thebanishedone said:

djdaffy1227 said:

I noticed it most on "Do me baby", it almost seemed like he had no idea where to start singing. When he finally started he wasn't in the right place and didn't sing the first words right and stopped. It's not his voice. He sounds fine. Near the end of his career he could just look at the other band members and they knew what to do. Here it just seems different. Not bad, mind you, just different.

i have heard all the versions of Do Me Baby from the 1999 tour

and i do agree this one is not the best.there are some really good versions of that song

So which version stands out to you from the 1999 tour? I personally loved the Fox Theatre version. It felt incredibly gorgeous

rlittler81 said:

D.M.S.R. has been on repeat! So funky!

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that second instrumental version is neraly a (different) song on it's own.

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I always loooooved the way Prince re-arranged his songs to play live.

One of my own projects is to make compilations of just one song each, played live over the years, and to see how it changed in performance and from arrangement.

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The never boring long version of "How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore" is just...

...ultra sweet and sexy.

You can feel that he is playing with his audience,

and I'm really suprised with the additional background vocals by his bandmembers, half way the song.

Sounds really really nice and fresh (is that Brownmark or Dr. Fink singing together with the girls Jill and Lisa ? Or just Dez ?).

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thebanishedone said:

bobby Z was not flashy but he was more than compenent good in the pocket drummer.using linn live at that time was both pioneer and groundbreaking and just because u dont feel it dont mean u should call it weak.btw cymbals were always live

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I will call it weak if I thought it was weak. And I thought that shit was WEAK.

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Kirk J was a weak drummer too - should that not be said?

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Ooooh live cymbals, now THERE'S some skill. Prince shouldn't have been settling for "competent."

CAL3 said:

When it comes to Jirky K's druming...I would say he was the cheapest option available to Prince and that's why he got the job.

Said but probably true.

Going from a master drummer like Michael Bland all the way down to Kirk is pretty bad.

I swear Prince was just trying to save $ at that time (1996-2000)

The version of Head on here makes me dance.

thebanishedone said:

CAL3 said:

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I will call it weak if I thought it was weak. And I thought that shit was WEAK.

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Kirk J was a weak drummer too - should that not be said?

I can see u know nothing about drumming.Kirk is very good in the pocket drummer.being on time and keeping time is much more important than flash.u prob think that John Blackwell was an amazing drummer.well i can tell you that Prince fined Blackwell a lots of times because he had timing problems.that was told to me by one Prince band member.Bobby Z never missed a beat.his timing was very good.

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Ooooh live cymbals, now THERE'S some skill. Prince shouldn't have been settling for "competent."

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Love when people get farther away from the original point by making presumtions about someone's relative knowledge and personal taste. Way to make a point, you sound super smart!

SanDiegoFunkDaddy said:

I was there. The Time blew Prince off the stage but he still had a great set. I wish they would release The Time's concert

AND in Buffalo NY too (2/24/1983)!!!

thebanishedone said:

Yeah i am a bad guy just because i defend people who invested their time to be good musicians like Bobby Z and Kirk.Bobby Z never missed a beat.he played live drums 1979-1982 than from 1985 live again.styles ranging from rock to funk to jazz.Kirk is a very good in the pocket drummer.he never missed a beat and if you listen to his playing on stratus from 2015 live u can see he improved a lot regarding flash if u like flash

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All that aside, the drumming on this live disc is the weakest element of the performance and it detracts from the overall listening experience.

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Not slamming Bobby Z's entire career. Just saying tha in terms of this one performance, the drumming leaves a lot to be desired.

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Forget I said anything about Kirk, he's a drum genius. Too bad folks like Clyde Stubblefield couldn't have taken lessons from him.

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(by the way, I said NOTHING about flash - you were the one who made assumptions and went down that road)

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Am I tripping or does some of that audience sound dubbed on?

The bass on Do Me Baby is phat! Love it!!!






The kids don't say "phat" anymore, do they?

djThunderfunk said:

The bass on Do Me Baby is phat! Love it!!!






The kids don't say "phat" anymore, do they?

It is, and no they don't

but I still say Fresh

scififilmnerd said:

The version of Head on here makes me dance.

Yes, with the Lady Cab Driver beat. I've been rocking this one since I got it.

I love how Lisa's vocals come out,

In case you're wondering who is playing the second guitar on LRC, both Dez and David Z have confirmed it's Prince: https://www.facebook.com/...295458441/

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David Z: Prince was playing the guitar on the left.

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Dez Dickerson: Prince always played rhythm guitar on that song live-always two guitar parts going. Anything recorded live from that era was either me playing a single guitar, or Prince and I both playing. We NEVER used anyone playing backstage during my time with the band, ever-that would have been considered an abomination

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