Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83 based; site houxm.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxb!mhuxn!mhuxm!mhuxj!houxm!gregbo From: gregbo@houxm.UUCP (Greg Skinner) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Prince != Jimi Hendrix Message-ID: <1133@houxm.UUCP> Date: Tue, 12-Feb-85 23:33:11 EST Article-I.D.: houxm.1133 Posted: Tue Feb 12 23:33:11 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Feb-85 07:45:06 EST References: <8234@brl-tgr.ARPA> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Holmdel NJ Lines: 11 I think that the similarities between Prince and Jimi Hendrix are not in their guitar playing, but in their message and their social commentary. A DJ once made a better comparison of the two than this, citing specifics about what Hendrix' message was (I don't remember) but Prince's commentary on religion (particularly Armageddon/the Apocalypse), sex roles, and other things can be compared to what Hendrix had to say in his music. -- If you wanna ride, don't ride the white horse. Greg Skinner (gregbo) {allegra,cbosgd,ihnp4}!houxm!gregbo