I'm not sure what's in a name for Prince's backing band, at least as far as Prince is concerned, but for me, "New Power Generation" is feeling a little stale. Isn't it time for a change? What I consider to be Prince's best band, the Lovesexy band, never had an official name. Prince has been playing with the "New Power Generation" for over 15 years now, even though he's cycled through a lot of different band members. But the coolest band name for him was "The Revolution." It sounded great...Prince and the Revolution. Prince and the NPG just doesn't come close. Maybe it's time for something new?

Or am I alone in caring about this?

Efan said:

I think the New Power Generation is just fine as Prince once said they want to change the world. He and his band will continue to do that one song at a time, for those that want to listen and learn. It's a continuous learning process,but the name should stay the same.

Efan said:

Why change it when they can reinvent it?
Prince and the Generation (Still the New Power Generation, though).
It's much less like Menudo this way...he won't have to keep replacing people to keep the generations new.

He should change it back to Champagne or Grand Central....those are probably the coolest bandnames for his style of music....Prince comes up with sweet bandnames, I guess....

Wait. Is this New Power Generation as in a generation of people or
from a Power Generator?, like they generate power, or both? Never really thought about the name before. I like it a bit more.

With all respect to whomever has played with the band, I thought that NPR, would be kind of cool because it could stand for, New Power Revolution or
New Power Revelation. And it would be Prince's initials.

LOVE the name NPG! Also loved the Revolution.

NPG fits with PRINCE and what he is doing musically just like the "Symbol" is synonymous with his name "Prince".

"We R The NEW POWER GENERATION!"

Love it!

he would probably keep it until he has a superhit where non-fans people can add "and the new power generation" when u say prince to them

remember in the 80s, u said "prince" and always somebody added "and the REVOLUTION!!"


i still know people that today say "hey whats prince and the revolution" doing these days?

always sound afully cheesy to me. I never like to say it in public and feel like a 12 year old when I do.

Way too Micheal Jackson Pepsi Gerneration/Janet Jackson Rythym Nation for my tastes.

Dont understand why it's lasted for so long.

No one cares about the band name except us hardcore fans.

That said, I thought "the Revolution" was the coolest name for a band ever.

sexxydancer said:

I am shocked!

Efan said:

the fact that he has been too lazy to come up with a new name is really indicative of the lack of passion, interest and imagination for the music itself.

if you order stale bread...you eat stale bread.

sosgemini said:

sosgemini said:

why would he had to come up with a new name?

It's pretty goofy, but whaddayagonnado.

emesem said:[quote]always sound afully cheesy to me. I never like to say it in public and feel like a 12 year old when I do.

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hahahhaha yes!

The NPG dont really exist, they are a backing band. Only in the early days were they really a "band", obviously they released some music under that name too when Prince couldnt use his own name, but now a days, they just back him up.

In a way the revolution were only a backing band too, but the band members had "personalities" which Prince tried to promote, like W&L, Dr. Fink, etc... He started the personality thing with Tommy Barbarella, Tony M, and big fat MBland, but I have this suspicion that he has chopped and changed the group now that no one really thinks of it as a proper group anymore and just purely a backing band which anyone can join.

vinx98 said:

The original NPG had tons of personality. I loved Michael Bland and thought he brought a lot to Prince's music (your comment's a little rude). Tommy and Sonny were great as well. I liked Rosie a lot, but to be honest, I could take or leave her. Still, it's interesting to me that the NPG has never had a set image or lineup, which the Revolution certainly did.

Keep it simple. What about just "Prince & the Band"?

Thanks Goldilocks.

I just think that NPG is more about what the message is behind the name or title and not so much as to who are the actual band members at any given time. Just my




New Power Generation

Lay down your funky weapon (Whoo!)
Yeah y'all, here we go
Pumpin' the big noise in the 90s

Pardon me 4 livin' but this is my world 2
I can't help if what's cool 2 us might be strange 2 U
Pardon me 4 breathin', can we borrow some of your air?
The problem with U and your kind is U don't know love is there

CHORUS:
Lay down your funky weapon, come join us on the floor
Makin' love and music's the only things worth fighting 4
We are the New Power Generation - we wanna change the world
The only thing that's in our way is U, ooh
Your old fashioned music, your old ideas
We're sick and tired of U telling us what 2 do, ooh

Pardon me 4 thinkin' but there's something under my hair
I bet (maybe) U thought the lights were on but no one's livin' there
U think that if U tell enough lies they will see the truth
I hope they bury your old ideas the same time they bury U

CHORUS
(Oh yeah)
(Oh)
(U, U)

We are the new (huh!)
We are the new {x2}
Makin' love and music
New Power, (huh!) we stand

Pardon us 4 caring, we didn't know it was against the rules (Shout it out)
If we only wanna love one another then tell me now, who's the fool? (Tell me, tell me)
No father, no mother, no sister, no brother, nobody can make me stop
So if U didn't come 2 party child, I think U better get up offa my block!

CHORUS {x2}
(Hey yeah, yeah)
(Yeah)
(U, U, U, U)
(Your old ideas)
(Why don't U just be happy, baby?)
(Go'n on and get up offa my block)
(Get up offa my block, cuz love is there)
(If U'd just open up 2 it)
(If U'd just believe, your whole world would change, yes it will)

New Power Generation
(Oh-oh-oh) {x3} {repeat}
U got 2 rearrange (We've got 2 rearrange)
We are the New Power Generation
U gotta give up all the fightin'
We gotta try 2 love one another, yeah
We are the New Power Generation {x3} {fade out}

© 1990 Controversy Music - ASCAP
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Hell no. The Revolution was way cooler than this shit.

Give me The Dawn, The New Breed... something.

NPG? Get the fook outta here.

DigMeNow said:

said it all, right there.

sosgemini said:

I knew someone was going to do that!

New Power Butt Puppets

Imago said: