Ok, this monster jam knocked me off my chair and on the floor cryin for what could have been or should be released, but somehow think it will never be.

So far I figured it's
Michael Bland on drums. (Now I know why everyone praises him so!)
Sonney T on bass - (sweet suculent synth sacrement!)
Morris Hayes on keys (dude had some MAD crazy voice samples)
Tevin Cambel on piano?

what, where, how, who was this! The sound is excellent like it was live to DAT.
This is F.U.N.K. NPG at its finest! (and nastiest)

Was there a studio version of this? Does anyone know more about this song?

All I got to say is F.M.R!

yamomma said:

This was performed at the "Beautiful Experience" concert on Valentine's Day, 1994. It was just a funky jam, not recorded in the studio, to my knowledge. Jimmy Jam was on the piano for this track, not Tevin (although Tevin was in attendance that night). The band was Sonny, Morris, Mike B, Tommy and



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I assume it was at the same gig as the Beautiful Experience tracks (Interactive, DoW, Now, Shhh, the Jam) were recorded for.

It certainly appears on the same boot and sounds like it is all once show - there's also (from memory) None of yo business, What'd I say and Martial law.

maybe a few others.

TheFrog said:

You are correct, Froggy baby!

From memory (this isn't an exact track list, so I may leave something out, and it may not be in the right order):

Interactive
Days Of Wild
Now
Shhh
The Jam
The Ride
Peak The Technique (with Jimmy Jam)
Martial Law Jam
What'd I Say (with Lenny Kravitz as "Bud Light" on guitar)
None O Your Business

dont forget prince plays drums near the end of the song

and michael b does play the PERFECT drum fill in that song as well

a great track

JediMaster said:

lenny kravitz is bud light?!! i never knew that. u left out believe in u. comes between the jam and the ride. btw, "the jam" is longer on the beautiful experience video than on my interactive night CD. wonder why...

fms said:

i never knew that either! Isn't P waiting quite a while for him to come in on the guitar?

I think my version of the jam is the same on "Welcome to the Beautiful Experience" as it is on the video...may be wrong, but don't think anything's missing...

I've seen this as a 'legal' release, in Italy. By whatever laws they have there it seemed to be legally available, at least in 95.

Oh, and a great gig

fms said:

Youre right! I forgot that one!

TheFrog said:

Lenny has a problem with the guitar, or ins't happy with it or somethin'. I think P called him "Bud Light" because he may have had one two many beers!

Anyway, if you listen to his speaking voice, you can tell its Lenny. (I also had a friend, who was in the know at the time, hip me to Lenny's presence on the track. I probably wouldn't have caught it either).



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Great info!
That just made it all the better!

Peak the Technique and Martial Law are one track on the one I heard...
I just played back "What I Say?" and Prince was whoopin up on "Bud-lite". Telling him he was in the wrong key. When it came time for a solo, it sounded like he froze. Prince goes: "Uh-oh... oh, you don't like that guitar? Get him another one then"

I think I read about this show before. I didn't know where this song came from.

yamomma said:

It is a fantastic show! Wish P would do an official release of the video production, and include all the live performances on the extras section! I also wouldn't mind an official release of the show on CD (I'd buy it again!)

Oh well, I can dream, can't I?

thought the "Bud Light" dude was the lead guitarist for one of the other MPLS bands to semi make it big, Soul Asylum.

Could be wrong? Didn't know Lenny was in attendance.

Was this footage available as video or just audio?

sabaisabai said:

Damn if it's around in video (aside from the Beautiful Experience tracks), i wannit NOW

And either Prince is bullshitting when he says, "they say they gotta reload the cameras so we just gonna play the blues for 5 minutes - cool?" or at least some of it wasn't filmed...

TheFrog said:

I caught that too...
Was this at Paisley Park?

yamomma said:

I think so. I gather that this entire recording was broadcast, but only on radio?

JediMaster said:

I bet Tevin and Tommy were bumpin' poom-pooms...don'tcha think?

Those Morris Hayes clips during the breaks!
Oh man those are great! I want a sample CD of those!

Announcer voice:
"Ladies and gentlemen... Now"

The drunk guy:
"Go'head ni****..."
"Who you say this mo'er fu'er was?"
"No man... FU man"

Old man:
"somebody better turn that GD noise Off!"

The Bernie Mac(?) clip:
"Stir it like coffee"
"You don't understand..."
"Kick Ass!"

The county slang voice (I think is prince):
"Now you see right there, that's funky"
"Now that's what the American People want right there"
"How many ya'll is it?"

Some other voice:
"All right you MF's!"
"Oh, no MF, Not today!"
"Kick Some Sh**!"
"F-that"

Those bass synths
The high pitch harmonizer P had on his vocals...
The high screaming from the guy on the piano...

This was about as George Clinton(ish) kinda live Funk Prince has ever done.


"Now Sonny, They said if I steped on you foot, you might do something funky!"
then BAM! great solo...

"Now Morris, They said if I kissed your head, you might do something funky!"

I'd like to have seen that show.
Sounds like everyone in the crowd is having the time of their lives.
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What I know about the whole thing:

It was filmed and recorded at Paisley Park on Valentine's Day, 1994.

Some of the Live footage was used in the Japanese TV special "The Beautiful Experience".

The audio was broadcast on the radio, somewhere in Europe.

Lots of celebs were in attendance that night, including Lenny Kravitz, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Salt & Peppa, Soul Asylum, Winona Ryder, Tevin Campbell and a few sports figures that I don't know (not a sports fan).

Jimmy Jam and Lenny Kravitz both joined Prince onstage.

This was the show that he debuted the symbol-shaped guitar.

This was the show he shaved Mr. Hayes head on stage!

This was the show where he debuted "Shhh" live, leading Tevin to make the dumb-ass comment that he wished Prince would stop playing "his" song live (Prince had donated the song to Tevin for his second album. After this comment, P recorded his own version for inclusion on TGE, essentially taking back the song, and putting to rest whose song it actually was!)

It was fonky as hell!!!

I just got in trouble today for playing this too loud.
Oh, well...

They need thicker walls in this office anyhow.

I was shocked to find this CD in a San Antonio music store back in 1995. Here's the tracklist:

Interactive 2:49
Days Of Wild 4:36
Now 4:20
The Ride 4:23
The Jam 4:03
I Believe In U 3:34
Shhh 7:05
What'd I Say 4:05
Peak The Technique 5:53
Martial Law 4:58
None Of Your Business 5:51

Side note...the NBA All-Star Game was in Minnie that weekend, which helped the celebrity count, as many celebrities were in town for the game. Prince seized the opportunity to perform for them. Salt & Pepa were in the house at Paisley because the NBA had them in town to perform at the game. That's why P played their jam, "None of Your Business."

A good number of current and former basketball legends were in the house. Prince, a lifetime basketball afficionado, really enjoyed playing to that crowd. That's why he displayed his own "all-star" skills on multiple instruments, including the drums.

The Cream performing for the cream, you might say...

Doozer said:

Did you find it at CD exchange???

Temptation said:

That's right! I forgot that was why all the sports figures were there!

JediMaster said:

Nope -- it was in a now-defunct music store that was in the lower level of North Star Mall close to the airport. It was not a new/used CD place...new discs only. Also found "This is My Night" there. Maybe that's why they shut down...

JediMaster said:

Are you a San Antonio-based Jedi???

Doozer said:

Yeah, that's the CD I have and NONE OF UR BUSINESS is performed with Salt 'N' Pepa!!!!

Have u noticed at the end of the CD that there's a sample from Alphabet St. where he sings "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeaaahhhhh!!!!!"???!!!!!

I like the artwork for this CD too.

It's got a nice picture disc and stills from The Most Beautiful Girl In The World video and a few others.

I remember I picked it up from a local store back in 1996 and it only cost me £10!!

It's an Italian bootleg CD. Catalogue number: KTS 285

here's the cover:


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Ellectrika said:

Yes...that's the exact one. Has a nice color booklet and a cool picture disk. Sound quality is awesome.