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Thread started 01/31/13 6:38am

thedance

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The Musical Portrait - did U notice the London rehearsal -- THIS shows why Prince is such a genius in a studio..

This is why Prince is a musical genius... he is able to play all kind of instruments (almost) and with both hands:

did you notice in the "Musical Portrait" tv special, there's a scene - a rehearsal from London, with the old NPG (IIRC)...

and Prince is playing guitar and synths -both hands- at the same time.. eek

[img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/ecnirp2004/Prince/MusicalPortrait1.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/ecnirp2004/Prince/MusicalPortrait2.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/ecnirp2004/Prince/MusicalPortrait3.jpg[/img:$uid]

^ stills from Musical Portrait.. just how cool is that..?? cool

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Reply #1 posted 01/31/13 6:46am

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He actually was playing three instruments at the same time...you just can't see the Harmonica which is between the cheeks of his arse!!

True Genius

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Reply #2 posted 01/31/13 6:47am

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haha.. lol

ps.

you should check the Musical Portrait video once again..

extremely cool to watch this little scene (very short)..

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Reply #3 posted 01/31/13 6:47am

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he does it again in the RNR video. It is not that hard. He has 2 hands. What is hard it playing 4 different drum beats at the same time (four sticks)

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Reply #4 posted 01/31/13 7:08am

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Great stills, I remember seeing this when first broadcast and was blown away!

It wasn't the NPG though, it was during Lovesexy period - he has a mirrored heart strapped to his wrist for confirmation.

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Reply #5 posted 01/31/13 7:33am

thedance

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fuzzface said:

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Great stills, I remember seeing this when first broadcast and was blown away!

It wasn't the NPG though, it was during Lovesexy period - he has a mirrored heart strapped to his wrist for confirmation.

yes square

Oh yeah, you are right.. of course it was the Lovesexy band..

thanks. biggrin

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Reply #6 posted 01/31/13 7:38am

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Go to the Org Artist Community forum and click on Toejam's thread, "Toejam plays 8 instruments at once!"

Toejam doesn't really play 8 at the same time, but there's one portion where he plays a keyboard line while also playing the trumpet.

Very cool!

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Reply #7 posted 01/31/13 7:41am

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OnlyNDaUsa said:

he does it again in the RNR video. It is not that hard. He has 2 hands. What is hard it playing 4 different drum beats at the same time (four sticks)


Yeah, that's what I like about that video. Reminded me of that night in the Melkweg, 2011, where he did the same. So yes, his musical skills are very impressive. I think that is one of the few things we all agree on! wink
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Reply #8 posted 01/31/13 8:23am

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jfrost said:

He actually was playing three instruments at the same time...you just can't see the Harmonica which is between the cheeks of his arse!!

True Genius

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I heard he had a penny whistle somewhere too. nod That's four.

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Reply #9 posted 01/31/13 8:30am

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Yeah I remember that. It blew me away.

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Reply #10 posted 01/31/13 8:38am

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Fonkyman said:



jfrost said:


He actually was playing three instruments at the same time...you just can't see the Harmonica which is between the cheeks of his arse!!



True Genius



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I heard he had a penny whistle somewhere too. nod That's four.




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Reply #11 posted 01/31/13 10:18am

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fuzzface said:

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Great stills, I remember seeing this when first broadcast and was blown away!

It wasn't the NPG though, it was during Lovesexy period - he has a mirrored heart strapped to his wrist for confirmation.

yes square

You'll also notice Miko's shitty guitar headstock to the left of the screen. That douchey white telecaster-looking thing with the 1980s buttrock metal guitar headstock.

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Reply #12 posted 02/01/13 5:10pm

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ZsaZsaJackson said:

Fonkyman said:

I heard he had a penny whistle somewhere too. nod That's four.

Me. Makes 5.

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Reply #13 posted 02/01/13 5:54pm

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thedance said:

This is why Prince is a musical genius... he is able to play all kind of instruments (almost) and with both hands:

did you notice in the "Musical Portrait" tv special, there's a scene - a rehearsal from London, with the old NPG (IIRC)...

and Prince is playing guitar and synths -both hands- at the same time.. eek

[img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/ecnirp2004/Prince/MusicalPortrait1.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/ecnirp2004/Prince/MusicalPortrait2.jpg[/img:$uid]

[img:$uid]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/ecnirp2004/Prince/MusicalPortrait3.jpg[/img:$uid]

^ stills from Musical Portrait.. just how cool is that..?? cool

sure would be nice to see what this Musical Portrait look & sound like ? razz cool

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Reply #14 posted 02/02/13 3:01am

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lol

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Reply #15 posted 02/02/13 3:16am

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Lol, that's how you can impress people who don't know nothing about playing instruments!

Go to church and look what good organists are doing all day!

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Reply #16 posted 02/02/13 3:21am

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^ Ok, so now I am silly for being impressed with this little clip with Prince..?

Ok, I am impressed, let me be silly then. lol

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Reply #17 posted 02/04/13 10:38am

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funkomatic said:

Lol, that's how you can impress people who don't know nothing about playing instruments!



Go to church and look what good organists are doing all day!


They play two organs at the same time?
At the sessions for Bob Dylan's famous Blone on Blonde album, bassist Charley McCoy announced that he'd like to play some trumpet. Bob said no, because he didn't want any overdubs. And then watched in amazement as Charley played both instruments at the same time. Now you can say whatever you want about Dylan, but he plays piano, guitar and harmonica (and you can play those last two at the same time too.)
So yes, I know Prince is not the only one who can do that! I know if you play a bass with one hand you can only go bump-bump-bump... But still, it's an impressive sight even if they're showing off.
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