Ladies&Gentlemen: MORRIS DAY on drums

original post by Morris Day and The Time on may24, 2016 /
HEADLINE: This is how we wrote our songs me on drums and Prince on bass... Relevant?.../
all rights 2 Morris Day & The Time

HEY Y`ALL ! now hear Tricky: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpDTd3VjirSpiLc / & now Brotha Alfred: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6Kuk2igj7x0gNk N_JOY guys !!! 🎅🏼

[@kueen7538]

Thank you for this! I knew he started off as the drummer, but I never saw him play before! Brought a smile to my face to finally see!

[@royalking9047]

I Remember when Morris Played the Drums!!He Really sounds Great!!!!❤

[@MPardo-cx6jj]

i LOVED IT!!! Go ahead boy, wit' your BAD SELF! OUTSTANDING!

[@drgeorgetayloriii4280]

Such a good drummer - his tone, technique, feel -- always knew when Morris was on drums. the "pop" of his snare and his fills.

[@MichaelForde521]

Speaking of which ... I heard he played drums on Pop Life.

[@drgeorgetayloriii4280]

​@@MichaelForde521 Its Sheila. Pop Life was recorded on the same day as the overdubs and mix for Another Lonely Christmas (overdubs and mix) was completed. Peggy set-up the drum with a tech, got the sound, and Shiela laid drums and P was on bass (PR Sessions Source/The Vault). The Vault has Bobby and Shiela on drums yet Peggy who attended the sessions and is on the order, clarified in Duane T's book on the PR Sessions.

[@MichaelForde521]

@@drgeorgetayloriii4280 ah k ... thanks for the clarification

[@nome5123]

Ah finally eventually Morris will be seen as a great contributor to 80's funk and it's right here. Go back and listen to Prince 81-84, you'll hear him I believe uncredited on Let's Work, Irresistible Bitch, Cool, and others. So happy this brother survived to receive his flowers

[@johngist3761]

@@drgeorgetayloriii4280 I always thought Brown Mark was on bass. That's crazy that was Prince. 🔥

[@chv307]

Morris can really play.

[@jaydy71]

That's really tight and funky!

[@courylanders4142]

Jimmy Jam and Prince said Morris was a badass on drums. Nuff said!!!!

[@dee1380]

he is cold on them drums tho..

[@froloffanton]

He even does the simple act of hitting the crash cymbals with unmatchable sass

[@oiramsq73]

OMG! That’s the funkiest drumming I’ve seen in a long long time!

[@KyOte13]

That "Irresistible Bitch" groove... Morris us tha man

[@cameron_fairchild]

I noticed that and was looking for a comment to confirm. Thanks. Is Morris on the actual recording of Irresistible B*tch on drums?

[@semyaza555]

@@cameron_fairchild I think so.

[@julienceaser]

That made me wanna stand up and clap as loud as I can.. too funky... He's still got it...

[@curtiswilliams3241]

Some don't feel if you're not busy you're not playing. Mature musicians keep it simple. And the audience feels it

[@regispetteway6936]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@built4speed101]

Did anyone hear the beat for Tambourine towards the end? Morris is just too funky!!!

[@shakiracharriez9811]

Go Morris. 🥁🥁💜💜

good drummer Mr.Day, n´est-ce pas ?

[@pullthereins]

He’s nasty on the drums. Thank you for sharing

[@Lindae696969]

He is soo good and love texture, depth in his technique! 🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@jen3711]

GO MORRIS DAY!!!! 🔥🔥🔥

[@myopiniononly845]

Morris day will always be one of the best entertainers if not the best of all time

[@angelainyt]

Wowwwww, He Badddddd

[@BeatFaktoryCorp]

He's playing his song called "Tricky"

[@DJAstroBlack]

One of the coldest drummer out of Minneapolis

[@jupitermarx]

Never understood why Morris could’ve played and still fronted the band? Shelia E certainly did. Morris was made for drums!!:) peace and love Brother!!

[@jimbrown5091]

Because the Little Purple Fellow said so...😁

[@CultureFusionSite]

You try to do the Bird and drum at the same time 😂

[@rickstraws92]

cause they had a drummer lol jellybean. also sheila only did a drum solo here and there when she fronted her groups. she played behind the kit full time when she played for P in 87-89

[@archiejackson2315]

We heard Morris was good on drums 🥁 buttons proves it

[@angeliquesoul6719]

Yesss!

[@1Blkkato]

i love it

[@garynembhard7433]

Before being the front man for The Time, he was a drummer. I never saw him play in their shows tho.

[@courylanders4142]

Left handed! GO MORRIS!!

[@christinemorris8578]

Damn !

[@chv307]

Morris is dope on the drums 🔥

[@batashanbengotham7189]

MORRIS!! 🔥🔥

[@Lindae696969]

Yes! Sounds a bit like Cloreen Bacon Skin! 🥁🥁🥁

yeeesss- but it´s actually some Chocolate....listen 2 the last few seconds (background) & then check this 1: kzbin.info/www/bejne/naG6ap6gadajnJo

but Ur right: we also could name this: Cloreen´s Brotha Alfred´s Choco Bacon 🎃

[@jovanreid6782]

And Cloreen Bacon Skin sounds like Irresistible Bitch, probably because Morris drummed on that too.

[@sleyeminizo275]

I bet replayed drums on Head!

[@delroyjohnson5771]

Morris was the drummer in the band until prince put him in the frontline💜

[@jovanreid6782]

Yeah, Alexander O' Neal was supposed to be the front-man originally.

[@kevinmorgan263]

No wonder prince was intimidated by the time

[@think4]

😎

[@TheMidnightGrooveCollective]

What time is it?

yeees- this is a track from Pandemonium I guess- listen 2 the last few seconds....but I´m gonna find it out !!

yepp: CHOCOLATE kzbin.info/www/bejne/naG6ap6gadajnJo

[@courylanders4142]

What time is it? Time for Morris to kick some skins!

[@joeyday576]

Didn't Prince edit the bass and drums from Tricky and use them for the originally released version of Irresistible Bitch?

[@lionessheart2652]

Yeah this sounds like Irresistible Bitch

[@n.oneimportant5]

Prince played drums on "Irresistible," but he basically replayed the same beat Morris played on "Tricky" and "Baconskin."

[@drgeorgetayloriii4280]

@@n.oneimportant5 There are two drums on IB. The Linn (which is Prince) and the punch-in from Tricky, which is Morris. The punch-in from Tricky (edit) to Linn can be heard within the first few seconds of IB; you can hear it real good on 1999 (remastered). Prince licks are behind the beat (nice way of saying a little behind a normal downbeat) while Morris is right on the downbeat.

[@jeffjohns357]

Tricky

[@CGray-hw7su]

Oh SNAP!!! I have only heard about MD on the Drums, But D-mn! That pocket is funk nasty (insert ugly funk face)!!!

[@sammjackson70]

Bad brother but females still don't show him love!😔

[@Ibantar]

HELL... did he actually kick set on Irresitable Bitch?

[@mrmaxxx94]

Morris day played on prince album and b sides uncredited in addition to Time records, he is the truth

[@drgeorgetayloriii4280]

Morris' first uncredited appearance on a Prince album was Let's Work, which has since been corrected in the records. You are right, he is essentially the sole drummer on The Time's album with obvious exceptions such as Onedayimgoingtobesomebody, 777-9311, I Don't Want to Lose You, and Jungle Love. Jesse Johnson gave P plenty of props for Jungle Love for playing all the instruments and killing the drums. Morris' highlights to me include The Walk and My Drawers.

[@mrmaxxx94]

@@drgeorgetayloriii4280 wrote party up for Prince,and was playing on various projects,obviously international lover, he was drumming on darling Nikki and prince back in the day either programmed his beats and drums, he wasn't that strong on drums on record back then,he got better over time with them,obviously I could tell Shela E and especially Michael bland on his music with the drums

[@drgeorgetayloriii4280]

@@mrmaxxx94 Darling Nikki is Prince: "Darling Nikki was a very sparse tune, relaying largely on Prince's live drums and keyboards, with a few guitar accents added to the mix" (D. Tudhahl, p. 109) with vault verification www.princevault.com/index.php?title=Darling_Nikki. Partyup was written by Morris (a now famous story yet was completely re-recoded with P on drums (you can tell) www.princevault.com/index.php?title=Partyup. International Lover (Take 1) is Morris. The album version is Prince www.princevault.com/index.php?title=International_Lover. You can tell Michael Bland - he is mic'd high and is right on beat - tone perfect as they say. Shiela is queen of eighth notes and 16th notes (latin fills). Prince, is slightly behind (off-beat) This is due to playing with no headphone or metronome. He would just count-off (1-2-3). You can hear it on 1999 (remastered) on occasion (i.e. Don't Let Him Fool Ya).

[@nome5123]

@@drgeorgetayloriii4280 yes sir.

[@blueskky9996]

Morris, any vids of you and that other guy doin bacon skin?

[@Outre7]

Was was a drummer first

[@carlosc5479]

Chili Sauce!!

[@4hunnid5thecentralspot10]

Hate on that, and get burnt by this WHOLE comment section

hey JustUs ! have a bad day ? wots wrong ? 🎅🏽

[@4hunnid5thecentralspot10]

@ no, Morris Day is too dope of an drummer to be hated on

[@james12erby43]

Right

[@briancompton2543]

baaaddd as he wanna be !!! Get down Morris !!

[@streetsufi6776]

NASTY!!!

[@johngist3761]

Sounds like "Irresistible B---h" 🔥🔥🔥

[@arikotendaiari.3327]

might be the actual same tempo.

[@arikotendaiari.3327]

I ain't know drums but I can tell when playing it side by side thats the drum solo talk about pocket man.

[@dcplyr]

No! Bobby Z Ain’t fucking wit Morris Day.

[@xxphactor]

Is he a left footed drummer???

[@adrianlyord5300]

Yes he's left handed!

[@cameron_fairchild]

@@adrianlyord5300 Interesting. Jellybean plays left-handed kit too.

[@garynembhard7433]

Before being the front man for The Time, he was a drummer. I never saw him play in their shows tho.

[@DarrylMcCullough]

Tricky

[@garynembhard7433]

Before being the front man for The Time, he was a drummer. I never saw him play in their shows tho.

[@garynembhard7433]

Before being the front man for The Time, he was a drummer. I never saw him play in their shows tho.

[@kevinmorgan263]

Yep he played on prince early albums . On the time recordings that was prince playing drums . 1st 2 albums . Jelly bean played when touring .