Listen To Prince & 3rdEyeGirl Perform "Empty Room" Live From Paisley Park
If you've been charting the purple prowess of Prince for the last 30 years, than you should know by now that a self-leaked rehearsal recording is about as rare as a unicorn walking the streets of Manhattan. Well, it appears The Kid is truly embracing the internetz these days, as he let loose a raw cut of him and the lovely ladies of 3rdEyeGirl performing his harrowing ballad "Empty Room" live from the Paisley Park compound. Originally recorded in 1985, rerecorded in 1992 and finally released as an overseas exclusive as part of the C-Note compilation, "Empty Room" shines some light on the turbulent years of the prolific Purple One's career, embattled by litigation with Warner Brothers and striving to recapture his image from the label.
It is but another offering from a week that can't seem to get enough of Mr. Nelson, having just announced last week that he'll be joining Chris Rock on SNL this weekend as the musical guest and destroying whatever standards have been set by past performers with an unheard-of 8-minute long jam on the late-night program. What's more (being the loyal purple patron that he is) Rock has provided a personal testament as to why Purple Rain is the single greatest musical (and visual) accomplishment of the past 30 years. So if you haven't realized, it's straight-up purple pandemonium on this end folks. Listen to Prince and 3rdEyeGirl perform a tender take of "Empty Room" live from the purple palace below and get those recording devices ready; The Kid cometh.
