The Purple One did TWO shows in one night. This is just the warm-up.
The early show from 07/18/2009. Tracklist: 01. When Eye Lay My Hands On U 02. Little Red Corvette 03. Somewhere Here On Earth 04. When The Lights Go Down 05. Willing And Able 06. Eye Love U, But Eye Don’t Trust U Anymore 07. She Spoke 2 Me 08. Drum Solo By John Blackwel l 09. Love Like Jazz 10. All This Love 11. Empty Room 12. Elixer 13. In A Large Room With No Light 14. Curtain Call 15. Insatiable 16. Prince Introduces Band Members 17. Scandalous 18. The Beautiful Ones 19. Nothing Compares 2 U 20. Epilogue
Acting
Prince's voice cracks beautifully on 'Nothing Compares 2 U.'
Direction
Tight camerawork that finally lets the band breathe.
Sound
That drum solo hits different in a Swiss opera house.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This early show ran barely 97 minutes; the late show same night stretched past two hours with completely different songs.
Prince's 2009 Montreux residency was his first European festival headlining since 1990—he used it to road-test Lotusflower material in semi-secrecy.
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