Although many of the musicians Prince would employ in the future
were more accomplished instrumentalists than Wendy, Lisa, Brown, and
Rivkin, the creative triumphs of the Revolution illustrate the axiom
that in pop & rock music, passion counts for more than musical
chops. As musicians (and people), Wendy & Lisa were playful, open-
minded, and opinionated - qualities that would be missing in many of
Prince's future band members, notwithstanding their technical
proficiency. "The songs we did with Wendy and Lisa," Eric Leeds
noted, "included some of the most wonderful stuff we ever did."

langebleu said:

9037355 said:

During their creative and commercial peak in 1984/5, there was no band

alive that was bigger—or better—than Prince’s touring ensemble, known

simply as “the Revolution”.

Etc....

If you are going to cut and paste someone else's work, at least show the courtesy of giving credit:

This is an article written by PopMatters Interview Editor, Evan Sawdey, published on the PopMatters website.

Here it is from June 2009, complete with the first line of the piece:

http://www.popmatters.com...evolution/

Thanks for posting this. It is always best to post 'links' if there is an article written / involved ...

OldFriends4Sale said:

Susan Rogers: We talk in music production class about the three crowns a musician or
band can earn - the popular crown (slips off the minute you think you'll
wear it for life), the critical crown (as heavy as the head that wears
it), and the peer crown - maybe the most secretly coveted because it's the
only one that has the potential to stay put.

Wendy & Lisa have been wearing this third crown since the beginning of
their careers. I haven't known a musician who, upon getting to know their
work, hasn't stood humbled or at least astonished. I've seen jaws drop a
couple of times. Their work is more than craft - the assemblage of parts
or maneuvers - it incorporates the genius of reinvention and original
thought. This is music that is best appreciated with a level of knowledge
but getting to know it is like learning about sculpture or painting.
Visits to the art museum become not just pleasurable but necessary for
re-inspiration. Someone without an art education might look and say, "my
kid could draw that." An artist would reply, "yes, but when Jackson
Pollack drew it, it stayed drawn."

Wendy & Lisa's music is deceptively simple in this way. They push the bell
curve forward by making music that musicians take inspiration from and
listeners cherish. I'm so happy to have a new Wendy & Lisa album to visit
and to hear life (our lives, not just theirs) interpreted musically as
only they do.

Taken from: http://www.wendyandlisa.com/blog/musings

madhouseman said:

This is where Prince doesn't understand anything beyond his skin. If you are in the room with a chef, you are going to learn about how the chef cooks. If you are the painter's assistant, you'll see how they blend colors and hide mistakes. If you are in the room with Prince while he is recording, you'll see his mood, his urgency, his anger, his peace, his joy, his talent, how he hides his mistakes, how he changes lyrics, how he dances, how he builds the song from scratch into something eternal. To say that his engineers don't know 'one thing' about his music is just plain dumb. You don't spend years sitting with someone and not learn 'one thing'. You just don't. I hope that one day Prince gets his head out of his ass and understands that there is a support team around him that enables him to do what he does, and they learn what he needs/wants/demands so that he can continue to make the music he does. If she didn't know anything about his music, he would have fired her after a very short period when she wasn't able to supply what he needed.

Susan's era with Prince rocked.

But alas.........................everyone has their own perspective.

Guess what?

Prince has one 2.

Graycap23 said:

madhouseman said:

This is where Prince doesn't understand anything beyond his skin. If you are in the room with a chef, you are going to learn about how the chef cooks. If you are the painter's assistant, you'll see how they blend colors and hide mistakes. If you are in the room with Prince while he is recording, you'll see his mood, his urgency, his anger, his peace, his joy, his talent, how he hides his mistakes, how he changes lyrics, how he dances, how he builds the song from scratch into something eternal. To say that his engineers don't know 'one thing' about his music is just plain dumb. You don't spend years sitting with someone and not learn 'one thing'. You just don't. I hope that one day Prince gets his head out of his ass and understands that there is a support team around him that enables him to do what he does, and they learn what he needs/wants/demands so that he can continue to make the music he does. If she didn't know anything about his music, he would have fired her after a very short period when she wasn't able to supply what he needed.

Susan's era with Prince rocked.

But alas.........................everyone has their own perspective.

Guess what?

Prince has one 2.

I'm sure he has a different one depending on the day and what color his pants are.

Zannaloaf said:

Graycap23 said:

But alas.........................everyone has their own perspective.

Guess what?

Prince has one 2.

I'm sure he has a different one depending on the day and what color his pants are.

Color me .....X.