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Prince and The New Power Generation: The Sunrise Musical Theatre, Florida

Jason Cohen, Spin, June 1993

"Y'ALL MAKE ME SORRY I stayed away so long," Prince declared, as the opening night of his first American tour in five years reached a swooning denouement in the swell of the grand crescendos of 'Purple Rain', the song's ardour and immediacy undiminished after nearly ten years. "And if you'll come back, I'll come back too. I won't play no games, alright?"

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