No they do a tribute every year but Prince was not at Concert for George. Eric Clapton Billy preston and so many more including Paul and Ringo...Fabulous concert! This one too!!
You know, I just was telling my husband that Prince got lost in all the strangeness in the 80s when music took a very serious divide. I always felt like Prince should have been born about 20 years earlier. He was a great guitarist who very few people will ever know even played the guitar. All they know about Prince is that he rode a purple motorcycle in a movie Purple Rain and that he changed his name to a symbol. That's it and it's a dang shame. Prince should have been a rock and roll legend...he was never truly appreciated.
The story is Prince asked Jeff and Dani if they wanted him to stay close to the original or go off. And he never asked permission for anything. They said go man go.
Unfortunately, Dhani talked some smack about Prince going ham. I was so disappointed. He looked like he was enjoying it but then he said something else entirely afterward.
@@patclark3024 If you haven't seen it, watch his live performance of Motherless Child. Might give you a sense of how good of a live show he put on - and he did it for YEARS just like that.
This is a tribute to the late George Harrison. His son Dhani playing the guitar in addition to the other superstars and Prince’s legendary solo. Did you notice at the end, Jamel? He threw his guitar up and you don’t see it land. More magic
I cannot think of a better performance as tribute to a great musician. Also, this was my come to Jesus moment in liking and respecting Prince, whom i hadn't given much thought to until i saw this.
Turns out he threw it to his guitar tech that he planted in the front row to catch it. The tech immediately handed it to Oprah beside him, who then gave it back.
Prince literally appeared, ripped one of the best live improv solos I've heard, nearly crowdsurfed, laughed at himself and made the others laugh on stage, and exited stage left after tossing his guitar into the heavens
Danni Harrison brought this group together to pay homage to his father. The people that wanted to play and/or sing lined up out the door. It is so amazing how many people absolutely loved George. He was amazing.
This is why Prince is a legend. he just can’t do a performance half assed. He showed the crowd how a star shines, made his guitar disappear into thin air & walked off like a boss.
I need to know where the guitar went!!! I've been rewatching this video for 2 years and still can't figure out where it went. I'm sure he had a guitar tech catch it, but from where?
The HUGE smile on Dhani Harrison's, aka George's twin, face right when Prince is about to step into the performance light to "speak" with George in Heaven, is "touching", heck, even Tom is being mesmerized by Prince....
There was a rumor for a while that Tom wasn't impressed with the 'showboating' Prince did, but judging by how much all of them were smiling and jamming out, I find that VERY hard to be true...
@@FloridaManRacer From what I've read, Petty was totally into what Prince was doing. It was Harrison's son, Dhani that talked to the media and stated that he thought that Prince went over the top, despite the grin on his face at the time of the event.
@@headstone2483 I doubt he really cared terribly much. And honestly, I can kinda see the point. It's honoring his dead father and here's a guy he never knew personally making it all about himself... I get that perspective. But I also think Prince's solo was REALLY good and sometimes people just get carried away with no ill intention...
@@FloridaManRacer yea, Prince was Prince, not only was he a great guitar player he was also a great performer. If you're gonna have Prince on the stage, you're gonna get Prince unfiltered What better way to honour someone than to honor them with the same performance you would have given them if they were sitting there live. That's my take on it..
Bonus not-so-fun fact: Since this "iconic" event, we have lost both Prince, and of course Tom Petty (leaving Jeff Lynne and Bob Dylan as the last surviving members of the Travelling Wilburys). Getting old sucks, because you watch all your heroes die.
The worst part is despite the poetry and music they've left behind, language changes & therefore meaning and interpretation can alter the essence of emotion behind the music. If you didn't hear Kenny Everett or see his TV show you can not appreciate the boundaries he shattered when it comes to comedy and characters done in the best possible taste.
Surrounded by his father's friends and contemporaries, that he most likely grew up with and loves, Dhani doesn't cracks a smile until Prince starts what does best. RIP Prince and Tom 😇😇
It's one of George Harrison's most beloved songs that he wrote, featured on The Beatles White Album (their famous double album). You need to hear the original.🌿🌿💚 And that was George's son Dhani next to Tom Petty. He looks so much like his father.💙
The original is one of the greatest songs ever. I have so much love for the White Album. Eric Clapton on the guitar. My dog is called Harrison, lol, after George of course.
It was the initial step towards what Harrison's 1970s music was...deep, introspective, religious, selfless. It would be at home with "All Things Must Pass" (album & song).
Bob Carroll prince was a fine musician, that said he wasn’t the end all be all on guitar he had been left off the rolling stone top 100 just before that show and he had a chip on his shoulder he should have made that list ,
John Tremmel I don’t disagree with anything you said. Prince certainly didn’t make many greatest guitarist lists-partly because he was so great at playing so many other instruments (with his voice getting most of the acclaim.)The multi-instrumentalism, composition, arrangement, production and lyrics contribute to my assessment of him being on another plane... but that still doesn’t quite explain it. His emotion is off the charts in almost every part in every song he ever did.
@@vaporman442 Rolling Stone put him in their greatest guitarist list the following year. People who don't appreciate Prince's talent and artistry probably don't connect with the emotion of Prince's work.
I loved how Prince looks at Tom before continuing his solo with the look like “can I hit this one more time?” It amazes me because Tom smiles and slightly bows to give Prince the floor while he shreds that guitar.
I've mentioned in several reaction videos, Eric's respect for Prince, and thank you, for pointing out Prince respect for Tom there. Of EVERYONE on that stage, and they are ALL musical legends, if anyone had the power to rein in Prince's.. well Prince-ness, it was Tom Petty, and Tom? Well he was like.. "ain't nobody here complaining, you go on gettin it." and during the whole thing, Prince was respecting everyone he was on stage with and even revering the song, and person, they were there to pay tribute to.
You might remember that Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty were with George Harrison in the Traveling Wlburys, and they did that tribute to Roy Orbison when George was still with us...
Prince played the guitar like he was sharing a part of his soul. He doesn’t get enough credit for being one of the greatest guitar players. He was flamboyant and oh so smooth.
Story has it that Prince came in that night pissed that Rolling Stone left him out of a list of the top guitar players of all time, told the HoF that he didn't need to rehearse, walked out on stage and improvised that entire solo as a "FU" to Rolling Stone. Not sure if it's true, but it's a great story! :-)
@@GM-lq4eu I really become a Prince fan after watching his super bowl performance while it was raining...I believe that was the best half time show I had ever seen.
It was totally Prince's world and we were just so grateful to have shared it with him! Such tremendous losses though in this group. George Harrison namely and of course Tom Petty and Prince
Anyone who is a fan of music knows Prince was NEVER underrated as a guitarist. Its pretty common knowledge in the industry. Its just that he isnt primarily known as strictly a guitarist because he does so many other things incredible as well.... his guitar skills are just one tool in his massive tool box. He excelled in a lot of things...a true virtuoso.
Prince is a legend. Love how everyone on stage is smiling when he is killing it. Btw they are paying tribute to George Harrison of the Beatles. His son dahni Harrison is playing guitar behind Tom petty.
With everything Prince did and influenced in the music world....the rock n rollers should never forget him playing Guitar like that; just incredible talent.
Love him but you can never hate on Prince if you really love music, idc what anyone says PRINCE was the truest musician on this planet, wrote ,sang ,produced his music name another musician that can play 27 different instruments fluently with the best of them!!! He is a LEGEND ,for sure!!
Prince was mad he wasn’t voted top 100 guitarist in history. He said ok watch this.... my favorite rendition even though George is probably my favorite musician ever. Gets me every time. Glad you found this.
George Harrison. His son Dhani, on the guitar looks just like him. I love watching him watch Prince. He’s totally fan-boying. He almost forgot to play.
Dhani is definitely blown away... For some reason he claimed a few years later that he wasn't impressed and was laughing because he thought Petty would be annoyed by the performance - but you can see Petty urging Prince on.
@@michaeljimson6918 it amused me that Dhani grew up with ex-Beatles, and Clapton, all the Willburies, etc., coming round for tea and a jam, but he's standing there watching Prince like a schoolkid.
Geoff Adam Definitely in the top 3 when it comes to underrated guitarists.Well said. Ironic that George’s skills are also still underrated to this day.His sound from The White Album onwards is just so unique and beautiful.
Michael Jackson was ca true artist also. He always made sure to put the money into making his productions the best and most entertaining as possible. He was no slouch in the business himself. Maybe he didn't play any instrument in his performances, but that's not all there is to making hit songs. The talent is in doing what it takes to give the listener/watcher something they will like a lot, and want to buy. I'm not putting Prince down, mind you; just pointing out that both were great artists in what they did for their audiences. If you were entertained well by both, as I was and still am, then both did what they intended for you. I know they did for me.
@Steve Wilkins You're still out of your ever loving mind. The idea that an artist is judged by sales or pop culture popularity is ridiculous at best, I'm not even going to bother arguing that because it's nonsensical. By your logic the 90s and 2000s boy bands are greater artists than almost anyone else in western music history. Prince was hugely influential in the development 80s music production as well as funk and soul. His catalog is dozens of albums deep compared to jacksons, what? 5 or 6 albums? And as I said, michael jackson was a top notch performer. He was not a musician. It is you who is heavily biased.
@Steve Wilkins Now you're just making things up. I never said he was a guitar god I said he was the best MUSICIAN of his generation. I don't know why you're getting so butt hurt about someone calling Prince a great musician, he toilet paper your house or something? I'm also not going to count anything pre off the wall because it's teeny bopper crap ghost written by a team of writers designed to sell product to kids. Quincey Jones deserves credit for that stuff, not Jackson. Tell me, what did Michael jackson contribute to the evolution of music theory in the 20th century? What were his harmonic revelations? What did he have to say about the movement away from tonality towards atonality in the modern musical world? In fact, when did michael jaskson ever have anything to say about music theory? I doubt he studied it at all, because he wasn't a great musician, he was a great performer. And, once again, popularity doesn't make a great artist, Prince actively shunned the spotlight and adoration as pointless trappings of fame. Prince was a slave to his muse not to public adoration. That's why he rarely gave interviews and his music was never used in movies or tv shows or commercials (at least when he was still alive). That's a true musician. I don't understand why you're trying to make this one or the other, I have music by both of them, but if you're going to argue michael jackson was a great musician and prince wasn't you're operating in your own reality bucko
@Steve Wilkins Why are you comparing Prince to Michael Jackson? Never understood why. It's like comparing apples to oranges. The only reason people compare them is because they are both black. Michael played no instruments Prince mastered many and was a true dedicated musician who wrote and composed thousands of original songs. Since his death people are beginning to realize the depth of his talent , which always happens after geniuses die. Micheal was an amazing artist as well, but Prince and Micheal are completely different animals. Stop compairing people just because they are black....its ignorant.
This is from the "Concert for George." This was a memorial celebration Concert for George Harrison who wrote this song. The person next to Tom Petty is George's son Dhani (pronounced Danny). the story I hear is that Prince was not that familiar with the song and came in without rehearsal and played this solo. And that's all we need. (Actually, it also helps to know that the original lead guitarist on the studio version of this was Eric Clapton.)
It’s not the concert for George Prince wasn’t part of that I think this is for rock hall of fame .Prince is showing off because he felt rolling stone magazine disrespected him
@@alsleet442 You're right! Thanks for the correction. That's what happens to your memory when you get older. Here's the concert for George performance, which includes Eric Clapton. th-cam.com/video/CrTMc2i6Lzc/w-d-xo.html
George Harrison was one of the most gentle person ever and his passing 19 years ago was shocking, especially after surviving the attack on him. RIP George.
Amen..... A touching performance was on SNL with Paul Simon doing Here Comes The Sun. There's a copy of it here on YT albeit not the greatest quality. But beautiful.
I've wondered more than once if being stabbed (40 times!) in the chest including a punctured lung played a part in the development of his lung cancer. He also suffered head injuries in the same attack & developed a brain tumour as well as the cancer in one of his lungs & died just two years after the attack. Personally I believe the shock & trauma did play a role which is so sad. The body is very fragile, and the unconscious mind can be incredibly powerful.
I heard that Rolling Stone Magazine left Prince off a greatest guitarist list right before this took place so he felt he had something to prove and blew it outta the park! Idk how true this story is but I LOVE IT!
The smirk on Tom Patty's face when Prince falls into the audience is fantastic! Happy to see so many giving love to Prince for this performance. Legendary.
The way Tom and Prince respected and worked off of each other there is the sign of two legends. Prince is easily a top 5 MUSICIAN of the last 50 years.
I never considered myself a Prince fan. I've played guitar for almost 30 years (mainly classic rock / metal), and first saw this video shortly after his death. I never knew he was so good. This performance definitely shows his talent & totally changed my opinion of him. He was a true master at his craft, and will always have my respect as a musician. Thanks for reacting to this. :)
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Eric Clapton and George Harrison were friends. Then Clapton wrote the song Layla for George's wife patty, she ended up leaving George for Clapton.
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George Harrison - Beatles - His son looks just like him & is playing behind Tom Petty
Elegant Irony Dhani is so cute!
George Harrison’s son is playing beside Tom Petty who was one of his dads best friends!
Yeah, sad to see all those on stage who are no longer here and Tom, George, and Jeff played with Traveling Wilbury's.
I saw ELO about a year ago and Jeff Lynne brought Dhani Harrison with him. Reminded me a lot of his dad
Edit- spelled Dhani wrong
Keith Dixon -MLGCA- where’d you see ELO, we might have been at the same concert
Someone once said: after that show Prince's guitar had a cigarette.
🤣🤣🤣 I had to have a smoke myself with this one!
@@karaminalee you're telling on yourself...😜😆😆
Ooooo baby. That guitar was a beast!
Daniel Jodrey 🤣🤣🤣 🚬 Can’t listen to something like this without one. 🤗
No they do a tribute every year but Prince was not at Concert for George. Eric Clapton Billy preston and so many more including Paul and Ringo...Fabulous concert! This one too!!
It's been said that Prince appeared like Houdini, played like Hendrix, and strutted off stage like George Jefferson.
He came out of nowhere!
I love the way he just lurked from the side of the stage,
AMEN!
He did what he came to do!
Lol great comment.
Doesn't matter how many times I watch this, Prince's performance gives me goosebumps. Every. Single. Time.
Me too!!!
I think I could watch it every day!!!
Absolutely does!! 💜
Walter White said, "You're goddamned right!"
When Jamel goes Woo..I wish he and SRV could have had the battle to end all battles.
Anyone who thinks Prince is an odd inclusion has never really listened to his music
You know, I just was telling my husband that Prince got lost in all the strangeness in the 80s when music took a very serious divide.
I always felt like Prince should have been born about 20 years earlier.
He was a great guitarist who very few people will ever know even played the guitar.
All they know about Prince is that he rode a purple motorcycle in a movie Purple Rain and that he changed his name to a symbol.
That's it and it's a dang shame.
Prince should have been a rock and roll legend...he was never truly appreciated.
@@deannacrownover3 He could also play upwards of 20 different instruments. He was not only an artist, but a true musical genius.
He was inducted into the HOF that night. His show )
@@deannacrownover3 I agree, he is one of the most underrated guitarist
@@lastchance2303 yep. He was the new Jerry Garcia.
Prince is the most underrated musician/artist/guitarist/everything of all time.
I don't really listen to Prince that much, but I 100% agree. He's a true musical genius.
After this solo, Prince’s guitar immediately ascended to heaven.
I think it had to smoke a cigarette first.
He threw it up to George
Lol
Best comment ever, love it, big ol' laugh here 👌😂
Prince could play the hell out of most instruments that ever instrumented.
Princes guitar wasn't gently weeping it was fricking shredding.
Prince brought tears to my eyes...It wasn't because he died too early ,it was because his guitar playing was fucking beautiful
Prince is exactly the player who'd do the Beatles perfect honor.
Also he died too early
Every time.
I cried when Prince died
The pure joy in Harrison’s sons face when Prince was going ham. He even got ole Petty to crack a smile
The story is Prince asked Jeff and Dani if they wanted him to stay close to the original or go off. And he never asked permission for anything. They said go man go.
lz4005 Love that!!!
Bryce, Hey you, don't even try to knock Petty --- his smiles were million dollar smiles. I'm warning you. LOL
And Prince cracks a wide smile as well. I feel this sort of musicianship is coming to an end......I hope not.
Unfortunately, Dhani talked some smack about Prince going ham. I was so disappointed. He looked like he was enjoying it but then he said something else entirely afterward.
Prince killed that guitar solo. One of the most talented musicians in the history of music.
Prince's iconic guitar performance here is nothing like Eric Clapton's, but has such genius that it sounds perfectly correct.
Most definitely, this just blew me away..
I had never realized how talented Prince was, until I saw this video on TH-cam. I regret that I never got to see him live.
Yep yep yep !!!!!!!!!
@@patclark3024
If you haven't seen it, watch his live performance of Motherless Child. Might give you a sense of how good of a live show he put on - and he did it for YEARS just like that.
Prince's guitar is still circling the universe, spreading his magic. RIP Your Royal Badness.
This is a tribute to the late George Harrison. His son Dhani playing the guitar in addition to the other superstars and Prince’s legendary solo. Did you notice at the end, Jamel? He threw his guitar up and you don’t see it land. More magic
His son looks just like him.
I love the look of joy on his face when Prince starts tearing it up
My Mother had the DVD set. George was her favorite. Everytime I watch this I think of her (RIP 2018)
I cannot think of a better performance as tribute to a great musician. Also, this was my come to Jesus moment in liking and respecting Prince, whom i hadn't given much thought to until i saw this.
Turns out he threw it to his guitar tech that he planted in the front row to catch it. The tech immediately handed it to Oprah beside him, who then gave it back.
They were honoring George Harrison of the Beatles.
George wrote the song! Eric Clapton overdubbed an electric guitar part for the Beatles original release.
no shit
They were celebrating George's induction into the RRHOF, correct?
@@sallyphillips9175 absolutely
Prince literally appeared, ripped one of the best live improv solos I've heard, nearly crowdsurfed, laughed at himself and made the others laugh on stage, and exited stage left after tossing his guitar into the heavens
then you haven't much
Prince being Prince
The "Legendary" person they're honoring is George Harrison. He wrote this song as a member of a little band called "The Beatles."
The Beatles went pretty well if I remember correctly.
And Dhani is for sure his son. Looks just like him!
The Beatles?....never heard of em. Any good??
@@joehynes5452 Bunch of Red Cotes trying to rule and shit. Eh, we fixed it.
Joe Hynes That’s the band Paul McCartney was in before Wings.
prince a total underrated legend
Ever heard of the word oxymoron?
Danni Harrison brought this group together to pay homage to his father. The people that wanted to play and/or sing lined up out the door. It is so amazing how many people absolutely loved George. He was amazing.
This is why Prince is a legend. he just can’t do a performance half assed. He showed the crowd how a star shines, made his guitar disappear into thin air & walked off like a boss.
✊🏼✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿💜🕊️💜🕊️💜 ☮️💜🕊️✌🎧🎶🎤 W O W! 😮 mind = blown 🤯 That is why Prince was the G O A T!!
I love seeing Tom Petty just in awe of Prince.
I need to know where the guitar went!!! I've been rewatching this video for 2 years and still can't figure out where it went. I'm sure he had a guitar tech catch it, but from where?
But, note for note, just like it was written.
Yesss💜💜💜💜
Prince turned around and faced Dhani while he did the solo to honor his dad. That makes me tear up every time.
Prince did more than make his guitar gently weep, he made it WAIL!!!
Prince taking everybody to church with that solo.
and then Jesus wept
Prince shredding like Marty McFly...and we were ready for it.
Prince throws that tele to the heavens after he owns the place.
To keep it till he gets there
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Bill Helmerich Exactly!
Atheos B. Sapien Yes I agree you don’t throw someone else’s instrument.
@Atheos B. Sapien 300,000 thousand
The HUGE smile on Dhani Harrison's, aka George's twin, face right when Prince is about to step into the performance light to "speak" with George in Heaven, is "touching", heck, even Tom is being mesmerized by Prince....
There was a rumor for a while that Tom wasn't impressed with the 'showboating' Prince did, but judging by how much all of them were smiling and jamming out, I find that VERY hard to be true...
@@FloridaManRacer From what I've read, Petty was totally into what Prince was doing. It was Harrison's son, Dhani that talked to the media and stated that he thought that Prince went over the top, despite the grin on his face at the time of the event.
@@headstone2483 I doubt he really cared terribly much. And honestly, I can kinda see the point. It's honoring his dead father and here's a guy he never knew personally making it all about himself... I get that perspective. But I also think Prince's solo was REALLY good and sometimes people just get carried away with no ill intention...
@@FloridaManRacer yea, Prince was Prince, not only was he a great guitar player he was also a great performer. If you're gonna have Prince on the stage, you're gonna get Prince unfiltered
What better way to honour someone than to honor them with the same performance you would have given them if they were sitting there live.
That's my take on it..
Dhani was his son
Bonus not-so-fun fact: Since this "iconic" event, we have lost both Prince, and of course Tom Petty (leaving Jeff Lynne and Bob Dylan as the last surviving members of the Travelling Wilburys).
Getting old sucks, because you watch all your heroes die.
As an aging musian myself I have a lyric I'm trying to find a place for : "I know I'm getting old cause my heroes are dead or dying".
Unfortunately, that's sad but true. Forever their words&music will live inside us all❤💜❤❤💜
I agree, that's so sad! :-( .
Also lost from that lineup was Roy Orbison, who passed years ago.
The worst part is despite the poetry and music they've left behind, language changes & therefore meaning and interpretation can alter the essence of emotion behind the music.
If you didn't hear Kenny Everett or see his TV show you can not appreciate the boundaries he shattered when it comes to comedy and characters done in the best possible taste.
Surrounded by his father's friends and contemporaries, that he most likely grew up with and loves, Dhani doesn't cracks a smile until Prince starts what does best.
RIP Prince and Tom 😇😇
love that smile
Prince doesn’t sing a word and steals the show.
Prince. Is perfection. Showed the world, and entertained them all.
Jeff Lyne has such a beautiful voice
It’s always given me goosebumps.
Prince putting on guitar hero moves while the late composer's son chuckles in the background is a delight to watch.
This is my favorite❤ of the Prince at his true best.
It's one of George Harrison's most beloved songs that he wrote, featured on The Beatles White Album (their famous double album). You need to hear the original.🌿🌿💚
And that was George's son Dhani next to Tom Petty. He looks so much like his father.💙
The original is one of the greatest songs ever. I have so much love for the White Album. Eric Clapton on the guitar. My dog is called Harrison, lol, after George of course.
It was the initial step towards what Harrison's 1970s music was...deep, introspective, religious, selfless. It would be at home with "All Things Must Pass" (album & song).
Jamel should also hear the/a acoustic version - th-cam.com/video/xyZIanQ_Pmc/w-d-xo.html
The acoustic demo version is fantastic too.
Even when he was alive, Prince was on another plane of existence. This performance shows just how much that was true.
Bob Carroll prince was a fine musician, that said he wasn’t the end all be all on guitar he had been left off the rolling stone top 100 just before that show and he had a chip on his shoulder he should have made that list ,
John Tremmel I don’t disagree with anything you said. Prince certainly didn’t make many greatest guitarist lists-partly because he was so great at playing so many other instruments (with his voice getting most of the acclaim.)The multi-instrumentalism, composition, arrangement, production and lyrics contribute to my assessment of him being on another plane... but that still doesn’t quite explain it. His emotion is off the charts in almost every part in every song he ever did.
Prince was a showman. many others were considered better players.
@@vaporman442 Rolling Stone put him in their greatest guitarist list the following year. People who don't appreciate Prince's talent and artistry probably don't connect with the emotion of Prince's work.
I loved how Prince looks at Tom before continuing his solo with the look like “can I hit this one more time?” It amazes me because Tom smiles and slightly bows to give Prince the floor while he shreds that guitar.
I've mentioned in several reaction videos, Eric's respect for Prince, and thank you, for pointing out Prince respect for Tom there. Of EVERYONE on that stage, and they are ALL musical legends, if anyone had the power to rein in Prince's.. well Prince-ness, it was Tom Petty, and Tom? Well he was like.. "ain't nobody here complaining, you go on gettin it." and during the whole thing, Prince was respecting everyone he was on stage with and even revering the song, and person, they were there to pay tribute to.
I saw that too! Soooo Awesome!
On a stage full of legends, Prince showed us that he was more than just a great musician, songwriter and vocalist: he was a guitar god. RIP Prince.
You might remember that Jeff Lynne and Tom Petty were with George Harrison in the Traveling Wlburys, and they did that tribute to Roy Orbison when George was still with us...
I'd love to see you react to some of the Traveling Wilburys' songs, maybe Handle With Care.
SB Lair Jamel did some awesome TW reactions. Look for them! 🙂😎👍🏻
SB Lair and “Last Night” and “Tweeter and the Monkeyman”.
@@sandrab5166 He already did. He reacted to Handle Me With Care as well as End of the Line.
Even metal guys respect Prince. RiP you were great!
This is one of the best tributes ever. I've watched this video 100's of times the past few years, never gets old. And Prince?! COME ON!!!
I don’t think people REALLY understand how damned amazing Prince was.
Prince played the guitar like he was sharing a part of his soul. He doesn’t get enough credit for being one of the greatest guitar players. He was flamboyant and oh so smooth.
Prince has got to be one of the most underrated guitarists of all time. He really is a great guitar player. 🤘
Story has it that Prince came in that night pissed that Rolling Stone left him out of a list of the top guitar players of all time, told the HoF that he didn't need to rehearse, walked out on stage and improvised that entire solo as a "FU" to Rolling Stone. Not sure if it's true, but it's a great story! :-)
@@DerekScottBland
I believe Prince would say that lol
@@GM-lq4eu I really become a Prince fan after watching his super bowl performance while it was raining...I believe that was the best half time show I had ever seen.
For sure!
Someone asked Eric Clapton “What is it like to be the greatest guitarist alive?” He answered “I don’t know, ask Prince.”
This is my FAVORITE. Prince just kills it & when he walks off at the end, he moves like he’s saying “now THAT’s the way it’s done”
Prince is the most UNDERRATED guitarist ever!!!! He murdered this song. You can see Tom Petty is floored.
All of the great guitarist on stage just stepped back and let the king hold court they have mad respect for Prince
Just a little glimpse of just how underrated Prince was as a guitarist!
To answer your question, this was a Beatles track.
Prince totally steals the show. What a talent he was.
Prince stole the show. Throws his guitar in the air and is gone. He did what he came for. Such energy. For Dani Harrison. For George Harrison.
PS where did Prince's guitar land?
@@JoeWilger that's why he had to run out of there
@@JoeWilger was the great disappearing guitar trick of 2004, still no one knows to this day where it went!
@@JoeWilger George caught it, I'm pretty sure
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Brilliant comment. I laughed in appreciation.
It was totally Prince's world and we were just so grateful to have shared it with him! Such tremendous losses though in this group. George Harrison namely and of course Tom Petty and Prince
Greatest tribute he could give to George. Anybody thinking he is showing off is dumb. Everybody on stage loved it.
Prince throws his guitar up, and it NEVER comes back down. That's how awesome he is.
Yeah that move kinda' made me want to throw up too.
@@donwyates what's wrong with your medulla oblongata?
@@bobbymcgee6447 Apparently It's functioning as designed.
Prince nails it
Guy caught it behind him.
You see Prince standing there like "what's up, I'll be over here" and then just shreds out an amazing solo. Thanks man!
Ironic fact: Shortly before this performance, Rolling Stone magazine left Prince off their list of the 100 best guitarist.
Yup... and #myHero💜 said "Hold my Beer" with that solo.💯😂
#kingofsubtleshade
Guess he showed them eh?
Iconic
That’s some bullshit right there.
Obviously the folks at that magazine don't actually listen to actual music.
Prince steals the show! He's underrated as a guitarist.
So glad to hear you give props to Prince. He in my opinion belongs up there with all the greats!
Absolutely
@@charlespetsch2167 whenever this topic comes up, I show my skeptical friends this solo, and then I walk away... just like Prince ;)
Anyone who is a fan of music knows Prince was NEVER underrated as a guitarist. Its pretty common knowledge in the industry. Its just that he isnt primarily known as strictly a guitarist because he does so many other things incredible as well.... his guitar skills are just one tool in his massive tool box. He excelled in a lot of things...a true virtuoso.
Prince is one of the best guitar players of all time. Hardly ever recognized as such - and must be.
Prince is a legend. Love how everyone on stage is smiling when he is killing it. Btw they are paying tribute to George Harrison of the Beatles. His son dahni Harrison is playing guitar behind Tom petty.
Thank you, I was wondering who that was. Now I see a resemblance.
Yes, sir!🙂
Read where Dhani and Tom's smile was in agreement to the sentiment of "can you believe this effing guy".
With everything Prince did and influenced in the music world....the rock n rollers should never forget him playing Guitar like that; just incredible talent.
I cried when this first aired on tv and I still cry to this day watching this Prince took this song over
It blows my mind how much George Harrison's son looks like him!
Jeff Lynn's voice. Beyond brilliant. Stevie Winwood on hammond, and then, then there's Prince. Oh my what guitar playing. On another Planet.
Prince is one of the greatest artists that ever lived imo
Good joke, tell us another one. You need to broaden your horizons. A lot.
@@another3997 Why so bitter? be happy lol
@@another3997 You probably know next to nothing about Prince besides Purple Rain... 🙄
Probably thinks Drake is the next Tupac
Love him but you can never hate on Prince if you really love music, idc what anyone says PRINCE was the truest musician on this planet, wrote ,sang ,produced his music name another musician that can play 27 different instruments fluently with the best of them!!! He is a LEGEND ,for sure!!
Whenever people said, "Prince can't play guitar" haha He smoked everyone here
they weren't competing.
Prince is known as one of the greatest guitarists of all time..
@@MarkLada yeah , we know already ....😁😆👍
Either these people don't know what a guitar is or they aren't from Earth.
Prince is considered in the top 10 of greatest guitarists...ever, so don’t know where you heard that.
Prince was mad he wasn’t voted top 100 guitarist in history. He said ok watch this.... my favorite rendition even though George is probably my favorite musician ever. Gets me every time. Glad you found this.
I imagine Tom, Roy, and George jamming in heaven. Travlin together forever.
The prince solo will last forever. Playing the famous Hohner Telecaster.
Clapton was once asked, "How does it feel to be the Greatest Guitarist in the World?".
He Replied, "I don't know..., Ask Prince".
😫😪😭PRINCE💜💜💜
George Harrison was honored. His son Dahni is standing next to Tom.
Yep, his son looks just like him..
George Harrison. His son Dhani, on the guitar looks just like him. I love watching him watch Prince. He’s totally fan-boying. He almost forgot to play.
Dhani is definitely blown away... For some reason he claimed a few years later that he wasn't impressed and was laughing because he thought Petty would be annoyed by the performance - but you can see Petty urging Prince on.
Yeah it was cool to watch him watch Prince !
@@michaeljimson6918 it amused me that Dhani grew up with ex-Beatles, and Clapton, all the Willburies, etc., coming round for tea and a jam, but he's standing there watching Prince like a schoolkid.
So true, but it was still amazing, we all tripping!
prince. one of the most underrated guitarists. is capable of more than this
Goodness...Prince was highly underrated as a guitarist!
Geoff Adam Definitely in the top 3 when it comes to underrated guitarists.Well said.
Ironic that George’s skills are also still underrated to this day.His sound from The White Album onwards is just so unique and beautiful.
For all the Michael Jackson and Prince comparisons to me it's simple:
Jackson was a great Performer, but Prince is a true artist
Michael Jackson was ca true artist also. He always made sure to put the money into making his productions the best and most entertaining as possible. He was no slouch in the business himself. Maybe he didn't play any instrument in his performances, but that's not all there is to making hit songs. The talent is in doing what it takes to give the listener/watcher something they will like a lot, and want to buy.
I'm not putting Prince down, mind you; just pointing out that both were great artists in what they did for their audiences. If you were entertained well by both, as I was and still am, then both did what they intended for you. I know they did for me.
Yall are out of your mind, Jackson was a great performer, Prince was the greatest musician of his generation.
@Steve Wilkins You're still out of your ever loving mind. The idea that an artist is judged by sales or pop culture popularity is ridiculous at best, I'm not even going to bother arguing that because it's nonsensical. By your logic the 90s and 2000s boy bands are greater artists than almost anyone else in western music history. Prince was hugely influential in the development 80s music production as well as funk and soul. His catalog is dozens of albums deep compared to jacksons, what? 5 or 6 albums? And as I said, michael jackson was a top notch performer. He was not a musician. It is you who is heavily biased.
@Steve Wilkins Now you're just making things up. I never said he was a guitar god I said he was the best MUSICIAN of his generation. I don't know why you're getting so butt hurt about someone calling Prince a great musician, he toilet paper your house or something?
I'm also not going to count anything pre off the wall because it's teeny bopper crap ghost written by a team of writers designed to sell product to kids. Quincey Jones deserves credit for that stuff, not Jackson. Tell me, what did Michael jackson contribute to the evolution of music theory in the 20th century? What were his harmonic revelations? What did he have to say about the movement away from tonality towards atonality in the modern musical world? In fact, when did michael jaskson ever have anything to say about music theory? I doubt he studied it at all, because he wasn't a great musician, he was a great performer. And, once again, popularity doesn't make a great artist, Prince actively shunned the spotlight and adoration as pointless trappings of fame. Prince was a slave to his muse not to public adoration. That's why he rarely gave interviews and his music was never used in movies or tv shows or commercials (at least when he was still alive). That's a true musician. I don't understand why you're trying to make this one or the other, I have music by both of them, but if you're going to argue michael jackson was a great musician and prince wasn't you're operating in your own reality bucko
@Steve Wilkins
Why are you comparing Prince to Michael Jackson? Never understood why. It's like comparing apples to oranges. The only reason people compare them is because they are both black. Michael played no instruments Prince mastered many and was a true dedicated musician who wrote and composed thousands of original songs. Since his death people are beginning to realize the depth of his talent , which always happens after geniuses die.
Micheal was an amazing artist as well, but Prince and Micheal are completely different animals.
Stop compairing people just because they are black....its ignorant.
Prince throwing his guitar in the air at the end is the single most badass thing ever done at an R&RHOF show
And don't forget without moving his hat.
This is from the "Concert for George." This was a memorial celebration Concert for George Harrison who wrote this song. The person next to Tom Petty is George's son Dhani (pronounced Danny). the story I hear is that Prince was not that familiar with the song and came in without rehearsal and played this solo. And that's all we need. (Actually, it also helps to know that the original lead guitarist on the studio version of this was Eric Clapton.)
It’s not the concert for George Prince wasn’t part of that I think this is for rock hall of fame .Prince is showing off because he felt rolling stone magazine disrespected him
This performance wasn’t from Concert For George. It was from George Harrison’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction.
Dhani looks like a Beatle would. 😊
@@alsleet442 yup at the concert for George Clapton played the solo
@@alsleet442 You're right! Thanks for the correction. That's what happens to your memory when you get older. Here's the concert for George performance, which includes Eric Clapton. th-cam.com/video/CrTMc2i6Lzc/w-d-xo.html
I LOVE JEFF LYNNE !!!!
The solo is PERFECT!
George Harrison was one of the most gentle person ever and his passing 19 years ago was shocking, especially after surviving the attack on him. RIP George.
The soul of the Beatles!
@Yer Blues yeah, he was my fav
@Yer BluesHis son looks so much like his father, it's spooky. I can't believe that Ringo will be 80 this year!
Amen.....
A touching performance was on SNL with Paul Simon doing Here Comes The Sun. There's a copy of it here on YT albeit not the greatest quality. But beautiful.
I've wondered more than once if being stabbed (40 times!) in the chest including a punctured lung played a part in the development of his lung cancer. He also suffered head injuries in the same attack & developed a brain tumour as well as the cancer in one of his lungs & died just two years after the attack. Personally I believe the shock & trauma did play a role which is so sad. The body is very fragile, and the unconscious mind can be incredibly powerful.
I have watched this performance many, many times, and I always end up in tears just knowing Prince is gone. What an extraordinary talent we have lost.
Seeing Dhani smile as Prince goes to crowd surf is so lifting
I heard that Rolling Stone Magazine left Prince off a greatest guitarist list right before this took place so he felt he had something to prove and blew it outta the park! Idk how true this story is but I LOVE IT!
The smirk on Tom Patty's face when Prince falls into the audience is fantastic! Happy to see so many giving love to Prince for this performance. Legendary.
An interviewer asked Clapton: What does it feel like to be the best guitarist in the world?
Clapton: You’ll have to ask Prince
This joke always gets told with a different guitarist every time.
When Jimi Hendricks was asked the same question years ago he said you will have to ask Roy Clark,
Oh look. This time, it's with TWO different guitarists!
RD no he said: You’ll have to ask Johnny Winter.
Lonny Leblanc
Brilliant answer🤣
The way Tom and Prince respected and worked off of each other there is the sign of two legends. Prince is easily a top 5 MUSICIAN of the last 50 years.
Prince never gets the props he deserves as one of the very best guitarists in the past 50 years.
And they say Telecasters are for country music, HA! Prince made that thing sing!
Damn he was talented!
It's a HS Anderson & Hohner MadCat with Kinman Broadcaster microphones, quite different from a standard Telecaster except the form factor.
Prince blows it out of the water with his solo. He was such an amazing guitarist.
PRINCE STOLE THE SHOW!!! RIP BABY
I never considered myself a Prince fan. I've played guitar for almost 30 years (mainly classic rock / metal), and first saw this video shortly after his death. I never knew he was so good. This performance definitely shows his talent & totally changed my opinion of him. He was a true master at his craft, and will always have my respect as a musician. Thanks for reacting to this. :)
Jeff Lynnes harmonies with Tom Petty as well as his own vocal is amazing.
Jeff Lynne’s voice has always given me goosebumps!
He sings like an angel. I love Jeff's voice
Simply jaw dropping performance by Prince. Just wow
Prince showing everyone why he was on stage with them. Brilliant!!
Prince showing everyone why they was on stage with HIM
@@RideAcrossTheRiver damn right
Prince's solo was so epic that when he threw his guitar in the air, it never came back down. It's as if it ascended to heaven to wait for his arrival.
I knew he was all around gifted as a musician, But DAMNNNN, I didn’t know prince got down like THAT!! 😱🤯🤯🤯
One of the most legendary song written by George Harrison of The Beatles. He was being honored.
It is honoring George Harrison of the BEATLES who sang and wrote this, his son Dhani is playing guitar next to Tom Petty
And the resemblance is incredible!!
theeee most underated player ever, Prince
Legendary. George Harrison, His son is to the left of Tom Petty Looking just like his Father did.
They were posthumously inducting George Harrison into the Hall of Fame. 🖤
Perhaps the greatest live guitar solo ever. Latecomer to Prince but truly a remarkable musician, performer, and human.
Loved George, such a gentle soul. People forget just how good a guitarist Prince is
Is this one of the greatest guitar solos of all time by the genius Prince? I think so. Hendrix would be proud.
People forget what a phenomenal guitarist Prince truly was
Legend says, the guitar of Prince is yet to come back down.
I heard God caught it then went backstage to ask for an autograph