TheKing662 said:

Two things...One, you should know that Brofie was kidding and was actually teasing me because like many others, they dig and can appreciate my "long ass paragraphs" as it were. So because of that, it doesn't match what your sentiment was intended for. And second, like I said before, PLEASE come up with your OWN shit. It's not good to use another cat's phrase verbatim.

blackguitaristz said:

come up with wut

blackguitaristz said:

you tell that dumb ass ebonics poster, black!

indyenna said:

You have me rolling

But she still can't hold a candle to DEZ and yes Prince did want to tap them panties.

Dez by far simply because the music was better when he was around. Whether someone contributes or not, the company that an artist keeps has a big influence on how they are feeling and the type of music they make. When Dez was around, the music was hard and current sounding for that time. There was none of that far out psycadelic artsy/farsty stuff in Prince's music.

If we're talking about comparing the two in a live setting,...come on now, don't let your love for Wendy BLIND ya'll into thinking that Wendy threw down harder than Dez did. Live?...Wendy could NEVER play the lead lines to "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad" and "Bambi" if her life depended on it....Never. Hell, up untill the 1999 tour, Dez as a lead guitarist, was taking Prince himself to school. And ya'll KNOW Wendy can't fuck with Prince as a guitarist. Like I have said, as a rhythm guitarist, I've always gave Wendy her props. And on the PR tour, she looked cute and she had that sexy swagger and I liked when she would do that stomping with one foot thing she would do when she was felling it. But over Dez in a LIVE setting? ...Fuck nah. Not even close. If P didn't KNOW that Dez was cold blooded, he never would have let Dez near a guitar solo that he himself could record. ESPECIALLY on a song like Little Red Corvette. P KNEW that was going to be his crossover pie in the sky so he didn't want to blow it. THAT'S the very reason he wanted Dez to come up with a solo and to record a solo for that song. Prince was smart. He KNEW Dez was better suited for a solo for THAT song than he was. Prince wanted that song played on white stations so it could appeal to white listerners. Period...That's a plain fact. So to truly accomplish that, he wanted Dez on the solo because he knew Dez's playing style was more akin to white listeners than his own. No matter how much rock Prince plays, and how many rock guitar solos he has recorded, P's phrasing, his tone and his style in his solos have ALWAYS been more "black" sounding. He's straight from the school of Hendrix, Eddie Hazel & Ernie Isley in that regard. His solos on Get It Up, 777-9311, Let's Go Crazy, Lady Cab Driver, are just a few but perfect examples of this. Dez's tone, and his phrasing, are more akin to a "whiter" rock sound. P knew THAT and he wanted THAT on THAT song.
[Edited 6/18/09 14:32pm]

<--- has Dez's "One Man" cd. Dez has chops for days. I like Wendy's writing and her acoustic phrasing. But, Dez don't play... I mean, er, when he plays.

Props, as usual, to Z.

Guitar playing- Dez
song writing-Wendy

where is that blackguitarist guy when you need him?

Apparently, I'm needed by you and several others on this site going by the orgnotes that I received wanting me to post on this thread. Initially, when I first saw the thread, I thought 2 things...1, this is a "Bait" thread. Obviously designed to get certain people to post and 2, to attempt to cause (no pun intended)"Controversy". Personally, I had no desire to post mainly because I, more than ANYONE on this site, has championed Dez to the high heavens. I, more than anyone, has stated countless times, in TONS of posts and threads that I have written, in great detail, about Dez's importance. To not only Prince's career and to Prince personally, but also to his importance to black rockers (like myself) everywhere. So because of all of this, I felt that EVERYBODY on here already KNEW where I stood in the matter. In the W&L Q&A thread where everyone on the site was encouraged to ask them a question...I specifically asked Wendy if she felt any pressure in replacing someone in Prince's band who was so prominent and dominant in Prince's band and career...Musically and visually. If she felt that she had "Big shoes" to fill. As I also stated several times in the past, Wendy was cool for her short period in the band. Many have the tendecy to think Wendy was around a lot longer than she actually was. She was only there for 3 albums. Granted, she came in the band at Prince's motion picture break through and his opus "Purple Rain" and was able to ride the wave of THAT success. Prince did not want Dez to leave the band. Dez's character was written in an early draft of Purple Rain. But P needed to know that Dez wasn't going to jump ship right after the film and tour. Prince WANTED Dez for a 3 to 4 year span and needed him to commit to THAT. Dez couldn't do it. So he left. Wendy, with having an ear to what was going on in the band from Lisa, made sure to be ready in the wings if Dez did leave. He did and she was ready. She had easily a good two years to prepare for the band being that she was always there. No fault of hers, mind you. Just right place at the right time. But to me, it's not even about Wendy.
[Edited 6/17/09 21:41pm]

Brofie said:

Dude you are one of TWO ppl in my whole internet time, who write in long paragraph's, whom I will read.

Put that in your guitar and savor it!

oDonna said:

Thank you for the compliment.

OldFriends4Sale said:

Wow. Her father had a lot of foresight, getting Wendy's girlfriend the shipping clerk a job with Prince four years earlier, while Wendy was still in high school. Are you sure Mike isn't a member of the Illuminati or something?

j/k

Alliasan said:

I choose Dez.

I soooo wish Dez had never left the Prince fold. He kept Prince on a New Wave/Rock/Hard Funk path - which was where Prince was at his brilliant best. Wendy took him into jazz/folk/psychedelia - areas he did not shine nearly as brightly.