My prince fans.... if u like prince playing guitar.. then u must have the small club" bootleg"

he performs one of his best guitar solos "just my imagination - he plays 4 minutes nonstop guitar "still would stand all time -- amazing---
and you also have "bambi" --- almost all tracks are 10 min long... and he kicks ass with his guitar.....

I bought this CD in 1989, so you ain't telling me nothing new. You are right though, if you're a fan of his guitar playing, this is a must have.

Small Club is quite well known for its greatness here on the org.


...haven't listened to it in a while though.

myloveis4ever said:

regarding JMI, welcome to the desert of the real.

but this bambi?! dude(ette), what samll club show u got??! ain't no bambi played at that show.

in fact, i'm raving to rave from that show right now at work

myloveis4ever said:

Small Club is indeed amazing….Many of us feel this from the the first release back then…I can recommend Vega/Copenhagen performance (ONA Aftershow) ….Small Club will always be my favorite aftershow, if for nostalgic reasons alone, but imo Vega comes very close, quality and performance wise..Of course very different but still great…And Bambi IS played on this one….

Ahoy said:

Oh i agree. a lot. I don't think i've ever spun a bootleg as much.

Club Vega's another reason i don't need this upcoming Question of U/The One/Falling download. I have it in A+ soundboard quality already.

As for Just My Imagination, yeah it's legendary. I've had Small Club forever though (i think it was among the first 10 CD's i ever bought). The last 10 minutes are the maddest thing i've ever heard.Mindblowing.

>>lovesexyisthe1> i´m know that i´m not telling you nothing new... but for the "new" fans..

allright????


*****
do yourself a favor*
walk on bye yeah** don´t say nothing***

I've heard so much about this one! I really need to get my hands on a copy...

Keith/Kacey

I happened to be there, that night in The Hague, August '88..... mind blowing! JMI and Rave, but also People Without (Turn The Lights Off!).....legendary! Bambi was not played!

abierman said:

U lucky swine!!

abierman said:

It is truely a great live cd!From the beginning 2 the end!It take me on a wild ride every time I listen 2 it.I try 2 picture were Prince is on stage.
I must say RIGHT now all I have been listen 2 is A PARIS AFFAIR 1987 what a great solo in ( I could never take the place of your man)and It's gonna be a beautiful night just kick ASS!!

soulyacolia said:

I was just 17 years old, it was the best concert experience ever, and I'm almost sure that there will not anything better!

abierman said:

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hey abierman youve just reminded me about a post i never got round to making.

basically 4 ppl who were at some of the more famous concerts/ aftershows to share the experience and paint the picture for the rest of us when we,re listening to the cd,s

so if you can expand on the small club concert that would be great , band members, size of venue/audience, approx time, atmosphere that kinda stuff. Was he in a good mood that night! the guitar work is certainly blinding. was it filmed!

I remember there was some reason why Eric Leeds wasn't there...?

Marrk said:

I agree. I don't know why more people know about this other great boot.It deserves it's own thread.I love his version of Hendrix's "Who Knows" on this one.

Yeah Yeah Yeah

youngyosh said:

Okay, here we go go:
I had seen the regular show (Lovesexy, my 3rd show, after Parade 86 & SOTT 87) ) in the arena (De Kuip, Rotterdam) de night before and it was summertime, which meant: no school. A good friend of mine lived in The Hague (I'm from Amsterdam) and we had planned this night long before. So after having dinner with his parents, we were allowed (I was staying the night at their place) to 'hit' the town (hey, I was only 17!). The club, 'Het Paard', was back then a cool hangout. Not too small, certainly not too big. We arrived around 11:30 PM and not much was going on, we were happy to be there, released of 'the wrath' of parents. Dirk, my buddy, was not really into Prince and was getting tired of me talking about the concert-experience I had had the night before. However, at some point,around 1:00 AM there was this vibe going on, people were doing stuff on the small stage. I believe some 200 people were in the club, and nothing was announced. We heard this rumor that nobody was being let in anymore, don't know whether that was true.
At some point we saw people climbing the stage. It was dark but I saw clearly a woman stepping behind the drums. This is when 'Jam' started. we still didn't know what was going on, no announcements whatsoever.... This band was jamming and once the beat kicks in some light was turned on and I freaked! Shortly after that I heard this typical guitar sound, the on that had been pounding in my ears for the last 24 hours..... Yes, it was Prince and his band!!!!
I couldn't believe it! I started to recognize the members: Dr Think, Sheila E, Miko, Levi, Atlanta.....and Prince! Later Boni Boyer joined as well! No Eric Leeds (I believe he wasn't feeling to well, Anotherwontdare), . and Cat to be seen. Dirk, a guitar-lover, was like: what the fuck is this? Convinced in a minute! Big smile on his face. I was just stunned, couldn't say a word! Was this happening? Yes it was.
After the 13 minute jam, he kicked in DMSR (well, this beat's going to sleep, don't it?), the funk was phat! People were freaking out, although there weren't to many fansthere.....there would be afterwards.
Housequake ( a hit back then) had the people go wild. Then.....Just My Imagination.....The solo.....This was P's and Sheila's show. Just listen to the two of them go together....amazing! This is the quintessential Prince-moment! There are stories (maybe even urban-legends) about P having tears in his eyes during this. I don't remember seeing this, but I had almost tears in MY eyes. This man was amazing, what a treat to be here! The Man was happy and in rare form that night! It was so obvious that he was enjoying himself, and no religious BS as well.
People Without was freaky, lights off..... What a fucking great song. Dr Think going wild on the synths.
Kansas City Here I come.....Boni Boyer, ain't nobody can mess with that girl (is it true that she died?)! P's blues solo at the end.....what the fuck?
What great it was to see a band having fun after a 2 1/2 hour 'regular' show, this is why they're in music. This was their thing, not ours, we were just witnesses....
Forever In My Live was a great jam, the audience participating.....I hear myself everytime! I Don't Care...Boni baby! Sheila was rapping!
Rave was great, his official recording 10 years later sucked! Prince: 'Miko, gimme some of that funk!' Miko: 'Sure Prince, you want it high or low?'
It stopped around 4 AM....

An amazing night that I will never forget, it took me 8 years to get me a copy of the bootleg, I still listen to it regularly and think back of that night!, I believe it was P's first aftershow in Holland, and it's definitely the best bootleg-recording I know of(sound-quality wise)! Great it's out there, it almost captures the vibe that was there that night, it will never be there again!

Peace

Aksel
[This message was edited Wed May 19 18:23:47 2004 by abierman]

Awesome story abierman. Awesome.

Hey abierman:

What guitar was he using that night during Just My Imagination? I often close my eyes and dream of being there. I tell everyone I know about that guitar solo. I have never heard anything better.

parade86 said:

White Cloud.....I remember vividly!

Thank u 4 the story!!Very cool!Small club the greatest aftershow bootleg I ever heard,and I have them all 1000's!!

ravewithdawn said:

it is.....

Here's recent a pic of the club.

Anyone know if photos exist of this concert? Anyone have pix of the club?

squirrelgrease said:

I believe not, nor was it filmed. There was press coverage in the days after, just because the 'aftershow-concept' was not really known before. People sensed immediately that this was special, to be legendary! They were right!
[This message was edited Wed May 19 18:50:41 2004 by abierman]

Thanks abierman!

abierman said:

The white cloud? Or Model C?

I believe he never played the white cloud again after the Purple Rain tour. I always thought it would've been the Blue Angel, but I wasn't there.

LovesexyIsThe1 said:

alright, I got some sleep now.....I meant Blue Angel, they one he played during the Lovesexy tour! I always mix these two up!

PhilG said:

You’re right…There was a thread a while ago but didn’t get the response you’d expect…Indeed I love the opening with Who Knows…Kicking into a guitar extravaganza for the next 6 songs or so, taking 5 and then he gets his hands on the bass...First time I heard Vega I was looking like … I prefer this one to the Nighttown aftershow even though I actually went to that one. Amazing experience anyway…Props to Abierman for his story and recollection of an event 16 years ago. I remember going to ‘de Kuip’ back then and hearing about the aftershow later, dripping with jealousy cause I wasn’t there…But I cannot even remember so many details from 2002..

abierman said:[quote]youngyosh said:[quote]
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abierman thanks very much, great account of that legendary night, this is the kinda shit i want to read!
so anyone in the emporium london 23/3/95(funky design) apparently P,s longest aftershow jam so far, it sounded like a great night as well, especially wit the ladies singing the chorus on pussy control.