I wanna know what the hell happened with this crap release.The quality is sooo damn aweful its making me sick.The audio is pro logic only,Dolby Digital 2.0 lol thats a crime in itself.However my main problem is the god aweful video quality.Far shots is so fucking blurry you cant tell its even him.On close ups they did such a shit job encoding the dvd theres stupid ass jaggies EVERYWHERE.Im about to snap the piece of shit in half and toss it in the trash.For you retards giving this a good review you should be shot and killed for not warning the rest of us.Just a warning for those who actually like quality as this is nothing but a vhs quality piece of crap.

It is incredible that such a tragedy happened, and secondly that it is being released in conjuction with UNIVERSAL. It was obviously authored on an Apple running Final Cut, but the person has NO IDEA what they were doing when it came to DVD encoding. The video and audio are slightly above bootleg. Please save your money.

blimey.

I consider myself warned.

I warned you guys about Prince.

Well, write Universal and have a massive complaint. Sometimes corporations listen to consumer revolt.

How much of Sheila E is on this DVD?

GaryMF said:

I believe you can see all of her - she's just difficult to recognise.

I mean what is she doing? Is she part of the band?? Does she perform?? etc.

langebleu said:

oh c'mon, anyway the price is so low it must belong in any collection

GaryMF said:

She's in the background banging on the bongo's . That's it.

hdtv00 said:

I'm seriously thinking about making this my new signature line...too funny! Five stars, just for your audacious outrage alone!




Don't hold back, now. Tell us how you really feel.


Classic!

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed the poor quality.
I thought for sure I'd get crucified, ( No offense Prince, I know you don't believe Christ was crucified), For posting my reaction.

Sheila E is seen throughout the video. She does two solos comes up front towards the end with Prince. Walks across the stage playing the timbales? or cymbals on a stand. I hope the quality we saw in Chicago last night is not what's on my DVD if it is, c'est la vie. It's not as if I was going to open it and watch it again.

The only reason I'd buy this DVD is to see the two GORGEOUS ladies lookin fine.. Sheila and Rhonda. They looked goood

incognito said:

She also plays drums on "The Ride"

hey hey now, I've made beautiful dvds using final cut and dvd studio pro... someone didn't get their video fields in order when they made the prince dvd.

thetruth said:

Justed picked it up at HMV in Toronto.

I agree - IT SUCKS!!!

The RAVE dvd blows this away!

the performances on this new one are way better than those on rave... I mean come on, I can't even bear to watch the version of 1999 on the rave dvd.

ufoclub said:

Yes, I agree, the "performances" are better but this is
just un-watchable because of the poor quality.

2freaky4church1 said:

Your measley $14 doesnt go that far. Only the most broke losers are crying over that amount.

Your classism is disgusting, LaMont. People have different economic backgrounds - what's your point? You're saying that a $14 DVD only deserves to be of a certain quality?

Bought my Copy Today at Sam Goody $19.99
I noticed the poor visual quality right off. I instantly got up to adjust my tv set for better quality. But I realized that The Look of this is just that... A Look. Prince looks just as young as the Purple Rain Days. If the Quality was clear a perfect I don't think that would be so.
I've paid more for much worse bootlegs, Maybe thats the point of the quality~

I think it is fine.
Glad 2 Have it.

Glam Slam U Made My Day~

Anyone who thinks this is even ok quality wouldnt know thier buttchecks from their nose.Im still sitting here sickened by the whole thing.God help the poor bastards who watch in on high def in 480p.Itll make it even worse.This belongs in the wal mart $5.68 bin with the rest of the crap dvds.

I dont mind the missing stuff but least they couldve done was provide us with something at least you could watch.And cmon its a fucking concert wheres the god damn 5.1 audio.Thats it ...I snapped it in half its now in the trash where it belongs.I thought rave dvd was sorry makes that look like a damn Academy Award winning piece.

NPGMC wants you to direct all DVD complaints to these kind folks:

http://www.mnd.bbb.org/co...d=21003796

Just watched it and they're right about the video. It looks horrible. Although the disc isn't without merit, and is,in spots, quite good, the picture quality and camera work drag it down to level that's nearly unacceptable. If I wasn't already a fan and if I hadn't already been to 2 ONA shows, I'd watch this and wonder what all the fuss is about with Prince as a live act.

'1+1+1=3', 'Pass the Peas', and 'Whole Lotta Love' were highlights for me, and overall the musicianship and competence of Prince's band really shine, but it's true: the production quality of this DVD destroys any of the momentum it's able to build.

I bought the 3-disc Led Zep a month ago and watched it on my computer at work - just like I did with this one tonight - and the difference is at times painful. For one thing, the Zeppelin DVD was plenty loud and the picture was crystal clear. The fucking thing was LONG - filled with all the Led Zep anyone could want - and when I watched it, it made me sad that I'll never see Zeppelin live, but satisfied that I at least got a worthwhile taste of the experience.

With PLALV, I could NEVER get the sound up loud enough, which was often so weak I could barely hear it. The segues and the "lack of continutiy" didn't bug me like it seems to be bothering some, and I dug that he changed up the setlist from the 3CD set, but overall I can't shake the feeling - indeed the CERTAINTY - that he's capable of so much more.

Frankly, I'm getting tired of this feeling, and wondering if he needs some help. Odd, but occasionally as i was watching this, I couldn't help but think of Kevin Smith's recollection of meeting Prince ('An evening with Kevin Smith'). No wonder he couldn't make the movie Prince wanted, and oh how wish he had.

"Rave unto the Year 2000" and "Sign of the Times" have nothing to fear from this...

B-