Netflix axes controversial nine-hour Prince documentary (1 Viewer)

[efil4stnias]

Huh.. that’s cool.. id never seen it.. i worked with that guy back in the late 90s, and had never heard of Chappelle yet.. still, pretty cool .

I cant believe you hadnt seen this

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[sfidc3]

Prince, looking at his body of work (especially live performances) was a sui generis on the guitar ... but I'll throw this out:

Let's say that Van Halen was getting ready to kick off the tour to support the 1984 album ... but then something befell Eddie Van Halen and he suddenly was going to be unavailable to tour. However, the other three guys in Van Halen, with EVH's blessing, are determined to find a way to go forward with the tour. Hiring on a replacement guitarist is necessary.

Prince was one of the very small group of guitarists who could have credibly stepped in for EVH in a situation like this. It would have been different from EVH's tone, of course, but the requisite technique. hand speed and musicality were all there in Prince's playing. As a bonus, Prince could ALSO have played any of Eddie's keyboard parts. The Van Halen crowds would've gotten their money's worth and then some.

While Prince is a fine guitar player I think above is a bit of an exaggeration, to be fair to Prince, VH type of music was not his thing.....

And the notion that Prince was a better guitar player than Jimi Hendrix (who changed the way folks looked at guitar playing) is just.....ridiculous....

He was a genius though for sure, but I think his guitar prowess is sometimes a bit....overstated....and yes, I know what EC said about him, EC's said a lot of things over the years....

 

[Optimus Prime]

- Musician: Prince wrote most of his songs on the piano which he began playing as a young child, but he was a brilliant guitarist - the kind of guitarists that other guitarists often say is one of their favorite or most impressive. On a stage of other musicians at the R&RHOF induction of George Harrison, Prince's delivered one of the most memorable live guitar solos people still talk about. Billy Gibbons described Prince's guitar playing as "sensational - otherworldly"

I read in interviews with some members of his band talking about how humbling it was

You're hired to play X in Prince's band and Prince on his worst day plays X better than you ever did

The story I heard about Prince's Guitar Gently Weeps solo was not long prior to that (day before?) someone put out a list of top 100 guitarists of all time and Prince wasn't even listed

So that performance was done in anger, a "fork you" to whoever put that list together

 

[Doug B]

can't believe you hadn't seen this

And in case anyone didn't see Prince's response to this skit ...



Yes, that's the real artwork that accompanied the real 2014 Prince single "Breakfast Can Wait". I guess that's not old-school 45 artwork on a paper slip cover ... maybe when you open the song on iTunes or something, that's what pops up?

Anyway, David Chappelle recounts:

In June 2014, Chappelle appeared on Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show and discussed the use of his image on Prince's single: "That's a Prince judo move right there... You make fun of Prince in a sketch and he'll just use you in his album cover... What am I going to do—sue him for using a picture of me dressed up like him? ... That's checkmate right there."​

 

[Doug B]

While Prince is a fine guitar player I think above is a bit of an exaggeration, to be fair to Prince, VH type of music was not his thing.....

I stand by the opinion, and would disagree about that type of music not being his thing. Prince played a ton of hard-rock guitar all throughout his career of live performances. He was known for throwing in mind-blowing rock guitar showcases during his live sets -- many covers and many originals, as well.

And the notion that Prince was a better guitar player than Jimi Hendrix (who changed the way folks looked at guitar playing) is just.....ridiculous....

I might have missed a post, but no one here said that.

 

[DaveXA]

Wish he would’ve stuck with Wendy & Lisa for a couple more albums. That was peak Prince imo

Yep, I thought so as well. He had some nice hits after that period, but it's not the same to me.

 

[sfidc3]

I stand by the opinion, and would disagree about that type of music not being his thing. Prince played a ton of hard-rock guitar all throughout his career of live performances. He was known for throwing in mind-blowing rock guitar showcases during his live sets -- many covers and many originals, as well.



I might have missed a post, but no one here said that.

With regards to Prince playing VH, I've never seen him do anything resembling EVH.....was he technically capable? Maybe, but in truth there are much faster, more technical players than EVH.....

It was stated in a past thread about Prince, can't remember who, but it's just....wrong....IMO

 

[Doug B]

With regards to Prince playing VH, I've never seen him do anything resembling EVH.....was he technically capable? Maybe, but in truth there are much faster, more technical players than EVH.....

Technical capability was what I was addressing, so we're really not arguing here.

You're right about the faster/more-technical players than EVH being out there. I didn't want to throw out a list of credible emergency EVH stand-ins in a Prince thread -- but, yes, there were/are others. And not all of them are rock players.

 

[sfidc3]

Technical capability was what I was addressing, so we're really not arguing here.

You're right about the faster/more-technical players than EVH being out there. I didn't want to throw out a list of credible emergency EVH stand-ins in a Prince thread -- but, yes, there were/are others. And not all of them are rock players.

The most technically gifted complex, lightning fast player I've ever seen was Paco De Lucia.....definitely not a rock player.....

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

I cant believe you hadnt seen this

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I’d assumed this was part of doctrine for us

 

[Mamba]

For my money, the greatest SNL performance of all time. And the coolest walk-off in music history.