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Prince and the Revolution: Live (1985)
Where the lyrics of Prince and the Revolution: Live take you, and where it was really made.
This concert video was shot at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse and released only after the Purple Rain Tour had ended, and it was reissued in audio and Blu-ray formats in 2022.
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Concert at the Carrier Dome, Syracuse (1985)
Recording site Carrier Dome — The video records the March 30, 1985 concert held at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The point marks the venue, not the exact location of any recording booth. Google Maps · Apple Maps
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Album story
Overview
- Prince and the Revolution: Live is a live concert video by Prince and the Revolution
- It records the March 30, 1985 concert at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York
- Released after the Purple Rain Tour was complete
- First released on VHS on July 29, 1985
- A DVD version came later with the 2017 deluxe edition of Purple Rain
- An audio companion was released digitally on May 15, 2020
- On June 3, 2022, Legacy Recordings with NPG Records reissued it in CD, vinyl, and Blu-ray video
Background
- In 1984–85, Purple Rain album success led Prince to tour the United States extensively
- Album sales rose along with the promotion of the tour
- The tour was opened by Sheila E., who does not appear on the video
- The concert was also broadcast live across Europe as the final act of the 15th 'Rock Night', an all-night show by West German broadcaster Westdeutscher Rundfunk as part of its Rockpalast series
- The Rock Night broadcast was simulcast on the Eurovision network of European TV stations
Recording
- The video is a recording of the Syracuse concert
- The 2022 reissue used remastered video
- The audio was remixed by Chris James for 5.1 surround sound and Dolby Atmos
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Tracklist
| 1 | Let’s Go Crazy | 5:48 |
| 2 | Delirious | 2:52 |
| 3 | 1999 | 5:51 |
| 4 | Little Red Corvette | 3:39 |
| 5 | Take Me With U | 4:57 |
| 6 | Yankee Doodle Dandy (interlude) | 6:42 |
| 7 | Do Me, Baby | 2:05 |
| 8 | Irristible Bitch | 1:53 |
| 9 | Possessed | 4:25 |
| 10 | How Come U Don’t Call Me Anymore? | 5:04 |
| 11 | Let’s Pretend We’re Married | 4:27 |
| 12 | International Lover | 1:00 |
| 13 | God | 8:34 |
| 14 | Computer Blue | 4:28 |
| 15 | Darling Nikki | 5:02 |
| 16 | The Beautiful Ones | 5:17 |
| 17 | When Doves Cry | 9:30 |
| 18 | I Would Die 4 U | 3:28 |
| 19 | Baby I’m a Star | 10:50 |
| 20 | Purple Rain | 18:52 |
Sources: musicbrainz.org
Artist
Formation
- Prince Rogers Nelson, born June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota; died April 21, 2016 at Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota.
- Signed with Warner Bros. Records in 1977 at age 18; first album For You released April 7, 1978.
- Career spanned funk, rock, R&B and pop, with estimated sales over 100 million records.
Career
- Breakthrough with Dirty Mind (1980), Controversy (1981) and 1999 (1982).
- Purple Rain (1984) made him the first singer to hold the number-one film, album and single in the US at the same time.
- Sign o' the Times (1987) is widely considered his greatest work.
- Changed his name to an unpronounceable symbol in 1993, becoming known as the Artist Formerly Known as Prince; reverted to Prince in 2000.
- Won seven Grammy Awards and an Academy Award for Best Original Song Score.
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Reception
Records
- Released after the Purple Rain Tour was complete
- First released on VHS on July 29, 1985
- A DVD version was released later with the 2017 deluxe edition of Purple Rain
- An audio companion of the concert was released digitally on May 15, 2020
- On June 3, 2022, Legacy Recordings reissued the project in association with NPG Records
- The 2022 reissue was the first physical audio release, in CD and vinyl, plus Blu-ray video
- The video was remastered for the 2022 reissue
- The audio was remixed by Chris James for both 5.1 surround sound and Dolby Atmos
- The Dolby Atmos mix was also issued digitally through select streaming platforms on the same day as the 2022 reissue
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
Trivia
- The concert opened with 'Let's Go Crazy', the opener of the Purple Rain album, even though Prince's past tours usually began with older material
- The set moved from 'Let's Go Crazy' into a run of songs from the 1999 album, including 'Delirious' and '1999'
- 'Do Me, Baby' was introduced by a bit of 'Purple House', Prince's take on Jimi Hendrix's 'Red House'
- 'Possessed' was dedicated to James Brown in the credits
- The last encore, 'Purple Rain', ran over 18 minutes with a longer intro and lengthy guitar solos on two of Prince's guitars, including the white Cloud guitar
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
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