SCNDLS said:

yes, I saw them when prince and tamar performed in houston last year....

just seems to be something missing

mirrorbestfriend said:

i saw them then as well. i have to agree, the tightness is there, the on stage presence isn't there. just not the same.

txladykat said:

i think josh seems a lil uptight.....maybe he woried prince may do cora why he not around you know prince loves to do the musicians and dancers!

mirrorbestfriend said:

like he ain't busy enough with the twins! but...yea, isn't that the reason he lost his guitar tech of mnay years, Tazami...or however the heck you say his name.

ZARIA7ETAN said:

no,dont need to.... again i'm talking about stage presentation and chops,showmanship

FuNkeNsteiN said:

I disagree, Prince was his funkiest when he had the horn lines being played by synths.....I think he lost some of his identity when he started using real horns because it made him sound like everyone else in the 70's.

Prince in the 80's was wayyy funkier than annnnnyyybody from the 70's trust me!


Name me one song from the 70's that can compete with LADY CAB DRIVER,LET'S WORK.OR 777-9311?
Ok.
Pretty much anything by Bootsy's Rubber Band & Parliament.
Ohio Players - Fire
Rick James - You And I
Slave - The Great American Funk Song
Instant Funk - I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)
Graham Central Station - Entrow
Bar-Kays - Shake Your Rump To The Funk
Lakeside - Shot Of Love
Cameo - I Just Want To Be 12" version
The Brothers Johnson - Get The Funk Out Ma Face

etc etc... I could keep listin' stuff all night long. Anyways, I'm not saying Prince isn't funky and I sure as hell ain't saying that the cuts you mentioned are not good. All I'm saying is that when it comes down to laying down some real heavy funk, our Main Midget isn't on top of the pile.

mirrorbestfriend said:

Mr. Hayes says it's his job to play- not have "showmanship"- that's P's thing.
He's doing his 'thing' in the back...

mirrorbestfriend said:

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Dude those some weak ass obscure nobody cares examples!
Man, that's was the most ignorant shit I've heard all night.

prince would wipe the floor with any of those acts
Riiight...

ask rick james how prince can do you dirty like a mofo!
prince did him so dirty funk wise he tried to be prince!
do you remember the glow video?
Uhm... not Rick's finest moment, most definitely.

chocolate1 said:

then get hiss ass off STAGE then
he can play behind the curtain!
dr fink gave me attitude
Lisa gave me lesbian desire looks
bonnie boyer gave me gospel church fall outs

mr hayes boring ass just smile and all you see is white teeth!

mirrorbestfriend said:

FuNkeNsteiN said:

Dude those some weak ass obscure nobody cares examples!
prince would wipe the floor with any of those acts
ask rick james how prince can do you dirty like a mofo
prince did him so dirty funk wise he tried to be prince!
do you remember the glow video?

FuNkeNsteiN said:

dude some of the groups you named are so weak Prince wouldn't have to do them
He could send the origial TIME to kick cameo's,barkays ass!

I'm also not a big fan of the current band. I think the true test of magic with his band members over the years has been how much he chooses 2 spotlight them in solos and whatnot. P's love 4 John Blackwell and Rhonda Smith's playing ability was apparent. and what was the ALMA per4mance last night other than a valentine 2 Sheila E? I think Cora's got some skills and I actually perfer what Renato brings 2 Prince's live sound 2 Mr. Hayes, but that's me.

But, overall, I agree with the sentiment that it's a wealth of riches when it comes 2 musicians he's worked with (and no, Tony M. is NOT a musician! )

mirrorbestfriend said:

FuNkeNsteiN said:

I got love for P, but damn the commodores in the 70's - so underated!

Uh, someone else did say that and a lot of people still think the Revolution are his best band. And I did mention that they sound great on stage, technical difficulties notwithstanding, but I guess you missed that too.

And isn't this your comment below??? I was addressing the personality remark as well.

mirrorbestfriend said:

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mirrorbestfriend said:

like he ain't busy enough with the twins! but...yea, isn't that the reason he lost his guitar tech of mnay years, Tazami...or however the heck you say his name.

mirrorbestfriend said:

like he ain't busy enough with the twins! but...yea, isn't that the reason he lost his guitar tech of mnay years, Tazami...or however the heck you say his name.

Alltough i agree that this band is not his best, i think some people are being far too critical of Prince today.

Its like they feel they can demand Prince to deliver another Sign of the Times or Purple Rain, like he is some musician that should furfill their needs all of the time.

I mean, alltough cora and josh are no Michael Bland and Sonny Thompson, their playing on the new version of Guitar sounds tight and good at least.

But a more important question: if you dont like Princes current band, why complain constantly? There are so much more great bands around, so much more artists who deliver great music.


Staring yourself blind on Princes music is actually absurd in the end. When youre a real musiclover you dont stare yourself blind on a single musician, but you look further and enjoy all the great music that is delivered by other artists.

txladykat said:

You folks need to worry about your OWN genitals Prince may have a bit more respect these days to break up someones household, GOOD GRIEF
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Lovesexy/SOTT band 4 me!

mirrorbestfriend said:

i saw them then as well. i have to agree, the tightness is there, the on stage presence isn't there. just not the same. not saying they dont have "personality", it just doesn't show on stage. i myself prefer hayes on keys and blackwell on drums.....i like their style.

txladykat said:

I pretty much agree. I'm not saying the current line up are bad musicians, they're not, I mean they are all professionals; but they lack the flava/flair/spark whatever you wanna call it of past bands. I feel like there is no cohesiveness or personality to them. Like they are literally just Prince's back-up band.

I felt that way from the first time I saw them at Nokia--there isn't any chemistry between them--or between them and Prince. I will admit they have gotten tighter music-wise but for playing together for over a year, they are still sloppy for a Prince band.

Maybe Prince is more laid back these days or this is his way of "mentoring" younger musicians, but I'm actually kinda surprised he's kept them this long. I guess maybe they are less expensive to keep on the payroll too...(compared to Blackwell, et al.)


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