Horns? I them!

I think, from the Parade shows onwards, Prince's desire to be seen as the ultimate musician/band-leader is clear.

They're SUCH a vital part of Prince's music. Think how many Prince songs benefit from Eric Leeds/Atlanta Bliss/Candy Dulpher/Maceo Parker/Greg Boyer/Hornheadz's input.

When I hear songs like 'Housequake', 'Sexy MF', 'Superfunkycalifragisexy' and 'It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night' - man, stay away from me! I wanna tear it up!

Do you think this was a natural progression for Prince - taking the soul/funk template, as set by James Brown? And do you ever wish he'd hooked up with the above musicians many years before? I know it's hypothetical, but I often wonder what tracks off the first few albums would sound like with REAL horn parts, as opposed to synth lines.

Any favourite musical moment?
[This message was edited Sat May 3 8:49:34 PDT 2003 by onenitealone]

Sorry, you can tell how bored I am!

My favourite 'horns' part, at the moment, is on the live, movie, version of 'It's Gonna Be A Beautiful Night' (thanks Camille4U!). That bit, towards the end - where it just goes all crazy - Christ almighty!

did someone say "Rockhard in a funky Place" ?

cuz that horn is just sick.

IstenSzek said:

the best horn lines in the Prince pantheon

Where has Atlanta Bliss gone these dayz?