| Author | Message | ||
| serialnumber12
Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 97 Registered: 12-2004 |
this cat played nothing but alembics wile with prince, ive seen him once w/a custom made white spoiler with about fifteen knobs on it:http//www.what-design.com/cryptic.html | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 601 Registered: 5-2007 |
An over-looked musician | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 96 Registered: 9-2009 |
Hey guys, Prince also plays Alembics too. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xanhf8_pop-life_music Life just ain't real FUNKY unless it's got that POP... DIG IT! Alembic POP! Peace and Love, Hal- | ||
| chuckc
Member Username: chuckc Post Number: 72 Registered: 7-2004 |
Did he or Rhonda Smith ever play on any of Prince's studio work?? I thought I read somewhere that 1999 was all Prince and that he played everything on his releases and then used the aforementioned for his live performances. If so I don't know how good or bad Mark Brown is since I've never seen him live. Rhonda Smith is very good, saw her with Jeff Beck here in Houston a few months back. Little bitty gal with a huge sound. The basses she was playing were almost bigger than her. | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 97 Registered: 9-2009 |
Prince records alone; tours with his employees. If you do something slick unauthorized, Prince will smoke you. Peace and Love, Hal- | ||
| chuckc
Member Username: chuckc Post Number: 73 Registered: 7-2004 |
He most definitely "rules" his purple kingdom. I never gave him much thought till I saw him on an "unplugged" show on cable a few years ago. Got a whole new perspective of his genius, though there is still a lot of his stuff that doesn't exactly float my boat but he is an extremely talented individual. | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 98 Registered: 9-2009 |
George Clinton loves this tune... (I do too...) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDmbOvdAENo Sounded like George's "P-Funk" But this was my JAM! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2x1PQgfUhk&feature=related Those horns, oh those horns... Peace and Love, Hal- (Message edited by toma_hawk01 on July 27, 2010) | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 602 Registered: 5-2007 |
(Message edited by FunkyJazzJunky on July 28, 2010) | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 603 Registered: 5-2007 |
I saw him Mark with Prince in the early - mid 80's (Let's Work blew me away) Andre Cymone and Rhonda Smith were also good bassist with Prince but Larry Graham was the baddest bassist I ever saw with Prince Vann-Di | ||
| toma_hawk01
Member Username: toma_hawk01 Post Number: 100 Registered: 9-2009 |
From an Alembic perspective, I think BrownMark is worthy of a signature bass (if this is still an Alembic practice...) and here's why: BrownMark's playing Alembic Spoilers are iconic as anybody with such honor, and yet he was seen around the world "live" more than anyone, many times over with the mega star artist (known as Prince...). What bass maker wouldn't be happy, or feel a sense of honor for proven results, "as picky as Prince is about the bass sound"? Therefore, if anyone I would think should deserve a signature, BrownMark would get my vote hands down for with his beloved support for the Alembic Spoiler. Peace and Love, Hal- | ||
| malthumb
Senior Member Username: malthumb Post Number: 478 Registered: 5-2002 |
Hal, That's one of my favorites, too. I use it as my ring tone for callers that are not in my contact list. One time I got such a call while I was talking to my boss and our administrative assistant.........OOOPS! Peace, James from Hal's post....... George Clinton loves this tune... (I do too...) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDmbOvdAENo Sounded like George's "P-Funk" But this was my JAM! | ||
| serialnumber12
Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 841 Registered: 12-2004 |
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| mario_farufyno
Senior Member Username: mario_farufyno Post Number: 570 Registered: 9-2008 |
Wow, look at all those knobs! *(deeply curious...) (Message edited by mario farufyno on November 02, 2010) | ||
| serialnumber12
Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 842 Registered: 12-2004 |
yeah mario i'm also wondering is that factory or an aftermarket EQ set up?......he also has a white spoiler with that same setup. |
