mikeyaddict said:

Truly hope this sees the light of day etc - but remember there have been a few things where there have been viewings of listening to shows (W2A Chicago / Montreux / 3rdeyes Paris - someone correct me, but roughly these) - and then hey never appear. Hopefully he hits the send button before he loses interest.

Yep, this falls firmly into the category of, 'I'd love to see it but will not be holding my breath'

Here's hoping.

feeluupp said:

leadline said:

Amazing news if it happens, I will take what I can get, but I video of this type of show would just be incredible. Hope it happens someday. Camera right on the keyboard as Prince plays......epic.

Yes I was in 5th row in near perfect spot and he was so into it and playing passionately. I would love to see a video. But like you, I'm not holding my breath for even the audio because we know Prince is mercurial and changes his mind quite a bit.

PurpleSkipper58 said:

I'm so happy to hear we're going to get an offical release from this tour. Thank you Prince!

Like someone said earlier, it was the 2nd show from Atlanta that was played last night. We heard When Will B Paid? through Dark, as far as I remember. He said he wanted to clean up the recording of the people yelling out and do a few more shows, before it is released.

Hopefully it will be an entire show from one evening and not a bunch of sequenced songs from 20 diff shows.

leadline said:

Hopefully it will be an entire show from one evening and not a bunch of sequenced songs from 20 diff shows.

Prince said it would be the 2nd show from Atlanta.

motherfunka said:

Like someone said earlier, it was the 2nd show from Atlanta that was played last night. We heard When Will B Paid? through Dark, as far as I remember. He said he wanted to clean up the recording of the people yelling out and do a few more shows, before it is released.

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The 2nd show was the best. Not to take anything away from the 1st show, because it was unlike anything I'd ever seen him do, but there was a power, an energy to that second show that ... no words. When Will We B Paid - opening with the power of that song really energized the rest of the show. There was no coming back from that point on.

feeluupp said:

PurpleSkipper58 said:

Adorecream said: That's what I'm saying. Hopefully that gets a release too.

what hitnrun phase 3. there was never a confirmation... the fans made this release up.

prince already tweeted back in the winter time that there was no plans for phase 3 as of now...

Having only 2 phases make no sense. The 2 albums are not even twin albums like TCI/TS, 3121/M&H or the Newpower Pak Trilogy. If there was only gonna be 2 of 'em then giving them proper titles would have been the sensible thing to do...

databank said:

TwiliteKid said:

databank said:

Having only 2 phases make no sense. The 2 albums are not even twin albums like TCI/TS, 3121/M&H or the Newpower Pak Trilogy. If there was only gonna be 2 of 'em then giving them proper titles would have been the sensible thing to do...

Why do you say that? "Phase" can be used as a synonym for "step" or "part" - there's no reason there can't be just two in a series. Besides, even if Prince at one time planned for more instalments it's not unheard of for him to change his mind, right?

Conceptually it makes no sense to call 2 albums that are totally unrelated (conceptually, thematically, in terms of production value, etc.) 2 "parts" of a series, because what connects the series?

My assumption was that it had to do with the way the albums were released (Tidal, streaming) but now this makes little sense since the albums are available for purchase.

Another possibility is that the album were recorded between 2011-2015 and that a good share of their content had already been released as stand alone singles, but in that case there's enough material for a few more albums.

Now yes Prince may have a concept in mind that eludes me, or maybe there were indeed 5 phases planned as indicated by the 5 cover arts displayed on tidal, then he has changed his mind.

But I really don't see what makes Phase 1 & 2 two parts of a series on a conceptual or musical level. Releasing 5 albums that would be a mixed bag of unreleased and previously released material spanning the eyars 2011-2016 would at least bring some justification to it.

NorthC said:

That was sooner than I thought! Trust the folks here to talk bad about an album that doesn't even exist (yet)!

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Yet you didn't utter a peep when people were hyping an abum that's currently merely a publicly spoken brainfart by Prince.

prittypriss said:

tollyc said:

Pentacle said: The new live album is the second show from Atlanta. I saw prince jamming to it last night while it was played for everyone. [Edited 4/17/16 6:17am]

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The second show was intense! Absolutely energizing and moving. I thought it would probably be this one. I've never seen Prince like I did in that show.

The show that landed him in the emergency room. He was probably playing in a delirium.

databank said:

TwiliteKid said:

databank said: Why do you say that? "Phase" can be used as a synonym for "step" or "part" - there's no reason there can't be just two in a series. Besides, even if Prince at one time planned for more instalments it's not unheard of for him to change his mind, right?

Conceptually it makes no sense to call 2 albums that are totally unrelated (conceptually, thematically, in terms of production value, etc.) 2 "parts" of a series, because what connects the series?

My assumption was that it had to do with the way the albums were released (Tidal, streaming) but now this makes little sense since the albums are available for purchase.

Another possibility is that the album were recorded between 2011-2015 and that a good share of their content had already been released as stand alone singles, but in that case there's enough material for a few more albums.

Now yes Prince may have a concept in mind that eludes me, or maybe there were indeed 5 phases planned as indicated by the 5 cover arts displayed on tidal, then he has changed his mind.

But I really don't see what makes Phase 1 & 2 two parts of a series on a conceptual or musical level. Releasing 5 albums that would be a mixed bag of unreleased and previously released material spanning the eyars 2011-2016 would at least bring some justification to it.

You're overthinking it, dude - the decision to title them both Hit N Run is the only connection needed.

motherfunka said:

leadline said:

Hopefully it will be an entire show from one evening and not a bunch of sequenced songs from 20 diff shows.

Prince said it would be the 2nd show from Atlanta.

Excellent, and very interesting, isn't that the show the news reported he was feeling sick before hand and throughout but performed anyway? It was this very night I believe he landed his plane to hit the hospital.

[Edited 4/18/16 9:17am]

Thank me. I told him to do that. You know how many of my posts came to life? Acoustic guitar sit down, piano tour, acoustic album, piano and gittar. All me. lol

prince will never release a double album again .. u can b sure o dat!!

there WILL be a phase 3!

TwiliteKid said:

databank said:

Conceptually it makes no sense to call 2 albums that are totally unrelated (conceptually, thematically, in terms of production value, etc.) 2 "parts" of a series, because what connects the series?

My assumption was that it had to do with the way the albums were released (Tidal, streaming) but now this makes little sense since the albums are available for purchase.

Another possibility is that the album were recorded between 2011-2015 and that a good share of their content had already been released as stand alone singles, but in that case there's enough material for a few more albums.

Now yes Prince may have a concept in mind that eludes me, or maybe there were indeed 5 phases planned as indicated by the 5 cover arts displayed on tidal, then he has changed his mind.

But I really don't see what makes Phase 1 & 2 two parts of a series on a conceptual or musical level. Releasing 5 albums that would be a mixed bag of unreleased and previously released material spanning the eyars 2011-2016 would at least bring some justification to it.

You're overthinking it, dude - the decision to title them both Hit N Run is the only connection needed.

I'll give u that i'm overthinking it. I just don't understand the connection really, hence my interrogations about the shared title

TrevorAyer said:

prince will never release a double album again .. u can b sure o dat!!

there WILL be a phase 3!

Why do you say that?

dodger said:

PurpleSkipper58 said:

No phase 3? What about Free Urself? If Eye Could Get Ur Attention? Where are they gonna go?

He tweeted there was 'no plan for Phase 3 at the moment' but also tweeted something like 'Ruff Enuff fits well with Free Urself on the next album' so who knows what'll happen. . I do hope this Piano album materialises tho, these shows are brilliant and deserve a soundboard release. Pulling LRC/Dirty Mind and JIR from Tidal could be a good sign.

im excited for the live album... and i'm sure it will be a TIDAL exclusive... i know i sound like a broken record... but with the low sales of Prince records these days since AOA, PLECTRUM, PHASE 1... and the debalce over the PHASE 2 distribution... it will be interesting to see how the live album will be officially released...

feeluupp said:

dodger said:

PurpleSkipper58 said: He tweeted there was 'no plan for Phase 3 at the moment' but also tweeted something like 'Ruff Enuff fits well with Free Urself on the next album' so who knows what'll happen. . I do hope this Piano album materialises tho, these shows are brilliant and deserve a soundboard release. Pulling LRC/Dirty Mind and JIR from Tidal could be a good sign.

im excited for the live album... and i'm sure it will be a TIDAL exclusive... i know i sound like a broken record... but with the low sales of Prince records these days since AOA, PLECTRUM, PHASE 1... and the debalce over the PHASE 2 distribution... it will be interesting to see how the live album will be officially released...

Why doesn't a TIDAL release count as official?

TwiliteKid said:

feeluupp said:

im excited for the live album... and i'm sure it will be a TIDAL exclusive... i know i sound like a broken record... but with the low sales of Prince records these days since AOA, PLECTRUM, PHASE 1... and the debalce over the PHASE 2 distribution... it will be interesting to see how the live album will be officially released...

Why doesn't a TIDAL release count as official?

official maybe the wrong word... i meant a wordlwide release that everyone can purchase... not just tidal exclusive...

leadline said:

motherfunka said:

Prince said it would be the 2nd show from Atlanta.

Excellent, and very interesting, isn't that the show the news reported he was feeling sick before hand and throughout but performed anyway? It was this very night I believe he landed his plane to hit the hospital.

[Edited 4/18/16 9:17am]

Yes, that is the same show and the same night he hit the hospital. If he was sick throughout the show, you couldn't tell it by the recording.

paulludvig said:

^ don't you own any vinyl?

Graffiti Bridge
Diamonds & Pearls
(Love Symbol album '92)
The Gold Experience
The Rainbow Children
Musicology
Art Official Age

these are double albums..

[Edited 4/18/16 14:38pm]