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I have seen Prince, Pete Townshend, BB King, Santana, Buddy Guy all live
on stage, Prince is definitely right up there with Buddy Guy as the best
from that bunch.

oink

cas@... wrote:

> Hi all.
>
> I'm not a guitar player (I'm a singer/ keyboard player), but I am a
> guitar fan, and there is one guy missing from this list who is
> IMHO one of the most criminally underrated / underestimated /
> underrespected musicians of the late 20 th century: Prince.
>
> Now before I get booed off the stage, consider this: Many of the
> guitarists mentioned in this thread (Clapton, Townsend, Jeff
> Beck) and those not mentioned (Santana, Steve Vai) have all
> stated that they are all fans of Prince's guitar playing skill. Many
> of you have never seen him in concert (probably), but he
> absolutely rips, on guitar AND bass AND keyboards AND drums.
> He has what many of today's (and yesterday's) guitarists are
> lacking: soul. He's got serious skills, and is STILL one of the
> only musician who has been able to successfully stradle the
> rock and R&B worlds.
>
> Say what you want to about his songs (I think most of the stuff he
> did after the Gold Experience pretty much sucked), but you can't
> deny his skill as a guitarist. If you don't belive me, you gotta
> check out the Millenium concert he did in Minneapolis on New
> Years Eve 2000, with special guests Lenny Kravitz and Santana.
> Neat stuff.
>
> My 2
>
> Charles Simmons
> Stuttgart, Germany
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