I'm fairly certain that there are few players that have the stylistic range that Prince has. He will never get enough credit for being an innovator. To a degree, it's because he is so proficient in so many areas.

Just happy that he is being recognized as a guitarist. I believe it's important to him that he's known as one of the greatest. He's earned it.

thedance said:

Thanks for sharing - let me lift the info over here....

Prince #33:

He played arguably the greatest power-ballad guitar solo in history ("Purple Rain"), and his solo on an all-star performance of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" during George Harrison's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in 2004 had jaws on the floor. But he can also bring the nasty funk like Jimmy Nolen and Nile Rodgers (listen to the groove magic of "Kiss") or shred like the fiercest metalhead ("When Doves Cry"). Sometimes his hottest playing simply functions as background – see "Gett Off" and "Dance On." Prince gets a lot of Hendrix comparisons, but he sees it differently: "If they really listened to my stuff, they'd hear more of a Santana influence than Jimi Hendrix," he once told Rolling Stone. "Hendrix played more blues, Santana played prettier." To Miles Davis, who collaborated with the Purple One toward the end of his life, Prince was a combination of "James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Marvin Gaye... and Charlie Chaplin. How can you miss with that?"

Key Tracks: "Purple Rain," "Kiss," "When Doves Cry"

btw: Great to see my fave David Gilmour rather high on this list at #14!

and that right there is the reason i'm pissed at his ranking. if they listen past the fucking 80's they would discover even more great guitar solos and licks he does on guitar.