TommyRude Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Tom Petty"s guitar: gently weeps Jeff Lynne"s guitar: gently weeps Dhani Harrison"s guitar: gently weeps Prince"s guitar: cries like a tragic mythological figure from atop mount Olympus, raining tears across the whole world (copied from the YT comments, so good) [video:youtube] Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Song80s Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 aren't you going to cover that ? Shouldn't be too hard. I think you might need a good VST for the guitar solos Quote Why fit in, when you were born to stand out ? My Soundcloud with many originals: [70's Songwriter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Paxton Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 "How can I end my solo after I slay everyone else onstage? I know, I'll just throw my guitar into the air and have it vanish, because that's what you do when you're a literal motherf---in' wizard like me." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 We all know he wasn't human. Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 can't believe this was over 15 years ago, I remember it like it was yesterday. What the YouTube comments didn't mention was how fn great Marc Mann (Jeff Lynne's guitarist) was. The producer of the show asked Prince to play both solo's since he was there to be inducted into the RNR Hall the same night. Prince decided to let Marc have the first solo. He (Prince) was such a genius he let everyone have their moment while he stood off to the side and then came in at the outro and burned the house down. Sometime between the rehersal and the taping he secretly arranged to have someone overhead to catch his guitar, not even the producer knew this was going to happen. Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 An absolute magic moment. Spectacular performace. dB Quote ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Professional Affiliations: Royer Labs • Music Player Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 can't believe this was over 15 years ago, I remember it like it was yesterday. What the YouTube comments didn't mention was how fn great Marc Mann (Jeff Lynne's guitarist) was. The producer of the show asked Prince to play both solo's since he was there to be inducted into the RNR Hall the same night. Prince decided to let Marc have the first solo. He (Prince) was such a genius he let everyone have their moment while he stood off to the side and then came in at the outro and burned the house down. Sometime between the rehersal and the taping he secretly arranged to have someone overhead to catch his guitar, not even the producer knew this was going to happen. Brilliant. Then there's that unknown beige looking dude on organ - who's he? Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandyFF Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 And did he almost fall backwards off the stage before someone caught him? Quote Numa Piano X73 /// Kawai ES920 /// Casio CT-X5000 /// Yamaha EW425 Yamaha Melodica and Alto Recorder QSC K8.2 // JBL Eon One Compact // Soundcore Motion Boom Plus Win10 laptop i7 8GB // iPad Pro 9.7" 32GB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 And did he almost fall backwards off the stage before someone caught him? Definitely planned Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George88 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 How to make Steve Winwood the second baddest MF on stage? Invite Prince!!!! Big shout-out to Jeff Young holding it down on piano! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analogika Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Prince is never off-topic. Ever. Motherfucker. Quote "The Angels of Libra are in the European vanguard of the [retro soul] movement" (Bill Buckley, Soul and Jazz and Funk) The Drawbars | off jazz organ trio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drawback Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 "How can I end my solo after I slay everyone else onstage? I know, I'll just throw my guitar into the air and have it vanish, because that's what you do when you're a literal motherf---in' wizard like me." My thoughts exactly. Derivatives and drama, played too fast and in others" space doesn"t slay in that crowd. Quote ____________________________________ Rod Here for the gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George88 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Respectfully, the lyrics are rather dramatic, don"t you think? Not Your cup of tea, I get it. Prince is on Mt Rushmore of GOAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvchiclets Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 I can't tell from the comments...are we saying this was "good" playing, or over-the-top playing? Quote Electro 5, NI Kontrol S61/49, MX49, PC3, Rev2, Prologue, Pro3, Juno-DS, Mopho Keys, SE02, drums, tons of synth software, guitars, amps, and pedals...help me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphollis Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 I would categorize it as "enjoyable excess" as far as playing style. Way over the top, but it worked! Quote Want to make your band better? Check out "A Guide To Starting (Or Improving!) Your Own Local Band" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwat Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 I can't tell from the comments...are we saying this was "good" playing, or over-the-top playing? Yes. Quote .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvchiclets Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 ha ha! Well... It's funny, I have lots of friends who don't play any musical instruments and more than once I have heard them refer to this clip. (They often say how great the performance was) I put that down to the fact they just saw his exaggerated facial stuff and the gyrations. Other friends I have (who do play music) will say it was a good performance. I put that down to the face they might not have known he played guitar...? Me? gee...it's a pretty forgettable performance. I mean, the other guitarist who starts the soloing at the beginning of the song sounds way more tasteful and appropriate. And Prince's gyrations and technical skills are comedic compared to Eric Clapton's original Beatles recording. As a guitarist, It's very hard to play anything wrong using that Am - Am/G - Am/F# - Fmaj7 progression. It's about as "safe" a chord progression to solo over is possible! But Prince manages to make it clumsy, whereas a tasteful guitarist (like Clapton) manages to make it memorable and even interesting. I still find Clapton's solo interesting to listen to after all these years. Anyhow - I saw the topic title and was wondering which camp this topic was going to be in! It's not my style to knock another player regularly (Prince can play the guitar better than I can ) but this clip often comes up when talking to people about Prince. They say, "Oh have you seen him play that live George Harrison Tribute concert...?" and I groan... Quote Electro 5, NI Kontrol S61/49, MX49, PC3, Rev2, Prologue, Pro3, Juno-DS, Mopho Keys, SE02, drums, tons of synth software, guitars, amps, and pedals...help me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyboard Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Everything in perspective. It is after all only a guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoken6 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 These days I find it difficult to be impressed by guitar playing. It tends to fall into tired old pentatonics more often than not. There are some interesting guys and girls around doing creative things with guitar, but the proportion is smaller than I would wish. Prince is off-the-charts amazing, don't get me wrong, but he offered so, so much more than being "just a geetar player". Cheers, Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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