Sabotage Catalog # SAB 140A/141A 2CD Length 76:58 / 77:36 Date/Venue 18 August 1988 Trojan Horse & April 1988 Rehearsal Source Soundboard Recordings Release Year 2017 Quality EX++ |
Fink's Comments(rates this release 5.0/5.0)
The much worshipped Small Club/Trojan Horse aftershow. Whether
this deserves the praise and adulation heaped on it - I'm not so sure, however
it is certainly a fantastic concert and a perfect soundboard recording.
'D.M.S.R.' features the guitar motif from 'America', and is performed over a
completely different drum beat with synth snatches, which make it sound
completely different.
The seemingly improvised 'People Without' (which was performed again at later
aftershows in 1988) contains a small portion of Madhouse's 'Six', and 'Cold
Sweat' features Sheila E's 'Transmississippirap'. My personal highlight from the
show comes in the form of both 'Still Would Stand All Time' which is a far more
personal and sexual song than the 'Graffiti Bridge' version would become, and a
break-neck speed up tempo jam on 'Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic' which ends with
the horn part from 'It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night'. Undoubtedly a stunning
show, however if it were not for it being a soundboard recording it would not be
as lauded as it is. Sabotage's decision to add the Lovesexy rehearsal is genius
as it is an excellent and fascinating rehearsal containing some unusual
performances.
There is a fair amount of conversation between Prince and the band throughout -
normally when they miss their cue. 'Adore' is slightly lengthier than the actual
concert version, and most unusually 'Soft & Wet' is performed. 'Bob George' is
far less cluttered than the final (live) version, and Camille's voice is far
deeper. My one gripe regarding the rehearsal is Sabotage have removed 'D.M.S.R.'
which is on there prior to 'Soft & Wet' - presumably removed to fit the
rehearsal on the disc, but making it slightly incomplete nonetheless. Without
the addition of the Lovesexy rehearsal this would have been a fantastic release,
however WITH the rehearsal (incomplete as it is) it is my personal favourite
document of this aftershow.