The Revolution (live performances)

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The Revolution (live performances) refers to Prince’s backing band as they appeared in concert, known for their tight musicianship, genre-blending sound, and dynamic stage presence during his classic 1980s era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Prince backing band ⓘ
backing band configuration ⓘ
concert act ⓘ
activePeriod early 1980s ⓘ
mid 1980s ⓘ
associatedWith Prince and The Revolution ⓘ
basedIn Minneapolis music scene ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
funk ⓘ
new wave ⓘ
pop ⓘ
psychedelic pop ⓘ
rock ⓘ
includesInstrumentation backing vocals ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
guitars ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
synthesizers ⓘ
knownFor choreographed band moves ⓘ
costume changes and theatrical staging ⓘ
dynamic stage presence ⓘ
extended live arrangements ⓘ
genre-blending sound ⓘ
live medleys of Prince songs ⓘ
tight musicianship ⓘ
notableEra 1999 tour era ⓘ
Around the World in a Day era ⓘ
Parade era ⓘ
Purple Rain era ⓘ
linked to: “Purple Rain”
notableTour 1999 Tour ⓘ
Around the World in a Day Tour ⓘ
Parade Tour ⓘ
Purple Rain Tour ⓘ
performanceFeature call-and-response with the audience ⓘ
dance routines by band members ⓘ
extended jam sections ⓘ
live guitar solos by Prince ⓘ
rearranged studio songs for live performance ⓘ
segues between songs without breaks ⓘ
performanceStyle highly rehearsed ⓘ
improvisational elements ⓘ
theatrical ⓘ
performerFor Prince ⓘ
typicalMember Bobby Z. ⓘ
BrownMark ⓘ
Dr. Fink ⓘ
Lisa Coleman ⓘ
Prince ⓘ
Wendy Melvoin ⓘ

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I Would Die 4 U → performerWith → The Revolution (live performances) ⓘ