PRINCE / EVERLASTING ONE Budokan 2002 (2CDR)

PRINCE /
EVERLASTING ONE
(2CDR) SY0342
Live at Nippon Budokan, Tokyo, Japan – November 18, 2002

Disc One
1. Opening
2. Prince Drum Solo
3. Rainbow Children
4. Pop Life
5. Xenophobia
6. Purple Rain
7. The Work Pt. 1 (inc. "Dance Contest")
8. Mellow
9. 1+1+1 Is 3 / Housequake / Love Rollercoaster
10. The Question of U
11. John Blackwell Drum Solo

Disc Two
1. WNPG Radio Station Speech / Strange Relationship (inc. A Love Bizarre)
2. Pass the Peas
3. Guitar Solo
4. The Ride
5. Sign o’ the Times
6. Take Me With U
7. Raspberry Beret
8. The Everlasting Now
-Encore-
9. Condition of the Heart / The Most Beautiful Girl in the World / Diamonds and Pearls / Adore
10. The Beautiful Ones
11. Nothing Compares 2 U / The Ladder
12. Starfish and Coffee / Sometimes It Snows in April
-Encore 2-
13. Days of Wild / It Ain’t Over (Chant)

Long live the rock star, Prince!
This release features a complete recording of the November 18, 2002, Nippon Budokan concert—part of the "One Nite Alone" Japan tour, which sadly turned out to be his final one—captured in superb, high-fidelity sound that delivers incredible power and an immersive live atmosphere!
The entire show, packed with an electrifying performance, is preserved here in all its glory!
Since the setlist varied significantly from show to show on this tour, this recording is absolutely packed with highlights!
Spanning two and a half hours, this spectacular stage show is funky, sensual, and deeply moving—truly amazing stuff! It is an invaluable item that allows you to fully savor a wealth of masterpieces; a release guaranteed to bring tears of joy to any fan's eyes. The Sylph label presents a must-have memorial tribute for fans, capturing the emotion and excitement of that time with stunning cover art and superb sound quality.

[Review from a specialist magazine]
The audio quality is exceptionally clear for an audience recording, with a superb mix.
It far surpasses the sound quality of the recording from the same day previously released as *We Need 2 Come 2gether Budokan Day1*.
It is certainly worth purchasing again.
The highlights of this performance are undoubtedly the track marked "Disc 1-■" (performed in Japan for the first time) and the grand finale, "Disc 2-13."
With its outstanding content and superior sound quality, this release stands as a definitive highlight among Budokan recordings.