Prince covering Jimi

soma1975

Love Jimi. Love Prince. Love this song. Great cover.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAihHc5s5Fw

axisus

Yeah, liked that.

Prince was amazing, so sad that he died. I always wanted him to release an incredible guitar album, I know he had it in him. Just guitar, bass drums and singing. I wonder if there's anything in that vault of his?

soma1975

If the estate are of a mind they could probably do a whole album just of Jimi songs, let alone everyone else...

KDS

Sounds like jimi, but you can tell it’s prince. Funking brilliant. Thanks for sharing not heard that

soma1975

Another cool one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO1wHiRsS-A

Romain

axisus said:

Yeah, liked that.

Prince was amazing, so sad that he died. I always wanted him to release an incredible guitar album, I know he had it in him. Just guitar, bass drums and singing. I wonder if there's anything in that vault of his?

Have you listened to The Rainbow Children?

try it if not, very intimate album especially when compared with his 90s productions.

Dontgiveupyourdayjob

axisus said:

Yeah, liked that.

Prince was amazing, so sad that he died. I always wanted him to release an incredible guitar album, I know he had it in him. Just guitar, bass drums and singing. I wonder if there's anything in that vault of his?

The last 'band' he formed, 3rd Eye Girl, was essentially exactly that. I saw them tour in 2014, they were bloody brilliant.

Only got one full album out off them before he passed, but it was decent...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plectrumelectrum

Outrageously talented musicians, especially Ida Nielsen who is an absolute monster on the bass!

Hattigol

Absolutely incredible guitar player. Love him. Musical genius.

Aidanspaghetti

Aren't his estate notrious for pulling YT stuff? Yeah, he was the real deal alright. Monster.
Sadly missed

soma1975

Ever since he passed it has been a free for all on YT. 

monquixote

Thanks for sharing.

One of the absolute best.

PonchoGreg

soma1975 said:

Another cool one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO1wHiRsS-A

I'm not sure I was ready for that amount of swagger (and effortless proficiency) on a Monday morning.

Man, Prince really was the whole package.

thecolourbox

PonchoGreg said:

soma1975 said:

Another cool one

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO1wHiRsS-A

I'm not sure I was ready for that amount of swagger (and effortless proficiency) on a Monday morning.

Man, Prince really was the whole package.

Agreed that was incredible to fit that much awesomeness into 3 minutes. 

Just a thought - try to imagine what a Prince/Jimi collaboration would do to the space/time continuum. Mindblowing

Greatape

axisus said:

Yeah, liked that.

Prince was amazing, so sad that he died. I always wanted him to release an incredible guitar album, I know he had it in him. Just guitar, bass drums and singing. I wonder if there's anything in that vault of his?

Title track

gavin_axecaster

Greatape said:

axisus said:

Yeah, liked that.

Prince was amazing, so sad that he died. I always wanted him to release an incredible guitar album, I know he had it in him. Just guitar, bass drums and singing. I wonder if there's anything in that vault of his?

Title track

The whole era around The Gold Album (93-96) produced a load of guitar heavy music (as well as some bat-shit crazy stuff -he wrote and filmed a rock opera/dance performance during this period). If you can find the original unreleased versions of a lot of tracks they are great raw rockers. The ones that ended up getting released (a few on the Gold and Chaos and Disorder albums) tended to suffer from over-production, but are pretty awesome nonetheless.

During this time Prince would often perform his aftershows with his power trio - Michael Bland on drums, Sonny T on bass and Prince on guitar. Good rocking stuff.

During his residency at the O2 in London he did a lot of rock stuff during the aftershows.

If you don't know the story behind The Undertaker, Prince intended to give the CD away with a guitar magazine (which one slips my mind). Discs were pressed and ready to ship out when WB nixed the idea and ordered all the discs destroyed.

Instead of crushing them, they were covered with a clear sealer (known among the collecting community as "shellac" but I'm pretty sure it wasn't). A bunch of these discs "escaped" from wherever they were being stored and made it onto the market. Some clever soul worked out how to remove the clear coating and make the discs playable again.

It is/was one of the rarest/most coveted Prince bootlegs back in the day along with original pressings of the Black Album. I'm not sure if it still is.

I've got a playable copy...

Prince filmed the recording and turned it into a trippy art film and released it on VHS and laserdisc.

He was definitely heading in a rock direction with the 3rd Eye Girl Band. Can't say I'm overly fond of the released stuff but all the live stuff I've seen is great.

One of my favourite live rockers, from way back in 93. The aftershows were awesome.

Greatape

gavin_axecaster said:

Greatape said:

axisus said:

Yeah, liked that.

Prince was amazing, so sad that he died. I always wanted him to release an incredible guitar album, I know he had it in him. Just guitar, bass drums and singing. I wonder if there's anything in that vault of his?

Title track

The whole era around The Gold Album (93-96) produced a load of guitar heavy music (as well as some bat-shit crazy stuff -he wrote and filmed a rock opera/dance performance during this period). If you can find the original unreleased versions of a lot of tracks they are great raw rockers. The ones that ended up getting released (a few on the Gold and Chaos and Disorder albums) tended to suffer from over-production, but are pretty awesome nonetheless.

During this time Prince would often perform his aftershows with his power trio - Michael Bland on drums, Sonny T on bass and Prince on guitar. Good rocking stuff.

During his residency at the O2 in London he did a lot of rock stuff during the aftershows.

If you don't know the story behind The Undertaker, Prince intended to give the CD away with a guitar magazine (which one slips my mind). Discs were pressed and ready to ship out when WB nixed the idea and ordered all the discs destroyed.

Instead of crushing them, they were covered with a clear sealer (known among the collecting community as "shellac" but I'm pretty sure it wasn't). A bunch of these discs "escaped" from wherever they were being stored and made it onto the market. Some clever soul worked out how to remove the clear coating and make the discs playable again.

It is/was one of the rarest/most coveted Prince bootlegs back in the day along with original pressings of the Black Album. I'm not sure if it still is.

I've got a playable copy...

Prince filmed the recording and turned it into a trippy art film and released it on VHS and laserdisc.

He was definitely heading in a rock direction with the 3rd Eye Girl Band. Can't say I'm overly fond of the released stuff but all the live stuff I've seen is great.

One of my favourite live rockers, from way back in 93. The aftershows were awesome.

I think I still have the VHS. Also had (have?) One released around the same time with a full band, which has Levi doing a solo Benson style (the refrain was something like 'Put your house in order, put your shoes on straight'?)

JerkMoans

gavin_axecaster said:

Greatape said:

axisus said:

Yeah, liked that.

Prince was amazing, so sad that he died. I always wanted him to release an incredible guitar album, I know he had it in him. Just guitar, bass drums and singing. I wonder if there's anything in that vault of his?

Title track

The whole era around The Gold Album (93-96) produced a load of guitar heavy music (as well as some bat-shit crazy stuff -he wrote and filmed a rock opera/dance performance during this period). If you can find the original unreleased versions of a lot of tracks they are great raw rockers. The ones that ended up getting released (a few on the Gold and Chaos and Disorder albums) tended to suffer from over-production, but are pretty awesome nonetheless.

During this time Prince would often perform his aftershows with his power trio - Michael Bland on drums, Sonny T on bass and Prince on guitar. Good rocking stuff.

During his residency at the O2 in London he did a lot of rock stuff during the aftershows.

If you don't know the story behind The Undertaker, Prince intended to give the CD away with a guitar magazine (which one slips my mind). Discs were pressed and ready to ship out when WB nixed the idea and ordered all the discs destroyed.

Instead of crushing them, they were covered with a clear sealer (known among the collecting community as "shellac" but I'm pretty sure it wasn't). A bunch of these discs "escaped" from wherever they were being stored and made it onto the market. Some clever soul worked out how to remove the clear coating and make the discs playable again.

It is/was one of the rarest/most coveted Prince bootlegs back in the day along with original pressings of the Black Album. I'm not sure if it still is.

I've got a playable copy...

Prince filmed the recording and turned it into a trippy art film and released it on VHS and laserdisc.

He was definitely heading in a rock direction with the 3rd Eye Girl Band. Can't say I'm overly fond of the released stuff but all the live stuff I've seen is great.

One of my favourite live rockers, from way back in 93. The aftershows were awesome.

That version of Peach is utterly fucking brilliant.  Apparently it was after a 2 hour Wembley show, and then another 2 hour afterparty, at about 3 in the morning...  True genius.  RIP.

***edit: just read it was 5 in the morning.  Mental

TeleMaster

Did anyone find out where his Tele went after he threw it up in the air? 

JerkMoans

TeleMaster said:

Did anyone find out where his Tele went after he threw it up in the air? 

It slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God.

TeleMaster

JerkMoans said:

TeleMaster said:

Did anyone find out where his Tele went after he threw it up in the air? 

It slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God.

And God said 'Its just a Hohner. Back to Earth you go'.

Kidding  

JerkMoans

Found this online, for anyone who's in the mood...