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Thread started 09/09/16 4:56pm

rusty1

Andre Cymone & Dez Dickerson should've sang the lead vocals at First Ave shows

After watching 6 clips from those tribute shows,
Wendy's voice wasn't that good at all.
When Andre did "Uptown" that was much better.
I think Andre,Dez,Fink,Bobby Z &
Gayle Chapman should do a tour..
They are afterall, the original Revolution
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Reply #1 posted 09/09/16 4:57pm

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Wendy did just fine, my 2 cents biggrin

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Reply #2 posted 09/09/16 6:23pm

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rusty1 said:

After watching 6 clips from those tribute shows,
Wendy's voice wasn't that good at all.
When Andre did "Uptown" that was much better.
I think Andre,Dez,Fink,Bobby Z &
Gayle Chapman should do a tour..
They are afterall, the original Revolution

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Reply #3 posted 09/09/16 7:20pm

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I'm fine with Wendy, Dez and Andre... to me Andre leading the band was ideal. I wish he would embrace bringing a bit more of a Prince vibe to his stage presence, though I'm sure that's a lot to ask from someone who spent his entire career running away from the Prince label. Wendy's voice is fine for a lot of the songs though. I'm not sure why anyone felt the need to hire Bilal to do a poor-man's Prince impersonation.

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Reply #4 posted 09/09/16 7:28pm

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funksterr said:

I'm fine with Wendy, Dez and Andre... to me Andre leading the band was ideal. I wish he would embrace bringing a bit more of a Prince vibe to his stage presence, though I'm sure that's a lot to ask from someone who spent his entire career running away from the Prince label. Wendy's voice is fine for a lot of the songs though. I'm not sure why anyone felt the need to hire Bilal to do a poor-man's Prince impersonation.

They hired him because it's hard to do a Prince tribute, singing Prince songs, without a falsetto, and Bilal has one of the best in the game. So, don't say NOTHING bad about Bilal. He has paid his dues. It is now his turn on the BIG stage.

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Reply #5 posted 09/09/16 7:30pm

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FlyOnTheWall said:

funksterr said:

I'm fine with Wendy, Dez and Andre... to me Andre leading the band was ideal. I wish he would embrace bringing a bit more of a Prince vibe to his stage presence, though I'm sure that's a lot to ask from someone who spent his entire career running away from the Prince label. Wendy's voice is fine for a lot of the songs though. I'm not sure why anyone felt the need to hire Bilal to do a poor-man's Prince impersonation.

They hired him because it's hard to do a Prince tribute, singing Prince songs, without a falsetto, and Bilal has one of the best in the game. So, don't say NOTHING bad about Bilal. He has paid his dues. It is now his turn on the BIG stage.

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Reply #6 posted 09/09/16 9:12pm

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funksterr said:

I'm fine with Wendy, Dez and Andre... to me Andre leading the band was ideal. I wish he would embrace bringing a bit more of a Prince vibe to his stage presence, though I'm sure that's a lot to ask from someone who spent his entire career running away from the Prince label. Wendy's voice is fine for a lot of the songs though. I'm not sure why anyone felt the need to hire Bilal to do a poor-man's Prince impersonation.

Agree. I went to all 3 shows and finally on show 3 Andre took up more lead and I loved it!! I would have gladly had the whole show with him on lead vox. I wasn't feelin the need for Bilal either. I also wish Lisa would have done lead vox on sometimes it snows in April.

Andre and Dez got to the core or what I needed to hear - raw funk. I'd love to see more shows with these two cats.

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Reply #7 posted 09/10/16 12:47am

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I agree Andre was great on vocals. Wendy did nothing for me.

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Reply #8 posted 09/10/16 7:19am

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I wasn't able to attend but watching the videos...Andre was awesome!!!!

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Reply #9 posted 09/10/16 12:05pm

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FlyOnTheWall said:

funksterr said:

I'm fine with Wendy, Dez and Andre... to me Andre leading the band was ideal. I wish he would embrace bringing a bit more of a Prince vibe to his stage presence, though I'm sure that's a lot to ask from someone who spent his entire career running away from the Prince label. Wendy's voice is fine for a lot of the songs though. I'm not sure why anyone felt the need to hire Bilal to do a poor-man's Prince impersonation.

They hired him because it's hard to do a Prince tribute, singing Prince songs, without a falsetto, and Bilal has one of the best in the game. So, don't say NOTHING bad about Bilal. He has paid his dues. It is now his turn on the BIG stage.

Actually it can't be all that hard to deal with the higher ranges using a key change or maybe not playing a song all the way to the point where the vocals get extreme or even just soloing or plain leaving a dead space when the note is too much. Sheila E did a fine job at the BET awards without ever singing high notes and screams, iirc. They'd be better off hiring a backing vocalist to stand in the back and shake a tambourine if they REALLY want falsettos that no one else in the band can muster. The musicianship can carry the show, imo. though

Mostly, Dez, Andre, Wendy and Lisa can cover it though and by doing that, maintain the band's integrity. Andre really looked the part and is probably enough that they can let Bilal get on with whatever he does when he's not playing fantasy Prince karaoke.

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Reply #10 posted 09/10/16 12:14pm

wonder505

I finally had a chance to review some clips from the show and I'm sorry, the shows were awful and I am thankful Prince moved on to other band members.

I know I'm going to get beat up and crucified for this but just as Prince was overly criticized here for everything he did, the Revolution will not get a pass.

Wendy was horrible. I'm not impressed with her opening to Purple Rain which sounded flat compared to the way Prince used to do it and lawd when she sang in 1999, she was off key off beat with no rhythmn and soul in her vocals.

The Baby I'm a Star rendition with Susannah dancing like Elaine from Seinfeld disbelief They were all out of sync singing the opening lyrics. Bilal tried his best.

I'm like is this the Revolution yall were hell bent on Prince reuniting with???? I actually had to go back and watch one of Prince's welcome to America shows and sit and be in awe on how he commanded the stage and had such control of his vocals and instrumentation with such ease.

Andre saved those shows and he's not apart of the Revolution.

I am sensitive to the fact that the fans needed this for healing purposes so Im glad they did it.I suppose

But watching those clips made me miss Prince even more. Man I miss him and there will NEVER be band leader like him ever and I am thrilled he moved on to the NPG and allowed himself to grow as a musician and explore othe avenues.

and before I hear excuses about how they had to work through the emotions and didnt have time to rehearse. Go back and listen to Prince's performance when he JUST heard Vanity died before taking the stage. He literally took my breath away.

For all those supporting any Revolution Tour, more power to you.

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Reply #11 posted 09/10/16 3:10pm

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Thank you wonder505. I agree with you. I went to all three shows and they were all very flat to me. Andre and Dez were the highlights imo. It was wonderful to see and hear them. Not sure if I will attend anymore tribute shows, especially if Dez and AC aren't attending, but this was enough for me.

No one can do what P did on that stage. No one.

Wendy was a joke honestly. Lisa has never been strong vocally, and Susannah thinks she is a better singer than she actually is. I don't need P karaoke. While the shows were a nice gesture I also understand why P moved on and continued to grow. It had run it's course.

He made amazing music with these people but he also made amazing music after them. I'm not sure what I was expecting from the shows, but what we got wasn't it. But big props to Andre and Dez.

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Reply #12 posted 09/10/16 4:36pm

bashraka

wonder505 said:

I finally had a chance to review some clips from the show and I'm sorry, the shows were awful and I am thankful Prince moved on to other band members.

I know I'm going to get beat up and crucified for this but just as Prince was overly criticized here for everything he did, the Revolution will not get a pass.

Wendy was horrible. I'm not impressed with her opening to Purple Rain which sounded flat compared to the way Prince used to do it and lawd when she sang in 1999, she was off key off beat with no rhythmn and soul in her vocals.

The Baby I'm a Star rendition with Susannah dancing like Elaine from Seinfeld disbelief They were all out of sync singing the opening lyrics. Bilal tried his best.

I'm like is this the Revolution yall were hell bent on Prince reuniting with???? I actually had to go back and watch one of Prince's welcome to America shows and sit and be in awe on how he commanded the stage and had such control of his vocals and instrumentation with such ease.

Andre saved those shows and he's not apart of the Revolution.

I am sensitive to the fact that the fans needed this for healing purposes so Im glad they did it.I suppose

But watching those clips made me miss Prince even more. Man I miss him and there will NEVER be band leader like him ever and I am thrilled he moved on to the NPG and allowed himself to grow as a musician and explore othe avenues.

and before I hear excuses about how they had to work through the emotions and didnt have time to rehearse. Go back and listen to Prince's performance when he JUST heard Vanity died before taking the stage. He literally took my breath away.

For all those supporting any Revolution Tour, more power to you.

Exactly. Prince was criticized throughout his career by people on this message board, so now The Revolution is supposed to be spared because they haven't played together consistently for over 3 decades. Gimme a break. Bilal is a great vocalist but is he campaigning for a gig in a Prince tribute band or is he interested in establishing his own musical mark? Prince's music speak for him the loudest-so now that The Revolution have musically grieved and paid homage to their former bandleader, I hope The Revolution are involved to consult with the estate on posthumous music they were involved in making and leave it at that.

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Reply #13 posted 09/10/16 6:58pm

babynoz

wonder505 said:

I finally had a chance to review some clips from the show and I'm sorry, the shows were awful and I am thankful Prince moved on to other band members.

I know I'm going to get beat up and crucified for this but just as Prince was overly criticized here for everything he did, the Revolution will not get a pass.

Wendy was horrible. I'm not impressed with her opening to Purple Rain which sounded flat compared to the way Prince used to do it and lawd when she sang in 1999, she was off key off beat with no rhythmn and soul in her vocals.

The Baby I'm a Star rendition with Susannah dancing like Elaine from Seinfeld disbelief They were all out of sync singing the opening lyrics. Bilal tried his best.

I'm like is this the Revolution yall were hell bent on Prince reuniting with???? I actually had to go back and watch one of Prince's welcome to America shows and sit and be in awe on how he commanded the stage and had such control of his vocals and instrumentation with such ease.

Andre saved those shows and he's not apart of the Revolution.

I am sensitive to the fact that the fans needed this for healing purposes so Im glad they did it.I suppose

But watching those clips made me miss Prince even more. Man I miss him and there will NEVER be band leader like him ever and I am thrilled he moved on to the NPG and allowed himself to grow as a musician and explore othe avenues.

and before I hear excuses about how they had to work through the emotions and didnt have time to rehearse. Go back and listen to Prince's performance when he JUST heard Vanity died before taking the stage. He literally took my breath away.

For all those supporting any Revolution Tour, more power to you.



Elaine from Seinfeld..... lol

I appreciate that it offered comfort or closure for some people but from what little I've seen and heard about I didn't miss much because I never really had any nostalgic attachement to these folks. When Prince moved on I was always looking forward what was coming next.

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #14 posted 09/10/16 7:00pm

FlyOnTheWall

bashraka said:

wonder505 said:

I finally had a chance to review some clips from the show and I'm sorry, the shows were awful and I am thankful Prince moved on to other band members.

I know I'm going to get beat up and crucified for this but just as Prince was overly criticized here for everything he did, the Revolution will not get a pass.

Wendy was horrible. I'm not impressed with her opening to Purple Rain which sounded flat compared to the way Prince used to do it and lawd when she sang in 1999, she was off key off beat with no rhythmn and soul in her vocals.

The Baby I'm a Star rendition with Susannah dancing like Elaine from Seinfeld disbelief They were all out of sync singing the opening lyrics. Bilal tried his best.

I'm like is this the Revolution yall were hell bent on Prince reuniting with???? I actually had to go back and watch one of Prince's welcome to America shows and sit and be in awe on how he commanded the stage and had such control of his vocals and instrumentation with such ease.

Andre saved those shows and he's not apart of the Revolution.

I am sensitive to the fact that the fans needed this for healing purposes so Im glad they did it.I suppose

But watching those clips made me miss Prince even more. Man I miss him and there will NEVER be band leader like him ever and I am thrilled he moved on to the NPG and allowed himself to grow as a musician and explore othe avenues.

and before I hear excuses about how they had to work through the emotions and didnt have time to rehearse. Go back and listen to Prince's performance when he JUST heard Vanity died before taking the stage. He literally took my breath away.

For all those supporting any Revolution Tour, more power to you.

Exactly. Prince was criticized throughout his career by people on this message board, so now The Revolution is supposed to be spared because they haven't played together consistently for over 3 decades. Gimme a break. Bilal is a great vocalist but is he campaigning for a gig in a Prince tribute band or is he interested in establishing his own musical mark? Prince's music speak for him the loudest-so now that The Revolution have musically grieved and paid homage to their former bandleader, I hope The Revolution are involved to consult with the estate on posthumous music they were involved in making and leave it at that.

How is Bilal "campaigning for a gig" in a Prince tribute band? Where is all the Bilal hate coming from?? From the beginning of his career, because of his crystal clear falsetto, he has been compared to P. And, if he never records another bar, his debut album "1st Born Second" will always be regarded as a classic. He has a major cult following. Even while Prince was alive, Bilal covered a few of his songs. The "Sister" cover was done in 2013, while P. was alive. Finally, I'm sure he didn't lobby for the plum role of singing some lead vocals for The Revolution. Wendy had already worked with him, at least once in 2013. And no doubt, like just about everyone who watched the BET Tribute, The Rev members were probably blown away with his rendition of The Beautiful Ones. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Andre and Dez. I mean, they are world class musicians and they were among Prince's earliest collaborators and bandmates. Andre is like his brother. But neither of them has a vocal range that is anywhere near Prince's. So, should they be the lead vocalists for The Revolution? Realistically, only in a limited capacity. That's why Bilal was tapped: HE. HAS. THE. CHOPS. He's not Prince, clearly...but he is one of FEW living singers who can SANG P.'s songs, and not make us wince.

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Reply #15 posted 09/10/16 7:02pm

babynoz

bashraka said:

wonder505 said:

I finally had a chance to review some clips from the show and I'm sorry, the shows were awful and I am thankful Prince moved on to other band members.

I know I'm going to get beat up and crucified for this but just as Prince was overly criticized here for everything he did, the Revolution will not get a pass.

Wendy was horrible. I'm not impressed with her opening to Purple Rain which sounded flat compared to the way Prince used to do it and lawd when she sang in 1999, she was off key off beat with no rhythmn and soul in her vocals.

The Baby I'm a Star rendition with Susannah dancing like Elaine from Seinfeld disbelief They were all out of sync singing the opening lyrics. Bilal tried his best.

I'm like is this the Revolution yall were hell bent on Prince reuniting with???? I actually had to go back and watch one of Prince's welcome to America shows and sit and be in awe on how he commanded the stage and had such control of his vocals and instrumentation with such ease.

Andre saved those shows and he's not apart of the Revolution.

I am sensitive to the fact that the fans needed this for healing purposes so Im glad they did it.I suppose

But watching those clips made me miss Prince even more. Man I miss him and there will NEVER be band leader like him ever and I am thrilled he moved on to the NPG and allowed himself to grow as a musician and explore othe avenues.

and before I hear excuses about how they had to work through the emotions and didnt have time to rehearse. Go back and listen to Prince's performance when he JUST heard Vanity died before taking the stage. He literally took my breath away.

For all those supporting any Revolution Tour, more power to you.

Exactly. Prince was criticized throughout his career by people on this message board, so now The Revolution is supposed to be spared because they haven't played together consistently for over 3 decades. Gimme a break. Bilal is a great vocalist but is he campaigning for a gig in a Prince tribute band or is he interested in establishing his own musical mark? Prince's music speak for him the loudest-so now that The Revolution have musically grieved and paid homage to their former bandleader, I hope The Revolution are involved to consult with the estate on posthumous music they were involved in making and leave it at that.



Establish his own musical mark? You cannot possibly be that ignorant. disbelief

Bilal is well established and was doing them a damn favor. Bilal is the TRUTH, son!

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Reply #16 posted 09/10/16 7:05pm

babynoz

FlyOnTheWall said:

bashraka said:

Exactly. Prince was criticized throughout his career by people on this message board, so now The Revolution is supposed to be spared because they haven't played together consistently for over 3 decades. Gimme a break. Bilal is a great vocalist but is he campaigning for a gig in a Prince tribute band or is he interested in establishing his own musical mark? Prince's music speak for him the loudest-so now that The Revolution have musically grieved and paid homage to their former bandleader, I hope The Revolution are involved to consult with the estate on posthumous music they were involved in making and leave it at that.

How is Bilal "campaigning for a gig" in a Prince tribute band? Where is all the Bilal hate coming from?? From the beginning of his career, because of his crystal clear falsetto, he has been compared to P. And, if he never records another bar, his debut album "1st Born Second" will always be regarded as a classic. He has a major cult following. Even while Prince was alive, Bilal covered a few of his songs. The "Sister" cover was done in 2013, while P. was alive. Finally, I'm sure he didn't lobby for the plum role of singing some lead vocals for The Revolution. Wendy had already worked with him, at least once in 2013. And no doubt, like just about everyone who watched the BET Tribute, The Rev members were probably blown away with his rendition of The Beautiful Ones. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Andre and Dez. I mean, they are world class musicians and they were among Prince's earliest collaborators and bandmates. Andre is like his brother. But neither of them has a vocal range that is anywhere near Prince's. So, should they be the lead vocalists for The Revolution? Realistically, only in a limited capacity. That's why Bilal was tapped: HE. HAS. THE. CHOPS. He's not Prince, clearly...but he is one of FEW living singers who can SANG P.'s songs, and not make us wince.



Thank. YOU.

Hell, they need to be glad Bilal showed up because from what I heard they needed all the help they could get.

Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #17 posted 09/10/16 8:32pm

FlyOnTheWall

babynoz said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

How is Bilal "campaigning for a gig" in a Prince tribute band? Where is all the Bilal hate coming from?? From the beginning of his career, because of his crystal clear falsetto, he has been compared to P. And, if he never records another bar, his debut album "1st Born Second" will always be regarded as a classic. He has a major cult following. Even while Prince was alive, Bilal covered a few of his songs. The "Sister" cover was done in 2013, while P. was alive. Finally, I'm sure he didn't lobby for the plum role of singing some lead vocals for The Revolution. Wendy had already worked with him, at least once in 2013. And no doubt, like just about everyone who watched the BET Tribute, The Rev members were probably blown away with his rendition of The Beautiful Ones. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Andre and Dez. I mean, they are world class musicians and they were among Prince's earliest collaborators and bandmates. Andre is like his brother. But neither of them has a vocal range that is anywhere near Prince's. So, should they be the lead vocalists for The Revolution? Realistically, only in a limited capacity. That's why Bilal was tapped: HE. HAS. THE. CHOPS. He's not Prince, clearly...but he is one of FEW living singers who can SANG P.'s songs, and not make us wince.



Thank. YOU.

Hell, they need to be glad Bilal showed up because from what I heard they needed all the help they could get.

No, THANK YOU!!!

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Reply #18 posted 09/10/16 9:05pm

funksterr

wonder505 said:

I finally had a chance to review some clips from the show and I'm sorry, the shows were awful and I am thankful Prince moved on to other band members.

I know I'm going to get beat up and crucified for this but just as Prince was overly criticized here for everything he did, the Revolution will not get a pass.

I think you wrote a nasty misguided attack on The Revolution for pretty much no reason at all. I don't think anyone was expecting a show, that equaled, or was as good as, a show featuring Prince himself, because that would be impossible. The way I see it, is that they are figuring things out, but the magic was there and the music was good. They are a band configured to meet Prince's needs, but now they have to select the appropriate roles and personnel going forward. I'm not too worried about them if they decide to do more shows. They will figure it out. The Jacksons did, without Michael, and despite criticisms from some corners, I think reception overall has been positive, since they kept the original guys in new roles, instead of adding a straight-up impersonator. Bilal is just not necessary, imo.

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Reply #19 posted 09/10/16 9:20pm

FlyOnTheWall

funksterr said:

wonder505 said:

I finally had a chance to review some clips from the show and I'm sorry, the shows were awful and I am thankful Prince moved on to other band members.

I know I'm going to get beat up and crucified for this but just as Prince was overly criticized here for everything he did, the Revolution will not get a pass.

I think you wrote a nasty misguided attack on The Revolution for pretty much no reason at all. I don't think anyone was expecting a show, that equaled, or was as good as, a show featuring Prince himself, because that would be impossible. The way I see it, is that they are figuring things out, but the magic was there and the music was good. They are a band configured to meet Prince's needs, but now they have to select the appropriate roles and personnel going forward. I'm not too worried about them if they decide to do more shows. They will figure it out. The Jacksons did, without Michael, and despite criticisms from some corners, I think reception overall has been positive, since they kept the original guys in new roles, instead of adding a straight-up impersonator. Bilal is just not necessary, imo.

I hope you're not implying that Bilal is a Prince "impersonator." As you said, if they plan to tour, The Revolution is now faced with the task of selecting the right "personnel" to make that possible. They are wise enough to know that they need someone with the chops and range to sing Prince's catalog. I can't believe that you actually suggested that The Rev have a background vocalist to sing in the back, with a tambourine, to hit the high notes. I guess that would be preferable to having Bilal on stage. That is among the wildest things I have read on The Org, and that's saying A LOT.

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funksterr

FlyOnTheWall said:

I hope you're not implying that Bilal is a Prince "impersonator." As you said, if they plan to tour, The Revolution is now faced with the task of selecting the right "personnel" to make that possible. They are wise enough to know that they need someone with the chops and range to sing Prince's catalog. I can't believe that you actually suggested that The Rev have a background vocalist to sing in the back, with a tambourine, to hit the high notes. I guess that would be preferable to having Bilal on stage. That is among the wildest things I have read on The Org, and that's saying A LOT.

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Bilal was never a member of any Prince band and does not belong in the equation. Any solution that does not involve him, is the better choice. His prescence alone, kills the entire point of The Revolution reforming.

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Reply #23 posted 09/10/16 9:48pm

FlyOnTheWall

funksterr said:

FlyOnTheWall said:

I hope you're not implying that Bilal is a Prince "impersonator." As you said, if they plan to tour, The Revolution is now faced with the task of selecting the right "personnel" to make that possible. They are wise enough to know that they need someone with the chops and range to sing Prince's catalog. I can't believe that you actually suggested that The Rev have a background vocalist to sing in the back, with a tambourine, to hit the high notes. I guess that would be preferable to having Bilal on stage. That is among the wildest things I have read on The Org, and that's saying A LOT.

[Edited 9/10/16 21:29pm]

Bilal was never a member of any Prince band and does not belong in the equation. Any solution that does not involve him, is the better choice. His prescence alone, kills the entire point of The Revolution reforming.

Okay. I'm sure they'll make the right personnel decisions to fit their needs. Have a great evening!

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Reply #24 posted 09/10/16 10:21pm

wonder505

funksterr said:

wonder505 said:

I finally had a chance to review some clips from the show and I'm sorry, the shows were awful and I am thankful Prince moved on to other band members.

I know I'm going to get beat up and crucified for this but just as Prince was overly criticized here for everything he did, the Revolution will not get a pass.

I think you wrote a nasty misguided attack on The Revolution for pretty much no reason at all. I don't think anyone was expecting a show, that equaled, or was as good as, a show featuring Prince himself, because that would be impossible. The way I see it, is that they are figuring things out, but the magic was there and the music was good. They are a band configured to meet Prince's needs, but now they have to select the appropriate roles and personnel going forward. I'm not too worried about them if they decide to do more shows. They will figure it out. The Jacksons did, without Michael, and despite criticisms from some corners, I think reception overall has been positive, since they kept the original guys in new roles, instead of adding a straight-up impersonator. Bilal is just not necessary, imo.

As far as your comment about misguided nasty attacks I will glady take you down memory lane about your written misguided attacks about Prince especially during his final tour on

Earth so please dont go there with me, ya dig?

Like I said, i'm happy the shows were done to give fans the healing they needed. People wrote heartfelt messages about the whole experience and im sure they will be back to support more shows.

Ive seen bands perform without Prince that were way better, the Prince band tributes at Carnegie Hall D'Angelo and his band, Sheila E and her band, Mint Condition. i just thought Revolution would be that good. thank goodness for andre and maybe dez.

With the recent Jackson shows no they aint Michael but the brothers were always performers themselves and have more stage presence than what I saw at First Avenue.

As far as Bilal, I happen to be a fan of his. I've seen him in person, saw him at the Prince tribute show at Carnegie Hall and I think he's great. If people dont care for him, that's okay too.

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Reply #25 posted 09/11/16 6:52am

funksterr

wonder505 said:

As far as your comment about misguided nasty attacks I will glady take you down memory lane about your written misguided attacks about Prince especially during his final tour on

Earth so please dont go there with me, ya dig?

Hmm... I just wanted you to bring it up first: that you attacked The Revolution thinking you are evening the score for me saying Prince wasn't up to it anymore. Believe me I know how some fans work but to your point...

I was one of maybe a few people that understood Prince was risking his life by coming back out when he wasn't healthy. Maybe he knew his time was short regardless, but since he died popping the pill form of Heroin, just to get his body through that stupid tour, while he had plenty of better financial options, I think was can agree, based on what has been confirmed by the authorities so far, the tour wasn't worth it. He would have lived longer had he not done that tour.

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funksterr said:

wonder505 said:

As far as your comment about misguided nasty attacks I will glady take you down memory lane about your written misguided attacks about Prince especially during his final tour on

Earth so please dont go there with me, ya dig?

Hmm... I just wanted you to bring it up first: that you attacked The Revolution thinking you are evening the score for me saying Prince wasn't up to it anymore. Believe me I know how some fans work but to your point...

I was one of maybe a few people that understood Prince was risking his life by coming back out when he wasn't healthy. Maybe he knew his time was short regardless, but since he died popping the pill form of Heroin, just to get his body through that stupid tour, while he had plenty of better financial options, I think was can agree, based on what has been confirmed by the authorities so far, the tour wasn't worth it. He would have lived longer had he not done that tour.




You are one of the few people who keeps his head up his ass and continues to fabricate stories based on the voices in your head, period. Dozens of people on this site have called you out for your pathological lying, not just one or two people.

For example, what proof do you have that Prince was "popping the pill form of heroin just to get his body through a tour"? That is nothing more than off topic venom manufactured by a jealous, disgruntled fammy, but you have never been able to get through even one topic without finding a way to try to denigrate Prince, have you?


Prince, in you I found a kindred spirit...Rest In Paradise.
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Reply #27 posted 09/11/16 7:26am

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funksterr said:



wonder505 said:


As far as your comment about misguided nasty attacks I will glady take you down memory lane about your written misguided attacks about Prince especially during his final tour on


Earth so please dont go there with me, ya dig?



Hmm... I just wanted you to bring it up first: that you attacked The Revolution thinking you are evening the score for me saying Prince wasn't up to it anymore. Believe me I know how some fans work but to your point...

I was one of maybe a few people that understood Prince was risking his life by coming back out when he wasn't healthy. Maybe he knew his time was short regardless, but since he died popping the pill form of Heroin, just to get his body through that stupid tour, while he had plenty of better financial options, I think was can agree, based on what has been confirmed by the authorities so far, the tour wasn't worth it. He would have lived longer had he not done that tour.



Hahaha!!! lol so is this the new thing now. Hypocrisy??? Not only do you troll but youre a hypocrite now?You trash Prince for years but i write an honest comment about what i saw of the concert clips which was not even directed at you and you call it a nasty attack? The startribune don't know you from a can of paint and they wrote a similar review. People who went to the show posted here that they felt the same way, so what does that have to do with you? There's no score to even with trolls or a grown man like you who makes up fairtyales stories even with written fake dialogue about Princes life as if you were there. Youre whole hateration was about Prince being broke with nothing to back it up, fake stories about what happened with warner brothers which you have yet to prove, even said he got evicted and had nothing to back up your stories. You basically clowned Prince for the microphone and piano tour and called people suckers for going, even even though the reviews were steller. Heck you even trashed his Vanity tribute. Prince was worth 300 mil so he could afford to do whatever he wanted. Hmm i dare you to call those concertgoers names now in hindsight. So dont school me on attacking the Revolution. You never eluded to any kind concern for his health. More and more fairytales you write in the life and death of Prince. I stand by my review of first avenue shows.
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Reply #28 posted 09/11/16 8:20am

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Hahaha!!! lol so is this the new thing now. Hypocrisy??? Not only do you troll but youre a hypocrite now?You trash Prince for years but i write an honest comment about what i saw of the concert clips which was not even directed at you and you call it a nasty attack? The startribune don't know you from a can of paint and they wrote a similar review. People who went to the show posted here that they felt the same way, so what does that have to do with you? There's no score to even with trolls or a grown man like you who makes up fairtyales stories even with written fake dialogue about Princes life as if you were there. Youre whole hateration was about Prince being broke with nothing to back it up, fake stories about what happened with warner brothers which you have yet to prove, even said he got evicted and had nothing to back up your stories. You basically clowned Prince for the microphone and piano tour and called people suckers for going, even even though the reviews were steller. Prince was worth 300 mil so he could afford to do whatever he wanted. Hmm i dare you to call those concertgoers names now in hindsight. So dont school me on attacking the Revolution. You never eluded to any kind concern for his health. More and more fairytales you write in the life and death of Prince. I stand by my review of first avenue shows. [Edited 9/11/16 7:37am]

As I have told you on numerous occasions, derailing threads with your personal grudges is pointless. Orgnote is your friend, use it. As for the rest of what you said... you are notoriously under-informed as usual, but argumentative and self-righteous regardless.

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Reply #29 posted 09/11/16 8:56am

wonder505

funksterr said:



wonder505 said:


Hahaha!!! lol so is this the new thing now. Hypocrisy??? Not only do you troll but youre a hypocrite now?You trash Prince for years but i write an honest comment about what i saw of the concert clips which was not even directed at you and you call it a nasty attack? The startribune don't know you from a can of paint and they wrote a similar review. People who went to the show posted here that they felt the same way, so what does that have to do with you? There's no score to even with trolls or a grown man like you who makes up fairtyales stories even with written fake dialogue about Princes life as if you were there. Youre whole hateration was about Prince being broke with nothing to back it up, fake stories about what happened with warner brothers which you have yet to prove, even said he got evicted and had nothing to back up your stories. You basically clowned Prince for the microphone and piano tour and called people suckers for going, even even though the reviews were steller. Prince was worth 300 mil so he could afford to do whatever he wanted. Hmm i dare you to call those concertgoers names now in hindsight. So dont school me on attacking the Revolution. You never eluded to any kind concern for his health. More and more fairytales you write in the life and death of Prince. I stand by my review of first avenue shows. [Edited 9/11/16 7:37am]

As I have told you on numerous occasions, derailing threads with your personal grudges is pointless. Orgnote is your friend, use it. As for the rest of what you said... you are notoriously under-informed as usual, but argumentative and self-righteous regardless.



Yup. Funksterrs response as usual. "Ooh don't attack me. Ooh ooh" whenever you come after people and get snapped back. You derailed the thread by turning my First Avenue review into something it was not. You called my review nasty and i just pointed out that you have said worse about Prince so why cant i write an honest assessment of their performance? How is a review of a show a nasty attack? and please, do make me informed, with facts. Im begging you. Im notorious for asking for facts, you are notorious for fairtyales. yes lets take it to Orgnotes
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