Man, the camera men just ignore them and only show the brothers.
Specially if they are playing something funky.

ZZZZZzzzzz

For real. That other thread doesn't even make sense.

Ask anyone who the greatest guitarist of all time is and they'll always say Jimi Hendrix.

This PC happy world can get so annoying sometimes.

And did I actually read someone saying Prince gets left off the greatest guitarists ever lists cause he's black? PLEASE!

More like cause he stopped recording a lot of songs with guitar work after Purple Rain.
[Edited 8/30/05 19:44pm]

PurpleKnight said:

Huh?!

Anxiety said:

Compared to his most popular album, Purple Rain.

A big part of the public's perspective was that he started doing weird "hippy" sounding shit on subsequent albums.

I also think a lot of it has to do with Prince being able to do practically everything musically, so individual talents get slightly overlooked.

not only is this thread racist, it's saxist.




get it? "saxist"? you know like..... nevermind.

BlaqueKnight said:

Racism exists everywhere if you meet big enough scumbags, but I don't see any evidence of this particular type of racism being really prevalent on a large scale.

all i ever watch are prince and bowie concerts, and there are black guitarists and bass players all over the place. some of 'em women, even! so i can't really speak to this i guess.

white bass players don't get much love either.

Look yall I just finished watchin' "Crash" stop it already!!!

DaX said:

Stax said:

maybe not in the general public's eye...but ask ANY bass player you know, actively working in the music industry their thoughts on the late Jaco Pastorious, or even Pino Palladino...these guys are HEROES in the music world, and they are WHITE.

Yes. White man. No good.

PurpleKnight said:

Like there´s so much guitar on PR.

Aretha's shit back in the golden years was all played by White People..
What a nasty wannabe WASP she was..

Ottensen said:

you dont say?

chico4U said:

HA!!!!



(fed up with racism....your racial designation is no excuse for bad musicianship...that's right, i said it....)

BlaqueKnight said:

No shit, Blaque. Why is that cat even on this site? What drew him to this site in the first place? Couldn't be Prince.

Stax said:

If they can play without a pic they get plenty love.

Anyone ever heard of "Tower of Power" ?



or the "horn heads" ?


Love their website: http://hornheads.com/

yamomma said:

Tower of Power was the shit. So was the Average White Band.

blackguitaristz said:

They still are!
I saw them a couple of years ago at Sunfest and they are still a VERY tight band.

calldapplwondery83 said:

It's still the closest thing to a pure rock album he ever released (aside from TGE, but that got fucked over by marketing).

You could also count C&D, but again, that's insignificant since most ppl haven't ever heard it.
[Edited 8/31/05 12:38pm]

PFunkjazz said:

i know that's white, i mean right.

i can't stand bass players that play with a pick. :thumbsdown:

PurpleKnight said:

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Look, this shit was discussed by black musicians who actully had this happen to them. Are you black are do play guitar. If the answer is no. Then how in the hell did you become the authority on topic.

Prince does not make the greatest guitar list because he is Prince. He is mega talented and in this day and age black artist are suppose to rap and commit crimes. Not play an instrutment.

and P showed Eric Leeds mad love! even though he had him wearing sun glasses and that grim reaper outfit during the Madhouse years.

Stax said:

well lovie, unless a person is hardcore into the history of bass playing (or modern music pioneers in general, a lot of people would not be aware of the contributions by and recognitions received by pastorious and palladino in jazz and soul music in america...

...and btw, i hope that comment of yours wasn't meant to be a dig at me, because i don't want to have to come after you with my switch and pop you on your tail for getting smart with me....i'm a mean old skool black woman, and the last thing i want is to be challenged when i'm expressing myself, LOL

sinisterpentatonic said:

Yeah. Like Prince. He should be buried alive.

laurarichardson said:

laura, will u marry me?