The Artist Formerly Known As ... RIP
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Sometimes music fans forget that we don't have to select a World Gat XV to play a gig against Mars. <br><br>
I neither know nor care whether Prince was the 1st, 5th, 12th, or 53,689th best guitarist in rock history. I just know that I like some of his songs, and that he's bloody good at playing songs on the guitar and at singing them. Unlike rugby, we don't have to pick The Best Drummer to take on the Wallabies... <br><br>
There are some amazingly talented and technical guitarists out there. There are also some great four chord songs. One of my favourite rock/pop songs features the lead guitarist on a mandolin. Technically it may be a different league to Clapton or whoever, but my ears could care less. <br><br>
RIP Prince and thanks for the great songs to listen to.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Clapton or Knoffler could play guitar like a god while stood rock still staring at the sky concentrating. Prince could do the same while dry humping 2 backing singers standing on a piano. </p>
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<p>In 11 years on this site, this is the dumbest and stupidest argument I've ever read. Everybody on this thread, is now dumber for having read the above.</p>
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<p>In 11 years on this site, this is the dumbest and stupidest argument I've ever read. Everybody on this thread, is now dumber for having read the above.</p>
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<p>I offer you no points, and may god have mercy on your soul.</p>
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<p>Yeah well, thats just like, your opinion man</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Tim" data-cid="575617" data-time="1461901854">
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<p>Knopfler played sessions for Steely Dan and Bob Dylan. That's cred.</p>
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<p>The former, not the latter........</p>
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<p>I remember the riff for "Money for Nothing" as good as anyone as well as it's futuristic looking vid but the likes of him, Clapton and Robbie Robertson don't hold a fucken candle to guitarists of similar age like Hendrix, Beck, Blackmore, Santana and Page....I mean I reckon EC was only third best guitarist the yardbirds ever had.</p> -
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<p>I can't decide which Guitar "Legend" out of Clapton and Knopfler is more god damn overrated.</p>
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<p>Die in a fire idiot.</p>
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<p>Gilmour tribute to Prince</p>
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<p>Die in a fire idiot.</p>
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<p>Gilmour tribute to Prince</p>
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<p>Mate, "die in a fire idiot" really? </p>
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<p>Mate, "die in a fire idiot" really? </p>
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<p>Mate, "die in a fire idiot" really? </p>
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<p>Video was cool though.</p>
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<p>Mate, "die in a fire idiot" really? </p>
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<p>Video was cool though.</p>
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<p>I'm quaking jegga, I bet he's really tough in real life.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="MN5" data-cid="575690" data-time="1461917708"><p>I'm quaking jegga, I bet he's really tough in real life.</p></blockquote><br>Is that the only response you have on the internet? It doesn't even make sense contextually.
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Mn5, you're my boy, but you're a bit of a tool on these music threads. You make massive claims based on your own taste, use piston wristed gibbon terms like "axeman", and then fall back on the "internet tough guy" call when anyone calls you on it. <br><br>
Music is taste, there is no right answer. <br><br>
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<p>Oh so you're in Fiji are you? Nice of you to slip that one in whilst I'm sitting here watching the rain pissing down. :knuppel:</p>
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<p>Oh so you're in Fiji are you? Nice of you to slip that one in whilst I'm sitting here watching the rain pissing down. :knuppel:</p>
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<p>I know how you feel, mid-Autumn here and clear blue skies and only about 23 today! </p> -
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Fucking fiji wifi</p>
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<p>Thinly veiled "I want everyone to know I'm in Fiji and have slightly enhanced my chances of the mrs putting out" post.</p> -
<p>I always thought he was a slightly more optimistic version of Brian Cant from Playschool.</p>
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<p>I always thought he was a slightly more optimistic version of Brian Cant from Playschool.</p>
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<p>Now I'm pretty sure this is much more deserving of the ''die in a fire idiot'' insult. Or maybe just the biggest cringe gif anyone can find (can't be bothered myself).</p> -
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Brian May is criminally under-rated.</p></blockquote>
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By who? <br>
Did you send this story about Mercury that came out recently ? <a class="bbc_url" href="http://news.discovery.com/human/life/freddie-mercurys-incredible-singing-voice-explained-160419.htm">http://news.discovery.com/human/life/freddie-mercurys-incredible-singing-voice-explained-160419.htm</a>