All the Maytes, twins, and Cats of the world
simply can't match his stage presence.

It's the best addition to a Prince act
I've seen in ages.

I ain't even lyin'

His name is Frederic Yonnet.

John Popper

NouveauDance said:

love. it.

I really like this dude. He brings a nice enthusiasm to the band, yet he also seems very professional. Plus he plays (as Miles Davis would say) "like a motherf*cker!"

I liked his contribution on the Leno performance of 'Dreamer'. His harmonica harmonised with Prince's solo's magnificently. At some points i couldn't decipher whether or not it was Prince or Yonnet playing the sounds i heard. I think it's a nice edition, too. Part of me can't help but feel that he's gonna get over-used on stage though. Hopefully not.

Yeah I think the harmonica dude's pretty cool.

Definitely a nice addition and something different for once...

instead of some fool screaming his head off on an otherwise excellent song...

or some other airheaded bimbo chick saying, "Oh, Gawd, I wanna dance."

He sounded really good at the 3/28 Nokia Theater concert!

I don't know but he strongly resembles John Legend to me.

Funklov said:

a little

They do look alot alie. HMMMMM

radici27 said:

Very talented and a very nice guy.

i post this past link again cuz Fredric is one bad ass harmonica player

oh and the link may be useful too

http://prince.org/msg/7/3...sg_6477526

am I the only one who doesn't like him? I mean nothing personal but, it just doesn't fit in. IMO harmonica is for rock/country a la neil young,bob dylan, ryan adams etc

veronikka said:

His solo at that concert was insane. I didn't know you could do that with a harmonica.

Imago said:

You must be related to him. Are you kidding me? He is the biggest geek that ever lucked up enough to get onstage with Prince.

Vinniecent said:

You arent alone. He might be cool if he wasnt a hot dog and so over the top. He looks to be over 6ft and just looks too big to be all over the stage next to tiny Prince - when he is a backup player! Not even Wendy was this big of a ham.

tangerine7 said:

Dave1992 said:

oops

I also don't think that much of him. He's okay on the harmonica but come on, he's no Stevie Wonder or anything. I just don't think we need to hear too much harmonica in Prince's music.

Brofie said:

Uh maybe it's because that's what his employer would like him to do?

Vinniecent said:

Stevie Wonder, meet Vinniecent. He has a lot to learn. Proceed to teach.

When I saw him at the Gaansvoort Hotel in NYC, I thought he was good but it seemed a bit gimicky. I guess even Prince needs someone to kick a solo in order for him to take a break off stage and do a wardrobe change.

Still I thought he fit better with the Leno performances... perhaps as the newest member of the band he's still finding his groove.

Imago said:

NuPwrSoul said:

I wonder how much money Prince saves by callin in Fred instead of a horn section

Vinniecent said:

Stevie Wonder is rock/country?




Edit: CJBabyDaddy already said it.
[Edited 4/16/09 17:53pm]

Imago said:

ditto

NouveauDance said: