Drums:
1)John Blackwell
2)Shelia E.
3)Michael Bland
4)Bobby Z
5)Kirky J

Bass:
1)Larry Graham (Say what you will, but he's the best bass player ever, IMO)
2)Rhonda Smith
3)Andre Cymone
4)Brown Mark
5)Levi Seacer Jr.

Guitar:
1)Dez Dickerson
2)Rev. Scott
3)Wendy
4)Miko Weaver
5)Levi Seacer
6)Kat Dyson

Keyboards:
1)Dr. Fink
2)Lisa
3)Mr. Hayes
4)Boni Boyer
5)Renato Neto
6)Chance
7)Tommy Barberella
8)Rad (We hardly knew ye)

Horns:
1)Eric Leeds
2)Maceo Parker
3)Atlanta Bliss
4)Candy Dulfer
5)Mike Phillips
6)Hornheadz
7)Najee

ooh man, you can't forget the man in a league of his own...

TONY to the M!

ninarockets said:

we can't the most important instrument of them all! -THE MIKE

and yup, and Tony's only competition is him in the past.
And he loses every time!

Seriously, all praise to Antonio Mosley iV
i don't know bout y'all, but i like him when he get all hot and sweaty in the sacrifice of victor show.
that boy he ain't got no off-switch
[This message was edited Thu May 6 11:56:05 2004 by HiinEnkelte]

with a rating system of some sort.

ninarockets said:

You gotta be on drugs

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Paris9748430 said:

And ranking the likes of Boni Boyer and Mr. Hayes above the glorious Renato Neto is just plain heresy.

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giotto said:

Renato ain't all that. He bores me. But Mr. Hayes at #3 ??? Pretty impressive for a guy that played samples and lip-synched Prince's backing vocals. He needs to move dooooown the list to #7 or at least tied with that talentless hag Tommy. He sure was f'ugly for a dude.

HiinEnkelte said:

oh lawd, Hiin -- everytime we watched that sacrifice of victor show, i would see you get in the biggest lather over Tony M's naked upperbody! think you didn't? what song was that -- call the law? that lil' greasy mullet thing got really greasy during that show, and it looked a little like he was pounding some serious whitecastle...boy, i'm gonna go home and watch it right now...

LovesexyIsThe1 said:

I see your point.

Guy can't help looking like Buddy Holly

But for those of us with an ear, virtuoso badass keyboard player extraordinaire he remains.

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giotto said:

I ran a similar thread to this 2 weeks ago, but only on P's guitarists. I'm only naming my first picks. On drums: Sheila. On keyboards: Fink. 2nd keys: Lisa. Bass guitar: Brown Mark. Guitar: Dez.

And on Drums, the mighty John Blackwell is just indestructible and in a class of his own.

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ninarockets said:

sliders....

giotto said:

The guys got chops, no doubt, but I almost fell asleep during his solo, from LA opening night. Other than that he's waaaaay better than Mr. Hayes and Barbarella.

Paris9748430 said:

Why do we have to go through this again? I don't remember seeing Dez on the cover of Rolling Stone, or playing with Prince on Tavis Smiley.

Everyone knows Wendy is #1. The rest are uneducated.
[This message was edited Thu May 6 12:27:36 2004 by LovesexyIsThe1]

LovesexyIsThe1 said:[quote]

giotto said:

Don't flip out, it's not that deep. It's just opinions.

Backing / Co-Vocalists:

01. Jill Jones
02. Boni Boyer
03. Sheena Easton
04. Chaka Khan
05. Wendy
06. Lisa
07. Susannah
08. Sheila E.
09. Cat
10. Elise Fiorillo

blackguitaristz said:

I didn't flip out, I was teasing... didn't you see the smiley face after my post?

BinaryJustin said:

Haven't you forgotten the mighty Mavis Staples?

She makes 90% of those on your list look like vocal lightweights...

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giotto said:

Oh yeah - I guess she did backing on 'Graffiti Bridge'. I forgot Angie Stone too. I forgot loads of people.

HiinEnkelte said:

well personally I think Cat rapped better on "Alphabet street",better then anything I have ever heard him bust....

Drums
1)John Blackwell
2)Shelia E.
3)Michael Bland
4)Bobby Z
5)Kirky J

Bass:
1)Larry Graham
2)Rhonda Smith
3)Andre Cymone
4)Brown Mark
5)Levi Seacer Jr.

Guitar:
1)Wendy
2)Mr. Scott
3)Dez Dickerson
4)Miko Weaver
5)Levi Seacer
6)Kat Dyson

Keyboards:
1)Dr. Fink
2)Lisa
3)Renato Neto
4Mr. Hayes
5)Bonnie Boyer
6)Chance
7)Tommy Barberella
8)Rad

Horns:
1)Maceo Parker
2)Candy Dulfer
3)Mike Phillips
4)Eric Leeds
5)Atlanta Bliss
6)Hornheadz
7)Najee
[This message was edited Thu May 6 19:48:31 2004 by cloudguitars]

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

Who in the heck is Rev. Scott and why is he ahead of Wendy?

GeSmi1

Paris9748430 said:

Yes, John Blackwell is totally awesome. I couldn't believe the way he bangs those drums.

Totally the best thus far.

GeSmi1

Drums:

1)John Blackwell
2)Shelia E.
3)Michael Bland
4)PRINCE
5)Bobby Z
6)Kirky J

Bass:
1)Larry Graham
2)Rhonda Smith
3)PRINCE
4)Andre Cymone
4)Brown Mark
5)Levi Seacer Jr.

Guitar:
1)PRINCE
2)Dez Dickerson
2)Rev. Scott
3)Miko Weaver
4)Wendy
5)Levi Seacer
6)Kat Dyson

Keyboards:
1)Renato Neto
2)PRINCE
3)Dr Fink
4)Lisa
5)Boni Boyer
6)Chance
7)Tommy Barberella
8)Rad
9)Mr Hayes

Horns:
1)Eric Leeds
2)Maceo Parker
3)Atlanta Bliss
4)Candy Dulfer
5)Mike Phillips
6)Hornheadz
7)Najee

Vocals:
1)PRINCE
2)Boni Boyer
3)Susannah
4)Wendy
5)Lisa
6)Sheila E
7)Candy Dulfer
8)Chance
9)Rosie Gaines

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[This message was edited Thu May 6 20:55:29 2004 by mrdespues]