Anxiety said:

Anxiety said:

That's what I was thinking. I know Dr Fink released a cd a few years back, but other than that, are the other former Revolutionaries still in the music business? I mean if Marlon Jackson can sell real estate, I'm sure Bobby could sell insurance

Nikademus said:

lol, well, sure...! hey, at least we haven't seen any former prince people on any VH1 reality shows! (not that there's anything wrong with that if it helps pay the bills, mmmKAY?)

i don't know what bobby is doing these days. he did have a pretty good run as a producer for a while in the 90s. in particular, i remember some stuff he did with boy george that was really good, back when boy george was still making decent dance records. and of course, bobby had a solo album and did some stuff with W&L early on. i'd love to see him guest on a wendy & lisa project or do a guest collab with the family or something. seeing all the old revolutionaries in the mix somehow would be just about as cool to me as seeing a full-on reunion.

Anxiety said:

i saw Bobby at the Grammy's pre-telecast show this year - I think a group he produced was nominated???

Anxiety said:

Which brings up a question, why couldn't the Revolution get together to record new songs ala The Family 2.0?

Nikademus said:

hmm... that idea doesn't excite me.

Thank you Wendy and Lisa - this is brilliant. I love those ladies.

And thanks to Anxiety for organising and posting

madartista said:

i like the idea. the thing that puts me off about a prince & the revolution reunion is that there will be expectations for it to look, sound, and have the same energy as when they were together in the 80s...and that's just not gonna happen. everyone has changed, everyone has mellowed to some extent, and it's going to be a different group of people. prince is still a showman and can get away with flamboyance and crazy onstage carrying-on, but i don't know if we need to see a fiftysomething bobby z. wearing a lace headwrap or if we need to see brownmark wearing a skimpy silk doily as a shirt in this day and age. and i'm not just saying that to be snarky - i'm just willing to bet they've grown out of all that. and it would be cool to just let them be THEM in a reunion project, which i think would be difficult (impossible) with prince involved. it'd be cool to see a revolution reunion where everyone's input was up front, and the end result was something more unexpected than a group of people trying to rekindle a magic best left in the past.

Anxiety said:

oh I have reservations about a full reunion also, the least of them being clothes. I imagine a repeat of the Brit Awards where we're all excited for this to finally happen and then he'll have Bria miked for vocals on Purple Rain instead of Wendy and Lisa.

But a Revolution project without Prince would still have his scepter hanging over it.

madartista said:

which is certainly nothing to be ashamed of, and also a hell of a starting point.

Anxiety said:

I think the problem is that there are so many fans that would want and even expect that. Flashbacks are cool but, there is no such thing as a time machine folks! ... These people are artists and many have ventured into other musical avenues. That's what being an artist is. Besides, the likelihood of a Prince & The Revolution project with complete synergistic qualites is something I won't hold my breath for.

purpleizpassion said:

yup.

I hope Prince and the rest keep moving forward because Prince is on a great path and just keeps surprising me for the good.

Nikademus said:

A Revolution reunion without Prince is like a horse drawn carriage running without the horse. The family 2.0 was a flop.

pplrain said:

How is the Family 2.0 a flop considering the album isn't out yet?

How cool! Thank you

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Vendetta1 said:

you beat me to it.

the crowd went nuts for them when they played a packed house in MPLS a couple of weeks ago.

Anxiety said:

I believe it. The Family has always been a favorite among Prince fans.

purpleizpassion said:

I guess I'm not explaining myself well. What I'd be most interested in is a collaboration of the members of the Revolution where they bring their experiences from the past couple of decades to the table in a collaboration that showcases who they are NOW, as opposed to trying to cram into the image we had of them from the 80s. I would love it if the end result was nothing like the Revolution we recognized. I'd just like to hear what the fruits of such a collaboration would sound like, just on its own merits...not really to hear them trundling out all the Prince & the Revolution hits from the 80s. Prince does that quite well on his own.

Anxiety said:

I understood you, as you did very well explaining . I was agreeing with you. I really really really would like to see the them come together and pull out something completely unexpected, different, and beautiful... It would be nice to see what/where everyone has grown into...

Makes me kinda wonder why Prince has chosen to keep some bridges (Sheila E) and burn others (W&L)... I guess that would be a new thread.

These girls are nothing but frauds. Yeah they believe in the power of surrender alright, trying so hard to ride that old Prince bandwagon to get sales, when I remember all they have done was talk shit all these years. Let's face it, the album is BORING, so boring it should have never been released. I admit "invisible" has class, but it stops there, and them trying to think "Salt and Cherries" could have been hopeful because of it's upbeat doesn't hide the fact it's still tasteless and boring. So what do they do when the world has no interest in such musical garbage? They try to pretend their part of the Prince bandwagon....shameful. If they truly want to ride that power of surrender, they should quit making their own music for the public. It's a shame they tossed their only good album that should have been sold.

pplrain said:

pplrain is also a flop. One of those dog everything not with Prince direct involvement. I saw the Family Jamm with the Revolution and I actually liked their take on the songs they did far more than Princes Vegasy touches he tends to mar his live shows with.
So far the Family - or whatever they will be called - is much higher on my wish list than a new or the recent tragedy of Prince's recent material.

Just getting around to watching the whole thing... props to the ORG & W&L for making this possible.

I agree with them... their history with Prince is just as much THEIR history as it is his. No one can "own" your experiences, or restrict your memories. They should feel free to talk about their own past if they want.

skyviolet said:

Wow. Prince...calm down dude. REally- just because you made the three crappiest albums of your career is no reason to come on here and diss W&L. You clearly have no idea what the "world" is interested in.

This was the 1st time I watched the interview, thanks

Anxiety said:

I love Wendy and Lisa....I would love to meet you girls and play some grooves may in gmaj7 LOL! Moon