February 18, 2012
Historical Significance...
by Chris Randall
Bootleg audio of this have been making the rounds for years, but I've never seen the video. I imagine Warner Bros. will have this taken down in short order, so enjoy it while you can: the entire nearly 14-minute live recording that forms the basis of the album version of Purple Rain, complete with commentary.
I'm not to proud to admit this made my day. What a piece of music, and what a lucky audience.
EDIT: Well, that didn't last long. By the time I refreshed this page, it had been taken down. You'll have to find a boot, I guess. Spoiler alert: the song has four verses in this version, and the guitar solo is twice as long.
EDIT 2: See the comments for a link to one someone grabbed from YouTube.
14 comments:
Not my favorite Prince song, but that guy is pretty amazing, whatever his faults as a person. I had no idea any of this was live.
I was/am a minor fan, but I sometimes look back on artists I somewhat took for granted back when I was younger and am amazed at how talented they were. Would he be able to even get a record deal today?
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I was/am a minor fan, but I sometimes look back on artists I somewhat took for granted back when I was younger and am amazed at how talented they were. Would he be able to even get a record deal today?
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Yeah, that made my day too.
Whatever his eccentricities, the man is on another level entirely when it comes to music. Incredible.
Whatever his eccentricities, the man is on another level entirely when it comes to music. Incredible.
I was a teen still living at home with the folks when I saw the movie. I was into "cooler" things and not really a fan but this was able to break through that teenage indifference...
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