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Printablejacktheimprovident said: skywalker said: Okay---Jimi doesn't have nearly the range or the depth that Prince does. He is a decent vocalist but imagine him trying to layer his voices like Prince does in "7". Imagine Jimi tring to sing acapella like Prince does in "for You". Jimi can do bar room blues with his voice. Prince can do that and numerous other styles. Speaking of styles, how many musical styles/genres does Jimi cover???? Not as many as Prince, my friend. Not even close. It's not Jimi's fault---it has more to do with his age/era. Spoken like someone who really doesn't know squat about jimi's music. Listen to first rays of the rising sun sometimes, hendrix's voice is quite powerful. and in terms of eclectic, prince isn't as eclectic as his diehard fans make him out to be, he's primarily just funk-rock. Jimi not only COVERED as many styles as prince (funk, rock, blues, R&b, jazz(Merman and 3rd stone from the sun alone are superior to any attempt at jazz I've heard from prince so far), folk, psychedelia) he helped DEFINE some of them (psychedelia, funk and hard rock would all not be the same if not for Hendrix). Well said. SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
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Jimi Hendrix sure as hell was funky! Go back and check albums like First Rays of The Rising Sun, plenty of funky guitar found there, and on his other albums too.
I also think Jimi is a greater innovator than Prince and a bigger influence on musicians. Still I'd have a hard time choosing between them. Fortunately I don't have too, hehehe!  RIP Prince: thank U 4 a funky Time... |
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Comparing the two is like apples and oranges. Both men have been VERY influential to me as a guitarist, songwriter and overall performer. As a kid, when I first got into Prince, one of the main reasons I dug him so was because he reminded me of Hendrix. Prince has so many other people he has taken things from. It's no doubt that Jimi was a HUGE influence on Prince. Prince's playing, his appearance (1999, Purple Rain, Sign Of The Times, Lovesexy) are all tribute to Hendrix. Prince has never tried to hide this. Purple Haze was one of Jimi's most popular songs, so Prince identified himself with Hendrix with naming his most rock album "Purple Rain". Now, to compare Prince to Jimi as a guitarist is fruitless. Everyone has their favorite. It's a matter of taste. Prince has said himself that there will never be another Hendrix and it's pointless to try. (See MTV interview;1986). Hendrix was a TRUE innovator and totally ahead of his time. Prince is an excellent guitarist. That's the differance. SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
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BeautifulFrance said:[quote] jacktheimprovident said: BeautifulFrance said: Hendrix played more than just guitar. He played a number of the bass parts on his albums (including bass solos), piano and harpishord when it was needed, whatever less conventional instrument he felt like using (xylophone, tympani, flute) and even layed the drum tracks on his demos. The only thing prince could do that hendrix couldn't was the splits Funny. I have never heard Jimy being Funky...You know jamming like on Housequake. No Jimy could not do the split and could have never funked like Prince does. Period. Sorry for you mate. Well then you haven't listened to band of gypsies or first rays. In fact there's plenty of funk in ladyland and axis too. No Jimi never did something quite like housequake, but that's hardly the paragon of funk or even princely funk and Hendrix was better at prince at being simultaneously funky and hard rocking (as were sly, funkadelic and even stevie for superstition alone). Besides which there were a lot of developements in funk and dance music that hendrix wasn't privy to, but considering he was moving deeper into R&B and funk towards the end of his life, he probably would have become more of a dance floor booty mover like james and sly and yes prince. | |
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Jacktheimprovident, I am cool with your opinion. But did i understand that you are trying to dare to say that Hendrix is more funky than Prince and that his voice is better? OK! Hendrix was a real genious, I love him, his songs, his lyrics, his playing, but you cannot say his voice come close to prince's, and yes Prince covered more styles than him. This is a FACT. But it is unfair to use this when comparing the two because Prince has been in teh business for ten times more years than Hendrix. But facts are facts. And Prince is more funky than Hendrix ever was. Give teh credits where the credits are due. Let's not trip. |
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"...No Jimi never did something quite like housequake, but that's hardly the paragon of funk or even princely funk and Hendrix was better at prince at being simultaneously funky and hard rocking..."
You are wrong on so many levels. Jimi had his R&B roots, but FUNK he was not. Not even close. You should have stopped after you said "never did something quite like Housequake..." He did NOTHING close to Housequake (by the way Housequake IS the paragon of funk in Prince circles.) "...there were a lot of developements in funk and dance music that hendrix wasn't privy to, but considering he was moving deeper into R&B and funk towards the end of his life, he probably would have become more of a dance floor booty mover like james and sly and yes prince" You are COMPLETELY speculating as to what Hendrix would have done next. I could just as easily speculate that Prince has some monsterous guitar albums in his vaults that transcend all of Hendrix's work. It would be just as true as what you have said---which is to say not at all. By the way, Prince is beyound what Sly, James, and George have done. They'd say so themselves. The history books are already written on Jimi Hendrix---He was THE innovator on electric guitar and pioneered hardrock/blues as we know it. However, never is Jimi Hendrix listed as the GREAT blender of funk and rock that Prince is. Nor, are his vocals heavily admired. Prince's history isn't finished being written yet, but so far he is widely acknowledged by musicians and music historians/critics as blending/covering more genres musically (& more successfully)than anyone else. Here is one source of info you can look it up in: http://www.amazon.com/exe...65-1826310 [Edited 2/22/05 17:23pm] "New Power slide...." |
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fluid said: We all know Prince and Hendrix are/were 2 of the the most famous black quitarists.
They have produced wild stage shows,have this sort of spiritual sense,the both had songs that began with the word Purple. P is rebellous and free pirited just like Hendrix sometimes. He even wears clothing like Hendrix. Those are some of the similarities now what are the differences. P I like to say is a mixture of James Brown and Jimmy Hendrix. [i] Prince was not on hard heavy drugs like jimi. Jimi was a ROCK STAR with heavy psychedelic overtones. Prince is a MUSICIAN with heavy funk overtones. (yes, he twanged his ax with notes like Jimis, but their guitar STYLE is totally unique 2 his own) Prince LEARNED from JIMI and JAMES, and RAY, and STEVIE & SLY, etc. BUT he stands alone. He has his OWN style. I do think Prince is a hippie at heart in some ways though. But realize, in the 60's & early 70's, JIMI, JAMES, THE DOORS, ZEPPLIN, KISS, OZZY, etc. were all flamboyant on stage with their clothes & guitars & actions, as well as PRINCE. It was the ERA, Not any ONE artist actually. U cant compare Prince with ANYONE too closely. He developed his own. Theres NO one like him & NEVER was. Not saying Jimi wasnt GREAT, or the DOORS.  They were. But so is Prince. In his own WAY. Hes patented. Why do U think he carefully protects the RIGHTS 2 EVERYTHING about HIM?  One could say there are alot of similarities btween Prince & Elvis 2, but thats a whole other thread. .May the BELLS ring 4 U even when ur not in love.   | |
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jacktheimprovident said:[quote] BeautifulFrance said: Well then you haven't listened to band of gypsies or first rays. In fact there's plenty of funk in ladyland and axis too. No Jimi never did something quite like housequake, but that's hardly the paragon of funk or even princely funk and Hendrix was better at prince at being simultaneously funky and hard rocking (as were sly, funkadelic and even stevie for superstition alone). Besides which there were a lot of developements in funk and dance music that hendrix wasn't privy to, but considering he was moving deeper into R&B and funk towards the end of his life, he probably would have become more of a dance floor booty mover like james and sly and yes prince. Man I LOVE Hendrix. I really do. he was a pure genius. Now why do you have to diminish Prince's work and abilities to say how good Jimy was. Prince has covered much more music styles (sometimes with success sometimes not) and is before everything a FUNKATEER. Jimy was a lot more Rock'n Roll and psyche. Prince is fantastic at doing funk jams on stage with his band. Listen to Days of Wild live. hendrix never did anything like this. Again let's appreciate these two amazing geniuses without diminushing what they have achieved. Something important as well : imagine if Prince had died back in 1988 or Bowie in 1979. Everybody would be raving about their genius. There would be no debate. The longer your career is the more difficult it is to remain innovative and to sound fresh. It is almost impossible. Il n'y a pas de sentiment plus exaltant que celui d'appartenir à une nation si diverse, si libre et si douée pour le bonheur. | |
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fluid said: We all know Prince and Hendrix are/were 2 of the the most famous black quitarists.
They have produced wild stage shows,have this sort of spiritual sense,the both had songs that began with the word Purple. P is rebellous and free pirited just like Hendrix sometimes. He even wears clothing like Hendrix. Those are some of the similarities now what are the differences. P I like to say is a mixture of James Brown and Jimmy Hendrix. Prince's name is easier to spell...there's one difference for you.  | |
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im sorry but in no way does jimi hendrix compare to prince as an all round musician. yes hendrix was a genius on the guitar but as a musician, he was/is not on the same level as prince. songwriting, live performer, vocalist and musicianship, he kicks jimi's ass on all these so lets have no more of this sillyness  | |
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blackboab said: im sorry but in no way does jimi hendrix compare to prince as an all round musician. yes hendrix was a genius on the guitar but as a musician, he was/is not on the same level as prince. songwriting, live performer, vocalist and musicianship, he kicks jimi's ass on all these so lets have no more of this sillyness
1.Jimi was an awesome live performer, he just didn't have the dance moves that prince has (which aren't really that great, and certainly aren't the only standard of measuring live performing talent) 2.Jimi was, IMO, a BETTER songwriter than prince, he just hasn't released as much material 3.Prince has more range and more tricks as a vocalist, but Jimi's voice is highly underrated and much more appealing: listen to remember, have you ever been, angel, or most of the first rays of the rising sun. 4. Jimi played bass keyboards and drums more than adequately and I've never heard prince play flute. | |
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"1.Jimi was an awesome live performer, he just didn't have the dance moves that prince has (which aren't really that great, and certainly aren't the only standard of measuring live performing talent)"
Prince's dance moves rival that of James Brown and Michael Jackson. So don't even begin with how Prince's "really aren't that great"-especially since Jimi had none. Prince dances at the same time as holding playing his guitar. "2.Jimi was, IMO, a BETTER songwriter than prince, he just hasn't released as much material" Jimi was NOT a better song writer than Prince. One of Jimi's biggest songs was a Dylan tune. Answer me this--How many hit songs did Jimi pen for others? How many HIT songs did he write? Prince is more prolific than Jimi was. Compare the amount of songs Prince wrote between 1983 and 1987 to Jimi's 4 years. The amount Prince released towers over Jimi's not to mention the amount he gave to others or put in the vault. "3.Prince has more range and more tricks as a vocalist, but Jimi's voice is highly underrated and much more appealing: listen to remember, have you ever been, angel, or most of the first rays of the rising sun." Appealing voices are objective, and you are right Jimi's voice IS underrated. However, Prince's voice is often put in a class with Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye---Jimi was never considered a good nor great soul singer. "4. Jimi played bass keyboards and drums more than adequately and I've never heard prince play flute." Yeah, but he didn't play keyboards, bass, nor drums better than Prince. Check out the live performances-or the fact that Prince usually plays all of the shit on his own albums. Jimi? Nope. [Edited 2/23/05 15:50pm] "New Power slide...." |
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skywalker said: "1.Jimi was an awesome live performer, he just didn't have the dance moves that prince has (which aren't really that great, and certainly aren't the only standard of measuring live performing talent)"
Prince's dance moves rival that of James Brown and Michael Jackson. So don't even begin with how Prince's "really aren't that great"-especially since Jimi had none. Prince dances at the same time as holding playing his guitar. "2.Jimi was, IMO, a BETTER songwriter than prince, he just hasn't released as much material" Jimi was NOT a better song writer than Prince. One of Jimi's biggest songs was a Dylan tune. Answer me this--How many hit songs did Jimi pen for others? How many HIT songs did he write? Prince is more prolific than Jimi was. Compare the amount of songs Prince wrote between 1983 and 1987 to Jimi's 4 years. The amount Prince released towers over Jimi's not to mention the amount he gave to others or put in the vault. "3.Prince has more range and more tricks as a vocalist, but Jimi's voice is highly underrated and much more appealing: listen to remember, have you ever been, angel, or most of the first rays of the rising sun." Appealing voices are objective, and you are right Jimi's voice IS underrated. However, Prince's voice is often put in a class with Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye---Jimi was never considered a good nor great soul singer. "4. Jimi played bass keyboards and drums more than adequately and I've never heard prince play flute." Yeah, but he didn't play keyboards, bass, nor drums better than Prince. Check out the live performances-or the fact that Prince usually plays all of the shit on his own albums. Jimi? Nope. [Edited 2/23/05 15:50pm] Jack, don't waste your time debating with Skywalker, please. You feel how you feel. Don't have to justify anything. SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
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skywalker said: "1.Jimi was an awesome live performer, he just didn't have the dance moves that prince has (which aren't really that great, and certainly aren't the only standard of measuring live performing talent)"
Prince's dance moves rival that of James Brown and Michael Jackson. So don't even begin with how Prince's "really aren't that great"-especially since Jimi had none. Prince dances at the same time as holding playing his guitar.-Prince's moves do not rival michael's or james browns' apart from the splits which he arguably does better than james, but prince has never done any jaw-dropping moves comparable to either of them, and he isn't doing anything particularly impressive while he's playing the guitar except kick his leg usually. "2.Jimi was, IMO, a BETTER songwriter than prince, he just hasn't released as much material" Jimi was NOT a better song writer than Prince. One of Jimi's biggest songs was a Dylan tune. Answer me this--How many hit songs did Jimi pen for others? How many HIT songs did he write? Prince is more prolific than Jimi was. Compare the amount of songs Prince wrote between 1983 and 1987 to Jimi's 4 years. The amount Prince released towers over Jimi's not to mention the amount he gave to others or put in the vault.-Jimi had plenty of hits, and hits aren't a measurement of songwriting talent anyway. And actually Jimi does have a store of unreleased material comparable to prince's and that "dylan tune" was a radically altered version that's effectively a completely different song. "3.Prince has more range and more tricks as a vocalist, but Jimi's voice is highly underrated and much more appealing: listen to remember, have you ever been, angel, or most of the first rays of the rising sun." Appealing voices are objective, and you are right Jimi's voice IS underrated. However, Prince's voice is often put in a class with Smokey Robinson and Marvin Gaye---Jimi was never considered a good nor great soul singer.-Prince absolutely is not as great a singer as smokey or marvin, I'm sorry, and yes the appeal of a person's voice is subjective, but nobody's ever been turned off to marvin smokey OR Jimi's music because their voice grates on anyone, PRINCE's however, does on many people, for me it was very much an acquired taste. "4. Jimi played bass keyboards and drums more than adequately and I've never heard prince play flute." Yeah, but he didn't play keyboards, bass, nor drums better than Prince. Check out the live performances-or the fact that Prince usually plays all of the shit on his own albums. Jimi? Nope.-Jimi didn't play all the instruments on his albums because he didn't like to lose the organic interplay of a group and because Mitch Mitchell was an AWESOME drummer, plus the one-man band idea had never been done before anyway and wouldn't be until stevie and paul mccartney did it . [Edited 2/23/05 15:50pm] | |
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jacktheimprovident said: Differences
Prince isn't as good, or at least as important a guitar player as hendrix Prince hasn't released three of the best albums in rock history (PR and SOTT aren't as good as any of the three hendrix albums IMO) Prince is arguably a more technically skilled vocalist, but his voice isn't as appealing as hendrix's Prince is often a one man band, whereas hendrix was a capable multi-instrumentalist who could've been a one man band but didn't want to lose the organic interplay between a real group. Prince doesn't have the uncanny ability to completely reinvent someone else's song the way hendrix had. Prince wasn't as convincing doing jazz as hendrix was IMO (this is also debatable) Prince is a better dancer than hendrix (then again I've never seen hendrix dance) Hendrix rocks harder than prince, though they're equally eclectic Prince used a lot more synthesizers in his music. Prince produced and wrote songs for other artists, Hendrix has been covered more than almost anybody else Prince produced himself from day one, Hendrix wasn't fully in charge of production until his third album Prince has hundreds of unreleased songs he's withheld, hendrix has hundreds of unreleased songs he never got the chance to release Prince is usually categorized as funk-rock, Hendrix as psychedelic rock, though both are less simple than that Prince was inspired by George Clinton, Hendrix inspired George Clinton Prince is short, Hendrix was tall well we know you are a bigger hendrix fan thats the only thing that can be said for sure... everything else is just your opinion. as for uncanny covers... what about "Everyday is a winding road" from RAVE? I'd call that pretty uncanny. I had a comeback for pretty much everything you said but I'm gonna leave it at that... because we are just mortal men with mouths. Not rock stars with guitars that go from legend to lord, when they aren't with us anymore. To each their own accord. All along the watchtower (Hendrix Version, duh) is my fav Jim Jam. My favorite P song changes with the wind. | |
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"Jack don't waste your time debating with Skywalker, please. You feel how you feel. Don't have to justify anything."
Hey, everyone is entitled to their opinions. But, people are making some claims about Jimi and Prince that just aren't true. I dig hendrix and Prince (among others) owes a shitload to him. Also, I never tried to turn this into a Jimi vs. Prince thing because they are apples and oranges. However, when someone goes to a Prince fansite and claims that Jimi is "funkier than Prince" "a better song writer" "has a better singing voice" etc. they better be prepared with some backup for these claims. The fact is that well respected musicians, music critics, and pop historians would never make these claims about Jimi. A Hendrix fan would. I'm not just saying this as a Prince fan, but as a fan of popular music in general. "New Power slide...." |
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i got half way and i couldnt go no more
i dont know why analyse this so much just listen to the music and decide for yourself jimmy and prince arent alike they have different personalities and different music You saw the apple
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skywalker said: "Jack don't waste your time debating with Skywalker, please. You feel how you feel. Don't have to justify anything."
Hey, everyone is entitled to their opinions. But, people are making some claims about Jimi and Prince that just aren't true. I dig hendrix and Prince (among others) owes a shitload to him. Also, I never tried to turn this into a Jimi vs. Prince thing because they are apples and oranges. However, when someone goes to a Prince fansite and claims that Jimi is "funkier than Prince" "a better song writer" "has a better singing voice" etc. they better be prepared with some backup for these claims. The fact is that well respected musicians, music critics, and pop historians would never make these claims about Jimi. A Hendrix fan would. I'm not just saying this as a Prince fan, but as a fan of popular music in general. u're so right. | |
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skywalker said: "Jack don't waste your time debating with Skywalker, please. You feel how you feel. Don't have to justify anything."
Hey, everyone is entitled to their opinions. But, people are making some claims about Jimi and Prince that just aren't true. I dig hendrix and Prince (among others) owes a shitload to him. Also, I never tried to turn this into a Jimi vs. Prince thing because they are apples and oranges. However, when someone goes to a Prince fansite and claims that Jimi is "funkier than Prince" "a better song writer" "has a better singing voice" etc. they better be prepared with some backup for these claims. The fact is that well respected musicians, music critics, and pop historians would never make these claims about Jimi. A Hendrix fan would. I'm not just saying this as a Prince fan, but as a fan of popular music in general. It's not that I'm a radically opinionated hendrix fan, nor am I trying to argue that there aren't respects in which Prince is a better musician than Hendrix. BUT it is not an indisputable objective fact that Prince is a better songwriter than Hendrix, a better multi-instrumentalist than hendrix, or a more innovative artist than hendrix. Yes, to a certain extent he's a better singer and he's certainly a better dancer I'm just trying to point out that Jimi wasn't just a great guitar player. In regards to songwriting, in my personal opinion Prince has written a lot of crap whereas I've yet to hear a Hendrix song that I hated, but that's just my two cents and it's hard to "prove" which one was the more original, or inventive, or melodic or "better" composer/lyricist/songwriter. People in the Prince: Music & more forum tend to worship prince as though he surpassed all his influences, and I get offended by that because I think a lot of his predecessors were better and more important than he was in a lot of respects. | |
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jacktheimprovident said: skywalker said: "Jack don't waste your time debating with Skywalker, please. You feel how you feel. Don't have to justify anything."
Hey, everyone is entitled to their opinions. But, people are making some claims about Jimi and Prince that just aren't true. I dig hendrix and Prince (among others) owes a shitload to him. Also, I never tried to turn this into a Jimi vs. Prince thing because they are apples and oranges. However, when someone goes to a Prince fansite and claims that Jimi is "funkier than Prince" "a better song writer" "has a better singing voice" etc. they better be prepared with some backup for these claims. The fact is that well respected musicians, music critics, and pop historians would never make these claims about Jimi. A Hendrix fan would. I'm not just saying this as a Prince fan, but as a fan of popular music in general. It's not that I'm a radically opinionated hendrix fan, nor am I trying to argue that there aren't respects in which Prince is a better musician than Hendrix. BUT it is not an indisputable objective fact that Prince is a better songwriter than Hendrix, a better multi-instrumentalist than hendrix, or a more innovative artist than hendrix. Yes, to a certain extent he's a better singer and he's certainly a better dancer I'm just trying to point out that Jimi wasn't just a great guitar player. In regards to songwriting, in my personal opinion Prince has written a lot of crap whereas I've yet to hear a Hendrix song that I hated, but that's just my two cents and it's hard to "prove" which one was the more original, or inventive, or melodic or "better" composer/lyricist/songwriter. People in the Prince: Music & more forum tend to worship prince as though he surpassed all his influences, and I get offended by that because I think a lot of his predecessors were better and more important than he was in a lot of respects. Yeah but Prince is still alive. If he had died back in 1988, we all would be saying he was a genius who only had written great stuff. You can say whatever you want about Prince. He is one the most complete, versatile and gifted musician ever. Period. Which of course does not mean he is not the only one in this stratosphere. Prince has used his influences to create his own and unique sound. When a Prince tune is played, you immediately recognize his touch. Il n'y a pas de sentiment plus exaltant que celui d'appartenir à une nation si diverse, si libre et si douée pour le bonheur. | |
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skywalker said, "...people are making some claims about Jimi and Prince that just aren't true".
BUT n spite of this, she started her ntire die-a-tribe saying: "Prince is doing things Jimi could never do and, if he were alive, Jimi would agree." Need eye point out the obvious? love | |
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"It's not that I'm a radically opinionated hendrix fan, nor am I trying to argue that there aren't respects in which Prince is a better musician than Hendrix. BUT it is not an indisputable objective fact that Prince is a better songwriter than Hendrix, a better multi-instrumentalist than hendrix, or a more innovative artist than hendrix. Yes, to a certain extent he's a better singer and he's certainly a better dancer I'm just trying to point out that Jimi wasn't just a great guitar player. In regards to songwriting, in my personal opinion Prince has written a lot of crap whereas I've yet to hear a Hendrix song that I hated, but that's just my two cents and it's hard to "prove" which one was the more original, or inventive, or melodic or "better" composer/lyricist/songwriter. People in the Prince: Music & more forum tend to worship prince as though he surpassed all his influences, and I get offended by that because I think a lot of his predecessors were better and more important than he was in a lot of respects."
I understand---but as someone here said earlier-the proof is in the pudding. How many songs did Jimi write total?? In his approx 4 years of releasing music??? Compare that to Prince's output from any 4 years. I'd imagine Prince's output from 1983-1987 (including those he gave to others or vaulted) is twice what Jimi wrote. Quality?? Well, it's harder to judge. Go by charts?? Prince wins easily. Go by a 4 year period? Prince is enormously diverse in types of songs that he has written in any given 4 years. More so than Jimi was. I mean honestly, were any Hendrix albums as different sounding from each other as Purple Rain, ATWIAD, Parade, and SOTT? I honestly don't view Hendrix as "just a guitarist". I also don't think I am doing blind Prince worshipping. I just think in many many ways he took things that his influences did and brought it to the next level. That doesn't demean his predecessors or make them less important. It's like comparing Dr J and Jerry West to Jordan. [Edited 2/24/05 23:27pm] "New Power slide...." |
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langebleu said: Jimi Hendrix was born with diifferent genes on a different day, different date, different month and different year in a different town to different parents, who gave him a different name (Johnny Allen Hendrix) to Prince.
Jimi grew to 5'11". Jimi Hendrix never recorded any music by Prince. Only one of them is dead. . which one is dead? | |
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jeya said: langebleu said: Jimi Hendrix was born with diifferent genes on a different day, different date, different month and different year in a different town to different parents, who gave him a different name (Johnny Allen Hendrix) to Prince.
Jimi grew to 5'11". Jimi Hendrix never recorded any music by Prince. Only one of them is dead. . which one is dead? How clever !  [Edited 2/25/05 2:11am] Il n'y a pas de sentiment plus exaltant que celui d'appartenir à une nation si diverse, si libre et si douée pour le bonheur. | |
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I like some of Jimi's music. Hey, how many musical instruments did Jimi play? I've only seen him play guitar. Did he only play guitar? ....or did he play a few other as well or was it at least 23 different instruments, maybe more. If not, I'd say that is a pretty big difference. Maybe this is why Prince may not be as good of a guitar player as Jimi??? [Edited 2/25/05 2:39am] | |
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Jimi is dead ,thats the difference   | |
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AsianConnection said: I like some of Jimi's music. Hey, how many musical instruments did Jimi play? I've only seen him play guitar. Did he only play guitar? ....or did he play a few other as well or was it at least 23 different instruments, maybe more. If not, I'd say that is a pretty big difference. Maybe this is why Prince may not be as good of a guitar player as Jimi???
[Edited 2/25/05 2:39am] Well jimi's primary instrument was the guitar that's for sure, followed by bass (much like prince really). He played harpsichord and piano on some tracks on his albums but nothing super prominent (though it's pretty good playing). There are a few other novelty instruments he played like wooden flute on IF 6 was 9, tympani on "And the gods made love" and glockenspiel on Little Wing. Eddie Kramer said he would play drums on the demo versions of songs but not on the finished product and that he sounded "a bit like stevie wonder on the drums". | |
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stevie woonder is a great drummer | |
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thebanishedone said: stevie woonder is a great drummer
which is why eddie kramer's comment leads me to believe that Jimi was a more than adequate one. [Edited 2/26/05 15:01pm] | |
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We have to take this type of comments with a grain of salt. It is just speculation, nobody here saw Hendrix playing drums. So it's just like saying Prince is a good sax player. It can be taken as an argument in a Hendrix X Prince discussion. |
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