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On 31/07/2023 at 17:13, lowdown said:

As well as all of his various musical, production and composing skills (for others as well), he had a pretty impressive, tuneful, vocal range...

 

 

 

Stunning. Has always been a favorite of mine.

On 29/07/2023 at 17:19, Dan Dare said:

 

Hmmm. He was extremely good, but better than everyone everywhere "in our times"? From all countries/cultures, all types of music, etc? That's too bold a claim.

If you read what I said, because im really aware of what I say, because I word it very carefully. What you have done is put in a couple of words and some other stuff that you seemed to have made up to make it sound like I made a bold claim. Have a re read of what I said and have a think Dan.  I say what I think and its usually really honest. 

Only Prince could pull this off. 

This guy is just.....https://www.facebook.com/giacomoturramusic/videos/773031084172621/

Great documentary. 

There is a YouTube vid of him playing this live. Couldnt find it. His piano playing is fantastic and his vocal range is way out there.

Straight up Funky Prince with James Browns Maceo Parker on Sax. 

"Animals strike curious poses, They feel the heat the heat, the heat between me and you" Utterly profound lyrics. IMO.

My dogs can feel if me and my wife fall out and argue.  I find his punctiliousness very interesting.. 

Fabulous. 

I wouldn't have made a thread if there wasn't a monster of material that this cat has recorded.

4 minutes ago, Frank Blank said:

My current favourite...

 

 

Good Lord. 

3 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

OK, lesson learned. 

very eloquently put by the way. 

3 minutes ago, Dad3353 said:

I hope that this isn't thought to be a de-rail; more, to me, a putting into perspective. I watched the first of a series on BBC TV, recounting the life of Beethoven...

 

BBC: Being Beethoven ...

 

I'm not one for proclaiming any G.O.A.T., in any domain; comparaisons are rather vain, with different epochs, styles, 'standing on the shoulder of' et al, but there have been, are currently, and will be in the future, many many Greats. Not, then, to belittle Prince, but the Pantheon is full of 'em, for our edification and delight. 

Did you see the bit when I mentioned "hes the most accomplished of our time" ..? now im not sure how old you are matey but you aint as old as Beethoven. Who I consider, as well as Bach two of the greatest musicians of all time. BTW Just stick with with the subject pal. xx

On 18/07/2023 at 00:55, Sparky Mark said:

Technically excellent playing but it gets way too busy for me especially towards the end. I realise it's high up in the mix but I wonder what the singer would make of a bass player going for it like that through the whole song? As Oliver commented earlier, I think it's distracting rather than supporting the feel of the song.

For sure. But its bass. Its only distracting if it was that high in the mix. I very much doubt any bass player would want their bass that high in the mix. She is doing it to show off her chops. Sharray Reed and other great players are very busy bass players. Thats what a studio engineer is for. You can have really busy bass playing and not be intrusive to the record. 

This was a B side at the time. But was a massive record. 

Do you have a favourite.?

Of course hes not for every one musically. But im sure most respect him as a musician.

Personally I consider him to be the greatest most accomplished musician of our times. .His piano playing is just fabulous as ive seen him playing the piano live in London.  His vocal range was just incredible. His guitar playing was very vocal in his approach. And the cat could play the bass very well.. 

I have a 3 disc album which contains all of the B sides of his records and its pretty mind blowing that they weren't hits.

These records are both B sides. Just fantastic records. imo of course.. The great thing about Prince was his shyness and his humility. The guy could play 20 plus instruments but he never ever mentioned it. I really respected him for his down to earth approach to humanity and music. But underneath he was a near genius. 

Just dont over think it. If you want to play a six string play a six string if it is useful for the music you are playing. In my experience you can play chords on a 5 string. You can be lazy on a 5 string because you dont have to move around so much as on a 4 string. Personally I love a 5 string because I can start a groove on the low B. Especially a Lakland 55. You know why, because if I play an E on the B it doesn't sound stinky poo like many a Fender 5 ive played.  Give me a 4 string Jazz and im also very happy. Give me a Yamaha TRB 6 JP2 im extremely happy.. You know why because I cant afford a £3000 bass. 

I know Mr Browns original bass playing on this record. But her playing is just ridiculously good I would prefer hers to be on that record. just fantastic bass playing.

On 12/07/2023 at 14:17, Sibob said:

Essentially, Modern Vintage (the brand) put out some excellent basses. The MVP62 was amazing and I was gutted to sell it on (had to buy a house didn't I), but would love one of their 70's spec P's at some point in the future. Probably the Mocha one haha.

 

Si

Every one ive played has been an excellent. 

I just popped into Bass Direct. I played 2 Modern Vintage 4 strings. .One a 60s one a 70s.. I played a 76 Fender jazz. The Modern Vintage basses totally blew it away. Played through an EBS amp..The MV just felt tighter more responsive. The 76 was nearly 4 grand. The MV £1500. I will never ever get the vintage Fender thing. Maybe it was just that bass.  But ive played others that were not good. 

On a budget and want a great 5 string jazz. Sire V7 without a doubt. I picked a Sire V7 5 for £240 and it is pretty incredible. Ive played NYC Sadowsky,s that dont sound as good as my V7. 18v punch with a classic Jazz bass growl. 

What a lovely thing to do.

Starts off great, turns into a jazz funk up tempo masterpiece. Only my opinion of course. The guitar solo is epic.  The musicians on this are just on top of their game. Bluey from Incognito being one of them. Francis Hylton on bass is another. Its just......