OldFriends4Sale said:

hopefularranger said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I could easily see him wrestling with that decision for a while to take the bass out.

Next song is Around the World in a Day, and then Kiss

To be fair though, he had done it before. "Something In the Water" has no bass part for example.

Oh right, this is true

maybe because the latter songs were more 'dancible' the missing bass means something

OldFriends4Sale said:

Oh right, this is true

maybe because the latter songs were more 'dancible' the missing bass means something

I agree. They're had been a good number of pop hits which contained rhythm tracks with no bass parts ("Strawberry Fields Forever" is one example). Historically speaking, what made "Doves" so noteworthy was it was dance hit with a funky rhythm track containing no bass parts. The harmonies are implied as they are rootless. Pretty much unheard of in dance music up to that point. After it became a classic, many r&b tracks particular in the 90s featured bass-less rhythm tracks.

hopefularranger said:

OldFriends4Sale said:

I could easily see him wrestling with that decision for a while to take the bass out.

Next song is Around the World in a Day, and then Kiss

To be fair though, he had done it before. "Something In the Water" has no bass part for example.

And 'For You'

langebleu said:

Paisley Park has no bass either.

Mindbells9 said:

Paisley Park has no bass either.

That song would really be better, in my opinion, with a melodic bass line. I think that whenever I hear it these days.

yes it does

Mindbells9 said:

Paisley Park has no bass either.

kidmelody2012 said:

As it stands When Doves Cry is flawless. I DO NOT want to hear the version with bass. It would ruin it for me. The best thing Prince was leaving the bass off. The song is really busy it is not need anything else. At the risk of being hated some other songs from that era would have been better with less.

how is it busy with just drum beat and vocals

DecaturStone said:

As it stands When Doves Cry is flawless. I DO NOT want to hear the version with bass. It would ruin it for me. The best thing Prince was leaving the bass off. The song is really busy it is not need anything else. At the risk of being hated some other songs from that era would have been better with less.

hopefularranger said:

kidmelody2012 said:

yes it does

If Mindbells is indicating there is no bass part in the song "Paisley Park", he/she would be correct.

I'm a HE lol, and yes I meant that there is no bass part (bass guitar) in the song.

there is but u need perfect pitch to hear it like me!

Mindbells9 said:

hopefularranger said:

kidmelody2012 said: If Mindbells is indicating there is no bass part in the song "Paisley Park", he/she would be correct.

I'm a HE lol, and yes I meant that there is no bass part (bass guitar) in the song.

kidmelody2012 said: