LadyCabDriver said:

The bonus track on Girl Bros. "Worth Your Wait in Cold" is NOT about Prince. It's about Trevor Horn. Trevor was producing an album for them, which was never released. It's been called "Friendly Fire" but that was just a working title. And it took him YEARS to produce the album, and his producing style sucked all the life out of their music. They made the brilliant Girl Bros instead, and added the little bonus track as a little shot at Trevor.

EverlastingNow said:

Ah, now I understand. Any idea why Trevor took so long?

Skleton Key - Yes I am the same MattUK that used to post over at imusic. I am fine thanks for asking. Is there still a lively W&L community at rollingstone? Whats the latest on the girls? New material would be great but a UK gig would be better!

I love W&L!!! Come out w/ a new album soon!!!!!

"You know, you REALLY know how to hurt people. I'm getting really tired of this, really tired...."

Come on, Wendy.

I LOVE Wendy & Lisa's first album. It has all the catharsis of two people just bursting at the seams to do their own thing, and the result is a beautiful piece of music.

I wish I could get into Girl Bros., but it's just too...BEIGE...for me. I'll always buy their stuff anyway, if for no other reason, to support two cool chicks.

Funny that you say that Anxiety, I have that the other way around. I love Girlbros and consider it their best. The nuances to me speak louder than words.
First album was something of a "where-do-we-go-now"-album.
The second a firm "we-are-here"-album.
Eroica is their "we're-masters-in-our-field"-album.
And Girlbros is so heavy with emotions and underlying currents it makes me sit down and LISTEN.And cry a bit every now and then.
AND smile. It is THAT kind of album to me.
It is a "this-is-on-my-mind"-album.
And for me on the same line with Joni Mitchell's BLUE.

But the bonus 3"cd with Lisa piano improv's that went with the 1st pressing of Eroica is awsoem too.
*sigh*

awsoem, uhm
*Gooey is looking for the SPELLING CHECK*

www.wendynandlisa.com is back up...no changes errr.....

Mattuk, some of us oldies are still at the RollingStone BB.....know where near as much movemement as the IMUSIC..but I think it has something more to do with the lack of output from the girrsss....

News update: Wendy and Lisa attended Shiela E's fundraiser in LA the other night.... Damn, wish I was there....Anyone go?

Who got the unreleased album on bootleg? What did you think?

I felt a bit let down

Let down? Why? Why you think it was never released?

The unreleased album could have been great but Trevor's production sucked all the life and color out of it. But I think had Wendy and Lisa produced it themselves it would have been great.

OKAY EVERLAST!!!! GIVE IT UP!!! WHATS WITH THE NEW AV???? WHATS THE STORY??? ERRRRR...sometimes, you can make a boy feel sooo jealous....errrrr

Wendy & Lisa should STILL b workin' with P. if he got 2gether with them & they recorded now it would b VERY interresting, don' cha think?

I think the best album would be Prince, Wendy and Lisa starting from scratch and creating an album together. Not have them come in and "update" songs they did that are in the vault. Wendy and Lisa's music is pure magic, and that together with Prince would untouchable. I hope they play together again NOT to just relive the past, but to reinvent the future.

2 questions for the room:

Does anybody know if they contact each other at all or are even on good or hospitable terms after all this time has passed?

and secondly

Has anybody heard "It's a Wonderful Day"?
That is a great song by the band, it seems that W&L took most of the lead vocals from that song and Prince kinda did backup or something. I would say it was made around mid to late '86 just before the breakup and I think its the closest song to a, dare I say it, duet with them that I have heard to date.
Any other comments on this one?

"It's a Wonderful Day" is AMAZING!!!!! And I love "A Place in Heaven" with Lisa singing.

She is a good singer, but not on A Place In Heaven. She doesn't quite manage. I really dig the things she sings on the W&L albums, she writes her own stuff and is seemingly very content and sure of herself. She doesn't sound that way on her version of A Place In Heaven.

And I know that around the time of The Purple blabla mix, Prince wanted them to do a performance. They thought; kewl. THe three of us doing some music.
Prince meant; having them wear silly outfits and walk through the audience wearing flags.
When I read THAT I decided that Prince is a silly git sumtimes.
Thank Who or WHatever they're proud, smart besides good musicians AND beautiful.

goey, that story right there proved how out of touch prince has become with the world...

at anyrate..anyone know why the girsss site is down again? everlast?

gooeythehamster said:

Interesting breakdown of their albums - I see it exactly the opposite; each album gets less and less interesting to me. Love the first one; really liked Fruit on the Bottom; Eroica, I was like, "hmm, well, okay. Sure." Girl Bros. just kinda droned on to me. Lyrics were passionate and moving, sure, but the music didn't do a whole lot. Maybe in time I'll give it another spin when I'm in a different headspace, and I'll love it. Stranger things have happened.

I am SOOOO jealous that you have the bonus Lisa disc; I'm sure it's beautiful. I adore her playing.

Eroica is my favorite album, and I LOVE the Waterfall video. When Wendy plays her guitar solo, I get chills because she is so beautiful and powerful. Sexy, in charge and takin' control! To me, it's the perfect representation of Beauty and Talent. I FUCKING LOVE WENDY!

Eroica is one of my all time favorites. Rainbow Lake is just perfection in my eyes. I love all of the instruments that song holds. One of the things I love about their music is the bottom background sounds that are being played. Everyone "hears" the top (chorus) parts of their music. But it's the "hidden" stuff (mainly done by Lisa) that people have to "listen" for that makes their music so beautiful. Listen for the background keyboard lines, the supporting drum beats instead of the main ones, the supporting guitar lines, and the percussion in their music. Absolutely Amazing!!!!

I just love Wendy and Lisa!!!!! In some respects more so than Prince. I am not smokin' anything you guys, but there music is the first music that I can actually see as it is playing. I know that sounds crazy but I can actually "see" their music, and it is very brightly colored. No artist has ever accomplished that with me. I am not a fruit cake but can anyone "feel" me on this?
[This message was edited Tue Mar 19 21:42:12 PST 2002 by VelvetJ]

VelvetJ said:

I feel ya. I can see how Prince loved working with them - the music they make reminds me of an even softer version of Joni Mitchell, whose music is very painterly and colorful as well.

Lisa may not be the BEST pianist in the world (who am I to judge), but I think she has a sound/technique that nobody else has. I really love Wendy as the personality of the duo, but I could listen to Lisa play piano forever....!

Velvet J..

Oh my goodness, I soo know what you are talking about...Listening to rainbow lake..ahhh...i would paint a picture of the swish swish sound... i cant drive and listen to that album..i always end up daydreaming...

ahhhh.....

Anxiety said:

For me personally, I definately have to be in a certain mood to listen to Girl Bros. I hate to say it, but I only listen to it when I feel down. Because the music on that cd just speaks to my depression. But that doesn't necessarily mean its a depressing album....I mean, the girls were just getting some stuff off their chest after their brothers' death, and you can hear it on that CD. So it just makes sense to me. Like Skeleton Kee said it's "haunting". Esp. "bowl of cherries" ...LIsa's piano always puts me in this ethereal trance. its beautiful.

WENDY & LISA FAVE TRACKS
well at the top has to be -

All I Wonder (GirlBros)
Blues Away (Wendy&Lisa)
From Now On (Fruit At The Bottom)
Drive All Night (Friendly Fire)
Porch Swing (Eroica)

love these girls sooo much still play all there Cd's as much now as I did when they were released, the work they have done with Neil Finn has been fantastic!!

look forward to the day when they release another CD !!

x.

what is everyones fave Wendy&Lisa video ??
mine is waterfall, really simple and they look divine!!

mine would have to be the only one ive ever seen...Strung Out... So many people have promised me a chance to see their videos..and all have let me down....







(kee walks away with his head down and starts to cry)..

got to see the video for "The closing of the year" recently
which was really cool, seal is also in it, never saw this played on any music station....

SkletonKee said:

I'm hoping to put all there videos on2 CDrom/VCD sometime over the next couple of months, if your interested i'll keep you informed.
I have the vids for-
Waterfall/Honeymoon Express/Sideshow/Are You My Baby/LollyLolly/Satisfaction/Strung Out/Don't Try To Tell Me/The Closing Of The Year/This Is The Life (only short clip though!- if any1 has full vers please let me know!!)
all there videos have been really good....
the last time I saw them in a promo was for Bonnie Rait - You Got It, does any1 know if they have been in any Neil Finn videos ??