Hello all u folks,

Eye have a question. Eye know that Prince play drums in some of his songs. Eye think eye reconized him sometimes on his sluggish time dispayed play.When this is a fault, it is a very cool fault. Like in the Song "Tambourine" from "Around the World in A Day". Did any have a list on wich Prince playing drums. His play sounds fantastic to me. I´m also drummer.

Greetings from Kaiserlautern Germany, 3 1/2 hourse clóse to Paris

If another drummer is not credited, it's Prince on the kit. Usually.

I heard its him on Crystal Ball. Feel free to correct.

Recently, Feel Better, Feel Good, Feel Wondeful.

i didnt even know he played drums

Stereotom said:

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not eye.

Stereotom said:

By 'sluggish' time, do you mean a lazy feel? Because playing a little behind the beat isn't strictly a fault, t's more a question of nuance in the groove. The world's greatest drummers can push and pull the beat in an extremely subtle way. Case in point, Zigaboo Modeliste, the drummer from the Meters, is a master of playing lazy New Orleans funk grooves, which, while they sit back in the groove, are absolutely in the pocket. I'm sure you already know this, being a drummer, I just wanted to clarify what you meant. Or did you mean, you think Prince actually slows the tempo? I noticed in Musicology, he speeds up throughout the course of the song. I guess he doesn't practise drums very much, he's got a natural talent, but I reckon John Blackwell would be kicking his ass with all the hours he puts in on the instrument.

He rocked the drums for a moment on one of the aftershows I saw in London couple of years back. It was really cool to see!!

Just Hello...

Prince is playing drums on Glass Cutter
one of his best drumming

he played evverything on dirty mind i believe

Prince is much better drummer then people give him credit,
he have a great ear
and that's the most important thing for any musician.
He is not Cobham on drums
but he is no Charlie Watts also

Prince plays drums on most of his songs
on many of the songs recorded in studio it's Prince
[Edited 10/13/09 21:30pm]

I have a similar thread here, maybe it'll help http://prince.org/msg/7/315260?&pg=1

nyse said:

He played everything (including drums) on most of his earlier albums. I think you will have to get into the late 80's before you can read a Prince album cover that does not read all songs performed, written, and composed by Prince.

The 1st Madhouse album, great drums by Prince.

Like most instruments, Prince is not technically perfect but he has a 'feel' and an identity of his own on each thing he plays. I love his drum playing but it is far from incredible. now, his drum 'programming' from back in the day.. he was incredible.