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Thread started 04/01/25 10:38pm

paisleyparkgir
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Rant : Why Welcome 2 America ?

Like why ? why ? out of all the 80's things they could have released, they had to show an unseen Welcome 2 America concert that no one cares about.

[Edited 4/1/25 22:38pm]

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Reply #1 posted 04/01/25 10:45pm

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Indeed. Also, not quite unseen. I'm pretty sure this is the concert they used for the "Live on the Big Screen" concert they did several years ago.

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Reply #2 posted 04/02/25 12:13am

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Indeed. And why not also make it something extremely coveted and press it on to a disc or make it downloadable and sell it to the world instead of just the 40 people who are going to go to one place, one time to watch it.
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Reply #3 posted 04/02/25 1:20am

bozojones

Because this and Goofy Movie is the best they could think of doing after sitting around for two years with their heads up their asses

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Reply #4 posted 04/02/25 2:36am

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With Prince having a nearly 40 year career, why do you think they should keep releasing only stuff from the '80s?

I, for one, love the W2A concert and am thrilled they released it. I want more modern stuff, not less.




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Reply #5 posted 04/02/25 3:58am

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paisleyparkgirl said:

Like why ? why ? out of all the 80's things they could have released, they had to show an unseen Welcome 2 America concert that no one cares about.

[Edited 4/1/25 22:38pm]

1/ What do you care? It's a local thing, no one will see this except for a handful of people.

2/ Enough of this 80s obsession already. Lurker316 is right, Prince had a 40 years long career, lots of great stuff was recorded after 1993...

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Now, since money was spent "remixing and remastering the show in stunning 4K" anyway, can it PLEASE be sold for download on the official website? I'll buy it. Thank you.

(I still want my keyboard with the "come" key, though.)

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Reply #6 posted 04/02/25 6:47am

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I don’t think they put much thought into this choice. They probably found this video ready and in good enough quality for showing, and it’s a greatest hits show after all -nothing obscure or heavily-themed into a particular era.

On the other hand, given that only a handful of people are going to attend this and it’s not a mainstream release, they could have chosen something a bit more rare, like an aftershow or a show from the 90’s or the 00’s.

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Reply #7 posted 04/02/25 7:04am

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databank said:

paisleyparkgirl said:

Like why ? why ? out of all the 80's things they could have released, they had to show an unseen Welcome 2 America concert that no one cares about.

[Edited 4/1/25 22:38pm]

1/ What do you care? It's a local thing, no one will see this except for a handful of people.

...Because she's a Prince fan? Because this is international news all over Prince web sources?


Actually that about encapsulates the absurdity, one of the biggest artists of all time gets treated like a local indie wrestling circuit. And we're the crazy ones for caring about "local thing" Prince Rogers Nelson, local Minneapolis artist like your local TV anchors or radio sportscasters.

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Reply #8 posted 04/02/25 7:09am

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I feel all concert footage is worthwhile, however, didn't the last set feature a W2A concert? It's like, give us some other tours or an aftershow, there.

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