>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.

Ugh - that's the last thing we need.

>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.

I think I understand what you're saying and I largely agree. I really wouldn't place these performances in that same sphere...

-thebigfunk

~ i could still snort you under the table ~