Based on Prince's previous bands, do you prefer a band with horns or a band with no horns?

love the horns

Micheal Phillups on sax, rocks the party!!!!!

rgsince81 said:

Micheal Phillups on sax, rocks the party!!!!!

Maceo needs no introduction. ERIC Leeds, whereyouat?

Are you kidding? With, with, with.

So much love for the horns.

21nights said:

Based on Prince's previous bands, do you prefer a band with horns or a band with no horns?

HORNS! HELL, YES!

SometimesIwonder said:

Very much liked the picture of Andy & the Hornheadz!! All seems to be spelling a FUNKY 2012..... I for one Cannot wait to get my groove on!!

How?

chocolate1 said:

The Truth is I love Prince's Band either way but miss the horns when they're gone too long

If u want Minneapolis sound then horns are not in need .

If u want horns go listen James Brown and the J.B's

thebanishedone said:

If u want Minneapolis sound then horns are not in need .

If u want horns go listen James Brown and the J.B's

Just being in Minney doesn't guarantee that the Mpls Sound will be heard. Prince can and does play whatever he likes with whichever instruments he wants, and with whoever he wants. I'll gladly listen. I never go to see Prince with expectations of certain music being played. I think it's a privilege to be at a live performance and I enjoy all of Prince's music and collaborations.

The Power trio would do me just fine. For horns, just Eric Leeds.

I think Prince tries to include a horn section in damn near every song. Let's Go Crazy has not been performed very well at all live since the Purple Rain tour. He either ruins it with the "Go Go GO" chant that was not in the original song, and sounds cheesy, corny, and lame, or like on Musicology, he had 3 saxophones going. LGC is not a horn section song by any means, but that won't stop Prince. I'd love to hear the song with all the lyrics sung, and the music like the album version. Sadly, this song is dead live.

HAPPY new year All .... I think any extra layer he adds to the band is better. In his head he may have heard it with horns and bam there are horns. I think if he put bag pipes and acordians it would sound good ! Its how he would use them That the fun part ! keep smiling .

stillwaiting said:

I think Prince tries to include a horn section in damn near every song. Let's Go Crazy has not been performed very well at all live since the Purple Rain tour. He either ruins it with the "Go Go GO" chant that was not in the original song, and sounds cheesy, corny, and lame, or like on Musicology, he had 3 saxophones going. LGC is not a horn section song by any means, but that won't stop Prince. I'd love to hear the song with all the lyrics sung, and the music like the album version. Sadly, this song is dead live.

I was just going to say that! Horns yeah....but not on "Let's go crazy"

robertlove said:

stillwaiting said:

I think Prince tries to include a horn section in damn near every song. Let's Go Crazy has not been performed very well at all live since the Purple Rain tour. He either ruins it with the "Go Go GO" chant that was not in the original song, and sounds cheesy, corny, and lame, or like on Musicology, he had 3 saxophones going. LGC is not a horn section song by any means, but that won't stop Prince. I'd love to hear the song with all the lyrics sung, and the music like the album version. Sadly, this song is dead live.

I was just going to say that! Horns yeah....but not on "Let's go crazy"

I think I forgot to mention that I love real horn sections in many Prince songs. It's just that he thinks having a horn section means that they have to be on damn near every song. I think I once made a dream setlist with a * next to every song that should have horns. I think I had horns on 18 of the 25 song set list. Imagine "Rock Hard In A Funky Place," played live with Atlanta Bliss, Eric Leeds, and maybe Maceo and Greg Boyer.