WOW!! THAT'S THE MOST IGNORANT THING THAT I EVER HEARD SOMEONE SAY!!! YOU'RE REALLY OUT OF LINE. AND U SAY YOUR A HENDRIX FAN??? WHAT U NEED TO DO IS GETT A LIFE AND GETT OFF PRINCE'S DICK. AND THAT GOES FOR ANYONE WHO SUPPORTS THIS POINT OF VIEW!!!
BY THE WAY I'M A HUGE FAN OF PRINCE'S GUITAR PLAYING. AND I THINK IT'S A SHAME THAT HIS PLAYING IS SO UNDERATED. BUT YOU SIMPLY JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT.

AndreCrabtreeIII said:

Thanks Andre, well thought out analysis there. I too believe that we should respect the views of others, even if they are different than our own. I especially loved the comment that I am ignorant and that I obviously need to go and get a life after I have climbed off of Prince's dick. You've seen right through me there and you are so right that I have no idea what I am talking about.

JimmyNothing said:

With some subjects you gotta be blunt

AndreCrabtreeIII said:

Thanks Andre, well thought out analysis there. I too believe that we should respect the views of others, even if they are different than our own. I especially loved the comment that I am ignorant and that I obviously need to go and get a life after I have climbed off of Prince's dick. You've seen right through me there and you are so right that I have no idea what I am talking about.

rdhull said:

EXACTLY. DON'T GO BEING A CRY BABY ABOUT THE SHIT AND THEN TRY TO MAKE ME LOOK LIKE THE DUMB ONE HERE.

Plus Jimmy knew what he was getting himself into with this.

Freak rdhull Lesson 33.-If you are going to be provacative..learn to be able to realize and deal with the reactions that you will receive.

I have a feeling that I am gonna get so flamed for this!
First off, let me state that I am a big Jimi Hendrix fan and I believe that he is the most innovative guitarist to have lived. He created a new sound and approached the instrument from a totally different angle than his predecessors.
Musically speaking, Jimi was extremely gifted and I would go as far as calling him a guitar genious. I don't think that you can overrate him, you simply can't say enough good things about the way the guy played.

HOWEVER...

I believe that Prince has surpassed Jimi. It's my opinion that Prince is the most gifted musician alive and that there is no-one alive or dead that can touch his mastery of the 6 string! He has mastered funk, jazz, ballads, rock, soul and blues like no-one before or since him. It's hard to compare Prince and Jimi, cuz Mr Hendrix died when he was only 27 and Prince is now almost 45 years old. Who is to say how Jimi would have developed had he been on this earth longer? But Prince took it to the next level and is the greatest guitarist to have lived! Period!

It's about time that my boy got paid some respect for his guitar mastery!

. The fact that we disagree on this one subject doesn't mean that we are now sworn enemies!

Scroll up and check out all of the other responses. Most of them take the view that Jimi was better, that's cool and I respect and even expected that! But none of them stooped as low as to make a personal attack. I hope you continue contribuiting your ideas and thoughts here as it's pretty much a democracy.

AndreCrabtreeIII said:

Chill out Andre. I'm not trying to make you look dumb. You have your opinions and that's fine, I encourage them. That's why I created the post, so that I could see the different types of opinions that people have on this subject. I would just prefer it if you challenged my stance on the Jimi v Prince guitar debate, rather than turning it into a personal "school playground" attack. That's not a constructive way to debate things.

rdhull takes an opposing view on this subject and I probably have more respect for his views than most other people's on the Prince forum. The fact that we disagree on this one subject doesn't mean that we are now sworn enemies! Scroll up and check out all of the other responses. Most of them take the view that Jimi was better, that's cool and I respect and even expected that! But none of them stooped as low as to make a personal attack. I hope you continue contribuiting your ideas and thoughts here as it's pretty much a democracy.

Jimi's clearly a better guitarist. (I find Prince's music more appealing though).

JIMI IS DEAD
HE WAS A ERA LOCKED DEAD DRUG ABUSER and i'm so tired of hearing how he was so great.

Prince's career with a guitar in his hands is far superior.. JIMI is a DEAD TOPIC reserved for fantasyland. PRINCE has proven to be far superior a long time ago.

Anji said:

This is serious issue. What's more important, a more skilled performance or a more enjoyable performance?
Sadly, I think that Prince has been hanging around the former category lately..

Prince will never be anywhere near Jimi on guitar...hahahaha

That's like saying Mike Tyson was better than Ali. Sorry but Prince is just an imitator on guitar of several greats like Jimmy Nolen, Jimi Hendrix, Santana ,Eddie Hazel etc. that actually created an "original" guitar style.

WAKE UP!!!

Anji said:

This is serious issue. What's more important, a more skilled performance or a more enjoyable performance?
Sadly, I think that Prince has been hanging around the former category lately..
[This message was edited Sat Mar 15 9:32:00 PST 2003 by sabaisabai]

I agree.. Prince is better!

Jimmi is sloppy.. I like that style, but thats the only way he can play.

Prince can play almost every style.. plus mixes 2 or 3 styles and then puts that Prince Flavor on it as well.