parade is so underrated and would have been more popular had he promoted it right. love that gif!

I know, I shouldn't look at stuff like this (teary eyed)

Can u imaging that kind of energy performances in the movie? that was his fame and money right there

Yes.... Parade, the whole look, album, singles, band and tour...

classic!

I've only seen the birthday show in Detroit, but it is one of my favorite concerts to watch of his! Looks like such a big party on stage.

The dancers don't hurt what is one of the best concert tours he ever did. Shame on you guys.

The Detroit show is life changing. And mindblowing. Doing all that he does as a musician/performer PLUS dancing like a fucking gymnast? Damn. And let's not talk about that tight little body.

2freaky4church1 said:

The dancers don't hurt what is one of the best concert tours he ever did. Shame on you guys.

lol I just would think it would have been even better if BrownMark was in front, maybe looked to cluttered at times, but had a nice party feel, but of course it was just a bit last minute that Mico & Eric were added? It's hard imagening at least the show not having Eric & Atlanta Bliss, but originally Mico & Eric were supposed to be doing shows as the Family

visually it would have been more appealing if they had a upper side stage they were on

I did like the dancers tamborine tossing during 'Christopher Tracey's Parade' but I think over all on a side stage to the left would have been more visually workable. there were times when they worked well, I liked them on certain parts during the Love Bizarre video/show. Still would prefer the band/musicians up front. It didn't even work all the time during SOTT shows only on certain songs. Even though I prefered that band set up 3 dancers on Prince's right, Guitar & Bass on the left

BrownMark got front stage at times especially when America Purple Rain were performed

But one his BEST tours, probably the best