zeusfiction0 said:

Lenny Kravitz can't play no guitar..that Muthafucka should join the group Status Quo with his 3 chord playin' ass

zeusfiction0 said:

Lenny Kravitz can't play no guitar..that Muthafucka should join the group Status Quo with his 3 chord playin' ass

LadyB0yCabDriver said:

That's funny as a motherfucker. And it's damn near true! I dig Lenny, always have. But no, Lenny is NOT a lead guitarist.

LadyB0yCabDriver said:

That's funny as a motherfucker. And it's damn near true! I dig Lenny, always have. But no, Lenny is NOT a lead guitarist.

blackguitaristz said:

BG you always come with it. Excellent post!!! That's why I always give Prince much love because he can play rhythm guitar better than most people play lead.

Don't forget, Prince has always held back, guitar wise. He could blow away anybody, I'd think. Notice how easily he plays the thing in concert.

Sh*t, Eric Gales is up there too, but who knows about him?

But where P really fucks up a lot of the other great guitarists is with his rhythm playing. P can run circles around many of the greats with just that alone, and then to throw in his lead skills, well....enough said.

blackguitaristz said:

Can anyone give me examples of P's great rhythm guitar playing on his albums, so I can check them out? Thanks.

ConsciousContact said:

I would definately suggest 79-85 period. This is what I favor anyways. During this period, he plays tons of rhythm on tracks. Take your pick off of his 1999 album, his playing on the cuts "Controversy", and "Sexuality" are on it as well. "Lady Cab Driver" goes without saying. He's also cutting it up on "Hello". Back pedal to "Sexy Dancer". Those are a few examples.

Problem with guitarists is that they are a dime a dozen, there are thousands of average joe's that can play on a professional level. Doesn't mean much really.

I love so much more Prince's play and note pickings on the guitar, his flow and musical talents are really Beautifull, I just love his guitar play, and find Vai and Clapton Santana's guitar play not so interesting, it's fasdt and technical, a bit like a programmed robot in the future would play the electric guitar.. So when it comes to Music=> PRiNCE true

amo84 said:

Obviously, you must not have heard too much of Clapton and Santana's playing - they are anything but "programmed robots, nor are they considered "fast and technical." They are more associated with the class of "feel" guitarists.

Just admit that Prince is your favorite and leave it at that

i remember some stoner metalhead guy when i in high school telling me that he could play any prince guitar solo with one hand because they're so easy to play.

of course, he never demonstrated this for me, which led me to believe that the guy might have had a particular one-handed talent, but it wasn't playing prince songs on his guitar...

This topic has been brought up so many times on this site. What I have seen is that if a thread about this is placed in Music and More, then most of the posts will definately say that P is not only the greatest guitarist but the greatest ANYTHING. But, when this is over in Non Music, where many of the musicians hang, including myself, the opinion is very different. My stand has always been this: Prince is an excellent guitarist and he is an excellent showman on the guitar. I never get caught up in the "who's better than" shit cuz it's all a matter of opinion and taste. What u believe is what u believe, regardless in what anyone else say. What u and I say does not make it gospel. That said, I have always felt P is underrated as a guitarist. Doesn't mean that a lot of folks who don't give it up to P doesn't know that P can play, cuz they do know. He gets a lot of praise from other known guitarists, as well as he should. P has been in the game as a pro since 1978. I rank P in my top 20 all time great guitarists. Is he at the top of that list? Hell nah. Jimi is. But, P is in there. P can definately hold more than his own as a lead guitarist. He always has. But where P really fucks up a lot of the other great guitarists is with his rhythm playing. P can run circles around many of the greats with just that alone, and then to throw in his lead skills, well....enough said.