PRINCE – Montreal 2011 (4CD)

Audience 9.5 – What makes this one so special is that it is a COMPLETE document of the entire processes that unfold while a performance is orchestrated. That means you will hear the entire soundcheck (a concert in itself), the show in its entirety, and the Aftershow. All of this occurs over two days, and let me tell you when I say it is immersive, I mean in the literal sense you are completely immersed from start to finish. Even the sonic quality is excellent although I understand this is entirely subjective. For me, I loved it. I loved being in the crowd and even the screams and oohs and aaahs added a real sense of realism and were not obnoxious at all. The mix and balance of the sound is so good, I love the drums, guitars are really present and vocals are in a good spot.

Prince
The Montreal Tapes

Disc 1

Centre Bell
Soundcheck
Montreal, Canada
Dec. 2, 2011

1. Let’s Go Crazy – Delirious
2. Empty Room #1
3. Empty Room #2
4. Empty Room #3
5. 1999
6. Empty Room #4
7. Empty Room #5
8. Calhoun Square #1
9. Calhoun Square #2
10. Calhoun Square #3
11. Calhoun Square #4
12. Calhoun Square #5
13. Try-Outs
14. We Live (2 Get Funky) #1
15. We Live (2 Get Funky) #2
16. D.M.S.R. – Soul Power ’74
17. Let’s Go
18. Controversy
19. Scrapple From The Apple #1
20. Musicology – Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine #1
21. Scrapple From The Apple #2
22. Musicology – Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine #2
23. Soundcheckin’
24. Let’s Work
25. SHHH
26. We Live (2 Get Funky) #3
27. We Live (2 Get Funky) #4

Disc 2

Centre Bell
Main Show
Montreal, Canada
Dec. 2, 2011

1. We Live (2 Get Funky) no Prince
2. D.M.S.R.
3. Pop Life
4. Scrapple From The Apple
5. Musicology
6. Mama Feelgood
7. Prince And The Band
8. Let’s Work
9. U Got The Look
10. Empty Room
11. Let’s Go
12. Take Me With You
13. Rasberry Beret
14. Cream
15. Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough
16. Cool
17. Make You Feel My Love

Disc 3

Main Show Cont’d

18. Purple Rain
19. Let’s Go Crazy
20. Delirious
21. Let’s Go Crazy (Extended Portion)
22. 1999
23. Little Red Corvette
24. Montreal Square
25. When Doves Cry
26. Nasty Girl #1
27. Sign O’ The Times
28. Nasty Girl #2
29. The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
30. Hot Thing
31. A Love Bizarre
32. Darling Nikki
33. I Would Die 4 U
34. Controversy
35. Kiss

Disc 4

Club Empire
Newtown, Montreal
The Afterjam
December 3, 2011

1. NPG On The Mic
2. The Message
3. Funkin’ For Jamaica (N.Y.)
4. You Got The Love
5. Solos Jamming
6. Outstanding
7. Get Wild
8. It Takes Two
9. A Long Walk
1o. Thank You (Falletinme Be Mice Elf Again)
11. Brick House
12. Skin Tight
13. 777-9311
14. The Stick
15. The Walk
16. Sexy Dancer
17. Get Down Tonight
18. Pass The Peas
19. Get On The Good Foot