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SHEILA E LIVE IN ROMANCE 1600 Anyone seen this? Is it good - is a Prince concert featuring Sheila E songs? I've seen it and am not sure whether to buy it/what it is.... [Edited 1/22/06 16:36pm] | |
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mattperry said: Anyone seen this? Is it good - is a Prince concert featuring Sheila E songs? I've seen it and am not sure whether to buy it/what it is....
[Edited 1/22/06 16:36pm] It's a Sheila E concert...Prince comes onstage at the end, and they do an extra-long version of "A Love Bizarre"... ... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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It's cool. I wish it was on DVD. | |
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i know of that one.  | |
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Rock rock,Hollyrock,everybody wanna hollyrock...you say it!
Rock,rock,Hollyrock,everybody wanna hollyrock,you say it! it's a GREAT show,but some parts crack me up  | |
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I have only an old VHS copy I taped from TV, haven't seen it in a while but I should... it was a very tight show, excellent performance Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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DavidEye said: Rock rock,Hollyrock,everybody wanna hollyrock...you say it!
Rock,rock,Hollyrock,everybody wanna hollyrock,you say it! it's a GREAT show,but some parts crack me up The performance of "Toy Box" | |
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Oh it's special. Def worth getting. I'd say it's worhty of a DVD release, myself. I would not get it for more than like 30 bucks. 40 tops depending. Prince's appearance is pretty funny. SOme think he was on something. Christian Zombie Vampires | |
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I used to rent it but I don't own it. It's not too hard to get on used VHS. | |
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superspaceboy said: Oh it's special. Def worth getting. I'd say it's worhty of a DVD release, myself. I would not get it for more than like 30 bucks. 40 tops depending. Prince's appearance is pretty funny. Some think he was on something.
Yeah,Prince looks like he was definitely under the influence of something | |
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It's sorta a difficult performance to watch. Shelia and her band are obviously really talented, but they seem like they are trying too hard. They unecesarily speed up the tempo on Merci for the Speed of a Mad Clown in Summer, Shelia does some self humilating thing with mechanical toy puppies during Toy Box, there's a bit of breakdancing by her keyboard players, who are in turn dressed in the the trashiest Purple Rain style gear.
I always refer to this tape as Shelia E. and the Jeri-Curl misfits, cause that's what the vibe is like. The Jeri Curl misfits come out and do their thing and then Prince and the Revolution come out do Love Bizarre with them, amping up the energy and generally blowing them off the stage. | |
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You read way too deeply into things, especially when reviewing in retrospect. It was the 80s. EVERYBODY had Jheri curls. Sheila didn't get blown off the stage. That's just silly. Stop drinking while you watch concert tapes. | |
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Good show, love the end! Did you order a pizza ma'am? Prince- UTCM | |
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BlaqueKnight said: You read way too deeply into things, especially when reviewing in retrospect. It was the 80s. EVERYBODY had Jheri curls. Sheila didn't get blown off the stage. That's just silly. Stop drinking while you watch concert tapes.
That was just my sober opinion. | |
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JudasLChrist said: It's sorta a difficult performance to watch. Shelia and her band are obviously really talented, but they seem like they are trying too hard. They unecesarily speed up the tempo on Merci for the Speed of a Mad Clown in Summer, Shelia does some self humilating thing with mechanical toy puppies during Toy Box, there's a bit of breakdancing by her keyboard players, who are in turn dressed in the the trashiest Purple Rain style gear.
I always refer to this tape as Shelia E. and the Jeri-Curl misfits, cause that's what the vibe is like. The Jeri Curl misfits come out and do their thing and then Prince and the Revolution come out do Love Bizarre with them, amping up the energy and generally blowing them off the stage. Blow them off the stage? Naw, I'd just say he brought the energy up even more (It is Prince after all). Mind you that Sheila was supposed to be a supporting act for his tour. After he saw how they performed live, he decided to give her her own tour. Then he worked the Revolution even harder after watching them. Sheila worked them hard and it paid off. That was a dope concert. | |
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JudasLChrist said: It's sorta a difficult performance to watch. Shelia and her band are obviously really talented, but they seem like they are trying too hard. They unecesarily speed up the tempo on Merci for the Speed of a Mad Clown in Summer, Shelia does some self humilating thing with mechanical toy puppies during Toy Box, there's a bit of breakdancing by her keyboard players, who are in turn dressed in the the trashiest Purple Rain style gear.
I always refer to this tape as Shelia E. and the Jeri-Curl misfits, cause that's what the vibe is like. The Jeri Curl misfits come out and do their thing and then Prince and the Revolution come out do Love Bizarre with them, amping up the energy and generally blowing them off the stage. 
while I like the show for the most part,I always find myself laughing at parts that aren't supposed to be funny.The show is kinda tacky,in a mid-80s sort of way | |
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DavidEye said: JudasLChrist said: It's sorta a difficult performance to watch. Shelia and her band are obviously really talented, but they seem like they are trying too hard. They unecesarily speed up the tempo on Merci for the Speed of a Mad Clown in Summer, Shelia does some self humilating thing with mechanical toy puppies during Toy Box, there's a bit of breakdancing by her keyboard players, who are in turn dressed in the the trashiest Purple Rain style gear.
I always refer to this tape as Shelia E. and the Jeri-Curl misfits, cause that's what the vibe is like. The Jeri Curl misfits come out and do their thing and then Prince and the Revolution come out do Love Bizarre with them, amping up the energy and generally blowing them off the stage.
while I like the show for the most part,I always find myself laughing at parts that aren't supposed to be funny.The show is kinda tacky,in a mid-80s sort of way Tacky perhaps and on par with most groups in the 80s, but how many groups in the 80s were able to groove like that. The groove they held down on 'Sister Fate' alone makes it all worth it. | |
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dealodelandron said: DavidEye said:
while I like the show for the most part,I always find myself laughing at parts that aren't supposed to be funny.The show is kinda tacky,in a mid-80s sort of way Tacky perhaps and on par with most groups in the 80s, but how many groups in the 80s were able to groove like that. The groove they held down on 'Sister Fate' alone makes it all worth it. no argument there! | |
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I'd like to get this just for the ending performance. | |
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BlaqueKnight said: You read way too deeply into things, especially when reviewing in retrospect. It was the 80s. EVERYBODY had Jheri curls. Sheila didn't get blown off the stage. That's just silly. Stop drinking while you watch concert tapes.
----- Co-Sign Lot's of people had Jeri-Curls back then. This guy must have been five back in 85. | |
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Definitely get it. unless it's going to come out on DVD (we can wish!).
Yes there are few tacky parts, well really just one.... the intro to Toy Box where Sheila talks in babytalk and puts on pajamas. her brother Juan comes out of the toy box dressed in the same ones. Whoever said her keybaord players were breakdancing must've been on drugs, cuz neither Susie Davis nor Ken Grey who were on keys---let alone anyone else--breakdanced. Maybe you're thinking of when Juan did the robot for a second. He was supposed to be a "toy soldier" in that skit. Anyway, despite the little skit, they break into an AMAZING version of Toy Box. Sheila is basically banging the shit out of her cymbal and chewing gum while leading the band. She gets all "Morris-Day" like at the end while they bring her furs and stuff..... like she does on the record. Other than that.... the shit is TIGHT!!! Her version of Erotic City is really cool..... especially the choreagrpahy during hte vamping at the end. When P and the Revolution cmoe out for Love Bizarre..... they do take it to another level, but c'mon... we're talking about the Expanded Revolution with Miko, Eric alongside W&L, Fink and Mark..... plus Sheila's band!!! That night was the debut of the what should've been the original version of Live Bizarre with all the horn lines and "new part" etc. I still never knew what Prince says during one of the "stop on the 1"... something like: "I ain't got know business up here...she just WRECKED the stage" I never knew if he was trying to give Sheila a compliment or say his band is better.  |
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That was a very good show especially back in the 80s. I do beleive this is the famous show that Sheila E. forgot the word s to Love BIzarre that's why Prince took over the stage. | |
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DaARTIST said: That was a very good show especially back in the 80s. I do beleive this is the famous show that Sheila E. forgot the word s to Love BIzarre that's why Prince took over the stage.
WHATCHOO TALKIN' BOUT D'ARTIST??? 
Sheila doesn't forgot the words..... P and the Rev took the stage before the song even begins. He's basically doing lead vocals while Sheila back him up and mimics his stage antics onstage. |
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JudasLChrist said: It's sorta a difficult performance to watch. Shelia and her band are obviously really talented, but they seem like they are trying too hard. They unecesarily speed up the tempo on Merci for the Speed of a Mad Clown in Summer, Shelia does some self humilating thing with mechanical toy puppies during Toy Box, there's a bit of breakdancing by her keyboard players, who are in turn dressed in the the trashiest Purple Rain style gear.
I always refer to this tape as Shelia E. and the Jeri-Curl misfits, cause that's what the vibe is like. The Jeri Curl misfits come out and do their thing and then Prince and the Revolution come out do Love Bizarre with them, amping up the energy and generally blowing them off the stage. Oh lawd. I laughed for five minutes at the "jeri-curl misfits" phrase. That's my new buzz word.**************************************************
Pull ya cell phone out and call yo next of kin...we 'bout to get funky......2,3 come on ya'll | |
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i can sum up that whole show with one song: MERCI FOR THE SPEED OF A MAD CLOWN IN SUMMER!  
performed at break-neck speed.....ripped off the hinges. 
heck, the timbale intro ALONE...can't mess with that. if there's a tribute to Sheila E. concert that's the song i would LOVE to play drums on. | |
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Ahhh, I have this on VHS and the end performance is also available for download if you know where to look.
"A! B! A! B! C! D!" | |
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