I do even though as far as the tour goes, I have only seen several clips on youtube.

kristy said:

I love this era, music and look wise. I even got to go to the tour And couldn't believe I got a free copy of the cd, played the album on the way back home. Anybody else love this era?

purplerabbithole said:

I do even though as far as the tour goes, I have only seen several clips on youtube.

kristy said:

I love this era, music and look wise. I even got to go to the tour And couldn't believe I got a free copy of the cd, played the album on the way back home. Anybody else love this era?

The whole show from L.A.was shown in Regal Theaters (one of their Live Events). You could go to the movie theater and watch the whole concert as it happened. That video is out there, in full. There are some other shows here and there, if memory serves, one of them being either Detroit or Philadelphia...I forget the details on that.

IMO, Prince got everything right on Musicology album/tour/era. He played the game, and played it very well. Plus, none of its brilliance was bogged down by any typical "weirdness" (You know what I mean. Some examples: Lovesexy album cover, SOTT failure to tour US, unpronounceable album title, etc.)

Now please don't jump all over me, I love Prince's quirkiness and appreciate his whole body of work (Lovesexy is my favorite album). But 2004 was a huge year for him with the 20th Anniversary of Purple Rain, his Grammy Awards performance and Rock n Roll Hall of Fame induction.

Musicology had to be excecuted just right with no glitches, and I think it was. Even the NPGMC was running as a real site with cool merchandise and a ton of downloads available.

Then only controversy may have been with the CD giveaway and how those were accounted for album sales. But Prince got his way and it was a brilliant way of marketing his new music, building the price into tickets. He was the last artist allowed to do that too, as Billboard no longer allows it.

fms said:

IMO, Prince got everything right on Musicology album/tour/era. He played the game, and played it very well. Plus, none of its brilliance was bogged down by any typical "weirdness" (You know what I mean. Some examples: Lovesexy album cover, SOTT failure to tour US, unpronounceable album title, etc.)

He failed to tour the world with this show. People here in europe who never were into prince or hadn't bought an album after Purple Rain were all excited again for prince because of the good marketing campaign for the album, the grammy awards performance, etc... They all wanted to see him live here in europe, but he wasn't willing to tour the world.

ludwig said:

ludwig said:

* PP Tour spoiler follows *

I found it interesting that he was working with Musicology tour video footage in March (per the PP tour guide). We got to visit his video editing suite and they showed some snippets from the footage he had been working with. It was both concert and rehearsal footage (all pro shot, of course) from the Musicology tour. Nice stuff, but why was he editing it and what were his plans for it?

kristy said:

I love this era, music and look wise. I even got to go to the tour And couldn't believe I got a free copy of the cd, played the album on the way back home. Anybody else love this era?

you liked the look? interesting, most of the people here raked him over the coals for what they called pimp suits.

kristy said:

I love this era, music and look wise. I even got to go to the tour And couldn't believe I got a free copy of the cd, played the album on the way back home. Anybody else love this era?

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I thought the CD was so bad, even getting it for free felt like a rip off. Worst album of his entire career.

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Great live show though!

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CAL3 said:

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kristy said:

I love this era, music and look wise. I even got to go to the tour And couldn't believe I got a free copy of the cd, played the album on the way back home. Anybody else love this era?

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I thought the CD was so bad, even getting it for free felt like a rip off. Worst album of his entire career.

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Great live show though!

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Of course it's a matter of opinion, but...

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You must be out yo damn mind!

TheLotus said:

CAL3 said:

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I thought the CD was so bad, even getting it for free felt like a rip off. Worst album of his entire career.

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Great live show though!

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Of course it's a matter of opinion, but...

You must be out yo damn mind!

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You don't agree that it was a great live show on that tour?

I had row 2 floor seats in the round in Dallas. That was my most enjoyable Prince concert ever. Loved the band, setlist, and presentation. He was absolutely on point during this tour.

CAL3 said:

kristy said:

I love this era, music and look wise. I even got to go to the tour And couldn't believe I got a free copy of the cd, played the album on the way back home. Anybody else love this era?

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I thought the CD was so bad, even getting it for free felt like a rip off. Worst album of his entire career.

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Great live show though!

Wait, what?

Yes! It's bitterwweet for me because it was the last concert I went to. Still hurts to see the videos. <3

I never got to see a live show but the footage I have seen from many of his shows over the years I have admit the Musiciology era is my fav. His look was probably one of the best I have ever seen of him!

CandaceS said:

* PP Tour spoiler follows *

I found it interesting that he was working with Musicology tour video footage in March (per the PP tour guide). We got to visit his video editing suite and they showed some snippets from the footage he had been working with. It was both concert and rehearsal footage (all pro shot, of course) from the Musicology tour. Nice stuff, but why was he editing it and what were his plans for it?

Interesting.

i enjoyed all the shows i saw on this tour. i only like 4 songs on the cd. i didn't like the wardrobe or the hair. this was the last time i saw him in person( down the hall and then across the room).* those suits, or at least the jackets, were grossly oversized with big 80's shoulder pads. like that beige suit he wore on the tonight show. ridiculous! they made him look even smaller in person, like his head was 10x larger than his body and just sitting on top a stuffed suit. not. a. favorite. look.

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he smelled more like powdery incense than colonge. almost woodsy.

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2004 was an amazing year. A great comeback. Nice memories. Still hoping for an official dvd of the tour. I heard some Detroit shows were pro shot. Is that true?

That was an amazing time. Even though the album was meh for me the concert and whole vibe was just so loud and positive. Plus IMO best rendition of DMSR, When Doves Cry (tie with the 1984 bday show) and Life O The Party during this tour

Are you talking about the clip with P dancing around (quite well) in the dressing room and singing Black Sweat in an funny and over the top funky way. Oh wait a minute, I just realized that I said he sang Black Sweat in 2004. Is that possible?

I love musicology. I like his 2000's work more than most people do. I actually didnt think I would like that album becuase of some of the bad reviews on this site, but I liked it and it turns out most critics liked it as well.

jdcxc said:

Great tour...loved the "musicology" concept and band. Check out the short documentary on YouTube about the tour...rare backstage stuff and a side to P that is not usually seen. His Bass solo clip on this Doc is devastatingly good (Stanley Clarke)...wish I knew where to get the full solo. Also, the sound checks were killer.

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SPRAKA said:

2004 was an amazing year. A great comeback. Nice memories. Still hoping for an official dvd of the tour. I heard some Detroit shows were pro shot. Is that true?

Basically every Musicology show was filmed with multiple cameras (like 5 or 6 cameras) in order to provide close-up video on the jumbo screens, above the stage. There might be lots of great video recorded from this tour.

PeteSilas said:

kristy said:

I love this era, music and look wise. I even got to go to the tour And couldn't believe I got a free copy of the cd, played the album on the way back home. Anybody else love this era?

you liked the look? interesting, most of the people here raked him over the coals for what they called pimp suits.

Because those people have no style (LOL) He looked great.

wavesofbliss said:

i enjoyed all the shows i saw on this tour. i only like 4 songs on the cd. i didn't like the wardrobe or the hair. this was the last time i saw him in person( down the hall and then across the room).* those suits, or at least the jackets, were grossly oversized with big 80's shoulder pads. like that beige suit he wore on the tonight show. ridiculous! they made him look even smaller in person, like his head was 10x larger than his body and just sitting on top a stuffed suit. not. a. favorite. look.

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he smelled more like powdery incense than colonge. almost woodsy.

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What was wrong with his hair. It was actually combed for once.

it looked like a little poodle on top. not bad but certainly not a favorite for me.

laurarichardson said:

PeteSilas said:

you liked the look? interesting, most of the people here raked him over the coals for what they called pimp suits.

Because those people have no style (LOL) He looked great.

he looked fine and i loved the album too.

Strange - I always group Musicology / 3121 / Planet Earth together as a trilogy of sorts.

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Not sure how Chocolate Invasion and Slaughterhouse fit in there but those three albums definitely are of a piece to me.