Who says Prince doesn't have any good new material? I personally think that the One Night Alone Live 3 cd set is amongst the best music I've ever heard! And a lot of it is Rainbow Children stuff which I'd never cared for before. He sure gives all those songs new life playing them live! The more I hear this stuff, the more I love it. I especially love 1+1+1=3, The Other Side of the Pillow, The Everlasting Now, and The Rainbow Children. Oh, and I absolutely love the Aftershows cd, especially the first song, Joy In Repetition. Some of the best guitar playing I've ever heard P turn out. Awesome stuff. That's the kinda guitar solo I would have loved to hear at the Grammys! How do u guys rate this collection against other Prince albums?

It is hypocracy at it's highest level. It is a OFFICIAL bootleg done by prince and the NPGMC. Total crap if you ask me. Yeah, the music is good but if the NPGMC or any other organization tries to hate on bootlegs then I say SHIT ON THEM!!!!

get used 2 this place quickly !!!

i love the cd's 2 , inc the tracks u mention, i specially love disc 2 wow ! piano and ol princey

how come u dont call
d and p
sometimes it snows
adore
nothing compares
free
etc etc etc.....

and u kno wot peeps on here claim 2 hate disc 2 HATE !!!

so u cant win on here, peeps went on 4 20 years !!! wen we gonna get a live album ???
p delivers a 3 cd set LIVE ALBUM ! new stuff trc,old stuff , hits an aftershow disc etc etc and peeps on here say its shit !

UNBELIEVABLE !!!

NAW F**KIN UNBELIEVABLE !!!

I agree...Prince may not be as talented a song writer as he once was, but he's still a superb live performer. I was listening to CD 3 of this set (the aftershow one) last night and it is too funky...helped me get through washing a lot of boring dishes!

Yeah, the sound quality is fantastic also!

Yeah, the sound quality is fantastic also!

I don't care what u all say...I LOVE IT

I, for one, love the instrumentals on the It ain´t over cd

After hearing the Chicago ONA show, the released version was so weak to me. I've played it once since it arrived.

mplsstar said:

Its not hypocrisy to say that he would prefer to actually make money off of his music, rather than it going to a bootlegger. Oh, and by definition, there is no such thing as an "OFFICIAL bootleg".

Back to the topic, I think its a fine collection of live material. Could have been a little longer, but the musicianship is fantastic. The live version of "Xenophobia" is so fantastic, that I really don't mind that he chose to not release the studio version. He should have put "I Love U, But I Don't trust U Anymore" on there though.

I do think for this first live album it was wise to leave off all the covers.

To be honest, I've heard better bootlegs. The third disc is crap except for JIR, and that's edited and overdubbed too. 6/10

Marrk said:

TBODP surely isn't crap! In fact, I'd say it rivals JIR as the best track on there. 2NU4WC is tight, too.

And JIR is so little overdubbed that it's not even worth mentioning, IMO.

calldapplwondery83 said:

Oh alright then! 7/10!

Sorry, what are the rules for the "One Night Alone" live CD set? Do you have to down a shot every time he squeals?

I never did get around to buying this CD set
and as ever reading the opinions of you lot gives me no clue as to whether
I should get it

I enjoy ONA as well

I don't understand what anyones problem is with the set, I really enjoy it. Never heard a boot that comes even remotely close to the sound quality. Perhaps if it had been recorded by someone in the crowd to give it that authentic bootleg sound then some people would like it more.

One Night Alone

with the two CD's
The aftershow
The studio album
AND the DVD

this is a fine and very classy set to own.

I for one, have enjoyed it.

Here's my review: http://www.prince.org/msg/13/30955

yamomma said:

I remember that review Ya...very funny!

The live version of Joy In Repetition makes the whole set worth owning to me.

it didn't rock my sox, thanx to that crap at the end of "anna stesia". that's right--that long-assed dialogue at the end turned me off to the whole album.

Man, all i know is that if that shit had been a bootleg instead of something prince put out officially, people woulda been jacking off to how great it was. The dudes done some fucked up shit, but his fans have gotten too fucking critical.

Ashtheking said:

all hail 2 ashtheking !!!

talkin 2 much sense 4 this site man !

Ashtheking said:

danielboon said:

Thanks!

SENSHY said:

Hell yeah i love ONA live!
I understand the negative feelings about it.
I know the things on the cd that i feel a little "let down"
about, but there is no denying (for me) that
this is one of his best albums. Prince, this
band, these songs, and the recording qu,
are all HOT