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A series of live shows held at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on the weekends of June 24th to July 8th, 2007. Because it was so prestigious ($3,121 for a couple, $312.1 for standing), it was almost impossible to record the audience, and for a long time we were unable to hear what the live show was like. However, this time, the main show on June 30th and July 1st, 2007, are released in a magnificent 5CD set that includes the entire main show and aftershow. First, the main show on June 30th. It is a wonderful audience recording with a very realistic feel. Although it is the main show, it is not a standard live show, and it starts sensationally with jazz Down By The Riverside. Next, Prince sings Satisfied in a gentle manner, plays a wonderful guitar, and weaves in Beggin’ Woman Blues, developing a total of 20 minutes of blues! Mike Phillips’ sax is also excellent. Then 3121 takes a break and divides it into parts 1 and 2, developing a total of 10 minutes of funkiness. The horns of Lee Hogans and Greg Boyer are also roaring. Shelby and the Twins also incite the audience with funky chorus work. In the second half, Mike Phillips’ talkbox brings out More Bounce To The Ounce, One Nation Under A Groove, Tom’s Diner, etc. After playing hit songs by Cream and U Got The Look, Mike’s horns turn into a wild jam in Musicology. Prince And The Band also makes a cool decision, and from there, in another medley, What Have You Don’t For Me Lately, Partyman, It’s Alright, Shelby, the Twins, and Prince are all full of energy! And The Dance, with Renato Neto’s super wonderful piano, is a perfect number to play in a luxury hotel. There is an even more elegant saxophone intro, a beautiful version of Gotta Broken Heart Again, and now it’s me, Shelby sings Love Is A Losing Game, overwhelming the audience. Sweet Thing, which Prince tends to sing, is sung mainly by Shelby here. Take Me With U, followed by guitar rock, danceable Lolita and funk-manar Black Sweat, 3121-style performances, Kiss hits layered on top, a gem of a combination of If I Was Your Girlfriend, and a grand finale of Purple Rain, this is the perfect setlist for a Prince dinner show. From the middle of Disc 2 comes the after-show on June 30th. Mike Phillips turns A Tribe Called Quest’s Can I Kick It? into Can I Kick Hollywood, rapping over a slow smooth jazz sound. Mike zaps the Stylistics’ People Make The World Go Round with a vocoder, singing as if Roger had descended from heaven. You can also enjoy the intensity of his sax. Prince appears with Thelonious Monk’s Straight, No Chaser. You can enjoy several great moments when Prince’s avant-garde guitar intertwines with hard bop jazz. And in the very thrilling and speedy Stratus, Prince’s guitar also appears, which is very euphoric. And the strong guitar is also in Anotherloverholenyohead, Prince does not sing but concentrates on playing, and the audience sings. Rock Lobster, which comes in by storm, shows off a solitary sound by interweaving Peach and Bambi’s guitar phrases in the middle, and the audience is very excited. Disc 3 will be the main show on July 1st. It starts with a performance of Pee Wee Ellis’s The Chicken. The jazz-oriented JB’s manner funk makes your body move involuntarily. Mike blows the key phrases freely with saxophone and flute. The electric vibe is also very effective. Jungle-style Afro-Cuban rhythm, swing-filled jazz of Duke Ellington’s Caravan, followed by a super funk jam, and here Prince appears! Mike Phillips sings Zapp’s More Bounce To The Ounce, Roger’s California Love, and Bobby Brown’s Humpin’ Around with a vocoder, Prince also incites the audience, and sings a little of Girls & Boys. Then the performance ends, but now it’s Girls & Boys in earnest. Prince also sings well, but he also pops out phrases like Cutie Pie and Da Ya Think I’m Sexy, and Prince also chants Holy Rock. Then it connects to Musicology, Prince And The Band’s solid performance, and Sheila E. comes in and sings A Love Bizarre, which is a highlight with its solid horns, but Prince then introduces the mysterious man as Quincy Jones, which is also a highlight. Then the never-before-heard phrases unfold as they intertwine, which is also a highlight and a forbidden three-shot! First, film director Tyler Perry and actor Patrick Swayze sing Play That Funky Music, but neither of them are very good. Sweet Thing is sung by Marva King first, and the chorus is by Shelby. Then they sing in reverse, and in the chorus they join together, and Prince joins in with a song. A jazzy horn phrase enters lightly, which becomes the intro, followed by Renato’s piano, Mike’s saxophone What A Wonderful World, the sudden start of Shhh, Take Me With U at the place you want it to come, and then the smooth transition to guitar is just what I was waiting for. In If I Was Your Girlfriend, where Prince’s singing voice resonates, the development changes in the second half and leads to the performance of Pink Cashmere. The singing style gradually falls apart, and the chorus is completely different. There are also parts where they sing lyrics that they don’t know, like unreleased songs. Mike’s saxophone solo is also featured. It’s a surprise performance of just under 8 minutes. Then, the pop-rock songs Cream and U Got The Look, which seem to end here, are hit by the super aggressive Black Sweat, and Prince also says that this is funk! After Prince’s MC with many hit songs, Kiss is a compact version of 2 and a half minutes and Let’s Go Crazy without a break. It’s like a roller coaster. After a break, Sheila E. appears, and the audience gets excited with The Glamorous Life, and at the end of the performance, she gives a percussion solo. Then, from Prince’s speech, Nothing Compares 2 U is a super pure version in which Prince sings with all his might. The saxophone is also very elegant and graceful. The after show on July 1st begins with Mike Phillips’ introduction on Disc 4. During Mike’s MC and band introduction, the performance progresses and Wayne Shorter’s Footprints begins. It seems that Prince is already there, but the piano and saxophone are featured heavily, so it’s unclear how much he contributed. However, the sound quality is good and the performance is great, so it’s a great opening 13 minutes. Prince doesn’t appear on The World Is A Ghetto, but this slow jazz funk is wonderful and you can see how skilled the members are. The Average White Band cover School Boy Crush is unveiled for the first time, and it is a very wonderful arrangement with Prince’s rough guitar exploding. Then, Let Me Blow Ya Mind is featured, which features Eve’s elegant rap. Prince’s guitar is also very present here. Mother’s Finest’s Love Changes is very comfortable with its elegant blend of a brother complex and sophisticated urban sound. The singer is Shelby, a dignified newcomer, and simply amazingly talented. Prince is probably used to playing it in the Tamer era, so he takes the opportunity to feature his guitar. Then, Mother’s Finest’s Baby Love is followed by Marva King, but he seems to be the main chorus. Prince also comes in as a chorus. The vocoder also overlaps a little. The guitar is also a big feature. The next song, Mind In 7, featuring an artist called The Jack, is an avant-garde 13-minute jazz-funk with some electro elements, with sound effects like a vibraphone or a Maurice White kalimba. It also features rap by The Jack. Mike Phillips’ MC, vocoder hype, funky backing, and Prince’s guitar roaring in What Is Hip?. The guitar plays the melody without singing. He may be taking care of his throat because it’s a series of live shows. Even so, Prince shouts and hypes up the audience from the second half, so he probably just wants to show off a really cool instrumental version. Prince’s guitar is in good shape and goes straight to Stratus. The next song, The Dance, features Renato Neto playing elegant piano. Then Shelby’s Love Is A Losing Game, with the glittering guitar tones of course being Prince’s. It’s a great performance. The last song is Peach, where Prince completely monopolizes the stage. This is an unconventional version of B.B. King’s Rock Me, Baby, backed by Peach. It ends in just under three minutes, and then turns into a funk jam titled It Ain’t Over!. Mike’s speedy saxophone, Housequake and 3121 phrases, Prince’s blazing guitar, and six minutes of full-body performance, ending with Mike and the others playing the theme song from the Carol Burnett show, “I’m Glad We Could Spend This Time Together.”Live at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel Disc 1 June 30, 2007 Blossom Room Show part.1 1.Down By The Riverside 2.Satisfied Incl. Beggin’ Woman Blues 3.3121 (Pt.1) 4.3121 (Pt.2) 5.Cream 6.U Got The Look 7.Musicology 8.Prince And The Band 9.What Have You Done For Me Lately 10.Partyman 11.It’s Alright 12.The Dance 13.Gotta Broken Heart Again 14.Love Is A Losing Game 15.Sweet Thing Disc 2 June 30, 2007 Blossom Room Show part.2 1.Take Me With U 2.Guitar 3.Lolita 4.Black Sweat 5.Kiss 6.If I Was Your Girlfriend 7.Purple Rain June 30, 2007 Historic Lobby Aftershow part.1 8.Mike Phillips band introduction 9.Can I Kick It? 10.People Make The World Go Round 11.Straight, No Chaser 12.Stratus 13.Anotherloverholenyohead 14.Rock Lobster Disc 3 July 1st, 2007 Blossom Room Show part.1 1.The Chicken 2.Caravan 3.More Bounce To The Ounce 4.Girls & Boys part.1 5.Girls & Boys part.2 6.Musicology 7.Prince And The Band 8.A Love Bizarre 9.Play That Funky Music 10.Sweet Thing 11.What A Wonderful World 12.Shhh 13.Take Me With U 14.Guitar Disc 4 July 1st, 2007 Blossom Room Show part.1 1.If I Was Your Girlfriend 2.Pink Cashmere 3.Cream 4.U Got The Look 5.Black Sweat 6.Kiss 7.Let’s Go Crazy 8.break 9.The Glamorous Life 10.Sheila E percussion solo 11.break 12.Prince speech 13.Nothing Compares 2 U July 1, 2007 Historic Lobby Aftershow part.1 14.Mike Phillips band introduction 15.Footprints 16.The World Is A Ghetto part.1 Disc 5 July 1, 2007 Historic Lobby Aftershow part.2 1.The World Is A Ghetto part.2 2.School Boy Crush 3.Let Me Blow Your Mind 4.Love Changes 5.Baby Love 6.Mind In 7 7.What Is Hip? 8.Stratus 9.The Dance 10.Love Is A Losing Game 11.Peach – Rock Me Baby 12.It Ain’t Over! 13.Carol’s Theme
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