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Reply #30 posted 04/24/19 3:55pm

poppys

Guitar is a sleight of hand song about a woman. Do you really think Prince would name a song Guitar and have it be completely literal?

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Reply #31 posted 04/24/19 4:35pm

herb4

poppys said:

Guitar is a sleight of hand song about a woman. Do you really think Prince would name a song Guitar and have it be completely literal?

No, of course not. BUt I thought it might have some...well...guitar in it.

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Reply #32 posted 04/24/19 5:06pm

IstenSzek

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herb4 said:

poppys said:

Guitar is a sleight of hand song about a woman. Do you really think Prince would name a song Guitar and have it be completely literal?

No, of course not. BUt I thought it might have some...well...guitar in it.


remember the 1st version of it, on the npgmusicclub, the one with even less guitar? lol

honestly though, i think that version is great cool

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Reply #33 posted 04/24/19 7:09pm

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Batdance has hellaguitar all thru it.
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Reply #34 posted 04/25/19 7:52am

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thebanishedone said:

i think its more than for awhile. Prince didnt release guitar oriented single until 1991 and even after focus wasnt on guitar. in the 90s a lot of people didnt even know that Prince is a guitar player. he recovered after 2004 rnr hall performance of the Beatles song

"I could Never Take the place of your man" from 1987. Not guitar oriented?


I think the mastering of the album had a lot to do with that track being overlooked. IIRC, he laid new drums down over the old track so the drums drowned out the guitar a bit.

But you're right -- as the video shows, it is a guitar-driven song.

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Reply #35 posted 04/25/19 2:45pm

herb4

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skywalker said:

"I could Never Take the place of your man" from 1987. Not guitar oriented?


I think the mastering of the album had a lot to do with that track being overlooked. IIRC, he laid new drums down over the old track so the drums drowned out the guitar a bit.

But you're right -- as the video shows, it is a guitar-driven song.


See also: "Fury"

Forgot about "Batdance". That song had fucking everything going on. What a wonderful mess it is.

I still assert that, overall, there's a reason that a large segment of the music listening was being stunned, surprised and having their eyes opened as late as 2008 though. Our man could shred with anyone but the guitar was just one ingredient in his purple stew.

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Reply #36 posted 04/25/19 2:59pm

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also: paisley park extended version and she's always in my hair 12", right after purple rain. so....

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Reply #37 posted 04/25/19 3:28pm

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herb4 said:

poppys said:

Guitar is a sleight of hand song about a woman. Do you really think Prince would name a song Guitar and have it be completely literal?

No, of course not. BUt I thought it might have some...well...guitar in it.

cool

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