When the opening organ and the famous line “dearly beloved, we are gathered here today…” from “Let’s Go Crazy” came out of Melvoin's mouth, the crowd erupted. Fink (decked out in scrubs and stethoscope prop of course), bassist Brownmark and drummer Bobby Z. - didn't disappoint.
But a roar of the crowd showed that we knew we were in for a treat, and the band - guitarist Wendy Melvoin, keyboardists Lisa Coleman and Dr. They had quite big shoes to fill without Prince, who unexpectedly passed away this past April. For the third and final night, the Revolution were reuniting to pay tribute to their fallen bandleader at First Avenue, the historic venue featured in the concert scenes of Prince's film Purple Rain. Noted Prince expert Questlove had played an epic three-hour DJ set of rare and unreleased jams, but I still wasn't ready when all of the lights shined for the main event. First Avenue Tribute photography shot by Vickey Ford ( SneakShot) for Okayplayer.
