In the live footage we saw here in Australia during previous RAGE specials, who is singing such out of tune backing vocals (female)? It is truly horrible, and I have always wanted to know. I hope to God it is not Lisa or Wendy.

charlottegelin said:

I can't imagine it being just them because check out the Parade tour when it's them by themselves and they don't sound that way. Maybe it's a combo of Wendy, Lisa, Susie Davis and Sheila E..

somebody's fold back was not working during that song and whoever it is is really loud in the mix. Was Susie standing at the front with the brass?

it's probably a combo of all the female vocals, they're all out of tune, and, I hate to say it, W&L didn't sound too sharp during that tour. but it's not just them, susie and sheila too, VERY bad combo. they all, at the time, were "challenged" in that area, and them alll together was just train wrek.

I love W&Land sheila, but let's just say their vocals improved a great deal after the purple rain tour. must've gotten some lessons or somethin'...

lovebizzare said:

That must have been it. Because they were ON IT for the Parade tour. They almost had a funky opera vibrato going on or something.

charlottegelin said:

Susie was sharing the mic with Brownmark.

From what I can remember (haven't watched this in at least 5 years) did Susie have a ponytail and knee length skirt with a shiny strapless kind of top?

charlottegelin said:

I don't remember a ponytail, she kind of spikey hair, think Aimee Mann in Voice's Carry.

dont blame it on susie..listen to them sing 1999 etc...

rdhull said:

Why don't you start at the top and read all the posts again. I think all were blamed. Damn...READ all the words not just the ones you want to see

My tv was pretty small, couldn't see who was who! Will have to watch it again, but I don't have the rest of that concert, just I Would Die 4 U/Baby I'm a Star because that's what accompanied the single release down here. I would love to see the rest of it too.

charlottegelin said:

The concert is great, but like you said the backing vocals were a bit off on that tour. Have you seen any of the Parade tour on video?

Watch someone will read this as "Wendy and Lisa made Prince and Prince sucks and so does everyone who listens to him."
[This message was edited Thu Oct 16 22:21:41 PDT 2003 by EverlastingNow]

EverlastingNow said:

I did!

mark caint sing either!

rdhull said:

like susie was on key too? come on, rd.
all four ladies are to blame, including W&L-even everlasting said that, no one's saying W&L were on key too

I haven't seen any of the Parade tour concerts in their entirety, (I haven't got anything on tape except what's been on TV) just odd songs here and there. The thought makes me salivate, however. For me, them were the days - it's my old age showing here, for I like a big band sound.

rdhull said:

I laugh so hard whenever he does dez's part on "1999"

lovebizzare said:

I know! I just said clam down yall!


but wendy and lisa sung worst than all of em lol

lovebizzare said:

Just read every other word of someone's post and you'll see where rd is coming from.

rdhull said:

of course, it's more wendy though

As i've said before those girls must've gotten some exspensive vocal lessons...lol


on a side note: vocally, this has to have been prince's worse tour

charlottegelin said:

I wish Soft and Wet would have been on the Birthday 86 show, it goes perfect with IWBYL and Head.

If all these gals could sing as well as they could (and they wouldn't have got the gig if they couldn't) it is clearly the sound engineer's fault for not mixing their vocals high enough in their fold backs. In other words, they can't hear themselves or each other, and that translates into big trouble. I should've thought of that in the first place istead of starting this debate

EverlastingNow said:

lovebizzare said:

Maybe it was nerves

charlottegelin said:

It doesn't take much to start this debate believe me. Well whatever the problem was it was fixed by the Parade tour cause the backing vocals on that tour were amazing.

*The following statement is the opinion of Everlasting Now and is in NO way an insult to any Prince cheerleaders*

EverlastingNow said:

Imusta really pissed u off

tho thensitive

rdhull said:

Folks gettin twahney.

rdhull said:

Is this you flexing your Prince muscle?? Where's the Symbol on the chest??

NuPwrSoul said:

rdhull said:

okay, as entertaining as you guys' exchanges are, can you please find some common ground?

everlasting, W&L just aren't rd's cup of tea. he doesn't hate them, but doesn't hold back on his negative thoughts toward them.

RD, everlasting simply prefers the W&L era of prince career to now, for whatever that reason may be, he just does. AND he certainly likes W&L more than prince, and you don't say bad things about someone you like, right?

We're all alowed to have opinions, and we're all alolwed to disagree, but damn y'all can et catty, lol.
and everlasting, this IS "Prince.org", a site dedicated to prince, so you'll come across a lot of "prince cheerleaders" (not that i'm saying RD is one of them)
now, can y'all please stop?
[This message was edited Thu Oct 16 22:50:39 PDT 2003 by lovebizzare]