[Lekooks] If you like Prince's music

[Liz Kreml]

An incredible "band," Black Jacket Symphony, will be recreating the album
Purple Rain and other Prince hits in Madison 11/2 at the Barrymore Theatre.

I quoted the word *band* because the specific performers are fluid, they
change depending on the band they are reproducing. The same musicians I saw
in Charleston SC performing Led Zeppelin IV and other LZ hits likely won't
be the same ones doing Prince.

And I used reproduce, not cover, because they aim for note by note
emulation. The members are music professors/teachers and the like, believe
in the integrity of whole albums, don't do many shows a year, only play
small venues and I've never known them to come this far north before.

If you're interested here are the links.

Note for Note: The story of the Black Jacket Symphony (3:29)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPCiADE_ReQ&index=8&list=PLyvrnxb_iWWWQoQA5YfE43kjKrVZkUS_9


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Scroll down to see the albums they reproduce. To see their entire schedule
(and the Madison show) click on SHOWS along the top.
http://www.blackjacketsymphony.com/

If you click on the Madison show it takes you to this page by way of
Facebook (?) to buy tickets.
http://www.barrymorelive.com/tickets/1711021.html


I couldn't find any good Prince performance video's for them. Here are
three diverse performances to see for yourself what they can do.

Black Jacket Symphony performs Led Zeppelin's "Dazed and Confused,"
Charleston, SC, 6/17/16
(I recorded this in Charleston)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5p5BTS7T8E&list=PLyvrnxb_iWWWQoQA5YfE43kjKrVZkUS_9&index=5

Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Black Jacket Symphony
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7gJcv2BYfc&list=PLyvrnxb_iWWWc5mhGFiJhW6WOoR9XxcYk&index=1

Black Jacket Symphony - Hey Jude - Alys Stephens Center - August 23, 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5kBeMkBJj0

Here's a bad recording of Black Jacket Symphony reproducing Purple Rain.
Black jacket symphony performing prince purple rain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioOYfsvJFJU

Bonus: A view to see how big (small) the Charleston Music Hall is. I stood
and danced the entire show two rows from the back wall. No one was behind
me, it didn't sell out ?!? Ends with what my mom was doing while she
listened. (39 sec)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr2EuW0_-E8&index=7&list=PLyvrnxb_iWWWQoQA5YfE43kjKrVZkUS_9
.)

The kicker is the price. (If you think that's expensive - you *really *need
to go - it's been too long since you've seen a concert.)

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Charleston had reserved seats but here it says general admission. OMG - the
size of the theatre isn't on their website so I googled it. From wikipedia,
"The *Barrymore Theatre* is a 971-capacity live music venue on the east
side of Madison <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison,_Wisconsin>,
Wisconsin <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisconsin>. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrymore_Theatre

I think we should buy all the tickets and make it a private party for us
and our friends. Who's in?

Kidding of course. But

Do we have any Prince fans who might enjoy this? Can I tag along? I have to
admit that Prince was after I stopped listening to "new" music so I don't
really know it like I should (he has won a few awards).

They're doing the same album in Eau Claire on 11/4 too. And I may have to
arrange a visit to see my mom for the below. It's at the same place I saw
LZ IV. Gotta make a call.

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Take care,
Liz

ps I'd usually put this on my public FB page too but I won't so that the
tickets don't disappear. I will put it on our page.


*All that is gold does not glitter,**Not all those who wander are lost;**The
old that is strong does not wither,**Deep roots are not reached by the
frost.**From the ashes a fire shall be woken,**A light from the shadows
shall spring;**Renewed shall be blade that was broken,**The crownless again
shall be king.*[1]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_that_is_gold_does_not_glitter#cite_note-1>
   - *The Fellowship of the Ring
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring>, *J. R. R.
Tolkien <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._R._Tolkien>
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