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How Prince conducted rehearsals I was wondering if any orgers could share some stories or articles which discusses Prince as a bandleader in detail.Listening to things like some of the purple rain era soundchecks and various aftershows, I'm constantly amazed at just how much control he had over his band. I was wondering if anyone knew of any articles with bandmates or anything which describes this aspect of Prince's genius. | |
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There must be about 1000 interviews in written form across the inernet, and on various podcasts (the Prince Podcast, Funkenberry, Peach & Black, Questlove Supreme...) by former bandmembers explaining this. And there's this book, which is nothing but essential: https://www.duanetudahl.c...in17400317 A COMPREHENSIVE PRINCE DISCOGRAPHY (work in progress ^^): https://sites.google.com/...scography/ |
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I think the best thing to do is to actually listen to the rehearsals themselves. They are quite telling. The wooh is on the one! | |
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1 thing that always stands out is how in control he has always been. He worked them hard & jammed for hours...some sessions are hard to listen to based on sheer length...I am guessing some sessions were a nightmare to be part of for the bands! | |
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PURPLEIZED3121 said: 1 thing that always stands out is how in control he has always been. He worked them hard & jammed for hours...some sessions are hard to listen to based on sheer length...I am guessing some sessions were a nightmare to be part of for the bands! True! It's also interesting how he uses the band as a "human sampler", to try out his ideas in real-time. He was such a creative force. [Edited 11/1/18 7:50am] The wooh is on the one! | |
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