Music Appreciation

marble falls

(62,544 posts) Sun Dec 22, 2024, 09:24 AM Dec 22

Prince, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne & Dhani Harrison - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Prince's best solo ever.)

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Prince, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne & Dhani Harrison - While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Prince's best solo ever.) (Original Post) marble falls Dec 22 OP

Prince's Tele Traildogbob Dec 22 #1

My jaw dropped when I saw this when it was aired the first time Beatlelvr Dec 22 #2

I loved the early prince because it was so fun to watch and the musicianship was so good it didn't draw attention ... marble falls Dec 22 #9

Brilliant, creative Prince. RIP. spooky3 Dec 22 #3

And Tom Petty exboyfil Dec 22 #4

Petty did an amazing job singing that song, really great night for that song. marble falls Dec 22 #10

Still waiting for that guitar to come down! ksprog Dec 22 #5

Just loved the way he tossed it up and walked off stage. He said everything and shut up. When you did it ... marble falls Dec 22 #11

Very Good! ProfessorGAC Dec 22 #6

thanks kanda Dec 22 #7

Epic! Drum Dec 22 #8

Traildogbob

(10,208 posts)

1. Prince's Tele

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2024, 09:54 AM

Dec 22

Was anything but gently weeping. Hell of a historic event in music. PBS repeated it multiple times over a week plus, fund raising early December.
Great way to start off a Sunday. Dhani was sure loving it.

Beatlelvr

(692 posts)

2. My jaw dropped when I saw this when it was aired the first time

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2024, 09:56 AM

Dec 22

I'm not a fan of his music so I had no idea he could actually PLAY. This has been shown many times and with good reason.
Thank you for reminding me of the GREAT music and musicians we older folks had the good fortune to experience.

marble falls

(62,544 posts)

9. I loved the early prince because it was so fun to watch and the musicianship was so good it didn't draw attention ...

Reply to Beatlelvr (Reply #2)

Sun Dec 22, 2024, 08:29 PM

Dec 22

... to itself over the whole the whole performance. After the contract BS and Purple Rain, I listened a lot less.

The first time I saw this I couldn't figure out what in the hell he was doing onstage. And then he blew them all off the stage.

I was also struck by how much Dhani looks like his dad at that age.

spooky3

(36,462 posts)

3. Brilliant, creative Prince. RIP.

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2024, 10:01 AM

Dec 22

exboyfil

(18,042 posts)

4. And Tom Petty

Reply to spooky3 (Reply #3)

Sun Dec 22, 2024, 10:16 AM

Dec 22

marble falls

(62,544 posts)

10. Petty did an amazing job singing that song, really great night for that song.

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #4)

Sun Dec 22, 2024, 08:31 PM

Dec 22

ksprog

(1 post)

5. Still waiting for that guitar to come down!

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2024, 10:56 AM

Dec 22

marble falls

(62,544 posts)

11. Just loved the way he tossed it up and walked off stage. He said everything and shut up. When you did it ...

Reply to ksprog (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 22, 2024, 08:37 PM

Dec 22

... it best, there's no need to explain a thing.

I wish he'd done a little more guitar, but for a singular artist, he blended well well and gave everyone a chance to shine. I really miss him as the musician more than I do as an artist.

ProfessorGAC

(70,736 posts)

6. Very Good!

Reply to marble falls (Original post)

Sun Dec 22, 2024, 11:41 AM

Dec 22

The best part of Prince's solo is around 5:20. Some really good ideas executed terrifically. Also, earlier when he's doing all those extreme bends, his control is masterful. That's harder to do than it looks.
I also dug that the other guitar player basically played George's solo from the record. They both have wonderful tones, too.
When seeing these performances, I still can't get over how much George's son looks like he did at that age.