luv4u said:

journalism16 said:

My favorite parts were Sheila and the band's segment and Janelle's one but the whole tribute was done really nice. Erykah's performance was a little flat though and Stevie and the girl had zero chemistry between them.

babynoz said:

nursev said:

Yeah I forgot Cat has been sick, but The Rev not being there seems wrong

The Revs and The Time too.

The Time is overseas but I really thought they would make it back in for the show. Maybe they couldn't get a flight soon enough.

If you check the Revs social media they real quiet.

Yeah. Not very generous imo. Why not acknowledge the Sheila put together a great tribute?

NinaB said:

luv4u said:

Sheila is crying. I see a tear down her left cheek.

Aww Sheila Hope she gets 2 take it easy now.

She's gonna be touring soon apparently (watch this at 3:15) https://www.youtube.com/w...pp=desktop

CherryMoon57 said:

I loved it all (especially Sheila E & the gang) , but Maxwell, he had me howling - what a moving tribute.

NinaB said:

CherryMoon57 said:

She's gonna be touring soon apparently (watch this at 3:15) https://www.youtube.com/w...pp=desktop

Oh. Well u take care Miss Sheila xxx

Really hope she does...

CherryMoon57 said:

Just watched Sheila E. Wow. Amazing. You could feel the LOVE. You could feel his presence. She totally nailed that tribute.
Seeing Mayte up there was quite moving also. I don't care what people say, she was his wife, the mother of his unfortunately dead child, so yes, it made a lot of sense. Plus, Sheila invited her, so she should know.
This felt like closure for me. Thank you.

BET did that. They killed it, backed up the car, and ran over it again. They had everything you could ask for. His former bandmates, proteges, actual vocalists, everything. MTV shouldn't even bother doing a tribute.

Maxwell was absolutely AMAZING. I loved Janelle's energy. Sheila and Mayte almost made me cry at the end.

limoncello said:

Coming back to this a day later and I realize a big part of why Sheila's tribute touched me so much, besides the great energy and execution, was it was full of those little hidden details we all loved about Prince - clues, cues and perfect little notes. Things that might have been a nod to other things, or maybe not. Specifically I'm thinking about:

*Was that Prince's voice introducing Sheila?

*At the end, when Sheila, Mayte and Jerome are holding the purple cloud up to the heavens, Mayte has her arm wrapped around Sheila's waise. Not unlike the famous Wendy and Lisa pose.

*Song choices. Some were obvious, but why America (which I loved), for example?

*Sheila and the whole crew dancing in bare feet. Was it a nod to his hip pain or (I hope) what someone else said, which is nobody can fill Prince's shoes?

*No attempt to copy a guitar solo.

There must be more?

the familiar 'oowwwhaaa' call she made while on the drums

* the embrace, didn't think of that one

* Sheila has done America on tour since 1985 she's done it on more recent shows too(guest Brown Mark on bass)

Mazarati would do the song (along with Head) on their shows in 1986

* probably the barefoot thing is because Sheila goes barefoot in a lot of her shows too

* Sheila's piece was the reason I watched it (also hoping the Time would have been there) but these are the only people who would have pulled out these things. The Prince yelp, etc Sheila represented me as a Prince fan and a HUGE Prince fan of the 1978-1989 yrs She tried to get as much as possible in that performance, She will carry this stuff an more into her live shows for sure.

CherryMoon57 said:

paulludvig said:

babynoz said:

The Revs and The Time too.

The Time is overseas but I really thought they would make it back in for the show. Maybe they couldn't get a flight soon enough.

If you check the Revs social media they real quiet.

Yeah. Not very generous imo. Why not acknowledge the Sheila put together a great tribute?

lol why create this kind of unneeded drama
This is the same ole, Why didn't Wendy say anthing when Prince died, what did this person say, where is Jerome, etc

There is no static there,

could have done without this one...

nursev said:

babynoz said:

Cat was quite ill recently.

Somebody mentioned asking the Revs what happened but no answer yet.

Yeah I forgot Cat has been sick, but The Rev not being there seems wrong

There also seems to be an issue with Cat and Shelia at the moment.

could have done without this one too...

BklynDiamond said:

nursev said:

Yeah I forgot Cat has been sick, but The Rev not being there seems wrong

There also seems to be an issue with Cat and Shelia at the moment.

sadly.
She did an interview that was posted in the Associate artist forum. That I guess it might have had to do with the engagement and jealousy issues, but since 1988

OldFriends4Sale said:

could have done without this one...

... yeah, same here. Only Prince could get away with this back in the days, but (pun not itended) for a Tribute... so wrong.

OldFriends4Sale said:

limoncello said:

Coming back to this a day later and I realize a big part of why Sheila's tribute touched me so much, besides the great energy and execution, was it was full of those little hidden details we all loved about Prince - clues, cues and perfect little notes. Things that might have been a nod to other things, or maybe not. Specifically I'm thinking about:

*Was that Prince's voice introducing Sheila?

*At the end, when Sheila, Mayte and Jerome are holding the purple cloud up to the heavens, Mayte has her arm wrapped around Sheila's waise. Not unlike the famous Wendy and Lisa pose.

*Song choices. Some were obvious, but why America (which I loved), for example?

*Sheila and the whole crew dancing in bare feet. Was it a nod to his hip pain or (I hope) what someone else said, which is nobody can fill Prince's shoes?

*No attempt to copy a guitar solo.

There must be more?

the familiar 'oowwwhaaa' call she made while on the drums

* the embrace, didn't think of that one

* Sheila has done America on tour since 1985 she's done it on more recent shows too(guest Brown Mark on bass)

Mazarati would do the song (along with Head) on their shows in 1986

* probably the barefoot thing is because Sheila goes barefoot in a lot of her shows too

* Sheila's piece was the reason I watched it (also hoping the Time would have been there) but these are the only people who would have pulled out these things. The Prince yelp, etc Sheila represented me as a Prince fan and a HUGE Prince fan of the 1978-1989 yrs She tried to get as much as possible in that performance, She will carry this stuff an more into her live shows for sure.

Oh, that call gave me true goosebumps.
The big difference here is that it was coming from a place filled with love and positive energy. She was doing a lot of Prince's moves, the slide was epic, epic!, and the embrace, all those small yet huge details that could only come from sheer love. Much love and respect to Sheila and all involved. <3

Prince's Head Costumer said they weren't actually fabric-less in that area. Basically, there was fabric which matched his skin color.

Layzie said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

limoncello said:

Coming back to this a day later and I realize a big part of why Sheila's tribute touched me so much, besides the great energy and execution, was it was full of those little hidden details we all loved about Prince - clues, cues and perfect little notes. Things that might have been a nod to other things, or maybe not. Specifically I'm thinking about:

*Was that Prince's voice introducing Sheila?

*At the end, when Sheila, Mayte and Jerome are holding the purple cloud up to the heavens, Mayte has her arm wrapped around Sheila's waise. Not unlike the famous Wendy and Lisa pose.

*Song choices. Some were obvious, but why America (which I loved), for example?

*Sheila and the whole crew dancing in bare feet. Was it a nod to his hip pain or (I hope) what someone else said, which is nobody can fill Prince's shoes?

*No attempt to copy a guitar solo.

There must be more?

the familiar 'oowwwhaaa' call she made while on the drums

* the embrace, didn't think of that one

* Sheila has done America on tour since 1985 she's done it on more recent shows too(guest Brown Mark on bass)

Mazarati would do the song (along with Head) on their shows in 1986

* probably the barefoot thing is because Sheila goes barefoot in a lot of her shows too

* Sheila's piece was the reason I watched it (also hoping the Time would have been there) but these are the only people who would have pulled out these things. The Prince yelp, etc Sheila represented me as a Prince fan and a HUGE Prince fan of the 1978-1989 yrs She tried to get as much as possible in that performance, She will carry this stuff an more into her live shows for sure.

That was what I appreciated the most about it, she knew his biggest fans would be watching and she gave it her all, for us just as much as for Prince and herself.

OldFriends4Sale said:

could have done without this one...

Maybe but I had to give her props for daring it.

OldFriends4Sale said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

limoncello said:

Coming back to this a day later and I realize a big part of why Sheila's tribute touched me so much, besides the great energy and execution, was it was full of those little hidden details we all loved about Prince - clues, cues and perfect little notes. Things that might have been a nod to other things, or maybe not. Specifically I'm thinking about:

*Was that Prince's voice introducing Sheila?

*At the end, when Sheila, Mayte and Jerome are holding the purple cloud up to the heavens, Mayte has her arm wrapped around Sheila's waise. Not unlike the famous Wendy and Lisa pose.

*Song choices. Some were obvious, but why America (which I loved), for example?

*Sheila and the whole crew dancing in bare feet. Was it a nod to his hip pain or (I hope) what someone else said, which is nobody can fill Prince's shoes?

*No attempt to copy a guitar solo.

There must be more?

the familiar 'oowwwhaaa' call she made while on the drums

* the embrace, didn't think of that one

* Sheila has done America on tour since 1985 she's done it on more recent shows too(guest Brown Mark on bass)

Mazarati would do the song (along with Head) on their shows in 1986

* probably the barefoot thing is because Sheila goes barefoot in a lot of her shows too

* Sheila's piece was the reason I watched it (also hoping the Time would have been there) but these are the only people who would have pulled out these things. The Prince yelp, etc Sheila represented me as a Prince fan and a HUGE Prince fan of the 1978-1989 yrs She tried to get as much as possible in that performance, She will carry this stuff an more into her live shows for sure.

Thanks, I didn't realize Sheila still played America in her shows. Was wondering if there was any particular message in playing it during this crazy election year, but maybe not. There were a couple of moments during her tribute where I jumped out of my seat and squealed. One was when I saw Mayte, then Jerome, another when America started playing. Such a great jam.

To me, all those little touches made it the best tribute. It was a proper party, lovingly presented.