I can't decide

Can U ?

OR should we have a mix of both OLD & NEW, The New Revolution Generation, (Wendy, Lisa, Michael B, Boni Boyer, E Leeds, Sheila E, Etc) ?

U tell me

Answers on a postcard to.....

dont forget sly and the family 4r a jam either

Revolution all the way

Revolution

Talent wise? NPG

The Revolution:

Dez, Brown Mark, Lisa, Bobby, Matt, (Jill)
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Revolution!

There was NOT a single person in the Revolution who could touch their counterpart in the NPG. Not one excluding the one constant which was Prince himself.

Since my top 3 Prince albums came out of the New Power Generation days I'll go with NPG

I like NPG a lil better. Their sound on Diamonds & Pearls & The Love Symbol album is underrated.

The best Prince band ever!

Graycap23 said:

OK, so you're saying Tommy Barbarella is more talented than Dr. Fink?! Honey, puhleeeze.

It's hard to say, because the NPG has been around for about 17 years, with a constantly changing line up. Still, no one can replace Lisa and Wendy...

eleven said:

Hey Leave old Finky alone. I liked 'im

eleven said:

Your comments indicate u get my POINT.

I love the revolution but NPG gets my vote

Whatever,man.As long as John Blackwell is on the drums its cool by me.I loved the new year 2000 when the p-man performed with sly and the family stone also."DO U LOVE GOD?.EVERY DAY.EVERY DAY."

Well my fave Prince albums include PR, ATWIAD and Parade so i'd have to go for the Revolution.To say that no one in the Revolution can match their counterpart in NPG seems a little off the mark to me. Look at the body of work Wendy & Lisa have put together even in just the last few years with their scores for tv.

I always thought that Prince and the Revolution sounded like a real group/band. I always hear Prince and the NPG as like Elvis with his vegas dudes..a huge star with his session men backing band spending years playing pretty much in the same style.

I found the Revolution era far more interesting, challenging musically and more diverse in styles inside 3 or 4 albums than NPG has produced in it's long drawn out entireity.

Wow, didn't know I felt that strongly about it,lol.

I suppose I like the Prince era of the 80's best personally so I prefer the Revolution.

Neither. The back-up band before it officially had a name is the best:

Andre Cymone
Dr. Fink
Dez Dickerson
Bobby Z
Lisa Coleman

It was still great even when Andre Cymone left and Brown Mark came aboard.

Lisa is cool by herself and things were still fine the first year that Wendy came aboard. However, get Wendy and Lisa together and things start fucking up and getting artsy/fartsy.
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Definitely NPG,all the way! The Revolution is over,people!!!

Graycap23 said:

Um, NO-- you must have missed the honey puhleeeze part Barbarella's only talent was in his hair. Let me be a little more clear for you: FINK is BETTER.

sexxydancer said:

NEWSFLASH-- the NPG is over too.

eleven said:

I think everyone knows the Revolution is over, I think we were just being asked which we preferred, not what year we think it is!!!


I prefer the Beatles to Oasis, but i don't think the Beatles are still together, nor do I think it's 1964. I don't see how something happening now against something from 20 years ago makes any difference when deciding which you prefer to listen 2. So in the context of the thread I don't see the relevence
The Revolution may be over..but Revolution all the way for me, no contest.
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I prefered the Revolution better.

Revolution, no contest. You just watch that America video and you will understand. Each one of those people was hungry for that music.

prettylies said:

Whatever.It's not that serious.

The Revolution gets my vote

Graycap23 said:

Are you talking about technical skills or creative input ? Dr. Fink, Wendy and Lisa had a much greater creative impact. Then again, the old NPG with Sonny, MikeB and Morris Hayes was his tightest band . ( Let´s not discuss the SOTT/Lovesexy band since this thread is about the Revolution VS. the NPG ).

And by the way, Morris Hayes himself told me how much respect he had for Dr.Fink´s skills. I think it´s not fair to compare musicians.
Even much criticized people like Kirk J. contributed something, and isn´t it funny that experts like Michael Bland have more nice words for Kirk Johnson´s contributions than a lot of non-musician fans ? But that´s just a sidenote.

Both groups were totally different and showcased different aspects or facets of Prince and his music.
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Love and appreciate The Revolution but NPG gets my vote.(the one with Sonny, Levi, MichaelB, and Mr.Hayes)

The Revolution

Wendy and Lisa

I love the Revolution!!!