everytime i watch the alladin dvd and she starts screaming during princes solo, i keep expecting him to turn around and say "Shut the fuck up you ginger cunt or ill ram that cunting mic so far up your ginger minge your heart beat will bust the speakers in tha hizzouse, cant u see im trying to give it large on my guitar".
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am i over reacting.
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um, a titch...

YES

"Like A Feather" was hot, but...

WE GET IT. YOU CAN SING. SHUT THE FUCK UP ALREADY.

Yeah, it's HER song, and he's soloing ALL OVER IT and SHE should shit the fuck up.


That makes sense.

NOT.


She's the best thing on that f-ed up dvd.

ButterscotchPimp said:

ok

when women singers start screaming...I'm through...whether it be Costa, Patti Labell or Chaka...
They can all sing great...but the screaming ...save that for energencies!

ButterscotchPimp said:

om my god using NOT at the end of a sentence is sooo 90's.

(the above statement is meant only as self mockery and should not be taken as an offence, the owner of said line holds no responsibilty for dmages or offense caused, read at your own risk)

disclaimers are so passe.
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She's singing it the way she always does...watch The Ride etc for more Prince solos-shredding...leave Nu...Nikka alone.

My mother saw her singing and she told me she reminded her of Janis Joplin...

I just said... 'Oooh'

WRONG FORUM!

ButterscotchPimp said:

i agree. and that's saying a lot since i didn't pay anything for it.

2 each their own, I think she's SHIT-HOUSE!

R.

lust said:

Thierry said:

She always reminded me of Janis, from the first time I saw the "Like a Feather" video.

First time I saw "Like A Feather", I thought it was Sandra Bernhard.

minneapolisgenius said:

You guys are not alone about this, I read even comparision reviews between her and Janis.

I saw her live doing "Miss Celie's Bluse" that was powerful!

SensualMelody said:

LOL, I have to agree with you!

yeah, you're a bit harsh about it,
but yes..."quit that screaming and let the boy play!"

also really annoying is watching rhonda sing that 'no curl' line in the opening track of 'pop life'.
something really annoying about hearing it and watching it.

HiinEnkelte said:

that "no curl" kinda makes me cringe too, good call.
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Her performance, all of it, was one of the highlights of the DVD for me. The climactic, crescendo ending takes my breath away.

Rule #1

You don't sing/scream over a dude's guitar solo?

Dumb ass

That's a great song up to the end! YOU can tell they tried to fix it in Post.. they turned her vocal mic off and tried to jack up everything else.. so we can hear the Guitar Solo

TheMax said:

I watched the DVD with my dad last night and he was saying the same thing, he really enjoyed Nikka. I still think it would have been better if she had shut up during the solo...

minneapolisgenius said:

WHO'S JANIS JOPLIN FGS

xenophobia2002 said:

funkaholic1972 said:

I really agree with you TheMax.
I don't know why people don't like it. The song is really decent, and it builds toward a powerful ending. Nikka's voice is incredible. I like Like A Feather and Everybody Got Their Something, but this live performance really made me wanna buy the album (which I will do as soon as I have some money).

xenophobia2002 said:

HiinEnkelte said:

i find that slightly annoying too

Lust, I don't think you are being too harsh, although I might have phrased it somewhat differently. It's a good song and it's all going nicely, then just as Prince starts getting warmed up on the solo, Nikka goes mental.

I heard that she was meant to be on stage for the rest of the show, but Prince had security escort her from the premises after that performance.

Thierry said:

I saw her supporting Beck at the Brixton Academy in 2001 and thought the same thing. Her set was brilliant. Then I bought the single and thought it was too produced and all. really good live now, though. Hadn't her from her since till this DVD came out...

SensualMelody said:

I hear ya. I like a little tasteful scream, more like hittin' and holdin' a high note, here and there, an ad lib to spice things up, but I don't wanna hear hollerin' and screamin' all over the place. Rule #1 First sing the dang song. The melody. Deliver it. With finesse and taste, then add what needs to be added- no more. The problem tends to be overkill with screaming.