Prince (September 22, 2004) – “MuchMoreMusic Live! Download Released Through NPGMC Store” - NPG Music Club
On 22 September 2004, the NPG Music Club made available a download of Prince's MuchMoreMusic Live! television performance, originally recorded on 28 July 2004 at the MuchMusic Studios in Toronto, Canada. The short live set captured Prince and his touring band performing three songs from the ongoing Musicology era.
This NPG Music Club download release presented Prince's MuchMoreMusic Live! performance, which had been recorded on 28 July 2004 at MuchMusic Studios in the CHUM-City Building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The performance featured Prince alongside John Blackwell, Rhonda Smith, Renato Neto, Chance Howard, Mike Scott, Maceo Parker, Greg Boyer and Candy Dulfer.
The televised appearance lasted approximately fifteen minutes and was performed entirely live. Prince opened the set with "Musicology", the same song that regularly opened concerts on the Musicology Tour. Wearing a knitted hat and a Toronto Raptors jersey beneath his jacket, Prince performed surrounded by a predominantly female audience positioned around the studio set.
The performance emphasised audience interaction and reflected the confident and well-rehearsed nature of the touring band at that point in the tour.
The set continued with a shortened version of "Kiss", presented in a relaxed and playful style, before concluding with "D.M.S.R." During the final song, Prince encouraged the audience to join him and dance within the performance space.
The expanded funk arrangement was further enhanced by contributions from Maceo Parker and Candy Dulfer. The programme itself also included an extended interview and retrospective look at Prince's career, although the live performances formed the centrepiece of the special.
CONTEXT AND NOTES
The performance was recorded while the Musicology Tour was in full swing and followed Prince's live appearances in Canada. The television special first aired on the MuchMoreMusic channel on 1 August 2004 and subsequently became available as a download through the NPG Music Club on 22 September 2004.
The accompanying description highlights the immediacy of internet fan communities during the period, noting how television performances could quickly become accessible to audiences beyond their original broadcast territory. The release also documents the touring line-up of Prince's 2004 band and captures a live presentation closely associated with the successful Musicology era.
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