Product Details

• Actors: Robia LaMorte, Prince, Lori Werner
• Directors: Prince, Scott McCullough
• Writers: Scott McCullough
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: Unknown (Dolby Stereo (Analog))
• Subtitles: English, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, German
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Warner Strat. Mkt.
• DVD Release Date: August 22, 2006
• Run Time: 58 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000GH3PPE
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,553 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Prince - Diamonds and Pearls" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

For the first time on DVD from Prince and the New Power Generation comes the Diamonds and Pearls DVD featuring concert footage band interviews and live versions of "Thunder" "Jughead" and "Live 4 Love" as well as video clips of the smash singles "Gett Off" "Cream" "Diamonds and Pearls" "Insatiable" and "Money Don't Matter 2 Night."Track Listing1. Gett Off2. Cream3. Diamonds and Pearls4. Call The Law5. Willing And Able6. Insatiable7. Strollin'8. Money Don't Matter 2 Night9. Thunder10. Dr. Feelgood11. Jughead12. Live 4 loveFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: MUSIC DVD/CONCERTS UPC: 603497164424 Manufacturer No: 971644-2

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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It Is What It Is, Not Much More, October 8, 2006

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Dorrie Wheeler - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prince - Diamonds and Pearls (DVD)

For the first time Prince and the N.P.G.'s Diamond and Pearls Video Collection is available on DVD. The collection was a treasured favorite when it was available on VHS.

First things first, I must address the picture and sound quality. It doesn't appear that the set was re-mastered--the picture or the sound. Despite this, it looks and sounds good--just not what you would expect from a DVD. Sound and picture wise it's not much different than my VHS version.

If it's been awhile since you have seen this collection let me refresh your memory. It includes the music videos from Prince's album Diamond and Pearls album. Videos included are "Gett Off," "Cream," "Diamonds and Pearls," "Call The Law," "Willing and Able," "Insatiable," "Strollin'," and "Money Don't Matter 2 Night."

Live concert footage featured on the set includes "Thunder," "Dr. Feelgood," "Jughead," and "Live 4 Love."

The running time of the set is 58 minutes. It's pretty much the same as the VHS version--except on DVD. There is nothing new, but its great that Prince fans can finally own this set on the most current format available.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Better Late than Never...., September 8, 2006

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Thomas D. Ryan "American Hit Network" (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prince - Diamonds and Pearls (DVD)

Ummm, am I missing something? If my memory serves me correctly, the album "Diamonds and Pearls" came out in 1991, so why is the accompanying video released for the first time in 2006? No matter. Back in the'90s, it was easy to get lost in the myriad releases that Prince offered, not to mention the whole name-changing thing. Prince simply released too much material for anyone to keep track, especially casual fans, which is why this DVD is such a welcome surprise. Despite the passage of time, the material on "Diamonds and Pearls" has aged quite well - much better than the haircuts worn by his bandmembers. Few artists have been as obsessed with fashion as Prince, and the state-of-the-art `90s outfits worn here can be quite entertaining all by themselves.

Nothing, though, can distract from Prince. Without saying much, Prince once again provides plenty of evidence that he may well be the single most talented performer alive today. He sings with raw power and sly innuendo. He plays guitar incredibly well. He writes. He produces. He oversees every last nuance of his band's appearance and performance. And, he dances. My God, how he dances. "Diamonds ands Pearls" is worth seeing (even this much after the fact) because it provides a much-needed visual element to some of Prince's best songs. He is simply a wonder to behold, channeling the spirits of Sly Stone, James Brown, Little Richard and vintage-Michael Jackson with ease. "Gett Off" is so good that you laugh out loud in amazement. People overlook it, but "Cream" might well be the best pop song of the `90s. It is certainly one of the best-produced songs of that decade and the video here gives it new life.

What made "Diamonds and Pearls" different from a lot of Prince's previous work was in the latitude that he allowed his bandmembers. Prince is so talented that he could (and often does) do everything by himself. While impressive, this sometimes makes his music feel airtight and claustrophobic. The presence of other musicians pumps new life in to this material, and gives the songs added depth. The only real weakness comes when the focus shifts away from Prince and onto rapper Tony M, who channels MC Hammer and forgets the fundamental rule of rap; don't just talk, tell me something. Otherwise, "Diamonds and Pearls" is a belated surprise that warrants attention, especially if you lost track of Prince in the past few years. A- Tom Ryan

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Document Of Prince & The NPG, August 24, 2010

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Andre S. Grindle "Andre' Grindle" (Brewer Maine) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prince - Diamonds and Pearls (DVD)

It seems like no accident that this video anthology came out roughly around the same time as Michael Jackson - Dangerous: The Short Films. And interestingly enough the presentation follows a similar pattern: manipulating and being manipulated by the media (as told through a montage of TV news clippings) and Prince videos from this era being strung together with vingettes of Prince running from the press. Well happily I have to inform you that's where the cons of this DVD ends. Whereas I always had the impression MJ was,in his own mind being dead serious in his paranoia on his DVD if you watch this carefully there's a strong hint of swaggering self parody here. This presentation also follows a loose concept involving two ladies named Diamond and Pearl,who appear aside Prince on the Diamonds and Pearls album cover. Prince's wit and invisable humor is very much on display especially in one vignette before the "Cream" video involving a woman carrying on a conversat ion with a man that,"I don't like Sinatra;I like Prince"-or something to that effect. Prince makes it clear he's very self possessed when it comes to how his ego comes across and especially in the "Gett Off" video he has his mysterious,controlling pseudo gigalo routine down to a science. Not to say he's coming at it from the same standpoint as he did in Purple Rain; he's ego is not that of the same insecure "kid" with a pretention of cockiness but a very cocksure 30 something who knows what he wants and how to get it. Prince also has a very sensative side and happily it seems that side of his personality is very genuine,if not as exciting as the elegant looking player character he'd worked so hard had creating. That comes into the forefront on the video for the title track finding Prince and Rosie Gaines singing to a room of multi racial children,sort of in the persona of guardian angels. Even though MTV's butchered version of Spike Lee's original video of "Money Don't Matter 2 Night" is the one presented here the B&W inner city and gulf war era news report imagry does hint at the more pointed commentary of the original censored version. Since the NPG were in the process of making their own album at this point a video for their own song "Call The Law" is included. There's also a video to the wispy "Strollin" starring the Diamond and Pearl character again along with some vital live footage of Prince from his Diamonds And Pearls tour. In terms of commercial and creative reinvention during 1991 it's true that MJ and Prince were back in tandem. The main difference,illustrated so well here was that while MJ's future wasn't 100% certain Prince made it clear it was only the beginning for him and he'd have a lot more surprises to come.