Oliver said:

WouId U say he's one of the greatest? Cuz I do.

Love2tha9s said:

one of the world's greatest guitarists.....

Oliver said:

WouId U say he's one of the greatest? Cuz I do.

Everyone on this thread is either retarded or on crack!!

OF COURSE PRINCE IS THE GREATEST GUITARIST...EVER!


The term 'Great' extends beyond all Ur geeky bullshit and technical nonsense about 'missing a note' and 'getting stuck' ...'Great' is all about Presence and excuse me, but so far no1 has EVER played a guitar and got a greater reaction than Prince...thats why he's the greatest dancer, singer and muscian ever..yes of all time...cos he can do it all and get the greatest reaction from his audience

Jimi, Vai, satana etc may be able 2 do shit P can't do but can they do this...




no?


well then shutdafuckup

LadyB0yCabDriver said:

It's so sad when people like ladyboy wanna diss others just because they don't think Prince's shi* smellsl like Roses.

While we're at it, lets say Prince is the best in everything he does compared to the rest of the world and artists.

Oliver said:

Awwww
Don't take my words so seriously...My org name's LadyBoy 4 fuck sake and just look at my avvie...It's all in jest

LadyB0yCabDriver said:

Alright.

Oliver said:

No it's not alright..next time U talk back 2 me Im gonna gun U down, rip off Ur head and piss down Ur neck

Peace & hugs and chicken grease!














damn that multiple personality disorder

Best is a word I don´t really like because it´s all so relative.

Sure, technically there might be dozens of Spanish Flamenco virtuosos who can play stuff that Prince probably can´t, then again, maybe not.
And yes, Hendrix and Santana are among his heroes, so maybe he doesn´t even think about being better than his own heroes he admired in his youth, and of course there might be some Jazz masters like Django Reinhardt and George Benson who know their stuff or field better than Prince, and maybe some Rock legends like Brian May or Jimmy Page are technically better or were more creative, I really don´t know because I don´t play any instruments, but what I do know is that there is no other musician or guitarist, whether it be in Funk, Rock or whatever, who can touch my soul like the music of Prince. Steve Vai and Santana are great, no doubt about that, and Carlos Santana´s 70´s albums sometimes take me to another dimension, but nobody comes even close to Prince in my personal Universe.
So therefore, for me, he´s the best guitarist I know, and even his heroes and peers pay their respect and acknowledge him as one of the best out there.
And Prince plays other instruments as well.....who knows how much better he could be on guitar if he played nothing else but guitar ?

Producing songs, having his own studio complex, being his own manager, playing almost every instrument he needs in his music, arranging and composing stuff,
playing and mixing so many different genres of music...give the man a break, he´s simply incredible and probably one of the most unique musicians ever.

So, that being said, I guess it all boils down to how you look at it.

I don´t know about techniques and chords and notes and complicated structures, but I do know that the 14 minute rehearsal version of Something In the Water from 1984 and Just My Imagination from that infamous 1988 aftershow or Shhh live
give me a certain high that other musicaians don´t.
That´s all.
[Edited 8/25/05 4:58am]

Best is a word I don´t really like because it´s all so relative.

Sure, technically there might be dozens of Spanish Flamenco virtuosos who can play stuff that Prince probably can´t, then again, maybe not.
And yes, Hendrix and Santana are among his heroes, so maybe he doesn´t even think about being better than his own heroes he admired in his youth, and of course there might be some Jazz masters like Django Reinhardt and George Benson who know their stuff or field better than Prince, and maybe some Rock legends like Brian May or Jimmy Page are technically better or were more creative, I really don´t know because I don´t play any instruments, but what I do know is that there is no other musician or guitarist, whether it be in Funk, Rock or whatever, who can touch my soul like the music of Prince. Steve Vai and Santana are great, no doubt about that, and Carlos Santana´s 70´s albums sometimes take me to another dimension, but nobody comes even close to Prince in my personal Universe.
So therefore, for me, he´s the best guitarist I know, and even his heroes and peers pay their respect and acknowledge him as one of the best out there.
And Prince plays other instruments as well.....who knows how much better he could be on guitar if he played nothing else but guitar ?

Producing songs, having his own studio complex, being his own manager, playing almost every instrument he needs in his music, arranging and composing stuff,
playing and mixing so many different genres of music...give the man a break, he´s simply incredible and probably one of the most unique musicians ever.

So, that being said, I guess it all boils down to how you look at it.

I don´t know about techniques and chords and notes and complicated structures, but I do know that the 14 minute rehearsal version of Something In the Water from 1984 and Just My Imagination from that infamous 1988 aftershow or Shhh live
give me a certain high that other musicaians don´t.
That´s all.
[Edited 8/25/05 4:58am]

check out prince video(audio recording is there also) of
prince playing "we gonna make it funky"
he played clean guitar licks so funky in the same time rhythm and lead huitar.
he was amazing.
i would like to see clapton or santana or even yngwie play that stuff.
yngwie is lead guitar master but he cant play rhythm.
clapton is good on rhythm but his style is not so diverse,
althought all props to "i shot the sherriff" from crossroads dvd.
clapton tore that solo.

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.

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.

The guitar "purists" don't wanna give Prince his due and I think it's a race issue. Underrated?!?! By whom? THEY know homey can throw down.


Sh*t, Eric Gales is up there too, but who knows about him? We all know Lenny Kravitz but I'm impressed with little he does except for the album he produced for Cree Summer.