You know what caused me to buy One Nite Alone all of sudden? I was out running some errands and popped in Crystal Ball. Good music to me is priceless to the point that I don't think about what I paid for it when it is playing, but still feel that this must be mentioned.Д¬lick to expand.Could be, that would make sense. The only sour note of 'One Nite Alone' is the price- $47.99 for a 2 CD set with an after-hours jam 3rd disc is highway robbery, a total sham, especially when you see what Pearl Jam can do with the price for its 'bootleg' series. The set really culminates with 'Anna Stesia' - it is as great live as you would expect, and I imagine any Prince fan is going to get the chills listening to this one as soon as those opening piano chords hit. There is also a very long Prince-at-the-electric-piano medley comprising the heart of disc 2 that is enjoyable, although sometimes I wish the songs went on a chorus longer. The setlist is 'Rainbow Children' heavy, but most of the absolutely crazy narrative and the silly dialogues of that album are gone, and what is left are a largely instrumental set of grooves that really smoke. definitely take this music to another level.

And what a band this is - Larry Graham, Maceo Parker, Candy Dulfer, etc. Pretty much straight to DAT, the Prince album sounds very natural, present, and warm, with the right feel and mix of music and crowd.

Let me be clear - the sound quality issues were unfounded or were the product of listeners accustomed to the overly produced and studio patch-jobs that are the modern live album. However, I got into a Prince mood in the last couple of days, wandered over to Best Buy, and finally picked it up.

I was originally scared by the rumors of sub-bootleg sound quality of Prince's first ever live album 'One Nite Alone.Live!', as well as the fact it is was another NPG-distribution (ala the Crystal Ball fiasco), so I took a pass.

Prince one nite alone review