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Thread started 09/23/20 11:54pm

funkman88

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Prince's top 5 keyboard players!

who were cream of the crop in Prince's camp all time? I say:

5.Renato Neto

4.Lisa Coleman

3.Boni Boyer

2.Dr, Fink

1.Jimmy Jam

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Reply #1 posted 09/24/20 2:11am

thebanishedone

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funkman88 said:

who were cream of the crop in Prince's camp all time? I say:


5.Renato Neto


4.Lisa Coleman


3.Boni Boyer


2.Dr, Fink


1.Jimmy Jam


boni Boyer top 5? Lol
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Reply #2 posted 09/24/20 2:11am

thebanishedone

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funkman88 said:

who were cream of the crop in Prince's camp all time? I say:


5.Renato Neto


4.Lisa Coleman


3.Boni Boyer


2.Dr, Fink


1.Jimmy Jam


boni Boyer top 5? Lol
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Reply #3 posted 09/24/20 3:46am

RJOrion

1. Skipper
2. John L. Nelson
3. Jimmy Jam
4. The Doctor
5. Lisa Coleman
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Reply #4 posted 09/24/20 4:46am

donnyenglish

Cassandra was the best.

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Reply #5 posted 09/24/20 5:27am

thebanishedone

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donnyenglish said:

Cassandra was the best.

she was great because she paid more attention to bringig vintage sounds and se is a much better soloist than Renato

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Reply #6 posted 09/24/20 8:18am

funkman88

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RJOrion said:

1. Skipper 2. John L. Nelson 3. Jimmy Jam 4. The Doctor 5. Lisa Coleman

good list! biggrin never reaLLY HEARD HIS DAD PLAY...EXCEPT WHEN HE WAS beating mom like a drum dead

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Reply #7 posted 09/24/20 8:19am

funkman88

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donnyenglish said:

Cassandra was the best.

who is that and when?

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Reply #8 posted 09/24/20 9:40am

TrivialPursuit

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funkman88 said:

who were cream of the crop in Prince's camp all time? I say:

5.Renato Neto

4.Lisa Coleman

3.Boni Boyer

2.Dr, Fink

1.Jimmy Jam


LOL Boni? She played a little, but she was mainly there for her amazing voice. Girl wasn't doing runs or doing jazz improvs.

In no particular order:

Lisa

Morris

Fink

Cassandra (is that her name?)

Renato

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #9 posted 09/24/20 10:35am

LoveGalore

TrivialPursuit said:



funkman88 said:


who were cream of the crop in Prince's camp all time? I say:


5.Renato Neto


4.Lisa Coleman


3.Boni Boyer


2.Dr, Fink


1.Jimmy Jam




LOL Boni? She played a little, but she was mainly there for her amazing voice. Girl wasn't doing runs or doing jazz improvs.

In no particular order:

Lisa


Morris


Fink


Cassandra (is that her name?)


Renato



Yup, Cassandra O'Neal. Miss Cassie if ur nasty.
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Reply #10 posted 09/24/20 12:19pm

donnyenglish

Don't forget Chance. Hard not to love him. And there was that time Patrice Rushen was on keys on SNL in 1989.

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Reply #11 posted 09/24/20 12:26pm

TrivialPursuit

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LoveGalore said:

TrivialPursuit said:


LOL Boni? She played a little, but she was mainly there for her amazing voice. Girl wasn't doing runs or doing jazz improvs.

In no particular order:

Lisa

Morris

Fink

Cassandra (is that her name?)

Renato

Yup, Cassandra O'Neal. Miss Cassie if ur nasty.


I stopped connecting with Prince's band around 2001. Sometimes folks stood out. Cora Coleman-Dunham and husband did a bit, but I never connected with Cassandra. Renato is great, but I hated his Smooth Jazz Lite 98.3FM - The Light influence on Prince. Chance was there then gone. I never enjoyed Kat as a guitarist, and we all have a Kirk story. I guess in some ways they became much less interesting characters compared to anyone before 1997.

Sorry, it's the Hodgkin's talking.
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Reply #12 posted 09/24/20 3:11pm

Astasheiks

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funkman88 said:

who were cream of the crop in Prince's camp all time? I say:

5.Renato Neto

4.Lisa Coleman

3.Boni Boyer

2.Dr, Fink

1.Jimmy Jam

Morris Hayes played Keys with him the longest and u didn't even list him in the top 5. lol eek smile hmm

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Reply #13 posted 09/24/20 3:29pm

funkaholic1972

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1. Jimmy Jam

2. Dr. Fink

3. Lisa

4. Morris Hayes

5. Cassandra

Least liked for me is Renato Neto. It was a bad fit for the ONA/Musicology era IMHO. Didn't like his corny pseudo-jazzy noodling nor his synth patches.

RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time...
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Reply #14 posted 09/24/20 6:13pm

thebanishedone

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Dr Fink That guy can play any style and he could have been a keyboard player for any Prince band. Morris Hayes a great team player. Tommy Barbarela amazing at funk rock jazz.Cassandra great understanding of what the song needs.Lisa for the textures and soundscapes
[Edited 9/25/20 7:54am]
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Reply #15 posted 09/25/20 6:48am

bigbrother

thebanishedone said:

Dr Fink That guy can play any style and he could have been a keyboard player for any Prince band. Morris Hayes a great team player. Tommy Barbarela amazing at funk rock jazz.Cassandra great understanding of what the song needs.Lisa for the textures and soundscapea

Totally agree - spot on!

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Reply #16 posted 09/25/20 7:58am

thebanishedone

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Astasheiks said:

funkman88 said:

who were cream of the crop in Prince's camp all time? I say:

5.Renato Neto

4.Lisa Coleman

3.Boni Boyer

2.Dr, Fink

1.Jimmy Jam

Morris Hayes played Keys with him the longest and u didn't even list him in the top 5. lol eek smile hmm

Well its obvious that Boni can play circles around Mr Hayes lol biggrin biggrin biggrin

Funkman can you specify some nice keyboard work by Boni?

Cause i dont even know if she really played or just stood behind te keys like Kip Blackshire.

Remember Prince had Kip on keys.

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Reply #17 posted 09/25/20 10:09am

RJOrion

i started to put Mr. Hayes at #5 in my list, but i had to put Lisa Coleman instead at #5 so i dont get banned for 2 weeks
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Reply #18 posted 09/25/20 8:52pm

funkman88

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donnyenglish said:

Don't forget Chance. Hard not to love him. And there was that time Patrice Rushen was on keys on SNL in 1989.

oh yeah super obese dude

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Reply #19 posted 09/25/20 8:53pm

funkman88

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Astasheiks said:

funkman88 said:

who were cream of the crop in Prince's camp all time? I say:

5.Renato Neto

4.Lisa Coleman

3.Boni Boyer

2.Dr, Fink

1.Jimmy Jam

Morris Hayes played Keys with him the longest and u didn't even list him in the top 5. lol eek smile hmm

longest dont make u good...he was convenient and a yes man....

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Reply #20 posted 09/26/20 1:26am

thebanishedone

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funkman88 said:



Astasheiks said:




funkman88 said:


who were cream of the crop in Prince's camp all time? I say:


5.Renato Neto


4.Lisa Coleman


3.Boni Boyer


2.Dr, Fink


1.Jimmy Jam




Morris Hayes played Keys with him the longest and u didn't even list him in the top 5. lol eek smile hmm



longest dont make u good...he was convenient and a yes man....


He was not a yes man.he voiced his opinion lots of time.he refused to rework some music with profanity because he didntvwant to ruin the songs.he fough with Prince in regards how loud Prince mastered The Rainbow Kids.and there are many examples.so you should check your sources before you claim such a nonsense
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Reply #21 posted 09/26/20 7:00am

funkman88

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thebanishedone said:

funkman88 said:

longest dont make u good...he was convenient and a yes man....

He was not a yes man.he voiced his opinion lots of time.he refused to rework some music with profanity because he didntvwant to ruin the songs.he fough with Prince in regards how loud Prince mastered The Rainbow Kids.and there are many examples.so you should check your sources before you claim such a nonsense

he was enabler...yes i was told by inside source so check yours

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Reply #22 posted 09/26/20 8:23am

SPYZFAN1

From P's band.....1) Dr. Fink.......2) Lisa.........3) Renato..(loved his work on "N.E.W.S"......4) Tommy Barbarella.........5) Morris Hayes.

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Reply #23 posted 09/26/20 8:28am

thebanishedone

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funkman88 said:

thebanishedone said:

funkman88 said: He was not a yes man.he voiced his opinion lots of time.he refused to rework some music with profanity because he didntvwant to ruin the songs.he fough with Prince in regards how loud Prince mastered The Rainbow Kids.and there are many examples.so you should check your sources before you claim such a nonsense

he was enabler...yes i was told by inside source so check yours

well you putting a person who didnt play keybard on top 5 list says alot.and i dont have

nothing against you but placing Boni on top 5 list of keyboards is the equivalent to having

Andy Allo on top 5 liste of best guitar players in Prince band.

Did she even play?

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Reply #24 posted 09/26/20 8:52am

Margot

thebanishedone said:

funkman88 said:

he was enabler...yes i was told by inside source so check yours

well you putting a person who didnt play keybard on top 5 list says alot.and i dont have

nothing against you but placing Boni on top 5 list of keyboards is the equivalent to having

Andy Allo on top 5 liste of best guitar players in Prince band.

Did she even play?

LOL

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Reply #25 posted 09/26/20 8:56am

Margot

Renato played a gorgeous intro to "The Love We Make", 2011, LA.,also great solo in Montreux 2009,

"When U Were Mine"

He often annoyed me with his jazzy style, but he had the chops.

Was Jam that good?

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Reply #26 posted 09/26/20 12:44pm

funkman88

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thebanishedone said:

funkman88 said:

he was enabler...yes i was told by inside source so check yours

well you putting a person who didnt play keybard on top 5 list says alot.and i dont have

nothing against you but placing Boni on top 5 list of keyboards is the equivalent to having

Andy Allo on top 5 liste of best guitar players in Prince band.

Did she even play?

she was good in bed with prince so who cares if she can play??

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Reply #27 posted 09/26/20 12:56pm

thebanishedone

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funkman88 said:

thebanishedone said:

well you putting a person who didnt play keybard on top 5 list says alot.and i dont have

nothing against you but placing Boni on top 5 list of keyboards is the equivalent to having

Andy Allo on top 5 liste of best guitar players in Prince band.

Did she even play?

she was good in bed with prince so who cares if she can play??

Well on a Prince concert you expect girls to play,you dont expect a Robert Palmer Addicted To Love video lol

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Reply #28 posted 09/27/20 5:28am

donnyenglish

funkman88 said:

thebanishedone said:

well you putting a person who didnt play keybard on top 5 list says alot.and i dont have

nothing against you but placing Boni on top 5 list of keyboards is the equivalent to having

Andy Allo on top 5 liste of best guitar players in Prince band.

Did she even play?

she was good in bed with prince so who cares if she can play??

This is disrespectful to Andy. She is an artist. One of the better voices and songwriters that he has ever worked with.

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Reply #29 posted 09/27/20 5:30am

DaveT

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Gotta be Lisa at the top spot ... I'm sure I read an interview where someone said she was the one person whose skills Prince couldn't replicate

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