Lovesexy Live In Atlanta Sabotage 4CD

Lovesexy Live In Atlanta 4CD

Sabotage Records
Catalog # SAB 282/283/284/285
Release Year 2005
4CD Length 69:40 / 63:10 / 66:42 / 73:57
Date/Venue The Omni, Atlanta : 13th and 14th October 1988
Source Audience Recordings
Quality EX-/EX

Rating 5.0/5.0

Track Listing
Lovesexy Tour The Omni, Atlanta
Disc 1
Lovesexy Tour - The Omni, Atlanta : 13th October 1988
1. Escape 2. Erotic City 3. Housequake (including Take The A-Train) 4. Slow Love 5. Adore 6. Delirious 7. Jack U Off 8. Sister 9. Do Me, Baby 10. Adore 11. I Wanna Be Your Lover 12. Head 13. Holly Rock 14. A Love Bizarre 15. When You Were Mine 16. Blues In C (If I Had A Harem) 17. When You Were Mine 18. Little Red Corvette 19. Controversy 20. U Got The Look 21. Superfunkycalifragisexy - Controversy 22. Bob George 23. Anna Stesia

Disc 2
1. Cross The Line 2. Eye No 3. Lovesexy 4. Glam Slam 5. The Cross 6. I Wish U Heaven - Take This Beat 7. Kiss 8. Dance On - Sheila E Drum Solo (including Transmississippirap) 9. When 2 R In Love 10. It Is No Secret (What God Can Do) 11. Venus De Milo 12. Starfish And Coffee 13. Raspberry Beret 14. Condition Of The Heart 15. Do Me, Baby 16. Strange Relationship 17. When 2 R In Love 18. Let's Go Crazy 19. When Doves Cry 20. Purple Rain 21. 1999

Disc 3
Lovesexy Tour - The Omni, Atlanta : 14th October 1988
1. Escape 2. Erotic City 3. Housequake (including Take The A-Train) 4. Slow Love 5. Adore 6. Delirious 7. Jack U Off 8. Sister 9. Do Me, Baby - Adore 10. I Wanna Be Your Lover 11. Head (including Holly Rock) 12. A Love Bizarre 13. When You Were Mine 14. Blues In C (If I Had A Harem) 15. When You Were Mine 16. Little Red Corvette 17. Controversy (including Holly Rock) 18. U Got The Look 19. Superfunkycalifragisexy - Controversy 20. Bob George 21. Anna Stesia

Disc 4
1. Cross The Line 2. Eye No 3. Lovesexy 4. Glam Slam 5. The Cross 6. I Wish U Heaven - God Is Alive - Take This Beat (including Take My Hand, Precious Lord) 7. Kiss 8. Dance On - Sheila E Drum Solo (including Transmississippirap) 9. Let's Go Crazy 10. When Doves Cry 11. Purple Rain 12. 1999 13. Alphabet St.

Prince : A Musical Portrait (Documentary 1989)
14. Documentary

Comments
Fink's Comments (rates this release 5.0/5.0)
Two of the best 1988 audience recordings finally get the treatment they deserve. These recordings are so good that they put to shame some of the 2004 Musicology shows. The 13th October concert has some nice moments including a very extended version of 'Blues In C', and has the added bonus of a piano medley which includes a performance of 'It's No Secret (What God Can Do)'. The remainder of the show is a pretty typical (although still fantastic) US Lovesexy show. The 14th October concert is worth the price of this 4cd set alone. It has passion, energy and is perhaps THE best of any US Lovesexy show circulating (my site, my opinion). Things are pretty straightforward up until 'Controversy', and the show just goes to a whole other level. Prince stops and starts the intro to the song over and over again while repeating the "Controversy" line, before the band finally launch into the song. There's no piano medley on this show, however the 13 minute 'Take This Beat' portion of 'I Wish U Heaven', which includes a one-off rap by Cat more than makes up for it. Thankfully 'Alphabet Street' is performed, and is a fantastic, fitting way to end these two phenomenal shows. These recordings have been circulating amongst collectors for a while now, however Sabotage have done an excellent job in boosting the (already excellent) sound quality. The added 'Musical Portrait' is nice to have in stereo, however as with all documentaries there is a little too much talking and it is best suited to video not audio. The packaging is superb with some rarely seen photo's, and 2 nice reviews of the shows from the Atlanta Journal. Undoubtedly my personal favourite recent Sabotage release. Love it? I freaking do!