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Alan Leeds, the Purple One’s one-time road manager and president of Paisley Park Records, recalls the exact moment Prince Rogers Nelson made up his mind to become the greatest live performer in the history of modern music. It was Aug. 20, 1983.

Prince was still basking in the glow of his 1982 breakthrough album 1999. The singer’s brilliant synth-rock classic “Little Red Corvette” was all over MTV and radio when MTV and radio meant everything, and platinum Prince was on the cusp of superstardom. On that August evening Prince was at Los Angeles’ Beverly Theater. His hero, James Brown, was performing. What happened next was downright surreal. The sweat-drenched Godfather of Soul called out the biggest recording star on the planet to join him onstage. Michael Jackson, immaculate in sunglasses and a blue Sgt. Pepper’s-esque military jacket, was a jaw-dropping natural. He crooned effortlessly. He shuffled his feet James Brown-style in an almost inhuman rhythm. And then Jackson did a spin for the ages. Jackson then whispered in Brown’s ear that Prince was in the house. And so Brown invited the rising talent to show off some moves. Prince, rocking a very Princely black-and-gold number, hilariously approached the stage on the back of his infamous bodyguard Big Chick. It was a disaster (see below).

“I don’t think Prince realized Michael was going to be there,” Leeds told me back in 2010. “And of course Prince didn’t really know what to do either. He went to the guitar first, but he fumbles with that because it was left-handed. He played a few licks, did some dancing and knocked over a prop by accident. I always wondered if Michael intentionally brought Prince up to put him in that position just to say, ‘Hey, you think you’re on my a–? Well follow this, motherf—– [laughs].” Prince, of course, would have his revenge. He headlined some of the most celebrated concert tours of the 1980s, eventually becoming the most complete, gifted live act of his era.

My top 12

1. Purple Rain

2. Parade

3. Sign O The Times

4. Lovesexy (i attended)

5. Nude Tour (i attended)

6. 1999

7. 21 Night in London (i attended)

8. Hit & Run part 2 (i attended)

9. Piano & Microphone

10.Dirty Mind

11. Controversy

12. Musicology

Parade Tour! (attended)

Lovesexy (attended)

1999

Purple Rain (attended)

Musicology (attended).

I went to pretty much all his tours after Purple Rain.. (including - Europe & the USA)

Parade was the Funkiest and Best imo!

Imagine UTCM in theatres and Prince & the Revolution coming to town to throw down!

PRICELESS!

^^ Am jealous Parade and Purple Rain too lucky devil

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1. Piano & Microphone

2. One Nite Alone

3. Musicology

4. Sign O' The Times

5. Lovesexy

As a younger fan, it's nice to see Musicology and Piano and a Mic - tours I attended - show up on the lists of older hardcores who remember the legendary 80s tours.

mtlfan said:

I'm going on tours I saw in person, otherwise SOTT, Parade, 1999, and the Nude tour would be high on my list.

1. and 2. Purple Rain and Lovesexy (I can't pick one as my favorite.)

3. Piano & A Microphone (Paisley Park Gala Event)

4. Act I

5. Diamonds and Pearls (Glam Slam and Paisley Park rehearsal shows)

6. Act II (Paisley Park rehearsal shows)

7. Love 4 One Another (Paisley Park Fall 95 shows)

8. Live Out Loud

9. Jam of the Year

10. Musicology

11. One Nite Alone

12. 21 Nights In London (Minneapolis rehearsal show)

YES!

I would'nt trade my memories for anything in the world!

especially Madison Square Garden NYC 1986!

Guitarhero said:

^^ Am jealous Parade and Purple Rain too lucky devil

[Edited 7/27/16 6:35am]

TOP TOURS

1. LOVESEXY

2. PARADE

3. SOTT

4. 1999

5. PURPLE RAIN

I finally heard a concert from the Parade era, and I am in heaven. My ideal set list! That said, I' haven't heard or seen some of the tours but here are the best that I have IMO:

1. Piano and Mic

2. Parade

3. Montreux series (I know it wasn't a tour but there a consistent excellence across them)

4. One night

5. Purple Rain

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