www.drfunkenberry.com

I would hate to be around Prince or any of his NPG band right now in Germany, especially if I am the sound man!

I am hearing from a source that Prince and the band are having some post-production difficulties that they are trying to get fixed before the next gig. It seems there were some sound problems at the show tonight and it caused a delay. After the first song, the band knew something was different. They didn't and don't want to cancel a show because of janky sound quality but sometimes, things are out of their control.

The audience knows what the sound is supposed to sound like at a Prince show and so does the band. You know Prince and the band want to give the BEST possible experience when you come to their shows, so I can bet everyone is unhappy. I am told things went perfect in sound check but by the time they hit the stage, things were drastically changed.

A source at the venue over heard that they better get to the bottom of this and fix it for the people coming to see them. They said that it will take a minute BUT it is being made sure that the audience gets the best sound and performance by Prince and The NPG.

It appears the band was highly upset about the sound after the show, some even taking to Twitter to vent. You can bet they truly feel bad for the fans who had to put up with the audio problems but I can guarantee you Prince and crew will get it fixed! You can believe that!!!-Dr.FB

Diagnosis: Soaked In Banana Cologne

[Edited 7/29/11 10:25am]

Prince getting a message out through this dead internet thingy again??

SquirrelMeat said:

Prince getting a message out through this dead internet thingy again??

Probably, Andy Allo also posted the link to this article on her FB page...

some things are out of his control. if that was the case then he shouldn't be blamed

TrueFunkSoldier2 said:

some things are out of his control. if that was the case then he shouldn't be blamed

Fair or not, he will be blamed. He knows that - obviously.

There are like 50 11 threads in concerts about this already

#PoorNPG

suck it up people

and quit crying like a bunch of punk ass bitches !

life isnt perfect ....

i saw some of the clips ....it wasnt that bad ...

After listening to the last P&B podcast and hearing about the sound problems at the first show of the Jazz Festival, could this be the same issue/people?

I am wondering why is Dr. Frankenberry calling it, "post-production difficulties"?

Live sound isn't post production. Post production comes after a recorded or filmed event, not during.

Giovanni777 said:

I am wondering why is Dr. Frankenberry calling it, "post-production difficulties"?

Live sound isn't post production. Post production comes after a recorded or filmed event, not during.

Yeah...I think they're using it to mean that it was something that happened after Prince had his say in the set-up/soundcheck. Bad usage, though.

Giovanni777 said:

I am wondering why is Dr. Frankenberry calling it, "post-production difficulties"?

Live sound isn't post production. Post production comes after a recorded or filmed event, not during.

Took the words right out of my mouth.

While I'm sure the sounds was horrible I have to say the last time I saw Prince in Raleigh this past March or April it was my least favorite show of the times I've seen him. Short show to start with--does the final song 10 minutes after the houselights have gone up. I agree with some others that he's just going through the motions and hasn't challenged himself recently. Granted, I'll never see Lovesexy again but coming out the the cheesy keyboard sample wasn't a good sign. Here's to hoping he'll get back on track.

Well, at least they're looking into the situation and hope all works out well for them for the remainder of the tour.

yukoncornelius said:

he's just going through the motions and hasn't challenged himself recently.

Do you even remotely know what's he been up to the last months.....guess not...

Whistler said:

yukoncornelius said:

he's just going through the motions and hasn't challenged himself recently.

Do you even remotely know what's he been up to the last months.....guess not...

...going through the motions in different countries?

Live was my last thread of hope for all things Princey since his recordings went tits up in the late 90s. I had fears at one of the Planet Earthgigs in 2007 which wasm

, hands down, the worst and most dissapointing Prince gig I have ever been to...but the final night made me think that the previous bad show was jsut a blip but I was struck by how many medleys and safe hits he played insteasd of Parince fan favs etc....4 years later its much the same

Giovanni777 said:

I am wondering why is Dr. Frankenberry calling it, "post-production difficulties"?

Live sound isn't post production. Post production comes after a recorded or filmed event, not during.

I was thinking the same thing. The fuck?

JOYJOY said:

There are like 50 11 threads in concerts about this already

#PoorNPG

Yeah, there are worse things in this world guys!

please, shut up. YES I was on this show 2. YES I am disappointed, but life goes on!!!!!!

These things can happen at every concert, doesn't matter who.

Technical problems just happen.

xLiberiangirl said:

JOYJOY said:

There are like 50 11 threads in concerts about this already

#PoorNPG

Yeah, there are worse things in this world guys!

please, shut up. YES I was on this show 2. YES I am disappointed, but life goes on!!!!!!

These things can happen at every concert, doesn't matter who.

Technical problems just happen.

Just happen? Not 2 people who KNOW what they are doing. (barring power outages and or equipment failure)

Graycap23 said:

xLiberiangirl said:

Yeah, there are worse things in this world guys!

please, shut up. YES I was on this show 2. YES I am disappointed, but life goes on!!!!!!

These things can happen at every concert, doesn't matter who.

Technical problems just happen.

Just happen? Not 2 people who KNOW what they are doing. (barring power outages and or equipment failure)

Well, I know that. But sometimes you can't control machines.

I don`t care about sound problem. I am a fan. When I pay that much to SEE prince I want to SEE him LONG ENOUGH for my money.

Prince is a true musician, he could have played with a simple guitar and sung with a candle on stage - LONG ENOUGH - it would have been a night to remember - not to be bitter about.

I like it when a thread like this occurs someone has to put out that tired old "there's worser things happening in the world". Yeah I know, the world was created for BAD THINGS to happen, DUH. Like I need a reminder...

But Dr. Funkenberry's accounts are so rudimentary and elementary. How can one have post-production problems? Can someone explain to me that? What the hell does that even mean?

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xLiberiangirl said:

JOYJOY said:

There are like 50 11 threads in concerts about this already

#PoorNPG

Yeah, there are worse things in this world guys!

please, shut up. YES I was on this show 2. YES I am disappointed, but life goes on!!!!!!

These things can happen at every concert, doesn't matter who.

Technical problems just happen.

Ok girl, remember this the next time you pay 80€ for something and you're not happy!!!!

Prince and Germany just don't go well together.....Prince and the Netherlands on the other hand

robertlove said:

Prince and Germany just don't go well together.....Prince and the Netherlands on the other hand

This is really useful for the question at hand.

Maybe Prince just loves people who wear white socks????

yellowday59 said:

I don`t care about sound problem. I am a fan. When I pay that much to SEE prince I want to SEE him LONG ENOUGH for my money.

Prince is a true musician, he could have played with a simple guitar and sung with a candle on stage - LONG ENOUGH - it would have been a night to remember - not to be bitter about.

Well if he has it planned to play long in Ireland and incur curfew fees, he probably wouldn't want to do it two shows in a row... I mean, I have no idea what his plans are, but he has said more than once he was going to play at least 3 hrs in tomorrow (and incur the fees involved). It'd start to get expensive...

robertlove said:

Prince and Germany just don't go well together.....Prince and the Netherlands on the other hand

xLiberiangirl said:

robertlove said:

Prince and Germany just don't go well together.....Prince and the Netherlands on the other hand

This is really useful for the question at hand.

Maybe Prince just loves people who wear white socks????

eireboy34 said:

xLiberiangirl said:

This is really useful for the question at hand.

Maybe Prince just loves people who wear white socks????

What the hell, white socks? that's not typical dutch.

xLiberiangirl said:

eireboy34 said:

This is really useful for the question at hand.

Maybe Prince just loves people who wear white socks????

What the hell, white socks? that's not typical dutch.

Of course not.......