It's 11pm and I'm still home packing!!!!!


I let may rage out though in the TRENT NIN thread in PMM so Syble - check that when you get a chance - might put a smirk on your face!!!!!

Okay ya'll, seeing as I just got in from a Saturday night out and have just seen this thats going on in Kingston (GUTTED), can someone PLEEEZE tell me
what it was like?!

Wasit good? Would you hire them for a big party, what did they play, what
do ya say??

cant wait to hear..... hurry up now.

Went last night and thoroughly enjoyed it, they were very good. Played for two hours and did a great set, which covered plenty of stuff from the Prince discography. I was really pleased that it wasn't all just the major hits too, with some nice stuff thrown in that non fans probably wouldn't know.

They even played Guitar from Planet Earth, which they did a great job on. Really wasn't expecting anything so new to be in there. Absolutely loved the version of Sign O The Times they did, very funky.

There was a very small crowd, but it was also a very small venue, so it wasn't too bad. The crowd took a while to get going, but by the end everyone was partying like it was 1999.

I can't remember the complete set list, or the right order but off the top of my head, here's some of what they did.

Let's Go Crazy
I Wanna Be Your Lover
Dirty Mind
Head
Darling Nikki
Sexy MF
Controversy
I Feel For You
How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore
Guitar
Sign O The Times
Gett Off
1999
I Could Never Take The PLace Of Your Man
Little Red Corvette
Alphabet Street
New Position
U Got The Look
Girls And Boys
Kiss
Endorphinmachine, (started with the intro to Shhh)
Nothing Compares 2 U
When Doves Cry
And of course, Purple Rain

I don't see how any Prince fan could fail to be entertained unless they were expecting to see Prince himself. We met up with Syble and her hubby who both enjoyed it too. It was actually much better than I expected and I'd definitely go to see them again. Would probably pay a little more than the £7 each we paid for last night too.
[Edited 4/27/08 3:47am]

OMG What a brilliant night. We were completely blown away by Jimi....WHAT A STAR!!! And the band were amazing. Fantastic mix of songs too. I'm just a little sad that there wasnt a huge turn out esp as I reccomended the place

Sorry I didnt message you Syble....was out all day then only saw your PM this morning

So would u guys hire them for one of your 'big' birthday parties - pending costs of course!! Iw onder how one goes about getting hold of them.
Any one know?

So would you guys hire them if you were having a 'big' birthday party bash?
Pending costs of course!!

I wonder how one can get hold of them? Who knows anything about them?

Carocool said:

Oh definately...100%. Jimi posts on here so you could send him a pm or start a thread here and he should see it I have told my hubby that if he were to "surprise" me with a birthday party in the future...I want Purple rain there!!!

Carocool said:

They have a myspace page, http://www.myspace.com/jimilovefunk

I'd certainly have them for a big party. Not sure what my Prince hating friends would think of them though, it might be a small crowd!

mentalist said:

Sorry to hear you couldn't make it. Hopefully Purple rain come down this neck of the woods in the near future

Leanne848 said:

Hiya No not yet....still def want to get it done tho but will probably get it done when we go to NY at the end of the year....a lasting souviner LOL. Hubby and son think i'm a bit sad to want to get this done...who cares??

TheEnglishGent said:

Thanks for these leads. I know what you mean about those who cant understand what the deal is with Prince, what planet are they on (certainly not Planet Earth, haha!!)
I was getting really excited about the possibility of having them play at my party, almost like the real thing, how cool is that. Then I suddenly realised I was the only one who likes Prince out of my friends. Will I be partying on my own? mmmm.... not so cool. Anyway, I'm gona contact them.

Carocool said:

Tell 'em if they dont like P...then tough titties...its YOUR partay!!!

Oh and I want an invite!!

Claire73 said:

I might just have to privately post an invite to a select few,just to gather some fans to raise an atmosphere. Not saying my friends are dull, but really, where were they when P played 21 nights in London, huh? huh?

Carocool said:

I know that all too well.....even had to drag my 13 yr old son to one of the o2 gigs(tho he did secretly enjoy it I think)

*EDIT* Was laughing at Carocool, not you Claire. I know all too well the feeling of having to scrape around to find people to go with. I took my 60 year old mum to one show at the O2. I also met up with several random orgers which was great. Especially as one of them turned out to be my perfect woman and we now live together!
[Edited 4/28/08 4:55am]

TheEnglishGent said:

Crumbs -I cant believe that. Wow, I never saw this as a dating possibility!
I wish I could turn back the clock, it makes perfect sense...

Frankly, would rather go on my own - then no one can cramp my style. So if i
want to run to Indigo queue or front of stage, or jump walls, dodge security
(all of which I did), no one dragged me down. Haha..

They were fab, I thoroughly enjoyed it and I have to say I was scouting for my 40th bash. I so want them to play. the female vocalist was very good, they did a very good cover of nothing compares 2 u, and I liked head' I think they did it very well indeed, they didnt choose 'easy' or safe songs and such a good set list.

Prince himself aka Jimmy was very good if a little stiff, but then when youre used to seeing the real thing funking on down like hes taking a stroll in the park maybe we all forget just how talented he really is to make it all seem do easy.

Jimmy actually did the old screaming high pitched bits pretty well I sure cant sing like that!! shame about his purple coat though Id have to advise him to stick to the newer Prince look he did later on much more fetching.

As for a party -ITS MY PARTY ITS MY PARTY- IF YOU DIDNT COME TO PARTY DONT BOTHER KNOCKIN ON MY DOOR! my fiends will have to put up with a purple party. We'll play some old school stuff from the 80s too but mostly Prince. And 'Purple Rain' (the band) would make anyone dance and enjoy themselves, they were a pretty good band of musicians!

Where were you claire? we looked out for you - as in tried to guess which one was you!! haha.

It so cool that englishgent met his girlfriend at the 02 shows.

Im glad we met up, its nice to have someone else with you to 'coo coo' over prince music with!!


PM me anytime you guys all wanna meet up for something like this again.

Hey All!

I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who came down to see us on Saturday night! Hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did!

I know there wasn't that many in..but quality over quantity & all that!

If anyone wants to get in touch or get added to our mailing list for gigs, email me at princetribute@hotmail.co.uk or via the website www.princetribute.co.uk (currently under construction but there is a link to the Myspace site at the top of the page).

Hopefully we'll be back in the London area soon, any more tips on venues greatly appreciated!

Thanks again for the support!

Jimi

syble said:

I was sitting with my OH on the middle table,long black jumper,jeans and ugg boots. Couldnt get up and strutt my stuff unfortunately due to having a bad day due to arthritis

jimilove said:

Claire73 said:

Sorry cocked up previous post


Hiya,would you consider doing any more gigs at the grey horse in the near future?

Claire73 said:

Hi, definitely..I think we would have a much bigger crowd judging by the feedback we have had! We thought it was a cool little venue & the people there are really nice!

jimilove said:

Good stuff...keep me posted

jimilove said:

We'd come again, you guys were great!! I couldnt dance though as too tired from chemo but loved it!!!


You should post more often in here where you're playing - how about somewhere more SouthEast. We travelled from SE London to see you and englishgent from hertfordshire! I think thats how you spell it!! lol

We could make a regular org meetup once a month or something - now that would be cool.

Great setlist by the way, something for everyone!!

mentalist said:

Yep checked it out - they still dont get it - huh?

syble said:

Thanks, really glad you all enjoyed it so much!

I usually advertise gigs in the Fan Gathering section, but seems like this is the place! Will definitely keep you all posted of any shows in London/SE..most of them seem to be Midlands/up north but we're working on it!

jimilove said:

That's good news, we'll most likely be moving to the midlands in the next few months. Definitely want to come and party again.

Awesome band. Jimi is a Starr!

If you get a chance to see this band play live then go, you will not be dissapointed!