I can just imagine what would happen if these guys ever heard "I'm Yours" or "Bambi"... They be like...

coolcat said:

I was pumping "I'm Yours" this morning while I did my hair!

FunkMistress said:

There's a blog that reckons Prince was lipsinching on Fury

ConsciousContact said:

funny, 'cause oftentimes during that performance, he was so busy wailing away on his guitar, that some of his vocals faded in and out as he got closer and farther away from the mic. wow, the audio technician must've really been paying close attention to make sure to fade in and out at just the right spots

ConsciousContact said:

Blasphemy!!

BTW...where I can I find the tracklist for The Undertaker?

coolcat said:

- Well, unfortunately I understand them. Prince never really cared to show the world that he could play until recently (Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, NACCP and SNL).

Most of my friends dont even know he can play bass or drums! Most of the songs in an album don´t have any guitar solo (or very small ones). That´s why people still get surprised when they see him on the cover of a Guitar Magazine, or Bass Player or whatever.


And let´s not forget that some of his best playing stuff is on:

1) bootlegs
2) hard to find stuff (like Crystal Ball, ONA Aftershow, Madhouse albums, etc)
3) outtakes (even some fans never heard ´Glass Cutter´, for example, one of his best one-man-band works)
4) album non-hit songs (songs like Live 4 Love, for example, werent as successful as Cream - in the same album)

jamaicanbob said:

- That list was ridiculous. They forgot Wes Montgomery, Benson, Joe Pass and Django....not to mention that putting Kirk Hammett above Jeff Beck and Kurt Cobain above Zappa and Van Halen is absurd! Notice that they put some obscure names there just to try to give the list credibility...
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Aerogram said:

- Oh yeah!! A basic rock album with no gimmicks, cheesy keys, etc would be great! Maybe a studio version of some classics + his own songs...wow

GustavoRibas said:

Hmmm... I thought there was enough guitar playing on his hits... "Purple Rain", "Let's Go Crazy", "When Doves Cry" (I mean how can someone listen to that guitar solo and not get it!!) "I could never take the place of your man", "Batdance"...

setyrmindphree said:

Of course, it's possible that without his exclusion from this list the world may not have seen that bad-ass playing at the RRHOF. Rumour has it he played at full capacity that night because the editor of Rolling Stone was in the front row.


P. showed him what's what.

Snap said:

This list is the biggest joke ever compiled. No room for Prince? Another Warner Brothers conspiracy.

EmancipationLover said:

Yeah, I was watching him during the Super Bowl. He was pretty bad.

prince is a great guitarist, beaten only by jimi hendrix. ant thats the truth, the whole truth and nothin but the truth

prince's music doesnt just come from one bag. he does all types of music, and he plays the meanest guitar pieces ever. sometimes he sounds even better than hendrix himself. what can i say, PRINCE IS KING








ERNEST

dnaplaya said:

Prince was going to release Undertaker as a bonus sample disc on the front cover of a guitar magazine that he gave an interview to back in '95, but the WB wouldn't allow it. That would have been perfect for the guitar heads who have ever slept on Prince and his guitar talents to be exposed to his fantastic licks. Im really pissed at Warners for that decision. However, Prince would be in a position today to do it? Wouldn't he?[/quote]

Wow, that's an interesting fact. Whatever happened to the jazz album that Prince was supposed to release through that famous jazz label last year? Prince is the most complex musician of our generation. He could easily release material in every genre. Name me an artist who is as diverse as him. One that could compose "Fury" and "Housequake" and "Adore" and "Sometimes It Snows In April."

Ernest said:

That's a bold statement Ernest. I like Prince's guitar playing too. But Hendrix was an innovator. He created his own style. I don't think Prince (As good as he is) Has done anything to top Hendrix.

GustavoRibas said:

I totally agree . . . . . where are the JAZZ PLAYERS...The guys that you mentioned plus Herb Ellis, John Scofield, Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, etc etc etc etc etc etc.....

That list is kinda like the grammys. It features whoever is hot at the moment. Clearly Prince is an exceptional guitarist and would make any reputable list. The only ranking I agree with on the list is Jimi Hendrix. He is number one. The guy changed the way the instrument is played..

brothaluv said:

- Very true. If that same list was made in 1984, Eddie Van Halen would be number 2, and Prince would probably be there,,,

You know who should really be on that list? Jimmy bruno!



He has technique on guitar that is simply unmatched. Sadly, i've heard quite recently that he's busted his chops.




JV'

and exactly how long had this poster been a prince fan.

Yngwie Malmsteen's not on there either, or Armen, or that one guy who does that really cool new age type stuff with the acoustic guitar... ...and i never knew Joni was that well known for her guitar playing... songwriting, yes... but a guitar virtuoso? hmm.

What about John Tesh! He can play the guit...oh, right, never mind.

ThePunisher said:

Good point. Jimmy did create his own style of play. But isn't there a reasonble argument to be made that to some degree all of the greats have climbed the backs of those who came before them? Most old school rythum amd blues guitarists will tell you about the weight of Robert Johnson's legacy on what they do. I have heard some of his rare recordings myself and while agreeing that there should be due respect given to him for being a pioneer, there are others around today who I'd rather listen to, and have brought the genre much further along.

I can see a paralell with the Jimmy/Prince comparison. I submit to you that everything being equal, I believe that P could more successfully reproduce a varying range of Jimmy's riffs and solos than Jimmy could manage of an equally varied swath of Prince licks. P has more color and texture in the complexity of his playing. His flow is so natural and organic that I don't have confidence in anyone really to outshine him, even in the style that yes, Jimmy developed himself.
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true, Prince soaks in everything
and makes it all his own
not just one style, but many
melted down
refined
and produced as pure gold
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this makes him one hell of a guitarist to be contended with
he can do it all

Not including Prince in that Rolling Stones list has got to be the biggest injustice ever perpertrated. Never has a man's talents been more overlooked or underrated. People are really stupid sometimes. Sorry, I had to vent!

BTW, didn't Rolling Stone magazine classify Dez's guitar solo in Lil' Red Corvette as among the best of all time?

After this post is completed we all should email a few thousand copies to the editors of Rolling Stone along with a list of Rolling Stone subcription cancellations. Even though their subscriber base has shrunk over the years. Where is the good music journalism anymore?

for the musicology tour, i took a friend of mine to the concert, he's a fan but only of the older stuff and doesn't really know that much about prince other that his hits, but by the end of the show, my friend was in awh of our king.
and said that he never relised how much of a great guitar player he is, and performer.
he has since become more of a fan.
i think some of these na-sayer's just need to see a show, and the will be believers also.