Absolutely tragic that a performance like that is only being heard in a pub. Belongs on stage, in a stadium, under a single purple spotlight, wind blowing, rain tipping down. Prince looking down from far above, nodding in approval...
@@dimitrispapadopoulos9245 The public in Essex and Suffolk as a generalisation tend to prefer going to see covers bands, the audience is older, though there are plenty of originals bands as well. 🤘
@@donanders2110 honestly! People in the home counties love going out and "remembering the music from their youth" lol! Musicians need to make a living, they're employed by the pubs and clubs to bring in the audience who will buy their beer... Everyone wins. My son is in four bands, three are covers. Xx
I'm a die hard Prince fan. I find that every cover of Purple Rain falls short on the guitar solo. Not you. Amazing. You captured the emotion of Prince whilst still shredding. Excellent talent.
I am with you on this one. I've loved Prince for the past 38 years, he is my one and only artist and I'd say he got something here on the guitar for sure.
Haha - yes, Steve was my son's music teacher for about 5 years - he is an amazing guitarist! - check out Mr Spankey and the Hipthrusters, that guitarist is a God! - and Beautiful Dangerous - my son is the bass player! xx
Pourquoi si court !😢 c’est tellement exceptionnel ! Insane gars ! Du très haut niveau 👍👍👍 bluffant! Je t’es écouté au moins 50 fois ! Prince est en toi mec !
Absolutely incredible and hitting to the soul with the most intense, visceral rendition of the classic by Prince. Truly amazing guitar work. Life is better after hearing this!
Ohhh what a gold gem we have here, Steve Forward 12 years ago!!! I just found it, also thank you for the post @Paulaski :) He is nowadays also live on Twitch almost every day and is ABSOLUTELY amazing, a freaking Legend! If anyone wants to check him there.
I've watched this a few times, and probably commented before, but this never fails to bring a massive smile to me. The solo is absolutely face-melting, just mad skills. Beautiful work on the whole track...Legend!!
I was really enjoying it all and thought yeh pretty good, and then we got to the solo, and then he went and blew the bloody doors off! Cracking job, as SamirG said below, a UA-cam gem.
I first saw this on Facebook many years ago. Whenever a pub/club band play Purple Rain I'm always excited and always make sure I listen to it cos it's so hard to pull off, and this is the best I've ever heard
WOW i keep coming back to listen ti this brilliant rendition, never ever have i heard this played with such feeling. brings tears to my eyes , well done xx
Bloody hell, I did not expect that solo, seriously🤯 absolutely brilliant job, sorry to say i was waiting for it to fail, my apologies, but most players, if they cant go note for note just simply screw it up but you nailed it 👏🏼
My god man,ive got to say who ever was there did not deserve that performamce you jist gave on that guitar solo..YOU FELT THAT SHIT AND YOUR SOUL FLOWED INTO THE MUSIC,man ive seen vanhalen live...ive seen joe satriani,and many other great guitar players,but you just gave the absoloute best ive ever seen wth that one man..ive played for 40 years man and cant come close to your skills man...thank you very much for giving us a chunk of ur soul!!!!!going to watch again and share to facebook.
I saw Prince do an extremely long and amazing Purple Rain at Way Out West in Gothenburg, but this was amazing too. What a solo performance! Far out, man! And good feeling for the rest of the song also.
Comme on dit en français t’es habité man ! Je pense que Prince te voit et que ta version est juste incroyable !🙏🙏👍👍👍 quelle émotion! Chapeau bas l’artiste 😢! Insane ! 👍👍👍
Damn dude that fkn guitar!! Spectacular!!!
Absolutely tragic that a performance like that is only being heard in a pub. Belongs on stage, in a stadium, under a single purple spotlight, wind blowing, rain tipping down. Prince looking down from far above, nodding in approval...
There is some fantastic talent in London and Essex on the pubs/clubs circuit xx
A cover in stadiums? Well, u have to do a lot lot lot more than a good cover for that. We are full of covers.
@@dimitrispapadopoulos9245 The public in Essex and Suffolk as a generalisation tend to prefer going to see covers bands, the audience is older, though there are plenty of originals bands as well. 🤘
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@@donanders2110 honestly! People in the home counties love going out and "remembering the music from their youth" lol! Musicians need to make a living, they're employed by the pubs and clubs to bring in the audience who will buy their beer... Everyone wins.
My son is in four bands, three are covers. Xx
OMFG. I am a massive Prince fan and I am rarely impressed with Prince covers. This was amazing. The guitar solo blew me away. Wow.
That solo was AMAZING!!!! 🙌🏾
It really is! X
Amazing playing
He may not of been physically playing at Wembley stadium but in spirit, heart and soul he bloody well was. Nice one!
I think Prince took over his guitar.....
I'm a die hard Prince fan. I find that every cover of Purple Rain falls short on the guitar solo. Not you. Amazing. You captured the emotion of Prince whilst still shredding. Excellent talent.
Thank you 😘
I am with you on this one. I've loved Prince for the past 38 years, he is my one and only artist and I'd say he got something here on the guitar for sure.
P would be impressed. He clearly gets the song. As so many just don't
THAT SOLO KICKED MAJOR FREAKING ASS MAN!
Yes, he’s pretty cool, still performing too xx
Man that solo deserves a big respect!
It’s phenomenal xx
This is one of those UA-cam gems that needs so much love admiration and respect. Hope the man is still doing this.
www.twitch.tv/steveforward - very much so!
He still plays the Essex pubs circuit x
He's still doing it seen him loads of times
He has his own UA-cam channel
Beautiful...just love it ❤❤
It’s fab just watching him!
They don't show this on the video but after this song, the guitar went out and had a smoke.
Haha - yes, Steve was my son's music teacher for about 5 years - he is an amazing guitarist! - check out Mr Spankey and the Hipthrusters, that guitarist is a God! - and Beautiful Dangerous - my son is the bass player! xx
thanks algorithm thanks steve forward❤
He's fab isn't he? Check out the Beautiful Dangerous too xx
Ive watched this at least 100 times...chills
Goosebumps when he kicked into that solo... incredible.
Pourquoi si court !😢 c’est tellement exceptionnel ! Insane gars ! Du très haut niveau 👍👍👍 bluffant! Je t’es écouté au moins 50 fois ! Prince est en toi mec !
There are just SO many wonderfully talented people out there.
Yes, in Essex especially! X
Absolutely incredible and hitting to the soul with the most intense, visceral rendition of the classic by Prince. Truly amazing guitar work. Life is better after hearing this!
Thank you 😊
just found this and i got chills all over
Very talented guitarist xx
Damn that is one of the best covers of Purple Rain I have ever heard.
Ohhh what a gold gem we have here, Steve Forward 12 years ago!!! I just found it, also thank you for the post @Paulaski :)
He is nowadays also live on Twitch almost every day and is ABSOLUTELY amazing, a freaking Legend! If anyone wants to check him there.
He still plays gigs as far as I know all around north Essex. Xx
one of the better interpretations on the net of purple rain. kudos.😄😄😄
Why am I not allowed to put 1000 likes?????
If Steve Vai played Purple Rain. Incredible playing.
Beautiful work man ❤ much respect
He’s still playing! He was my son’s guitar teacher. X
This is absolutely ethereal. Thank you
Just now seeing this and EPIC SOLO!
Ride that lightening!!!
Jesus wept that was amazing!!!
I've watched this a few times, and probably commented before, but this never fails to bring a massive smile to me. The solo is absolutely face-melting, just mad skills. Beautiful work on the whole track...Legend!!
He is local to where I live and have seen him loads of times, he's bloody amazing
Damn............. I think Prince would even be going.... WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whenever i miss the song i go watch jack thammarat and then always end up here. Its the epitome
Wow. It continues to amaze me that pure talent can come from the strangest places!
Keep rocking Steve!!
This actually made me cry- it’s the authenticity of the emotion which brings the lyrics to life and meaning.
Yes, he’s a fab musician xx
This is absolutely one of the best versions I’ve seen that captures the vibe of the original. 👏🏻 👏🏻 ❤
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I was really enjoying it all and thought yeh pretty good, and then we got to the solo, and then he went and blew the bloody doors off! Cracking job, as SamirG said below, a UA-cam gem.
He’s just fab! He was my son’s guitar teacher. Both he and my son Alex are now both professional musicians xx
I first saw this on Facebook many years ago. Whenever a pub/club band play Purple Rain I'm always excited and always make sure I listen to it cos it's so hard to pull off, and this is the best I've ever heard
Lovely bro u nailed it..
Absolutely fantastic 😻
Prince couldn't perform is song as good as Steve did here im telling ya folks!
Steady on...
WOW i keep coming back to listen ti this brilliant rendition, never ever have i heard this played with such feeling. brings tears to my eyes , well done xx
10 years to the night, and this is still one of the best things on YT. Keep rocking Steve 👌🎸
www.twitch.tv/steveforward - very much so!
Beautiful!!! great Voice and solos
Thank you, Steve still performs xx
Ow holy god, that was spectacular!
I just came......
Prince is smile in the heaven!!!
Amazing performance🎸🎸🎸🎸
till the day i die, this is the best version of purple rain ever, thank you x
Amazing cover, what a guitarist, well done that guy 🎸🎶👌👍
OMG ! This guitar was mesmerising... please give us more ❤
He’s amazing!
Bloody hell, I did not expect that solo, seriously🤯 absolutely brilliant job, sorry to say i was waiting for it to fail, my apologies, but most players, if they cant go note for note just simply screw it up but you nailed it 👏🏼
The London and Essex Pubs and clubs circuit is full of this type of raw talent. Xx
My god man,ive got to say who ever was there did not deserve that performamce you jist gave on that guitar solo..YOU FELT THAT SHIT AND YOUR SOUL FLOWED INTO THE MUSIC,man ive seen vanhalen live...ive seen joe satriani,and many other great guitar players,but you just gave the absoloute best ive ever seen wth that one man..ive played for 40 years man and cant come close to your skills man...thank you very much for giving us a chunk of ur soul!!!!!going to watch again and share to facebook.
you just melted my face!!!!
Wow ❤
We are so lucky that Steve taught my son to play guitar and bass and is now also a professional musician xx
Various people have covered this song, but I think it's the best video among them!
I saw Prince do an extremely long and amazing Purple Rain at Way Out West in Gothenburg, but this was amazing too. What a solo performance! Far out, man! And good feeling for the rest of the song also.
It’s so cool 😎
Freakin FANTASTIC!
Unreal.. Amazing performance!
Congratulations on the guitar solo, you have made my hair stand on end 💜💜💜
Nice man dig it
WoW, this guy made my day, awesome !
He's still a musician in Essex UK xx
your solo made me cry fr
How nice !!!
Very, very beautiful solo !!!
Great job !!!
Dude. Props.
He’s fab xx
Wow what a vibe that would have been in that pub, absolutely smashed it 🔥😮😊
Bro you can come play and sing for me and my wife any time!!! Love it!!!
Soooo frikkin good!!! Love it !!! Steve is ace
Prince would love this 💜
Woahhhh this so perfect,I really want u to play this song again ❤❤❤
WOW!!!!!
For sure this is my favorite Purple Rain guitar solo. Nice tones all the way through.
Yes, he’s fab xx
When you play this on guitar you can't help but dance along to it...
I know.... it’s such a fab song xx
i like it yep gotta give it up to you great job
Thank you, this is my son and his guitar teacher. They both play professionally now. X
Best Purple Rain cover ever!!! One man band. :)
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Watched this a couple of years ago and now again tonight - best solo of Purple Rain I've ever heard - this should have millions of views.
Great song and fantastic vocals, guitar player !
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Thank you, it's my son's music teacher. Xx
Glenn Tipton confidence and emotion to go along with Steve Via skill level. It’s perfect. It’s legendary
World class solo!
Comme on dit en français t’es habité man ! Je pense que Prince te voit et que ta version est juste incroyable !🙏🙏👍👍👍 quelle émotion! Chapeau bas l’artiste 😢! Insane ! 👍👍👍
He is In Essex just 30 miles east of London! Come and visit, we have fantastic bands here! 💋
This is fantastic, so glad I stumbled across it
AWESOME
Incredible!
The great man would be so proud of you....
holy fuck that guitar solo
Steve, dang such good tone, brought me to tears. Love you on Twitch too!
GREAT GREAT GREAT AWESOM
Awesome
Wow! What a wonderful performance. Deeply touched by the way you play from the heart.
phenomenal playing
He has a Jem DNA better be amazing! Excellent playing and taste!
Incroyable virtuose, c'est magnifique !
He’s fab isn’t he!
It looks like you feel right at home shredding that guitar! Keep on rocking, Steve!
fiquei hipnotizado pela sua performance !!
Thank you! He was my son’s guitar teacher.
Wow Amazing🥹Song Amazing guitar
He is still performing!
Beautiful.
That solo brother, fan fucking tastic.
Excellent solo
You are the best! Like BONJOVI
Awesome!!!!!
Thank you! This guy was my son’s music teacher, he still plays the pub circuit in Essex, U.K. xx
Jesus Steve!
Thanks for your great performance ! Greetings from Austria/Vienna , Herbert
incredible......😶.......herd loud and clear in land o' lakes , Wisconsin. USA. wow ,dude.great nite. A PLUS.