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PrintableHendrix - Guitar innovator, sonic innovator, live and in studio (nobody sounded like him before him), all-round music innovator, in almost all fields of music. Genius.
Prince - Studio recording innovator (I think hardly anybody has used as much over-dubbing as our man), drum machine/programming innovator (the only person who, for me, has really made electric drums sound incredibly funky), all round pop/rock music innovator. Genius. Better guitarist? Hendrix, but Prince may well be a better rhythm player, as has been said. But if Hendrix had lived ... Everything might have been different ... | |
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evreed said: Prince is. He's wrote a million great songs with guitar, Hendrix had 4 albums, of mostly covers.
Not quite, but in any case, some of those covers Jimi did are considered "definitive". Ref: "All Along The WatchTower". For the most part, Prince does a cover and it sucks. Ref: "Betcha By Golly Wow". 
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GoldNigga said: WildheartXXX said: It is a pity Hendrix wasn't around longer to make use of advancing techniques. My favourite guitar player is Jimmy Page, simply because he's inventive. That's why Hendrix has is reputation. Prince is great but doesn't really have his own signature sound, having said that though Clapton does and look how dull he is.zzz.
Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin are some of the biggest thieves in the history of rock music. They ripped so much from old blues records its not even funny. It's a miracle that they didn't get sued even more than they did. Word..maybe Jimi was "innovative" with that bow shit...but dont get it twisted, I love Zep. "Climb in my fur." | |
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Hendrix most deffinately. | |
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rdhull said: GoldNigga said: WildheartXXX said: It is a pity Hendrix wasn't around longer to make use of advancing techniques. My favourite guitar player is Jimmy Page, simply because he's inventive. That's why Hendrix has is reputation. Prince is great but doesn't really have his own signature sound, having said that though Clapton does and look how dull he is.zzz.
Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin are some of the biggest thieves in the history of rock music. They ripped so much from old blues records its not even funny. It's a miracle that they didn't get sued even more than they did. Word..maybe Jimi was "innovative" with that bow shit...but dont get it twisted, I love Zep. Hate and Love Hate & Love. Zep clearly plagirized blues songs and called them their own, still the artistry of Page, Plant and Bonham is in clear evidence. If the punkasses had paid up at the time suits were filed, folks might be a little less ambivalent towards them. test | |
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PFunkjazz said: rdhull said: GoldNigga said: WildheartXXX said: It is a pity Hendrix wasn't around longer to make use of advancing techniques. My favourite guitar player is Jimmy Page, simply because he's inventive. That's why Hendrix has is reputation. Prince is great but doesn't really have his own signature sound, having said that though Clapton does and look how dull he is.zzz.
Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin are some of the biggest thieves in the history of rock music. They ripped so much from old blues records its not even funny. It's a miracle that they didn't get sued even more than they did. Word..maybe Jimi was "innovative" with that bow shit...but dont get it twisted, I love Zep. Hate and Love Hate & Love. Zep clearly plagirized blues songs and called them their own, still the artistry of Page, Plant and Bonham is in clear evidence. If the punkasses had paid up at the time suits were filed, folks might be a little less ambivalent towards them. don't forget Jones...Zep's bass player is extremely underrated..he took care of a lot of the arrangements at the end when pagey was too smacked out to get it together. | |
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Tom said: They created the language, Prince learned to speak it well.
I agree. Jimi created things with his guitar that had never been done or heard before. Prince is amazing, but has he done that? "Hyperactive when I was small, Hyperactive now I'm grown, Hyperactive 'till I'm dead and gone"
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What about:
who's a better guitar player, Prince or Frank Zappa? I'd have to go with FZ.  "Hyperactive when I was small, Hyperactive now I'm grown, Hyperactive 'till I'm dead and gone"
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rdhull said: GoldNigga said: WildheartXXX said: It is a pity Hendrix wasn't around longer to make use of advancing techniques. My favourite guitar player is Jimmy Page, simply because he's inventive. That's why Hendrix has is reputation. Prince is great but doesn't really have his own signature sound, having said that though Clapton does and look how dull he is.zzz.
Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin are some of the biggest thieves in the history of rock music. They ripped so much from old blues records its not even funny. It's a miracle that they didn't get sued even more than they did. Word..maybe Jimi was "innovative" with that bow shit...but dont get it twisted, I love Zep. No. Jimmy. Zep was innovative in its sound, but it had nothing to do with that bow. This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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Why do people in here act like their opions are facts? | |
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deaglestarr said: Why do people in here act like their opions are facts?
fact is i don't have any opions...i don't even know what the hell one is.. | |
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MrBlues said: PFunkjazz said: rdhull said: GoldNigga said: WildheartXXX said: It is a pity Hendrix wasn't around longer to make use of advancing techniques. My favourite guitar player is Jimmy Page, simply because he's inventive. That's why Hendrix has is reputation. Prince is great but doesn't really have his own signature sound, having said that though Clapton does and look how dull he is.zzz.
Jimmy Page and Led Zeppelin are some of the biggest thieves in the history of rock music. They ripped so much from old blues records its not even funny. It's a miracle that they didn't get sued even more than they did. Word..maybe Jimi was "innovative" with that bow shit...but dont get it twisted, I love Zep. Hate and Love Hate & Love. Zep clearly plagirized blues songs and called them their own, still the artistry of Page, Plant and Bonham is in clear evidence. If the punkasses had paid up at the time suits were filed, folks might be a little less ambivalent towards them. don't forget Jones...Zep's bass player is extremely underrated..he took care of a lot of the arrangements at the end when pagey was too smacked out to get it together. Bingo g money--In Through The Out Door is all JPJ and so underrated...but heres the story (as with most of the sixties beginnings bands). They started off apeing the earlier soul-blues men and then in much later years found their own voice and twists. They find their voice through others at the beginning and have a transitive period where they come into their own. "Climb in my fur." | |
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deaglestarr said: Why do people in here act like their opions are facts?
because some "opinions" ARE facts..and some are also shit..mine are a little of both... "Climb in my fur." | |
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PFunkjazz said: evreed said: Prince is. He's wrote a million great songs with guitar, Hendrix had 4 albums, of mostly covers.
Not quite, but in any case, some of those covers Jimi did are considered "definitive". Ref: "All Along The WatchTower". For the most part, Prince does a cover and it sucks. Ref: "Betcha By Golly Wow".
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The only weak covers I've heard by Prince are, unfortuntely, on his recordings within the last 6 years like Rave and Emancipation. When he gets comfortable and settles into cruise control for attempts at easy hits. I've never heard him do a weak cover in a live setting. This post not for the wimp contingent. All whiny wusses avert your eyes. | |
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deaglestarr said: Why do people in here act like their opions are facts?
You're tripping on their eloquence. It must make you insecure. Learn to express yourself and you'll get that same attitude. test | |
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Supernova said: I've never heard him do a weak cover in a live setting.
Yeah I'm talking about the studio versions. test | |
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MrBlues said: I'd say Hendrix
Jimi lived the guitar, and P lives it as one of his multi-instruments. They are both masters. But because of different eras, I can only say I prefer P sound. | |
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Prince is better than Hendrix...
In My opinion Hendrix was crap, half the time he didn't he didn't even know what key he was in but he kept crapping on anyways... sad , so sad... |
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Hendrix of course. However Prince is one of the best and most versatile guitarists alive today and could blow away the guys in the so called modern "Rock" bands. | |
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my heart says Prince, my head says Jimi.
Guitars have come along way since jimi's time. the fact Jimi still sounds fresh today is testament to the man. I'd like to point out Eric Clapton while he was in Cream was good friends with Hendrix.He's since said Prince is his favourite guitarist.What that means i don't know, but it's definately a big compliment to Prince! | |
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rdhull said: OCEANA said: They both have (had) their own style,but Prince can pull that guitar in way many more styles than Hendrix did, IMHO...Hendrix was basically hard core where Prince can do blues, rock, hard core and comparing musical talent..Prince! Hendrix was great musician, where is my opinion Prince is a musical genious of what music is in generel represents, from writing to singing and lets not forget the dancing
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Hard to compare, Jimi was left handed. | |
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