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Reply #30 posted 12/11/09 9:12am

ufoclub

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I like that subtle velvety funk of the bass line in Cloreen
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Reply #31 posted 12/11/09 9:15am

RodeoSchro

I like DMSR.
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Reply #32 posted 12/11/09 9:20am

Xtraordinary

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Some of my favs have been listed 777-9311, Let's Work. I thought he did great bass work on Shelia's Romance 1600. Merci for the Speed of a Mad Clown in Summer, Love Bazarre.

The man is a great bass player. Face it this thread could be a year long go on for months and we not list 'em all.

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Reply #33 posted 12/11/09 9:27am

LadyInWhite

Listen to Alphabet St on Indigo Nights - very funny. He stops everything else to isolate the bass and comments "How am I supposed to play with that going on in my back??" or something similar (need to dig it out tomorrow)
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Reply #34 posted 12/11/09 11:43am

squirrelgrease

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PatricioRey said:

Jerk Out
What's my name?
The Sensual Everafter
Joy In Repetition
Pop Life
Alphabet St
Anotherloverholenyohead (extended)


Oh, hell yeah. How come I never remember Jerk Out? Great bass line.
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Reply #35 posted 12/11/09 12:12pm

Jeffiner

Hmmm... he played bass on 3121 at Indigo2.. and I don't think I've been quite the same since razz razz razz razz THAT was FUNKY
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Reply #36 posted 12/11/09 7:14pm

GustavoRibas

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ronnwinter said:

Id have to say Party Man, extended version. You get an even better appreciation for it when you watch him recording it on the Prince documentary.



- yes, it´s amazing. Too bad I never heard the entire mix, only the documentary snippet.

I love ´7779311´ and ´Let´s work´
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Reply #37 posted 12/11/09 7:56pm

JesusFreak

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all hail the new king in town!
PARTYMAN!
"Not to sound cosmic, but I've made plans for the next 3,000 years," he says. "Before, it was only three days at a time."
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Reply #38 posted 12/11/09 9:20pm

Lammastide

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One of my favorites is from his own demo of "G Spot." It's pretty sparse as a full-on "line" goes, but it's a good showcase of his trademark ghost notes and it's got a repeated slapped note that totally makes the song as far as I'm concerned. There's an isolated bass track to a "G Spot" demo floating around on some bootleg packages.
Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ
πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν
τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.”
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Reply #39 posted 12/12/09 3:53am

illriddles

I would say Tambourine.
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Reply #40 posted 12/12/09 5:13am

SPOOKYGAS

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Partyman....it makes my lungs switch places.
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Reply #41 posted 12/12/09 5:27am

Dave1992

How come we forgot one of the funkiest bass riffs ever?



Electric Chair
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Reply #42 posted 12/12/09 5:40am

cloudguitar

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jaffabaldy said:

hey all, i'm getting Bass lessons at the mo and i've been asked to practice with a song that i really know well, of course its gonna be a song by the little man! any suggestions????

My Fav is Lets Work. Funky as all hell! cool


There's a Victor Wooten instructional dvd that has him playing 'let's work' as an extra feature....he does a very good job

This bass solo from the bbc documentary is one of the reasons i wanted to learn bass

www.youtube.com/watch?v=E...re=related
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Reply #43 posted 12/12/09 6:05am

Dave1992

Shhhh...
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Reply #44 posted 12/12/09 6:11am

Tim37200

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G-Spot
777
If A Girl Answers
Some Kinda Lover
and, did Prince play bass on 'Hon E Man?' Because that has a great bass line
"GARSON! Avez-Vous un crayon? That's French, understand?"
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Reply #45 posted 12/12/09 7:34am

remko

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A Love bizarre
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Reply #46 posted 12/12/09 8:10am

RodeoSchro

I also like the unreleased version of "Around the World in a Day". It's not hard or especially funky, but it's just right.

Yeah, whoever said "Alphabet Street" was right, too.
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Reply #47 posted 12/12/09 8:12am

realm

Shawnt27 said:

I like "I'm Yours".


Yeah, great one.

"days of wild"
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Reply #48 posted 12/12/09 3:14pm

Nvncible1

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i just learned 777-9311. if i did it right its rather easy.
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Reply #49 posted 12/13/09 4:17am

GustavoRibas

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cloudguitar said:


This bass solo from the bbc documentary is one of the reasons i wanted to learn bass

www.youtube.com/watch?v=E...re=related


- I love this video. Was this version ever released officially? I got some remixes of ´Partyman´ but none of them has this bass part. If it was released, what´s it´s name?
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Reply #50 posted 12/13/09 4:44am

hjd

The unreleased version of We can funk.
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Reply #51 posted 12/16/09 7:20pm

JonnyApplesauc
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dunno how I forgot IIWYG
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Reply #52 posted 12/16/09 11:29pm

Action

I love "all the critics love you in new york"
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Reply #53 posted 12/17/09 3:34am

joebarker

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Cloreen Bacon Skin


agreed
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Reply #54 posted 12/17/09 9:22am

Graycap23

jaffabaldy said:

hey all, i'm getting Bass lessons at the mo and i've been asked to practice with a song that i really know well, of course its gonna be a song by the little man! any suggestions????

My Fav is Lets Work. Funky as all hell! cool

Facedown.....LIVE.
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Reply #55 posted 12/17/09 9:23am

Pellwormer

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Oh, let's not forget When Doves Cry!



lol
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Reply #56 posted 12/17/09 9:26am

FunkiestOne

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Lammastide said:

One of my favorites is from his own demo of "G Spot." It's pretty sparse as a full-on "line" goes, but it's a good showcase of his trademark ghost notes and it's got a repeated slapped note that totally makes the song as far as I'm concerned. There's an isolated bass track to a "G Spot" demo floating around on some bootleg packages.



I know what you are talking about but don't think that is g-spot
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Reply #57 posted 12/17/09 9:27am

FunkiestOne

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btw 1994 miami glam slam shows have some devastating bass work by P
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Reply #58 posted 12/17/09 9:41am

ecstasy

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Sorry I can barely tell a bass line in music
"Do Me, Baby", I like that
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Reply #59 posted 12/17/09 10:29am

komputerbleu

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777-9311 and Let's Work
Kick the old school joint 4 the true funk soldiers.

1. Sign 'o' the Times
2. 1999
3. Dirty Mind
4. Parade
5. Purple Rain
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