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Computer Blue by Prince & The Revolution

Artist Biography For Prince & The Revolution

Prince Formed The Revolution In Minneapolis Minnesota In 1979 As His Backing Band For His First Concert Tour. The Original Lineup Consisted Of Gayle Chapman On Keyboards André Cymone On Bass Dez Dickerson On Guitar Doctor Fink On Keyboards And Bobby Z. On Drums & Percussion. The Band Went Nameless For Almost Three Years While Supporting Prince Live And Appearing In His Music Videos. Chapman And Cymone Left In The Early 1980's And Were Replaced By Lisa Coleman On Keyboards And Brownmark On Bass. The First Album On Which The Revolution Performed Was The 1982 Prince Release 1999 Which Has The Band's Moniker Written In Reverse On The Back Cover. When The 1999 Tour Ended In 1983 Dez Dickerson Left The Band For Religious Reasons And Was Replaced By Lisa's Childhood Friend And Soon-To-Be Lover Wendy Melvoin On Guitar. The First Album Officially Released As Prince & The Revolution Was Purple Rain In 1984 Which Sold Over 16 Million Copies In The United States Alone. The Band's Sound Incorporated Heavy Metal Pop Funk R&B And Hard Rock Elements. Wendy Melvoin & Lisa Coleman Formed A Particular Creative Bond With Prince And Greatly Influenced The Band's Output During The Rest Of Their Tenure. The Band Achieved Two Number-One Billboard 200 Albums Purple Rain & Around The World In A Day Six Top Ten Singles On The Billboard Hot 100 Chart And Won Three Grammy Awards. In 1985 Members Of The Soon-To-Be-Defunct Group The Family Which In Turn Included Former Members Of Another Group The Time Joined The Revolution Along With People From Sheila E.'s Band. This Included The Addition Of Three Dancers/vocalists/comic Foils Known As The Bodyguards . The Last Lineup Of Prince & The Revolution Was Informally Known As The Counter-Revolution And Consisted Of - Jerome Benton The Bodyguards - Atlanta Bliss Trumpet - Greg Brooks The Bodyguards - Lisa Coleman Keyboards Piano And Vocals - Doctor Fink Keyboards And Vocals - Eric Leeds Saxophone - Brown Mark Bass Guitar And Vocals - Susannah Melvoin Backing Vocals - Wendy Melvoin Guitar And Vocals - Prince Lead Vocals Guitar And Piano - Wally Safford The Bodyguards - Miko Weaver Guitar - Bobby Z. Drums The Revolution Was Officially Disbanded By Prince In 1986 After The Hit N Run Tour Which Supported Parade The Soundtrack For The Movie Under The Cherry Moon. Melvoin And Coleman Went On To A Successful Career As Wendy & Lisa.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Computer Blue

"Computer Blue" Is The Fourth Track On Prince And The Revolution's Soundtrack Album Purple Rain. In The Film The Song Represents Prince's Angst At The Budding Relationship Between The Characters Played By Morris Day And Apollonia Kotero. The Song Was Composed By Prince With Credit To His Father John L. Nelson For The Guitar Solo Based On An Untitled Piano Piece By Nelson. Prince Titled The Piece "Father's Song" And Recorded It On Piano For The Film Though On Screen It Was Portrayed As Being Played By Prince's On-Screen Father Actor Clarence Williams III. "Computer Blue" Was Originally Recorded At Sunset Sound In Los Angeles In Early September 1983. Prince Along With Wendy And Lisa And Sound Engineer Susan Rogers Set About Recording What Would Later End Up Being Placed On The Album Purple Rain Albeit In A Very Heavily Edited Form. The Song Begins With Spoken Lyrics By Wendy And Lisa Which Suggest A Dominatrix-Type Relationship. The Song Then Becomes A Very Guitar-Oriented Number With Rock Music Screams. The Released Version Only Has One Verse. The Version Of The Song That Debuted At The First Avenue Nightclub In Minneapolis Minnesota Had A Second Verse As Did The Song As It Was Originally Recorded. Originally Conceived As A 14-Minute Opus "Computer Blue" Would Later Be Edited Down Several Times For Inclusion On Purple Rain The Song Was Edited From A Fully Mastered 7 30 Down To Its Current Length When "Take Me With U" Was Added To The Album At The Last Minute. The Full-Length Version Of The Song Contains Extended Instrumental Solos And Additional Lyrics. Also Present Is A Repeated Synthesizer Segment With A Sing-A-Long Phrase "nah Nah Nah Nah Nah" Which Was Often Often Played In Live Versions Of The Song. The Synth Part Without The Vocals Even Made It Into The Film Purple Rain As The Revolution Was Rehearsing While Waiting On Prince To Arrive. The Track Ends With A Full Minute Of Screeching Feedback Some Of Which Formed The Segue To "Darling Nikki" On The Album Version. Widely Regarded By The Hardcore Fan Base As A Musical Masterpiece The Original Unedited Recording Features The Infamous "Hallway Speech" As Termed By Fans About Emotions Likened To Different Rooms.

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