I don't remember seeing this, but I had almost tears in MY eyes. Just listen to the two of them go together amazing! This is the quintessential Prince-moment! There are stories (maybe even urban-legends) about P having tears in his eyes during this. Housequake (a hit back then) had the people go wild. I was just stunned, couldn't say a word! Was this happening? Yes it was.Īfter the 13-minute jam, he kicked in DMSR (well, this beat's going to sleep, don't it?), the funk was phat! People were freaking out, although there weren't to many fans there, there would be afterwards. Dirk, a guitar-lover, was like: what the fuck is this? Convinced in a minute! Big smile on his face. I couldn't believe it! I started to recognize the members: Dr Think, Sheila E, Miko, Levi, Atlanta and Prince! Later Boni Boyer joined as well! No Eric Leeds (I believe he wasn't feeling to well, Anotherwontdare) and Cat to be seen. This band was jamming and once the beat kicks in some light was turned on and I freaked! Shortly after that I heard this typical guitar sound, the one that had been pounding in my ears for the last 24 hours. we still didn't know what was going on, no announcements whatsoever. It was dark but I saw clearly a woman stepping behind the drums. We heard this rumor that nobody was being let in anymore, don't know whether that was true.Īt some point we saw people climbing the stage. I believe some 200 people were in the club, and nothing was announced. However, at some point, around 1:00 AM there was this vibe going on, people were doing stuff on the small stage. Dirk, my buddy, was not really into Prince and was getting tired of me talking about the concert-experience I had had the night before. We arrived around 11:30 PM and not much was going on, we were happy to be there, released of 'the wrath' of parents. The club, 'Het Paard', was back then a cool hangout. So after having dinner with his parents, we were allowed (I was staying the night at their place) to 'hit' the town (hey, I was only 17!). A good friend of mine lived in The Hague (I'm from Amsterdam) and we had planned this night long before. “I had seen the regular show (Lovesexy, my 3rd show, after Parade ‘86 & Sign Of The Times ‘87) in the arena (De Kuip, Rotterdam) the night before and it was summertime, which meant: no school. ‘Abierman 2004’ commented on the Prince forum: His confidence and showmanship have never been so apparent. His relaxed mood with the European fans, his musicianship, and his first truly great backing band had reached a peak at this time unmatched to that point in his career.
What is also noticeable in those aftershow clips is that Prince KNEW he had just hit his prime. Not one as frail and weightless as we're becoming accustomed to now. Watch the clips of the Camden Palace gig and you can see a stronger, firmer Prince that we've seen in the recent years. His effortless ability to mix stunning cover versions and unreleased tracks along with completely new renditions of his classics is remarkable. Never has his ferocity been so evident at shows such as these. His aftershows during this time period are just legendary including the incredible Camden Palace show in London on July 25th, the Hamburg show in late August and one of the first, the Quasimodo gig on the Sign O the Times tour. Looking back I would have to say that 1987-88 featured him at his best more consistently that any other time of his career. This is Prince at his physical and performing prime. The show itself is a true aftershow classic, with everything we could ask for in a performance: killer guitar solos (Rave Unto the Joy Fantastic & Just My Imagination), great vocals (Still Would Stand All Time), lots of Boni Boyer, and a couple of unreleased songs (People Without, etc.). If there is a difference in sound it's not discernible to me. In a blind test with both sources playing simultaneously I could not tell them apart. There have been no less than a couple dozen of reissues over the past 6 years. Although many have tried before this is the first Small Club recording to actually match the original in sound quality. This is the first time I've said this about any reissue of this show. The sound quality is to my ears identical to the original release of Small Club 2nd Show That Night by X records in 1989. This is a perfect recording of a coveted aftershow. It is no secret that this is arguably the most essential bootleg recording in circulation for Prince fans.
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