Of course, no links!

We all know there's a lot out there.

What's your favorite?

Frankly, I've listened to a lot lately and I don't even know which ones I listened to.

Small club. Nothing compares. It has Prince's humor, many spectacular guitar solos, incredible ballads, pulsating instrumentals, a Hawaiian impression, Sheila E. fucking up the lyrics, playing a song "in the dark" -- where the band had no idea what Prince was playing. Boni Boyer. BONI BOYER.

Prince at his absolute best.

suomynona said:

Small club. Nothing compares. It has Prince's humor, many spectacular guitar solos, incredible ballads, pulsating instrumentals, a Hawaiian impression, Sheila E. fucking up the lyrics, playing a song "in the dark" -- where the band had no idea what Prince was playing. Boni Boyer. BONI BOYER.

Prince at his absolute best.

That was the first boot I ever bought; back then a short version of it was called Nightclubbing.

That was 80something I bought that at the wrecka stow.

Later I got the full funk.

But all this stuff that's just come on now, filmed and all, what of that is your favorite? Is Small Club filmed too?

I saw the automatic video for the first time believe it or not, the full version....HOT DAMN!!!!

Do you think MJ watched this and decided to make a G rated version of the first part of it with his Bad Pepsi commercial? I would have taken this over that mickey mouse ad if I knew the video and not only the song years ago

[Edited 5/22/16 23:24pm]

87 le new morning Paris aftershow - wish it was circulating in better quality!!!

Homecoming Show 1983 with Prince, The Time and Vanity 6 in minneapolis

[Edited 5/22/16 23:48pm]

Small Club

Hallowed B Thy Name (Belgium Gold after show)

Funky Part 2 Nite (Le Zenith 1986)

Just saw lovesexy in germany, the parts I missed few years ago when it was temporarily online. Alphabet street is the shit! It was nice seeing I would die 4 u at the 85 sycrause show, the music video version was one of my first prince memories ever and I felt really emotional. Also watched 1999, so ahead of it's time for 1983, I feel everyone copied this show since including certain favourites.

August 3, 1983 is the all time best

Other favorites

March 8, 1982

'84 Bday show at First Avenue

Small Club

DNA Lounge 1993

and many more

Camden Palace, July 25/26 '88.

The First Avenue "Parade" warm up show (1986). "PAUL....PUNK OF THE MONTH!!!"

My current favorite is the 2013 Detroit Fox Theatre show - Soundboard, and sounds so good

My overall favorites are the Nagoya & Sapporo shows from the Lovesexy tour.

The August 1983 1st Avenue show solely for its historic significance.

Not a boot, but the SOTT movie is my favorite live show of all time.

Philadelphia 3 disc set....April 21, 1998....perfectly recorded....Face Down, 18 & Over etc= Slammin'.

is there a circulation of the concert where prince and alicia keys sung How Come You Dont Call Me??...and if so whats the concert called???

I love reading all these responses. I haven't heard majority of them so I can't wait to find them and give a listen. I just discovered the 1984 Birthday show (don't laugh lol), I never really knew about whole bootleg world or how to find any of this since I'm on younger side of his fanbase. Can't wait to give these a listen though

RJOrion said:

1981 Dirty Mind Tour, The Ritz, New York...

This is one of my favorites too. I love the version on Head.

I have been watching many new to me live performances I think I might be addicated.

I'd say, the February 28th Piano & A Microphone concert in Oakland.

leslievette said:

I love reading all these responses. I haven't heard majority of them so I can't wait to find them and give a listen. I just discovered the 1984 Birthday show (don't laugh lol), I never really knew about whole bootleg world or how to find any of this since I'm on younger side of his fanbase. Can't wait to give these a listen though

.

If you want to really get into it, then a huge world of wonders awaits u. There are so many concerts, rehearsals, outtakes, etc and so many of them are just stellar...heck a slammin.

I've just listened to the acoustic guitar show from A Celebration, June 24th 2002 for the first time in a very long time and really enjoyed the intimacy.

The electric 'power trio' show from the following day is also good, but my version ends a bit weakly with the 12 min 'Sex machine' blues jam. According to Princevault that show had four more songs ending with Calhoun Square...

Montreux soundboards '09 & '13. Just so much to listen to.

.

3EG Louisville. Really great show from Hannah's home town.

.

Nice (as in France) soundboard from 2010. - A straight forward set list of songs, but they all get a good amount of time.

.

I've listened to these a lot lately.

[Edited 5/24/16 2:25am]

This one. 1/30/1982 - Capitol Theatre (Passaic, NJ)

Montreux - 2009 & 2013. I will never get tired of those.

RJOrion said:

Piano and Mic tour - State Theatre Syd show 2, I was there too.

Have had it playing in the car before he died, and cant seem to want to take it out....still listening to it.

Too many to mention.

soladeo1 said:

RJOrion said:

1981 Dirty Mind Tour, The Ritz, New York...

This.

that show created a media buzz, that helped to propel his ascent into mainstream stardom... music critics from the major New York papers and national journalists, were gushing about him after the performance...he was never not famous, again...

FunkiestOne said: