this is great, the sound shows off prince's asset (guitar genius), and is missing prince's weakness (lyrics) - so its pleasantly missing. a whole album like this would be great!

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rdhull said:

It reminds me vaguely of Led Zeps 'The Ocean'

no wonder I have been singing that in my head for the last 24 hours

TwiliteKid said:

xenophobia2002 said:

it's a cover from a Donna Grantis song !!! It was released on her 2012 CD

C O V E R ! ! ! ! ! ! people wake up you have been fooled ... hahahahahaha

I don't think anyone's been fooled here. But a question: Can you really call it a cover when the writer is playing on the track?

I'd consider it a cover as it contains the original just in a different style; that Donna is in the background is not relevant. It is a bit different from the original "Elektra" which is more rock/heavy. It has the purple touch.

That is, IMHO, the drum part is a bit different due to the double bass drum kicks and the fills are not as elaborate and rock heavy, they swing more, and the groove of the lead guitar is more funky and the notes played more smoothly. Donna's guitar playing is more heavy and notes are not as distinct from each other and Prince's notes are clear and the guitar sings. It's like Prince stripped it back a bit. Took out the heavyness and revealed the blues. Anyway, this it what it sounds like to me.

love it

NouveauDance said:

Statium Arcadium?

Gotta ask the question... are there as many Tubescreamers as there are electric guitars? Everywhere I look I see the little green meanie.

If you want a boring answer to that - no, it's very unlikely that there are as many tube screamers out there as there are electric guitars.

It's a bit of a mystery to me why that pedal has become so popular. I guess it just works in many people's setups and that's enough for them ("well, it worked for x and should work for me too").

Alexandernvrmind said:

NouveauDance said:

Groovy.

Yep... I fear he will ruin it once he writes lyrics for it

If U can't stand the heat,

step out of the kitchen,

I got a treat for ya,

and it ain't fried chicken,

The oven's so hot, it makes me st-tutututuuttter,

I'm your peanut, you're my butter....

This shit works, y'all.

.

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MIRvmn said:

metallicjigolo said:

And of course I cannot view on this device.

same here

Bloody iPhones!

funkaholic1972 said:

MIRvmn said:

metallicjigolo said: same here

Bloody iPhones!

Worked for me. iPhone 5, with EE (UK).

Can't get it to work for me on either of my phones.

oooo! LOVE it thank you prince and 3eyes gals

imago said:

Alexandernvrmind said:

NouveauDance said: Yep... I fear he will ruin it once he writes lyrics for it

If U can't stand the heat,

step out of the kitchen,

I got a treat for ya,

and it ain't fried chicken,

The oven's so hot, it makes me st-tutututuuttter,

I'm your peanut, you're my butter....

This shit works, y'all.

.

[Edited 3/15/13 3:40am]

How bad is it that I like these lyrics better?

See,

I KNEW Prince could play guitar!

just never saw it so close and clear before!

Now i definately believe it

Prost!

Looks like studio B?

Prince - as always on par with the axe.

Gilrls - shocking, worst band musically in years, without P dragging them along they'd be nothing.

5 years from now you won't even remember their names.

Love it. When was the last time he did a guitar instrumental? Alexa De Paris? I'm drawing a blank.

Well the video quality and also lighting are top notch. Having such a clear view of Prince's playing technique is fantastic.

There is something going on with his tone that is a bit dry and thin, though I do like it.

It makes sense to me this is Donna Grantis' song... she was hailed as a fusion guitarist from the GTA (Toronto area) before joining Prince.

What most folks forget here, and most others don't know, is that Prince essentially started out with fusion.

A lot of those early instrumentals come to mind.

But this song has but a touch of fusion within more of a Rock context... like it.

Looks like it was shot before Prince's current stripped down look with the Afro... we do know that they have been playing and recording together for a bit now.

~G

Giovanni777 said:

Well the video quality and also lighting are top notch. Having such a clear view of Prince's playing technique is fantastic.

There is something going on with his tone that is a bit dry and thin, though I do like it.

It makes sense to me this is Donna Grantis' song... she was hailed as a fusion guitarist from the GTA (Toronto area) before joining Prince.

What most folks forget here, and most others don't know, is that Prince essentially started out with fusion.

A lot of those early instrumentals come to mind.

But this song has but a touch of fusion within more of a Rock context... like it.

Looks like it was shot before Prince's current stripped down look with the Afro... we do know that they have been playing and recording together for a bit now.

~G

I loved it on him when he was younger. But now I like the look in this video better.

herb4 said:

kenkamken said:

herb4 said:

Love it. When was the last time he did a guitar instrumental? Alexa De Paris? I'm drawing a blank.

From the Lotus?

I meant more like an entire, actual song. That's more of an intro/segue. I'm wondering more about like a stand alone, straight up guitar instrumental.

MISTERHANDS said:

jasontate said:

PS. I'm thinking Hannah is sounding awesome on the drums. I know others aren't so sure, but I actually think she sounds quite a lot like Michael Bland the way she plays. Those skins stay hit, that's for sure.

Can someone point out what the timing issues are, cuz I ain't hearing any?

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I didn't find no timing issues either. Some lame drum breaks yes, but at least she played better than at the Jimmy Fallon performance. She's not comparable to Michael Bland imo, that's like saying Kurt Cobain's guitar playing is as good as Jimi Hendrix.
Anyway it's a nice little clip, very Led Zeppelin indeed! I might even show it to my non-prince friends

maybe some people think she's not bad....

....for a girl...

But seriously, she's a lot more laid back on the beat than Prince's previous drummers. That's not a

timing issue, that's a feel thing...

Occasionally her timing actually SOUNDS like it's from Prince's drumming himself in the 70s, which in turn mimics Stevie Wonder...

Love this jam anyway- so much life in it... unusually filmed too which is refreshing...

eyewishuheaven said:

Why... can't I see... the cameraman/woman's reflection in those mirrors?

Anyway, love it.

Also, it appears that Prince is now 35 years old... does that seem right to you?

You can't see Her/Him cuz the light that is attached to the camera is obscuring their face.

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wonderful to me....I could watch another 10 times or more...peace yall

Giovanni777 said:

Well the video quality and also lighting are top notch. Having such a clear view of Prince's playing technique is fantastic.

There is something going on with his tone that is a bit dry and thin, though I do like it.

It makes sense to me this is Donna Grantis' song... she was hailed as a fusion guitarist from the GTA (Toronto area) before joining Prince.

What most folks forget here, and most others don't know, is that Prince essentially started out with fusion.

A lot of those early instrumentals come to mind.

But this song has but a touch of fusion within more of a Rock context... like it.

Looks like it was shot before Prince's current stripped down look with the Afro... we do know that they have been playing and recording together for a bit now.

~G

It sounded almost like a preamp or DI'd tone in the beginning. Maybe for this recording they weren't mic'ing up the cabinet, but just used a "cabinet simulator" output on the amp or something like that.

edit - ok, now I see there's a "Tweed" amp in the background, so that's probably what they were using. Should explain it in that case.

[Edited 3/15/13 22:56pm]

Nothinbutjoy said:

imago said:

If U can't stand the heat,

step out of the kitchen,

I got a treat for ya,

and it ain't fried chicken,

The oven's so hot, it makes me st-tutututuuttter,

I'm your peanut, you're my butter....

This shit works, y'all.

.

[Edited 3/15/13 3:40am]

How bad is it that I like these lyrics better?

So tight. Zepplinish feel. Hannah shines on this one. Prince = amazing. Wow!

Poplife88 said:

Totally dig this. Hot licks from the purple guy.

I love Hannah and her passion, but sort of agree, she needs to tighten the screws a bit imo. I don't think she's near the level of Sheila, Michael B, or John Blackwell.

Gotta give Hannah credit on this one. I think it more her style. Mr Blackwell is untouchable, but this is definintely a sweet track.