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the NUDE tour is underrated hi all, so I'm listening to the Tokyo Dome show August 31,1990. I always see praise for all his 80s tour but seldon this one. Prince did full versions of all the songs on this tour,no fucking medleys. a killer Question of you, a great WDC.
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In hindsight, I really like it, too. Especially because of those full songs he played during that tour. And I like the selection of songs he played...a mix of the latest three albums and some classics. But back then I didn´t appreciate it as much as I do today simply because of all that hype around Tim Burton´s Batman movie. And I wasn´t a big fan of the Game Boyz. -
I really started appreciating this tour (and the music of that era and those albums) a couple of years later, around the Symbol album era. It took me some time to digest that Batman and Graffiti Bridge era. Rosie became a bit overpowering sometimes but all in all it was a tight band and show. And you are right, now that I think about it it is indeed a very underrated tour, often considered a quick cash cow to make some money because of the superexpensive and extravagant Lovesexy tour that preceded it. . The version of Nothing Compares 2 U with just Prince on the piano is by far my favorite version and rendition of that song ( the one he played in Buenos Aires.....though I´m not sure if that was part of the Nude tour or just a one-off gig.....I think it was the latter).
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my first Prince show at wembley arena. So i have great memories of that. I loved the Partyman jam finish also. | |
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Great review @ koolEaze. when I saw the show in Sweden(I lived in Norway at the time)I was disappointed after the Lovesexy extravaganza. I agree with you that it's hindsight that really makes this great. It has just hold up so well. | |
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As someone who really loves the Batman album, the Nude Tour has always been one of my favorites because it's the closest thing we got to a Batman Tour - Personally, I would have loved to seen more Batman songs in the seltist. I'm surprised he didn't include Electric Chair, because the live SNL performance we saw in 89' was legendary. | |
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Have to agree, the Question of U/Electric Man segment is just stunning. Loved the Partyman look and strut. Then Bambi! My first concert so also a lot of sentimental reasons. Interesting that this was called the nude tour as a sign of just how stripped down a show it was and now compared to the current tour this looks like a full blown-out production | |
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Always thought it was cool, and his dancing was cool in this phase. When Doves Cry was great. Maybe that's the unheard bassline? My art book: http://www.lulu.com/spotl...ecomicskid
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No bells & whistles...the music was the focus. The version of "Bambi" performed with that blistering guitar intro is one of my all time favourtite live moments. | |
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I really like Nude show at Tokyo, Prince 4Ever. ![]() | |
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I'm sorry the hear that my Scandinavian brother! jeg var i Scandinavium,Goteborg og det var knall! Prince outside tends to be not ideal. the Lovesexy Norway concert was outside and I felt cheated. | |
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Prince 4Ever. ![]() | |
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ok.. [Edited 3/3/16 0:20am] Prince 4Ever. ![]() | |
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Wow, awesome pics! Sucha cool thing to do. I sometimes think having a concert in the daylight is a very different experience, you sometimes lose a bit of the mystery and lighting. | |
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It felt like a cash-in tour to me! Short and stripped down, trying to make up for the lovesexy fiasco. | |
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wtf! Lovesexy was the next best tour he ever did! why do you say it was a "fiasco"? thats crazy talk.. | |
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what, the Lovesexy tour a failure, a fiasco?? Prince 4Ever. ![]() | |
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Financially, of course! We all know that the Lovesexy tour was one of his best ever.
During the Nude tour he looked kinda unhealthy, very pale, maybe due to stress idk. Thought I've heard something about him flying back to London all the time in order to get some things done etc.
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Still remember the first day at the Kuip in Rotterdam. Thunder, lightning, heavy rain. Nice view from the Maastribune. Back there the second day on the field...! Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry. | |
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There was this nasty HIV/AIDS rumor around that time because he looked so pale and fragile. Many magazines of lesser quality picked up on that rumor and spread it further. Are you in the USA? Because from what I remember , both, the Lovesexy tour and the album were celebrated in Europe whereas in America the tour was a financial fiasco and the album caused a lot of controversy because of its cover.
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udo said: Still remember the first day at the Kuip in Rotterdam. Thunder, lightning, heavy rain. Nice view from the Maastribune. Back there the second day on the field...! Same for me! Way up above on the first night, in the field the next. And when he started The Question of U everbody flashed their lighters to the beat. Boom...boomboom...flash...flasflash... That first day was also the very first concert of the tour, so no one had heared it and this happened completely spontaneous. That was a wonderful moment. Probably the only time in my life that I regretted being a non-smoker.... But yeah, the rain spoiled it, the first concert was even cut short. [Edited 3/3/16 5:46am] | |
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a) The re-arranged "Alphabet St." was really great and funny, for years I wished a studio version to surface, until the "Spanish Harem" SAB release containing a great sounding recording of the rehearsal. b) It was the first time he proposed his version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" and probably the only one that it sang it normally and not in somewhat "Las Vegas" version as after (like the duet with Rosie on "The Hits", I never liked it in full way, too manierism) c) The guitar intro applied to "Do Me Baby" was incredible (the version from Tokyo is one of the P live rendition to which I return more, of all tours and of all songs). d) It was a greatest hits show, but absolutely not predictable e) Last but not least... "The Question Of U". That live version was amazing. Really amazing. Obviously it was less original and varied (I judge the "Lovesexy Tour" the definitive P tour and concert, no one can beat it), but all in all I think "The Nude Tour" was really a great experience. | |
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. Yes, the contrast between Lovesexy and Nude is pretty big. But stll Nude has it's qualities...! Pills and thrills and daffodils will kill... If you don't believe me or don't get it, I don't have time to try to convince you, sorry. | |
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^The point isn't whether or not Americans think they're the center of the world. The point is, if Prince lost money on the American leg of the Lovesexy Tour then it was a fiasco. And that influenced his decision to do a cheaper tour and not tour the US on a big scale anymore. It would take another ten years before he did another large American tour. (Jam.of the Year.) | |
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America being the center of the world is the issue (BUT) Prince is American so that makes a big difference. Prince was a bit absent from American during 1987-1988 #IDEFINEME #ALBUMSSTILLMATTER
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I hear yah , NO Sign O The Times Tour in America was very strange. | |
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My second Prince show ever, not long after Lovesexy came to town.
[Edited 3/3/16 7:45am] "That's when stars collide. When there's space for what u want, and ur heart is open wide." | |
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#IDEFINEME #ALBUMSSTILLMATTER
A Liar Shall Not Tarry In My Presence I will make you cyber shit in your pants! What's the matter with your life Is poverty bringing U down? Is the mailman jerking U 'round? Did he put your million dollar check In | |
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damn, I don't even remember the Batman logo in the background. well,I was a teenager lol. do you have any more pics, OldFriends4Sale?
I agree with the poster who wanted Batman songs. it was the first tour not based on his new album. I was really surprised at the concert since this was before setlists were readily available. | |
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I remeber getting a VHS of the La Coru~na show and watched it pretty much every day for months! The high hat was a bit distorted, and the spanish commentary was a bit distracting, but i couldn'd stop watching the great show. The best highlights for me were -the relentless onslaught of the trio (The Future, Housequake, 1999) intro. ENERGY!!! -Kiss/costume change/Peter Gunn -Purple Rain (first verse, solo, re-arranged breakdown, woo-hoo's) -The Question Of U, theatrical dancing, Electric Man (as stated before)((i also thought it fit way better to this song than with Head on the Parade Tour)) -When Doves Cry (no guitar, just Levi's BASS!!!) . Later on in life i got to see the Tokyo show and was taken aback by the blistering addition of Bambi (although he did rehash the Let's Go Crazy solo riff)
-lotsa great dancing, too! Prost! "Whatever skin Ur in
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