Live?

I mean, sure they are not his songs, but wouldn't you want to hear his versions of it?

Not even, after you heard his version of Just my Imagination?

Imagine what he could do to these two epic songs, if he he would try...

Pearl Jam did it. But let's be real. Pearl Jam is an awesome live band with great musicians, but Prince is better. That is, he COULD do better!

Man, him doing Maggot Brain would be amazing. I guess the closest he got was "Hallucination Rain" (and that's stretchin' it).

I would love to hear Prince do Maggot Brain.

I have no interest in hearing him do Maggot Brain--I'm more than satisfied with Hazel's, and I don't care for anyone else's take. And I want the lyrics for Little Wing, and I don't think Prince could deliver those, no matter what he did with the guitar.

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What I want to hear is "Cosmic Slop"--I know, off the guitar-heavy topic. But that's the P-Funk cover I want to hear, and that's all there is to it.

http://www.princevault.com/index.php/Little_Wing

EddieC said:

I have no interest in hearing him do Maggot Brain--I'm more than satisfied with Hazel's, and I don't care for anyone else's take. And I want the lyrics for Little Wing, and I don't think Prince could deliver those, no matter what he did with the guitar.

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What I want to hear is "Cosmic Slop"--I know, off the guitar-heavy topic. But that's the P-Funk cover I want to hear, and that's all there is to it.

'Cosmic Slop' might just be my favourite P-Funk song. Would love to hear Prince's take. While we're were talking Prince covering P-Funk, I'd like to hear, 'Can You Get to That?' (another favourite).

Why has Prince never covered War Pigs by Black Sabbath?

Why haven't Prince performed "Broken" by Pantera?

not true...did u guitar wheep? better than both those songs put together

ashynevermind said:

Little Wing is out of his league, that's the truth, if he could he would, he only plays what's within his abilities, so no Hot For Teacher or Texas Flood.

ashynevermind said:

Little Wing is out of his league, that's the truth, if he could he would, he only plays what's within his abilities, so no Hot For Teacher or Texas Flood.

Are you serious?

"Little Wing" is not that hard to play.

I learned to play it when I was 16-17. Not necessarily with the same amount of fluency as Hendrix originally, but it's not some outlandishly hard piece of music that only true guitar masters could tackle. Even these days when I haven't played the electric guitar too much for 10+ years I can still remember how to play the intro and at least the first half of the solo. Prince isn't the type of a guy that I can see sitting down at his age and trying to figure out how to play lengthy guitar intros of other people's music, as that's what younger guys are usually more motivated to do. There shouldn't be anything in "Little Wing" that he isn't able to play in any case. His own stuff is full of similar licks, just used more sparingly.

I'm sorry, but I'm starting to think that you either don't have much of a clue on what you are commenting on or that you really have an agenda against Prince and his abilities.

ashynevermind said:

Little Wing is out of his league, that's the truth, if he could he would, he only plays what's within his abilities, so no Hot For Teacher or Texas Flood.

Prince has played Little Wing live.

jaawwnn said:

ashynevermind said:

Little Wing is out of his league, that's the truth, if he could he would, he only plays what's within his abilities, so no Hot For Teacher or Texas Flood.

Prince has played Little Wing live.

That rebuttal's better than mine.

Yeah, somebody already posted the link to princevault. I missed it.

novabrkr said:

Why has Prince never played 'Little Wing' nor 'Maggot Brain'?

He already did, it's called, "Purple Rain"

jaawwnn said:

ashynevermind said:

Little Wing is out of his league, that's the truth, if he could he would, he only plays what's within his abilities, so no Hot For Teacher or Texas Flood.

Prince has played Little Wing live.

Yes, that's true, but according to Prince vault only twice. He has never made it part of his setlist, like so many other covers.

I have never heard either one of these two live performances and wonder how they would sound.

novabrkr said:

ashynevermind said:

Little Wing is out of his league, that's the truth, if he could he would, he only plays what's within his abilities, so no Hot For Teacher or Texas Flood.

Are you serious?

"Little Wing" is not that hard to play.

I learned to play it when I was 16-17. Not necessarily with the same amount of fluency as Hendrix originally, but it's not some outlandishly hard piece of music that only true guitar masters could tackle.

True, it isn't that hard. But to play it like Jimi or even better, putting your own personal stamp on it with a unique arrangement and solo is much more difficult.

HuMpThAnG said:

Why has Prince never played 'Little Wing' nor 'Maggot Brain'?

He already did, it's called, "Purple Rain"

They are both 'signature songs' with epic guitar solos, that's true.

But Prince covers so much, yet (almost) never other great guitar classics.

Why is that?

Embrace said:

jaawwnn said:

Prince has played Little Wing live.

Yes, that's true, but according to Prince vault only twice. He has never made it part of his setlist, like so many other covers.

I have never heard either one of these two live performances and wonder how they would sound.

oh I was responding to the van halen fella who says prince couldn't play it even if he wanted to.

SuperSoulFighter said:

As long as George Clinton still tours, you can hear Maggot Brain live any time. And there's Hendrix cover bands around... No need for Prince to do this.

Then you really miss the point.

I am not saying Prince "needs" to do this, let alone only start having a "need" when George stops touring. Do all other artists like Santana have that "need"? That's bogus argument, that fails to even grasp the point of simply wishing to hear PRINCE play this.

I have been priviledged already to witness maggot brain played live several times by Michael Hampton and others.

But never by Prince.

jaawwnn said:

Embrace said:

Yes, that's true, but according to Prince vault only twice. He has never made it part of his setlist, like so many other covers.

I have never heard either one of these two live performances and wonder how they would sound.

oh I was responding to the van halen fella who says prince couldn't play it even if he wanted to.

Yes, I know, but my opening post suggests he has "never" played Littel Wing and that's obviously not true. The truth is tho, he only played it twice and I have never heard it.

Have you or others?

Embrace said:

jaawwnn said:

oh I was responding to the van halen fella who says prince couldn't play it even if he wanted to.

Yes, I know, but my opening post suggests he has "never" played Littel Wing and that's obviously not true. The truth is tho, he only played it twice and I have never heard it.

Have you or others?

me? nah. If had a choice of guitar song i'd rather hear him play Beautiful Strange or the Undertaker or some other song he wrote himself.

Embrace said:

novabrkr said:

Are you serious?

"Little Wing" is not that hard to play.

I learned to play it when I was 16-17. Not necessarily with the same amount of fluency as Hendrix originally, but it's not some outlandishly hard piece of music that only true guitar masters could tackle.

True, it isn't that hard. But to play it like Jimi or even better, putting your own personal stamp on it with a unique arrangement and solo is much more difficult.

Sure. The same applies to most pop / rock / soul / etc. classics. The original performer usually did it the best. It's the same for "What's Going On", "Purple Rain" etc.

I just found it silly that ashynevermind insisted the guitar parts "as such" would be above Prince's skill level. For that matter, there aren't that many guitar players around that can approximate Jimi's emotional intensity as well as Prince. I think that's why he really does sound a lot like Hendrix, as opposed to the countless hard rock / metal etc. guitarists that all claim to be influenced by Hendrix (and really sound nothing like him).

novabrkr said:

For that matter, there aren't that many guitar players around that can approximate Jimi's emotional intensity as well as Prince. I think that's why he really does sound a lot like Hendrix, as opposed to the countless hard rock / metal etc. guitarists that all claim to be influenced by Hendrix (and really sound nothing like him).

I totally agree.

And that's exactly why I wish he would sometimes play these songs.

These two are epic guitar songs.

And all of us who know Prince's guitar work, know he could do it.

But we have to be happy with metal geeks that think they can match Jimi or Eddie?

[Edited 2/9/15 12:42pm]

HuMpThAnG said:

Why has Prince never played 'Little Wing' nor 'Maggot Brain'?

He already did, it's called, "Purple Rain"

They are both 'signature songs' with epic guitar solos, that's true.

But Prince covers so much, yet (almost) never other great guitar classics.

Why is that?

novabrkr said:

For that matter, there aren't that many guitar players around that can approximate Jimi's emotional intensity as well as Prince. I think that's why he really does sound a lot like Hendrix, as opposed to the countless hard rock / metal etc. guitarists that all claim to be influenced by Hendrix (and really sound nothing like him).

I totally agree.

And that's exactly why I wish he would sometimes play these songs.

These two are epic guitar songs.

And all of us who know Prince's guitar work, know he could do it.

But we have to be happy with metal geeks that think they can match Jimi or Eddie?

[Edited 2/9/15 12:42pm]

According to Blackbyrd McKnight (P-Funk guitarist) P was invited (by George) to come out and jam on "Maggot Brain"..He said they offered him the guest spot jam many times in the late 80's and early 90's and he kept turning the offer down.....but at the same time telling George he wants to do it.

SPYZFAN1 said:

According to Blackbyrd McKnight (P-Funk guitarist) P was invited (by George) to come out and jam on "Maggot Brain"..He said they offered him the guest spot jam many times in the late 80's and early 90's and he kept turning the offer down.....but at the same time telling George he wants to do it.

and you know this because you are a spy?