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Thread started 01/22/17 3:29am

MoBettaBliss

who's the best musician prince had as a band member?


your opinion of course

my opinion may change, but lately i'm completely stuck on the musicanship of Eric leeds

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Reply #1 posted 01/22/17 7:34am

kepurplehunter

MoBettaBliss said:


your opinion of course

my opinion may change, but lately i'm completely stuck on the musicanship of Eric leeds

What a hard one 2 pick just one out of a fleeting band members it took an whole and picking one is crucial to my state so I'm not going 2 pick one they all brought love of their musically inclined skills to the table on paper and in the studio rehearsals recordings 1,000xs over to blow our minds in many concerts live n on cds an videos to enjoy repeatedly Aaaayyyeeee!! I can't separate them all are extraordinary individuals talents wheeeeewwww
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Reply #2 posted 01/22/17 1:21pm

woogiebear

MoBettaBliss said:


your opinion of course

my opinion may change, but lately i'm completely stuck on the musicanship of Eric leeds

Hard 2 pick JUST ONE, but I'll start w/Fink, Dez, Andre & Bobby Z!!!!!!

cool

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Reply #3 posted 01/22/17 2:43pm

EmmaMcG
If you include The Time as a Prince band, I'd say Jesse Johnson. If not, then I'd go with Andre Cymone.
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Reply #4 posted 01/22/17 2:48pm

jdcxc
John Blackwell
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Reply #5 posted 01/22/17 4:04pm

MoBettaBliss

jdcxc said:

John Blackwell



John is right up there for me too

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Reply #6 posted 01/22/17 6:16pm

anangellooksdo
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Hhmmm. Great question.
It would be easier to break it down into at least:
Vox
Percussion
Horns
Strings
Keys
etc

But I don't want to change your thread 🙂

Too many for me to choose from and I don't know the musicianship of all of them as well as some of you. But I do love watching Blackwell play, also. Maybe Sheila E as well.
I'll probably come back to this thread as I remember and watch things.
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Reply #7 posted 01/22/17 7:14pm

luvgirl
Dr Fink! excited

Runner up... Dez!
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Reply #8 posted 01/24/17 6:01pm

databank

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I do not know what "best" means.

A COMPREHENSIVE PRINCE DISCOGRAPHY (work in progress ^^): https://sites.google.com/...scography/
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Reply #9 posted 01/25/17 9:59am

lastdecember

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Its tough because there were different eras and technology going on. For me to be honest its tough to rate especially on Guitar because PRINCE always was taking the solos but Donna from 3rd Eye Girl, seriously is off the charts. Drums its really tough because he has had some of the best with him always. I mean John Blackwell maybe by a hair is the best, but my favorite is Hannah and Michael B just because Prince seemed to really jam best with them, John Blackwell seemed almost in his own world when he played, but Hannah and Michael for me are more gritty and raw.


"We went where our music was appreciated, and that was everywhere but the USA, we knew we had fans, but there is only so much of the world you can play at once" Magne F
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Reply #10 posted 01/26/17 2:50pm

Hawaiian66

I am partial to the 3rdeyegirl band members. But to throw another one out, Renato Neto. This is hard, they were all excellent.

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Reply #11 posted 01/26/17 6:26pm

jjam

Sonny T. End of.

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Reply #12 posted 01/28/17 7:26am

luvgirl
Watching 2009 Montreux... John Blackwell was CRAZY on drums! shocked omfg
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Reply #13 posted 01/28/17 12:15pm

Vashtix

I agree that every decade there are standouts. It is hard to say the best. Prince had so many talented musicians around him each era.

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Reply #14 posted 01/28/17 12:33pm

PRNluv2

Vashtix said:

I agree that every decade there are standouts. It is hard to say the best. Prince had so many talented musicians around him each era.

I don't think Prince would've labeled one better than the other since each offered an incredible level of skill and talent. I can say who I enjoy watching over and over again, and for me that is drummer, John Blackwell.

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