15 Jul Prince Releases Bootleg Classic “In A Large Room With No Light”
Montreux Promo Photo Of Prince. Photo: MontreuxJazz.com
Prince has just given the Montreux Jazz Festival one of his classic unreleased songs, “In A Large Room With No Light” re-recorded of course.
The track was played for the first time live in L.A. at one of his 3 concerts back in March.
Here is the info from the web site:
Prince gives the exclusive Montreux Jazz Song
New version of “In a Large Room With No Light” by Prince – Exclusive to the homepage of the Montreux Jazz Festival from Thursday 15 www.montreuxjazz.com July.
Montreux, 15 July 2009. On 18 July Prince conquered the stage of the Stravinski Auditorium and agrees to the grand final to beat the 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival. After the surprising announcement of two one-off concerts in one evening follows another coup: Prince took to the Montreux Jazz Festival, a song on that one from 15 July exclusively on the website www.montreuxjazz.com for its entire length and can listen for free. With his jazzy interpretation of the song “In a Large Room With No Light” gives us the wonders of music from Minneapolis – accompanied by the band, with him at the Auditorium Stravinski will occur – a foretaste of his upcoming concerts. “In a Large Room With No Light” is a groovy mix of soul, jazz and funk, whose melodic structure entfesselnden in a guitar solo climax. The anticipation for the musical event of the summer is rising.
For the track, go HERE !!!
Source: http://www.montreuxjazz.com
Thoughts?-Dr.FB
Grisell
Posted at 16:54h, 28 DecemberCool!
Brings back all hsi great moments of his career.
Love ya Prince.
Trash Bat
Posted at 21:59h, 23 NovemberJust so everyone can get the it straight man….da lyrics are NOT:
“Did U ever feel that life was like lookin’ 4 a penny
In a large room with no light?
A sophisticated man reduced 2 company in no-win situations
That aren’t right”
it is:
“Did U ever feel that life was like lookin’ 4 a penny
In a large room with no light?
A SOPHISTICATED, MASS-PRODUCED CACOPHONY in no-win situations
That aren’t right”
Give it a listen again, i assure u this is correct…plus it makes lyrical sense.
GOD BLESS US COZ WE PHONKY!
Philly!
Love,
Trash Bats
SAmir Paris
Posted at 08:51h, 19 JulyOne nite / 2 concerts
Just got Back from Montreux ; this is one of the most important Jazz Festival ; Prince came there in 2007 for an Impromtu FUNKY show ;
THis time he he was more in a JAZZ mood ; Line up was SOLID REnato Nato Was like a fish in the sea delivering insane solos , John Blackwell
was in transe an Rhonda is definitly the Sheila E of Bass .
Prince is defintly plannng a DVD ( Lots of camera )
1rst Show : due at 7pm the show started around 8:00
lots of a rare tracks ( empty Room , somewhere here on earth , I love u but i don’t trust you anymore ) revisited classics ( Little red corvette as a second track with a mesmerising jam with the audience , lots of ballads ( the trio Insatiable , scandalous , the beautiful ones , nothing compares 2 u that he now plays just as often as Purple rain
a large place was made dor Renato , john an rhonda to express
YES the man has lined up the best musicians he’s bee working with this last 10 years ( Morris Hayes came at the end of the 1rst Show and did the opening of the second one . The Show stopped at 9:30 … Yes it’s a little short but i couldn’t help to think that Prince was nervous for it was material that he kew but he tried a lot a new things and this was probably very demanding ; of course he played an extended version of In a large room with no light ( the singing was fluid and amazing )
It seems that he realised that the crowd was a little surprised and the 2 nd show was more of a crowd pleaser adding tracks like Peach , When you were Mine ; hte best part being that stomping version of all the Critics love u in….MONTREUX mashed up with Housequake ( the crowd really went nuts on this one ; Since he played nothing compares to u , he ended up this one with Purple rain ( honestly he should now reserve it to stadium prformances coz the response is not as spectacular in a smal venue )
Prince is never were u expect him to be and that what make him so unique .
Now they talk about 3 concerts at the mythic OLYMPIA in Paris Next Week .it still have to be confirmed
Come and See .
Classic Prince vs Modern Prince
Posted at 02:05h, 17 JulyJust want to add that this new version is NOT a release of a classic bootleg but rather just a song from the vault, weakened.
Classic Prince vs Modern Prince
Posted at 02:04h, 17 JulyVocally the original, and musically, performance wise the song/recording has a melancholy-urgency in it thats dramatic and pulls you in. Thats lost in the new version, where the songs power is diminished with a light hearted weak delivery kills the spirit of the lyrics.
I think some may listen and focus to the chops and musicianship rather than the overall songs message or spirit so apparent and wonderful in the original.
What a great release though this new version. Just a great subject of comparison of what made Prince and his collaborators, his contemporaries at that time so brilliant.
Thank you Prince.
On another tip – was this new version also a subtle jab at Wendy & Lisa over their revealing recent interviews? And or, Susannah & Eric with the Family 2.0? I know he’s cool with Sheila, but Wendy & Lisa said nothing destructive against Prince, rather are probably the most honest up front ladies and one can respect that. Susannah and Eric with St. Paul are making better music than Prince these days.
Tsk, tsk. Very lame if thats the case.
dreamcrusher
Posted at 09:42h, 16 JulyNot as good as the original, but I’m feeling the jazzy vibe! P said on Tavis that he was gonna do a jazz record next– maybe this is a prelude to anew?
SEXXYMF66
Posted at 07:05h, 16 JulyHallelujah!!! ::Kat is jumping 4 joy and Prince is the reason Y::
~LoveSexxy~
~T!na~
Posted at 02:30h, 16 JulyBART – I always wanted that freakin CD set and never got it because at the time it was way too expensive and parents would not buy it for me :(. U r so lucky….
MUSGRAVE – I totally second that. Wonderful A$$ is one of my all time favorites and all I have a bad quality version that I downloaded from an unknown site. There is just something about that song that makes me… 😉
Bart
Posted at 18:35h, 15 JulyI decided yesterday 2 play the entire 20-CD-set of “The Work” until I leave 4 Montreux on Friday morning (as some of u may know THE WORK is a superb collection of 300 unreleased PRINCE songs !)
This morning I put on CD 7, started cheking my e-mails, making coffee, etc. and while track 4 started playing (In A Large Room With No Light) Doc Funkenberry’s message appeared on my facebook newsfeed :
Prince has just given 1 of his classic unreleased songs to the festival :
IN A LARGE ROOM WITH NO LIGHT !!!
I haven’t been able 2 get this spooky “Purple Coincidence” out of my mind all day long ! Out of 300 unreleased songs and Lord-knows-how-many released ones, WHY is THAT VERY SONG playing on my stereo at exactly the same time I’m reading about this revamped version ?
By the way PRINCE : I’ve always LOVED the original (with Wendy and the totally sweet & very funny Lisa singing in the background) and I’ve just fallen in love with the new one too… Can’t wait 2 hear it LIVE !!!
errant
Posted at 18:33h, 15 Julywhat an f’in’ creep. I’m glad I paid Prince $77 for his website to finance him giving away reworkings of classic outtakes to the public at large.
this on top of his goons sending letters to W&L telling them to quit talking about him in interviews has me about done with his ass this week.
>>> Musgrave
Posted at 17:45h, 15 JulyHey PRINCE,……. Can we Start making Requests? How about the song,….. “Wonderful A_S” =)
luvrave
Posted at 16:24h, 15 JulyWOW- THANK YOU!!!! He sounds so energized LOVES ME SOME PRINCE!! FO LIFE!!!!!!!!!!
Antonio
Posted at 15:16h, 15 JulyPrince generoso “roñoso”. Gracias
;P
imblessed26
Posted at 15:15h, 15 JulyNice version of one of my favorite unreleased songs. Thanks Prince and band. And thanks Doc FB for the news.
star2009
Posted at 14:05h, 15 Julylove the new version one of my favorite songs of all time. i wish i can see Prince perform live someday
Toto
Posted at 13:42h, 15 July1 of the most inspired P. jewels of all times….i know more surpises will arrive soon.
Grazie Prince
violetsareblue
Posted at 11:55h, 15 JulyI so can’t wait to get to Montreux 😉
strit
Posted at 10:32h, 15 JulyYES PLEASE.
Thank you sir.
Chocolatsis65
Posted at 10:21h, 15 JulyMaybe he didn’t put it on the site coz he knows poor single moms can’t afford it and I really needed a boost this morning 🙂 thanx babe!
OldFriends4Sale
Posted at 09:36h, 15 JulyChaos was the reason, it was to express the issues of craziness
Stymie
Posted at 09:33h, 15 JulyI don’t understand him. Why not put the new music on the site that we paid 77 bucks for?
With my bitching out the way, I like this version better than the bootleg one. Less chaos.