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Serial #.............: Irukandji Music Ltd #IRUK 110047/48 
More Info............: http://main.thedigitalgarden.org/m/1742-montreux-like-jazz-the-dvd.html
Title................: Montreux Like Jazz
Artist...............: Prince
Year.................: 2011
Type.................: Bootleg
Comment..............: One-Off Performance, Auditorium Stravinski, Montreux, 18th July 2009
Duration.............: 97:50 / 97:00
Cover(s) Included....: Yes
Audio Format.........: Stereo
Video Format.........: DVD5
Video Resolution.....: 720x480
Source...............: Professionally Filmed (Quality : EX+)


Content:

DVD 1

When Eye Lay My Hands On U  / Little Red Corvette  / Somewhere Here On Earth  / 
When The Lights Go Down / Willing & Able  / Eye Love U But Eye Don't Trust U 
Anymore / She Spoke To Me  / John Blackwell Drum Solo / Love Like Jazz  / All 
This Love  / Empty Room / Elixer / In A Large Room With No Light  /  Curtain 
Call  / Insatiable  / Prince Introduces The Band  / Scandalous / The Beautiful 
Ones / Nothing Compares 2 U  / Claude Nobs Speech

DVD 2

Band Introduction / When Eye Lay My Hands On U / Stratus (instr.)  / John 
Blackwell Drum Solo / Stratus (vocal) / All Shook Up / Peach / Spanish Castle 
Magic / When You Were Mine / Little Red Corvette / Somewhere Here On Earth / She 
Spoke To Me  / Eye Love U But Eye Don't Trust U Anymore / Love Like Jazz / All 
The Critics Love U In Montreux / Interlude / In A Large Room With No Light / 
Purple Rain / Claude Nobs Speech

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It's safe to say this is a big deal. A very big deal. Two pro-shot live 
perfomances from the 2009 Montreux Jazz Festival, it's every fans wet dream and 
yes, it is a shame Prince ignored the chance to release this himself but that's 
him all over, so fuck him. Instead, it's down to bootleg label Irukandji to 
bring us these gems (although I am still questioning Eye Records involment here 
especially has their audio boot was sourced from these DVD's) and with the pros 
come some cons.

Let's deal with the good first. People have moaned that these could have been 
released in HD seeing as the show was filmed this way but in all likelyhood, 
these have been sourced directly from a dvd copy of the show. It's highly 
unlikely (considering the unlawfulness of what we're dealing with here) that 
anyone could have gained access to the HD files and I guess they remained under 
lock and key somewhere in a digital form. But let's not dwell on that as what we 
do have is exceptional. Mutliple angles, crystal clear and professionally shot 
accompanied by top notch audio I can't tell you how good it is to finally get 
something 'new' on DVD. Prince has remained thin on the ground with his visual 
output so to be able to sit back and enjoy two great shows like this is a real 
joy, I can tell you. The jury is still out on which is the best of the two 
performances (I favour the second, some favour neither) and it's also 
interesting to see some people commenting on not liking film and lighting style 
of Show 2. To be honest, I hadn't even considered it and I doubt you will as you 
will be far too caught up in just enjoying the quality. For once, I do find 
myself thanking a pressed label wholeheartedly for taking the risk and the cost 
to get these out to the public. I've no doubt some selfish motives will have 
played a part but frankly, I don't care this time. I'm just happy to have this 
in my collection.

So, as for the bad it simply about presentation. A monumental release like this 
deserved better treatment. The artwork is poor and amateurish (and not even in a 
traditional DVD format). The DVD menus are no better with very simple song 
selection and low res graphics. It's such a shame. You may feel I'm just being 
picky but I really think it is important and it is about the whole package 
sometimes. You can't shake away the 'cheap' feeling you get when looking at it 
(even the Japanese writing and images are nonesensical and irrelevant. Hello, 
Google translate). I would go so far as saying that I would actually like to see 
someone re-package the whole lot in a more professional manner. Yes, I am that 
anal but I want something representative of its importance to Prince collectors. 
So there.

Anyway, this is a 'must have' for any fan, casual or otherwise. Two amazing and 
intimate performances in glorious quality ready to view on your huge TV's for 
years to come. Track it down, load it up and sit back and relax. This is gonna 
be funky.

Thanks 2 Love or $