Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.17 $; site ctvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!ctvax!rob From: rob@ctvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Re: Prince != Jimi Hendrix Message-ID: <39000048@ctvax.UUCP> Date: Sun, 10-Feb-85 14:00:00 EST Article-I.D.: ctvax.39000048 Posted: Sun Feb 10 14:00:00 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 13-Feb-85 04:20:20 EST References: <236@mhuxr.UUCP> Lines: 21 Nf-ID: #R:mhuxr:-23600:ctvax:39000048:000:877 Nf-From: ctvax!rob Feb 10 13:00:00 1985 While I agree that Prince will never be the guitarist that Hendrix was (who will?), my point was in terms of a musical presence. There are better pianists that Little Richard, but who (except maybe Jerry Lee Lewis and Larry Williams) could match his manic intensity. Prince has played ALL the instruments on some of his albums so I don't think his musical ability is in doubt, but I expect some rearrangements are made for stage performances. Has anyone seen Prince live who could comment on guitar-playing abilities? Heck, I've got a Hendrix bootleg with Johnny Winter on guitar, but this doesn't detract from Hendrix' abilities. My point was that in terms of an understanding of music and a stage presence, there are some similarities between Little Richard, Jimi Hendrix, and Prince. "She said you're strange, don't change, and I let her" Rob Spray ...convex!ctvax!rob