PopTodd Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I mean seriously, how sick is this?!?! And yeah, that's George Harrison's kid standing behind Prince, with the acoustic; having his mind blown along with everyone else. I mean, his dad was a Beatle, and even he is in awe of the little man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I sometimes forget how insanely talented that dude is. Thanks for the reminder. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Prince is an incredible guitar player, and that is a good solo. I'll take his solo on "Let's Go Crazy" over that, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Artifice Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I stumbled across this a couple of weeks ago and also was in awe. Then I read some kinda snarky quote from Prince about how he had never heard the song prior to that performance. Don't believe him, and dislike his ego for having said that to build his own myth. Let your talent speak for you man. Less words, more playing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 it's up there. prince is insanely talented. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 It shouldn't surprise people that Prince can play a guitar with the very best of them. Because frankly, he might be the very best of them. Is he full of himself? Sure. But the man is easily among the very best musicians out there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 It shouldn't surprise people that Prince can play a guitar with the very best of them. Because frankly, he might be the very best of them. Is he full of himself? Sure. But the man is easily among the very best musicians out there.When you take in the whole picture: instrumental prowess, composition, stage presence, versatility, he is definitely one of the greatest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Bill Janovitz (from Buffalo Tom) had a pretty good write up of this song/video on his blog a couple of weeks ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 Bill Janovitz (from Buffalo Tom) had a pretty good write up of this song/video on his blog a couple of weeks ago. Excellent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Yeah, thanks for the Janovitz link. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Todd, when I saw this subject header, the first thing that popped into my mind was exactly what you posted. Wild. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 When you take in the whole picture: instrumental prowess, composition, stage presence, versatility, he is definitely one of the greatest.Undeniably so. His reputation is tarnished by the admittedly large amount of complete shit he's released. But the great stuff more than outweighs the turds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Bill Janovitz (from Buffalo Tom) had a pretty good write up of this song/video on his blog a couple of weeks ago. Nice - kinda ripping on the other dudes a bit much, but I like it, especially the last parts. "Just ask yourself every once in a while, "what would Prince do here?"" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
So Long Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 The best part is his strut off stage at the tail end... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Prince is a complete badass. He just is. Call it showboating if you want, but no one uses that argument to diss guys like Hendrix. And Prince should be put right up there with guys like Hendrix. 'Nuff said. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mjpuczko Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 i told a co worker a while ago that prince is probably the greatest guitarist alive right now & one of the best ever. he called me an idiot, i showed him that vid & he shut up ;-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shakespeare In The Alley Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 That video really is spectacular. All throughout prince's solo, you can just tell that he is in a zone far beyond the capabilities of any normal musician. The way he hangs back, then explodes, is really incredible to watch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I stumbled across this a couple of weeks ago and also was in awe. Then I read some kinda snarky quote from Prince about how he had never heard the song prior to that performance. Don't believe him, and dislike his ego for having said that to build his own myth. Let your talent speak for you man. Less words, more playing.i thought Dhani Harrison basically confirmed that in an interview? i recall him saying that they had to teach him the song during soundcheck and they just told him to "go off" on the solo during the actual performance and do his thing. it's not one of the Beatles best known tunes (granted you'd hope Prince has heard all of The White Album...), so if he was never that well versed in The Beatles, it's certainly plausible.i'd say the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle... in that he'd heard the song before, maybe not in a long time, but just didn't know how it went on guitar exactly. regardless, the dude is def the best guitarist i've ever seen live in person Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattZ Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Not trying to be contrarian here, but my head tells me that's a mindblowing solo, and my heart says there's too many notes. Not denying his talent, not denying that there's probably no one that could pull off what he pulled off. Just that the greatest guitar solo of all time is a pretty high bar. I dont know what is the G-O-A-T, but for me, this isn't it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Regarding Prince saying he'd never heard the song, I've read a few Prince biographies over the years and recall reading that most of his exposure to other peoples music came through his band mates. Wendy, Lisa and Eric Leeds turned him onto all kinds of Jazz and Rock records for instance. I think he's so busy creating his own music that he doesn't actively pursue others music all that much. So him not knowing that Harrison song is totally believable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Prince was too busy listening to Joni Mitchell to bother himself with the Beatles. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Maybe Prince said "I don't know that song", or something similar, meaning "I don't know how to play it." What was his actual statement/quote? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
solace Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Maybe Prince said "I don't know that song", or something similar, meaning "I don't know how to play it." What was his actual statement/quote?exactly... huge difference Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 There's also the likeliness that Prince was just messing about. Would you really believe anything he says? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardwood floor Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 all-time top-5 guitarist for me is also an astounding keyboard player and a hell of a drummer is still his name? i'm not sure brilliant guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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