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Thread started 02/05/06 10:52am

thebanishedone

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prince is crazy for giving up on john blackwell

while watching new peformance i come to a conclusion that this cora girl ok drummer but nothing more then that.

prince's wild guitar soloing and his songs need john blackweell.john gave a totaly new dimension to prince music.

why did prince let him go.
i know that there is orgers who are in touch with john.
what hapenned???
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Reply #1 posted 02/05/06 10:53am

murph

thebanishedone said:

while watching new peformance i come to a conclusion that this cora girl ok drummer but nothing more then that.

prince's wild guitar soloing and his songs need john blackweell.john gave a totaly new dimension to prince music.

why did prince let him go.
i know that there is orgers who are in touch with john.
what hapenned???



The band you saw on SNL may be Tamar's band...The touring band may be a lot different...who knows? I guess we have to wait and see...
[Edited 2/5/06 10:53am]
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Reply #2 posted 02/05/06 11:02am

7salles

I think its Tamar band too. If Prince replaces John Blackwell, he has to bring back Michael bland or Sheila E. , or at least find anyone 70% as good as John, or else it will suck.
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Reply #3 posted 02/05/06 11:07am

BananaCologne

murph said:

thebanishedone said:

while watching new peformance i come to a conclusion that this cora girl ok drummer but nothing more then that.

prince's wild guitar soloing and his songs need john blackweell.john gave a totaly new dimension to prince music.

why did prince let him go.
i know that there is orgers who are in touch with john.
what hapenned???



The band you saw on SNL may be Tamar's band...The touring band may be a lot different...who knows? I guess we have to wait and see...
[Edited 2/5/06 10:53am]


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Reply #4 posted 02/05/06 11:07am

thebanishedone

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yeah but what is the logic in playing with other band if you have your own\???
is john with him or not???
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Reply #5 posted 02/05/06 11:13am

Octavius

Guys, could it not be the case that Prince is giving Blackwell a break to spend time with his family. Remember, he lost his daughter tragically, and he and his wife recently gave birth again. Maybe it's just the case that Prince understands that the man should be spending quality time with them right now. Just a thought.
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Reply #6 posted 02/05/06 11:33am

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idea2 Rememeber what we heard? "Some old friends will be invited..."
peace & wildsign
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Reply #7 posted 02/05/06 11:39am

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Octavius said:

Guys, could it not be the case that Prince is giving Blackwell a break to spend time with his family. Remember, he lost his daughter tragically, and he and his wife recently gave birth again. Maybe it's just the case that Prince understands that the man should be spending quality time with them right now. Just a thought.


my thoughts exactly.. John NEEDED a break!!
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Reply #8 posted 02/05/06 11:53am

Rhondab

or how about we give the new chick a chance.

dang...
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Reply #9 posted 02/05/06 12:06pm

seekay

he gave up on shelia so we had michael B...
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Reply #10 posted 02/05/06 12:19pm

BananaCologne

Octavius said:

Guys, could it not be the case that Prince is giving Blackwell a break to spend time with his family. Remember, he lost his daughter tragically, and he and his wife recently gave birth again. Maybe it's just the case that Prince understands that the man should be spending quality time with them right now. Just a thought.


Amen. Exactly.
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Reply #11 posted 02/05/06 12:35pm

thekidsgirl

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thebanishedone said:

why did prince let him go.
i know that there is orgers who are in touch with john.
what hapenned???


I figure it's just Prince rotating bands like he's always done
Guess it was time for some new players.
He probably wasn't kicked out or anything, he just went the way
of Bobby Z., Shelia E., Micheal B. etc..
If you will, so will I
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Reply #12 posted 02/05/06 1:00pm

purpledoveuk

A drummer is a drummer.....John Blackwell was no different to Michael B
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Reply #13 posted 02/05/06 1:13pm

MikeMatronik

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A drummer is a drummer.....John Blackwell was no different to Michael B


Still Sheila was the hottest! cool
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Reply #14 posted 02/05/06 1:18pm

Snap

blackwell's a big boy now
i think he can make his own decisions
he's certainly got enough talent to step out
and do his own thing outside of prince's shadow
whatever he decides, we know he'll do well, right
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Reply #15 posted 02/05/06 1:24pm

prime

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7salles said:

I think its Tamar band too. If Prince replaces John Blackwell, he has to bring back Michael bland or Sheila E. , or at least find anyone 70% as good as John, or else it will suck.


I thought it was Tamar's band...it looked like Mr. Hayes was on the Key board. Did you see him at the end when Steve Martin was saying the good byes and there was a guy behind Prince with dreads and a red head band on....that was Mr. Hayes. I highly doubt Prince gave up his band..."Can't nobody touch my band!" I think this was more of a push for Tamar and her band.

Just my opininon

PRIME
[Edited 2/5/06 13:25pm]
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Reply #16 posted 02/05/06 1:35pm

BananaCologne

prime said:

7salles said:

I think its Tamar band too. If Prince replaces John Blackwell, he has to bring back Michael bland or Sheila E. , or at least find anyone 70% as good as John, or else it will suck.


I thought it was Tamar's band...it looked like Mr. Hayes was on the Key board. Did you see him at the end when Steve Martin was saying the good byes and there was a guy behind Prince with dreads and a red head band on....that was Mr. Hayes. I highly doubt Prince gave up his band..."Can't nobody touch my band!" I think this was more of a push for Tamar and her band.

Just my opininon

PRIME
[Edited 2/5/06 13:25pm]



It was indeed Mr Hayes.
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Reply #17 posted 02/05/06 1:46pm

CleopatraJones

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Why are you guys always being so harsh if Prince changes his band? I mean what difference does it really make, besides they sounded incredible last night! Everyone has their favorites but essentially it's not the band that makes Prince.....it is Prince who makes the band.

Yall need to chill!!!
"Put a glide in your stride, and a dip in your hip, and come on to the mothership"
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Reply #18 posted 02/05/06 1:56pm

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BananaCologne said:

Octavius said:

Guys, could it not be the case that Prince is giving Blackwell a break to spend time with his family. Remember, he lost his daughter tragically, and he and his wife recently gave birth again. Maybe it's just the case that Prince understands that the man should be spending quality time with them right now. Just a thought.


Amen. Exactly.

co-sign.
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Reply #19 posted 02/05/06 2:39pm

Krid

Changing the band is a way of breaking the routine (even if it is not the case this time, who knows, míght have been Tamars band).

I remember I was in shock when the Revolution was fired. And again when some other band members where given the "Go".

Fresh blood is good for Prince - he is a creature of the night cool
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Reply #20 posted 02/05/06 2:40pm

okaypimpn

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Who was on bass...or on first for that matter? lol
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Reply #21 posted 02/05/06 3:04pm

Anx

there are tons of amazing young musicians who i bet are tripping over each other for a chance to play with prince...as good as john blackwell is (and he's one of my top favorite band members prince has ever had), i can see the worth in bringing in new talent for a new tour...it's a breath of fresh air for prince, and it's a great opportunity for the new musicians. i'm all for whatever...though i do hope john blackwell comes back on the scene every now and then in the future.
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Reply #22 posted 02/05/06 3:44pm

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prime said:

7salles said:

I think its Tamar band too. If Prince replaces John Blackwell, he has to bring back Michael bland or Sheila E. , or at least find anyone 70% as good as John, or else it will suck.


I thought it was Tamar's band...it looked like Mr. Hayes was on the Key board. Did you see him at the end when Steve Martin was saying the good byes and there was a guy behind Prince with dreads and a red head band on....that was Mr. Hayes. I highly doubt Prince gave up his band..."Can't nobody touch my band!" I think this was more of a push for Tamar and her band.

Just my opininon

PRIME
[Edited 2/5/06 13:25pm]


I completely agree. Remember that Tamar is supposedly going to be the opening act for Prince's 3121 tour. She'll need her own band b/c as awesome as Prince's band's are they are probably not going to play the opening act + his concert + Aftershows...

Here is the line up from last night:

Cora Coleman Dunham: Drums
Mr. Hayes: Keyboard
Joshua Dunham: Bass
Mike Scott: Guitar (although only for the last song)
Mya & ?? (the Twins): T & A (and tamborines) lol
Tamar: vocals
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Reply #23 posted 02/05/06 3:46pm

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Octavius said:

Guys, could it not be the case that Prince is giving Blackwell a break to spend time with his family. Remember, he lost his daughter tragically, and he and his wife recently gave birth again. Maybe it's just the case that Prince understands that the man should be spending quality time with them right now. Just a thought.



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Reply #24 posted 02/05/06 5:57pm

Fauxie

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or how about we give the new chick a chance.

dang...



falloff

I know! We've hardly heard her play yet.
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Reply #25 posted 02/05/06 6:17pm

Tangerine17

Poor Prince. Gets blamed for not having Blackwell. John lost his daughter and then recently had twins so he's just focusing on family life. God bless him.
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Reply #26 posted 02/05/06 7:15pm

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God ya'll are a bunch of alarmists. Blackwell was at The Fillmore gig w/ his wife watching the show. I highly doubt this is it for him w/ the band. Prince will probably gather the group for tour rehearsals soon w/the same band intact minus a few tweaks ie. Rhonda, just my hunch. He just wanted to road test Tamar's band and have a high profile appearence to hype her album which he has a huge stake in. No less, no more.
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Reply #27 posted 02/05/06 7:48pm

chewymusic

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purpledoveuk said:

A drummer is a drummer.....John Blackwell was no different to Michael B

no no no!
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Reply #28 posted 02/05/06 8:58pm

homeandmantel

C'mon, there are only two drummers with Prince that had any real musical personality.

1. the linn drum machine

2. Sheila


everbody else,..... yea great musicians, blah blah blah

It's sad when a machine has more musical personality than his real drummers, lol
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Reply #29 posted 02/05/06 9:41pm

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chewymusic said:

purpledoveuk said:

A drummer is a drummer.....John Blackwell was no different to Michael B

no no no!


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