New York 2004ever Sabotage Records 2CD

New York 2004ever 2CD

Sabotage Records
Catalog # SAB 306-307
Release Year 2005
2CD Length 79:11 / 72:44
Date/Venue Madison Square Garden, New York 14th July 2004
Source Audience Recordings
Quality EX-

Rating 4.5/5.0

Track Listing
Musicology Tour
Madison Square Garden, New York 14th July 2004

Disc 1
1. MUSICOLOGY (Including TIGHTEN UP) 2. LET'S GO CRAZY 3. I WOULD DIE 4 U 4. WHEN DOVES CRY 5. 1999 (INTRO) - BABY I'M A STAR 6. SHHH 7. D.M.S.R. (Including ARE YOU MY WOMAN? - CRAZY IN LOVE) 8. PASS THE PEAS 9. RHONDA SOLO - D.M.S.R. 10. A LOVE BIZARRE (INTRO) - THE GLAMOROUS LIFE (INTRO) - I FEEL FOR YOU 11. CONTROVERSY 12. THE GLAMOROUS LIFE (SHEILA E) - CONTROVERSY JAM 13. INTERLUDE 14. RENATO SOLO - WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD 15. SOMETIMES IT SNOWS IN APRIL 16. LITTLE RED CORVETTE 17. CREAM 18. PRINCE & THE BAND 19. ALPHABET ST. 20. SWEET THING

Disc 2
1. ADORE 2. I COULD NEVER TAKE THE PLACE OF YOUR MAN 3. JAILHOUSE ROCK 4. 7 5. SIGN O' THE TIMES 6. DEAR MR. MAN 7. LET'S WORK 8. U GOT THE LOOK 9. LIFE 'O' THE PARTY 10. SOUL MAN 11. KISS 12. TAKE ME WITH U 13. THE BEAUTIFUL ONES 14. NOTHING COMPARES 2 U 15. PURPLE RAIN

Musicology Tour - Madison Square Garden, New York : 13th July 2004
16. BAMBI 17. WHOLE LOTTA LOVE 18. CALL MY NAME

Comments
Fink's Comments (rates this release 4.5/5.0)
An excellent release of an extremely good Musicology show. All 3 nights at Madison Square Garden are circulating, and this is without doubt the best, both in terms of sound quality and performance. The audience level is a little overpowering during the opening Alicia Keys speech (only a tiny portion is on here before 'Musicology'), and the treble level during Sheila E's performance is higher than at any other part of the show - however those are my only 2 complaints, and the remainder of the recording is excellent.

While the set-list is fairly representative of many other Musicology shows, Prince's performance lifts it above the routine. The undoubted highlight of the show is Sheila E's performance of 'The Glamorous Life' and a short percussion solo, in fact her appearance earns the largest cheer of the night. The remainder of the show is fairly typical, however still extremely enjoyable. The added bonus of 3 tracks from the previous nights show are a nice addition, however the sound quality isn't as good as the 14th July recording, and they sound a little weak in comparison.

The packaging, as you would expect is original and creative. The booklet contains the article and interview with Prince from Modern Drummer magazine, along with pictures from L'uomo Vogue.