Prince on form...

[bubinga5]

dont think ive posted these? my memory is quite bad mind..

im nearly coming to the end, of properly listening to everything hes done in his recording side.... i think the man is about as much of a musical genius as a guy can be... maybe not the classics, but times have changed

apart from Stevie, hes the last of the super star geniuses.. .. the best thing that happened for me was Prince asking Maceo to play for him....... on another thought i think money is slowly suffocating music...

check these out.. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZdsozElwJA[/media] i love the way the organ fills out the sound.. then cuts it off for the space.. damn.....

Smokin suff from 'Work'.... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYb_Kl-qKcI&feature=channel_video_title[/media]

Edited November 18, 2011 by bubinga5

[M-N-Y]

Hi Bubinga,

Is Prince playing bass on the second track? Sounds great, rhythm section is fantastic. Great post thanks.

Edited November 18, 2011 by M-N-Y

[bubinga5]

no idea.. doesnt mean its not so... love the lack of low end bass in most of it.. then the bass..

Edited November 18, 2011 by bubinga5

[crez5150]

Indeed... the man is stuff of legend.... I was listening back to some Morris Day tracks the other day..... forgot how good they were

[Mykesbass]

Sorry for the hijack B5, but I thought you (and other funk/Prince fans) would be interested:

http://funkatopia.com/funk-news/a-revolution-reunion-without-prince/

That should be a fine gig!

[Thunderthumbs]

My wife once won two tickets for The Brits. I had no desire to attend. Not my kind of thing (all that music industry backslapping crap and all that). Anyway, she took her sister instead.

What did I miss out on?

Prince live.....showing them all how it's done.

Paul Weller live....my biggest musical influence as a teenager in the late 70s & early 80s.

And a few others I had a liking for at the time.

Maybe I'll think twice next time!

[Kiwi]

Live At The Aladdin is my second fave vid after Y2K. Prince may be a wee bit egotistical and unfashionable but he's still one hell of a musician.

[bubinga5]

[quote name='Kiwi' timestamp='1321670974' post='1441906']
Live At The Aladdin is my second fave vid after Y2K. Prince may be a wee bit egotistical and unfashionable but he's still one hell of a musician.
[/quote]not sure about unfashionable, i think Prince dances to the beat of his own drum... times change but he will always be unique

[bubinga5]

great documentary on him... yes poss posted before.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDgFN1hjryU

[krispn]

I do love me some Prince. A few years back I bought Musicology and remember laughing out loud at some of the tunes because of the classic Prince-isms tracks like Musicology with that upper register riff, On the Couch with the little groans and the sheer filth of the track and some great playing and tone throughout. Rhonda Smith, I'd imagine, was responsible.

Oh and the showmanship! Fuggedabowdit!

Edited November 24, 2011 by krispn

[Stu-khag]

Just want to advertise this prog on BBC 4 this friday and the rest in the series made by my dept. here in Cardiff
[url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0177bjb"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...rammes/b0177bjb[/url]
And they are showing purple rain straight after which is an excellent friday night in!

Edited November 24, 2011 by Stu-khag

[Panamonte]

[quote name='Stu-khag' timestamp='1322116727' post='1446606']
Just want to advertise this prog on BBC 4 this friday and the rest in the series made by my dept. here in Cardiff
[url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0177bjb"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...rammes/b0177bjb[/url]
And they are showing purple rain straight after which is an excellent friday night in!
[/quote]

Really looking forward to that - and nice to stumble across another member of the BC/BBC clan

[molan]

[quote name='Panamonte' timestamp='1322124364' post='1446666']
Really looking forward to that - and nice to stumble across another member of the BC/BBC clan
[/quote]

Last episode in this series was Dennis Wilson I think - repeated on Sunday & Monday.

Often a lot of good music on BBC4

[xilddx]

[quote name='Panamonte' timestamp='1322124364' post='1446666']
Really looking forward to that - and nice to stumble across another member of the BC/BBC clan
[/quote]
You're BBC too? I suppose there must be a few of here!

I sadly didn't get to see the programme

[mike f]

Check out The Sensual Everafter on The Rainbow Children album.

Prince plays a bass solo on there. I'm not a big fan of bass solos but this is something else. Its not flash or brash; its just wonderful and uplifting as is the whole track. Not only good choice of notes but great tone too (and subtle effects). Treat yo ears!

Larry Graham played bass on The Work.

Mike

[bubinga5]

[quote name='Stu-khag' timestamp='1322116727' post='1446606']
Just want to advertise this prog on BBC 4 this friday and the rest in the series made by my dept. here in Cardiff
[url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0177bjb"]http://www.bbc.co.uk...rammes/b0177bjb[/url]
And they are showing purple rain straight after which is an excellent friday night in!
[/quote]thanks for the heads up.. ill be watching that for sure..