What Do You Think About This Solo? |
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Jan 22 2022, 10:06 AM
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Okay folks, I'm pretty sure we'll all agree that this solo is pretty darn good but what are your thoughts on Prince being "disrespectful"? Over the years many have said that Prince shouldn't have done it like that.
Personally I'm with this bloke (Miles Hartl) below whose comment was on the Everything Guitar page on Facebook. "The key to White Album-era Beatles music (and any good music) is joy. And finding ever more creative ways to push beyond the material that you’ve laid out before. Prince brought the joy in droves and blew this solo into the stratosphere. If you doubt it, watch Dahni’s face. "Let’s stare in stone-faced, ashen, solemn reverence at the teleprompters, regurgitating the tune by rote” always struck me as a mockery of respect. It’s literally like taking the freedom the Fab 4 pioneered and replacing it with something out of Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Everyone else on this stage is going the safe route, playing defensively. We would not be discussing this performance today if the first two minutes were the approach that dictated the ending. But then one of the three most important musical minds of the 20th century steps up, and delivers a master class for the ages. A master class not about playing defensively, but about playing in a way that’s BUSY BEING BORN. What’s more Fab than that?" Full video below or you can go straight to the solo here >>>> https://youtu.be/dWRCooFKk3c?t=206 https://youtu.be/dWRCooFKk3c -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE  “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Jan 22 2022, 04:30 PM
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I LOVE Prince and I do think he's 1) a very good guitar player, 2) one of the 20th cents pop music masters and 3) a brilliant 'entertainer' (never forget that!).
If you took Prince (the pop star/entertainer) out of the picture ... i.e., had just some session guy playing 'the exact Prince solo' without all the drama and the gestures, etc. I don't think anyone would be talking about it at all. It's a good solo but there's nothing about it that's extraordinary. It's very safe melodically and harmonically. He quotes a lot of the original Clapton solo, does some big bends, big slides and a little quasi shredding - all with the requisite "guitar face" and over emphasized arm moves. I don't think there's anything irreverent nor genius about any of it. It was a celeb jam honoring a legend. There all kinda like that. This post has been edited by klasaine: Jan 24 2022, 07:18 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Jan 22 2022, 04:42 PM
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Yeah, the solo itself doesn't matter really, I just wondered about what folks think about it being disrespectful, I'm sure George Harrison would approve
 -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Jan 22 2022, 10:02 PM
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I certainly don't find ANYTHING about it disrespectful, and I've never heard anyone even remark that. It's fucking 'rock' music ... it's supposed to be disrespectful. *The "safety" of so much music today is what pisses me off.
-------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Jan 22 2022, 10:04 PM
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QUOTE (klasaine @ Jan 22 2022, 09:02 PM)  I certainly don't find ANYTHING about it disrespectful, and I've never heard anyone even remark that. It's fucking 'rock' music ... it's supposed to be disrespectful. *The "safety" of so much music today is what pisses me off. The "safety" of most things pisses me off these days  
-------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Jan 24 2022, 05:17 AM
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Here's a take on the Beatles' backing. I did a take before this one, but for some reason the audio didn't record, so let's call that a warm up and this the real take
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Jan 24 2022, 02:47 PM
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QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Jan 24 2022, 11:26 AM) I have read through this a whole bunch of times and I still don't get it. Would this be perceived as disrespectful because Prince does not stick to the original version? Is that the point? If they wanted something close to the original version I guess the could just have brought in a bunch of studio musicians? I thought the whole idea of big names doing covers was for them to add their own touch to the tune. P.S. Awesome takes by Cael and Todd 😎 I can't find the post that this was about now but I assume some were saying he was disrespectful taking over the stage, that he upstaged a dead man, that he was showing off in the name of a dead man which are the kind of comments I have seen in the past on FB about this solo. Crazy how some folks are. This post has been edited by Phil66: Jan 24 2022, 03:33 PM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Jan 24 2022, 07:22 PM
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QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ Jan 24 2022, 04:26 AM) If they wanted something close to the original version I guess the could just have brought in a bunch of studio musicians? If they wanted that, they probably would have got Eric Clapton to do it. He's the guy that actually played the solo on that tune (with George's red LP and Paul's Bassman amp). When you hire Prince, you get what you get. -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/foolin-the-clouds https://soundcloud.com/klasaine2/surfin-at-the-country-hop Soundcloud assorted ... https://soundcloud.com/klasaine3 New record ... http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/kenlasaine Solo Guitar ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...5iIdO2tpgtj25Ke Stuff I'm on ... https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXZh...b-dhb-4B0KgRY-d |
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Jan 24 2022, 08:11 PM
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QUOTE (klasaine @ Jan 24 2022, 06:22 PM) If they wanted that, they probably would have got Eric Clapton to do it. He's the guy that actually played the solo on that tune (with George's red LP and Paul's Bassman amp). When you hire Prince, you get what you get. And what you get is usually pretty good. I'm embarrassed to say that I never even knew Prince was such a great player until a few years ago, it was Rob Balducci who told me that Prince is/was his favourite guitar player, I was surprised considering Rob's style and links with Vai and Satch, he said you probably wouldn't pick up on how good he was from his albums but that you had to see him live to get why he's appreciated as a guitarist. https://youtu.be/LNrAFb3I2js This post has been edited by Phil66: Jan 24 2022, 08:12 PM -------------------- SEE MY GMC CERTIFICATE “Success is not obtained overnight. It comes in instalments; you get a little bit today, a little bit tomorrow until the whole package is given out. The day you procrastinate, you lose that day's success.” Israelmore Ayivor |
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Jan 27 2022, 12:01 PM
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Hello guys,
here is my quick improvisation over this song grtzz Tim |
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