Why is no one mentioning my Adam Levine choice???

maybe it cost too much for HIM to do a full show ...so this is a foot in the door

one time opportunity concert that I would love to attend.

If I could have.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Why is no one mentioning my Adam Levine choice???

Adam Levine..good choice. Didn't he do one of Prince's songs on that 'Voice' show?

I think it would be cool to have musicians/artists that can capture all the flavors of music Prince performs. They definitely have to know how to bring the Funk, CocoRock, Soul ballads, R&B upbeat songs, Poprock, Pop ballads, Jazz, Rockabilly, Bluesrock, etc. of Prince. Nothing watered-down. For all we know that show may be an orchestra playing his music with no entertainers.

Icons - either a presentation or perform a song of his:

Stevie Wonder

Patti LaBelle,

Chaka Khan

Larry Graham

Carlos Santana

Lenny Kravitz

Adam Levine

Joni Mitchell

Maybe 1 or 2 songs from:

Sheila E

Members of the Revolution, Andre Cymone, Dez Dickerson - all do a performance together

Maya Rudolph and her Princess group

Newer/Artists that could be introduced as Prince being inspired by their music/and that he's worked/performed with recently:

Janelle Mona

Lianne La Havas

Anna Moura

Esperanza Spalding

Andy Allo

Then Prince with his current NPG band (including the 3 backup singers) do the finale.

[Edited 12/23/12 14:09pm]

2elijah said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

Why is no one mentioning my Adam Levine choice???

Adam Levine..good choice. Didn't he do one of Prince's songs on that 'Voice' show?

I think it would be cool to have musicians/artists that can capture all the flavors of music Prince performs. They definitely have to know how to bring the Funk, CocoRock, Soul ballads, R&B upbeat songs, Poprock, Pop ballads, Jazz, Rockabilly, Bluesrock, etc. of Prince. Nothing watered-down. For all we know that show may be an orchestra playing his music with no entertainers.

Icons - either a presentation or perform a song of his:

Stevie Wonder

Patti LaBelle,

Chaka Khan

Larry Graham

Carlos Santana

Lenny Kravitz

Adam Levine

Joni Mitchell

Maybe 1 or 2 songs from:

Sheila E

Members of the Revolution, Andre Cymone, Dez Dickerson - all do a performance together

Maya Rudolph and her Princess group

Newer/Artists that could be introduced as Prince being inspired by their music/and that he's worked/performed with recently:

Janelle Mona

Lianne La Havas

Anna Moura

Esperanza Spalding

Andy Allo

Then Prince with his current NPG band (including the 3 backup singers) do the finale.

[Edited 12/23/12 14:09pm]

In any other circumstance would say Prince wouldn't show up. But with his upcoming blockbuster "MasterPiece" new album set to come out next year 2013(which will also coincide with his Masters). This will be the ultimate promotion 4 Princey. He will be there...<

What is this talk of this Masterpiece album?? Is this confirmed??

OK.

Who's going to this, and what price range of tickets are you considering?

Can't wait to see the Welcome 2 Carnegie Hall show

I got a ticket, given the doubtfulness of any type of Prince US tour, it hopefully will fill a void for a while.

Interestingly, there is a VIP package that includes tickets to an "aftershow". If Prince does show up, that might be an interesting venture, but I am not willing to spend $300 to take a chance.

I'd add Beck. What ever happened to him anyway?

metallicjigolo said:

This could be Really Good. Or Really Bad. I hope they get some amazing performers that will do his catalog justice. Please Please no drake or any rappers. Patti can come and kick off her shoes again..lol Who would you like to see in the line-up?

Yes it can go really well or not... the best tribute show I've seen was the 1999 one that Questlove & Vernon Reid curated for the Brooklyn Academy of Music back in December 1999. That was a great show... The covers were imaginative, refreshing, and inventive, and featured under the radar type of performers who were really good, like Joan Osborne (who rocked Little Red Corvette) and Bilal who took control of International Lover.

I suspect for this Carnegie Show they will go in a more artsy like direction... probably get some jazz, classic funk, rock sounds. No protege types. And I doubt Prince will show up or perform.

NuPwrSoul said:

metallicjigolo said:

This could be Really Good. Or Really Bad. I hope they get some amazing performers that will do his catalog justice. Please Please no drake or any rappers. Patti can come and kick off her shoes again..lol Who would you like to see in the line-up?

Yes it can go really well or not... the best tribute show I've seen was the 1999 one that Questlove & Vernon Reid curated for the Brooklyn Academy of Music back in December 1999. That was a great show... The covers were imaginative, refreshing, and inventive, and featured under the radar type of performers who were really good, like Joan Osborne (who rocked Little Red Corvette) and Bilal who took control of International Lover.

I suspect for this Carnegie Show they will go in a more artsy like direction... probably get some jazz, classic funk, rock sounds. No protege types. And I doubt Prince will show up or perform.

If it goes this route, I would totally take a flight out there and maybe even go for the $300 package.

Nivivrus said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

D'angelo

Andre 3000

Lenny Kravitz

?uestLove

Adam Levine

janelle Monae

Alicia Keys

Miguel

Frank Ocean

Chaka Khan

Patti Labelle

Would be my dream tribute per4mers that would do Prince justice...

Actually, I wouldn't mind seeing Bruno Mars there. Oh, and I mean this isn't gonna probably happen but what if made a special appearence

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

D'angelo

Andre 3000

Lenny Kravitz

?uestLove

Adam Levine

janelle Monae

Alicia Keys

Miguel

Frank Ocean

Chaka Khan

Patti Labelle

Would be my dream tribute per4mers that would do Prince justice...

Frank Ocean! Give me a break.

UncleBone said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

D'angelo

Andre 3000

Lenny Kravitz

?uestLove

Adam Levine

janelle Monae

Alicia Keys

Miguel

Frank Ocean

Chaka Khan

Patti Labelle

Would be my dream tribute per4mers that would do Prince justice...

Frank Ocean! Give me a break.

And Alicia Keys is waaaaayyyy OVERATED.

Nivivrus said:

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

D'angelo

Andre 3000

Lenny Kravitz

?uestLove

Adam Levine

janelle Monae

Alicia Keys

Miguel

Frank Ocean

Chaka Khan

Patti Labelle

Would be my dream tribute per4mers that would do Prince justice...

Actually, I wouldn't mind seeing Bruno Mars there. Oh, and I mean this isn't gonna probably happen but what if made a special appearence

That's exactly what I was thinking!

2elijah said:

kewlschool said:

Stevie Wonder

The Time

Sheila E

Chaka Khan

Lenny Kravitz

Stevie Nicks

Not a bad lineup. I could see Stevie Wonder singing some of Prince's more political/Planet Earth type tracks. Sheila E playing his latin-flavored tracks. Chaka Khan singing his more upbeat r&b soul tracks along with Patti LaBelle. The Time doing Prince's Minneapolis sound. Lenny can definitely do Prince's popular rock and blues-rock tracks, no question, and maybe add Joni Mitchell to the list to do his pop ballads. Maceo doing P's jazz and funk tracks. I think musicians/artists he's had a close or long-term, music history with or whose music he was influenced by, should be doing some of the tributes. I honestly don't know why some of his fans though, tend to belittle P's r&b/soul flavor, when he has so many, beautiful, soul and blues ballads.

[Edited 12/22/12 20:03pm]

I don't know 'bout that. Chaka seem to be slippin in her old age. Last time I heard her sing live, she was awful.

They said 20+ artists, huh? Here goes (in alpnabetical order):

D'Angelo

Erykah Badu

Beck

Eric Clapton

Lady Gaga

Lenny Kravitz

Jamiroquai

Cyndi Lauper

Macy Gray

Madonna (yeah, right...but it would be AWESOME)

Maroon 5

Maxwell

Joni Mitchell

My Morning Jacket

Stevie Nicks

No Doubt

Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Roots

U2

Jack White

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

And..........

Sheila E. It would be a great way to make up & thank Prince 4 christening her.....

StonedImmaculate said:

They said 20+ artists, huh? Here goes (in alpnabetical order):

D'Angelo

Erykah Badu

Beck

Eric Clapton

Lady Gaga

Lenny Kravitz

Jamiroquai

Cyndi Lauper

Macy Gray

Madonna (yeah, right...but it would be AWESOME)

Maroon 5

Maxwell

Joni Mitchell

My Morning Jacket

Stevie Nicks

No Doubt

Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Roots

U2

Jack White

That is as close to perfect as you can get. A great blend of artists from the genres of music Prince has mastered and influenced. I hope the organizers book these kind of artists.

Shyra said:

bashraka said:

StonedImmaculate said:

They said 20+ artists, huh? Here goes (in alpnabetical order):

D'Angelo

Erykah Badu

Beck

Eric Clapton

Lady Gaga

Lenny Kravitz

Jamiroquai

Cyndi Lauper

Macy Gray

Madonna (yeah, right...but it would be AWESOME)

Maroon 5

Maxwell

Joni Mitchell

My Morning Jacket

Stevie Nicks

No Doubt

Red Hot Chili Peppers

The Roots

U2

Jack White

That is as close to perfect as you can get. A great blend of artists from the genres of music Prince has mastered and influenced. I hope the organizers book these kind of artists.

Agreed.

As a Jehovah's witness, I don't know if Prince goes for all that adulation crap.

journey said:

As a Jehovah's witness, I don't know if Prince goes for all that adulation crap.

Don't see why he should have a problem with a tribute show, considering how many covers he himself does in his own concerts, as a way of paying tribute to his own influences.

journey said:

As a Jehovah's witness, I don't know if Prince goes for all that adulation crap.

Aren't the Jacksons supposed to be JW's?

Talk about adulation????!!!!!

NuPwrSoul said:

journey said:

As a Jehovah's witness, I don't know if Prince goes for all that adulation crap.

Don't see why he should have a problem with a tribute show, considering how many covers he himself does in his own concerts, as a way of paying tribute to his own influences.

I was surprised he showed up to the BET Awards tribute in 2010. It looked like he felt uncomfortable and it says something when he showed up 3/4 of the show and left after the presentation was over. I dont think Prince is the kind of guy that relishes these kind of things. Like when MJ had the MSQ tribute to himself. If it's short and quick I think he'll go it, but long stuff like this is understandly embarrassing. Even when it's deserved.

KCOOLMUZIQ said:

And..........

Sheila E. It would be a great way to make up & thank Prince 4 christening her.....

Nice pic!

[Edited 12/28/12 0:26am]

journey said:

As a Jehovah's witness, I don't know if Prince goes for all that adulation crap.

The only way he'd go for it is if he gets to control it. Being a JW has not diminished his capacity to be a control freak or an egomaniac.