KCOOLMUZIQ said:

SoulAlive said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said: What do you mean that they would be "too old"?? Prince isn't exactly a spring chicken,either. he will be 56 in June

Eye said they will ALL b too old! Even though Prince has barely aged since "Purple Rain". When Prince summoned Wendy to sing "Reflection" with him on the 20th Anniversary year of PR in 04, on Tavis Smiley's Show. They did have a chemistry together like no other. But it just would look awkward to me to see them all together with Prince. It would be very cheesy & cringeworthy...

But what Eye meant is the next anniversary of PR after this. None of them besides Prince will barely be able 2 move or stand.

This is really the last year it could b done & Eye'm sorry to say 4 The Revolution fans it looks like its not going too happen. Just go c them without Prince like Eye did in 03..

[Edited 5/6/14 16:53pm]

He also had Wendy at the 2007 Minneapolis shows Macey's Target & 1st Avenue

Lisa and Wendy did some other shows with him in that 2005-2007 period. He had Bobby Z on drums for Purple Rain last year. & most of the band members in the last 7 years were old too except for the Twinz. Prince has aged, any daytime photos show how much older Prince looks.

paulludvig said:

Replica said:

Wendy and Lisa were more classically trained, weren't they? They had a lot of concepts, knowledge and understanding of music theory. However when it comes to heavily syncopated, rhythmic and jazzy improvisation, are they very versatile? I'm sure Prince has had personal experience being able to tell better than we are. What happens during rehearsal us something he and his band mates would know better than us.

Wendy wasn't trained at all

True, Wendy wasn't trained, she came from a musical family. She can play bass drums/percussion as well though.

paulludvig said:

TrevorAyer said:

Sorry but any formation of the Revolution from the early days thru Parade IS in FACT the best line up prince has EVER had .. they are the ONLY band prince has EVER had that could play PRINCE music TRUE to form as it sounds on record .. prince can jam and be boring and play all his songs wrong all he wants i suppose .. its his life .. but NO other band can create prince BEST music so ACCURATELY and PASSIONATELY as did and likely does THE REVOLUTION .. honestly .. the princeless take on mountains from the reunion last year SOUNDED BETTER THAN PRINCE and prince wasn't even there .. all you 'don't look back' ers are missing the point .. when prince plays these piano medleys and sampler medleys and jazz version medleys and chants where a song used to be jams .. and jams that meld 3 songs .. its like he is only playing a 3rd of the song .. there are so many GREAT musical parts that prince just LEAVES OUT .. the songs are empty .. sure a great song like thieves in the temple sounds outstanding on just acoustic guitar .. do that please .. but when it comes to the classics there is only ONE band that gets the job done .. and that band is THE REVOLUTION .. it could have dez andre or wendy and lisa or whatever .. they nailed it .. and I am sure they could do so again with everything up thru SOTT since they worked a lot on that record .. and even hold over classics like eye no and joy in repetition .. i would love to hear the rev take on vicki wating or the future .. we can just pretend prince had no songs after and just tour the REV era for a solid 5 years .. then prince can get back to butchering his songs with whatever new band he gets that wont steal his spotlight

No, they didn't. In fact very little.

Yeah they did, and again that came out of the Dream Factory sessions

LittleBear said:

I don't expect a reunion of The Revolution, and obviously my personal band preference doesn't matter. But I find it unnecessary to point out a so-called limitation of The Revolution in order to praise 3EG. I also find it wonky that while Prince can change and thus reasonably be "doing something else" now, the Revolution band members are held to their abilities from 30 years ago... Whatever. I'm a moron for giving any weight to these interviews.

This is alway what I'm seeing. Prince is the only one that improves and changes? While 3rd Eye Girl plays music the Revolution recorded with Prince, and they don't even have an album yet.

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But he said he only wants to work with younger people. 3rd Eye Girl is not going to take Prince any higher than he is. But Prince has always seemed very callous with any of them from the 1980 period even the Time, Sheila E Jill Jones

OldFriends4Sale said:

paulludvig said:

No, they didn't. In fact very little.

Yeah they did, and again that came out of the Dream Factory sessions

Minor contribution to three songs out of a total of 16 songs.

First of all .... PRince is horrible at jamming .. complete lame o .. Secondly MOST of the best Prince songs came out of JAMMING WITH THE REVOLUTION .. all those great grooves started as 20 - 30 minute jams ... Prince just shortened them into neat little songs and played all the parts himself .. just look at mountains and america or even all the critics .. prince has never sounded better, jammed better or wrote better music than when any of many revolution line ups was around .. 3rd eye sound like shit .. hannah plays like a 12 year old and the jamming is flat and goes nowhere .. prince obviously has a deep seeded fear that being with the revolution will be such a drastic improvement on his sound and songwriting that all his stupid groupie fans will finally see how little he brings to the table anymore or perhaps ever did .. prince is afraid to jam with musicians of the caliber of the revolution .. probably choke like he did with james brown .. he's afraid prince and the rev will drop a record that gets praised so high it blows the last 20 prince record out of the water .. prince is all lady gaga now .. just being stupid trying to get attention but all the good songs are gone and nobody cares .. aka .. washed up .. i DARE anyone to listen to ANYTHING new and play it back to back with ANY rev era song .. its pathetic how far prince has fallen in quality control ..

I've just always had the feel that they were more of songwriter type of musicians than the jamming type. And even though they probably have developed alot of new skills and perfected old ones through the years. Have they focused on that type of musicianship? Prince has been working day and night with live music ever since he started music. Being loose and able to adapt to different changes in live music doesn't make you more creative as a composer. It makes you a problem solver at the moment. And many jazz musicians and people who spend most of their time jamming are good at that. It doesn't mean they know how to craft great songs. I just think that 3rdeye, atleast ida and a little bit donna knows how to adapt to these changes pretty well, but are not making his released output any greater. However Wendy & Lisa are great at what they do. They spend more time in the studio than in band settings compared to Prince don't they? It doesn't really matter though. Prince said what he said. And he gave The Revolution TONS OF RESPECT.

TrevorAyer said:

First of all .... PRince is horrible at jamming .. complete lame o .. Secondly MOST of the best Prince songs came out of JAMMING WITH THE REVOLUTION .. all those great grooves started as 20 - 30 minute jams ... Prince just shortened them into neat little songs and played all the parts himself .. just look at mountains and america or even all the critics .. prince has never sounded better, jammed better or wrote better music than when any of many revolution line ups was around .. 3rd eye sound like shit .. hannah plays like a 12 year old and the jamming is flat and goes nowhere .. prince obviously has a deep seeded fear that being with the revolution will be such a drastic improvement on his sound and songwriting that all his stupid groupie fans will finally see how little he brings to the table anymore or perhaps ever did .. prince is afraid to jam with musicians of the caliber of the revolution .. probably choke like he did with james brown .. he's afraid prince and the rev will drop a record that gets praised so high it blows the last 20 prince record out of the water .. prince is all lady gaga now .. just being stupid trying to get attention but all the good songs are gone and nobody cares .. aka .. washed up .. i DARE anyone to listen to ANYTHING new and play it back to back with ANY rev era song .. its pathetic how far prince has fallen in quality control ..

bollocks

paulludvig said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Yeah they did, and again that came out of the Dream Factory sessions

Minor contribution to three songs out of a total of 16 songs.

dats what U tink

I see nothing wrong with wanting a one-off reunion to celebrate not only the 30th anniversary but the recent good news for Prince. One show, broadcast like he did for that first night of Musicology, either online or at movie theaters. It'd make a killing, no matter how many here don't want or care for them to reunite. Would anyone not see a Prince show if the Revolution is there? Come on.

[Edited 5/7/14 8:45am]

after reading this and I listen 2 all those wonder rehearsals and recordings like the 11min Computer Blue, Erotic City/Felline 30min, Screams of Passion... I Would Die 4 U, America on the PR tour

I shake my head

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Yes Stymie, I would work 5 jobs if I had to, 2 get the money

OldFriends4Sale said:

after reading this and I listen 2 all those wonder rehearsals and recordings like the 11min Computer Blue, Erotic City/Felline 30min, Screams of Passion... I Would Die 4 U, America on the PR tour

I shake my head

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Yes Stymie, I would work 5 jobs if I had to, 2 get the money

i have all that and those jams don't really go anywhere.

they were good but the praise they get is ridiculous. i actually like the revolution. The October 85 show in France was awesome. but to say they're the greatest prince band is crazy talk.

then...

People criticize Hannah but Bobby Z wasn't that great either compared to Michael B. or Sheila E.

but hey this is all opinion of course.

tab32792 said:

I'm soooo sick of this. People give the Revolution more credit than they deserve. A reunion would be super cheesy. Maybe a one off or them perform a short set...but that was 30 years ago. It would look corny now. I'm glad Prince made that point. He isn't downplaying them cause they were the baddest band in the universe at one point...then he got a better one.

Im glad Im not the only one to feel this way. It would novelty shows that would satisfy peoples desire for nostalgia but musically there woudn't be any magic. Any music they did together now as well would never meet his fan bases unrealistic expectations of him. I actually want him to do a one time show, record it and release it to put the fan calls for it to rest. And then let the man continue on with his life so that he doesnt have to remain a prisoner of his own past.

lezama said:

tab32792 said:

I'm soooo sick of this. People give the Revolution more credit than they deserve. A reunion would be super cheesy. Maybe a one off or them perform a short set...but that was 30 years ago. It would look corny now. I'm glad Prince made that point. He isn't downplaying them cause they were the baddest band in the universe at one point...then he got a better one.

Im glad Im not the only one to feel this way. It would novelty shows that would satisfy peoples desire for nostalgia but musically there woudn't be any magic. Any music they did together now as well would never meet his fan bases unrealistic expectations of him. I actually want him to do a one time show, record it and release it to put the fan calls for it to rest. And then let the man continue on with his life so that he doesnt have to remain a prisoner of his own past.

Is Prince a prisoner of his past when he continues to play songs from that era?

bobby z was just fine back then .. sure he probably cant do stupid latin marimba fills but lets face it .. prince sucks at that kind of music anyway .. i would say anything prince has done since is the 'novelty' and the revolution are just the real deal .. well oiled .. writers .. improvisers .. arrangers .. all to the effect of making prince music BETTER not worse like .. ahem .. hannah .. the rev in any incarnation was a band that had chemistry .. just listen to the huge change in live sound between PR and Parade tours and can u really say that the rev cant adapt and change? no you cant because it is horse shit .. but the point is more that they change prince music FOR THE BETTER unlike his lite jazz outfits and this rock n roll disaster with 3 eyes ..

what would be so stupidly nostalgic about a line up like ...

prince

andre

brown mark

wendy

lisa

dez

fink

bobby z

sheila e

atlanta bliss

eric leads

nothing .. that line up would be unstoppable any era any time of life ... that line up could put out the best music ever made new or old rehash .. i dont care to hear Blands bland hip hop beats .. i dont care to hear Blackwell and his cardboard sounding snare .. i dont want to hear renato turn all prince best songs into boring elevator jazz muzak .. i don't want to hear prince bar band level funk jams that any new orleans bar band can play .. and often better .. i dont wanna hear fucking rollercoaster of love any other bullshit cover tunes

prince could do a revolution tour and no doubt it would be the hottest ticket on the planet .. bar none ... u2 .. bruce .. the stones .. but with this 3 eyed puke band its just another year of prince in his stupid pajamas playing worn out garbage that sounds like it belongs in a garage in front of all 6 orgers who actually like this rubbish

a revolution era and band tour would be nothing but pure cream .. these days u can expect at minimum HALF of a prince show to SUCK .. maybe he will do 10 of his own songs in with 15 shitty cover songs, 10 of which his horrible back up singers take the lead on .. half his own songs will be very bad .. like screwdriver .. or the go crazy reflush .. with a rev tour we can at least hope for an actual full set of good songs .. and if wendy wants to sing I wonder U or lisa wants to sing A place in heaven .. jesus the crowd would go ape shit .. unlike hearing shelby cover some crappy sarah mclaughlin song and send everyone to the pisser

even as old farts the revolution would destroy everything prince had done since .. prince stubborness about this is why he has failed so often and so hugely all these years ..

setlist ... how about

wendy .. yes lisa

computer blue 12 minutes including extra verses and breakdown

erotic city

17 days

the beautiful ones

take me with u

darling nikki

how come u dont call me anymore

electric intercourse

something in the water

when doves cry

i would die 4 u

possessed

irrisistable bitch

all the critics love u in ny

feel u up

baby i'm a star

a case of u

another lonely christmas

lets go crazy 12 inch

purple rain

god

is it really that hard for prince to do a real tour with real music and real musicians .. can u really argue that u would not sell ur left nut to see this played live

instead we are gonna get 3rd puke playing plectrum in ur rectum songs mixed with sludged out go crazy and purple rain with no guitar .. and prince bragging the whole time about how this is somehow BETTER .. f u prince and ur no dirty word remasters that will certainly be brickwalled like a breakdown ..

tab32792 said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

after reading this and I listen 2 all those wonder rehearsals and recordings like the 11min Computer Blue, Erotic City/Felline 30min, Screams of Passion... I Would Die 4 U, America on the PR tour

I shake my head

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Yes Stymie, I would work 5 jobs if I had to, 2 get the money

i have all that and those jams don't really go anywhere.

they were good but the praise they get is ridiculous. i actually like the revolution. The October 85 show in France was awesome. but to say they're the greatest prince band is crazy talk.

then...

People criticize Hannah but Bobby Z wasn't that great either compared to Michael B. or Sheila E.

but hey this is all opinion of course.

lol

we must be talking about different things

Just respond to my post, I didn't say in my post 'they were the greatest band'

I don't mind 3rd Eye Girl. I'm just saying to Celebrate the 30th of Purple Rain do it with the people who were swetting in the Warehouse day and night with you to make this happen.

Call the Time, and do a 1 time show or 3 day weekend show and make some money and have some fun. Do your Plectrum album and show and promote that music. Stop constantly falling back 2 a time that you say 'was then this is now' but for the last 15yrs the shows are filled with either 'music from then' and covers of other artists.

lezama said:

tab32792 said:

I'm soooo sick of this. People give the Revolution more credit than they deserve. A reunion would be super cheesy. Maybe a one off or them perform a short set...but that was 30 years ago. It would look corny now. I'm glad Prince made that point. He isn't downplaying them cause they were the baddest band in the universe at one point...then he got a better one.

Im glad Im not the only one to feel this way. It would novelty shows that would satisfy peoples desire for nostalgia but musically there woudn't be any magic. Any music they did together now as well would never meet his fan bases unrealistic expectations of him. I actually want him to do a one time show, record it and release it to put the fan calls for it to rest. And then let the man continue on with his life so that he doesnt have to remain a prisoner of his own past.

I don't think anyone is really saying dump 3rdEyeGirl and reform the Revolution. I think most are just saying for the 30th anniversary of Purple Rain do it up big and do it with those who were there.

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At the 2006 Brit Award Show (as many times as Prince performed Purple Rain) why did he give Tamar a kiss on the cheek when he had Wendy Melvoin Lisa Coleman and Sheila E performing with him??

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At the Coechella show, why did he have Morris & Jerome(the Time) & Sheila E open for his show and then announce "This is what the Purple Rain tour was supposed to be like"

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Let's just stop pretending "Prince doesn't go back"...

And like Stymie said, it's Prince that doesn't promote his own albums (after Gold) he performs mostly the song of 1979-1989 1990-1993/94

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Did Prince promote 20Ten? How much of the 3 disc LotusFlower set does he perform etc

When he was Emancipated, out of the 3 albums he really played 5 songs, but he did play the 'hits'

So who is enslaving who?

OldFriends4Sale said:

lezama said:

Im glad Im not the only one to feel this way. It would novelty shows that would satisfy peoples desire for nostalgia but musically there woudn't be any magic. Any music they did together now as well would never meet his fan bases unrealistic expectations of him. I actually want him to do a one time show, record it and release it to put the fan calls for it to rest. And then let the man continue on with his life so that he doesnt have to remain a prisoner of his own past.

I don't think anyone is really saying dump 3rdEyeGirl and reform the Revolution. I think most are just saying for the 30th anniversary of Purple Rain do it up big and do it with those who were there.

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At the 2006 Brit Award Show (as many times as Prince performed Purple Rain) why did he give Tamar a kiss on the cheek when he had Wendy Melvoin Lisa Coleman and Sheila E performing with him??

.

At the Coechella show, why did he have Morris & Jerome(the Time) & Sheila E open for his show and then announce "This is what the Purple Rain tour was supposed to be like"

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Let's just stop pretending "Prince doesn't go back"...

And like Stymie said, it's Prince that doesn't promote his own albums (after Gold) he performs mostly the song of 1979-1989 1990-1993/94

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Did Prince promote 20Ten? How much of the 3 disc LotusFlower set does he perform etc

When he was Emancipated, out of the 3 albums he really played 5 songs, but he did play the 'hits'

So who is enslaving who?

I think he knows why the masses come to his shows. Orgers aren't filling up the stadiums he plays in, people who only know his early work are. His reputation as a live performer wouldnt be where it is today if he only played obscure stuff the masses didnt know. I even recall orgers complaining about shows in the 00's because he didn't play songs they knew.

TrevorAyer said:

PRince is horrible at jamming ..

Thats all subjective.

lezama said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I don't think anyone is really saying dump 3rdEyeGirl and reform the Revolution. I think most are just saying for the 30th anniversary of Purple Rain do it up big and do it with those who were there.

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At the 2006 Brit Award Show (as many times as Prince performed Purple Rain) why did he give Tamar a kiss on the cheek when he had Wendy Melvoin Lisa Coleman and Sheila E performing with him??

.

At the Coechella show, why did he have Morris & Jerome(the Time) & Sheila E open for his show and then announce "This is what the Purple Rain tour was supposed to be like"

.

Let's just stop pretending "Prince doesn't go back"...

And like Stymie said, it's Prince that doesn't promote his own albums (after Gold) he performs mostly the song of 1979-1989 1990-1993/94

.

Did Prince promote 20Ten? How much of the 3 disc LotusFlower set does he perform etc

When he was Emancipated, out of the 3 albums he really played 5 songs, but he did play the 'hits'

So who is enslaving who?

I think he knows why the masses come to his shows. Orgers aren't filling up the stadiums he plays in, people who only know his early work are. His reputation as a live performer wouldnt be where it is today if he only played obscure stuff the masses didnt know. I even recall orgers complaining about shows in the 00's because he didn't play songs they knew.

u said: And then let the man continue on with his life so that he doesnt have to remain a prisoner of his own past.

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Prince doesn't always play stadiums. Prince plays a lot of smaller shows and such, and if he doesn't he can. Yet when he does he continues to play 'covers' People still come to hear Prince.

As free thinking as he says he is, he should easily be able to create situations where he's playing all of his music. In 2007 @ 1st Avenue more than half of the setlist were covers (Shelby & Larry)

I mean I think that whole not wanting to hear obscure stuff doesn't work. Playing covers doesn't mean people know these songs. He can still mix in 'hits' with new material. That's how people get interested. For me being an orger is how I became familiar with albums and music I didn't know.

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Either he has to believe in it or not. So will he promote 3rd Eye Girl album music or continue to remix Revolution era music?

Prince is just as much about business and he is about self-preservation. Prince wants to make a lot of money off of the 30TH Anniversary Deluxe Remastered reissue of "Purple Rain" the album, but doesn't want to deal with fan's hopes for a reunion of a show or tour. Plus, over the years he plays with members of The Revolution members at a time. 2004, Wendy played with Prince on Tavis Smiley, ESSENCE FESTIVAL, some Club 3121 shows, Lisa played with him during the 2006 Brit Awards and Bobby played 2 shows with Prince during the Live Out Loud Tour. But the thought of playing as The Revolution, heightened expectations from fans and critics, not to mention some possible past issues to smooth over, probably gives P pause. It wasn't smart for Prince to make those comments about The Revolution. He's obviously happy playing with 3EG, which I LOVE as a band and NPG which is over bloated. In short, it's one thing to play songs from the Purple Rain era because that's what people want to hear, but to play with The Revolution and have entitled fans dictate to you who to play, what songs to sing and even what clothes to wear, is enough for P to stay away from them like the plague.

OldFriends4Sale said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Eye said they will ALL b too old! Even though Prince has barely aged since "Purple Rain". When Prince summoned Wendy to sing "Reflection" with him on the 20th Anniversary year of PR in 04, on Tavis Smiley's Show. They did have a chemistry together like no other. But it just would look awkward to me to see them all together with Prince. It would be very cheesy & cringeworthy...

But what Eye meant is the next anniversary of PR after this. None of them besides Prince will barely be able 2 move or stand.

This is really the last year it could b done & Eye'm sorry to say 4 The Revolution fans it looks like its not going too happen. Just go c them without Prince like Eye did in 03..

[Edited 5/6/14 16:53pm]

He also had Wendy at the 2007 Minneapolis shows Macey's Target & 1st Avenue

Lisa and Wendy did some other shows with him in that 2005-2007 period. He had Bobby Z on drums for Purple Rain last year. & most of the band members in the last 7 years were old too except for the Twinz. Prince has aged, any daytime photos show how much older Prince looks.

Eye'm aware of all the shows they have done together in the 2000's. Everybody has aged. But stand Prince next to any Revolution member now and they all look DECADES older than him...Except for Andre Cymone who was an original member not a replacement like Wendy(who was barely a band member at the time of Purple Rain shooting).

bashraka said:

Prince is just as much about business and he is about self-preservation. Prince wants to make a lot of money off of the 30TH Anniversary Deluxe Remastered reissue of "Purple Rain" the album, but doesn't want to deal with fan's hopes for a reunion of a show or tour. Plus, over the years he plays with members of The Revolution members at a time. 2004, Wendy played with Prince on Tavis Smiley, ESSENCE FESTIVAL, some Club 3121 shows, Lisa played with him during the 2006 Brit Awards and Bobby played 2 shows with Prince during the Live Out Loud Tour. But the thought of playing as The Revolution, heightened expectations from fans and critics, not to mention some possible past issues to smooth over, probably gives P pause. It wasn't smart for Prince to make those comments about The Revolution. He's obviously happy playing with 3EG, which I LOVE as a band and NPG which is over bloated. In short, it's one thing to play songs from the Purple Rain era because that's what people want to hear, but to play with The Revolution and have entitled fans dictate to you who to play, what songs to sing and even what clothes to wear, is enough for P to stay away from them like the plague.

Exactly. Plus, the Revolution and Prince reunited (other than a 1 off gig perhaps to promote the rerelease) Would feel like an oldies group getting back together. Like if Wham got back together.

OldFriends4Sale said:

At the Coechella show, why did he have Morris & Jerome(the Time) & Sheila E open for his show and then announce "This is what the Purple Rain tour was supposed to be like"

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It's true though. Most of us went to those wanting to see the movie on stage, in some way. I still think a Rock n' Roll Circus type show would be the best musically inspired self tribute possible - and let's face it, that's what Prince has settled in to. Nobody gripes when he brings Shiela E. or Morris Day out, so why would this be any different with the Revolution? I have a feeling people's reactions have a lot to do with when they first caught on to Prince.

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How many 3rdEye songs will he be playing in 5 years anyway? The whole project is a novelty, if we're going to slight any of Prince's work as "novelty". And not even one that's original. Courtney Love did it with Hole. Prince might as well be using a group from a Girls Rock Camp.

SoulAlive said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

paulludvig said:

Minor contribution to three songs out of a total of 16 songs.

dats what U tink

Slow Love, Strange Relationship, It's gonna be a Beautiful Night. Instrumental input on "all" three songs.

paulludvig said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

dats what U tink

Slow Love, Strange Relationship, It's gonna be a Beautiful Night. Instrumental input on "all" three songs.

It not that hard for Prince to rerecord what others came up with. We all know he's capabale of playing what most of his early band members did on each instrument. He has done this through his entire career. Good examples are basslines on The Work and Do Me Baby originally played by Andre Cymone. Alot of his tracks were most likely repackaging alot of the jams from band rehearsals. If you're a good producer, you'll know where the cool bits and pieces fit together in a studio production. Very much like what a hip hop producer does with samples. Only difference is he is playing everything himself. If Prince and The Revolution came up with a binch of ideas for what would become Sign of The Times, he could easily either remove what they played, or record it again entirly by himself with some minor changes, so that they can't sue him for stealing. No matter what he does, the idea for alot of the songs were most likely something that came out of them working together. Not saying Prince wasn't able to create genuis stuff alone though. But one of his greatest skills was to hear what others have done that was good. Also the Little Red Corvette solo that was 3 different solos by Dez Dickerson that was glued together, is a perfect example of Prince using his skills similar to the modern sampling based producers. He knew what fit together in the end.

He is a damn mess for saying that. If he said, "Jump!" they said, "How high?" if there wasn't any improvising, it's because he didn't call for it. The girls in 3eg are great musicians but they play on command! I have seen P more than once motion to Donna or Ida to go do a solo that they would never do without him saying so. UGH. I just want a fucking reunion at First Ave. Just one. He doesn't have to tour with them, record with them or climb into the fucking bed with Wendy and Lisa. Damn it. It broke my heart the last time they thought he might show up and play with them and he didn't. (I think it was the '03 reunion video where they were discussing if he would show?) These people had a big part in making Prince who he is.. instead of talking down to them, he should be thanking them. I hate his attitude at times!


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