Listen to the bass lines on Parade album very creative and subtle.

Sounds like he was into his bass playing very much

and bass lines sounds not like what you would expect Prince to play

thebanishedone said:

Listen to the bass lines on Parade album very creative and subtle.

Sounds like he was into his bass playing very much

and bass lines sounds not like what you would expect Prince to play

That's cuz Brown Mark played the bass.

steakfinger said:

thebanishedone said:

Listen to the bass lines on Parade album very creative and subtle.

Sounds like he was into his bass playing very much

and bass lines sounds not like what you would expect Prince to play

That's cuz Brown Mark played the bass.

The only song on Parade that Brown Mark plays on is Mountains.

He is not even mentioned in the albums credits.

MikeyB71 said:

The only song on Parade that Brown Mark plays on is Mountains.

He is not even mentioned in the albums credits.

Very true. Prince recorded the first four songs in a row, all in one setting, as they appear on the album. "KISS" was done by other folks. There's no bass in "Sometimes It Snows In April". The records show who recorded what, etc.

Sexual Suicide has incredible bass n drum. (But it didn't make it to Parade)

and I agree. Parade has plenty of understated qualities, and great bass parts is one of them.

Love this album. It has everything a true masterpiece.

legend

I think, sonically, it's a very dense album. That factor makes it kind of hard to appreciate, IMO. I'd almost say it's not as accessible as other albums around that era.

So you listen to something like Life Can Be So Nice, which to me isn't that great of a song, but you can still be blown away by how much is going on sonically.

MikeyB71 said:

steakfinger said:

That's cuz Brown Mark played the bass.

The only song on Parade that Brown Mark plays on is Mountains.

He is not even mentioned in the albums credits.

I believe BrownMark is bass on Kiss too

Kiss don't have a bass

thebanishedone said:

Kiss don't have a bass

According to Prince:

"When Doves Cry does have bass in it - the bass is the kick drum. It's the same with Kiss, the bass is in the tone of the reverb on the kick. Bass is a lot more than that instrument over there (pointing at bass guitar). Bass to me means B-A-S-E. B-A-S-S is a fish".

motherfunka i was talking about bass guitar not bass drum

thebanishedone said:

motherfunka i was talking about bass guitar not bass drum

I know what you were talking about. The quote I posted was Prince's response to an interviewer's question as to why he put no bass guitar in When Doves Cry.

thebanishedone said:

Kiss don't have a bass

But the long version does, and that's BrownMark on bass