Hey.

Just had the pleasure of seeing Prince in Oakland a couple of days ago. Great show. I'm wondering: Who is his bass player on this tour? I wanted to say it was Rhonda Smith, but honestly, it didn't look like her to me. Might any of y'all know the complete lineup for the band?

BassIda aka Ida Nielsen from Denmark?

Forum, Copenhagen 2010:

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Better 1, Bass battle from Antwerp 2010:

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From danish music site gaffa.dk :

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From dr.dk :

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I seen Ida close on 2/7 and she is VERY beautiful woman.

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Why doesn't anyone ever think Prince is sleeping with his bass players? Nobody ever thought Rhonda Smith was his girlfriend, and now nobody is making accusations regarding Ida.

Where is the bassplayer love?

Ida Nielsen gave an interview (in danish) to Danmarks Radio/TV, Aftenshowet 2. del (2nd part), 21. october 2010:

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^ I have no idea if this 7 minutes video clip is on YouTube?

Thanks for all the info. I'm somewhat out of the loop for P's latest bandmembers. So I checked Bassida out and I must say I really like this girl. Quite unlike some other recent bandmembers Prince has. This is not the sessionmusician, personality stripped, weak girl I anticipated. She's talented! She has passion! Her voice might need some tweaking, but I applaud Prince for getting her aboard. Get some personalities, take some originality and cut a record! Bravo!

And she's fluent in french as well. Hmm. She keeps amazing me.

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January 18, 2011

Is there a tour date list released anywhere?

As in upcoming appearances? Of course not. Why would Prince do something rational like that?

I'm lovin' Ida, she can get down.

EricHope said:

Hey.

Might any of y'all know the complete lineup for the band?

Band line up as posted by OldFriends4Sale, somewhere else:

Morris Hayes ( Keyboards)
Cassandra O'Neil ( Keyboards, Vocals)
Shelby Johnson ( Vocals)
Elisa Dean ( Vocals)
Olivia Warfield ( Vocals)
John Blackwell (Drums)

Ida Nielsen (Bass)

Renato (keyboards)

Sheila E. guest (percussion/drums/vocals)

the Twinz

Misty (dancer)

http://prince.org/msg/7/353090

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[Edited 2/28/11 18:37pm]

thedance said:

EricHope said:

Hey.

Might any of y'all know the complete lineup for the band?

Band line up as posted by OldFriends4Sale, somewhere else:

Morris Hayes ( Keyboards)
Cassandra O'Neil ( Keyboards, Vocals)
Shelby Johnson ( Vocals)
Elisa Dean ( Vocals)
Olivia Warfield ( Vocals)
John Blackwell (Drums)

Ida Nielsen (Bass)

Renato (keyboards)

Sheila E. guest (percussion/drums/vocals)

the Twinz

Misty (dancer)

http://prince.org/msg/7/353090

[Edited 2/28/11 18:36pm]

[Edited 2/28/11 18:37pm]

The Twinz and Misty aren't in the band, they were just guest stars at W2A NY.

Elisa's last name is "Dease" not Dean.

But the rest is right

^ thank U Spinlight, for the corections....

Spinlight said:

thedance said:

Band line up as posted by OldFriends4Sale, somewhere else:

Morris Hayes ( Keyboards)
Cassandra O'Neil ( Keyboards, Vocals)
Shelby Johnson ( Vocals)
Elisa Dean ( Vocals)
Olivia Warfield ( Vocals)
John Blackwell (Drums)

Ida Nielsen (Bass)

Renato (keyboards)

Sheila E. guest (percussion/drums/vocals)

the Twinz

Misty (dancer)

http://prince.org/msg/7/353090

[Edited 2/28/11 18:36pm]

[Edited 2/28/11 18:37pm]

The Twinz and Misty aren't in the band, they were just guest stars at W2A NY.

Elisa's last name is "Dease" not Dean.

But the rest is right

Yeah I was just putting all the people that contributed to the shows so far.

Is Renato still playing or was that just in Europe?

Wait 'til she finds out there's no cheque in the mail when the tour's over

irinact said:

I seen Ida close on 2/7 and she is VERY beautiful woman.

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very pretty

OldFriends4Sale said:

Spinlight said:

The Twinz and Misty aren't in the band, they were just guest stars at W2A NY.

Elisa's last name is "Dease" not Dean.

But the rest is right

Yeah I was just putting all the people that contributed to the shows so far.

Is Renato still playing or was that just in Europe?

Yup Renato is still with him!

thedance said:

Better 1, Bass battle from Antwerp 2010:

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This inspires me sooo much. I've always wanted 2 learn how 2 play a lead guitar! Time goes by so fast and if you don't try your best 2 fulfill your dreams you'll never be happy. I think it's so cool 2 see a women play a guitar and I love watching Shelia play the drums! You go girls!!! I have a lot of work....Work in progress!

QuasarOfRock said:

Why doesn't anyone ever think Prince is sleeping with his bass players? Nobody ever thought Rhonda Smith was his girlfriend, and now nobody is making accusations regarding Ida.

Where is the bassplayer love?

IDK, Maybe because they just don't seem like Prince's "type" maybe. I met some girls while in Denmark that "claimed" to know Ida personally, and, um, lets just say....according to them she wouldn't be interested in Prince at all!

MarquessMarq said:

I'm lovin' Ida, she can get down.

Co-sign that!! I love her in the group, she's really talented and very pretty! I loved seeing her and Sheila E. on stage together with Prince...great chemistry!

FindingMyself said:

thedance said:

Better 1, Bass battle from Antwerp 2010:

[img:$uid]http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/5892/princeidaantwerpbassbat.png[/img:$uid]

This inspires me sooo much. I've always wanted 2 learn how 2 play a lead guitar! Time goes by so fast and if you don't try your best 2 fulfill your dreams you'll never be happy. I think it's so cool 2 see a women play a guitar and I love watching Shelia play the drums! You go girls!!! I have a lot of work....Work in progress!

OK cool,

but.............. when you speak about playing lead guitar: you do know it's a bass battle between Prince and Ida, both are playing the bass, not exactly guitar,

right..?

I hope I'm not sounding like a stupid "wiseguy",

good luck with playing a guitar though, "FindMyself".....

thedance said:

FindingMyself said:

This inspires me sooo much. I've always wanted 2 learn how 2 play a lead guitar! Time goes by so fast and if you don't try your best 2 fulfill your dreams you'll never be happy. I think it's so cool 2 see a women play a guitar and I love watching Shelia play the drums! You go girls!!! I have a lot of work....Work in progress!

OK cool,

but.............. when you speak about playing lead guitar: you do know it's a bass battle between Prince and Ida, both are playing the bass, not exactly guitar,

right..?

I hope I'm not sounding like a stupid "wiseguy",

good luck with playing a guitar though, "FindMyself".....

Okay correct me if I'm wrong.....I get confused between bass and lead! Please help me if you can. Prince plays the bass guitar and for years I thought he played the lead until I read some where that he plays bass. Do Larry Graham and Bootsy Collin's play bass and Michael Hampton In Parliament funkedlic play lead. I love 2 hear Prince play and I love the sound that I hear when Michael Hampton plays Maggot Brain....Is this the lead guitar? It drives me crazy...One of the guitars has a hard thumping sound and the other has a squealing sound! I Love the squealing sound, I love It I really do! I bought me a lead guitar a while back...I plan 2 learn how 2 play it. So I guess I I have 2 figure out do I want 2 play bass or lead.LOL, smh

^^ Why don't you ask your uncle George about your Parliament/Funkadelic question?

I'm sure he would be happy to help out his niece.

thedance said:

FindingMyself said:

This inspires me sooo much. I've always wanted 2 learn how 2 play a lead guitar! Time goes by so fast and if you don't try your best 2 fulfill your dreams you'll never be happy. I think it's so cool 2 see a women play a guitar and I love watching Shelia play the drums! You go girls!!! I have a lot of work....Work in progress!

OK cool,

but.............. when you speak about playing lead guitar: you do know it's a bass battle between Prince and Ida, both are playing the bass, not exactly guitar,

right..?

I hope I'm not sounding like a stupid "wiseguy",

good luck with playing a guitar though, "FindMyself".....

Is Prince or Wendy playing the lead when he sings purple rain? I hear that sound that drives me crazy again...LOL:

TheDigitalGardener said:

^^ Why don't you ask your uncle George about your Parliament/Funkadelic question?

I'm sure he would be happy to help out his niece.

Okay...

FindingMyself said:

Is Prince or Wendy playing the lead when he sings purple rain?

^ watch the concert from First Avenue, Minneapolis: 3rd august 1983 and you will find out....

Or: I guess the answer is in the Purple Rain music video / the film.