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is rick james good bass player? i know that rick is a bass player.but i never seen anyone giving props to him.is he good? | |
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thebanishedone said: i know that rick is a bass player.but i never seen anyone giving props to him.is he good?
He's probably no virtuoso, but I have no doubt he can hold a groove and do what needs to be done. | |
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well probably.. he seem to play that Crack Pipe for many years  | |
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He might not b Prince, Bootsy, Bill Laswell or Larry Graham, but he definitly IS a very good bass player. | |
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Rick is a FIRE bass player! Check his discography. Rick's main thing is bass. | |
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thebanishedone said: i know that rick is a bass player.but i never seen anyone giving props to him.is he good?
He's downright Cold-Blooded. | |
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Hes pretty rootin tootin godarn good ! | |
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Wow, we really have some younguns here....Rick James is BAD ASS on the bass. Or shall we say it right: FONKY | |
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Many of Rick's basslines have been "borrowed" by other artists.For Michael Jackson's song "Thriller",producer Quincy Jones borrowed the bassline from Rick's "Give It To Me Baby". | |
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I can't really judge him as a bassist, but I know that he has great taste in them. He played Rickenbackers, dude. RICKENBACKERS!!!!!  NEW WAVE FOREVER: SLAVE TO THE WAVE FROM THE CRADLE TO THE GRAVE. | |
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"I'm Rick James, Bitch!!!" 
Okay, now that I've got that outta my system... I figured he's an excellent bass player judging from his work on "Mary Jane" (espcailly that pop during the chorus) and "You and I."  | |
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Rick James is a very good bass player, he auditioned for Parliament Funkadelic, I don't know why he did'nt join them. Rick is also a good guitarist, there are some people who say he is'nt as good as Prince, but it is reported, that he(Rick James) actually taught Neil Young how to play guitar. Rick James also taught Teena Marie how to produce,arrange horns, & play guitar,bass,keyboards & percussion. As for which bass guitars he use, Rick uses Rickenbacher,Ibanez,Fender jazz, & Gibson, he also uses this axe bass made by a few diffrent companys( one of which that Gene Simmons from KISS has a patent on). I will be honest, I idolize Rick James & Stevie Wonder, but Prince is better than Rick on guitar, but Rick will kill Prince on bass & organ. They are about equal on drums/percussion, but Prince is better on piano than Rick, but Rick is still tight on keys as well. Rick James always said he went 2 school on Larry Graham's bass technique, & the bass style of a bad white boy name Donald(Duck)Dunn. Rick may not be THE best bass player( that honor goes to Stanley Clark,Marcus Miller,Louis Johnson,Verdine White of Earth,Wind & Fire,Victor Wooten,Mark Adams of Slave, & a few others. But Rick James can damn sho nuff play bass, his poppin technique is off the chainz!!! For that matter, Prince is'nt the best guitarist either, Stanley Jordan is & Vernon Reid, they'll kill Prince on guitar! Sorry I went on and on, but being a multi-instrumenatlist myself, I can talk good music & musician all day long | |
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StoneCity said: Rick James is a very good bass player, he auditioned for Parliament Funkadelic, I don't know why he did'nt join them. Rick is also a good guitarist, there are some people who say he is'nt as good as Prince, but it is reported, that he(Rick James) actually taught Neil Young how to play guitar. Rick James also taught Teena Marie how to produce,arrange horns, & play guitar,bass,keyboards & percussion. As for which bass guitars he use, Rick uses Rickenbacher,Ibanez,Fender jazz, & Gibson, he also uses this axe bass made by a few diffrent companys( one of which that Gene Simmons from KISS has a patent on). I will be honest, I idolize Rick James & Stevie Wonder, but Prince is better than Rick on guitar, but Rick will kill Prince on bass & organ. They are about equal on drums/percussion, but Prince is better on piano than Rick, but Rick is still tight on keys as well. Rick James always said he went 2 school on Larry Graham's bass technique, & the bass style of a bad white boy name Donald(Duck)Dunn. Rick may not be THE best bass player( that honor goes to Stanley Clark,Marcus Miller,Louis Johnson,Verdine White of Earth,Wind & Fire,Victor Wooten,Mark Adams of Slave, & a few others. But Rick James can damn sho nuff play bass, his poppin technique is off the chainz!!! For that matter, Prince is'nt the best guitarist either, Stanley Jordan is & Vernon Reid, they'll kill Prince on guitar! Sorry I went on and on, but being a multi-instrumenatlist myself, I can talk good music & musician all day long
 Hi, Rick! So nice of you to join us.I'm sick and tired of the Prince fans being sick and tired of the Prince fans that are sick and tired! | |
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Adisa said: StoneCity said: Rick James is a very good bass player, he auditioned for Parliament Funkadelic, I don't know why he did'nt join them. Rick is also a good guitarist, there are some people who say he is'nt as good as Prince, but it is reported, that he(Rick James) actually taught Neil Young how to play guitar. Rick James also taught Teena Marie how to produce,arrange horns, & play guitar,bass,keyboards & percussion. As for which bass guitars he use, Rick uses Rickenbacher,Ibanez,Fender jazz, & Gibson, he also uses this axe bass made by a few diffrent companys( one of which that Gene Simmons from KISS has a patent on). I will be honest, I idolize Rick James & Stevie Wonder, but Prince is better than Rick on guitar, but Rick will kill Prince on bass & organ. They are about equal on drums/percussion, but Prince is better on piano than Rick, but Rick is still tight on keys as well. Rick James always said he went 2 school on Larry Graham's bass technique, & the bass style of a bad white boy name Donald(Duck)Dunn. Rick may not be THE best bass player( that honor goes to Stanley Clark,Marcus Miller,Louis Johnson,Verdine White of Earth,Wind & Fire,Victor Wooten,Mark Adams of Slave, & a few others. But Rick James can damn sho nuff play bass, his poppin technique is off the chainz!!! For that matter, Prince is'nt the best guitarist either, Stanley Jordan is & Vernon Reid, they'll kill Prince on guitar! Sorry I went on and on, but being a multi-instrumenatlist myself, I can talk good music & musician all day long
Hi, Rick! So nice of you to join us. This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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