Comments
Mike's Comments(rates this release 3.0/5.0)
Concentrating on the 2000/2001 era, this is (for the most part) a rather respectable attempt at documenting some of the better footage currently circulating from the period. The opening 15 minutes consists of the audience filmed video recording of the soundcheck in preparation for the nights 'A Celebration' show. Filmed from the right of the stage, the view is mostly unobstructed and clear. The picture quality is slightly grainy, however to the best of my knowledge this is the first time it has appeared on a DVD of this nature (I'm aware of it existing on both VHS and VCD previous to this). The audio appears to have been replaced by the recording from Premium's 'A Celebration' release, which is a solid, impressive recording and the excellent recording matched with the very decent video recording makes an enjoyable, unusual 15 minute viewing. The content of the soundcheck isn't the most taxing with much emphasis on sound levels and microphone checks, however there is a nice run-through of 'When You Were Mine' towards the end. The extra's on the release are all sourced from video downloads made available via the NPG Music Club, and it's here where the quality suffers slightly. The opening Hit N Run Tour Intro is of excellent quality, as is the video of 'Gett Off', however the following 'I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man' suffers from being far too dark, there are a few minor skips/jumps during the video, and overall the picture quality of this particular clip is the least impressive of the entire release - no big deal as it's an insipid, bland performance, but still. Prince's appearance during Maceo's set at the 2001 Paisley Park Celebration on 'We Gon' Make It Funky' is gritty, grainy and hasn't transferred well to the big screen. The menu's are plain, simple and easy to navigate and are in keeping with the period of Prince's career - one The Rainbow Children background, the other an NPG Music Club background. There are numerous video recordings which were made available via the NPG music Club covering this time period which do not appear on here, so anyone looking for a complete collection should look elsewhere, however this is still a decent little oddity of a release, and an enjoyable, if very incomplete, waste of 35 minutes of anyone's time.