from anyone who may know them personally?

warning2all said:

I think the casual fan could care less who is in Prince's band. For concerts, they are there to see Prince. 3RDEYEGIRL is not my favorite backing band for Prince, but they definitely lively up a concert more than the past few reincarnations of the NPG.

I wish Prince would fire the Plectrum "garage" band,

He should keep Ida Nielsen she's so funky,

But he could fire the 2 other girls, I would not mind that..... and form a more funky band,

A new new power generation?

Not sure, we can only speculate...

The only things we know are, no upcoming tour announcements. Radio silence since all social media was deleted. No tweets from the girls on the issue, and the dissapointing low album sales and very short chart life of Plectrum Electrum.

This surprises me - that on this board, with so many knowledgeable people, that not one person knows someone that knows someone that knows anything? Nobody is friends with Donna's cousin or gardener or something?

motherfunka said:

I think the casual fan could care less who is in Prince's band. For concerts, they are there to see Prince. 3RDEYEGIRL is not my favorite backing band for Prince, but they definitely lively up a concert more than the past few reincarnations of the NPG.

ya casual fans won't care about his backing bands in this age. Prince been promoting them like they could blow up which isn't realistic.

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skywalker said:

warning2all said:

Record sales reflect there is no demand for this act.

What about concert sales?

People went to concerts to see Prince not 3rdeyegirl

billymeade said:

This surprises me - that on this board, with so many knowledgeable people, that not one person knows someone that knows someone that knows anything? Nobody is friends with Donna's cousin or gardener or something?

exactly, that in this day and age, he/they are able to keep a secret

I hope not, the album wasn't great but the hit and run shows were thrilling. I think there's potential with the band, and they can probably crank out a good album or two. Plus, I love rock Prince.

thisisreece said:

I hope not, the album wasn't great but the hit and run shows were thrilling. I think there's potential with the band, and they can probably crank out a good album or two. Plus, I love rock Prince.

yes..the album was good..but a 2nd would be even better

luvsexy4all said:

thisisreece said:

I hope not, the album wasn't great but the hit and run shows were thrilling. I think there's potential with the band, and they can probably crank out a good album or two. Plus, I love rock Prince.

yes..the album was good..but a 2nd would be even better

If there will be a 2nd 3rdeyegirl album, It won't sell well though. We can already project that

FunkyD said:

motherfunka said:

I think the casual fan could care less who is in Prince's band. For concerts, they are there to see Prince. 3RDEYEGIRL is not my favorite backing band for Prince, but they definitely lively up a concert more than the past few reincarnations of the NPG.

ya casual fans won't care about his backing bands in this age. Prince been promoting them like they could blow up which isn't realistic.

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I think the best Prince formula has always been to have a colorful band to watch. In my opinion, when he's strayed from that package, it's usually when his output was less...interesting.

FunkyD said:

motherfunka said:

I think the casual fan could care less who is in Prince's band. For concerts, they are there to see Prince. 3RDEYEGIRL is not my favorite backing band for Prince, but they definitely lively up a concert more than the past few reincarnations of the NPG.

ya casual fans won't care about his backing bands in this age. Prince been promoting them like they could blow up which isn't realistic.

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Thats a really good point. He sent them off to do newspaper and magazine interviews here in the UK and they did some TV in the USA. He really has been pushing them as a band. But without Prince they have no lead singer... or if they do then they need a new drummer.

Lets be honest, nobody really knows who 3EG are. They've done next to no TV. In magazine interviews they talk about being like a big family, but we've never seen them with Prince off stage. There is no sense of what their chemistry is like together. People need some insight in order to connect with them. If thats the intention.

warning2all said:

SuperSoulFighter said:

warning2all said:

Record sales reflect there is no demand for this act.

When did that ever stop him?

Lovesexy provided one of his best tours eva..No sales there for album

lwr001 said:

SuperSoulFighter said:

warning2all said: When did that ever stop him?

Lovesexy provided one of his best tours eva..No sales there for album

One of his best tours indeed... But the only tour to put him in debt at the end of it.

Unless Prince is reuniting The Revolution or something similar, breaking up 3EG is a mistake.

I feel kind of like they are a musical version of the Twinz. He keeps them around for mostly eye candy or for something other than himself to stare at while performing live. They are all pretty hot. Hell, I would not even toss Ida out of bed. They are all pretty good at playing their instruments too but this rock stuff just isn't working for him. It sounds like they just sit around reading the shitty bible or something and then try to write rock songs. I bet Donna is over it.

It is like every other project, band , and artist that Prince has ever worked with: by the time we are tired of them, he has already moved on to the next thing. Remember Tamar? Thank God that was brief. These broads were almost lame and simply made Prince looks as though he was pandering to the teeny bopper set. I hope they are all gone.

FunkyD said:

luvsexy4all said:

yes..the album was good..but a 2nd would be even better

If there will be a 2nd 3rdeyegirl album, It won't sell well though. We can already project that

Completely unimportant for me. I'd be happy if they'd release a second album.

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billymeade said:

This surprises me - that on this board, with so many knowledgeable people, that not one person knows someone that knows someone that knows anything? Nobody is friends with Donna's cousin or gardener or something?

I was wondering about this too.Where are the "insiders" at? Surely there has got to be some people on this site who know the girls,and/or knows what's going at Warners with the PR remaster.

ludwig said:

FunkyD said:

If there will be a 2nd 3rdeyegirl album, It won't sell well though. We can already project that

Completely unimportant for me. I'd be happy if they'd release a second album.

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It is important to Prince though. He wouldn't be happy if his next album flopped

i think hes not going to totally abandon the girls

luvsexy4all said:

i think hes not going to totally abandon the girls

But that is what he tends to do You get an album or two and then you are gone. There's a long history of female associated artist/former lovers that can speak to that

The 4 3rd Eye Girl shows that I saw were fantastic, but that mostly has to do with the setlists...any show where P pulls out Dolphin, Endorphin Machine, and Cause and Effect (which y'all are sleeping on HARD) is gonna be killer in my book. That being said, I'll always prefer the NPG. The NPG aftershows that I saw were mindblowing, with Shelby and Maceo making the room levitate. The moral of my story is...long live the NPG!

imo the 3EYE projects are interesting, deeply danceable and a ton of fun. i hope to see prince collaborate with these ladies in future, but if not, i plan to follow their work if they stay together.