bubinga5 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) im an agnostic but,i will give it up by saying, my lord this Prince track is the sexiest blues funk ive ever heard. sheeaat.!! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjpiBm2Q-gc[/media] Edited December 31, 2013 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foal30 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 That Undertaker record is pretty good Rhythm Section was Sonny Thompson and Michael Bland not easiest to find but worth the effort cool cover of Honky Tonk Woman too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 That's great. Prince is a fantastic musician, writer, producer and performer. An absolutely awful person to work for but everything he plays sounds so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xilddx Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Wonderful, thanks for that, Prince is fabulous, but I don't listen to him much these days, I should listen to more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merello Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Absolute genius of a man. His guitar work is out of this world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Terrific stuff on that video. He just oozes class as an all round top musician, and his[size=4] vocal range is pretty amazing as well.[/size] Only ever had one No 1 single in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil625sxc Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 That's great ! just love Rhonda Smith & Sheila E together... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel36 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 You know where its at bubinga5 Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iconic Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Sonny thompson....chic drummer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I've got the Live at the Aladdin DVD that the clip is from. WELL worth the £5 or so price!! Having said that, as much as I think Rhonda Smith is fantastic, she has the WORST fuzz sound on that gig! :-P Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 [quote name='xilddx' timestamp='1388480715' post='2322370'] Wonderful, thanks for that, Prince is fabulous, but I don't listen to him much these days, I should listen to more. [/quote] +1 I've never listened to him that much but whenever I've seen him on TV or YouTube he's been fantastic. I should also listen to him more. Anyone have any suggestions of the best CDs or DVDs to start with, for someone who has none of his material? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Saw him at the O2. Got the tickets for the wife's birthday I was totally blown away. Amazing show in every way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foal30 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 [quote name='iconic' timestamp='1388501806' post='2322741'] Sonny thompson....chic drummer? [/quote] no, that's Tony Sonny is the bass player on 5-7 Prince records and used to give him guitar lessons way back in Minn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foal30 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1388516558' post='2323016'] +1 I've never listened to him that much but whenever I've seen him on TV or YouTube he's been fantastic. I should also listen to him more. Anyone have any suggestions of the best CDs or DVDs to start with, for someone who has none of his material? [/quote] Sign of the Times probably the best record ever made by (predominantly) one person The Rainbow Children out there but deep grooves Parade Poptastic Come overlooked because it was in his difficult corporate era. Bland/Thompson are fierce. Lovesexy/Black Lovesexy is the commercial release, George Clinton in full effect Black is Black but some serious Bass chops from Prince and Levi Searcer Jr Avoid NPG, Rave2theJoy Prince association , Wendy&Lisa. both probably geniuses quite like Nikka Costa, light funk/pop MadHouse or anything with Eric Leeds on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfoxnik Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 [quote name='flyfisher' timestamp='1388516558' post='2323016'] Anyone have any suggestions of the best CDs or DVDs to start with, for someone who has none of his material? [/quote] +1 one to the above mentioned 'Sign of the Times' and 'Parade', but IMO, other Prince albums worth hearing in their entirety would include: 'Dirty Mind' '1999' 'Purple Rain' ( a genius pop masterpiece in my view) 'LoveSexy' There are always brilliant tracks on most Prince Albums, even if the album itself isn't great overall. For example, the free album he did about 4 years ago that was distributed by the Daily Mail had some fantastic tunes on it.. As for his live performances and musicianship, the shows I've seen over the years have been extraordinary! I remember seeing the LoveSexy tour back in the late '80s and it was just unbelievable. His singing, guitar playing and abilities as a pianist were peerless. Above and beyond that for me though are his abilities as a songwriter - sometimes overlooked because his personality and showmanship tends to grab all the headlines. Songs like 'Sign of the Times', 'Kiss', 'When Doves Cry' are classics! But there are lots of other gems in his catalogue too.. Check out 'Condition of the Heart' from the 'Paisley Park' album or 'Do U Lie' from 'Parade - fabulous. The other thing that I think is worth mentioning about Prince is his influence on other artists and musicians.. Not sure who said it but there's a saying about truly great artists being a 'barometer for their times' and I think that's definitely true of Prince during the 1980s, just as it was for Bowie in the 1970s and the Beatles in the 1960s.. All subjective of course, but that's my 2p worth. Nice thread btw bubinga5.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfisher Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Thanks for all the suggestions. I shall do a bit of YouTube research before buying a couple of albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 Controversy at 3.40 is absolute killer Prince. man what i would do to be there. what a show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FN--gdzgpfw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maldy Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 [quote name='foal30' timestamp='1388552007' post='2323389'] Sign of the Times probably the best record ever made by (predominantly) one person The Rainbow Children out there but deep grooves Parade Poptastic Come overlooked because it was in his difficult corporate era. Bland/Thompson are fierce. Lovesexy/Black Lovesexy is the commercial release, George Clinton in full effect Black is Black but some serious Bass chops from Prince and Levi Searcer Jr Avoid NPG, Rave2theJoy Prince association , Wendy&Lisa. both probably geniuses quite like Nikka Costa, light funk/pop MadHouse or anything with Eric Leeds on [/quote] The Rainbow Children is almost a bit too much on the religious overtones for me. However, musically I absolutely love it and don't read too much into the lyrics. The drumming, by John Blackwell, is superb. Prince always uses amazing musicians, but john Blackwell is something else. He has a fabulous groove and jaziness to his playing. So I agree that the rainbow children album is great to listen to. It is a shame it is overlooked quite a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtcat Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 When I was a teenager a friend gave me a bootleg live album recorded at a show in minneapolis in 1993/4 it was absolutely brilliant but I've never been able to find it since. Prince is a total genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foal30 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 a few came out around that time there is one called Black M.F. pretty amazing stuff. Blackwell= a monster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulgm1 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Genius but a bit odd to say the least (like many genius are I suppose!)Parade is my favourite album. Saw a couple of the O2 shows a few years ago and they were superb. There's a rumour he's about to announce some UK dates and i can only recommend that you try to see him live if you can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkOY4OyrBMQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 (edited) the song PrettyMan is a fantastic Prince record, this will do me for now. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4auHZ4yuWb4[/media] Edited February 9, 2014 by bubinga5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 [quote name='Paulgm1' timestamp='1388866152' post='2327182'] Genius but a bit odd to say the least (like many genius are I suppose!)Parade is my favourite album. Saw a couple of the O2 shows a few years ago and they were superb. There's a rumour he's about to announce some UK dates and i can only recommend that you try to see him live if you can. [/quote]odd is interesting for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel36 Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Dear Mr.Man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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