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If this is true - fully understand his being po'd but probably not the most mature way to act esp. during a tribute to another artist. Not always about him even if he is a GOAT.
When Prince starts playing lead, you couldn't wipe the smile off of Danny Harrison's face with a sandblaster. We got robbed when he died. Such an unreal talent.
Prince always put 1000% into his performances! I think he plays 20 some instruments, including DRUMS. His creativity was endless and he truly lived to perform.
This is one of my all time favorite performances, so much wonderful talent together. RIP George, Prince, and Tom. I heard another reactor say of Prince and his playing that his guitar didn't just gently weep, he made it ugly cry and I thought yes. Perceptive of you, I've heard Prince was pissed after not being included in Rolling Stone magazine's list of Top 100 Guitarists.
Prince's part was supposed to end but when you saw him give Tim Petty that smile, it was because Tom told hi to go for it! Prince had briefly attended rehearsal but didn't rehearse the ending. When the told him he needed to rehearse this, he told them, "I got this!"
I'm thinking that since Prince was also inducted unto the Hall of Fame the same night, he was spotlighted for the solo and showed yet again just how talented he was.
This was when George Harrison was inducted into the 2004 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Great tribute to George & this is one of his best songs that he wrote. Dhani Harrison (George's son) was playing guitar with all the other mega stars that night. Sadly we have lost Tom Petty & Prince now.
Prince was also being inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame that night, so he had a whole other performance for his induction. He had a GOOD night that night!
There’s a great story about this. According to an interview with Top Petty Prince showed up and didn’t even rehearse, he simply asked what part of the song did they wanted him come in on. Then he replied “ok, I’ll see you at the show”. Tom said they were blown away at what he did. As far as Prince throwing his guitar up in the air, Prince had a roadie set up to catch it. It was reported that the roadie had then gave it to someone in the audience. That someone ended up being Oprah. What a legend Prince was.
Fun facts; * Tom Petty - 3 Grammys and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; (playing twelve string acoustic)and from his band the Heartbreakers’ Scott Thurston (playing bass) and drummer Steve Ferrone. * Jeff Lynne - 1 Grammy and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (playing electric guitar with hat, beard and curly hair) and from his band ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) and Marc Mann (plays first solo) guitarist for ELO. * Stevie Winwood - 2 Grammys and member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (playing organ) was part of The Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith, Traffic and solo career and Jim Capaldi (from Traffic with Winwood) on percussion (tambourine). * Billy Preston - 2 Grammys and in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; (on piano) played keyboards for the Beatles and had a solo career. * Dhani Harrison (George’s son) - 1 Grammy; (playing six string acoustic), young man standing next to Tom Petty. * Prince - 7 Grammys (playing electric guitar) who was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that year. Note that the Grammy mentions are wins, it doesn’t count the numerous nominations they received. Also Petty and Lynne were part of the Traveling Wilbury’s along with George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Bob Dylan. Harrison, Petty, Lynne, Winwood and Preston are also song writers and producers.
I told you, man! I was among the people who recommended this performance. This is why Prince was called "His Royal Badness"! The guy was an entire package - He could write great songs, he looked great, had great moves but he could TEAR UP instruments! Multiple instruments! Also, not all "All-Star" performances are created equal. In fact, there have been some pretty awful ones, particularly some of the RR HofF show-closers but THIS.....This is as perfect as it gets!! Everyone on stage is firing on all cylinders!
🇬🇧 If Jeff Lynn's in it... Im watching it. But i have to admit, PRINCE definitely stole the show. RIP Prince🎸🎙️. RIP Tom🎸🎙️..RIP Billy🎹🎙️🌹🌹🌹All of them gone way too soon. 😢
Don’t forget about Dhani Harrison, he looks just like his Dad 🥰 George Harrison left too soon, a favourite of mine from the Beatles 🎸🎹🥁🎸💖☮️. TAKE THAT ROLLING STONE magazine Prince showed the world how good he was while paying tribute to George & making his guitar weep ❤️🔥
I know people, because I am one, who watched this multiple times a day for months when it was new. Seems we were all good ambassadors because we all horse-collared other people with “Hey, watch this, it is UFB! and it spread like fire. Thank you for doing this one, Steven. It was fun to see you enjoy it!
On a stage full of legends, Prince shown like no other. Dani looks just like his dad it is eerie. We've lost so many on that stage now. Jeff Lynn seems to not age though....
When I was maybe 18 yrs old I went to see Steve Winwood & just LOVED him!! Ofcourse the rest of the band, Prince Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne!! Just an amazing band!!! So iconic. 💝💝💝💝💝
6:50 I love the look of excietement on Dhani's face when he knows Prince is about to come in and just shred. And then that smile from ear to ear at 8:11.
Definitely have to check out some Steve Winwood. Roll With It, Higher Love, and Gimme Some Lovin’ (when he was still a teenager with The Spencer Davis Group) are great places to start.
There are so many story's behind this event. You should look it up. From Prince not showing up at rehearsal and other legends saying don`t worry he will do fine. Prince wanting to show of do to being left of a Rolling Stone top 100 guitarists.
The reason the 2 official videos of this performance have a combined 164 million views is because of Prince's solo. It's become legendary & without Prince the video would've gotten a respectable few million, because the other legends on it are being legendary & amazing, but Prince lifted it up. There's a NYT article about the behind the scenes with stories from those who were there. It was written after Prince passed. Tom Petty said he could feel something special was happening very quickly, so he kept letting Prince continue. Prince didn't all out rehearse, he just said he'd be ready for showtime, so none of them knew what he was going to do. It blew all the legends' minds, too.
The other band members are from Tom Petty's back up band "the Heartbreakers" and that is why they sound so tight!!! An amazing cover of this song!!! Prince is so under recognized as a guitar God!! He made that guitar not weep but SCREAM OUT" in deep emotional pain!! One of the great guitar solos ever!!!! On a side note both Prince and Tom Petty passed away because of a drug combination when they were sick and trying to make themselves feel better. So sad😭😭. To loose 2 of music's great performers!!!
Adding another layer to this story. Prince had never heard the song before rehearsals. The first guitarist felt he should do the last solo over Prince…. So that’s why Prince is chilling in the background… and then said I’ll show them all😂😂😂
"my man Prince...he came on stage like he had a debt to settle with someone." he did. Rolling Stone pissed him off by leaving him off their most recent (2004) list of the greatest guartists of all time. He legit did this set and solo because he was pissed off and wanted to prove a point. lol
Prince comes in and with the first note bend you can hear that something different is about to happen. It’s crazy that it seems like it took taking Prince out of his music for people to finally see what a skilled guitar player he was. From early songs like Bambi to later grooves like Plectrumelectrum, he constantly showed his skills and somehow people slept on it.
Incredible performance. You don’t have to guess if it’s Dhani, he looks just like him-lol. Prince absolutely tore it up because one he was a great musician even though I was never into his music that much. Second, he felt he had to prove his ability to stick it to the naysayers. There are still so many ELO and Traveling Wilbury songs to get to. Prince’s guitar is still floating up in the air.
Steve Winwood "HIgher Love" another child prodigy started at young age on the organ-----Yes that is Dani---George's son---Jeff Lynn from ELO, Tom Petty and then Prince and a shout out to those i cannot remember their names!!!!
I love that you’re doing some of these performances Corey did previously. His reaction to this performance is what brought my attention to your channel. Another great Prince performance I’d love to see you react to is It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night. Corey was blown away by that one, and I think you’d love it because Prince hops on drums. Please keep the Prince reactions coming 💜💜💜
@@setonhillstudios The dancer & back up singer, Cat Glover, in the performance sadly passed away a couple of weeks ago. Here’s the link just in case… ua-cam.com/video/eWESS-xjhTs/v-deo.htmlsi=MxM02vGg24fjA4FY
here's the list of the performers on stage.... Prince: Lead guitar and vocals Tom Petty: Rhythm guitar and vocals Scott Thurston: bass Jeff Lynne: Rhythm guitar and backing vocals Dhani Harrison: Rhythm guitar and backing vocals (George Harrison's son) Steve Winwood: Keyboards and backing vocals Billy Preston: Keyboards and backing vocals Steve Ferrone: Drums Jim Capaldi: Tambourine and backing vocals
Story has it that Primce didn't rehearse with the rest of the guys the day before. Prince said he would just come in at the end. That's exactly what he did while giving the middle finger to Rolling Stone Magazine 😂 🤘🎸
Dhani is George's son; he's the spitting image of George. Mostly he was laughing at Prince's antics, I think. Steve Winwood is known for his keyboard skills, I think he had a blue sports coat on while he was playing. He was a child prodigy and was with The Spencer Davis Group at 15. As for Prince, someone said he was ticked that he didn't make a list of great guitar players so this was to show them what they missed. Great reaction!
@@setonhillstudios I would say this is now considered the best guitar solo ever caught on film. Mark Knopfler in Sultans of Swing Alchemy live is the competition.
@@MsAppassionata All great guitarists, but for best single performance caught of film I stand by Prince While My Guitar Gently Weeps at the Rock and Roll HoF and Knopfler Sultans of Swing Alchemy live. Lots of people will have lots of opinions on this, but those two get the most accolades.
Love this so much. Prince is having the time of his life! And he didn’t know he’d be playing until that day when they asked him to join and do the middle solo. Then 30 mins before they go onstage, they guy doing the ending sold (I don’t know his name) said why don’t Prince and I swap and he do the ending solo, since he was also inducted that year. So they asked him if he could do the ending, and he said “I got this”. He did all of that on the spot. Totally improvised and still made it feel like it was written for that song. Fucking genius. This was also a middle finger to Rolling Stone Magazine. When they came out that year with the 100 greatest guitarists ever list, Prince wasn’t on it. I believe their next list he was #47. 💜💜💜 I’ve often wondered why Billy Preston is never mentioned. He’s playing keyboards. He is another genius. Collaborated with the Beatles a few times I believe.
He DID have a dept to settle actually.. Prince was pissed he didn’t make the Rolling Stone ( maybe it was Billboards ) top 100 guitarists all time list . Every guy in this stage was in that list ( except Dhani H) Prince told them he JUST wanted the last solo to end the song . He didn’t even rehearse with them . And THaTS what happened !! bTW.. He tossed the guitar behind him to his personal Guitar tech . NOT to the crowd .
I would very strongly recommend and suggest you watch The Concert for George, it’s a real gem. Get yourself a JD or something and enjoy. Real talent and friendship together.
Hey bud! Yeeep, will slam on the brakes every time for this one. It's one of those pieces that, every time you see it, it's like the first time. Prince was transcendent. I watch it over and over just so I can see the looks on everybody else's face. So, delighted to watch you watch this. HOF indeed. I'm just a JV musician, but it always amazes me that this song, rather spare on record, would have room for so many musicians, and everybody is perfect just where they are. And then Prince comes in and cuts everybody off at the knees. Don't sweat the Winwood bit. He was in Traffic before he went solo and bored me into a coma in the 70s. If you heard "Steve Winwood coming up!" on the radio, you changed the station or risked falling asleep at the wheel. Haven't heard much from him in the last 40 years, but to paraphrase Eddie Murphy, I'm a headbanger, so I guess I wouldn't know. Maybe I was just too young to appreciate him. And if you like the "lots of stars on stage" ethos, might I suggest absolutely anything from Satriani's G3 concerts? There were a bunch of them and legends all around. I know you're the drummer, but you appreciate genius no matter where they're standing. Your comment Speaking of ghosts, if Prince and Hendrix weren't alive at the same time, a reincarnation case could be made. What flash. DId you ever see the Hear 'n' Aid video? David St. Hubbins of Spinal Tap saw Yngwie and said "You might as well make your guitar a coffee table, you can't play it like that." It was a great time watching this with you! Love your channel!
Iconic performance…Wow what talent on that stage. Prince is mind-blowing. Check out Winwood from the band, Traffic…”Dear Mr. Fantasy” is a great song from them.
Winwood has so many, Can’t Find My Way Home when he was with Blind Faith (Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker) is one of my all time favorites. Believe he was only 17 at that time.
Steve Winwood definitely has a unique voice. He peaked at a time when there was just too many other great artists out there. if he had come into that peak a little bit sooner or later, he would not be so overlooked today.
This is one of those performances that will go down in history as an all-time great. And with Prince and Tom both gone now too, it's even more special. And oh my gosh, if you get a chance, check out a side by side of George and Dhani Harrison. They look so much alike it's stunning.
The best way to describe Prince was as an alpha artist. He wins battle of the bands every time. Even at the Saturday Night Live star studded 40th Anniversary after party that featured artists as big as Paul McCartney, you know who was saved for last and closed the show with nothing but A List celebrities and music artists dancing and singing in awe of His Purple Majesty. Prince was the single greatest artist in terms of overall talent in the entire rock and roll era and whether you like him or not that’s a fact cause you can easily compare his live performances against anyone. He had the elite talents and charisma of James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Little Richard, Sly Stone, George Clinton, Carlos Santana, Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis, Mozart, Smokey Robinson, Duke Ellington and Charlie Chaplin all in one person. It seems unfair to have all that talent but he also worked harder than anyone. As for this performance, it was a shady way to send a message to Rolling Stone and other pseudo gatekeeping journalists who left him off the greatest guitarist of all time list, that he could not be denied. They reacted and revised the list after to include him in the top 35 and after his death and all the live videos resurfaced online, he was moved up even further in their updated list. One imagines with the actual a GenX audience finally running his narrative, his actual core audience who was there with him in real time, I imagine he will continue to move up the list. Not that it matters but it mattered to him that night. Tough business being a black rock star. Nobody tougher, smoother and cooler than Prince. Everyone on that stage knew it too. He also opened that year’s ceremony and was its main recipient. His set was outrageous as usual. 💜💜💜♊️♊️♊️ 💜💜💜♊️♊️♊️
I would also recommend some of the songs from the George Harrison tribute concert, "A concert for George". There are even more stars involved in that one. Billy Preston, Ringo Star, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, and more.
How about an All-Star cast of Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roger McGuinn, Bob Dylan, Tracy Chapman, Melissa Etheridge, and many others at the 30th anniversary concert for Bob Dylan's "My Back Pages" release?
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This is beyond EPIC!! They were all amazing but Prince came in and went crazy!! 💜
Prince was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame that night, as well.
The story is he had just been left off Rolling Stones top 100 guitarists so he was out there to say a big eff you to Rolling Stone Magazine ha!
That was so cool..throwing guitar up and walking off. Legend
Word is, after he was backstage, he even didn’t flush after he used the urinal. Came in like a boss!
I was just getting ready to comment this .
If this is true - fully understand his being po'd but probably not the most mature way to act esp. during a tribute to another artist. Not always about him even if he is a GOAT.
Prince was incredibly
The singer with the hat - Jeff Lynne - lead singer of ELO - has one of the most iconic yet underrated rock voices of all time
Yep. He's one of the most underrated musicians, period.
The man is a musical genius.
I could not agree more.
Jeff Lynne is as modest as he is talented.
Just saw ELO in Atlanta. AMAZING show!
When Prince starts playing lead, you couldn't wipe the smile off of Danny Harrison's face with a sandblaster. We got robbed when he died. Such an unreal talent.
Steve Winwood workin' that Hammond... 🤙😎
And the one never mentioned, Billy f*
🌸 it's hauntingly eerie how much George's son looks exactly like him
I'm pretty sure it was at The Concert For George that Paul McCartney said with Dhani up there it looked like we all got old and George stayed young.
It's incredible how effortless Prince makes his solo look.
My guitar watches this video while I'm at work
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does he gently weep?
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Tom Petty had such an unique and amazing voice!
I always say that Princes guitar did not gently weep but cried for mercy! ❤
Prince makes it look so effortless. Truly amazing musician!!
Prince always put 1000% into his performances! I think he plays 20 some instruments, including DRUMS. His creativity was endless and he truly lived to perform.
Prince was one of the GOATS on guitar..🔥🔥🔥
This is one of my all time favorite performances, so much wonderful talent together.
RIP George, Prince, and Tom.
I heard another reactor say of Prince and his playing that his guitar didn't just gently weep, he made it ugly cry and I thought yes.
Perceptive of you, I've heard Prince was pissed after not being included in Rolling Stone magazine's list of Top 100 Guitarists.
Prince solo gave me chills,even Tom Petty was getting down.
@@lindamorado9828 Absolutely! 💯
Hi there,could you do a reaction to the song hot thang by Prince? It's very intertaining,from the sign of the times album.
At the end Prince throws the guitar up to George (in heaven).
Prince's part was supposed to end but when you saw him give Tim Petty that smile, it was because Tom told hi to go for it! Prince had briefly attended rehearsal but didn't rehearse the ending. When the told him he needed to rehearse this, he told them, "I got this!"
A MAJORITY of people get it wrong, Prince is not a singer first he's a guitar player that sings!!!
PRINCE was a Genius 🙏❤❤❤❤
I'm thinking that since Prince was also inducted unto the Hall of Fame the same night, he was spotlighted for the solo and showed yet again just how talented he was.
This was when George Harrison was inducted into the 2004 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Great tribute to George & this is one of his best songs that he wrote. Dhani Harrison (George's son) was playing guitar with all the other mega stars that night. Sadly we have lost Tom Petty & Prince now.
I know Prince was a good musician, but his guitar on this just blew my mind.
Prince was also being inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame that night, so he had a whole other performance for his induction. He had a GOOD night that night!
Somehow this info always gets left out. His set was fantastic.
There’s a great story about this. According to an interview with Top Petty Prince showed up and didn’t even rehearse, he simply asked what part of the song did they wanted him come in on. Then he replied “ok, I’ll see you at the show”. Tom said they were blown away at what he did. As far as Prince throwing his guitar up in the air, Prince had a roadie set up to catch it. It was reported that the roadie had then gave it to someone in the audience. That someone ended up being Oprah. What a legend Prince was.
What?! 😳😳 That’s wild!!
He should have given it to someone who wants one but can’t afford it.
Fun facts;
* Tom Petty - 3 Grammys and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; (playing twelve string acoustic)and from his band the Heartbreakers’ Scott Thurston (playing bass) and drummer Steve Ferrone.
* Jeff Lynne - 1 Grammy and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (playing electric guitar with hat, beard and curly hair) and from his band ELO (Electric Light Orchestra) and Marc Mann (plays first solo) guitarist for ELO.
* Stevie Winwood - 2 Grammys and member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (playing organ) was part of The Spencer Davis Group, Blind Faith, Traffic and solo career and Jim Capaldi (from Traffic with Winwood) on percussion (tambourine).
* Billy Preston - 2 Grammys and in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; (on piano) played keyboards for the Beatles and had a solo career.
* Dhani Harrison (George’s son) - 1 Grammy; (playing six string acoustic), young man standing next to Tom Petty.
* Prince - 7 Grammys (playing electric guitar) who was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that year.
Note that the Grammy mentions are wins, it doesn’t count the numerous nominations they received. Also Petty and Lynne were part of the Traveling Wilbury’s along with George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Bob Dylan. Harrison, Petty, Lynne, Winwood and Preston are also song writers and producers.
❤❤❤❤ check out Steve Winwood his past this is amazing as his future❤❤❤
Even if you couldn’t see Prince you can still hear him ❤
One of my favorite songs and performances. I can watch it everyday.
The Debt was To Rolling Stone Mag for no mention in the top 100 guitar players
Prince💜💜💜
Unreal!! 💜
Second best guitar solo of all time. See David Gilmour, Comfortably Numb for the first. This is just incredible
Eric Clapton made the original song, great with his weeping guitar tone.
Prince made this song freakin' freakin' legendary as a tribute to George.
Such a great video of legends. No doubt Prince was the highlight and was shocking to me the first watch on how he KILLED that solo! R.I.P.
I told you, man! I was among the people who recommended this performance. This is why Prince was called "His Royal Badness"! The guy was an entire package - He could write great songs, he looked great, had great moves but he could TEAR UP instruments! Multiple instruments! Also, not all "All-Star" performances are created equal. In fact, there have been some pretty awful ones, particularly some of the RR HofF show-closers but THIS.....This is as perfect as it gets!! Everyone on stage is firing on all cylinders!
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If Jeff Lynn's in it... Im watching it. But i have to admit, PRINCE definitely stole the show. RIP Prince🎸🎙️. RIP Tom🎸🎙️..RIP Billy🎹🎙️🌹🌹🌹All of them gone way too soon. 😢
Prince said hold my beer I have to melt some faces.😂
🤣😂 💯
Prince just stealing the entire performance. 💜💜💜
Prince was a musical genius. Loved him!
Once again a person who left to early..RIP my Prince a super talented Musician. Just embrace and lean back
Don’t forget about Dhani Harrison, he looks just like his Dad 🥰 George Harrison left too soon, a favourite of mine from the Beatles 🎸🎹🥁🎸💖☮️. TAKE THAT ROLLING STONE magazine Prince showed the world how good he was while paying tribute to George & making his guitar weep ❤️🔥
I know people, because I am one, who watched this multiple times a day for months when it was new. Seems we were all good ambassadors because we all horse-collared other people with “Hey, watch this, it is UFB! and it spread like fire.
Thank you for doing this one, Steven. It was fun to see you enjoy it!
Thanks for watching Tony and I hope all is well with you! 😁
Thanks to all that is good we have these moments on film. Each one of them were part of my growing up. Music is medicine to me.
On a stage full of legends, Prince shown like no other. Dani looks just like his dad it is eerie. We've lost so many on that stage now. Jeff Lynn seems to not age though....
YOU LOVE THIS OLDIE STEVE- Ricky Valance - Tell Laura I Love Her (1960
One of my favorites!
Speaking of "weeping"!
You REALLY need to check out The Jeff Healey Band's cover of this! It's amazing!
Prince was inducted that night also💜. What a great reaction. All I could do was smile😊
I can’t remember why but there was a reason why Prince came out like he did.
They didn’t know if he was going to be there. He was also pissed that he didn’t make it to the list of 100 greatest guitarists.
This was the night that Prince got possessed by the ghost of Jimi Hendrix!!!
When I was maybe 18 yrs old I went to see Steve Winwood & just LOVED him!! Ofcourse the rest of the band, Prince Tom Petty & Jeff Lynne!! Just an amazing band!!! So iconic. 💝💝💝💝💝
That’s what happens when you leave Prince off of the one of the greatest guitar players ever
Bad Mistake!! 🤣🔥
6:50 I love the look of excietement on Dhani's face when he knows Prince is about to come in and just shred. And then that smile from ear to ear at 8:11.
Look at the reactions of all the other artists faces when prince takes over they're surprised and enlightened
Legend says his guitar never landed
Definitely have to check out some Steve Winwood. Roll With It, Higher Love, and Gimme Some Lovin’ (when he was still a teenager with The Spencer Davis Group) are great places to start.
There are so many story's behind this event. You should look it up.
From Prince not showing up at rehearsal and other legends saying don`t worry he will do fine. Prince wanting to show of do to being left of a Rolling Stone top 100 guitarists.
The reason the 2 official videos of this performance have a combined 164 million views is because of Prince's solo. It's become legendary & without Prince the video would've gotten a respectable few million, because the other legends on it are being legendary & amazing, but Prince lifted it up. There's a NYT article about the behind the scenes with stories from those who were there. It was written after Prince passed. Tom Petty said he could feel something special was happening very quickly, so he kept letting Prince continue. Prince didn't all out rehearse, he just said he'd be ready for showtime, so none of them knew what he was going to do. It blew all the legends' minds, too.
I’m pretty sure that was his bodyguard who was there to catch him, as well as his guitar at the end of his performance.✨
Some think this solo is his way of showing his abilities after he was left off the Rolling Stone list of best guitar players.
The other band members are from Tom Petty's back up band "the Heartbreakers" and that is why they sound so tight!!! An amazing cover of this song!!! Prince is so under recognized as a guitar God!! He made that guitar not weep but SCREAM OUT" in deep emotional pain!! One of the great guitar solos ever!!!! On a side note both Prince and Tom Petty passed away because of a drug combination when they were sick and trying to make themselves feel better. So sad😭😭. To loose 2 of music's great performers!!!
Prince had walked away from "Guitar God" curse but still had his pride. He was building other bands etc.. Took time off and this was his come back.
Adding another layer to this story. Prince had never heard the song before rehearsals. The first guitarist felt he should do the last solo over Prince…. So that’s why Prince is chilling in the background… and then said I’ll show them all😂😂😂
"my man Prince...he came on stage like he had a debt to settle with someone." he did. Rolling Stone pissed him off by leaving him off their most recent (2004) list of the greatest guartists of all time. He legit did this set and solo because he was pissed off and wanted to prove a point. lol
Prince comes in and with the first note bend you can hear that something different is about to happen.
It’s crazy that it seems like it took taking Prince out of his music for people to finally see what a skilled guitar player he was. From early songs like Bambi to later grooves like Plectrumelectrum, he constantly showed his skills and somehow people slept on it.
Incredible performance. You don’t have to guess if it’s Dhani, he looks just like him-lol. Prince absolutely tore it up because one he was a great musician even though I was never into his music that much. Second, he felt he had to prove his ability to stick it to the naysayers. There are still so many ELO and Traveling Wilbury songs to get to. Prince’s guitar is still floating up in the air.
Great reaction to a masterpiece. Prince blew my mind here, and Petty's vocals were on point.
Steve Winwood "HIgher Love" another child prodigy started at young age on the organ-----Yes that is Dani---George's son---Jeff Lynn from ELO, Tom Petty and then Prince and a shout out to those i cannot remember their names!!!!
A great line up and the purple genius, who made they guitar weep.
Prince prince was looking over at Tom several times to ask “permission” to keep going like that
Steve Winwood on keyboards
Oh yes!!!! The great Steve Winwood❤
I love that you’re doing some of these performances Corey did previously. His reaction to this performance is what brought my attention to your channel. Another great Prince performance I’d love to see you react to is It’s Gonna Be a Beautiful Night. Corey was blown away by that one, and I think you’d love it because Prince hops on drums. Please keep the Prince reactions coming 💜💜💜
Ooohhhh!! I might have to add that one in to the rotation! Thanks so much! 💜
@@setonhillstudios The dancer & back up singer, Cat Glover, in the performance sadly passed away a couple of weeks ago. Here’s the link just in case… ua-cam.com/video/eWESS-xjhTs/v-deo.htmlsi=MxM02vGg24fjA4FY
here's the list of the performers on stage....
Prince: Lead guitar and vocals
Tom Petty: Rhythm guitar and vocals
Scott Thurston: bass
Jeff Lynne: Rhythm guitar and backing vocals
Dhani Harrison: Rhythm guitar and backing vocals (George Harrison's son)
Steve Winwood: Keyboards and backing vocals
Billy Preston: Keyboards and backing vocals
Steve Ferrone: Drums
Jim Capaldi: Tambourine and backing vocals
The first lead guitarist is Marc Mann.
really funny description, dude. "like somebody owed him money" and, left "like he had somewhere else to be asap..." hahaha
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He did the rocking roll hall a fame left him off the list of in ofvthe greatest guitarist.❤
Story has it that Primce didn't rehearse with the rest of the guys the day before. Prince said he would just come in at the end. That's exactly what he did while giving the middle finger to Rolling Stone Magazine 😂 🤘🎸
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Dhani is George's son; he's the spitting image of George. Mostly he was laughing at Prince's antics, I think. Steve Winwood is known for his keyboard skills, I think he had a blue sports coat on while he was playing. He was a child prodigy and was with The Spencer Davis Group at 15. As for Prince, someone said he was ticked that he didn't make a list of great guitar players so this was to show them what they missed. Great reaction!
Appreciate the info and thanks for watching! 😁
❤❤❤😂 also watch Billy Preston the same night play my Sweet Lord❤❤❤❤
Legends.
George Harrison's son is on Petty's left. He looks identical to his father. ❤
Steve Winwood on keys.
❤❤❤ you guessed everybody right Steve Wynwood songs like Valerie like roll with it, baby like fire love check them out❤❤❤❤❤
Prince tossed the guitar behind him.
O, he tossed it to of his guy in the front rows of the audience. Other views of this show displays this cleanly
Check out how many views this video has and they're 99% here for the Prince guitar solo.
Shewee!! That is definitely saying something for sure! 😁
@@setonhillstudios I would say this is now considered the best guitar solo ever caught on film. Mark Knopfler in Sultans of Swing Alchemy live is the competition.
@@TristanandIsolt What about Hendrix, SRV, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, etc?
@@MsAppassionata All great guitarists, but for best single performance caught of film I stand by Prince While My Guitar Gently Weeps at the Rock and Roll HoF and Knopfler Sultans of Swing Alchemy live. Lots of people will have lots of opinions on this, but those two get the most accolades.
Your analysis and reaction videos are the Best !
Thanks so much! 😁
Love this so much. Prince is having the time of his life! And he didn’t know he’d be playing until that day when they asked him to join and do the middle solo. Then 30 mins before they go onstage, they guy doing the ending sold (I don’t know his name) said why don’t Prince and I swap and he do the ending solo, since he was also inducted that year. So they asked him if he could do the ending, and he said “I got this”. He did all of that on the spot. Totally improvised and still made it feel like it was written for that song. Fucking genius. This was also a middle finger to Rolling Stone Magazine. When they came out that year with the 100 greatest guitarists ever list, Prince wasn’t on it. I believe their next list he was #47. 💜💜💜
I’ve often wondered why Billy Preston is never mentioned. He’s playing keyboards. He is another genius. Collaborated with the Beatles a few times I believe.
Make sure to check out Jeff Healey’s performance of this song.
He DID have a dept to settle actually.. Prince was pissed he didn’t make the Rolling Stone ( maybe it was Billboards ) top 100 guitarists all time list . Every guy in this stage was in that list ( except Dhani H) Prince told them he JUST wanted the last solo to end the song . He didn’t even rehearse with them . And THaTS what happened !! bTW.. He tossed the guitar behind him to his personal Guitar tech . NOT to the crowd .
I would very strongly recommend and suggest you watch The Concert for George, it’s a real gem. Get yourself a JD or something and enjoy. Real talent and friendship together.
Saw Prince a few years ago on his Musicology tour. Great show and sometime mid performance he dissed rap and said, "We play instruments in this band."
Hey bud! Yeeep, will slam on the brakes every time for this one. It's one of those pieces that, every time you see it, it's like the first time. Prince was transcendent. I watch it over and over just so I can see the looks on everybody else's face. So, delighted to watch you watch this. HOF indeed. I'm just a JV musician, but it always amazes me that this song, rather spare on record, would have room for so many musicians, and everybody is perfect just where they are. And then Prince comes in and cuts everybody off at the knees. Don't sweat the Winwood bit. He was in Traffic before he went solo and bored me into a coma in the 70s. If you heard "Steve Winwood coming up!" on the radio, you changed the station or risked falling asleep at the wheel. Haven't heard much from him in the last 40 years, but to paraphrase Eddie Murphy, I'm a headbanger, so I guess I wouldn't know. Maybe I was just too young to appreciate him. And if you like the "lots of stars on stage" ethos, might I suggest absolutely anything from Satriani's G3 concerts? There were a bunch of them and legends all around. I know you're the drummer, but you appreciate genius no matter where they're standing. Your comment Speaking of ghosts, if Prince and Hendrix weren't alive at the same time, a reincarnation case could be made. What flash. DId you ever see the Hear 'n' Aid video? David St. Hubbins of Spinal Tap saw Yngwie and said "You might as well make your guitar a coffee table, you can't play it like that." It was a great time watching this with you! Love your channel!
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Iconic performance…Wow what talent on that stage. Prince is mind-blowing. Check out Winwood from the band, Traffic…”Dear Mr. Fantasy” is a great song from them.
Winwood has so many, Can’t Find My Way Home when he was with Blind Faith (Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker) is one of my all time favorites. Believe he was only 17 at that time.
@@loridyndorcurtiss Me too, his voice always got to me!
Steve Winwood definitely has a unique voice. He peaked at a time when there was just too many other great artists out there. if he had come into that peak a little bit sooner or later, he would not be so overlooked today.
This is one of those performances that will go down in history as an all-time great. And with Prince and Tom both gone now too, it's even more special. And oh my gosh, if you get a chance, check out a side by side of George and Dhani Harrison. They look so much alike it's stunning.
You have to find the video of Geddy Lee playing with YES
The best way to describe Prince was as an alpha artist.
He wins battle of the bands every time.
Even at the Saturday Night Live star studded 40th Anniversary after party that featured artists as big as Paul McCartney, you know who was saved for last and closed the show with nothing but A List celebrities and music artists dancing and singing in awe of His Purple Majesty.
Prince was the single greatest artist in terms of overall talent in the entire rock and roll era and whether you like him or not that’s a fact cause you can easily compare his live performances against anyone.
He had the elite talents and charisma of James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, Little Richard, Sly Stone, George Clinton, Carlos Santana, Stevie Wonder, Miles Davis, Mozart, Smokey Robinson, Duke Ellington and Charlie Chaplin all in one person.
It seems unfair to have all that talent but he also worked harder than anyone.
As for this performance, it was a shady way to send a message to Rolling Stone and other pseudo gatekeeping journalists who left him off the greatest guitarist of all time list, that he could not be denied.
They reacted and revised the list after to include him in the top 35 and after his death and all the live videos resurfaced online, he was moved up even further in their updated list.
One imagines with the actual a GenX audience finally running his narrative, his actual core audience who was there with him in real time, I imagine he will continue to move up the list.
Not that it matters but it mattered to him that night.
Tough business being a black rock star.
Nobody tougher, smoother and cooler than Prince.
Everyone on that stage knew it too.
He also opened that year’s ceremony and was its main recipient.
His set was outrageous as usual.
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I would also recommend some of the songs from the George Harrison tribute concert, "A concert for George". There are even more stars involved in that one. Billy Preston, Ringo Star, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, and more.
Steve winwood is on the organ
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How about an All-Star cast of Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roger McGuinn, Bob Dylan, Tracy Chapman, Melissa Etheridge, and many others at the 30th anniversary concert for Bob Dylan's "My Back Pages" release?
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