I won't post the link, apparently that is not allowed.

BUT it is allowed to discuss that video, right?

I think the live take from Skanderborg, Smukfest is fantastic.

It makes me believe in Prince again.... great song, and a great live version!!

Fan-tastic.....







ps. I haven't seen the video mentioned elsewhere, except a thread this morning which is gone now.

It's good but, for me, the Montreux pro filmed version is far superior 0 he take's it to a whole new level - by far my favourite track from the current 3rdeyegirl tour - he's having fun, he's playful, his vocals are fantastic - everything works. I'd even go as far as saying it's my favourite live performance of the song I've ever come across

SuperSoulFighter said:

SuperSoulFighter said:

...saying "it makes me believe in Prince again" is taking it a bit too far. He's an awesome live performer, I never doubted that.

^ I did.. Montreux 2013 was shocking to me.. horrible live performances with those horns..

But the 26 minutes clip I have seen from Denmark, Smukfest is just excellent.

Let's Go Crazy Reloaded,

Endorphinemachine,

Screwdriver,

She's Always In My Hair,

Colonized Mind.


^ this is fantastic.

thedance said:

LadyZsaZsa said:

SuperSoulFighter said:

it's still good.

It is.

better than good

I wish he'd give the song's melody a little bit more attention when singing it. It sounds too sketchy the way he's been performing it.

Well, I'm not sure if the live versions have ever worked that well. The studio version is one of my favourite tracks by him (if not even the favourite).

thedance said:

SuperSoulFighter said:

^ I did.. Montreux 2013 was shocking to me.. horrible live performances with those horns..

Again, real horns are much louder in audience recorded bootlegs than they would be in soundboard audio.

To say that Montreux 2013 was bad because you listened to an audience bootleg is just plain retarded.

CharlieRise said:

thedance said:

^ I did.. Montreux 2013 was shocking to me.. horrible live performances with those horns..

Again, real horns are much louder in audience recorded bootlegs than they would be in soundboard audio.

To say that Montreux 2013 was bad because you listened to an audience bootleg is just plain retarded.

...not because it's about instrumentation and arrangement,, not just the volume of sound!

I've watched this video several times. Blows my mind. It's so good! Brought new life to a great song.

funkomatic said:

CharlieRise said:

Again, real horns are much louder in audience recorded bootlegs than they would be in soundboard audio.

To say that Montreux 2013 was bad because you listened to an audience bootleg is just plain retarded.

...not because it's about instrumentation and arrangement,, not just the volume of sound!

Pretty much. You can barely hear the sample during Days Of Wild while the horns are almost overbearing on the current bootleg. Would he still have the same complaint if he had a better source to listen to?

I doubt it. Because it would be properly mixed.

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CharlieRise said:

thedance said:

^ I did.. Montreux 2013 was shocking to me.. horrible live performances with those horns..

Again, real horns are much louder in audience recorded bootlegs than they would be in soundboard audio.

To say that Montreux 2013 was bad because you listened to an audience bootleg is just plain retarded.

^ hello sir, I don't like the way you express yourself..

Calm down,

and btw you are off topic, this thread is about the live video "She's Always In My Hair".

Move on, please leave a discussion about the crap Montreux recordings...

So is Prince's camp gonna be okay with reposting official youtube links? This site should find out!

As I said when I post the link this morning, maybe I'm in a "non prince" moment. I find the performance sad and boring. An old actor trying to pretend to be a old popstar killing a not-so-bad pop-rock song. Requiescat in pacem.

fabriziovenerandi said:

As I said when I post the link this morning, maybe I'm in a "non prince" moment. I find the performance sad and boring. An old actor trying to pretend to be a old popstar killing a not-so-bad pop-rock song. Requiescat in pacem.

I'm not sure what you mean that he was acting. To me he's doing what he does best, performing and having a good time.. The song started very rockish then he took it down to the funk. He let song breath and had fun with it. its a 10 minute joy ride and I loved it. You just dont see much of that anymore.

But we can agree to disagree.

fabriziovenerandi said:

As I said when I post the link this morning, maybe I'm in a "non prince" moment. I find the performance sad and boring. An old actor trying to pretend to be a old popstar killing a not-so-bad pop-rock song. Requiescat in pacem.

you post like an old boring woman....

The recent influx of youtube videos are great - the band is so full of energy, and they sound great. I'm finally sold on 3rd Eye Girl.

novabrkr said:

I wish he'd give the song's melody a little bit more attention when singing it. It sounds too sketchy the way he's been performing it.

Well, I'm not sure if the live versions have ever worked that well. The studio version is one of my favourite tracks by him (if not even the favourite).

He's always ad libbed a lot of his melody lines live (usually a lot higher), especially where it's really low on the recorded version (like Gett Off)... maybe because he thinks the higher vocal carries it off well and cuts through better.

I agree with you though- sometimes you just want to hear the tune!

thisisreece said:

The recent influx of youtube videos are great - the band is so full of energy, and they sound great. I'm finally sold on 3rd Eye Girl.

Yes...I love the videos but not sure if they are great because of 3rd eye girl...or because of Prince

pianoman said:

novabrkr said:

I wish he'd give the song's melody a little bit more attention when singing it. It sounds too sketchy the way he's been performing it.

Well, I'm not sure if the live versions have ever worked that well. The studio version is one of my favourite tracks by him (if not even the favourite).

He's always ad libbed a lot of his melody lines live (usually a lot higher), especially where it's really low on the recorded version (like Gett Off)... maybe because he thinks the higher vocal carries it off well and cuts through better.

I agree with you though- sometimes you just want to hear the tune!

Yeah, you're probably right about that. Sometimes it just sounds like he's circling around the melody and barely hitting the right notes at all. If there would be another person singing the original melody underneath it could work a bit better.

thisisreece said:

The recent influx of youtube videos are great - the band is so full of energy, and they sound great. I'm finally sold on 3rd Eye Girl.

-- me too..

thedance said:

thisisreece said:

The recent influx of youtube videos are great - the band is so full of energy, and they sound great. I'm finally sold on 3rd Eye Girl.

-- me too..

you should see the dreamer video from Montreux day 3...good gawd

lwr001 said:

thedance said:

-- me too..

you should see the dreamer video from Montreux day 3...good gawd

And where do you see this??

Yeah I have Dreamer, it was available on youtube 1 day or so before it was taken down again..

Typical Prince -- one never know how long these videos will be up....

- and.. I agree: Dreamer from Montreux is great..!

Is that the one where at the end of the call and response he does a call in his regular vocal register and then does that very funky head-bob with matching facial expression?

80spfantwp said:

It's good but, for me, the Montreux pro filmed version is far superior 0 he take's it to a whole new level - by far my favourite track from the current 3rdeyegirl tour - he's having fun, he's playful, his vocals are fantastic - everything works. I'd even go as far as saying it's my favourite live performance of the song I've ever come across

It's official since it's from the official Prince YT channel. Legally speaking Prince cannot threaten or sue anyone for linking to, or embedding, an official video HE has posted on YT with the embed option active. Actually if he'd try and sue this website for such a thing Ben could sue back and he'd become a rich man because Prince would lose. Not allowing us to post links here is absolute paranoia from the mods

databank said:

It's official since it's from the official Prince YT channel. Legally speaking Prince cannot threaten or sue anyone for linking to, or embedding, an official video HE has posted on YT with the embed option active. Actually if he'd try and sue this website for such a thing Ben could sue back and he'd become a rich man because Prince would lose. Not allowing us to post links here is absolute paranoia from the mods

^ I agree and I find that rule a bit strange when it comes to: official videos posted by Prince himself..


-- but I guess that is just how it is here.

.

[Edited 8/24/13 15:40pm]

thedance said:

databank said:

It's official since it's from the official Prince YT channel. Legally speaking Prince cannot threaten or sue anyone for linking to, or embedding, an official video HE has posted on YT with the embed option active. Actually if he'd try and sue this website for such a thing Ben could sue back and he'd become a rich man because Prince would lose. Not allowing us to post links here is absolute paranoia from the mods

^ I agree and I find that rule a bit strange when it comes to: official videos posted by Prince himself..


-- but I guess that is just how it is here.

.

[Edited 8/24/13 15:40pm]

It's not the 1st time. Years ago a thread was closed linking to the official video 4 The Dance Electric, which was available on Yahoo Music, an official website which pays royalties for the videos it streams.

And I'm not even gonna start talking about Shelbey, just reading her name makes the mods feel sick

thedance said:

Yeah I have Dreamer, it was available on youtube 1 day or so before it was taken down again..

Typical Prince -- one never know how long these videos will be up....

- and.. I agree: Dreamer from Montreux is great..!

gone already?