Prince / Overfunk'd (2CDR)

2003 Australian Tour
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
22nd October 2003

Disc 1
1.The Beautiful Ones
2. Nothing Compares 2 U
3.Insatiable
4. Sign O' The Times
5.The Question Of U
6. The One - Fallin'
7. Let's Work
8. U Got The Look
9.Hot Pants
10. Life 'O' The Party
11. Soul Man
12. Kiss
13. Take Me With U
14. The Everlasting Now
15. Audience

Disc 2
1. Adore
2.On The Couch
3.Forever In My Life
4. One Kiss At A Time
5. All The Critics Love U In Melbourne
6. Audience
7. Alphabet St.
8.Melbourne Jam
9. Days Of Wild 10. Audience
11. Purple Rain

Hong Kong Rocks, October 17, 2003

12. Baby I'm A Star
13. Shhh

This is a release of a title that was scheduled to be released on the Pure Funk label but was cancelled! It's a complete recording of the Melbourne performance on October 22, 2003, from a limited Australian tour prior to the Musicology Tour, captured in ultra-high-quality audience recording that could almost be considered soundboard quality!

Unfortunately, the performances of Let's Go Crazy and Controversy are not included. The Beautiful Ones has such a beautiful intro! A great performance! And Nothing Compares 2 U in a gospel style; rad.'s presence seems to add to its soulfulness. Maceo's saxophone solo, Prince's vocals with scat. And Melbourne, I missed you all, too? Following those words, they played Insaatiable properly, not as a medley! Then came a groovy, dark funk band version of Sign O The Times with a slap bass! You could say there's never been a funkier version of Sign O The Times! Radwimps and Renato Neto's jazzy piano solos are fantastic. It's a long live version, just under 9 minutes. Then came a medley of The Question Of U, The One, and Alicia Keys' Fallin', which appeared on this tour. Let's Work, U Got The Look, and a cover of JB's Hot Pants, followed by Life O The Party. This part is quite freaky and has a go-go feel to it. Maceo's saxophone phrase from Uptown Up comes in. Soul Man is a rare treat with Chance Howard singing so well. The transition from there to Kiss is thrilling. Then Take Me With U, everyone sings along, and then The Everlasting Now. It's interesting that they're also playing songs from the One Nite Alone tour. And then it's piano time. The audience is immediately captivated by Adore's timely and emotionally charged performance. On The Court was played even before the release of the Musicology album. Forever In My Life also powerfully draws the audience in with its piano, then transitions into One Kiss At A Time from the Emancipation album. Then comes All The Critics' Love U In Melbourne, a danceable track reminiscent of the One Nite Alone tour, with its superb sound quality and enhanced live feel that truly makes you want to dance. And the coolness of Alphabet St., with its repeated stop-and-go sections! The improvisational nature of Melbourne Jam, including Atomic Dog's vocal phrases, brings the audience to a peak. But Days Of Wild delivers a shocking blow that pierces the top of your head! Maceo's funky saxophone, mixed with keyboards and groove, continues for over 10 minutes with the line "It ain't over." And the finale is Purple Rain. Prince's guitar and rad.'s backing vocals feel fresh. Lisa's string arrangement fills the air, bringing the performance to a moving finish.

Bonus tracks include two soundboard recordings from a Hong Kong concert on October 17, 2003.