{"id":5068,"date":"2012-02-18T09:56:26","date_gmt":"2012-02-18T17:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lefsetz.com\/wordpress\/?p=5068"},"modified":"2012-02-18T09:58:15","modified_gmt":"2012-02-18T17:58:15","slug":"prince-original-live-recording-of-purple-rain-first-avenue-1983-with-commentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lefsetz.com\/wordpress\/2012\/02\/18\/prince-original-live-recording-of-purple-rain-first-avenue-1983-with-commentary\/","title":{"rendered":"Prince – Original Live Recording of Purple Rain (First Avenue 1983) with Commentary"},"content":{"rendered":"

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"Prince – Original Live Reco…"
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This is the original version of "Purple Rain". Cut live at First Avenue.<\/p>\n

If I knew that, I’d forgotten it. That "Purple Rain" was live, along with "I Would Die 4 U" and "Baby I’m A Star".<\/p>\n

It doesn’t sink in until Prince hits the mic at 3:51. You start to tingle. You’re witnessing history. You don’t believe someone, that a band can be this good. In a year where seemingly every Grammy appearance was lip-synched, you’d think the ability to deliver sans crutches is a lost art. But it’s not. That’s why Prince owns the Super Bowl crown, that’s why he still does great business today.<\/p>\n

Yes, MTV blew him up. But before it all began, before you knew who he was, he and his band could BLOW!<\/p>\n

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