sosgemini said:

Hey Gemini, I was just thinking, what about Wendy & Lisa getting into the R&RHOF as songwriters/producers?

SlamGlam said:

this was still VERY much a Prince album, he went away and wrote most of this stuff himself, the girls done good, but at the end of the day, the revolution was Prince's band, HE was the boss, he called the shots. If he liked what Wendy and Lisa did, he kept it in, if he didn't, out it went.

SexyBeautifulOne said:

1. They were in this R&R movie call Purple Rain in which THAT movie's soundtrack won an Oscar for best motion picture soundtrack!

2. Around The World In A Day was a Wendy & Lisa-infested Prince album (an experimental Prince album at that!!!). The Revolution were at their most unify best at this point.

3. The Revolution were consider as one of the most successful american live bands ever to travel through an European Tour (promoting Parade, the final Prince & The Revolution album before Prince broke up the band altogether).
[Edited 12/5/06 16:20pm]

TonyVanDam said:

actually it was the score that won the oscar... which was done to a large degree by the late Michel Colombier

SlamGlam said:

....but Prince & Wendy walk out the building with that Oscar!

[Edited 12/5/06 17:11pm]

SlamGlam said:

no..it was song-score for When Doves Cry which was all prince. score went to A Passage to India(1984) - Maurice Jarre (I)

TonyVanDam said:

as much as i love them im not delussional... no chance in hell...while they are influential within the industry they never broke into mainstream and thus i wouldnt think they would merrit induction...however, i do think there is a chance that Prince & The Revolution could get inducted...and a strong chance they will get inducted as sideman on their own...

TonyVanDam said:

And that left a lasting impact on the face of Rock and Roll music how?

SexyBeautifulOne said:

well, to give you one example; Macy Gray was quoted in an article saying Wendy was her role model...to see a woman on stage with a guitar was life changing for her. this band took what Sly & The Family Stone did and took it to another level. Culturally the broke barriers and reached out to blacks, whites and everything inbetween...their music crossed genres (and yes...The Revolution IMHO had their own sound)...

yes, the image was created by prince...but they collectively achieved his objective...and they all shined.

sosgemini said:

sosgemini said:

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Surely the Revolution were not signed by Warners, Prince was the one with the contract, they were on his payroll. Does this not make a difference?

Question: Have other backing bands been inducted without the leading guy/gal?

http://www.rockhall.com/h...uctees.asp

NouveauDance said:

is anybody advocating that?

sosgemini said:

Advocating what, the band being inducted without Prince?.... Maybe I worded that wrong, I was really kind of wondering if any backing bands had been inducted with OR without the leader, you know like the JB's or something (can't think of another example, maybe the E. Street)... I dunno it was an honest question, I couldn't see any examples when I skimmed down the list.

No need to get so defensive, I'd love to see The Revolution inducted, as unrealistic as it may be.

NouveauDance said:

im not being defensive i was just trying to figure out why you were asking the question....

and yes, my understanding is that they have sideman inductions...if you look at the link you posted they started honoring sideman in the year 2000.

NouveauDance said:

OOOOPS I thought Wings was inducted, but just Paul.....

TonyVanDam said:


SlamGlam said:


sosgemini said:


The award (1984 - 57th Academy Award presentation) was in the Music category for "Original Song Score".

The citation was for 'Purple Rain' and the award was to Prince.


1984 awards:

Original Score: A Passage to India - Maurice Jarre

Other nominees in this category:

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - John Williams
The Natural - Randy Newman
The River - John Williams
Under the Volcano - Alex North

Original Song Score: Purple Rain - Prince

Other nominees in this category

The Muppets Take Manhattan - Jeff Moss
Songwriter - Kris Kristofferson

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i stand corrected.

sosgemini said:

I'm always in good spirits, what made you think I wasn't?

sosgemini said:

That may be true but not bright enough to merit induction into the RRHOF.

langebleu said:

My bad!

Time will tell!

SexualSuicide said:

nevermind I need to read before I respond edit
[Edited 12/6/06 16:34pm]

With The Reveolution talk about being inducted and all, what do you think about THE TIME or even Morris Day or even Vanity 6 being inducted?

Is there a fine line in dealing with Prince's side projects, although THE TIME is still going strong today?

a2grafix said:

No chance.

a2grafix said:

The Time would qualify for HOF considerations in 2007! I just thought about it!!


Prince or Warner Brothers needs to put a good word in for THIS great funk band.
[Edited 12/7/06 17:13pm]

Ringo got in as a separate Beatle?!

Se7en said:

Depends on who the note is addressed to, doesn't it? When I tell casual Prince fans that W&L put out some albums and do session work the general response is "Ni$$a, who gives a f$%^", and then I walk away all lonely and stuff.

I don't think so. The E. Street Band has been with Bruce since the very beginning and they're not in the RRHOF. So why is the Revolution any differnt? There mainstay was only 4 yrs.anyway. Besides, Prince once said in an interview that he actually preferred the NPG over the Revolution because musically he couldn't take the Rev. any further while the NPG's potential was limitless. If you ask me, there are a lot more deserving groups who had more impact on the biz who still not have inductions in the RRHOF yet. Like, The Ohio Players, The Time, The Whispers, The Dramatics, Kiss, Cameo, Van Halen, Kool & The Gang, and Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five. So that's my opnion. If they do get in in 2010 then that will be good for them. But I doubt it.