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GreatGazoo

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34. I didn't love everything he did but thought he was a great lyricist

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #9)

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 11:12 AM

Apr 2016

when he wanted to be. This song was especially brilliant:

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I Saw Prince Get Attacked by Hell's Angels when he Opened for the Stones [View all] GreatGazoo Apr 2016 OP

i sure would like to see that footage. Prince was his own man. What a talent. dinkytron Apr 2016 #1

What a performance. KatyMan Apr 2016 #2

Here is the entire performance. LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #4

They asked Clapton back in the late 80s who he thought was the best newer influential guitarist GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #5

I never could stand Princes videos and singing most of the time, but as a guitarist LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #9

I didn't love everything he did but thought he was a great lyricist GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #34

I like where Prince seems to fall backwards off the stage and is pushed back up on stage LiberalArkie Apr 2016 #3

Dhani is loving the whole thing. There is some interplay with Petty, almost like Prince wants to GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #7

Thanks for this malaise Apr 2016 #6

I left that show with enormous respect for Prince (and Bill Graham) GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #8

My mother's cousin and her husband took me to Jones Beach malaise Apr 2016 #10

This guy's story on the front end of this vid talks about that same attitude -- GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #11

My kind of artiste malaise Apr 2016 #12

I watched that! Prince was unforgettable. Thanks for this. ancianita Apr 2016 #17

Talent to the bone Aerows Apr 2016 #32

He was always an underated guitar player because he could do so many things so well. Dustlawyer Apr 2016 #13

What an experience. Thanks for sharing. mountain grammy Apr 2016 #14

"the Mozart of our lifetime. " omg not.even.close. saturnsring Apr 2016 #15

Got to see him back in 1983 - openers were Vanity 6 and The Time hatrack Apr 2016 #16

The rest of the show was sedate -- George Thorogood and The J Geils Band then the 1981 Stones GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #18

At least they learned not to use the Angels for security Gman Apr 2016 #19

I was there. denbot Apr 2016 #20

I was similar area but closer like the 20/30 yard line GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #22

Look slightly up, over your left shoulder. denbot Apr 2016 #23

Hell's Angeles did a lot KT2000 Apr 2016 #21

I have never heard that story with the HA involved in it... Did you see them there??? winstars Apr 2016 #24

no but Altamont KT2000 Apr 2016 #25

That's what the Stones get for hiring bikers to work security NT Ex Lurker Apr 2016 #27

yes - that was really stupid KT2000 Apr 2016 #28

I don't think the HA were security at the 1981 show in LA. Probably learned a lesson... winstars Apr 2016 #30

If that was 1981, then I was there. braddy Apr 2016 #26

I was there. It was 1981, the Tattoo You tour The Second Stone Apr 2016 #29

It was the stuff being thrown that stopped it. GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #33

I don't remember big inflatables. I remember that the Stones The Second Stone Apr 2016 #35

That show, Oct 9, was about 3 weeks into my first year at UCLA. GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #36

Sometimes, Uncle Bobo was all right. Warren DeMontague Apr 2016 #31

His biography is one of the best bios I have ever read. GreatGazoo Apr 2016 #38

I saw the Stone at the Citrus Bowl in 81 but Van Halen opened for them. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 2016 #37