Prince....playing a live bass solo

[mc2NY]

I've seen his virtuoso guitar and keyboard playing but this is the first I've seen his bass playing.

http://www.yourepeat.com/watch/?v=hQDFmmougCM


It just came out that Prince was awake for 154 hours before he died. Would love to hear what he was working on during that time.

[Pilgrim]

The guy could really play!

However, I'm not a fan of that sound or style on bass....it's definitely a guitar solo on bass.

[Granny Gremlin]

Sounds like a typical (yes, very well executed) funk bass solo.  Coulda been Bootsy.

That's not meant in a derogatory way, or to diminish his talent.  I just don't see it as very guitary at all (the pauses + lack of sustained notes+ thumb slaps).

[nofi]

bootsy would cringe at that. maybe a new genre, noodle funk. let me 'splain , please. while prince did several things very well i would hesitate to call him virtuoso on anything. virtuoso is one of those words that get thrown around and applied without much critical thought and too much fan boy input. genius is the other word that comes to mind that suffers the same problems. constant misapplication of these words cheapens the intended definition of such until the real meaning becomes watered down and void. my 2.5 cents

[Pilgrim]

From the reports I've heard, he could play most of the instruments in the band, and I believe some of his recordings contain mostly his own work. Certainly on the excellent end of the spectrum in terms of playing multiple instruments well.

[mc2NY]

I think you sell the little Purple dude short on his playing abilities.

His James Brown move, where he falls backward into the crowd and gets pushed back up on stage is slick.....except he does it while playing a solo!! And his trqdemark move of taking his guitar off and tossing it up high as he just walks away is still cool to see....and he always does it with his real guitar, not some cheap prop. Wonder if he ever broke one by accident? Thta is the Tele he's been playing a long time. He sure must trust whover is on the catchng end.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxVeUvo5COI&app=desktop

[Granny Gremlin]

I've seen that Harrison tribute clip before - it's what first clued me in to his skill level.  Say what you want about the man; egotist, sure; a bit surly, I'd believe it (see his demeanor in the Harrison clip); incosiderate, yup (remember the time he trashed a vintage Epiphone guitar he borrowed from a talk show house band player?), but a multi-instrument virtuoso he certainly is as well.

http://www.spin.com/2013/03/prince-smashed-someone-elses-guitar-fallon/

[uwe]

I'm no slap bass fan, but for someone who is not a really a bassist at all that is pretty darn good.

[mc2NY]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NN3gsSf-Ys&ebc=ANyPxKr0hCua9wEtMW4UPeJCfGzzV4UoYts6eWvjfnrL1oR1Xzkgfcp5Q2sckAhb6TGtAP6u6iFPtydgZnIV54AJGGkBHhIzTA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXFfoeG3hn0&ebc=ANyPxKr0hCua9wEtMW4UPeJCfGzzV4UoYts6eWvjfnrL1oR1Xzkgfcp5Q2sckAhb6TGtAP6u6iFPtydgZnIV54AJGGkBHhIzTA

[4stringer77]

Prince worked with Larry Graham a lot. Sounds like he breaks in to a Sly and the Family Stone tune at 2:50

[uwe]

Which black band wasn't influenced by Sly & The Family Stone's groundbreaking work? Steal from the best.

[Alanko]

Which black band wasn't influenced by Sly & The Family Stone's groundbreaking work?

Body Count and Bad Brains? 

[Granny Gremlin]

LOL

[uwe]

Sigh, I rest my case.

[Hörnisse]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=kAH6SLn_yCw