The Revolution - "Purple Rain"
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- Опубліковано 1 лис 2016
- I shot this at the first show of 3 that the Revolution performed at First Ave in Minneapolis on Sept. 1st, 2016. Some will say that the performance was less than 'perfect', but it was to me, and others. It was the most emotionally challenging show I am sure they've ever played, and one that I have ever witnessed. They were indeed, a band in mourning, and in the end, celebrated the man that brought them all together.
Wendy is so overlooked as a guitarist. She is brilliant. Many thought she and Lisa were just stage props and they couldn't be more wrong. Very talented musicians in their own right. I am sure this was an extremely emotional show for the band and a gift for all the fans.
100 percent agree huge props to your comment
She played the hell out of the guitar solo at the Prince Tribute! She has every right in the world to play this song!
I mean all of the guitar stuff, was written by her, so she should have every right to play it lol
@@damien2729 are you trying to say she wrote the guitar solo too. Really? Give her due but don't overcompensate.
So sad. Life (and music) will never be the same without Prince. So very glad The Revolution is doing this.👍
I've been in concert with the Revolution for the last five years.
Anybody crying?
Thanks The Revolution for the tribute to that genius Prince Rogers Nelson.
Wendy rocks!
People need to stop being so judgemental!!! since Prince is no longer here to sing and play music. I rather see the band he made purple rain with do the song. for people to say no one should do it but Prince is crazy. His music is loved by millions and will be covered and played a million times over. Let the Revolution pay Tribute to the man they owe their careers to. POINT, BLANK, PERIOD!!!!!
Lajuana Livingston lol this is the revolution that's Wendy
Prince didn't write the soundtrack of "Purple Rain" by himself. Read the liner notes. The Dr said Prince wrote half the album. So they owe their careers to each other regarding that album.
I agree & Also people don’t realize Lisa & Wendy wrote the music to what is now purple rain Prince 🙏may God rest his soul wrote the lyrics & sang the story about the Kid’s mother & father his band his girl Billy & Morris
@@annascoria6178 Dr. Fink never said that. Every single song on that album, its melody, lyrics, and chord structure is Prince. The Revolution contributed to the arrangement and the production on certain songs with Prince right there. He was not the figurehead some of you guys are making him out to be. He was more than a bandleader and singer--he may have liked James Brown, but he wasn't James Brown. That is not to diminish Wendy and Lisa at all. Their contributions are important. Take Purple Rain. Prince already wrote the song on piano with half the lyrics finished. He and the band worked out the arrangement/production after that. Wendy came up with the idea to open up the chords (his were closed) and may have contributed some as well... which was a great idea on her part and he liked it. After Purple Rain was recorded in First Avenue live, Prince went back and edited parts out (a verse) and employed Lisa to come up with a string arrangement for the background. At one point, while they were hashing out the song, Dr. Fink started playing a lovely little keyboard line. Prince liked it and turned it into a falsetto vocal (the hoo-hoo-hoo-hoohoo part). The guitar solo towards the end was all Prince. He even improvised part of it on stage. Like I said, the Purple Rain recording from the album is actually live (with some additions and tweaks done later in the studio.) Now let's look at Darling Nikki, Beautiful Ones and When DOVES CRY---hate to break to your Revolution worshippers but that is ALL PRINCE without any help with arrangement or production from anyone--all alone, by himself. Now let's look at the rest of the songs--Written by Prince (melody and lyrics), the arrangement and production hashed out by him and and the band...but how much freedom they had is hard to know because there are instances when he literally just went in and told them exactly what to play. There are other instances when he let some members create their parts. And there are jam session recordings as well. It was a blend. The most freedom Wendy and Lisa had in the studio was the Parade, pre-Sign of the TImes era...and Parade is still mostly Prince arrangments/songwriting with two co-written songs with Wendy and lisa and one with Mark/David Z and Prince (And Kiss by the way was still lyrically AND melodically Prince's work.) Wendy and Lisa are mostly prominent in the Crystal Ball/Dream Factory outtakes where they did a fair amount of arrangments on his compositions and contributed a handful of their own (some brilliant ones like Large Room with No Light, and Power Fantastic) which he also contributed to (he wrote the lyrics and worked on the productions) Band contributions are important but he wasn't just the pop performer who shook his ass, bossed people around, strummed some chords and created nursery rhyme melodies that this band turned into masterpieces while he took all the credit. Wanna see how brilliant Prince was back then ON HIS OWN--listen to the long version of the song Crystal Ball. The only band contributions were Susannah Melvoin singing background and Clare Fisher contributing orchestral parts...(Clare Fisher by the way is as important to Prince's work as Wendy and LIsa combined.)
@@rubentrujillo7262 Good Lord. The movie is not accurate. I hope you know that. Prince didn't just show up and write lyrics and sing. Boy, oh boy. He wrote the song's melody, lyrics and basic chord structure first and THEN worked with the band to hash out the production and arrangement. Wendy opened up the chords and I am assuming contributed some to the opening and rhythm section. The guitar solo at the end of the song is all Prince. Purple Rain's recording was actually live and then later tweaked in the studio. His solo was live and improvised. This information by the way is ALL ACCORDING TO THEM and the demo is actually online with just Prince on piano.
I was fortunate to have met Prince in 86 in Minneapolis I was from NYC I was 16 and in rehab in Omegon... I met him because a counselor grew up w him... We hit it off were friends for years.... miss you Prince.
ive been a Prince nut since Purple Rain came out and always have been since he was the most talented gifted man on earth..ive bern in love with Wendy since Waterfall..shes and Lisa are the backbone of Prince and the Revolution. Musicians WISHED they could play like the girls and Prince did...They play with,soul,heart and love of music and their fans. Dont critisize them for what they are doing playing his and their music!!. Its those memories of him and the band that made PRINCE..They HAD TO DO THIS.......FOR ALL OF YOU!!!!
Bravo Wendy. I can't even begin to imagine how you managed to get through it.
I'll tell ya, if you watch this clip without it just breaking your heart... you might want run to a doctor and see if you've got one.
I love you, Wendy! RIP Prince Rogers Nelson
❤
Half of these comments are ridiculous. This is the group that helped make The Purple Rain era...
I agree. I have thought about disabling them, just because of the 'over-the-top' ridiculous ones.
Lisa Burlington Bravo!!! 💜💜💜💜💜💔💜
Loved Lisa played this part on the Tribute to Prince; Let's Go Crazy! It made me emotional! Bravo Lisa!
That Tribute lead me here! I was hoping you are still playing music.
@@laydedi1 Wendy is the guitarist; Lisa is the keyboard player.
You can really feel the weight of what they were going through, especially Wendy. I watched the performance of Purple Rain from February (2019) in Paris. Wow, it really felt like a true celebration. You can also tell how hard Wendy worked on the solo. I love both performances equally but for different reasons. Love to PRINCE AND THE REVOLUTION!!!
this is really one my favorite songs it's still hard to for me to believe his gone prince was it hard just was but he is and always be the best ever on stage purple rain will always be the sing for me thank my brother and the revolution keep doing the work like he would wanted you to do he would proud of you.
I think they did a great job! I know doing this song without him was very hard on them.. but this tour was to honor Prince.. and his legacy. Thank you to the Revolution .. you are awesome!
Wendy may not be the best lead guitar player around but she is the one who came up with the beautiful chords for this song...not Prince. A true masterpiece!
Have you not seen the March 30,1985 live version? Wendy is one of the best lead guitarists
The masterpiece of Prince song. It's like an anthem with so much emotional to it.
The Revolution never disappoints. Outstanding!
They made history and magic together no other band like this ever bar none!
I know I'm gonna take a lot of backlash for saying this but IMO the Stone City Band was just as good if not better......
B Taylor Rick James band was great too! Not going compare but it's hard to play through tears. I know
B Taylor I realized I can listen to the stone city band and not cry. Just looking at these guys breaks my heart
+Eugene Smiley mine, too
U r correct! They were a band n mourning! I watched Lisa & Wendy n an Nterview w/tha othr Revolution band members... They all st8ed they were crying on this song & THIS sho, (u've so graciously shared w/us)! Very emotional & IT WAS A PERFECT PERFORMANCE ALSO 2 ME! 💜💜💜🤗
DeVone Young I don't believe she made it through without breaking down. great job Wendy!!😓
They were all crying, tough performance!
Tears and goosebumps. Can't believe its been a year. :(
They had to grieve too and still live daily with his loss.
WOW And She Playing His Guitar...Love Wendy...RIP PRINCE
They were all crying, tough performance!
wendy is shattetered and still she is there singin taking that emotional solo facing the crowd congrats respect you are one of a kind
It is one of the best songs ever. Seeing Revolution playing it again. Is it ok for me to cry?
yes it's ok, we all do so !!
You'd be heartless not to.
Omg yes. I can't stop
WOW And She Playing His Guitar...Love Wendy...RIP PRINCE
Nope that's not the actual one, the original still is at Paisley Park.
What she's seen here playing is one of six copies made by New York Luthier Roger Sadowsky. They were commissioned by Prince's management because of a couple of issues with the original guitar.
First: Prince's affinity to throw his guitars around, and the original manufacturer having discontinued the model, so back ups were always in short supply.
Second: It wasn't really that good a guitar, look up old Sears mail order catalogs and you can find the guitar in there, Prince bought his cheap and liked it because of its raspy sound, listen to "Dirty Mind" (The album, not just the song.) to really get an idea what attracted Prince to that guitar. But when used live, the guitar would screech at high volumes and would hum badly because of its cheap electronics.
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So in order to make it a stage worthy instrument, the guitar was fitted with a built in wireless, look up that live clip of "Take me with U" and note the black back plate and the fact that it doesn't have a lead coming from its plug socket.
So Sadowsky was drafted in to build six matching copies for Prince and Wendy to use on the Purple Rain and Parade tours. Prince later gave one of those to Wendy and that's what she's seen playing here.
Oh and another way to differentiate those copies from the original: Prince had the electronics revised once more in the nineties but the new electronics included white cover pickups, rather than black cover, So Prince took a sharpie and colored them black, so with the original as it is now, you can actually see the white emerging as the sharpie ink was worn away.
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The guitar she's playing in this video is not a Sadowsky, it's a cheap Korean Hohner from the late eighties.
The guitar he always relied on. Old faithful.
And if you grew up and that era, it should make you cry. It's hard enough hearing the damn song because you can count time with it. But when THEY do it? OMG!!!
So true
There will never be another one like him!!!!! Damn I miss him!
Thank you, Wendy and The Revolution... *beautiful* 💜
This is so amazing!!!! I cannot believe you were there! What a privilege! ❤💜💜💜💜💜
I love how Wendy sang this song with just full of love and memory of prince. I can tell by how she closed her eyes
Here's an analysis of a perfect ending...
7:14 = Signal to the band for the closure.
7:18 = The first chord, a powerful E# to hold on to.
7:20 = Checking with everyone to get the "A-ok" for the ending.
7:29 = A nod in heaven for the final goodbye...
7:34 = A little death as the powerful E# comes to an end...
7:36 = A humble but still "bad-ass" move for the last A# and the end of a musical era...
Lisa... if you weren't there that night, I wouldn't enjoyed this 6000 miles away... From the bottom of my heart, thank you...
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@@viggoulander9671 I was just going to ask about this. 👀 😁
I can't help but cry. Prince was an amazing artist. He gave the world amazing music. He is truly missed. I hope one day to see the Revolution. Wendy is truly amazing been a fan of hers since she started with prince.
Absolutely favorite band of all time. Blessings to The Revolution!
I love wendy and lisa. Some of the best to EVER do music.
I'm so in love and melting!!! Just beautiful! I love you all!! Thank you for sharing! I have to say if you really loved Prince, nothing negative should come over you! This should've been heartfelt!! 💓
This is not an easy song to pull off playing and singing. But if anyone can’t do it, Wendy Melvoin is certainly very capable of pulling of this masterpiece. Great job .
I’m glad to see you all back Lisa!
Thank you so much Wendy and Lisa for honoring Prince in the only and best way, keeping the music alive, God bless you
Thank you. It meant more to me than any other tribute...
This rendition is like a long goodbye 👋🏻. It really hits home that he’s gone. A Sad but fitting Tribute to Prince. Goodbye Prince 👋🏻! May he Rest Easy! 🔮
DAMN!! GET DOWN!! Thanks for sharing!!
PRINCE WOULD BE PROUD! BEAUTIFUL!
In memory of him
Thank you to wendy and lisa for showing prince this song you guy's made a masterpiece with purple rain
Prince wrote this .... not Lisa and Wendy that was just movie.
D.J. Gra, can’t believe people actually believe what they saw in the movie....please people...do some research.
The Song was written by Prince, not Wendy and Lisa. It was originally a country music theme, and Stevie Nicks was supposed to write the Lyrics. Lisa toyed with it a bit, by adjusting the chords to another tempo and Prince remade the whole arrangements and the lyrics.
On the Purple Rain Album Wendy, Lisa, Dr Fink and Prince "Co Wrote" or were credited for "Computer Blue" Which was actually a Jam session turned interesting. That explains the chaotic set up of that song.
The first song that Wendy and Lisa would impose on a Prince Album was "Mountains" which Prince HATED at first. They had to twist his arm for him to accept the material and even threatened to quit. Prince re arranged it a bit to fit his vocals and imposed co writer's credit on them (Yes, it was business and he was gangster) . He also accepted "Sometimes It Snows in April" under the same terms.
@@sismeo1 well that was really insulting, and not even completely truthful. Do your *own* research, ' nuff said.
@@nisaba5752 in what way?
Hey, dude! Shut up and let HER sing it!!!
LOL truth... annoying, whoever was close to him wasted their money on that ticket
This was uploaded on my birthday, Just now saw this video and made me cry Legend is still truly missed and forever will be hoping prince is resting in peace and the song that started it all
I shed a tear on this one...appreciate the post
Impressive stretches on a couple of those chords.
Wendy + The Revolution, merci/thanks, I'm sad I'll miss your Austin show, please keep it on the road, and I still hoping for a new girll bros album!
Awesome!!! Awesome!!!!! Heroes live forever!!!!!!! My god Prince would so proud!!!!! Well done The Revolution !!!
Thank U PRINCE Rogers Nelson.
Thank U ‘’ The Revolution ‘’.
Thank U Wendy & Lisa.
God bless Us all.
💜
Very Heartfelt , You can see her looking to her right for Prince , knowing he's not Their ! :( :) Thanks for the upload !
Over a year and it still hurts
Well past 7 now and it's still hurting. 😢
Tears
Wow! Thanks for filming and sharing this lisa!
You're welcome. Jacki!
Thanks so much for sharing this with us! Can't hear this tune without tears.
I would give almost anything to be able to play guitar like Prince he was an amazing musician
Practice. Emerse yourself in the music. You'll be surprised at what comes out....
The more we hear others play his music, the more Prince is missed.....
When the "Ouhhooo " part after the solo comes you just gotta cry
Eye LOVE U, REVOLUTION. Thank u.
LONG LIVE THE REVOLUTION 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜
Wendy you inspire me.....one of the greatest guitar lines ever played.
Wenda love u like a sister.thank u for keeping prince alive in are heart's
God, that was beautifully performed!
Did Wendy inherit Prince’s telecaster? I’m glad if she did. And what an emotional solo. I’ve always loved this song... and all of the Revolution.
It's a Hohner Madcat, Prince picked the original one up from a gas station for 30 bucks, how cool ay
This brought tears to my eyes. Beautiful.
💜 Blessings from now Vegas... but 40th and Minnehaha as a kid.
Beautiful! I watched you guys from the movie of Purple Rain to now and forever more in the future. You guys are just incredible and Prince will be smiling in Heaven watching. I was crying and singing along and air guitaring too lol incredible performance! Stay safe!
INCREDIBLE LISA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Damn, I wish I could've been there to see these shows... I can feel the vibe coming through, even on video... Must've been completely and utterly unbelievable to witness this in person... *_O(+> R.I.P..._*
Thanks for sharing this!!
FREAKING AWESOME... NUMBER 1 IN MY TOP 5 BANDS OF ALL TIMES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! REVOLUTION...THAT NAME SAYS IT ALL!!!!!!!!!!! PIONEERS IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. YOU AALLLLL ARE CRAZY TALENTED AND KNOW YOUR SHIT!!!!!!!!! LOVE EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YHE BOU!!!! CONTINUE 2 TNK GOD 4 THE TALENT HE BESTOWED UPON YOU AND BELIEVE THAT YOU ALL WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER TO BRING THE WORLD TOGETHER AS YOU HAVE DONE!!!! I AM BLESSED TO HAVE BEEN AT THE RIGHT TIME AND AGE TO SEE THE BLOSSOM OF THAT MUSICAL ERA! PEACE BE WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE OF U.
Wendy with the Hohner Telecaster, the guitar that everyone including myself can't wait to get our hands on !!! Thank U Prince (R.I.P) for turning me on to Telecasters 🎸🎸🎸 !!!
Tears.
Beautiful.
You guys did a great job! 💜
I ❤ Prince n The Revolution & my
❤ will Forever go out 2 one of the Coolest Artists' that ever was
& ever will be!!!!!R.i.P 👑!!
great job
we love you prince ...love yall lisa
Wendy and Lisa helped to make Prince a Legend, especially Wendy when she was with Prince and the Revolution, Wendy was the Female Guitarist of the Decade with her Virtuoso Guitar Musicology infused with that of Prince. Wendy put the Guitar Chords into Purple Rain !!! Prince (RIP) Play On Wendy FretSis . . .👍😎🆒🎸🤘☺️💯%🌟🌹🔥♥️🎼🇺🇸🙏 DDH 9-6-2023.
Her and Prince made me fell in love with Hohner's Tele.
God bless you guys you rock
Beautiful
amazing humbling what a tribute they paid to prince. not many people can come on stage and play that song a few days after he died, especially when you ve been his bdan mates.....congrats to wendy and all the others revolution, these are incredible musicians and incredible humans
Give me the chills
They did an amazing job 🙌😍
Lisa B, thank you so much for posting this! I was there that night too. I almost didn't go, thinking it wouldn't be a good show without Prince. I changed my mind at the last minute and I was able to get a ticket and so glad I did! it was so emotionally overwhelming of a show, so healing, and so beautiful. Wendy was so brave to take the mic, and she did an AMAZING job! she really captured the heart of the music, and the soul we all needed to feel once again. xoxo
You're welcome! I remember telling my coworkers at the time, once The Revolution announced they were doing some shows, that if they played First Ave, I'd be there. I did. I wish I had tickets for the next 2 nights, but I had obligations back home here in Kansas City. All in all, I KNEW it was going to be one heck of any emotional show. So blessed to have gone.
Forever raining…Purple Rain 💜
Rest in Power our dear beloved Prince
Thank you Lisa !!!!!- I got know Prince a bit before he died may he RIP.
so sad and wonderful
How they managed to keep it together emotionally i seriously don't know wow wow wow spectacular and yes totally understandably very emotional performance
Même en France ont n’ oublie pas prince merci Wendy ❤
The music was 100% spot on. Prince can never be replaced . It was great though . Love the Revolution .
Aww man, IS that Prince's guitar she's playing?? Wow that's...speechless... Wow! 😓💜 5:00 alright I'm totally crying now.
ooooh it's incredible 😩😩😩😩
Love it...
I love how she's playing for Prince!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏💖💖💖💖💖
The guitar
This love : forever!!!!
To play that guitar must be overwhelming.
Wish I could slap a like on the description of this video!!
@ Lisa - Thank you for sharing this heartwarming and beautiful and heartbreaking performance. What you said in your description, beautifully said... 💜 PeaCe&ReSPeCt, Shelley