Jesse Johnson is just as good as PR1NCE primarily on guitar. Not only does he have the Hendrix sound, He was consistent as a guitarist.His Craft is SO AMAZING as a guitarist, especially the fact that he wrote songs like "Blondie", "Skillet" and "Jungle Love" for The Time. Anyone that disagrees has never heard his 1996 album "Bare My Naked Soul". Most mainstream rock bands couldnt make an album as good because they only practice enough to jump around on stage. I am waiting for Jesse to come out with the new album and tour this fall.
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Idon't think Jesse is no where as good as Prince is-he's okay,tho,but Prince is THE master guitarist!

sexxydancer said:

Jesse is better than Prince on guitar.....not looks....but definitely guitar!

sexxydancer said:

U are judging by stardom.
I am talking primarily guitar.

this is a hard one, jesse is an f**king awsome guitarist but i have seen prince do things with a guitar that i haven't seen anyone else so.

i love the guitar solo in sign o the times during i could never take the place of your man.

tripp said:

People used to ask me all the time who is better and I wouldnt comment. I am not saying that Jesse is better than PR1NCE...I am saying that as a guitarist, he is just as good and shouldn't be labeled as a Prince copycat. They both have different sounds.
In a way, Jesse sounds like Hendrix and Prince sounds like Santana.
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ThreadBare said:

Let me join you back there...

oneken said:

glad i'm not the only one who noticed a similarity in their sound....lol the other thing prince and carlos have in common is that neither one are scared 2 try new sounds...

calldapplwondery83 said:

Kenny?

Is that U?

West Coast Kenny?

Hit me.

G.

(from Glyph)

I doubt anybody here has actually heard Jesse play guitar for any extended time, since the guy doesn't or hasn't toured. I don't know who has seen him live, but we have have seen Prince and we know that the little varmint can shred his ass off, to the point that he killed on fury. Actually, I would say, Miko was a better player then Jesse, as well.

Awesome topic. As an orger said earlier, they are both great guitar players. Jesse more of a rocker and Prince a funkier more rythmic player. I personally prefer Prince because he really gets into the groove.And Prince is a fantastic rythmn guitar player. I guess as a hole Prince is much more versitle. I like jesse alot but he plays one style. Not saying that he can't play other styles, I've just never heard him play other styles. Prince wins.

Bull said:

That's right. No one can touch Prince as a hole. He is the ultimate hole.




Sorry, couldn't resist!

I will take Jesse Johnson on guitar over Prince any day. I don't know where this "Prince is a genius on guitar" sentiment came from - he's nice and is capable of expressing himself, but I think he's a couple of notches ahead of Carlos Santana, who's 100 nothches beneath John McLaughlin.

sexxydancer said:

you obviously aint hip to all that jesse can do...

prettymansson said:

I'm hip 2 what Prince can do,tho-and like I said,Jesse's good,but Prince is great!

sexxydancer said:

CORRECTION!!!!! Prince is a better songwriter. Jesse will SMOKE Prince on guitar.....NUFF SAID!!!!!

CUT 'EM JESSE!!!!!

woogiebear said:

NO!

woogiebear said:

NO!

woogiebear said:

All right now, this is a topic for me! Not only is Jesse as good as Prince, he is just as creative... And RIGHT if you have not listned to "Bare My Naked Soul" don't go saying what Jesse can or can not do. Of course He has some slight Prince influences, in his earlier stuff, (what do you expect) Jesse is a multi-instramentalist and his style is his style. I would not call him a Prince copy cat, He just makes it do what it do

Also , I have seen him live and the boy can cut up, I am not taking anything away from my Prince, cuz I love him to the bone, But I LUVS me some JESSE. I can't wait for his new stuff and the tour.

"Bare My Naked Soul" if you don't have it, you better get it!

If Jesse is so great,how cum he doesn't matter anymore? Where is he now?

sexxydancer said:

Oh HE still matters. Just because his name is not out there in the mainstream, doesn't mean He is not doing anything. Jesse has contributed to several movies (other than Pretty in Pink and The Breakfast Club) He has been playing with folks like Tom somebody or other from Cameo and others and is working on his new album and tour. Many. many guitarists respect the gift of JESSE.

speciallove said:

Jesse is amazing. I only wish more people would actually listen to him play before commenting...

adorable2 said:

I've seen Jesse play live b4,but I only have ears 4 Prince!

Hey, I love both on guitar. I think Jesse (without a doubt) holds his on. Jesse did his own thing (when it came 2 music). He also kept tha purple sound going as well. He's not a Prince copycat. Jesse Johnson stood on his own. Listen 2 "Free World", "I Want My Girl", and "Crazy", "Baby, Let's Kiss" and "Just Too Much". To a songs like "I Miss" on his last album (which was slept on by the way). That was a cool record. Just check out that bootleg of "The Homecoming" show. Watch Jesse while The Time is performing "777-9311" and "Get It Up". Watch The Time set. Jesse does tha damn thang and I think that's why Prince respected him so much because Jesse did keep that purple sound but he still did his own thing. After The Time broke up in 1984, it was like either Prince respected u or he'll took friendly jabs at u. Hey, mayb both. Look at Prince take of the "Oak Tree".

sms130 said:

adorable2 said:

me 2

sexxydancer said:

A hit dog will holler... Who the hell said my comment had anything to do with what you heard? I've already come to the conclusion that you're a Princebot and I wouldn't expect you to do anything other than come on this thread and babble something unintelligible.