The tightest Band he has ever had??
this past Monday I saw PRINCE for the 50th time performing. At CLUB Black right up front, i dont think I have ever heard a tighter band in my life. I know we all have our favorite lineups and things like that but U cannot deny that PRINCE himself is at his best now in terms of his playing and band setup. I dont waste my time comparing concert to concert or album to album or any of that stuff, its wasted energy, the times were different, i mean is it fair to even compare a John Blackwell to Bobby Z?? This show totally blew my mind and brought me back to why I love PRINCE and music in general, its inspirational, I mean seeing PRINCE solo during SSHHH or Question Of U, u cant put a price tag on that, so why try?? Honestly this is my favorite Lineup ever in a PRINCE band just for what they bring to the table, I mean JB is out of control, and usually I dont like the Horns, but Maceo and company blow my mind, and Renato is exactly what PRINCE needs, a player that doesnt fall into a category and Rhonda well what can I say about this woman, she gave me a wave as she came on stage and I almost passed out, she is on fire and a great player too, as PRINCE would say, Now thats Sexy!

Yeah, I'm sold! I just hope there is some Musicology lessons scheduled for Detroit or Toronto sometime soon.

Only 50 times? You're a rookie.

I like the lineup also. I especially like Renato and John Blackwell man are they Fabulous.

lovemachine said:

Yeah well I blame that on the 1989-1993 absence from touring here. Plus Im in NYC he doesnt come here too often.

Finally a thread that has some MEANING!
I agree, I think his current line up is the tightest he's had. The Revolution, The SOTT/Lovesexy line up and the Gold era line up were all fantastic in their own special way but right at this moment in 2004 you couldn't ask for a better group of musicians. I hate it when I show Prince videos to regular people and they say "cool backing band"! That makes me cringe - it's not a BACKING band like Kylie Minogue would have - it's PRINCE'S band and family - they all grow together!