HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Uh, wat???

If you're complaining that the song isn't available on youtube, you're definitely not looking!!!

zaza said:

Eddie is indeed in another class of guitarists....That's not even up for debate...

But aint nothing overrated about Prince's Rock N Roll Hall of Fame exhibition....It was as great as advertised....I still say he remains very underrated on the ax...

muirdo said:

What, was it from Wendy?

Paris9748430 said:

The point is, it should be allowed to be posted here, or perhaps even on his official site, (I know, call me crazy). But no, the purple one puts his heel down and dumps on all his fans.

TheEnglishGent said:

TheEnglishGent said:

It's not like people here won't be able to find it. I'm sure most, if not everyone here has already seen it.

It would be like putting up clips of Purple Rain. If you haven't seen it by now, it's your fault.

why is Eddie Van halen better player then Prince?
because he does tapping in every solo?
what about the feel
yes Eddie played the best guitar solo in history of music (Beat It)
but Prince also have amazing solos.

Watch video of Eddie playing with Jacksons

he didn't know when to get it with his solo
so Michael had to guide him.
Eddie started solo in the wrong time.
you think that could happen to Prince master of rhythm? no way
If you wanna know how to play guitar you got to master the rhythm
without rhythm there ain't no good leads also.

Farfunknugin said:

-sorry Farf, I couldn't help it

Paris9748430 said:

I have the clip but that's not really the point that was being made. Prince is a knob.

squirrelgrease said:

I have it on good word that this is b.s. Apparently tapes of the song were sent to P weeks before. It was an awesome performance..why is there a need to make it magical by saying he never heard it before he set foot on stage....yeah right. he's great but he's not exactly the most cooperative type...

JoeyCococo said:

Kind of like the dad in Purple Rain saying he never wrote any of his songs down, ain't it?

nyse said:

stanley jordan.

*Looks up and remembers this is a Prince site...*


Prince is a killer guitarist. But there are a number of folks, famous and otherwise, who would hand Prince his lunch on the guitar. Folks who can wrench just as much emotion and display even more mastery from a fretboard.

My list (living and departed):

Robben Ford
Doyle Bramhall II (Susannah's husband)
Jimi Hendrix
Jeff Beck
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Jesse Johnson
Godfrey Moore
Phil Keaggy (the most astounding guitarist I've ever seen)
[Edited 12/21/09 16:48pm]

Speaking of Phil Keaggy, who some might have noticed is missing a finger on his strumming hand...

ThreadBare said:

If Prince wasn't such a knob (Hi TEG! ) I could hand you your lunch in this discussion! But alas he is...so I can't...oh well!

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

If Prince had sense...

Doyle Brahmal is excelent rhythm guitar player but
his solos are laughable
when Eric toured with 2 guitar player one was Doyle the other was that guy from Alman brothers bend Derec Trucks.

well Derec Trucks playing was executing great
fast guitar licks and inspired Claptons stale style
to the maximum.
Clapton couldn't let Derec upstage him right

well reviews of the concert mostly agreed that
Doyle's playing was not even good or should i
say it was pretty bad.
one friend who witnessed the concert in Hungury said that during concert from that tour at one time Eric looked at FDoyle in the style 'c'mon what the F u play.

its hard that Doyle can play anything better then Prince

if u wanna hear how great P is on guitar
the only way is to try to pick any P guitar solo and
there will be a problem.
Because almost every Prince's guitar solo have some wacky fucked up part.
what funny is that i've seen many covers of Purple Rain.
i heard a lot of players play Purple Rain from

Steve Lukather,Dave Gilmoure ,Neil ZaZa along
with that Dream Theater guy and nobody played that guitar solo even close.
and it is considered to be one of Prince's simplest guitar solos .

Prince combination of creativity,imagination and tehniq
is what makes him killer guitar player.

Prince isn't kind of player who shows you
all the tricks on guitar.
on While My Guitar he wasn't showing off ,he was just being expressive and played cool.
If he wanted he could play more jaw dropping but
he is smart enough that he already did a great job
and trust me one thing
whenever they do a Documentary about R'N'R hall of
fame that video will be shown and mentioned .

p.s Anybody notice the level of energy musicians generated with the first beat of Prince's guitar solo?

band played different in the first part of the song,second is more energetic.

p.s.
that guitar solo made Keith Richards change his mind about Prince.Keith was there in the audience ,Robert PlAnt and Lenny K

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thebanishedone said:

You're right -- he sucks.
[Edited 12/21/09 18:19pm]

It's a good solo. But, compositionally, Prince has done better. I prefer his solos from his own induction set, actually. But, rock and roll is all about attitude, and Prince had tons of attitude during that solo.

ThreadBare nice but nothing special,very text book blues solo,kenny waayne Sheppard at 16 was better then Doyle at 40 on guitar

Keeny's solo here:
http://www.youtube.com/wa...cHQTcdPDTk
puts that Doyle playing to shame when it comes to blues.

Love all the responses, this is what makes the boards enjoyable when everyone has opinions and not just stupid negative do-do. Thanks to all the peeps!!
[Edited 12/21/09 19:16pm]

thebanishedone said:

I cannot wait to buy your blues album.

ThreadBare said:

Umm hmm!

zaza said:

Tapping is one thing, but knowing the ins and outs/-complete insides- of the guitar and just dedicating one's entire study/energy one a single instrument speaks much higher than Prince's here and there sparadic knowledge.

Eddie would, with out a question, would school Prince on the six string. I'd even dare to say he's technically a better pianist aswell.. not hating.. just stating

Paris9748430 said:

If we're talking feeling, Prince wouldn't be the first guitarrist to come to mind.
Slash would, Angus Young would, BB King deffiantly would..
Maybe if P's eccentric feelings were more abiding to the core of human nature, then he would stand a chance. However, though I hate to say it, I don't see blues running through his blood as much as I see funk and jazz rooted in there. Thus creating a lack of a deep element of emotion someone just has to naturally be born with.

I've always said Purple Rain was a gift from God. Only He could have guided Prince into hitting all the right heartwrenching notes of that beauty of a solo...every time he plays it.