LBrent said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I know they could have been bigger.

the Time, Vanity 6, Sheila E etc

I think Prince setting the tone and letting the bands be fully a part of the process would have made a huge difference
I look at the 1981-1982 Time albums and I think there is only 1 video(COOL) the single covers-the artwork or lack of it, and the restricted message. All helped to restrict their growth and popularity.
Morris Day could play drums, Jellybean could murder a guitar, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis writing and production talent, Jesse Johnsons writing and lyrical expression etc

I mean Prince wanting to promote his own sound/vision and then his own label. There you have it, a powerhouse of people that wholeheartly worked for U and believed it. Not to mention his band the Revolution noituloveR were powerhouse in those areas as well.

1st album. I can see Prince setting the tone, direction, sound, style.
If there are 8 songs on an album Prince does 3 all by himself with vocals with the full band. Maybe an instrument here or there that he cannot play. 3 songs by Prince with the full band. 3 songs by the band alone. And then from there he could have pulled back some and had more time to focus on the next protege band, his own album/movie/videos etc

That sounds good...great even...but...how do you know that wasn't his plan? Sounds good...sounds like a logical progression and good for all involved...unless...folks feel itchy because they feel things aren't moving as fast as P's career. Then you end up with whiny crap. People seeking outside projects to get where they want to go faster than you're taking them. They're mad cuz it's almost embarrassing for you to protect them by keeping the training wheels on, but you've travelled this path and although you're grooming them, you know they're not ready yet for what they claim to want. So after they whine enough, you say, "Peace out!" And leave them to their own devices, but if you're so anxious to be stubborn and highly likely to f*ck it up, you ain't taking the brand. "See ya!" [Edited 7/27/16 18:52pm]

Because it didn't happen. The people showed they had the vision, they did the sound the look, but how do you hold artists -tie one hand(studio) and keep the other loose(live)

They knew Morris was vocals and drumming they knew Sheila was drumming and Eddie was saxing they new Eric was saxing(Family) Wendy played some guitar

People sought outside projects to 1 release their creativity. 2 to make money. Some of these people did have families they were helping or supporting.

Your post is a lot of noise lol That isn't how things went.

LBrent said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

Because it didn't happen. The people showed they had the vision, they did the sound the look, but how do you hold artists -tie one hand(studio) and keep the other loose(live)

They knew Morris was vocals and drumming they knew Sheila was drumming and Eddie was saxing they new Eric was saxing(Family) Wendy played some guitar

People sought outside projects to 1 release their creativity. 2 to make money. Some of these people did have families they were helping or supporting.

Your post is a lot of noise lol That isn't how things went.

Let's say that you're right... They wanted to go elsewhere for whatever reason...Ok. Done. They're gone and free to do whatever. So, what is the complaint? You're still not happy? Maybe they'd be satisfied if he'd left them his fortune. Then maybe, just maybe, they could finance themselves to where they simply haven't managed on their talent alone. Probably not, but we'll pretend.