GUITAR SOLO REACTIONS ~ PRINCE ~ While my Guitar Gently Weeps.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Prince looks over at Petty and gets “permission “ to continue soloing…you see him look over and Tom gives the nod

[@Tarantulisimo]

i love when prince looks over to see if he should still keep going

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Same here, great moment.

[@wckdaintgood]

They said Prince didn’t even show up to the practice sessions before they went on stage he just showed up and played. What a legend

[@Tarantulisimo]

Mostly true....Prince did practice the 12-15 minute set he did earlier in the show with his full band, but for this final jam session, he just showed up for a quick run-through/dress rehearsal to determine the pacing of the group. He definitely didn't rehearse the solo

[@francescobattisti9926]

the leggend says he only told Danie "I will try to put a smile on your face". That was potentially a very sad night for him. He played for Danie. He was an asshole. A gourgeous one.

[@wandamanning9198]

I'm glad this video came out. It introduced more people to how brilliant he really was.

[@samb123078]

Tom Petty and Prince were close friends so he didn’t feel upstaged at all. Prince muted his guitar for about 5 bars after he was pushed back onto stage and gave Petty a look like “want me to keep going?” And you can see Petty nod enthusiastically.

[@QuatMan]

I love your unintentional stank face when Prince joins in😂❤ That says it ALL🔥

[@Purp7eMu2ic]

Where a lot of peoples journey began , who never really knew about prince’s guitar playing. #virtuoso

[@nelsonh8330]

This performance is today iconic because of him and only him. Like you I'm not a fan of the original song but like you I was pleasantly surprised when I saw it the first time. Decent cover with talented musicians on stage. But that you like Prince or not, it's impossible not to recognize that from the moment he appears, he takes it to another level. And before he appears, the audience is just politely seated but then, everybody is up. I'm not a musician but I'm pretty sure there is out there on youtube tons of guitar player performances with killer skills and insane technique better than what he did here. But man, he knew how to hypnotize an audience like no one else.

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

I agree on all your points here, thanks for watching.

[@Grainraiser]

There is a interview with the sound engineer that explains the back ground of this performance. He said many people thought Prince was showboating but they to cut the end of the performance and people would feel differently about him if they knew the complete back story. Either way he introduced himself to those who thought he was just a pop star. I have been a fan since 1979 so I already knew. Seeing him live is the only way to know how great he was. If you notice all of the videos regarding him was released after his death. He did not believe in providing anything for free when in hindsight shielded him from a bunch of potential fans.

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

One thing that he shared with very few other artist is control of his art. I always loved that he had vision, there is no record exec that can do that. It is sad he is gone, and thats what it took for so many to discover him. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@Ed7501]

The look he gave Danny Harrison after he leaned back off the stage was priceless. It's as if to say "Yeah. I totally did that."

[@popculturista]

The Harrisons should actually be thankful. So much was made of Prince's solo that later the Harrison estate became critical of Prince for stealing the spotlight from George's moment. Even Dhani, who seemed so enthused during the concert, later came out in an interview that I read and he was also critical of Prince's playing in his dad's song. However if Prince hadn't been there doing that show stopper of a performance, we wouldn't be talking about George Harrison's song or his induction in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Younger people who don't even know the Beatles now know this George Harrison song. Prince gave probably eternal longevity to a song that would have been forgotten by many. I am a Beatles fan and I am a prince, btw.

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

I waited awhile to do this video, I'm not huge of the song. I had so many requests to the video that I finally caved. I agree that this Prince version gave the song a new life. An incredible performance by Prince and although i can see how it may have come off as disrespectful, George and Prince are gone and this performance stands for ever.

[@shawnbrisbon9304]

It was very interesting to get your take on this, which I share. Like you I look for hidden gyms among artists. I often think their best songs/guitar work is found on recordings that aren’t there biggest hits. Prince is wonderful but I’ve found my favorite guitar work from him is from that Montreaux Jazz sho where most of the songs aren’t his hits. I’m really enjoying your channel.

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Shawn, I couldn't agree more on the Montreaux show, but even the the hits get reframed . There's where the magic is for me and my love of his guitar work. thank you for watching and commenting.

[@shawnbrisbon9304]

@@GuitarSoloReactions I’m just glad I came across your channel. Yes the live performances of the hits w can now find on KZbin are blowing people away. The way he goes after it live is breathtaking.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Dude who played the first solo had an INCREDIBLE tone

[@endorphinzz]

You should try reacting to Prince and 3RDEYEGIRL "Chaos & Disorder" live. As for the backstories: immediately after the performance Dhani Harrison said he wanted to give Prince a hug after his solo. As for the others, the story told by those on stage and the show producer is: Prince showed up to rehearse the song and perform his solo, but the first soloist kept taking all the solos and Prince couldn't rehearse his. The producer took Petty aside and told him to get the other guitarist in line because they were lucky to have Prince even show up for rehearsals. Prince told the producer not to worry about it, he would just take the last solo, and then left. So when the performance started literally nobody on stage knew what prince was going to do. Petty said that the more Prince played, the more he realized something special was occurring so he kept giving Prince the go-ahead to keep soloing--you can see Prince looking over at Petty throughout the song to see if they were wrapping up, as well as you can see the other performers up front constantly looking at Prince performing, all with smiles on their faces...especially the first soloist. Apparently Petty and Prince became friends afterwards (no idea if they were friends beforehand, but Prince did say that getting the opportunity to play with Petty was one reason he agreed to perform on the song). Here's one Petty quote: "You see me nodding at him, to say, ‘Go on, go on.’ I remember I leaned out at him at one point and gave him a ‘This is going great!’ kind of look. He just burned it up. You could feel the electricity of ‘something really big’s going down here.'”

[@Martvandelay]

Prince: Total legend. The word genius is overused, but it’s totally apt when it comes 2 the Purple Yoda from Minnesota 💜💜💜

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Agree on every point in your comment.

[@jamesbowyer8419]

Hey Brian, you have to take a look at Prince doing 'Play that Funky Music/Hollywood Swinging/Fantastic Voyage, the Purple One plays Guitar and Bass and blows it out the park! FUNKY! Inglewood 2011.

[@rmacdougallaliasdogviticus]

I'd love to know for sure but I'd suspect Prince left the building and headed to a party after walking off the stage and proving his point.

[@michellekeefe2419]

Probably called a couple friends to come over and play basketball. And eat pancakes after. Game. Blouses.

[@Tarantulisimo]

Tom Petty (The Heartbreakers, The Traveling Wilburys) - lead vocals, guitar Jeff Lynne (ELO, The Traveling Wilburys) - co-lead vocals, guitar Steve Winwood (Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith) - organ Dhani Harrison - guitar, backing vocals Jeff Young (Jackson Browne) - piano Marc Mann (ELO, Oingo Boingo) - lead guitar Scott Thurston (The Motels, The Heartbreakers) - bass Steve Ferrone (AWB, Duran Duran, The Heartbreakers) - drums Jim Capaldi (Traffic) - persussion, tambourine Prince - soul, swagger, heat, sexiness George Harrison - spiritual guidance Eric Clapton - blues inspiration Jimi Hendrix - cosmic influence

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Thank you.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Rolling Stone snubbed him on their greatest guitarists ever list, so he had vendetta

[@trondsteensns8670]

If you ask guitarists, I believe the consensus is that he is *not* one of the 100 greatest guitarists, so it was correct not to have him on that list. From what I have read, the fact that he is a multi-instrumentalist apparently detracts his ability to take his technical playing skills to the max as opposed to what a dedicated guitarist can do. I love Prince, but I can see their point. However, that does not take anything away from the man, his showmanship and musicality combined with his guitar playing skills puts him high on a much more coveted list: 100 greatest *musicians* ever lived.

[@charlesstrong3866]

@@trondsteensns8670 Consensus doesn't validate the stance. Plus the implication that Prince was not a dedicated guitarist is so misinformed and I can only see that opinion being held by those who clearly are not or were ever fans of his. Those that know, love and appreciate him as an artist know the brilliant guitarist he was. My belief is that his choice in musical genres career wise is what detracted from the masses knowing him because let's face it, the readers and music genre Rolling Stone caters to doesn't include a significantly broad selection of music or fans. What I do know is that his colleagues, all legends in their own right all fanboy when talking about him. Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Foo Fighters fame and a legend in his own right, spoke of Prince and his brief time of getting to rock out with him as if he'd gotten a chance to play with a musical deity on guitar. Dave was totally fanboying about how the 10 minutes he played drums while Prince played the guitar in their session was other worldly.

[@deborahgardner7862]

Prince is a showman, if they didn’t want him to be himself they shouldn’t have invited him, Prince is the music, his guitar and other instruments are just to express who he is, they are extensions of his essence.

[@trondsteensns8670]

One of my biggest regrets in life is that I never got around to see Pink Floyd live. Fortunately, I had the wisdom to go and watch Prince in concert. In retrospect one of my most amazing musical experiences in my entire life.

[@jamesfriday9054]

It is said that he listened to the rehearsal but didn’t play and some band members were not happy…but Tom Petty loved it!

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Thanks james.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Nice guitars back there dude…Jazzmaster looks sick

[@WorldwideWyatt]

Prince and George Harrison were both being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that night. It was very fitting for Prince to perform on this. Sad that George, Prince, and Tom are all gone now. 😢

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

A huge loss on all fronts.

[@robinbeerman4726]

Prince gives a big f u to rolling stones for leaving him out of one of the best guitarists.

[@aleg2716]

The lead guitar is played by Marc Mann (ELO, Oingo Bongo). And the drummer is Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty, Average White Band, Harrison, Clapton, etc...)

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

And Prince played that shit on a $500 Telecaster knock off

[@kprice3564]

Saw your video first time today. The back story is; the guitar player you said you didn’t recognize stole Prince’s first solo. Prince allowed him to play it.

[@Cormac-jd2kx]

No. They arranged Marc would do the first one and P would do the final solo.

[@IrresistibleWitch]

There is an interview with Tom Petty about that performance and he loved it.

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

That’s what I would hope. Thanks for watching.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Dhani Harrison said it was a “bit much” but still loved it

[@thesolitaryadventurer]

I've always said that it is a lovely song but the performance is a straight cover and somewhat lifeless... Until our guy steps up and breathes life into it. Fantastic solo given all the circumstances. The thoughts of Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne and Dhani Harrison are on the record. Sadly not as complimentary as they should be. But then he did show everyone on that stage what a truly all-encompassing talent he was and how past their primes they perhaps were.

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Prince Definitely brings his powers to bear and raises the energy on that stage. Not a fan of the song and most of the musicians on stage, hence why I waited so long to do this song. I'm glad I did. Thanks for commenting.

[@endorphinzz]

Tom Petty has been extraordinarily complimentary about Prince's solo...Dhani's comments immediately after the performance were as well.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Steve Ferrone from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on drums, legend….also most of the Heartbreakers are up there…didn’t see Mike Campbell or Benmont, but Scott Thurston is up there

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

I forgot about Steve Ferrone being in the band. He has been around.

[@deannakitchen5568]

Tom fing Petty……JC you live in a cave?!? Oh in case you don’t know Jeff Lynne, Dhanni Harrison and the immortal Prince! Two legends who won’t grace the stage much longer and die of the same damn thing 😡🥹

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

What are you talking about? Yes I know who Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne are, I live in more of a grass hut.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Tom Petty, perfect every single time

[@BrianKapellusch]

I wonder what happened to that guitar

[@darkghoulrecords]

He had it till he died, he used that guitar his whole career!

[@BrianKapellusch]

@@darkghoulrecords I thought maybe it was in orbit because we didn't see it land

[@darkghoulrecords]

@@BrianKapellusch 😄

[@yousexymf]

His bodyguard caught it and gave it to Oprah. After Prince's death she gave the guitar to his estate

[@michellekeefe2419]

He threw it up to the sky where it was waiting for him in 2016.

[@rebeccabesherse5162]

Looks like the guy from ELO, Jeff something

[@BrianKapellusch]

Jeff Lynne. I think he's the unsung hero on this version. His vocals are just so on point.

[@messiahmoose]

There is a director’s cut with better camera angles

[@giopen36]

Man love your stuff. I suggest you to react to Something live at Concert for George for George Harrison Death's anniversary, it's all an incredible live.

[@Tarantulisimo]

I'm a Prince fan, & at the time shen I first saw this live, I did kinda feel like Prince was showboating just a little -- But that's mainly because the prior segment leading into this jam session was so sad & downbeat, with a melancholy video tribute to George & somber speeches

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

I guess i would say why ask Prince and expect anything else but that kind of performance. I could see how it might seem slightly disrespectful, but considering Lou Reed inducted Frank Zappa, that tops the cake for disrespect with the R&R hall of fame.

[@chica4530]

@@GuitarSoloReactions Don't ask Prince to perform if you don't want Prince to perform. He NEVERED dial his performances in. Anyone who knew him as a performer and true musician knew what to expect. Prince was Music!

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

Agreed.

[@QuatMan]

He paid homage to Harrison's son with that lean back in front of him. This was a celebration and dedication to a great musician, not a high school recital😂

[@Kickinthescience]

React to React to 3RDEYEGIRL & Prince - She's Always In My Hair - Live Aarhus, Denmark Aug 7 2013 Complete

[@beyourself2444]

His guitar wasn't doing anything gently

[@whatdaro]

dude I want to watch you reac to the video, not you reacting to your text messages on your phone.

[@smh93]

I definitely think this performance is overrated in terms of Prince’s guitar playing. We’ve all seen Prince do much better guitar work on his own material. However, Prince’s music is so experimental that it isn’t as accessible to casual music listeners. So his skill on guitar may not be evident to most people until he elevates a song like this that is more standard in terms of genre. I’m so glad you started off reacting to more of the hidden gems because that’s definitely where Prince shines. As far as the backstory, Prince’s guitar tech, Takumi, said Prince showed up for rehearsal and played with the group just once. He did a watered-down solo that was about as long as the first guitar solo in the song. When leaving rehearsal, Prince told Takumi to turn his guitar up when he starts soloing because he wasn’t going to stop. Takumi said that after he caught Prince’s guitar, he handed it to Oprah, who was in the front row of the audience, so there’s alternate footage somewhere that makes it look like Oprah caught the guitar. There are several rumored stories that get repeated so often, they’ve become widely accepted as factual when they aren’t. I heard this directly from Takumi, so I consider his version the most accurate. 😅

[@smh93]

Oh, and there’s a radio interview with George’s son, Dhani, where he basically calls Prince out and describes the solo as “gratuitous.” He claimed he was smiling because he was watching for Tom’s reaction and expected him to think Prince was being pompous as well. From what I’ve heard, Tom enjoyed Prince’s performance and charisma, but don’t quote me on that because I don’t recall ever reading or hearing that from a reputable source. 😂

[@GuitarSoloReactions]

I hesitated on doing the song, mostly because I really don't like the song and most things where there is a bunch of stars that don't play guitar or award show "jams" usually are not good. I also don't think solo was great, it would been far more effective he stood still and built a solo that we have come to expect. I'm glad I waited as well. Thank you for watching and commenting.

[@Martvandelay]

Sure he has, but this became such a carreerdefining popculture moment, that it rises above and beyond almost anything else. It was just lightning in a bottle, and stands completely on its own.

[@galetinm]

​@@GuitarSoloReactionsIf you don't like this song, your musical taste is questionable at best, judging by your t-shirt it isn't even a question. I don't need to comment on how it suits you.

[@galetinm]

He didn't elevate the song. He elevated this performance of the song. A song doesn't need to be complicated to be great and this song is one of the greatest songs ever written. Most of the greatest songs are the most simple ones.