People commented that they didn’t realise Prince could play the guitar so well but you need to remember that he played all the instruments on his first five albums, so therefore had to be very competent. He only needed a band to tour. Putting the different bands together, getting them to play so tight, arrangements suitable for a band, all shows the talent of Prince. He was an exceptional band leader and while he had extremely talented musicians in all his bands, they themselves were all amazed at the varied and many areas of music Prince undertook with such talent. They all commented he often played their own instruments better than themselves. I am amazed at how his memory was so powerful.
Prince is said, by people in the industry, to be one of the greatest guitarists who ever lived, yet he was so talented that the guitar isn’t even what he’s known for. That’s Mozart level talent.
because prince was seen by the general public as "oh that guy who did purple rain & wore wild clothes" -- people slept on his guitar skills for 30 years
The thing is though, a lot of the hard Rock guys were wearing wild clothes in the 80s! Look at David Lee Roth For heaven's sake - the guy pranced around in g-string leotard over leopard spotted pants 😅. Why do the hair metal guys get a pass for gender-bending but Prince doesn't?
Prince's aesthetic was inspired by glam rock (early to mid 70s). That's what everyone in all popular genres wanted to emulate in the late 70s and 80s. That gradually ended when Nirvana came out (late 80s) and popularized casual wear.
You are totally correct. Prince was nothing like Michael Jackson. Prince was a multi talented man. Played multiple instruments, created some of the best tunes. Here, in the USA, he was a master of entertainment. Prince was from Minnesota and when his movie, “Purple Rain” came out in the ‘80s, Prince Nelson was introduced to us as a profound guitarist with a head voice that was magical. It’s a privilege listening to Prince.
@@OriginalMasters respectfully, you are incorrect. There are no credits to Quincy Jones or anyone like him on a single Prince album. Michael Jackson was a phenomenally talented vocalist. Prince was phenomenally talented vocally, on guitar especially, and a plethora of other musical instruments. I remember a friendly argument with a co-worker in the early 1980s. He was going on and on about what a great dancer Michael Jackson was (and he was correct). However, I told him to watch Prince in the “Little Red Corvette” video and tell me who was the better dancer. Jan never did bring the subject up again…
Michael Jackson came from the Motown stable. That process of making music stayed with him to the end of his career. They are different types of artists. The only similarity was that they were both black (ambiguously), popular in the 80’s, and oddly the same age.
@@OriginalMasters and Prince wasn't a good dancer? Prince was phenomenal on ALL levels. Jackson couldn't hold up to Prince on his best day. Show us Jackson playing any instrument to the phenomenal ability like Prince and post it here.
@@OriginalMasters Jesus man, MJ had no voice, he lip synced his live performances and I would bet my bottom dollar he did sing most of his recorded stuff. It was Quincy Jones that made him and then everyone joined the gravy train. He couldn't play an instrument, didn't write most of his music, Prince was an amazingly talented and creative musician. He sang danced, played everything. I saw him live and he was out of this world. No lip syncing, no backing tracks, just raw talent, energy and creativity. No to mention the musicians he has on stage with him.
Blues. Rock. Jazz. R&B. Soul. Funk. Pop...this man is second to none....total package. 30 instruments.sings. dance. Produce. Writes...just far to much to list..
They were compared because they were both big stars. Big stars. Kinda like how Rick Nelson and Elvis were compared but Rick Nelson was one of the guys who started country rock. Like how the Eagles sound.
Here's the thing. When it came to pop music he was compared to mj. When it came to soul he was likened to James Brown. When it came to rb he was compared to Stevie wonder... when it came to funk he was compared to George Clinton. . When it came to rock he was compared to hendrix/Santana...prince could stroll in and out of "genres" like a pimp walking his dog in central park. Like Dave Grohl said... "I'm a drummer and prince was a guitarist who was better than me on drums". "He was the best guitarist, the best bass player, the best drummer, the best performer, ... he literally was the best ever".
If you love music, you don´t compare the two, you love them both equally. Comparing them to me is like comparing apples and oranges. They are so different.
Prince was next level, other worldly. Seeing him live was the only way to truly experience him. It was never the same. Playing, directing, and singing. His vocal range was insane. He could go from baritone to soprano.
Why didn't Prince get the same exposure? Because he was too outside the box. He did things too well. Wrote songs with depth, substance, groove, funk, sexuality. He actually played instruments on his albums, sometimes ALL the instruments. He was otherworldly, and I am so grateful I got to see him 10xs in concert. His halftime show is unmatched to this day. He is desperately missed, but his legacy lives on & on in his music every single day. 💜
I mean the conversation was still Prince vs MJ even if it was a weird comparison, I'm not old enough to be an 80's kid but I don't know if the 80's exposure was the problem. I think he just didn't cultivate a niche and he upset the music industry when no one big stood up to them, so he became even more inwards focused.
I think for many many years may even a couple of decades Prince suffered from his early work his early music was so raunchy that he picked up a stigma and people shied away from him they certainly didn't take him seriously for a long while as a mainstream artists even though he shifted gears into mainstream music. I think that stigma stuck with him for a long time and slowed everything down And he made music he didn't just make guitar licks
This is how our circle of friends put it Prince was for sophisticated folks, Grown ups, Jackson was for people with Arrested Development and little kids. I was drawn to the guy because I never then or Now seen one person that Talented. PRINCE had no equals, real musicians know that already though. Great video Man, you're a great guitarist yourself.
Prince had no equals indeed. It’s one of the reasons I wince at anyone who refers to “genius” at anyone in the current era of music - I lived with the music, listened to the music of Prince and Miles Davis and Earth, Wind and Fire - it’s just not even the same planet anymore.
Maybe im wrong since people say I'm wrong, and not even close or comparable. But when prince was first out I thought talent wise he appeared close to Rick James. I later felt he was more talented as his career progressed. Since 1999 wasn't even out yet. I still dont know exactly what prince can do talent wise that Rick James couldnt? Beside prince might have been able to play more instruments? Of course we know the issues and probably Rick James had.
@gifted2at94 GFY! Michael was a giant and a legend. Even Prince said so himself. When I was a kid, Beat It was my favorite MJ song. As an adult, I recognize the brilliance of songs like Heal The World, Stranger In Moscow and Earth Song. If you think you're boosting Prince by trying to tear down Michael then you are are the one with arrested development.
Back in the 80s, I took my fiance (wife now) to see Prince because, well, she wanted to see him. The next day, I told my buddies that Prince was one of the best guitarists I'd **ever** seen. The literally laughed me out of a party. Years later I finally got retribution when he did that Harrison tribute show.
@@PhilSmithRHR To be fair, my buddies were then and remain all hard rockers. I had heard a couple of Prince songs on the radio like Little Red Corvette and 1999 before my wife asked me to get tickets, but I didn't know he even touched the guitar, much less was great at it, and neither did my friends.
Prince, in my view, was his own genre in many respects when you take into account the sum of his work. He was a brilliant artist and is sorely missed, especially in today's graveyard of the pop/rock music scene. Thanks for this great analysis, Phil!
First off... I can't explain how hearing that 1990 was 30 years ago, made me feel. Prince is a legend. No one like him. I miss him. Singularly talented man.
I know! That year is still so fresh in my memory... It was also the year I saw the most Prince concerts in one year (7). One of those shows was in London when he performed Bambi live for the first time on that tour. We had hung out outside Wembley Arena that afternoon and heard the band practice that song (lots of windows open, so the sound spilled out) -- we were so excited! This song was probably the highlight of this show for a lot of us... Ah - memories... Wish I could relive it all.
An amazing musician and an amazing athlete. He performed amazing dance and acrobatic moves in his platform heels. Despite warnings from many people. And he paid for it later.
The fact he was not a passing artist to his fans, who stayed with him throughout his career, was amazing because we had to find him and stay with him without the usual fanfare such as Michael got. Prince was very private and did not give interviews readily. Once a fan we all principally stayed with his music because it was so varied in genre and so musically artistic. ( and naughty) He said early in his career that he wanted to be remembered for his music and he almost forced his fans ( fam) to investigate the variables in his music and challenge their musical knowledge. He was always a teacher and as such his students were loyal. ( fam) Prince took his family (fans) on a different journey every album and single and with his arrangements often changing on favourite and familiar songs at live concerts. Gosh! The world and music is so dull and lacking life without him. Q
1979 and I never left and never will …He gave me so much that I’m forever in debt to Him. What a Journey it was and still is I miss Him and I’m Heartbroken Forever
That was beautifully said and so very true. He had a way of asking more of us as fans. Because of that, I discovered connections and whole schools of musicality I may never have bothered to notice
Prince was a monster on guitar. It's probable that if he weren't as talented as he was in so many other areas, he'd be better known as a great and very influential guitar player. But then, we would have missed those other things he did so well. Basically, Prince was so ridiculously talented that he was almost other worldly. It was as if he dropped in from another planet or something.
My sentiments exactly, if you only heard his bass solo in 2 Nigs United 4 Wes Compton you would have thought he was a guy who spent his life dedicated to the bass. Otherworldly
Dropped in from Minneapolis. Prince: writer, producer, arranger, lyricist, performer, virtuoso, cultural icon, fashion plate, entrepreneur, CEO, comedian, actor, activist, epileptic. Confounding. Thanks Fil, and Prince's Estate, for sharing the most diversified and talented performer in history.
prince was a pop/rock artist and top 10 at that top 10 pop/rock musician in history not top 6. top 6 are george michael freddie sting barry gibb roland orzabal david bowie got to have everything 10/10 to be top 6, he did have all but was just outside of the top 6 at # 7 or 8 , because his voice just wasnt as good as the top 6, very very close but not as good also he did not have as many masterpieces as the others in the top 6. all the rest though was same level. he is at # 7 right behind elton and right before paul stevie and rod. those are your top 10 pop/rock musician in history my friends i think out of the top 6 only 3 are still among us.
Prince was his own genre. A Ridiculously talented being, who marched to his own drum. I grew up in the Minneapolis area, but was too young to go to the clubs when he hit the scene. I will always be grateful to my friends older sister who was old enough and played Prince at wall shaking decibles in her bedroom. I was hooked from the first. Hugely missed. 💜
@@CmdrTomalak and what genre is that? Country, blues, rap, hip hop, prog, rick, metal ? He’s not hugely missed now. He was barely productive his last few years.
@@alexnutcasio936 His huge fan base would disagree with you about how much he is missed and that includes me. Just because you might not miss him, doesn't mean others don't. I drive by his home regularly and the number of people that still stop, visit, tour his home, and leave items on the fence surrounding his property to pay tribute, would disagree. He had a love of performing in small clubs around the world, many times by surprise, we miss the possibility of those impromptu glimpses. Recently, old footage in a Minnesota TV stations news archive, was found of him being interviewed at about age 11. The news station, while doing their due diligence, interviewed fans and friends of "Skip" (his childhood nickname) who knew him then and they were both happy and sad to see that short video and expressed how much they missed him. He was a private person, but generous and the people he helped and encouraged miss him. Maybe you don't miss him (and that's ok), but a lot of us do. Lastly...his own genre. In my opinion, no need to categorize further. 💜
You hit on it at the beginning of your analysis. Prince live is very different from prince in studio. He is, at his heart, an entertainer. His element is on stage with an audience.
In 1984 when I was just about to turn 16 I heard When Doves Cry on the radio. The guitar introduction, at the time, impressed me, but over the years it impressed me even more, then when the song started it was one of the most unique things I’ve ever heard. The grinding, moaning singing, The lack of bass which I wasn’t aware of at the time but I felt something different, the high vocals and the low vocals, all in a kind of hybrid of pop, hip-hop, rhythm and blues, and just pure heavy rock. I became an instant Prince fan and by the time I was 18 he had released arguably his greatest album Sign of the Times. I could speak about this album deeply, but for all intents and purposes of this video I only want to mention I Could Never Take the Place of your Man. The guitar solo absolutely blew my mind at a time when I was in a band with three other guys who outvoted me to go from one style of music (which was my style because I was writing all the songs), to a hard rock sound leaning towards heavy metal (I was too young to protest and too insecure to walk away). Besides the tone, note choice, phrasing and composition, the part that killed me was when he builds up with a lick into the climax just before the beat (3.09 on the original video), it’s incredible guitar playing. When I proclaimed that Prince was a phenomenal guitar player and criminally underrated to most of the musicians and guitar players of that hairband era, I was ridiculed. Some even stated that he was just a “faggot and a yellow jumpsuit”. Then again I was use to being ridiculed for my musical taste as I was into Frank Sinatra since I was 12 years of age and Bowie whey it wasn’t really cool. The bottom line is: trying to take-in the scope of Prince’s immense talent in one look is a little like standing in your front garden and trying to see the curvature of the earth. It’s impossible. Anyway, as always, a great video, great guitar playing, great musical knowledge, great personality, and thank you, Fil
Prince is in a class by himself. I can't think of any other musician who covers as much musical ground and versatility that he covered in his too short career. Had the pleasure of meeting and talking with him once at Burbank's Warner Brother's office. In person he was so unassuming by introducing himself saying "Hello, I'm Prince". Like I didn't know? LOL
Prince was constantly full of surprises as we, the fans, started to appreciate his skill. Bambi was on his earlier albums but they never were played on radio because he was considered an RnB artist. So songs like Bambi never got any wide airplay. And a Black guy playing guitar like this was not mainstream in the American Black community. Then slowly but surely, his prowess in singing, playing and performing just could no longer be contained by radio and MTV really started to show all the things this guy brought to the table which culminated with the release of Purple Rain. I am a huge MJ fan but there really is no comparison. If there was a modern day Verzus with Prince and MJ it would not really be a contest. Prince had too many tools and weapons in his arsenal. And I have seen both in concert. MJ’s concerts are choreographed to the minute. Prince concerts have a structure, but the show actually changed from night to night. Prince is definitely his own genre. Great video 👍🏾
Bambi was on his 2nd record, Prince was really unclassifiable as an artist because he was a genius & followed his muse. However early in his career he wrote a staggering amount of hit songs for himself as well as other acts, he was skilled at writing & producing within the pop genre. His talent deepened over time, he was in an elite classification in so many different areas that it's hard to believe. Prince uncoupled himself from a major label in the 90's and had total freedom to create. He also doesn't get proper credit for his singing & dancing. There's a Purple Rain video from Milan 2010 (audience made) that is unbelievable -- the guitar solo makes me cry, the energy exchange between Prince and the audience was on another level. I hope you have time to watch it someday.
I agree and also agree with Fil who is truly speaking about what our attitude was towards these stars at the time, in the day, in the UK. And that's it.
You’re really going to compare him to a real Certified Guitar player like Chet Atkins, Eddie VH, Jerry Reed, , Jimmy H, Terry Kath, Django Reinhardt, Lenny Breau, Tommy Emmanuel . Prince was nothing compared to these guys.
@@alexnutcasio936 You sir, must be a narcissist to sit & spin your wheels in a space for those who love & respect this artist. Pretty counterproductive. If you knew anything at all, some of the biggest names in guitar loved Prince. All documented on record: Joe Satriani Steve Vai Jake E. Lee Nuno Bettencourt Billy Gibbons Eric Clapton Carlos Santana George Lynch That was just from the world of guitar players. Look up the fact that he's graced the cover of Guitar World, Bass Player, Modern Drummer & Keyboard magazines among others. Who the hell does that??? Sit & spin for real dude...
I saw him live at the O2 in London. This tiny figure bounded on stage and immediately produced this huge sound which filled the whole body and brought everyone to their feet “I don’t think I can do this” I thought for all of five seconds! We didn’t sit down until he left the stage. It was incredible.
Prince's Guitar is unbeatable. One of the problems from 1977 until his death was the frustration and envy of others.And I understand that perfectly. Frustration on the part of all those who were stars of the guitar, because it made them understand just by playing it, that they will never be better than him. It does not matter how many years they have or dedicate to playing it. It's very hard to deal with this.The way PRINCE plays guitar is ABSOLUTELY ORGANIC . He PLAYS guitar as he breathes. P knew every sound of a guitar such a way, that he could leave it on the ground and without touching it, only by moving it, could make you listen to a spontaneous musical composition and make you cry. No other person who plays the guitar, whether he is a guitar star or not, can do it like him. Never. However, any guitarist who dedicates himself to listening to Prince on the guitar without aspiring to be like him and with zero envy, will learn and improve SO MUCH. You know WHY? Cause Prince is a TEACHER himself. A long journey INTO PRINCE will bring you everything, and it will take out of the depths of yourself your true way of playing the guitar, YOURS. Because Prince is a master of music. Never forget it, and if you play the guitar, store everything you can still find from him on yt forever, listen to it when you need it and learn FROM IT. You will be surprised at your ability and yourself. Prince is a teacher,n and the best one you can have. And he gave it to the world for free. Put yourself under the influence of his guitar.... you will see how your identity as a guitarist blossoms.
Love seeing all the love for prince, it was lonely growing up a prince fan in a Michael Jackson kind of world. And great point about the comparison being ridiculous to begin with. They are nothing alike.
so underrated - truly the GOAT musician of all time - over 27 instruments all at concert level plus, production, writing, different styles and themes - how can anyone compare - and they stuck him in as a pure 'pop star'
I could tell you are into the 80's sound from the T-shirt👍👍 Anyway, back in the late 1980's I worked as a stage-hand, Prince's "Love Sexy"- show was a 5-day job. It was a great concert and we where all awestruck, Prince's showmanship was on another level.
Lovesexy was an extravaganza on MJ’s level but if you actually dissect the set list, it was so musical. He ran through 15-20 songs, no stops and awesome transitions….MJ wasn’t going to do that…nor was anyone else. Not with a Thunderbird rounding the stage to start and end the show….he did it ALL
@@RBHADD It was an amazing show. There was a small city under the stage, filled with tech-guys, elevator-platforms and what not. There where 3 complete stages, PA and light-riggs driving around in Europe at any time. There was even a large container, set up as a living-room, complete with furniture, plants and whatnot for Prince and the band, so they could feel a bit like being home. Prince used A LOT of the ticket-revenue to give the audiences an amazing show.
@@hansemannluchter643 tell me more- I do know the tour lost money. We’re you there during aftershows? Do you recall the Rotterdam show we all call Small Club? Aug.18, 1988?
@@RBHADD Yes, I was there during the aftershow, it took hundreds of people working in 8- or 12- hour shifts (we worked 12-hour shifts) to dismantle the gear, pack it in the truck-convoy, clean up the Stadium and what not.. All the hard work was well worth it, and I have been a Prince-fan ever since. I wept like a little baby the day he passed on. Sometimes I put on one of the Live-versions of Purple Rain here on Utube and I'm right back to that day. In my humble opinion, Prince is perhaps the greatest Live-entertainer ever. And a underrated Guitar-Hero.. I mean, he was shredding even before it became a word.
Prince had SUCH an array of genres and styles at his fingertips! He seamlessly floated between genres on his albums and shows. And not in a bad way, where we feel that he shouldn't be encraoching on another style that doesn't suit him - he used to OWN any style he dove into! There isn't a hard rocker dude out there who would begrudge Prince slamming into this song!
I recall Kerrang magazine in the UK reviewed Purple Rain album rating it 4ks out of 5 and Alan Fluff Freeman who hosted the Rock Show on Radio 1 and was a big fan of the title track and quite rightly played it
Saw this in the 90's - saw him peform in Edinburgh and Glasgow....epic is an understatement.....the guys was made of music and his performances were just sublime. This video is from the Nude tour, I watched the gig over and over until I wore out the VHS and had to get another copy.
I have to confess I was never a big Prince fan. Then I heard his performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame where he absolutely owned "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". You know it was a great performance when people like Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne are blown away by it. I have come to understand that Prince was absolutely one of the best performers of all time.
IF you think Princes flashy showboating performance actually owned "while my guitar gently weeps" you are totally missing the point IMO. Clapton still owns that song, as he actually can make the guitar weep. Prince's version was great in it's own way certainly, but failed to capture the emotion of Eric's playing. I do wish Prince was still around, and agree he was a fantastic talent though. A sad loss.
Oh, i agree that the original version was outstanding. I have been a Clapton fan for a long time. So I was not denigrating Clapton, just saying what Prince did was amazing.
@@greenishscott6830 That show? I'm saying he never owned the song, and never conveyed the emotion through his guitar. No doubt he was a very talented musician, never in doubt. But we are talking Eric Clapton here, nobody did the number like him. He literally made his guitar weep, Prince took the flashy approach, which was great, but Eric owns that number and the solo, always will.
Prince was really a rocker at heart. He goes all out in this video. I saw purple rain in the theaters when it came out. He was a very special artist. Thanks, see ya tomorrow!👍
Prince was a masterful artist who was prolific in a lot of genres. I lived in the the Twin Cities when Purple Rain came out and he just wowed that place, and the world.
Nailed this analysis! Prince was a “multiple threat.” He played multiple instruments, danced , sang, wrote, produced, acted. He was truly unique in an industry that first categorized him as an R&B singer in competition with Michael Jackson when in reality the two (outside of their popularity), were totally different artists. They were also both united in that they both tragically died too young from prescribed drugs.
How does one categories pure genius.. Have been a a Prince fan since the 1999 album.. As a musician and vocalist listening to Prince was always a musical challenge... If you have ever tried to conquer one musical instrument, if extremely difficult... Let alone master all instruments, then sing doing so.. I have watched Prince perform a concert with only a microphone and a piano... He’s piano playing was genius, how many people have the ability to have a capacity audience on their feet, while only singing and playing the piano..? PRINCE.. Just like Princes song, Nothing compares to you... Hence, we can never compare Prince with any other, especially those who do not have his musical genius such as MJ...
I wish you had seen him perform live because it takes his artistry to another level, and you may have been even more impressed with his playing. Thanks for this analysis.
You are so correct, to see him perform live was other worldly. Had more people saw him perform live they wouldn't even mention Michael in the same sentence. Totally different artists.
I was into Prince from 1st album For You. I went to every concert I could back in the day. Have seen him 5 times live. My daughter is 32 and 16 years ago took her to Prince. She told me really didn't like him. Well we had 1st row seats and afterwards, my 16 year daughter was a fan. Daddy I didn't know Prince was so Bad!!!
I remember the first time I heard this track - it was around 1980 and a buddy of mine picked me up for rehearsal and put this cassette in. He said, "You know that 'I Wanna Be Your Lover Guy', well, check this out!". This song totally blew my mind and I became an instant Prince fan for life right then and there. A few years later, when the "Purple Rain" album came out, I remember having that same reaction to the guitar solo in "Computer Blue" - I mean, it's just ridiculous! I got to play in a funk band with a guy who toured as Prince's drummer for a while and he had some amazing stories about the man - so sad he died so young! Genius!
You can dig and dig (and inded dig ) but the well of this man's artistry is deep ..perhaps infinite . Taken many 4o years to merely dig his guitar..let alone his songwriting.. His piano .. His composition His multiple backing layered tracks .. Etc etc etc etc
Prince's ability to let his soul sing through the guitar shows a complete mastery of the instrument. The guitar ceases to become a music making tool but rather, an extension of his being, bleeding out pure expression.
Prince was a musical genius who could play anything, wrote everything, and was a consummate showman. MJ was a great dancer with a decent voice who was also a consummate showman and had some severe mental issues.
y'all need to dive into prince's discography and find out what a freaking amazing piano player, drummer and bassist he was, in bootleg and vault recordings.
Back in 1990 when he performed this in Tokyo it was broadcast here in the U.S. on a show called Friday night videos on NBC that was a good show to see great performances
At one point, Prince was called the artist formerly called Prince and then it was shortened to The Artist and I think that fit him best. Prince was our generation of Mozart. As far as voice, one of my favorites was DamnU, and as far as his playfulness, International lover and Billy Jack B*. And then of course, 'Why you wanna treat me so bad', which is voice and badass guitar. Saw him live multiple times and, he was something serious to behold. He was the GOAT as far as I'm concerned. Love your videos. You did Prince justice.
How he did “While my guitar gently weeps” was one of the greatest guitar performances I’ve ever seen. The marketing back in the say was pushing him in funk with a raspberry beret but he was explosive.
It's like your smiles are sync'd up with the "play" button. As soon as you press play, you light up, and it's a joy to see you enjoying the performance. Prince made it look so easy because he was such a workhorse, and I think one of the things missed by average people is the countless hours of practice that performers put into honing their craft. It comes from a love and respect for the art. Your analysis videos make me appreciate these artists more. Thank you!
The absolute effortlessness in Prince's big solo here is initiated by how he just flings himself back in a reverse Nordic curl like that. 😀👍 Ive been trying to practice that in the gym lately as a bulletproofing exercise for the knees, and if I get the hang of it, I want to accentuate it further by playing a solo with the movement. Of course, Id need to learn that aswell! This was a really cool video showcasing Prince's guitar wizardry. As you said correctly, he was so multi instrumental, that the media in the UK or most of Europe in places marketed him in the pop category, in with Michael Jackson, that just didnt justify what he was really about.
To everyone out there. There are 2 magnificent performances of prince one is when he does the song fury on snl and the other of the song dreamer on Jay Leno. Look these up please everyone.
Prince is one the best BADASS guitar player of all time. And if you wonder about the song, "Bambi". It was recorded in 1979 from his second album. He wrote about about being in love with a (brace yourself) lesbian! I read his bio in 1998.
Actually he brought ‘Bambi’ out in 1990 for the first time in 10 years after hitting on one of the girls in his opening act, who turned him down because she was into women. So this was his response to her. Great video Fil! I really enjoyed it.
Awesome reaction man. To me, Prince will always be the most talented and most complete Musician and Artist and greatest Live music performer of all time! ... O(+> 4ever
Another thing about Prince, the electric guitar was a play on his voice. If you listen to some of his album cuts, you'll notice that he could hit with his voice, the notes (including the distortion) that he plays on the guitar.
Prince's career is complex because it was Prince that chose to stare away from the mainstream machine. Prince got a taste of being on Top in the 80's & after he dives into that mainstream real, he quickly jumped back out intentionally. The companies control you at the top, especially back then & Prince being a TRUE artist hated that. The proof is in his entire career, after Purple Rain, he completely created music that sounded worlds apart from his prior hits before. Especially in the 90's you can see Prince start to mature business wise & musically. Prince eventually fought for his rights against record labels, woke up a lot of artists to own their masters & the industry started to blackmail him. Even at a point of the top radio stations, not playing his music. Prince ranted about this on his "Rave un2 the joy fantastic" Tour & that story gets even deeper. He has a song called "dont play me" where he vents about the blackmail. A MUST HEAR. It's him on acoustic guitar & vocals. Prince would even work & hire background singers that had only 200 views on youtube. Shelby J, 3rdeyegirl, none of these musicians were well known. Prince wanted to be in the family of Erykah Badu, sly & the family stone, Joni Mitchell, Carlos Santana, James Brown, Sade, Jimi Hendrix. Prince resented being known as just a "pop" artist. "One nite Alone: The Piano Album" Prince creates some amazing classical piano work as well melodic and meditative instrumental music. Prince was in his own realm, his own genre. I can't wait to wings of pegasus starts to see how not only amazing he is at other instruments but how much of an incredible dancer, writer & rapper he is. This doesn't count the man who was super charitable & spiritual everywhere he went. Prince is a lifetime study lol
Great comment. BTW Prince also wanted to be in the family of David Bowie, The Clash, Frank Zappa, Miles and even NIN for a moment, he wasn't just one thing or just one culture.
@@zazagirl3373 lol a rapper he wasn't, that whole Tony M period was bit cringe. You can't play rap and say he was a good rapper 🤣 ruclips.net/video/IdNxeepSpuk/видео.html
The only people obsessively comparing Prince to Michael Jackson are MJ fanatics wishing to make MJ cooler under Prince's name. We need more videos like this one, were Prince talent is appreciated far away from his Pop moments. Prince was a genius avant garde musician, closer to Frank Zappa and David Bowie then to MJ.
We saw Prince in 86 at Wembley arena- blew my mind! Loved him before I saw him in concert- loved him more after! Such a small guy in block heels - such a huge talent!!! What a loss 😭
You already have the cutest smile and to see Prince bring an even bigger 'cutest smile' to your face melts my heart. He's been my fave for more years than I want to reveal.
Bambi is one of my favorite Prince tunes. Of course on the studio version of this, he’s playing every instrument. I wish he would’ve released an entire hard rock/metal album.
I read a little piece in Rolling Stone magazine back in the mid 80s how Prince gave a free surprise concert at a school for deaf students while he was on his Purple Rain tour. By then, I was already an absolutely captivated fan of his music, so I was just so taken aback and moved that Prince realized a deaf individual could appreciate the vibration of his music, and that he would dedicate a free concert to their school at the height of his popularity. I was just curious if you by chance worked at that school for deaf students? I will never forget that story. It was THE pivotal point when I shifted from being an avid fan of his music, to also start becoming a fan of Prince as a man, and not solely as an artist and entertainer.
Awe man, at least you listened to him now. The man was the modern-day Mozart, multi-talented, played any genre of music, wrote, produced composed, and performed all of his music. But this time around, Mozart 2.0 was able to sing and dance his ass off.
Prince was extraordinary on every instrument he placed and his vocals were unparalleled in the music universe. I’m very happy that I fortunate to see him live multiple times and I’ll never forget those experiences.
He always worked out to build his strength and stamina. To walk across stage playing the guitar and without missing a stride, step up onto the piano stool then onto the piano top in two strides, then the drop to the knees and fall backwards, never missing a beat. He was a showman as you say. Many times an audience member making comments after seeing him, that they felt changed for having seen such a skilled performer who takes you along the music journey with him. He was a great philanthropist right from the beginning in the seventies. Many times playing in a large town he would check out what would benefit the homeless. He often delivered overcoats, blankets and food to be given out. He performed and donated the money to a school for young children that had been threatened with closure, I’m his home town. There are many stories now surfacing because he never wanted anyone to know. Often he would buy homes for band members having difficulties or give them money towards their homes. Paid many medical accounts for people in need. A truly humble man who told us in the lines of his first record that his life and music was FOR YOU.
Bambi is the sixth track on Prince’s second album Prince (1979) “I knew from the start That I loved you with all my heart But you were untrue You had another lover and she looked just like you” In this video Wings of Pegasus discusses a 90’s live rendition of the track If you don’t like the detailed discussion of Prince’s guitar playing, then at least listen to what Phil has to say about Prince’s artistry that cannot be categorised, indeed. Prince played guitar, bass, keyboards, piano and drums, possessed an extreme vocal range, and delivered stellar live performances, some of which we will never forget. Remember the 2007 Super Bowl half-time show, or his appearance on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" at the 2004 Hall of Fame Induction of George Harrison? On top of that Prince was a formidable studio and sound engineer who created a range of signature flanger/phaser/wah-wah effects that can be heard on many (in particular live) guitar tracks as well as percussive loops (When Doves Cry) What else? Oh, have you ever seen or heard Prince DJ-ing? I can highly recommend this channel if you are in to guitar playing, for its open mindedness, sincerity and skilled reviews of many great artists and tracks!
I agree. When there are actually natural remedies for pain, so many people, famous or not, get caught up, in the pharmaceutical industry highly dangerous and addictive pain relief. Getting addicted often leads to illegal street drugs, heroin and or fentynal. Many homeless people recite this as their path to their current plight. So very sad. Meanwhile the pharmaceutical companies responsible continue.....smh
@@abmqa Yep, the Sackler family has (so far) paid 6 billion to families for their misrepresentation of Oxy Contin to the medical profession, but the toothpaste is so out of the tube.
I have been a huge Prince fan for many years and have seen him in concert a couple of times where he was an absolute beast on guitar. Prince's style was so multi genre but he really was funk, rock, blues, jazz and yes pop. He explored so many different genres of music, I always considered him a multi genre genius. Great video Fil, Prince was so great at so many other things but he never got the respect he should have gotten as a guitarist because, he was also an amazing guitarist.
This was right around the same time Prince appeared on SNL playing that same cobalt blue cloud guitar for a performance of Electric Chair. That Electric Chair performance is my single favorite Prince live performance. I had the honor of seeing him live twice, in fall 2000 and then April 2004. Incidentally, that SNL performance is the ONLY time Prince ever played Electric Chair live. Fil you should seek out that SNL performance of Electric Chair, it's truly mind blowing guitar playing.
The thing with Prince was after Purple Rain he went through different styles of music. So he had something for everyone is seems like. There were many years that I wasn't into some of the music he did just because it wasn't in my wheelhouse at the time. Prince also went through a time where his music was so hard to listen too because he was so against the music industry's way of producing artists he just disappeared from the mainstream. Is was only until he died that music was being put out and not banned from platforms. Had this not been the case many years ago I think he would have been even a bigger draw to people. Prince was one of those people that could really do it all.
Hello fill, when they made prince they threw away the mold afterwards. He was unique in every way. Mega star. I’ve been a fan of him my whole adult life. 🤟🏻 Excellent video dude. I was waiting for you do a prince analysis. Thank you so much.
Soul, R&B, Funk, Blues, psychedelic, Jazz RnR the cat could do it all and exceptionally. I was holding down a barstool in the Viking Bar on the West Bank of Minneapolis about ‘78. A Winter Tuesday night and a trio led by this short black dude with a huge Afro and shades set up and began a scorching set of psychedelicized blues, definitely blew away the ten or twelve hippies hanging in the bar. I didn’t know Prince from a hole in the ground and still couldn’t swear it was him but it was a Hell of a ride whoever it was!
The album version from his 2nd album "Prince" is classic rock with a sick outro solo. There are so many videos now of his amazing guitar performances that are worth analyzing as well. This is from the Nude Tour concert in Tokyo... The Purple Rain performance from the same concert was great as well...
I saw him in concert in 1985. That is still the 2nd most money I've ever paid for a concert ticket! Buddy Guy is first, but that was only this year, and only $50 more! Both shows were worth every single penny. No regrets. My first year of high school, "I Wanna Be Your Lover" was all over our school and community dances. That song introduced me to the awesomeness of Prince, his funked-out guitar, and his fun falsetto. I was an instant fan! I had no clue who he was, what he looked like, or that he could play...well, everything. I just loved him. Still do. Thank you, Fil, for spending time on Prince. He's still a treasure.
Prince never put HIMSELF in a box. That is the most important thing.
People commented that they didn’t realise Prince could play the guitar so well but you need to remember that he played all the instruments on his first five albums, so therefore had to be very competent. He only needed a band to tour. Putting the different bands together, getting them to play so tight, arrangements suitable for a band, all shows the talent of Prince. He was an exceptional band leader and while he had extremely talented musicians in all his bands, they themselves were all amazed at the varied and many areas of music Prince undertook with such talent. They all commented he often played their own instruments better than themselves. I am amazed at how his memory was so powerful.
Prince is said, by people in the industry, to be one of the greatest guitarists who ever lived, yet he was so talented that the guitar isn’t even what he’s known for. That’s Mozart level talent.
Not even close.
Simply, Prince Master Music 🎶
Waaaayyy better than Mozart. I've listen to both.
Agreed!!
@@darrylkeys610 .
best guitarist ever - NEVER NEVER gets the credit he deserves..!
Then again, gets credit he doesn't deserve.
@@johnpatmos1722Really? He was a true genius.
because prince was seen by the general public as "oh that guy who did purple rain & wore wild clothes" -- people slept on his guitar skills for 30 years
The thing is though, a lot of the hard Rock guys were wearing wild clothes in the 80s! Look at David Lee Roth For heaven's sake - the guy pranced around in g-string leotard over leopard spotted pants 😅. Why do the hair metal guys get a pass for gender-bending but Prince doesn't?
Prince's aesthetic was inspired by glam rock (early to mid 70s). That's what everyone in all popular genres wanted to emulate in the late 70s and 80s.
That gradually ended when Nirvana came out (late 80s) and popularized casual wear.
@@G2thesecondpower Because they are white, perhaps?
@@realtalk6195 And Misery!!
You are totally correct. Prince was nothing like Michael Jackson. Prince was a multi talented man. Played multiple instruments, created some of the best tunes. Here, in the USA, he was a master of entertainment. Prince was from Minnesota and when his movie, “Purple Rain” came out in the ‘80s, Prince Nelson was introduced to us as a profound guitarist with a head voice that was magical. It’s a privilege listening to Prince.
@@OriginalMasters respectfully, you are incorrect. There are no credits to Quincy Jones or anyone like him on a single Prince album. Michael Jackson was a phenomenally talented vocalist. Prince was phenomenally talented vocally, on guitar especially, and a plethora of other musical instruments. I remember a friendly argument with a co-worker in the early 1980s. He was going on and on about what a great dancer Michael Jackson was (and he was correct). However, I told him to watch Prince in the “Little Red Corvette” video and tell me who was the better dancer. Jan never did bring the subject up again…
Michael Jackson came from the Motown stable. That process of making music stayed with him to the end of his career. They are different types of artists. The only similarity was that they were both black (ambiguously), popular in the 80’s, and oddly the same age.
@@OriginalMasters and Prince wasn't a good dancer?
Prince was phenomenal on ALL levels.
Jackson couldn't hold up to Prince on his best day.
Show us Jackson playing any instrument to the phenomenal ability like Prince and post it here.
@@OriginalMasters Jesus man, MJ had no voice, he lip synced his live performances and I would bet my bottom dollar he did sing most of his recorded stuff. It was Quincy Jones that made him and then everyone joined the gravy train. He couldn't play an instrument, didn't write most of his music, Prince was an amazingly talented and creative musician. He sang danced, played everything. I saw him live and he was out of this world. No lip syncing, no backing tracks, just raw talent, energy and creativity. No to mention the musicians he has on stage with him.
You're so correct. Prince is by far the superior artist. He checks every box. He does every genre.
Blues. Rock. Jazz. R&B. Soul. Funk. Pop...this man is second to none....total package. 30 instruments.sings. dance. Produce. Writes...just far to much to list..
Gospel, country, metal, classical, Latin, middle eastern, Indian….. On and on and on
I could never understand how Prince and MJ were compared. Come one, Prince was in a league of his own
They were compared because they were both big stars.
Big stars.
Kinda like how Rick Nelson and Elvis were compared but Rick Nelson was one of the guys who started country rock.
Like how the Eagles sound.
@@georgeredhawk1996..,And Poco, The Flying Burrito Bros.
etc
Here's the thing. When it came to pop music he was compared to mj. When it came to soul he was likened to James Brown. When it came to rb he was compared to Stevie wonder... when it came to funk he was compared to George Clinton. . When it came to rock he was compared to hendrix/Santana...prince could stroll in and out of "genres" like a pimp walking his dog in central park. Like Dave Grohl said... "I'm a drummer and prince was a guitarist who was better than me on drums". "He was the best guitarist, the best bass player, the best drummer, the best performer, ... he literally was the best ever".
If you love music, you don´t compare the two, you love them both equally.
Comparing them to me is like comparing apples and oranges. They are so different.
Prince , had more talent in his little finger than most
Prince fans (like me) LOVE Prince appreciation he was such an under-rated guitarist.
Prince was next level, other worldly.
Seeing him live was the only way to truly experience him. It was never the same. Playing, directing, and singing.
His vocal range was insane. He could go from baritone to soprano.
Dang. Spot on
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Why didn't Prince get the same exposure? Because he was too outside the box. He did things too well. Wrote songs with depth, substance, groove, funk, sexuality. He actually played instruments on his albums, sometimes ALL the instruments. He was otherworldly, and I am so grateful I got to see him 10xs in concert. His halftime show is unmatched to this day. He is desperately missed, but his legacy lives on & on in his music every single day. 💜
I mean the conversation was still Prince vs MJ even if it was a weird comparison, I'm not old enough to be an 80's kid but I don't know if the 80's exposure was the problem. I think he just didn't cultivate a niche and he upset the music industry when no one big stood up to them, so he became even more inwards focused.
I think for many many years may even a couple of decades Prince suffered from his early work his early music was so raunchy that he picked up a stigma and people shied away from him they certainly didn't take him seriously for a long while as a mainstream artists even though he shifted gears into mainstream music. I think that stigma stuck with him for a long time and slowed everything down
And he made music he didn't just make guitar licks
🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯 I’m sooo glad I saw him in concert when I did it was the most I ever paid for concert tickets and well worth it. He is such a true artist.
@@Spaced92lol he did cultivate a niche. He is many artists favorite artist.
Also, he went to war for musicians to get more than a pittance from the music execs.
As a Minneapolis native: Prince gets lots of credit; He deserves more. His live performances by far out shine his recordings.
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This is how our circle of friends put it Prince was for sophisticated folks, Grown ups, Jackson was for people with Arrested Development and little kids. I was drawn to the guy because I never then or Now seen one person that Talented. PRINCE had no equals, real musicians know that already though. Great video Man, you're a great guitarist yourself.
Thanks!
Prince had no equals indeed. It’s one of the reasons I wince at anyone who refers to “genius” at anyone in the current era of music - I lived with the music, listened to the music of Prince and Miles Davis and Earth, Wind and Fire - it’s just not even the same planet anymore.
Maybe im wrong since people say I'm wrong, and not even close or comparable. But when prince was first out I thought talent wise he appeared close to Rick James. I later felt he was more talented as his career progressed. Since 1999 wasn't even out yet. I still dont know exactly what prince can do talent wise that Rick James couldnt? Beside prince might have been able to play more instruments? Of course we know the issues and probably Rick James had.
Spot on man , I couldn’t have said it better.
Adults worship Prince , His peers look up to Him…And the rest is noise
@gifted2at94 GFY! Michael was a giant and a legend. Even Prince said so himself. When I was a kid, Beat It was my favorite MJ song. As an adult, I recognize the brilliance of songs like Heal The World, Stranger In Moscow and Earth Song. If you think you're boosting Prince by trying to tear down Michael then you are are the one with arrested development.
Back in the 80s, I took my fiance (wife now) to see Prince because, well, she wanted to see him. The next day, I told my buddies that Prince was one of the best guitarists I'd **ever** seen. The literally laughed me out of a party. Years later I finally got retribution when he did that Harrison tribute show.
They must have been complete music meatheads if they didn’t know Prince was a great guitarist!
@@PhilSmithRHR To be fair, my buddies were then and remain all hard rockers. I had heard a couple of Prince songs on the radio like Little Red Corvette and 1999 before my wife asked me to get tickets, but I didn't know he even touched the guitar, much less was great at it, and neither did my friends.
Prince was an incredible guitarist in all genre. One of the best musician who walked on the earth.
Prince, in my view, was his own genre in many respects when you take into account the sum of his work. He was a brilliant artist and is sorely missed, especially in today's graveyard of the pop/rock music scene. Thanks for this great analysis, Phil!
First off... I can't explain how hearing that 1990 was 30 years ago, made me feel.
Prince is a legend. No one like him. I miss him. Singularly talented man.
I know! That year is still so fresh in my memory... It was also the year I saw the most Prince concerts in one year (7). One of those shows was in London when he performed Bambi live for the first time on that tour. We had hung out outside Wembley Arena that afternoon and heard the band practice that song (lots of windows open, so the sound spilled out) -- we were so excited! This song was probably the highlight of this show for a lot of us... Ah - memories... Wish I could relive it all.
An amazing musician and an amazing athlete. He performed amazing dance and acrobatic moves in his platform heels. Despite warnings from many people.
And he paid for it later.
The fact he was not a passing artist to his fans, who stayed with him throughout his career, was amazing because we had to find him and stay with him without the usual fanfare such as Michael got. Prince was very private and did not give interviews readily. Once a fan we all principally stayed with his music because it was so varied in genre and so musically artistic. ( and naughty) He said early in his career that he wanted to be remembered for his music and he almost forced his fans ( fam) to investigate the variables in his music and challenge their musical knowledge. He was always a teacher and as such his students were loyal. ( fam) Prince took his family (fans) on a different journey every album and single and with his arrangements often changing on favourite and familiar songs at live concerts. Gosh! The world and music is so dull and lacking life without him. Q
1979 and I never left and never will …He gave me so much that I’m forever in debt to Him.
What a Journey it was and still is
I miss Him and I’m Heartbroken Forever
That was beautifully said and so very true. He had a way of asking more of us as fans. Because of that, I discovered connections and whole schools of musicality I may never have bothered to notice
@@thomaswschaller I got into or was able to appreciate hip hop and jazz through loving Prince. Genres that I wouldn’t have discovered without him 💜
@@sallykinley5939 He was a teacher always. 💜
@@user-mx5it7jx2t he sure was and still is 💜 his music and his messages are timeless.
Prince was a monster on guitar. It's probable that if he weren't as talented as he was in so many other areas, he'd be better known as a great and very influential guitar player. But then, we would have missed those other things he did so well. Basically, Prince was so ridiculously talented that he was almost other worldly. It was as if he dropped in from another planet or something.
My sentiments exactly, if you only heard his bass solo in 2 Nigs United 4 Wes Compton you would have thought he was a guy who spent his life dedicated to the bass. Otherworldly
I'm in total agreement David. We will never see anything quite like him again.
Dropped in from Minneapolis. Prince: writer, producer, arranger, lyricist, performer, virtuoso, cultural icon, fashion plate, entrepreneur, CEO, comedian, actor, activist, epileptic. Confounding. Thanks Fil, and Prince's Estate, for sharing the most diversified and talented performer in history.
all the artists know that. He's a genius.
prince was a pop/rock artist and top 10 at that top 10 pop/rock musician in history not top 6.
top 6 are
george michael
freddie
sting
barry gibb
roland orzabal
david bowie
got to have everything 10/10 to be top 6, he did have all but was just outside of the top 6 at # 7 or 8 , because his voice just wasnt as good as the top 6, very very close but not as good also he did not have as many masterpieces as the others in the top 6. all the rest though was same level.
he is at # 7 right behind elton and right before paul stevie and rod.
those are your top 10 pop/rock musician in history my friends
i think out of the top 6 only 3 are still among us.
Prince was his own genre. A Ridiculously talented being, who marched to his own drum. I grew up in the Minneapolis area, but was too young to go to the clubs when he hit the scene. I will always be grateful to my friends older sister who was old enough and played Prince at wall shaking decibles in her bedroom. I was hooked from the first. Hugely missed. 💜
What genre was he @Melissa? He wasn’t rock , prog-rock, jazz, fusion?
@@alexnutcasio936 Clearly she said his is the Prince genre.
@@CmdrTomalak and what genre is that? Country, blues, rap, hip hop, prog, rick, metal ? He’s not hugely missed now. He was barely productive his last few years.
@@alexnutcasio936 His huge fan base would disagree with you about how much he is missed and that includes me. Just because you might not miss him, doesn't mean others don't. I drive by his home regularly and the number of people that still stop, visit, tour his home, and leave items on the fence surrounding his property to pay tribute, would disagree. He had a love of performing in small clubs around the world, many times by surprise, we miss the possibility of those impromptu glimpses. Recently, old footage in a Minnesota TV stations news archive, was found of him being interviewed at about age 11. The news station, while doing their due diligence, interviewed fans and friends of "Skip" (his childhood nickname) who knew him then and they were both happy and sad to see that short video and expressed how much they missed him. He was a private person, but generous and the people he helped and encouraged miss him. Maybe you don't miss him (and that's ok), but a lot of us do.
Lastly...his own genre. In my opinion, no need to categorize further. 💜
@@alexnutcasio936 Pay attention. I told you.
You hit on it at the beginning of your analysis. Prince live is very different from prince in studio. He is, at his heart, an entertainer. His element is on stage with an audience.
In 1984 when I was just about to turn 16 I heard When Doves Cry on the radio. The guitar introduction, at the time, impressed me, but over the years it impressed me even more, then when the song started it was one of the most unique things I’ve ever heard.
The grinding, moaning singing, The lack of bass which I wasn’t aware of at the time but I felt something different, the high vocals and the low vocals, all in a kind of hybrid of pop, hip-hop, rhythm and blues, and just pure heavy rock.
I became an instant Prince fan and by the time I was 18 he had released arguably his greatest album Sign of the Times.
I could speak about this album deeply, but for all intents and purposes of this video I only want to mention I Could Never Take the Place of your Man.
The guitar solo absolutely blew my mind at a time when I was in a band with three other guys who outvoted me to go from one style of music (which was my style because I was writing all the songs), to a hard rock sound leaning towards heavy metal (I was too young to protest and too insecure to walk away).
Besides the tone, note choice, phrasing and composition, the part that killed me was when he builds up with a lick into the climax just before the beat (3.09 on the original video), it’s incredible guitar playing.
When I proclaimed that Prince was a phenomenal guitar player and criminally underrated to most of the musicians and guitar players of that hairband era, I
was ridiculed. Some even stated that he was just a “faggot and a yellow jumpsuit”. Then again I was use to being ridiculed for my musical taste as I was into Frank Sinatra since I was 12 years of age and Bowie whey it wasn’t really cool.
The bottom line is: trying to take-in the scope of Prince’s immense talent in one look is a little like standing in your front garden and trying to see the curvature of the earth. It’s impossible.
Anyway, as always, a great video, great guitar playing, great musical knowledge, great personality, and thank you, Fil
Prince is in a class by himself. I can't think of any other musician who covers as much musical ground and versatility that he covered in his too short career. Had the pleasure of meeting and talking with him once at Burbank's Warner Brother's office. In person he was so unassuming by introducing himself saying "Hello, I'm Prince". Like I didn't know? LOL
Prince was constantly full of surprises as we, the fans, started to appreciate his skill. Bambi was on his earlier albums but they never were played on radio because he was considered an RnB artist. So songs like Bambi never got any wide airplay. And a Black guy playing guitar like this was not mainstream in the American Black community. Then slowly but surely, his prowess in singing, playing and performing just could no longer be contained by radio and MTV really started to show all the things this guy brought to the table which culminated with the release of Purple Rain. I am a huge MJ fan but there really is no comparison. If there was a modern day Verzus with Prince and MJ it would not really be a contest. Prince had too many tools and weapons in his arsenal. And I have seen both in concert. MJ’s concerts are choreographed to the minute. Prince concerts have a structure, but the show actually changed from night to night. Prince is definitely his own genre. Great video 👍🏾
Bambi was on his 2nd record, Prince was really unclassifiable as an artist because he was a genius & followed his muse. However early in his career he wrote a staggering amount of hit songs for himself as well as other acts, he was skilled at writing & producing within the pop genre. His talent deepened over time, he was in an elite classification in so many different areas that it's hard to believe. Prince uncoupled himself from a major label in the 90's and had total freedom to create. He also doesn't get proper credit for his singing & dancing. There's a Purple Rain video from Milan 2010 (audience made) that is unbelievable -- the guitar solo makes me cry, the energy exchange between Prince and the audience was on another level. I hope you have time to watch it someday.
I agree and also agree with Fil who is truly speaking about what our attitude was towards these stars at the time, in the day, in the UK. And that's it.
Oh yes! Milan ..that passion...unbelievable!
You’re really going to compare him to a real Certified Guitar player like Chet Atkins, Eddie VH, Jerry Reed, , Jimmy H, Terry Kath, Django Reinhardt, Lenny Breau, Tommy Emmanuel . Prince was nothing compared to these guys.
@@alexnutcasio936 self-affirming talk is always so cozy...
@@alexnutcasio936 You sir, must be a narcissist to sit & spin your wheels in a space for those who love & respect this artist. Pretty counterproductive. If you knew anything at all, some of the biggest names in guitar loved Prince. All documented on record:
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Jake E. Lee
Nuno Bettencourt
Billy Gibbons
Eric Clapton
Carlos Santana
George Lynch
That was just from the world of guitar players.
Look up the fact that he's graced the cover of Guitar World, Bass Player, Modern Drummer & Keyboard magazines among others. Who the hell does that??? Sit & spin for real dude...
I saw him live at the O2 in London. This tiny figure bounded on stage and immediately produced this huge sound which filled the whole body and brought everyone to their feet “I don’t think I can do this” I thought for all of five seconds! We didn’t sit down until he left the stage. It was incredible.
Tiny? Bounded? Wtf?
Prince's Guitar is unbeatable. One of the problems from 1977 until his death was the frustration and envy of others.And I understand that perfectly. Frustration on the part of all those who were stars of the guitar, because it made them understand just by playing it, that they will never be better than him. It does not matter how many years they have or dedicate to playing it. It's very hard to deal with this.The way PRINCE plays guitar is ABSOLUTELY ORGANIC . He PLAYS guitar as he breathes. P knew every sound of a guitar such a way, that he could leave it on the ground and without touching it, only by moving it, could make you listen to a spontaneous musical composition and make you cry. No other person who plays the guitar, whether he is a guitar star or not, can do it like him. Never. However, any guitarist who dedicates himself to listening to Prince on the guitar without aspiring to be like him and with zero envy, will learn and improve SO MUCH. You know WHY? Cause Prince is a TEACHER himself. A long journey INTO PRINCE will bring you everything, and it will take out of the depths of yourself your true way of playing the guitar, YOURS. Because Prince is a master of music. Never forget it, and if you play the guitar, store everything you can still find from him on yt forever, listen to it when you need it and learn FROM IT. You will be surprised at your ability and yourself. Prince is a teacher,n and the best one you can have. And he gave it to the world for free. Put yourself under the influence of his guitar.... you will see how your identity as a guitarist blossoms.
Love seeing all the love for prince, it was lonely growing up a prince fan in a Michael Jackson kind of world. And great point about the comparison being ridiculous to begin with. They are nothing alike.
so underrated - truly the GOAT musician of all time - over 27 instruments all at concert level plus, production, writing, different styles and themes - how can anyone compare - and they stuck him in as a pure 'pop star'
I could tell you are into the 80's sound from the T-shirt👍👍
Anyway, back in the late 1980's I worked as a stage-hand, Prince's "Love Sexy"- show was a 5-day job.
It was a great concert and we where all awestruck, Prince's showmanship was on another level.
Lovesexy was an extravaganza on MJ’s level but if you actually dissect the set list, it was so musical. He ran through 15-20 songs, no stops and awesome transitions….MJ wasn’t going to do that…nor was anyone else. Not with a Thunderbird rounding the stage to start and end the show….he did it ALL
@@RBHADD It was an amazing show.
There was a small city under the stage, filled with tech-guys, elevator-platforms and what not.
There where 3 complete stages, PA and light-riggs driving around in Europe at any time.
There was even a large container, set up as a living-room, complete with furniture, plants and whatnot for Prince and the band, so they could feel a bit like being home.
Prince used A LOT of the ticket-revenue to give the audiences an amazing show.
@@hansemannluchter643 tell me more- I do know the tour lost money. We’re you there during aftershows? Do you recall the Rotterdam show we all call Small Club? Aug.18, 1988?
@@RBHADD Yes, I was there during the aftershow, it took hundreds of people working in 8- or 12- hour shifts (we worked 12-hour shifts)
to dismantle the gear, pack it in the truck-convoy,
clean up the Stadium
and what not..
All the hard work was well worth it,
and I have been a Prince-fan ever since.
I wept like a little baby the day
he passed on.
Sometimes I put on one
of the Live-versions of
Purple Rain here on Utube
and I'm right back to that day.
In my humble opinion,
Prince is perhaps the greatest Live-entertainer ever.
And a underrated Guitar-Hero..
I mean, he was shredding even before it became a word.
@@hansemannluchter643 so, you weee at that show- you are familiar with that Small Club show??
Bambi should have a billion views. Prince is so clean in his technique.
Prince had SUCH an array of genres and styles at his fingertips! He seamlessly floated between genres on his albums and shows. And not in a bad way, where we feel that he shouldn't be encraoching on another style that doesn't suit him - he used to OWN any style he dove into!
There isn't a hard rocker dude out there who would begrudge Prince slamming into this song!
I recall Kerrang magazine in the UK reviewed Purple Rain album rating it 4ks out of 5 and Alan Fluff Freeman who hosted the Rock Show on Radio 1 and was a big fan of the title track and quite rightly played it
Saw this in the 90's - saw him peform in Edinburgh and Glasgow....epic is an understatement.....the guys was made of music and his performances were just sublime. This video is from the Nude tour, I watched the gig over and over until I wore out the VHS and had to get another copy.
I have to confess I was never a big Prince fan. Then I heard his performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame where he absolutely owned "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". You know it was a great performance when people like Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne are blown away by it. I have come to understand that Prince was absolutely one of the best performers of all time.
IF you think Princes flashy showboating performance actually owned "while my guitar gently weeps" you are totally missing the point IMO. Clapton still owns that song, as he actually can make the guitar weep. Prince's version was great in it's own way certainly, but failed to capture the emotion of Eric's playing. I do wish Prince was still around, and agree he was a fantastic talent though. A sad loss.
Oh, i agree that the original version was outstanding. I have been a Clapton fan for a long time. So I was not denigrating Clapton, just saying what Prince did was amazing.
@@bigdav47 Nah, Prince owned that show.
@@greenishscott6830 That show? I'm saying he never owned the song, and never conveyed the emotion through his guitar. No doubt he was a very talented musician, never in doubt. But we are talking Eric Clapton here, nobody did the number like him. He literally made his guitar weep, Prince took the flashy approach, which was great, but Eric owns that number and the solo, always will.
@@bigdav47 We'll agree to disagree but in my opinion Prince completely overshadowed everyone there.
Prince was really a rocker at heart. He goes all out in this video. I saw purple rain in the theaters when it came out. He was a very special artist. Thanks, see ya tomorrow!👍
He was ‘MUSIC’ - ALL music - nothing was out of bounds he gave everything a go and mastered so many
Prince wasn't one of us. Prince was exceptional, but he always worked hard!
Prince was a masterful artist who was prolific in a lot of genres. I lived in the the Twin Cities when Purple Rain came out and he just wowed that place, and the world.
This is Prince at his very best. He was a rocker, and made love to his guitar. Totally under- appreciated as a guitarist.
Nailed this analysis! Prince was a “multiple threat.” He played multiple instruments, danced , sang, wrote, produced, acted. He was truly unique in an industry that first categorized him as an R&B singer in competition with Michael Jackson when in reality the two (outside of their popularity), were totally different artists. They were also both united in that they both tragically died too young from prescribed drugs.
How does one categories pure genius.. Have been a a Prince fan since the 1999 album.. As a musician and vocalist listening to Prince was always a musical challenge... If you have ever tried to conquer one musical instrument, if extremely difficult... Let alone master all instruments, then sing doing so.. I have watched Prince perform a concert with only a microphone and a piano... He’s piano playing was genius, how many people have the ability to have a capacity audience on their feet, while only singing and playing the piano..? PRINCE..
Just like Princes song, Nothing compares to you... Hence, we can never compare Prince with any other, especially those who do not have his musical genius such as MJ...
I wish you had seen him perform live because it takes his artistry to another level, and you may have been even more impressed with his playing. Thanks for this analysis.
You are so correct, to see him perform live was other worldly. Had more people saw him perform live they wouldn't even mention Michael in the same sentence. Totally different artists.
I was into Prince from 1st album For You. I went to every concert I could back in the day. Have seen him 5 times live. My daughter is 32 and 16 years ago took her to Prince. She told me really didn't like him. Well we had 1st row seats and afterwards, my 16 year daughter was a fan. Daddy I didn't know Prince was so Bad!!!
You have 2 watch the UNDERTAKER!!! It's 40 min of Prince doing some mindblowing guitar work including Bambi and some Rolling Stones covers !
First Prince song I ever heard and has to be one of the great hard rock songs.
I remember the first time I heard this track - it was around 1980 and a buddy of mine picked me up for rehearsal and put this cassette in. He said, "You know that 'I Wanna Be Your Lover Guy', well, check this out!". This song totally blew my mind and I became an instant Prince fan for life right then and there. A few years later, when the "Purple Rain" album came out, I remember having that same reaction to the guitar solo in "Computer Blue" - I mean, it's just ridiculous! I got to play in a funk band with a guy who toured as Prince's drummer for a while and he had some amazing stories about the man - so sad he died so young! Genius!
You can dig and dig (and inded dig ) but the well of this man's artistry is deep ..perhaps infinite .
Taken many 4o years to merely dig his guitar..let alone his songwriting..
His piano ..
His composition
His multiple backing layered tracks ..
Etc etc etc etc
Prince's ability to let his soul sing through the guitar shows a complete mastery of the instrument. The guitar ceases to become a music making tool but rather, an extension of his being, bleeding out pure expression.
Michael Bland on the drums is just killing it. Wow!!!
If you were to ever do another Prince analysis video, I would recommend Empty Room live at Montreux Jazz Festival from 2009.
Prince was the Ultimate Rock Star and there will never be another.
Prince was a musical genius who could play anything, wrote everything, and was a consummate showman. MJ was a great dancer with a decent voice who was also a consummate showman and had some severe mental issues.
y'all need to dive into prince's discography and find out what a freaking amazing piano player, drummer and bassist he was, in bootleg and vault recordings.
Back in 1990 when he performed this in Tokyo it was broadcast here in the U.S. on a show called Friday night videos on NBC that was a good show to see great performances
He was a genius. I miss him so much.💜
At one point, Prince was called the artist formerly called Prince and then it was shortened to The Artist and I think that fit him best.
Prince was our generation of Mozart.
As far as voice, one of my favorites was DamnU, and as far as his playfulness, International lover and Billy Jack B*. And then of course, 'Why you wanna treat me so bad', which is voice and badass guitar.
Saw him live multiple times and, he was something serious to behold.
He was the GOAT as far as I'm concerned.
Love your videos.
You did Prince justice.
So much talent that six or eight 'normal' people working together could hardly equal him.
How he did “While my guitar gently weeps” was one of the greatest guitar performances I’ve ever seen. The marketing back in the say was pushing him in funk with a raspberry beret but he was explosive.
It's like your smiles are sync'd up with the "play" button. As soon as you press play, you light up, and it's a joy to see you enjoying the performance. Prince made it look so easy because he was such a workhorse, and I think one of the things missed by average people is the countless hours of practice that performers put into honing their craft. It comes from a love and respect for the art. Your analysis videos make me appreciate these artists more. Thank you!
My Lord. How does he do all that shredding bending backwards!? Amazing.
The absolute effortlessness in Prince's big solo here is initiated by how he just flings himself back in a reverse Nordic curl like that. 😀👍 Ive been trying to practice that in the gym lately as a bulletproofing exercise for the knees, and if I get the hang of it, I want to accentuate it further by playing a solo with the movement. Of course, Id need to learn that aswell! This was a really cool video showcasing Prince's guitar wizardry. As you said correctly, he was so multi instrumental, that the media in the UK or most of Europe in places marketed him in the pop category, in with Michael Jackson, that just didnt justify what he was really about.
This is so cool, analysing his guitar, but the whole performance is extraordinary, we'll never see the likes of him again!
To everyone out there. There are 2 magnificent performances of prince one is when he does the song fury on snl and the other of the song dreamer on Jay Leno. Look these up please everyone.
I got given a ticket to see him during the early 90s. So glad I went. Best guitar player ever.
Used to show this to my heavy metal friends who thought Prince was a lightweight on guitar. Converted a couple of them
I saw Prince way back in the day. That man could shred effortlessly.
Prince is an inspiration and he's simply the best
Prince is one the best BADASS guitar player of all time.
And if you wonder about the song, "Bambi". It was recorded in 1979 from his second album. He wrote about about being in love with a (brace yourself) lesbian! I read his bio in 1998.
Oooo that sux!
He performed that song on Ellen DeGeneres' show, that took some nerve.
Actually he brought ‘Bambi’ out in 1990 for the first time in 10 years after hitting on one of the girls in his opening act, who turned him down because she was into women. So this was his response to her.
Great video Fil! I really enjoyed it.
Awesome reaction man. To me, Prince will always be the most talented and most complete Musician and Artist and greatest Live music performer of all time! ... O(+> 4ever
Another thing about Prince, the electric guitar was a play on his voice. If you listen to some of his album cuts, you'll notice that he could hit with his voice, the notes (including the distortion) that he plays on the guitar.
Oh wow prince is awesome what a show man great performer fil loved his purple outfit he always wore awesome performance by Prince
Prince's career is complex because it was Prince that chose to stare away from the mainstream machine. Prince got a taste of being on Top in the 80's & after he dives into that mainstream real, he quickly jumped back out intentionally. The companies control you at the top, especially back then & Prince being a TRUE artist hated that. The proof is in his entire career, after Purple Rain, he completely created music that sounded worlds apart from his prior hits before. Especially in the 90's you can see Prince start to mature business wise & musically. Prince eventually fought for his rights against record labels, woke up a lot of artists to own their masters & the industry started to blackmail him. Even at a point of the top radio stations, not playing his music. Prince ranted about this on his "Rave un2 the joy fantastic" Tour & that story gets even deeper. He has a song called "dont play me" where he vents about the blackmail. A MUST HEAR. It's him on acoustic guitar & vocals. Prince would even work & hire background singers that had only 200 views on youtube. Shelby J, 3rdeyegirl, none of these musicians were well known. Prince wanted to be in the family of Erykah Badu, sly & the family stone, Joni Mitchell, Carlos Santana, James Brown, Sade, Jimi Hendrix. Prince resented being known as just a "pop" artist. "One nite Alone: The Piano Album" Prince creates some amazing classical piano work as well melodic and meditative instrumental music. Prince was in his own realm, his own genre. I can't wait to wings of pegasus starts to see how not only amazing he is at other instruments but how much of an incredible dancer, writer & rapper he is. This doesn't count the man who was super charitable & spiritual everywhere he went. Prince is a lifetime study lol
Great comment. BTW Prince also wanted to be in the family of David Bowie, The Clash, Frank Zappa, Miles and even NIN for a moment, he wasn't just one thing or just one culture.
@@horrorpowerfilms9481 so true!
Agreed, but rapper no lol
@@Helios601 Get off, Sexy MF, NOW, My name is Prince, Race, Face down. I can go on with the classic hip hop Prince tracks. Yea, I rest my case! 🤗✨🤗
@@zazagirl3373 lol a rapper he wasn't, that whole Tony M period was bit cringe. You can't play rap and say he was a good rapper 🤣
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The only people obsessively comparing Prince to Michael Jackson are MJ fanatics wishing to make MJ cooler under Prince's name. We need more videos like this one, were Prince talent is appreciated far away from his Pop moments. Prince was a genius avant garde musician, closer to Frank Zappa and David Bowie then to MJ.
well said.THX for that!
Agreed!
have you seen Prince and the other super stars play "While my guitar gently weeps", Fil? Prince SHREDS it.
I remember that! 2004 RRHOF and he was simply amazing. Absolutely amongst the greatest solos of all time IMHO.
Dhani Harrison was amazed...
Fil did 2 analysis videos on the amazing while my guitar gently weeps performance. Search british guitarist then the song title.
Dude ..thats just prince taking the piss out of the white rock music circle ..he was playing that with his eyes shut
Who hasn’t seen that?
As we are finding out there is a very good reason why he was known as THE ARTIST he was MUSIC
We saw Prince in 86 at Wembley arena- blew my mind! Loved him before I saw him in concert- loved him more after! Such a small guy in block heels - such a huge talent!!! What a loss 😭
You already have the cutest smile and to see Prince bring an even bigger 'cutest smile' to your face melts my heart. He's been my fave for more years than I want to reveal.
Such great performer.
I Saw Prince in concert! He's the whole package! Great!! 😍😍😍😍😍
Bambi is one of my favorite Prince tunes. Of course on the studio version of this, he’s playing every instrument. I wish he would’ve released an entire hard rock/metal album.
Chaos and Disorder?
Sad part is that all that is probably in his archives and because of the way he left his estate without a will, we may not hear it in our lifetime.
This reminds me of when Prince came to where I used to work and gave a surprise free concert!! (This was during the Purple Rain Era).
I read a little piece in Rolling Stone magazine back in the mid 80s how Prince gave a free surprise concert at a school for deaf students while he was on his Purple Rain tour. By then, I was already an absolutely captivated fan of his music, so I was just so taken aback and moved that Prince realized a deaf individual could appreciate the vibration of his music, and that he would dedicate a free concert to their school at the height of his popularity.
I was just curious if you by chance worked at that school for deaf students?
I will never forget that story. It was THE pivotal point when I shifted from being an avid fan of his music, to also start becoming a fan of Prince as a man, and not solely as an artist and entertainer.
Awe man, at least you listened to him now. The man was the modern-day Mozart, multi-talented, played any genre of music, wrote, produced composed, and performed all of his music. But this time around, Mozart 2.0 was able to sing and dance his ass off.
At around 2:05, I thought he was going to play standing on his head, which wouldn't surprise me. Great song and great analysis.
Prince was extraordinary on every instrument he placed and his vocals were unparalleled in the music universe. I’m very happy that I fortunate to see him live multiple times and I’ll never forget those experiences.
Makes you realize why he became the artist formerly known as. Did so much so well, so unique, can't really box him up with a title.
Will that happen because of the label dispute, but aside from that - I agree!
He always worked out to build his strength and stamina. To walk across stage playing the guitar and without missing a stride, step up onto the piano stool then onto the piano top in two strides, then the drop to the knees and fall backwards, never missing a beat. He was a showman as you say. Many times an audience member making comments after seeing him, that they felt changed for having seen such a skilled performer who takes you along the music journey with him. He was a great philanthropist right from the beginning in the seventies. Many times playing in a large town he would check out what would benefit the homeless. He often delivered overcoats, blankets and food to be given out. He performed and donated the money to a school for young children that had been threatened with closure, I’m his home town. There are many stories now surfacing because he never wanted anyone to know. Often he would buy homes for band members having difficulties or give them money towards their homes. Paid many medical accounts for people in need. A truly humble man who told us in the lines of his first record that his life and music was FOR YOU.
Fil looks SO happy watching Prince go nuclear and destroy the intro on this performance. Excellent analysis of a complex one-of-a-kind musician.
Bambi is the sixth track on Prince’s second album Prince (1979)
“I knew from the start
That I loved you with all my heart
But you were untrue
You had another lover and she looked just like you”
In this video Wings of Pegasus discusses a 90’s live rendition of the track
If you don’t like the detailed discussion of Prince’s guitar playing, then at least listen to what Phil has to say about Prince’s artistry that cannot be categorised, indeed.
Prince played guitar, bass, keyboards, piano and drums, possessed an extreme vocal range, and delivered stellar live performances, some of which we will never forget. Remember the 2007 Super Bowl half-time show, or his appearance on "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" at the 2004 Hall of Fame Induction of George Harrison?
On top of that Prince was a formidable studio and sound engineer who created a range of signature flanger/phaser/wah-wah effects that can be heard on many (in particular live) guitar tracks as well as percussive loops (When Doves Cry) What else?
Oh, have you ever seen or heard Prince DJ-ing?
I can highly recommend this channel if you are in to guitar playing, for its open mindedness, sincerity and skilled reviews of many great artists and tracks!
RIP both Prince and Tom Petty, who tried in vain to ease the physical pain of over performing. This joyful video supplanted that sad memory for me.
I agree. It happens to so many talented people. ( Elvis, Whitney Houston, Janis Joplin, etc. etc.)
I agree. When there are actually natural remedies for pain, so many people, famous or not, get caught up, in the pharmaceutical industry highly dangerous and addictive pain relief. Getting addicted often leads to illegal street drugs, heroin and or fentynal. Many homeless people recite this as their path to their current plight. So very sad. Meanwhile the pharmaceutical companies responsible continue.....smh
@@abmqa Yep, the Sackler family has (so far) paid 6 billion to families for their misrepresentation of Oxy Contin to the medical profession, but the toothpaste is so out of the tube.
Fentanyl
Prince is in a class far above Petty!!!
I have been a huge Prince fan for many years and have seen him in concert a couple of times where he was an absolute beast on guitar. Prince's style was so multi genre but he really was funk, rock, blues, jazz and yes pop. He explored so many different genres of music, I always considered him a multi genre genius. Great video Fil, Prince was so great at so many other things but he never got the respect he should have gotten as a guitarist because, he was also an amazing guitarist.
This was right around the same time Prince appeared on SNL playing that same cobalt blue cloud guitar for a performance of Electric Chair. That Electric Chair performance is my single favorite Prince live performance. I had the honor of seeing him live twice, in fall 2000 and then April 2004.
Incidentally, that SNL performance is the ONLY time Prince ever played Electric Chair live.
Fil you should seek out that SNL performance of Electric Chair, it's truly mind blowing guitar playing.
The thing with Prince was after Purple Rain he went through different styles of music. So he had something for everyone is seems like. There were many years that I wasn't into some of the music he did just because it wasn't in my wheelhouse at the time. Prince also went through a time where his music was so hard to listen too because he was so against the music industry's way of producing artists he just disappeared from the mainstream. Is was only until he died that music was being put out and not banned from platforms. Had this not been the case many years ago I think he would have been even a bigger draw to people. Prince was one of those people that could really do it all.
Hello fill, when they made prince they threw away the mold afterwards. He was unique in every way. Mega star. I’ve been a fan of him my whole adult life. 🤟🏻
Excellent video dude. I was waiting for you do a prince analysis. Thank you so much.
Soul, R&B, Funk, Blues, psychedelic, Jazz RnR the cat could do it all and exceptionally.
I was holding down a barstool in the Viking Bar on the West Bank of Minneapolis about ‘78. A Winter Tuesday night and a trio led by this short black dude with a huge Afro and shades set up and began a scorching set of psychedelicized blues, definitely blew away the ten or twelve hippies hanging in the bar. I didn’t know Prince from a hole in the ground and still couldn’t swear it was him but it was a Hell of a ride whoever it was!
Great story! I'm sure it was Prince. Based on the location and your description - what are the chances it was someone else...?
My brother, better late than never right. Glad you and other people are able to see Prince clips. His guitar playing especially. He was amazing.
The album version from his 2nd album "Prince" is classic rock with a sick outro solo. There are so many videos now of his amazing guitar performances that are worth analyzing as well. This is from the Nude Tour concert in Tokyo... The Purple Rain performance from the same concert was great as well...
I saw him in concert in 1985. That is still the 2nd most money I've ever paid for a concert ticket! Buddy Guy is first, but that was only this year, and only $50 more! Both shows were worth every single penny. No regrets.
My first year of high school, "I Wanna Be Your Lover" was all over our school and community dances. That song introduced me to the awesomeness of Prince, his funked-out guitar, and his fun falsetto. I was an instant fan! I had no clue who he was, what he looked like, or that he could play...well, everything. I just loved him. Still do.
Thank you, Fil, for spending time on Prince. He's still a treasure.
Such a pleasure to hear your reaction.