I went to the nude tour and was blown away but it seems to have been forgotten about.

If you were blown away, then that is all that really matters. Who cares if it is underrated or not? There are plenty of other tours that are rarely mentioned here.

Why not tell us about your experience if it blew you away?

its a valid point, some of my awe stemed from it being only my 2nd Prince gig, my first being the Lovesexy gig at wembley 29/7/88 this was the real turning point, I was only 15 at the time and that gig changed my life, having listened to his songs in more depth since my first gig and having seen more live footage ( parade detriot & syracuse + some unofficial footage ) there was a alot to live up to and the man did not dissapoint. The show was raw stipped down and 1 of the things i enjoyed was that the songs were played in their entirety, i was also there with my best friend who was at his first Prince gig and we still talk about it to this day

It was a very good tour, but a lot of the shows were not even an hour and a half. The Question of U got played, Bambi came back...some very good shows, but not on the level of Lovesexy or SOTT shows. Not even close.

I have seen Prince in concerts 19 times since 1987.

Nude Tour Gentofte Copenhagen 1990 is my least fave concert.

Bright daylight, no atmosphere at all, very short and the Batman songs live were not that good....

IMHO....


Best:

Lovesexy 88,
SOTT 87,
Gold Experience (Ultimate Live) 95.

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Having seen him many times on many of those 80's/90's tours around the world, it remains my favorite tour. All these years later and I still can't quite put my finger on why that is though...

Whilst the tour was hit and miss at times, when it hit - it was on fire, and he smashed it out the ballpark.

Whether great or not....a point that lingers was the beat loop that started with "The Future" and ran right through "1999", "Housequake" & "Sexy Dancer". I actually like the loop and it linked the tracks well. There were some top guitar moments on the tour with "Bambi" and "Purple Rain" highlights in that category. "When Doves Cry" is also one of the better live renditions imo.

The rendition of Housequake seguing into Sexy Dancer on this tour is awesome...incredibly funky, the bass is deep and it just grooves like nobody's business.

For that alone, this tour was worthwhile.

Scotsman1999 said:

The rendition of Housequake seguing into Sexy Dancer on this tour is awesome...incredibly funky, the bass is deep and it just grooves like nobody's business.

For that alone, this tour was worthwhile.

I agree!!! That is one of the high points for me, along with The Question Of U - Electric Man. I love the tour. It is fun, funky, and fast-paced. I especially like the Tokyo video and the Madrid broadcast-- when some extra songs were added to the set, or some extended jams were added, it made all the difference.

batman89 said:

Whether great or not....a point that lingers was the beat loop that started with "The Future" and ran right through "1999", "Housequake" & "Sexy Dancer". I actually like the loop and it linked the tracks well. There were some top guitar moments on the tour with "Bambi" and "Purple Rain" highlights in that category. "When Doves Cry" is also one of the better live renditions imo.

A reviewer in the British press said it was the greatest opening 20 minutes of a concert he had ever seen.

Nude Tour was my first Prince gig. After avidly watching Lovesexy, SOTT and Purple Rain concert videos for two years I was seriously underwhelmed.

SuperSoulFighter said:

A friend of mine and a fellow P collector back then said, and I agree with him, that the Nude Tour had a good opening, but went downhill after that. There was no real climax. If he had just played 1999 at the end it would have made all the difference. [Edited 10/7/13 13:38pm]

That was my recollection. There was a lack of energy after teh opening, although he did ramp it up with the Baby I'm A Star/Partyman finale.

batman89 said:

Whether great or not....a point that lingers was the beat loop that started with "The Future" and ran right through "1999", "Housequake" & "Sexy Dancer". I actually like the loop and it linked the tracks well.

Yup. I loved that. My sister not so much, she lost her glasses jumping up and down during housequake. I trampled them.

No, I wouldn't call the Nude Tour underrated. More like underdressed. j/k

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Seriously, I was fortunate enough to see it and loved it. I've never seen a bad or mediocre Prince concert.

SuperSoulFighter said: