iZsaZsa said:

Rick looked like the Ice Capades. Prince looked like a gang.

TrivialPursuit said:

iZsaZsa said:

Rick looked like the Ice Capades. Prince looked like a gang.

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Rick = Ice Capades....yes!

Prince = Gang??...maybe a nicely stylish/eclectic gang

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One thing is for sure when looking at Prince's style turn with Dirty Mind - he was going his own way by this point. He may have continued to incorporate some of Rick's moves, but his style was all his own by this point.

[Edited 12/1/18 9:46am]

iZsaZsa said:

violetcrush said:

iZsaZsa said:

My above was meant as playful, not sarcastic

I think TrivialPursuit nailed it. The movie The Warriors had come out, and The Rev look in it to me in that picture. Uniform.

iZsaZsa said:

violetcrush said:

iZsaZsa said:

I think TrivialPursuit nailed it. The movie The Warriors had come out, and The Rev look in it to me in that picture. Uniform.

Could be. I'm. It familiar with that film. When I think of gang attire I usually picture hoodies with sweats or jeans

I think of The Warriors, Biker Boyz, and Grease.

I watched the movie a couple years ago and though "what a piece of shit" but I did recognize that it was influential, i though more along the lines of Michael Jackson's work on beat it but never thought of the revolution. Wouldn't doubt it though, Prince had influences from everywhere, after watching a clockwork orange I thought that that crazy fuck probably watched that movie multiple times. that look he had was a kubrick staple.

iZsaZsa said:

violetcrush said:

iZsaZsa said: Could be. I'm. It familiar with that film. When I think of gang attire I usually picture hoodies with sweats or jeans

I think of The Warriors, Biker Boyz, and Grease.

PeteSilas said:

I watched the movie a couple years ago and though "what a piece of shit" but I did recognize that it was influential, i though more along the lines of Michael Jackson's work on beat it but never thought of the revolution. Wouldn't doubt it though, Prince had influences from everywhere, after watching a clockwork orange I thought that that crazy fuck probably watched that movie multiple times. that look he had was a kubrick staple.

iZsaZsa said:

I think of The Warriors, Biker Boyz, and Grease.

Okay. I thought Michael's Beat It was kinda West Side Story. And Bad could be The Warriors because of the subway location thing. The look from Prince I get is that they look tight.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Just finished bing watching and these are so freaking cool. They're informative and entertaining. Poor Rick James, may he rest in peace, but he really was jealous of Prince. I always thought that was an over exaggeration by fans of both but Rick's band members make it clear that it was real as hell.

I want to see the Fire It Up Tour!!!! I wonder if Rick James' Estate wants to make that money?

I know, RIGHT????

Gotta love Alan Leeds popping up in some of these with his massive hair.

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I bet they could have done a whole season of outlandish Rick James stories and still have plenty of untold ones.

BartVanHemelen said:

Gotta love Alan Leeds popping up in some of these with his massive hair.

Thank goodness. Alan, Tom Vickers, David Ritz, remembers a lot. Everyone else was too high.

Mike Judge, Hi! Thanks for the show.

Alan Leeds meeting James Brown for the first time.

iZsaZsa said:

violetcrush said:

iZsaZsa said:

Thank goodness. Alan, Tom Vickers, David Ritz, remembers a lot. Everyone else was too high.

They have got to do a Prince/1999 tour show with Alan and crew. What a show that would be!!

From your lips to their ears.

iZsaZsa said:

violetcrush said:

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

What I love about these stories is the humor. Which traditional documentaries and biopics always shy away from and homogenize. I mention this because you KNOW there was a LOT of funny shit going on in the life of a rock band [Edited 12/5/18 6:09am]

Indeed.

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

purplefam99 said:

that atlanta 80 soundboard ..i bet is from a video

onlyforaminute said:

Ugot2shakesumthin said:

What I love about these stories is the humor. Which traditional documentaries and biopics always tend to shy away from and homogenize. I mention this because you KNOW there is a LOT of funny shit going on in the life of any rock band [Edited 12/5/18 10:33am]

Billy "Night Of The Living Dead" Bass behind the wheel is almost as bad as Ray "Tap me twice" Charles behind the wheel. Lol.

violetcrush said:

I think Prince was going for "sexy punk" with a stylish flair during that time. Vintage looking trench coats, high heeled boots, and bikini briefs. They didn't look like "Greasers" to me. * I read that one of his favorite movies back then was Eraser Head. Another one that I have not seen. Guess I need to plan a movie night.

Eraserhead will freak you out...