Prince’s charm spilled into his music and drew you in just like he drew his women in. He had that IT factor. It made him seem “Regal” like royalty. Like a “Prince”.💡
Prince was great on guitar, bass, keys and drums! Warner bros hyped him up as being this teenage wunderkind who could play 27 different instruments! They counted the different synth patch sounds he played on his first album as an instrument! Anyhow, he is an accomplished pianist! Do listen to his album " piano and a microphone 1983". Enjoy!
Of the 27 instruments that Prince was credited with playing on his first album 14 of them were different types of percussion. Exactly zero of them were “synth patches”. They did list piano and 6 other keyboards, but in 1978 those were all in fact different physical instruments.
@ She both programmed and played synths on the album. Programming synths was a separate talent back then because of how hard it was and some keyboard players like Thomas Dolby had lucrative side gigs as synth programmers. Prince eventually got so good at it that Rick James famously stole Prince’s keyboards to use them on his next album. Rick’s only options for getting those sounds were hiring Prince to program them or using P’s already programmed synths.
I keep telling people this, essentially -- the difference is they listed a bunch of percussion instruments etc. his core instruments were: drums, bass, guitar, piano. and he was incredible at each. he could hit a conga, shake a tambourine etc. and program synths, but let's not get crazy and say the guy could play '27 different instruments.' the fanbase hype + record company hype are just that. and then we get these weird, insecure comparisons to other artists. just let prince be prince and let michael be michael etc. there's room for all of their greatness. they are all different and talented in overlapping, but varied ways. in short, people are simpletons and need to create this beef where is this none because they're living vicariously through these artists. and they're not kids anymore, these are 50-60+ year olds so there's no excuse for the immaturity.
Quincy jones never forgave prince 🤴 for not working with him on We are the world. I believe Quincy jones knew how talented prince 🤴 was. He just couldn't bring himself to admit it
Don't be confused: Prince was a Master musician. Including the keys. Nothing average about his instrumentation. A snippet: ua-cam.com/video/09LwXDDkSdU/v-deo.htmlsi=mZOyyx8HuKtus_bg
you're absolutely correct- a lot of music that captures the listener are some of the simplest chord progressions and melodies, but the icing on the cake is that 'songwriter'... they can positively put the flavor needed on that composition.
Prince was an extraordinary multi-instrumentalist. He could run intricate funky and jazzy improvisations over pieces of music. He composed tons of tunes that always sound fresh, and look at the impact that his work has had on many of today's artists. People that release these types of comments really don't appreciate Prince's legacy and his phenomenal musical talent.
Simple inspiring message I really like this! Sometimes as a musician we get to caught up on being the most technical when some of the greatest Works of Art transcend that and go straight to the Soul!
Absolutely. It’s about the emotion it triggers in us. IMO most people do not enjoy listening to the mechanical-technique-focused players. The way I ponder how much I like something is by how much I want to do/listen to it again.
At first, I thought you were playing Prince's B-side "I Love U in Me." Anyone else think that? I saw someone mention Prince's "Piano & a Microphone 1983" album, which is definitely worth listening to. But please note that album is a one-take demo that was released posthumously. Prince's album "One Nite Alone" was released by him in 2002 and is just him playing piano in the atrium at Paisley Park, and you can occasionally hear his doves, Majesty and Divinity, cooing in the background, so they are the only other ones credited on the album besides Prince. The compositions on that album are amazing.
He’s comparing him to the jazz piano players. Like Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, even Greg Phillingaines. Quincy knows his stuff. But in the end you are right, as long as sounds good, great, and yes less is sometimes more.
I'll weigh in w my 2¢ First Quincy and Prince were legends and guys that I admired and respected and looked up to - although they are not here w us any more (RIP). But..Prince and Quincy's relationship goes back to We Are the World & Michael (another legend RIP) and Prince not joining in that collaboration. After that moment, a lot of shade was thrown Prince's way. But the reality is Prince style of piano is incredible. The best? I don't even care. But it's definitely more than ordinary. He did have his band members play keys & piano for a lot of his songs. But every now and then he'll share his piano skills in songs like Under the Cherry Moon; or Condition of the Heart; or Venus De Milo. Anyways, I don't listen to music for grading performances like a paper; it's how it resonates and how it can elicit an emotional feeling. In that regards, Prince is more than just "okay".
Not sure what instruments or how many Prince could play but he could read and compose music. Which you find most so called musicians can't do but still are successful.
@@bravenstrong I think you are wrong about that. He once said on the Arsenio Hall show that he would test other musicians to see if they could read music and knew chord progressions.
Nice presentation. I have always felt the complicated, intricate stuff only impresses other musicians or "elitist listeners". The vast majority of listeners love familiarity and simplicity.
Yeah, Quincy was kinda hating there on Prince. LOL But is that a dig at Michael Jackson? Because if it is, you should know that Quincy threw shade at Mike too. However, like Prince, Mike wrote many of his own biggest hits, including "We Are The World." MJ was also a world class producer (he produced "A Stranger In Moscow," among other great tunes), but chose to delegate production duties to Quincy, Teddy Riley and others because he was too busy singing, dancing, choreographing, arranging background vocals, etc. There's only so much one musician can do, as Prince himself would surely attest. Personally, I consider all three (MJ, Prince and Quincy) musical prodigies, albeit in different ways.
@@bobhebel4116 uhm, I didn’t even mention MJ, so obviously there was no dig. Just stating a fact. Prince didn’t need or want Quincy or anyone else for that matter to produce his albums.
Actually, Prince could play pretty good piano! He didn't have to spend all his time on the piano since guitar seemed to be one of his favorite instruments.
I am a die-hard, die-hard, die-hard Prince fan. And I'm also a pianist. I don't think Quincy was hating on Prince. I took it more that he was speaking from the standpoint of comparing great pianist in relation to Prince. Art Tatum in my opinion is the King when it comes to the piano. Prince as great as he was would not be able to compete with Art Tatum. Art Tatum would run circles around Prince on the piano. Quincy Jones grew up and played with the great jazz players of our time, so he got to see firsthand great pianist such as Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Chick Correa and others. These guys were masters of the piano. Prince in my opinion is the greatest musician (taken as whole) of my lifetime, but if we're being honest, he is not the in the class of masters when it comes to great piano players. Now if you're talking about guitar players, that's a whole different discussion because I feel HE IS and BELONGS IN the class of masters when it comes to great guitarist.
Call me a nostalgia nerd. The first thing I do when I get that DX7 is Dire Dire Docks. What a banger. Then prolly The Greatest Love after. Ive played geetar for 32 years but there is something truly magical about the DX7 and its how I wanna learn keys.
We’re talking about keyboard digital dexterity and mastery and Prince was solid ok…doesn’t matter if he could play chopsticks or Mary had a little Lamb on the oboe or Glickenspiel… as far as Piano/keyboard prowess: Chopin’s Etudes are a really good measure of digital technical mastery;Album sales don’t say much in that regard ie not how many widgets were shipped doesn’t tell us much otherwise we’d say …another way to say it: Prince could replace X in a band on keys…Could he replace Tommy Lee on Motley Crue’s piano parts? YES…Could he sit in for Art Tatum or Rick Wakeman? Probably not, I don’t know for sure but PROBABLY not.
All you need are a few chords, a great musician does not necessarily make a great songwriter, a great songwriter does not necessarily make a hit record, takes a combination of things to make that happen.
As with any artist. The best thing about Prince, is his TASTE more than him being a virtuoso. LIsten to his two chord song "The Cross". Anyone can play it but he wrote it. Prince said he wasn't on the technical level of Sheila E, Michael B, yet, they will both tell you, Prince came up with some of the most original grooves ever, which they could embellish but Princes best asset is his creativity, outside the box. Prince is a great lead guitarist but I like his chords and songwriting/taste/melodies more than anything.
It takes a lot to impress someone like Quincy. He's been around and worked with some of the absolutely greatest musicians, and yes he did play piano and trumpet.. When you've been around piano players like Herbie, it's hard to be impressed by anyone..
Quincy's assessment of Prince's piano playing is one of those Golden Gate Bridge discussions: "This water is cold. And, it's deep too!" Great piano players were a dime a dozen to Quincy Jones.
I mean you have song writers like Prince and then you have session players where that is all they do is play for hire. No Prince was no professional session player, but he could express himself just fine.
Prince was just an "Ok" piano player. But he had two things going for him: (a) he'd learned to maximize his limitations and (b) he had talented piano players throughout his career he could tap into to show him how to do certain things on the keyboard and piano, because they (Matt Fink, Lisa Coleman, Morris Hayes, Renato Neto, and Cassandra O'Neal, to name a few) came into the door with strong jazz, gospel, and classical piano backgrounds. So, if a person is willing to learn, and put in the practice, there were fingering tricks and voicings they could teach. Even Matt Fink acknowledged that though Prince did play the keyboard solo on When Doves Cry, to achieve it, Prince recorded it at a much slower tempo. But it was Matt who then had to learn how to play a close enough rendition of it live. And there is nothing wrong with learning how to maximalize one instrument limitations. Eddie Van Halen learned how to maximize modes on the guitar neck, and even Stevie Vai admits that there are things he can't physically do but has learned to focus hard on the thing he can do. G. E. Smith, another musician who has admitted to this day he's blessed to had achieved the success he has, because his playing is limited, but he learned how to maximize his limitations. Prince's strength as a musician was as a guitarist. Something he's long admitted dating back to the early 80's.
People often confuse being a good composer with being a good instrumentalist. But the two aren't necessarily the same. Many of the early classical composers came up with their music all in their head, without first having to work it out on a piano, violin or some other instrument. They could also compose entire symphonies (complete melodies and harmonies) for multiple instruments without being an expert on many of those instruments. For example, Beethoven didn't have to be a virtuoso on the oboe to write a beautiful melodic line for that instrument. I think that's what Quincy Jones was getting at. He was trying to say that Prince was solid on the guitar, piano, etc. and a great multi-instrumentalist, but not necessarily a great composer like himself.
Clickbait, NO WAY is he disrespecting Prince. Or saying he is better. Just pointing out a well known fact. Prince himself said.” If you want a hit song, write it like you’re writing it for children”.
I've listened to the discography and I think prince was a better piano player than guitar player. there's numerous recordings of him singing and playing piano and some with morris day playing drums. International Lover Take 1. that's a great player. His magnum opus has altered people's views "Purple Rain". Listen to Condition of the Heart, Venus de Milo, Father's Song
The more I've listened to the great piano players, the more I've realized yeah these guys are insane, Prince obviously couldn't play like this mainly because you have to study and be doing this all day everyday. However, Quincy was hating. Even if I don't think you're the best I'm not going to be dismissive of your talent and abilities. How about saying what you like about them as a musician? Didn't say anything positive, and tried to throw more digs in about his music and creativity.
yOUR playing is weak and could never compare to Prince....your playing sounds like something old from the 80s....with that Yamaha Dx7 sounds....I grew up on Prince... He's the best whoever did it point blank. MOGUL....here's what I learned from Prince..... ua-cam.com/video/-Wc_z3PwcHM/v-deo.htmlsi=232zRgjRr1t0C6DL
Go and have a listen to Prince's NON hits before you make that conclusion. He also made an instrumental cd centered around the piano. Did he play 27 instruments? Probably not. I think that was record company hype.
Not sure if Prince really played all those instruments, or if it was all canned sounds on the keyboard. He did have some great stuff, though, and it would have been great if he was able to stay around and do more collabs. What you're playing, on the other hand, definitely brings to mind some great performers, like Luther Vandross, Regina Belle, or Diane Reeves. Very 90's feel in my mind.
Prince was on another level and once u understand that, theres another level he lays out, then, u gotta go from there to over there, level. Quincy full of sh and hatin. Rest n heaven Prince🙏🏾
As a musician who saw Prince 4 times, I conclude that he was an outstanding guitar player, but his bass, keys and drumming skills were not his strong suits. He had skills that would allow him to work out parts for his band, but he surrounded himself with much more talented folks in those areas. But again, he was a great guitarist!!
I'd say he was strongest on guitar, then piano was a close second, then bass, then drums. but he was ahead of many, many players on each, and combined with his songwriting and performance talents as well as vision, well, then you have the x-factor.
Prince had an interesting way of writing music...but his voice was terrible and at times he tried to be like Michael Jackson...AND...Michael was a better "song writer' but Prince was a much better musician...
Prince’s charm spilled into his music and drew you in just like he drew his women in. He had that IT factor. It made him seem “Regal” like royalty. Like a “Prince”.💡
Prince was great on guitar, bass, keys and drums! Warner bros hyped him up as being this teenage wunderkind who could play 27 different instruments! They counted the different synth patch sounds he played on his first album as an instrument! Anyhow, he is an accomplished pianist! Do listen to his album " piano and a microphone 1983". Enjoy!
Appreciate the referral. I will listen to this. Thx.
Of the 27 instruments that Prince was credited with playing on his first album 14 of them were different types of percussion. Exactly zero of them were “synth patches”. They did list piano and 6 other keyboards, but in 1978 those were all in fact different physical instruments.
@@joel2421 thanks for the info. I believe that Patrice Rushen was uncredited as helping him with programming the synths?
@ She both programmed and played synths on the album. Programming synths was a separate talent back then because of how hard it was and some keyboard players like Thomas Dolby had lucrative side gigs as synth programmers. Prince eventually got so good at it that Rick James famously stole Prince’s keyboards to use them on his next album. Rick’s only options for getting those sounds were hiring Prince to program them or using P’s already programmed synths.
I keep telling people this, essentially -- the difference is they listed a bunch of percussion instruments etc. his core instruments were: drums, bass, guitar, piano. and he was incredible at each. he could hit a conga, shake a tambourine etc. and program synths, but let's not get crazy and say the guy could play '27 different instruments.' the fanbase hype + record company hype are just that. and then we get these weird, insecure comparisons to other artists. just let prince be prince and let michael be michael etc. there's room for all of their greatness. they are all different and talented in overlapping, but varied ways. in short, people are simpletons and need to create this beef where is this none because they're living vicariously through these artists. and they're not kids anymore, these are 50-60+ year olds so there's no excuse for the immaturity.
It was always my understanding that Prince wrote all of his music on the piano. Shrugging shoulders
Bruh prince will smoke you on piano, you better do your research.
Quincy jones never forgave prince 🤴 for not working with him on We are the world. I believe Quincy jones knew how talented prince 🤴 was. He just couldn't bring himself to admit it
Don't sleep, he played a helluva tambourine.
Don't be confused: Prince was a Master musician. Including the keys. Nothing average about his instrumentation. A snippet:
ua-cam.com/video/09LwXDDkSdU/v-deo.htmlsi=mZOyyx8HuKtus_bg
you're absolutely correct- a lot of music that captures the listener are some of the simplest chord progressions and melodies, but the icing on the cake is that 'songwriter'... they can positively put the flavor needed on that composition.
Prince was an extraordinary multi-instrumentalist. He could run intricate funky and jazzy improvisations over pieces of music. He composed tons of tunes that always sound fresh, and look at the impact that his work has had on many of today's artists. People that release these types of comments really don't appreciate Prince's legacy and his phenomenal musical talent.
Simple inspiring message I really like this! Sometimes as a musician we get to caught up on being the most technical when some of the greatest Works of Art transcend that and go straight to the Soul!
Absolutely. It’s about the emotion it triggers in us. IMO most people do not enjoy listening to the mechanical-technique-focused players. The way I ponder how much I like something is by how much I want to do/listen to it again.
Prince was an elite piano player. Quincy was tweaking.
At first, I thought you were playing Prince's B-side "I Love U in Me." Anyone else think that?
I saw someone mention Prince's "Piano & a Microphone 1983" album, which is definitely worth listening to. But please note that album is a one-take demo that was released posthumously. Prince's album "One Nite Alone" was released by him in 2002 and is just him playing piano in the atrium at Paisley Park, and you can occasionally hear his doves, Majesty and Divinity, cooing in the background, so they are the only other ones credited on the album besides Prince. The compositions on that album are amazing.
He’s comparing him to the jazz piano players. Like Oscar Peterson, Art Tatum, even Greg Phillingaines. Quincy knows his stuff. But in the end you are right, as long as sounds good, great, and yes less is sometimes more.
Amen brother! Plain and simple! God bless
The Intro Chords😅 that is original my Style Man, nice:)))
I'll weigh in w my 2¢
First Quincy and Prince were legends and guys that I admired and respected and looked up to - although they are not here w us any more (RIP). But..Prince and Quincy's relationship goes back to We Are the World & Michael (another legend RIP) and Prince not joining in that collaboration. After that moment, a lot of shade was thrown Prince's way. But the reality is Prince style of piano is incredible. The best? I don't even care. But it's definitely more than ordinary.
He did have his band members play keys & piano for a lot of his songs. But every now and then he'll share his piano skills in songs like Under the Cherry Moon; or Condition of the Heart; or Venus De Milo.
Anyways, I don't listen to music for grading performances like a paper; it's how it resonates and how it can elicit an emotional feeling. In that regards, Prince is more than just "okay".
His father was a pianist. Prince grew up playing. It was one of the first instruments that he learned to play
Respect Q.
But Prince Rogers Nelson
Was great on piano. That was his first instrument. His dad played piano. 🙏🏽🤎✌🏽✊🏽☔🎶🎵
Mr Jay you must check out Mononeon...closest brother to Prince i have seen in a minute. And he played with him in the end.
Mononeon is the truth on bass! 🙌🏽
This guy is insane!!!
Song writing genius..
Prince played mainly 4 instruments the sounds mainly from synthesizers
MOGUL.....
Not sure what instruments or how many Prince could play but he could read and compose music. Which you find most so called musicians can't do but still are successful.
Right....right.
Actually, Prince did not read music, but neither did Jimi Hendrix or Eddie Van Halen. What made them legendary was that they played from the heart.
@@bravenstrong I think you are wrong about that. He once said on the Arsenio Hall show that he would test other musicians to see if they could read music and knew chord progressions.
@Fristpeople Prince had a good ear. He could not sight read. I played with someone in Princes' original band and they confirmed it.
@Fristpeople reading has nothing to do with how well someone plays or writes music. Knowing chord progressions does not require knowing how to read.
Nice presentation. I have always felt the complicated, intricate stuff only impresses other musicians or "elitist listeners". The vast majority of listeners love familiarity and simplicity.
Let’s be real… Quincy was a Prince hater for real. I’m sure it’s because P didn’t need Quincy to create music.
Yeah, Quincy was kinda hating there on Prince. LOL But is that a dig at Michael Jackson? Because if it is, you should know that Quincy threw shade at Mike too. However, like Prince, Mike wrote many of his own biggest hits, including "We Are The World." MJ was also a world class producer (he produced "A Stranger In Moscow," among other great tunes), but chose to delegate production duties to Quincy, Teddy Riley and others because he was too busy singing, dancing, choreographing, arranging background vocals, etc. There's only so much one musician can do, as Prince himself would surely attest. Personally, I consider all three (MJ, Prince and Quincy) musical prodigies, albeit in different ways.
@@bobhebel4116 uhm, I didn’t even mention MJ, so obviously there was no dig. Just stating a fact. Prince didn’t need or want Quincy or anyone else for that matter to produce his albums.
@@tracyface1999 Sure...
Why try to critique Prince. You are not in his league!
Actually, Prince could play pretty good piano! He didn't have to spend all his time on the piano since guitar seemed to be one of his favorite instruments.
I am a die-hard, die-hard, die-hard Prince fan. And I'm also a pianist. I don't think Quincy was hating on Prince. I took it more that he was speaking from the standpoint of comparing great pianist in relation to Prince. Art Tatum in my opinion is the King when it comes to the piano. Prince as great as he was would not be able to compete with Art Tatum. Art Tatum would run circles around Prince on the piano. Quincy Jones grew up and played with the great jazz players of our time, so he got to see firsthand great pianist such as Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, Chick Correa and others. These guys were masters of the piano. Prince in my opinion is the greatest musician (taken as whole) of my lifetime, but if we're being honest, he is not the in the class of masters when it comes to great piano players. Now if you're talking about guitar players, that's a whole different discussion because I feel HE IS and BELONGS IN the class of masters when it comes to great guitarist.
Lionel Richie is another who will tell you himself that he "is a basic musician". Lionel has written some really great songs being "basic"!
Call me a nostalgia nerd. The first thing I do when I get that DX7 is Dire Dire Docks. What a banger. Then prolly The Greatest Love after. Ive played geetar for 32 years but there is something truly magical about the DX7 and its how I wanna learn keys.
We’re talking about keyboard digital dexterity and mastery and Prince was solid ok…doesn’t matter if he could play chopsticks or Mary had a little Lamb on the oboe or Glickenspiel… as far as Piano/keyboard prowess: Chopin’s Etudes are a really good measure of digital technical mastery;Album sales don’t say much in that regard ie not how many widgets were shipped doesn’t tell us much otherwise we’d say …another way to say it: Prince could replace X in a band on keys…Could he replace Tommy Lee on Motley Crue’s piano parts? YES…Could he sit in for Art Tatum or Rick Wakeman? Probably not, I don’t know for sure but PROBABLY not.
All you need are a few chords, a great musician does not necessarily make a great songwriter, a great songwriter does not necessarily make a hit record, takes a combination of things to make that happen.
🌍 Dont be jealous OF The Gifted🌟 Ones Dude live your life - keepin iT 💯😎
As with any artist. The best thing about Prince, is his TASTE more than him being a virtuoso. LIsten to his two chord song "The Cross". Anyone can play it but he wrote it. Prince said he wasn't on the technical level of Sheila E, Michael B, yet, they will both tell you, Prince came up with some of the most original grooves ever, which they could embellish but Princes best asset is his creativity, outside the box. Prince is a great lead guitarist but I like his chords and songwriting/taste/melodies more than anything.
It takes a lot to impress someone like Quincy. He's been around and worked with some of the absolutely greatest musicians, and yes he did play piano and trumpet.. When you've been around piano players like Herbie, it's hard to be impressed by anyone..
I'm looking at you play & if you say Prince is just ok..,what are you....quite next to Amateurish.....
MOGUL.....
Quincy's assessment of Prince's piano playing is one of those Golden Gate Bridge discussions: "This water is cold. And, it's deep too!" Great piano players were a dime a dozen to Quincy Jones.
U play beautiful bro! Thats right keep it simple stupid lol im also a producer, you must not crowed your music!
Prince tribute featuring Herbie Hancock & Aretha Franklin:
ua-cam.com/video/PBuHHIshX48/v-deo.htmlsi=2Dva16n3T7Cc2sGc
Wth are you playin dude? Come on...
I mean you have song writers like Prince and then you have session players where that is all they do is play for hire.
No Prince was no professional session player, but he could express himself just fine.
Prince was just an "Ok" piano player. But he had two things going for him: (a) he'd learned to maximize his limitations and (b) he had talented piano players throughout his career he could tap into to show him how to do certain things on the keyboard and piano, because they (Matt Fink, Lisa Coleman, Morris Hayes, Renato Neto, and Cassandra O'Neal, to name a few) came into the door with strong jazz, gospel, and classical piano backgrounds. So, if a person is willing to learn, and put in the practice, there were fingering tricks and voicings they could teach.
Even Matt Fink acknowledged that though Prince did play the keyboard solo on When Doves Cry, to achieve it, Prince recorded it at a much slower tempo. But it was Matt who then had to learn how to play a close enough rendition of it live.
And there is nothing wrong with learning how to maximalize one instrument limitations. Eddie Van Halen learned how to maximize modes on the guitar neck, and even Stevie Vai admits that there are things he can't physically do but has learned to focus hard on the thing he can do. G. E. Smith, another musician who has admitted to this day he's blessed to had achieved the success he has, because his playing is limited, but he learned how to maximize his limitations.
Prince's strength as a musician was as a guitarist. Something he's long admitted dating back to the early 80's.
People often confuse being a good composer with being a good instrumentalist. But the two aren't necessarily the same. Many of the early classical composers came up with their music all in their head, without first having to work it out on a piano, violin or some other instrument. They could also compose entire symphonies (complete melodies and harmonies) for multiple instruments without being an expert on many of those instruments. For example, Beethoven didn't have to be a virtuoso on the oboe to write a beautiful melodic line for that instrument. I think that's what Quincy Jones was getting at. He was trying to say that Prince was solid on the guitar, piano, etc. and a great multi-instrumentalist, but not necessarily a great composer like himself.
Who cares how many people know prince and how many people know you.
This doesn't make sense. Do you know how great his father was and the relationship that he had with him?
Clickbait, NO WAY is he disrespecting Prince. Or saying he is better. Just pointing out a well known fact. Prince himself said.” If you want a hit song, write it like you’re writing it for children”.
I've listened to the discography and I think prince was a better piano player than guitar player. there's numerous recordings of him singing and playing piano and some with morris day playing drums. International Lover Take 1. that's a great player. His magnum opus has altered people's views "Purple Rain". Listen to Condition of the Heart, Venus de Milo, Father's Song
I agree with Quincy. He didn't question Prince's songwriting or arranging ability, he only said Prince was an ok piano player... which is true.
The more I've listened to the great piano players, the more I've realized yeah these guys are insane, Prince obviously couldn't play like this mainly because you have to study and be doing this all day everyday. However, Quincy was hating. Even if I don't think you're the best I'm not going to be dismissive of your talent and abilities. How about saying what you like about them as a musician? Didn't say anything positive, and tried to throw more digs in about his music and creativity.
Time waister.
yOUR playing is weak and could never compare to Prince....your playing sounds like something old from the 80s....with that Yamaha Dx7 sounds....I grew up on Prince...
He's the best whoever did it point blank.
MOGUL....here's what I learned from Prince..... ua-cam.com/video/-Wc_z3PwcHM/v-deo.htmlsi=232zRgjRr1t0C6DL
Go and have a listen to Prince's NON hits before you make that conclusion. He also made an instrumental cd centered around the piano. Did he play 27 instruments? Probably not. I think that was record company hype.
Not sure if Prince really played all those instruments, or if it was all canned sounds on the keyboard. He did have some great stuff, though, and it would have been great if he was able to stay around and do more collabs. What you're playing, on the other hand, definitely brings to mind some great performers, like Luther Vandross, Regina Belle, or Diane Reeves. Very 90's feel in my mind.
Thanks for listening and responding.
Prince was on another level and once u understand that, theres another level he lays out, then, u gotta go from there to over there, level. Quincy full of sh and hatin. Rest n heaven Prince🙏🏾
There are some videos of Prince on the keys from his early early days: he was really good! I think he recorded them under '94 East'.
Prince actually played those instruments. Very well.
As a musician who saw Prince 4 times, I conclude that he was an outstanding guitar player, but his bass, keys and drumming skills were not his strong suits. He had skills that would allow him to work out parts for his band, but he surrounded himself with much more talented folks in those areas. But again, he was a great guitarist!!
I'd say he was strongest on guitar, then piano was a close second, then bass, then drums. but he was ahead of many, many players on each, and combined with his songwriting and performance talents as well as vision, well, then you have the x-factor.
Prince had an interesting way of writing music...but his voice was terrible and at times he tried to be like Michael Jackson...AND...Michael was a better "song writer' but Prince was a much better musician...
dude you joking right?