Product Details

• Actors: Prince, Brown Mark, Wendy Melvoin, Matt Fink, Bobby Z.
• Directors: Paul Becher
• Format: NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Warner Home Video
• VHS Release Date: July 1, 1991
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 630237426X
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,489 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent example of a REAL live performance, July 15, 2005

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B. Harris "B Killa Maka o' Scrilla" (Indianapolis, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prince and the Revolution; Live [VHS] (VHS Tape)

SIGN O' THE TIMES was an excellent "concert movie"... but, as we all know, alot of it was re-shot and re-filmed with prince lip synching. THIS, however, was NOT a lip synched concert (to the idiot who said otherwise) ... as for guitar not plugged in? You can tell whoever wrote that review knows little about live performances... (...) ... it's called a wireless system... it's been around for YEARS and yes, Prince was one of the first to use it extensively.

At any rate, back to this review: although Prince has a habit of dragging songs on and on, we all KNOW it's a remnant of his love of all thins Funk where George Clinton would have these marathon jam grooves... in fact, it's very much like PHISH or Grateful Dead in that respect. But NO ONE else plays, SINGS, and DANCES at the same time... not then and certainly not now... This video stands the test of time, as do the songs.

Admittedly alittle self-indulgent, but hey... he was A-list #1 at the time. Not as good a show as the PARADE paris shows (bootleg) or the German TV release of his LOVESEXY show (which should have gotten an official release), but still better than anything put out then ... and even now.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars AMAZING VIDEO, July 30, 2004

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Mike Rules "Mike" (Knoxville, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prince and the Revolution; Live [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is Prince when he was at the top of the Pop World and it shows. This show is just electric. Other Purple Rain tour shows may have been better or had rarer songs, but this is such an important document and a must have.

DETAILS:
March 30, 1985 Syracuse NY
Let's Go Crazy, Delirious, 1999, Little Red Corvette, Take Me With U, Do Me Baby, Irresistable Bitch, Possessed, How Come U Don't Call Me Any More, Let's Pretend We'Re Married, International Lover, God, Computer Blue, Darling Nikki, The Beautiful Ones, When Doves Cry, I Would Die For You, Baby I'M A Star, Purple Rain

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars On DVD ? A Shame It Won't Be....Ever, July 2, 2005

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tones capone (orlando, Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Prince and the Revolution; Live [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Live at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, Prince Rogers Nelson delivers an electrifying live mix of R&B, Soul, Blues, and Rock with a somewhat electronic treatment from the rhythm section known as The Revolution. Generously borrowing from some of his heroes including James Brown, The Kid makes the most of every inch of floor space for a great 90-minute set that offers extended jam versions of some of his earlier radio hits like '1999' and 'Delirious'. While some sections of the show move too slowly or are redundant, overall the vision of the genius is apparent. 'The Beautiful Ones' is poignant and sensual. 'Baby I'm a Star' culminates into a conga line of sorts, as everybody gets into the act onstage, including Sheila E. (his opening act at the time.) But the jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring 20-minute encore of 'Purple Rain' is the true gem of this concert, and it is only fitting he saved the best for last. A religious experience, to say the least: only once in a generation can a musical legend captivate and mesmerize an audience with one song.

With the advent of DVD recorders in 2004, it is possible to get a good 2nd-generation burn of this gig, to be preserved for all eternity. Sound quality may be compromised, unless you can find a good 4-head VCR and run the signal through top-of-the-line audio gear to EQ and sweeten the mix. Sad to say, that's only way you'll get this one to DVD.

Want the reason why? Check out A&E's Biography, or the E! True Hollywood Story, or even VH1's Behind the Music, on Prince. You'll find out how he felt he was being mistreated by the suits (to the point that he scrawled "slave" on his face,) didn't get the contract to say he could keep his own master recordings, and took the giant to war in court and through the media to free himself from Warner Bros.

The price for freedom is a very long memory, and Prince himself knows it. Since WB owns the songs and licensing for the concert, I seriously doubt we'll ever see it on the format...at least in this lifetime. So, if the "product formerly known as the VCR" is still blinking '12:00' in your basement, and you can afford another $70 for a new DVD burner, pick up this tape while you still can. It's a rare offering from one of the greatest musicians of the past 30 years.