New rendition of Let's go crazy courtesy of 3rdeyegirl.... check their fb and twitter...

bit of led zeppelin and Edgar Winter in there as well

Wowowowowow!!!!!!

That's the stuff. Oh yes.

Badass.

Hell Yes now I wanna hear it live

Fingers crossed he brings 3rdeyegirl to the UK

WOW!! What a cool re-invention of Let's Go Crazy! I can't wait to hear what else P and the girls have in store. The constraints of being in a 4-piece with no keys/samplers/drum machines...etc can only be good for creativity.

Where is the pic from?

Who loves Hannah? Me...Me...I do!

When is the funeral services for Ida's bass because she killed it!!! WoW!!!!

chopingard said:

Hell Yes now I wanna hear it live

Fingers crossed he brings 3rdeyegirl to the UK

Tell me about it, depending on costs, if there is no Uk date, then I might try and get over to Dublin...which I did do in 2008....

this was totally insane lets go crazy is one of my favs and this version instantly had me. still not impressed with hannah's drumming which is so odd b/c she is bad as hell on drums

Thank God there's no "Go Go Go." I may have to go get plastic

surgery because I got that "stank" face I can't get rid of. I look like

the Joker and I feel like a villian. Help me...please...someone...help....

Does it kinda remind you a little of how he played it at First Avenue in '83? A little maybe?

To me it does. With a little pep in his step, no horns and sweating all over the stage.

Listened 2 it a couple of times...dunno what 2 think yet, I do like the rocking guitars but...does it have much 2 do with "Let's Go Crazy"?

Oh well, mayb I'm used 2 the old "Let's Go Crazy" 2 much...it's a nice free Easter surprise

http://vimeo.com/63025947

cbarnes3121 said:

this was totally insane lets go crazy is one of my favs and this version instantly had me. still not impressed with hannah's drumming which is so odd b/c she is bad as hell on drums

She is great and she doesn't hit every beat like a Linn but a slightley syncopated rhythm and

simple in the pocket. Personally, I perfer her over Blackwell (not sheila). Love her and she's

gorgeous to boot.

Totally loving everything about this!!!!!!!

TheEnglishGent said:

Why the hell does he feel the need to slow everything down?

I'm with u on this one...Let's Go Crazy is a high energy song which in my opinion shouldn't b slowed down.

Anyways...this is probably a tour teaser of what's 2 come, it may sell the remaining tickets...

I appreciate the reinvention, for reinvention's sake.

But I'm not a fan of this version. Prince sounds (as he does in Screwdriver) like he's sneering, and while I dig the blues take on Let's Go Crazy, it DOES sound like the elevator has brought us down.

I don't want to hear the "go go go" cheesy chants like someone mentioned earlier in this thread, but part of the uplift of this song is the tempo... I'd a dug it even if they went into this bluesy vamp during what would be the breakdown in the extended version.

Still, it's great to hear him revisit his material in different ways.

I like it..reminds me of a rehearsal version from around '84. Anything is better than regurgitated hits just like the album so I can deal with this.

Here come the moaners.

God forbid Prince from being adventurous with his OWN music.

Marrk said:

Here come the moaners.

God forbid Prince from being adventurous with his OWN music.

So people shouldn't have an opinion on what they've heard?

Art is not just about creation but also appreciation. I don't understand why that aspect of the experience of art is so dismissed. One does not have to have created something in order to appreciate it.

The GO GO GO is GONE GONE GONE!!!

I'm sure it'll come back next time he tours with back-up singers, but I've not really enjoyed a "Let's Go Crazy" for a few years because even during other parts of the song I was either dreading when that bit would come up or trying to recover from how annoying it was afterwards.

I was wondering whether they'd go ahead and work up more of the not-so-obvious drums/bass/guitar only tunes, or if they'd stick to songs that were already in that format, so I find this recording promising--even if I'm not sure it's completely successful (I've only listened once), it suggests that the setlists might go beyond things we've already heard from earlier stripped down bands.

So, why have they switched to using the Madison Dube vimeo account instead of their own Youtube one? Is there some advantage that I'm not seeing, or are they intent on scattering things around the internet?

29 year old blinder. What is point? Crazy at 33 -8? What is point? Heard it all before.

NuPwrSoul said:

Marrk said:

Here come the moaners.

God forbid Prince from being adventurous with his OWN music.

So people shouldn't have an opinion on what they've heard?

Art is not just about creation but also appreciation. I don't understand why that aspect of the experience of art is so dismissed. One does not have to have created something in order to appreciate it.

Did i say they couldn't have an opinion? That's right, i didn't.

I merely pointed out the moaners have arrived as per..

NuPwrSoul said:

Marrk said:

Here come the moaners.

God forbid Prince from being adventurous with his OWN music.

So people shouldn't have an opinion on what they've heard?

Art is not just about creation but also appreciation. I don't understand why that aspect of the experience of art is so dismissed. One does not have to have created something in order to appreciate it.

The amazing thing is that there hadn't even been any negative responses. A couple of people on the fence, maybe, but no one who came down against it. TheEnglishGent seems to prefer a full speed version, but says "It's nice once though." Cbarnes3121 "still isn't impressed with Hannah's drumming" even though she is "bad as hell" (that is a little strange) but says "this version instantly had me." Serpan seems undecided, but says he likes "the rocking guitars" and it's a "nice Easter surprise" (with a happy face). NuPwrSoul admits "I'm not a fan of this version," but also claims to "dig the blues take" and would like it incorporated as a breakdown into a version which also includes the more standard upbeat elements.

The rest of the responses seem to be straight-up positive.

My own first response (which came after the "moaners" post) isn't fully committed, but I'm feeling generally positive too.

So while the moaners might come eventually, they don't seem to be here yet.

Edit: Fonkyman posted while I was writing this--okay, that's a negative response.

Keep em coming..............

EddieC said:

NuPwrSoul said:

So people shouldn't have an opinion on what they've heard?

Art is not just about creation but also appreciation. I don't understand why that aspect of the experience of art is so dismissed. One does not have to have created something in order to appreciate it.

The amazing thing is that there hadn't even been any negative responses. A couple of people on the fence, maybe, but no one who came down against it. TheEnglishGent seems to prefer a full speed version, but says "It's nice once though." Cbarnes3121 "still isn't impressed with Hannah's drumming" even though she is "bad as hell" (that is a little strange) but says "this version instantly had me." Serpan seems undecided, but says he likes "the rocking guitars" and it's a "nice Easter surprise" (with a happy face). NuPwrSoul admits "I'm not a fan of this version," but also claims to "dig the blues take" and would like it incorporated as a breakdown into a version which also includes the more standard upbeat elements.

The rest of the responses seem to be straight-up positive.

My own first response (which came after the "moaners" post) isn't fully committed, but I'm feeling generally positive too.

So while the moaners might come eventually, they don't seem to be here yet.

Edit: Fonkyman posted while I was writing this--okay, that's a negative response.

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[Edited 3/31/13 6:29am]

Thanks! Was my read as well

WOWWWWww @ that bass

Please dont take this the wrong way but if this is what theyve been doing then its ok that the website has been neglected. F it Keep doing things like this. This is what counts.

A lil Frankenstein Edgar mashup haha

oh..I hope they put this up for download purchase