8/28/2023 0 Comments Prince doctor finkThe legacy of The Rebels sowed the concept in Prince’s mind to one day tour with a named backing band, which four albums later saw the formation of The Revolution. Prince was keen to put together a multiracial ensemble and although the name The Rebels was dropped shortly after, that November rehearsals were complete and the band joined Prince on his debut tour in support of his self-titled second album Prince. Prince believed naming his touring band would instil the sense of ambition and unified purpose in the group, so from 10th to 21 July the four were ensconced at Mountain Ears Sound Studio to cut tracks and form a tighter unit. The band had played their first public gigs at the Minneapolis’s Capri Theatre that January, $4 a head on the door, but their performance was not thought up to par by the Warner executives that attended and that the live act needed work. He was looking to hone his band for the supporting tour. They and Prince flew to Boulder, Colorado in the wake Prince’s sessions at Record Plant Studios in Sausalito, California which created his debut album For You. This was a group comprising Andre Cymone on bass, Dez Dickerson on guitar and Gayle Chapman on keyboards. With the anniversary of the release of the Kid’s greatest commercial triumph on hand, VIBE has recruited Doctor Fink to breakdown the making of Purple Rain track by track.The genesis of Prince’s first credited backing band begins as far back as 1979 with The Rebels. for a partnership to reissue many of those classic LP’s from his acclaimed ’80s run, headlined by a deluxe remaster of Purple Rain, reportedly due out later this year. Prince recently re-upped with longtime estranged record label Warner Bros. Purple Rain is the project that not only propelled the multi-instrumentalist to major stadium act, it gave him the licensed freedom to promptly wild-out artistically on subsequent statements like Around The World In A Day, Parade, and Sign ‘O The Times. And both “When Doves Cry” and “The Beautiful Ones” have also popped up during various dates. For much of this year, a dramatically slowed down, riff-heavy version of “Let’s Go Crazy” has kicked off the setlist for his acclaimed live shows. It’s the reason why the man has revisited the populace fervor of Purple Rain during some of his most recent performances. And while it’s true that Prince is not much for looking back (it was a pleasant shock to witness the reinvigorated star invite Bobby onstage May of last year during a blazing hometown Minneapolis gig with his bruising female power trio 3RDEYEGIRL), he recognizes the 18 million-selling album’s importance to his storied career. There’s a June 28 gig that’s set for Minneapolis’ First Avenue (the famed club featured in Purple Rain) as part of Bobby Z’s third annual Benefit 2 Celebrate Life, as well as dates in Dayton, Ohio (July 24), Detroit (July 25), and Indianapolis (July 26). On any given night, the gregarious musician/producer can be seen performing many of the hits he played on record and on tour during his decade run with the Purple One. Today, Doctor Fink, who still rocks his trademark quirky doctor’s scrubs as the frontman of the Prince tribute band the Purple Xperience, preaches the gospel of Prince. But it would be cool if he reached out to the band or even thought about doing a special show to commemorate the release of Purple Rain.” Prince doesn’t have to go on a big reunion tour with the Revolution. “Bruce Springsteen got up there and admitted, ‘Yeah, we had some rough moments and yeah I disbanded the group for a long time.’ But yet Bruce had the balls to put it back together with those guys for one night and give them their recognition. Street Band did at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame,” he says of a possible reunion of Prince’s talented outfit that included Fink, drummer Bobby Z, guitarist Wendy Melvoin, fellow keyboardist Lisa Coleman, and bassist Brown Mark. “I just think it would be great for the Revolution to get back together much like how the E. But he’s not looking for a nostalgic payday. Indeed, as you shake your head in disbelief that today (June 25) marks the 30th anniversary of the classic rock-funk soundtrack to the Academy Award-winning film-a ballsy project that transformed Prince Rogers Nelson from platinum rude boy to global superstar-it should be noted that Fink was by the Minneapolis’ genius’ side almost from the beginning of his genre-blurring career. “For me, personally, I feel sad that he has kind of segregated himself from us,” he says of his former boss, the groundbreaking music visionary who shook up (and turned out) the world with his landmark 1984 release Purple Rain.Īs a former member of His Royal Badness’ backing band the Revolution, keyboardist Matthew Robert Fink still marvels at the cultural impact of the bombshell soundtrack. Doctor Fink has a message for Prince: it’s time for another Revolution.
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