Am I the only one that couldn't stand this man? He ruined the Rave un2 dvd, Rave un2 cd and new power soul.

don't forget that he ruined Prince too.

and every show he shows up at, taking his shoes off and his wife dancing around with that damned towel.

Oh my gosh...I can't believe U guys would say this...
Everybody on stage can have fun.
I only wish that I had seen more shows, that I'm happy with the shows I have been to.

There is not a damn thing wrong with Larry Graham.

that's what a lot of y'all do when it comes 2 larry. y'all act like he put a gun 2 prince's head and said convert..instead of realising it was PRINCE that saught out Larry.

the man is a musical genius and a very nice 2 talk 2 if u got the chance 2 meet him. without larry, bass playing would have been nowhere the way it was being played then or now.

so step off haters and realize that prince was a grown ass man making his own decisions ..don't like it? 2 FUCKING BAD!!

it's been 12 years since they've hooked up ..get over it

L4OATheOriginal said:

all of this is true.

and yet... when it comes to his involvement with Prince and his work, he sucks major ass.

sorry.

I ain't saying I don't like Larry as a person coz I don't even know him, but what I saw of him on the Rave un2 dvd and what I heard of him on the cd's he did with Prince, I dunno but I think Prince's music was at it's worst when he was around.

Larry is Ol' skool, the younguns can't handel that. That's one of the things Prince loves about him. Look him, up on youtube ,there was NOBODY that could touch him back in the day, nobody!

Dayclear said:

You said a mouth full "back in the day". Sometimes Ol' Skool" has to come along with the times yet keep that same feel.

another Larry Graham rocks/sucks thread on the org and in the wrong forum taboot. 2 weeks into lotusflower and some of y all are gettin so bored you start discussin Larry. sheesh

PEJ said:

Oooooohhhhh, i'm sorry if it's in the wrong place 4 u, i'm a little bit drunk and just posting about how I thought Larry ruined his music at that time, but obviously Prince doesn't agree otherwise LARRY wouldn't still b in his band ... oh wait..,.,he isn't.

This hate for Larry Graham shit is getting old.

Prince is a big boy.

Nobody makes him do anything he doesn't want to do.

Paris9748430 said:

I don't believe I ever said Larry made Prince do anything, I think I said that when Larry was in the band Prince released the worst music of his entire career, if u like the albums that Larry appeared on then good 4 u but I personally never listen 2 them coz I think they're crap.

garywobby said:

So it's Larry's fault Prince put out a bad album???

I think Planet Earth was Prince's worst album, which Lisa & Wendy played on.

Is it their fault Planet Earth was a bad album???
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garywobby said:

you're drunk and posting? I love it! carry on

I also never said that so stop putting words in my mouth, Planet earth wasn't his best album by a long shot but it was miles better than NPS and Rave un2, if u prefer these 2 albums 2 Planet earth then that's your choice.

PEJ said:

Love 2 but it's late in the uk and I gotta go 2 bed.

ironically larry's album was the best of the new power pack.

nobody yodels better than Larry (1:22 into the clip)



love how the music starts 1/2 second before the band.....classic

after watching this clip, i started wondering if Larry was light in the loafers
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Larry Graham as a bass player and song writer is quite different from Larry Graham as a JW and tainted Prince's mind about stuff.

Listening to old GCS albums, a few of which I own on vinyl, I don't think about the JW thing. However, I then hear something like "Everyday Is A Winding Road", then I cringe, I edit him out, and go back to trying to pretend that he never entered Prince's life.

Then I see New Power Soul sitting there. DANG IT.

ernestsewell said:

put on 'utopia' from larry's album!

stanleylieber said:

I think Chaka's is the best.

I miss the old Prince

Diamonds19 said:

Yeah, me too!

The new Prince is just really no fun at all and he has the damn nerve to be all money-hungry and shit!

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

I know tell me bout it

errant said:

I too think Chaka's was the best. I did a thread on this very thing a few days ago:
http://prince.org/msg/5/304327

GCS2000 is nothing like old GCS, and it's not even close to when Graham turned into a solo crooner. I love songs like "Betcha I", "Spoon", "I Remember U", "Reconsider". And although I love "Cha-ka" and "Queen La", I never quite got into "Pop My Clutch".

ernestsewell said:

quite true, it's prince '98 but i like it better than 'nps.'

i did like chaka's too, but i found i listened to 'gcs2000' more.

Larry Graham is a bass genius and a funk legend.

It is only on Prince-related sites I see him get any disrespect and that is because some Prince fans have convinced themselves he 'forced' Prince to accept Jehovah's Witness doctrine and become baptised.

If Larry was on-stage it was because Prince wanted him on stage. If Larry was playing bass (bloody well as it happens) it was because Prince wanted him playing bass.

In fact, to my knowledge it was Larry himself who chose to leave his regular spot in Prince's band around 2000 or so.

I saw Larry live in '98 and thought him amazing. I loved the aftershows with him included. I barely even noticed Larry on 'NPS' or 'RAVE' until I hit the 'net. Larry is hardly responsible for those albums.

For the young haters that may not know, Larry and P have known each other since 1979. They were both on the same label at one time. And P has already mentioned this.

P wouldn't even play the bass the way he does if it wasn't for Larry.