Prince, R. I. P.

Exactly. W&L alone is worth the $35 IMO

 

It's only $35? I'd go to just about any concert for that price - let alone one of the greatest bands ever!

 

not sure about other cities, but their Louisville show is $35. I paid over $100 both times I saw Prince, so it's pretty cheap in comparison IMO.

 

More so than almost any other artist - ever - there is no comparison. And if there is a way to measure the gap in seeing the two perform - it would be a heck of lot more than $65.

 

I paid $400 for a one hour show with him on a piano.

 

21 Nights - £31.21 for the main show, £19.99 for the aftershow.

I went to 3 mains and 4 afters (including the last night with Amy Winehouse).

I lived about 10 mins away from the Millennium Dome

 

like i wrote, enjoy that mess.

 

You have seen them without Prince? yes?

 

please ignore me if you want to like them so bad ... without Prince they would not have made the music they did. Yes W&L assisted, but the fact remains the same. No Prince = No Revolution.

No Jim Morrison = No Doors

No Miles Davis = No Miles Davis Quintet.

This does not detract from their individual merits as musicians.

 

You must be confused. I asked if you had seen them without Prince? And you did say they have no substance without him, that is pretty much detracting from their merits as musicians.

 

I sure would enjoy the rest of the Miles Davis Quintet minus Miles though.

 

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Yeah, no way anybody would want to see that band play live.

 

If Pat Methany isn't playing with Joni Mitchell, I don't care...

 

To be fair, this reunion tour is all about nostalgia and paying tribute to Prince... it isn't like they are trying to record new music or try to be anything more than going out there and playing to Prince fans who will consider this the closest they're ever going to get to see him again. Bowie's former bandmates recently did a similar scenario where they played many cities after his death as a tribute.

I think The Revolution are the first to admit that something is missing without Prince, this is just a tribute for fans who want a little nostalgia.

 

Plus they finally they can hear "dirty Prince" songs live after he ignored them for a couple decades.

 

No SHF, no masswriter, if you want to persue this rather pointless argument. Miles wasn't recruiting nobodies just so he could look good, and neither was Prince. It's about THE MUSIC. I couldn't see Jimbo lasting 5 minutes as a solo act.

 

Did Amy sung in one of the afters??

 

I saw Holy Holy at The Fillmore, and it was fantastic. So glad they decided to tour, and you could definitely hear where much of the sound of The Man Who Sold The World came from (hint: much of it didn't come from Bowie - which is why Bowie assembled that band, instead of just playing most of the instruments himself).

 

Prince mentioned he would like to perform with Amy while in London (see here) ahead of the O2 residency but it wasn't looking likely to happen towards the end of the residency, at least there was no word of it happening and Amy was going through some highly publicised difficulties. Prince had been playing "Love Is A Losing Game" at aftershows with Shelby J taking lead vocal duties.

On the last night aftershow, "Love Is A Losing Game" started up with the curtains still closed - as the curtains opened, Amy was singing!

Starts about 4 minutes in:



Footage:

Amy Winehouse and Prince - Love is A Losing Game Live

 

Red died when I was 3, I would have loved to see him play.

 

I was thinking the second quintet, but either of them would work for me!

 

Hey that works for me too. Either is awesome. I prefer the first personally as I am a big fan of anything Davis/Coltrane but Ron Carter plays a mean bass and who could argue with Herbie Hancock. It is all awesome.

 

I'm not arguing because I'm not interested in a counter-point. I did say enjoy it. I for one will pass on that dumpster fire.