Prince and the Revolution: Live
Prince and the Revolution: Live
NR | 29 March 1985 (USA)
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“Prince and the Revolution: Live” is a legendary concert filmed toward the end of Prince's “Purple Rain” tour in Syracuse, NY on March 30, 1985. The performance has Prince at the height of his powers, backed by the classic Revolution lineup of Wendy Melvoin, Lisa Coleman, Matt Fink, Mark Brown, Eric Leeds, and Bobby Z. The 20-song set features: Let's Go Crazy, Delirious, 1999, Little Red Corvette, Take Me With U, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Do Me Baby, Irresistible Bitch, Possessed, How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore, Let's Pretend We Are Married, International Lover, God, Computer Blue, Darling Nikki, The Beautiful Ones, When Doves Cry, I Would Die 4 U, Baby I'm A Star, and Purple Rain.

Reviews
Ensofter Overrated and overhyped
SteinMo What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.
Sanjeev Waters A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
Geraldine The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.
Dolph Holmes I had the pleasure of sending the concert to Europe that night but not after a lot of aggravation trying to get the audio correct! During a few minute break was sitting in the audience listening to the purple one doing sound check...I did not realize that the lovely lady who was sitting next to me was Sheila E! She was just a pleasure to chat with for a few minutes. The lady could really put on a show.My co-worker had time for dinner with the members of the Revolution and said they all were great folks who just enjoyed what they did. Sadly I have lost my original recording of the concert with some early footage. A lot of comments that were made would have had to be edited out for any playing if you were not there! Was an experience that I did enjoy!
caipirina7 I can understand that some people might be underwhelmed by this watching it later, out of context. But at the time I saw it, it was broadcast live to Europe, which means it was like 4 AM and the whole atmosphere was just crazy. MJ was the first big black pop star to show up on the European scene and then suddenly there was Prince ... I did not like 'when doves cry' when it was played over and over again on the radio ... But after watching this concert 'live' (on TV) in the wee hours of the morning ... I was turned ... since then I bought pretty much every record / CD / bootleg ... went to see him live 3 times on different continents ... But ever since his internet experiment of releasing a 3 CD album just there .. it kinda fizzled out ... I like his old stuff ... and I'd love to see a great DVD of this concert (seems there is only VHS)
DangerousMJ I am a young fan of Prince. before i witnessed this incredible per4mance for the first time i was a HUGE MJ fan, after watching this tape i said "Micahel who?" 2 hrs of near perfect funk and rock! there a few parts where the concert slows down and gets a little boring such as The Beautiful Ones and God but the highlights of the show are the great. The best parts of the show are Irresistible Bitch/Possessed, Darling Nikki, Purple Rain but the song that makes the show is Baby, Im A Star. The song starts off normal and then the band just starts to jam!! you will not believe your ears. This concert changed my views of music and it proves that Prince is an incredible artist unlike any other before him.
rogierr Less polished and coherent than later concert registrations: nonetheless great music and purpleness in the 'immaculate' early days of his royal purpleness the genius from Minneapolis. Also 5 B-sides R programmed in the show. No less than 120 min of jammin' funk and funky jazz. No material from the upcoming album 'Around the world in a day' unfortunately, apart from some catchy 1-liners and controversial behaviour :-oThe only let-down is the chest-hair, though it seems 2 disappear half-way through the movie. And there R some dull moments where the show seems 2 stand still 4 a moment. 1 of the worst composers of the 9ties was definitely the single consistently best artist of the 8ies: producing, arranging, composing and performing. He confirmed that once more in 1987 with the 'Sign "o" The Times' concert registration and the brilliant album of course. My second favourites R '1999' and 'Purple Rain' of which most songs R presented here. Purple Rain - the movie - was a disappointment though, even more than 'Under the cherry moon'. I'm still wondering where the fantastic concert registration of Lovesexy is.9/10