I was listening to Full Force's tune "Alice" the other day.
The rhythm guitar in there sounds just like our man.
In case you were wondering how Prince and Full Force's paths
may have crossed, the closest link I can think of is Krush
Groove, with Prince singing on Sheila E's 'Holly Rock.'
I also remember the dude lip-syncing over Prince's scream
part.

Thanks if anyone has any info.

Below: Full Force



Sheila E in Krush Groove (below)

They did work with Mayte for her 2nd however it was never released.

"Oh Sheila" sounds like a Prince songs, that doesn't mean they collaborated w/ Ready For The World. Point being, people copied Prince's sound a LOT. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, as they say.

There wasn't Prince screaming in "Hollyrock". You're thinking of "A Love Bizarre", and one of her band members lip syncing Prince's part, not Full Force.

That dude was probably Stef Birnbaum, who was also in Pablo Cruise in the 70's, or could have been another member whom I'm not remembering.

The rhythm guitar in "Alice" isn't that indicative of Prince. It hints at it, but overall.....eh. Full Force had their own rhythm heavy sound, not that familiar to Prince's music.

ernestsewell said:

However..you forgot that in their "Whatever Happened To.." Interview that they did say they were working with Mayte on her next album...which never surfaced as said above...

paisleypark4 said:

The question is "Did Prince collaborate with Full Force?" The answer is no.

As an aside Full Force did release a version of The Time's "Girl", written by Prince.

No, but my beloved Toy-Toy did!

For those of you who didn't believe, roll up your sleeves...

WatchThemFall said:

I used to have that cd

ernestsewell said:

that's right, it was love bizarre...thanks for the correction.

*thanks for the insight everyone, sorry...want to respond to all posts, but deep in paper work.

pax. (soon come)

ernestsewell said:

Got to admit your way of handling people here used to irritate me but I do have to concede defeat-you truly are the GATEKEEPER OF FACT

jcurley said:

i give it to him/her for that.

MyLawd said:

And PS I love "Hollyrock" more than "A Love Bizarre". Something about that song was always so fun and funky to me. St. Paul sings part of "Hollyrock" in a redneck country style, while playing an acoustic guitar, and it's HYSTERICAL! He's done it on the live cam Q&A sessions w/ him and Susannah (once while they were sitting on Susannah's deck in L.A. one Sunday morning while waiting on Clare Fisher's son to show up and talk terms for the new album).