Prince Live in Las Vegas

[Pacman]

You need this DVD! Just watched it, and it's so funky it hurts!

Rhonda Smith, Maceo Parker, the drummer's a MONTSER! Just go buy it@!

[ceeprm]

Already got it and yep it is amazin- john blackwell is one of my favourite drummers- do you know what bass rhonda smith is using?

[Richard Lindsey]

Originally posted by Pacman
You need this DVD! Just watched it, and it's so funky it hurts!

Rhonda Smith, Maceo Parker, the drummer's a MONTSER! Just go buy it@!

Wow, I'd never heard of this. Thanks for the recommendation; I'll have to look for it. Sometimes I think Prince's weirdness obscures his brilliance a bit. Not everything he does is golden, but IMHO he's truly gifted.

[JimK]

I bought this over the Xmas holidays(Best Buy).
I immediately posted my comments in the "New Music DVDs" thread...

Absolutely, it is happenin'!
The solos tend to be 'jazzy', the grooves funky...nice dichotomy.

It looks like Rhonda Smith is using a Jazz.
Sheila E. has aged extremely well.

During this concert Prince mentions "...if you like what you hear, buy One Night Alone".
It's on my list(3-cd set @approx $50...kinda steep). I did pick up N.E.W.S.; essentially the same band on the Vegas DVD...it's instrumental & contains but 4 pieces.


I like the part in the concert DVD when Prince asks "Who has a cell phone"?
"Call your next of kin, 'cause we're about to get funky".

...and how 'bout his new dance, "the Ozzie Osburn"?

Best Buy is also stocking the Sign O' The Times DVD.
Anybody seen this one?

[JimK]

Originally posted by Richard Lindsey Sometimes I think Prince's weirdness obscures his brilliance a bit.

Richard-
He's not really weird on this concert in Vegas at all. No worries...he's just down to business.
He turned out pretty well.

[DWBass]

Is Rhonda Smith still endorsing Laklands?

[NJL]

Originally posted by Pacman
You need this DVD! Just watched it, and it's so funky it hurts!

Rhonda Smith, Maceo Parker, the drummer's a MONTSER! Just go buy it@!

Jon,

Who's the drummer? (please tell me it's Terri Lynn Carrington)

[JimK]

NJL-
John Blackwell is on cans...

[jerry]

Prince played out here a couple weeks back...one of the best shows I've ever seen[and I've seen alot] Rhonda & John Blackwell just smoked....Maceo too!!!! Rhonda played a Fender Jazz, like she does in the video. Prince is one of the best band leaders out there!

[Kid Charlemagne]

Originally posted by KONG
What Prince albums would you recommend getting? the clips of each album I heard sound very different but I really dig the song "Let's work"

My personal favourites:

Dirty Mind
Controversy
Around the world in a day
Sign 'o' the times

[JimK]

Emancipation is also cool.
I did a little reading up this set...decided I wanted it & figured it would set me back about $35+...this was pre-Internet for me, so I'm hoping I don't have to order it from the local store. I bebop in there & they're stocking, like 20 copies...for $7.99 each! Really, I thought it was a mistake. I take it to the counter & it scans at the marked price. Sold!

...what's really funny-
In the "Used" bin there was a copy for $20!

Can you beleive Prince was recording albums back in '78!?

[JimK]

Originally posted by NJL
Who's the drummer? (please tell me it's Terri Lynn Carrington)

If you're a fan of TLC-
I'm assuming you already own/seen the Herbie Future 2 Future DVD...

[NJL]

Originally posted by JimK
If you're a fan of TLC-
I'm assuming you already own/seen the Herbie Future 2 Future DVD...

i have two copies, one to watch and other is unwrapped, so when the first one wears out, i can use the second one.

[Starrchild]

Anybody heard the bassline to She's always in my head?

If not give it a listen,my man kills it.

[Essexbass]

Originally posted by ceeprm
Already got it and yep it is amazin- john blackwell is one of my favourite drummers- do you know what bass rhonda smith is using?

I've got this DVD too - the partnership of Rhonda Smith and John Blackwell is right in "Pocket central" - The whole band is awesome! My fave tracks are "Family Name", "Whole Lotta Love" and "Pass the Peas".

Like everyone else, I thought Rhonda's Jazz was a Fender....but it's actually an ESP (you get a very brief close up of the headstock between one of the tracks earlier on).

[jerry]

The ESP jazz was the one Prince is seen playing in the openimg credits, I'm pretty sure Rhonda was playing a Fender, I know she was when I saw her live. I'll go back and watch the DVD again, I could be wrong

[pyrohr]

Originally posted by starchild
Anybody heard the bassline to She's always in my head?

If not give it a listen,my man kills it.

I have! It's my favorite tunes on the Rave 2000 tour cd.
Larry Graham sits deep in the back of the pocket on that one!
One big funk lesson!

[pyrohr]

Ooops forgot to mention that I do own a copy of the Vegas show.
Rhonda Smith plays a black 75 jazz bass (one of Princes favs).
She also plays a electric upright too.

[larrytron]

This DVD is Killer!!!!!
Rhonda plays a 75(i think it's 75) jazz bass .She was given the bass by Fender.
I read an interview about that; she can't play her Zone bass with Prince.

I love when Prince ask the audience to take the cell phone!!Tell them how much it's funky here...

[larrytron]

Originally posted by pyrohr
Ooops forgot to mention that I do own a copy of the Vegas show.
Rhonda Smith plays a black 75 jazz bass (one of Princes favs).
She also plays a electric upright too.

Oops! too late!!!!!