>>I'd almost
>>rather he'd start pulling a Bob Dylan: just show up, sit on
>a
>>stool, and play. The jumping and the flailing just don't
>fit
>>him anymore, and that's okay.
>>
>>Probably be better for it.
>>
>
>Nah, he's in shape and he plays electric guitar. An electric
>guitarist is 'sposed to move and groove standing up with the
>faces etc. That is what is meant to be.
>
>Only thing Prince needs to do is make sure he spends excessive
>amounts of time wah-wahing on a wah pedal like there's no
>tomorrow. THAT'S what is definitely needed to complete what an
>in-shape electric soul-funk-rock electric guitarist is 'sposed
>to be up there doing.
>
>esp. since Prince got a drummer playing double-bass drum kit.
>Gotta wah-wah it up it up in that scenario.
>
>edit: another thing that needs to be said is that in
>Rock&Roll, there's always has to be an appreciation for the
>"just tossed-off"/caricature type of performance. Meaning, not
>everything in Rock&Roll is supposed to be a 5 star "perfect"
>"everything is on-point" type of deal. Some records or
>performances have to have that: "just crashing and burning in
>a careless half-way effort" thing.
>
>Jimi gave plenty of those type of performances, so did the
>Doors and Nirvana and some say Led Zep's "The song remains the
>same" movie captured them barely up to their standards. That's
>what rock is. Sometimes in rock, a 3 star or 2 and a half star
>record is more "rock" than a 4 or 5 star record, 'cause Rock
>is supposed to be about throwing out some "not so perfect
>junk" sometimes.
>
>Like Mitch Mitchell of the Experience said the song "The Stars
>that play with laughing sam's dice" was a crap song, yet I bet
>some people think that song is probably one of Jimi's most
>"rock" songs, because it is so "crash and burn".


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