Prince/CA.USA 5.25.2011 2Shows Complete

With a sound like a soundboard, the second show is a complete first appearance! Coupling recording of the extremely rare gig held during 21 Night Stand, the second half of the 2011 Welcome 2 America Tour, and the first and second shows at the House of Blues in Hollywood! Show 1 had been released before, but the sound quality was not very good as there were cracks in some parts. This time, the sound quality is much better than Late Nite Party, and the audience’s voice is not overlapping, and it is a super sound that is said to be an audience recording in a place with a good sound balance, such as a soundboard or PA! As for the content, first Mike Phillips mesmerizes the audience with just a talk box. Among them was D.M.S.R.’s drumming. I’ll be singing Rada Dee La Dee Daa’s Gypsy Woman, One Nation Under A Groove, California Love, etc. with a vocoder. Then a big keyboard comes in and Prince appears and sings, but it’s not D.M.S.R., it’s Dance 4 Me. However, I feel like I’m chanting the lyrics, not tracing the melody. And Mike plays the saxophone this time. Prince plays the Ohio Players’ Fire guitar phrase on his guitar. In response to this, the saxophone solo went wild, and Mike was busy with the talk box. An unusual D.M.S.R. that explodes with a distorted guitar sound and creates a rock atmosphere, but also creates a jumbled sound of jazz and funk. In the second half of the performance, Prince finally begins to sing D.M.S.R. And there Prince introduced Mike Phillips and also his saxophone solo. There is also a solo by Renato. However, what stands out is that Prince plays the funky guitar. Of course, the unprecedentedly long intro is also noteworthy. This is definitely the best D.M.S.R. of 21 Night Stand. Pop Life is also played, but the latter half of the song is the usual development since Prince was said to be jazz, and here there is an avant-garde keyboard and Mike’s bebop saxophone, making it truly jazz. In fact, the jazz standard Scrapple From The Apple is an unusually cool development. And Musicology also has a long intro, with Mike playing the saxophone, but it’s just a little boring. Still, there is a big difference between having one and not having one, and the microphone plays such an important role. It’s not Prince, who plays Bangmas, but Shelby, who is the sub, who is livening up the song, but soon Prince becomes the main singer and starts singing. And then, as expected, I called up the microphone and played a solo. I have Renato play a solo on Freaky as well, and John’s drum solo and bass also have a light solo. Prince And The Band is also cool because it has not only keyboards but also horns to add depth. Well, it’s true even in studio recordings, but it’s a song that really needs horns. And Prince sings the phrase “Get Your Money Right.” And from there, a really cool cut. Then, the song stopped easily (but the total musicology was 15 minutes), followed by a rare mix of Shhh and U Will Be. With Renato’s piano solo and careful guitar work, it is a long performance lasting over 13 minutes. And from there, the guitar cutting was played for a long time in the second half of Mountain, and then Everyday People and Prince played the bass, and it was a super rare cover of GCS, Ain’t No Fun To Me! Prince also sings in a style reminiscent of Larry Graham. However, the backing of “Thank You” is superior, and the backing chorus also sings “Thank You”, and it actually becomes “Thank You”. However, this time, Prince played the phrases of 777-9311 and Stick on the bass, as if mixing them together, and the performance ended. Next will be Old School, Two Words from the album Controversy, and Let’s Work with Prince as MC. Once the performance is stopped, Mike’s saxophone solo is featured, the audience says “Turn it up!”, and Let’s Work is sung again. Unfortunately, the final part of Let’s Work and U Got The Look are not recorded, and Cool is also incompletely recorded, but it can be said that the important parts of this live are completely included. And then there’s the second show. This is the complete first appearance. The sound quality is also very good like the first show, and there is a sense of realism, and you can enjoy the real pleasure of the after show. The blues is centered around Prince’s free-flowing guitar, but Prince also includes songs that have blues mannerisms, perhaps due to improvisation. It might be a new Prince song. Mike’s saxophone is also featured here. And I Like It There is played in a rock mood. The guitar solo by Prince is long and seems very pleasant. Even when the backing becomes quiet, Prince sings in unison with his guitar and his own vocals, and from there everyone is happy? While asking this question, it’s Endorphinmachine, and here first John Blackwell’s drum beats appear. And even when the performance begins, Prince does not sing, but uses the guitar phrase to interact with the backing and progress the performance. Even though the whole song became relaxed again, Prince didn’t stop playing his guitar, this time playing Jimi Hendrix’s moody Villanova Junction. I fell in love with the way they moved on to The Question Of U with that atmosphere. And the song is Gingerbread Man, which can be described as the backing of The Question Of U’s Gingerbread Man. Here too, Prince’s thrilling guitar solo comes in, and the song is played at full throttle. Prince sings The One before Renato’s solo. From this point onwards, the jazziness starts to increase. However, what follows is a return to rock, and Dreamer occasionally takes Prince’s guitar out of tune, but it still has a very rock spirit. Then, the situation changes little by little, but Welcome 2 America finally appears, and Shelby and others usually sing in the chorus, but this is a very rare live version with Prince singing. Prince then asks the audience to sing the chorus of Welcome 2 America. Even though it’s an unreleased song. The backing of Welcome 2 America, where Prince mumbles the lyrics, while the audience chants the chorus endlessly, and at this point he introduces a rock and funky guitar, this is the best Welcome 2 in history that involves the audience. This is the live version of America. Prince plays a guitar phrase that can be called a bluesy version of America, and from there it becomes She’s Always In My Hair. Although he is playing well, the Bambi that follows is amazing, and after singing youthfully, the guitar advances with such coolness that the listener is stunned, followed by John Blackwell’s destructive drums. I’ll run. And here suddenly a melancholy saxophone plays. It’s a nice intro to Colonized Mind, and Prince starts singing as soon as it’s over. This is a very complete live version that also includes the chorus, and may be the best performance of this song. Next is funk, Brown Skin by Shelby, Prince plays an impressive guitar in the chorus, freaky keyboards around Renato, explosive drums by John Blackwell, and a microphone bursting out. The best slow jam will be developed by Ura NPG’s saxophone. What’s funny is that when Shelby tries to get Brown and the audience to chant, Prince also chants along with the audience in a funky, slightly cat-like manner. Once the performance ends, Little Red Corbette will be played at the end. There is a melancholy guitar intro, and there are drums and piano, but their role is to highlight the guitar, and it lasts about 3 minutes before Prince finally begins to sing. Although he sings in a broken manner, Prince lets the audience sing and shifts to playing the guitar, and of course continues to play the melody with the guitar, and of course the guitar solo. The part where you say “slow down” becomes really quiet, then there’s a minimal rhythm, the audience’s clapping, a faint piano, Prince’s narration, then a keyboard with a gentler sound like a flute floats in, and then the emotion begins. Plenty of Mike Phillips’ saxophone comes in. Then, Renato’s keyboard sounds sadly overshadowed by the announcement of Prince’s concert, and that’s when I realize for the first time that the concert is over. A charity third show was being held on this day, but the sound source has not yet appeared in the world. Still, the first show with the strongest sound quality, the second show that appears completely for the first time, and the extremely rare live performance make it a must-get title. Live at The House Of Blues Sunset Strip, West Hollywood, CA May 25, 2011 Show 1 Disc 1 1.D.M.S.R. 2.Pop Life 3.Musicology 4.Prince And The Band 5.Shhh – U Will Be 6.Mountains 7.Everyday People 8.It Ain’t No Fun To Me 9.777-9311 (instr.) 10.Let’s Work 11.Cool (Incl. Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough) Show 2 12.Blues Jam (Incl. The Star Spangled Banner) Disc 2 1.I Like It There 2.Endorphinmachine (instr.) 3.Villanova Junction 4.The Question Of U – Gingerbread Man – The One 5.Dreamer – Welcome 2 America 6.She’s Always In My Hair 7.Bambi 8.Colonized Mind 9.Brown Skin 10.Little Red Corvette