Prince - Whole Lotta Love (Live At The Aladdin, Las Vegas, 12/15/2002) 

in a world of black and white, Led Zeppelin played songs in color - wow! 🙂

Deep Purple...............

The man was way to talented to be taken so early. 😢

Fentanyl is too damn potent.

Same here mate, never realised the talent of Prince

I was just thinking the exact same thing.

Am 64. Male as well. I reconized his talent from day one. Saw him many times live. Happy me. 🙂

His playing of While My Guitar Gently Weeps is the greatest guitar solo I ever heard and that includes those of Jimmy Page and Carlos Santana.

@user-iu7mo7pv5n ...and he plays with STYLE! I think playing style is hugely underrated too.

Theres three guitarists that are underrated, Prince, Snowy White and Dick Dale , all different and all brilliant so great comment

@@user-iu7mo7pv5n Yep totally agree. A great spanking to all "guitar heroes"

I came late into knowing that he's actually a great guitar player.

RU-vid Prince at Inglewood CA covering "play that funky music white boy", he shreds 🔥🔥🔥

I don't know if he's underrated? I've never heard his name come up without somebody mentioning he was an incredible guitarist. I guess he is underrated or under appreciated in some circles. I've always considered him a guitar player first.

@@anthonyv6962 I'm watching 🏈 football, check out Chicago live 1971 Tanglewood MA "25 or 6 to 4", Terry Kath solo, he kills that guitar, it's been said Jimi Hendrix considered Kath the best guitarist around back then 👍

one of the highest rated of all time and yet STILL underrated

He certainly was never under-rated by any author, singer, songwriter, guitarist, media outlet or rock station or magazine.

I watched a short clip of Prince playing the bass and now I know why Rick James hated him!!

Ahhhh, he wasn’t that good. Everyone had plenty of years to hear exactly how good he was. This video is a perfect example. Yes, professional level and high quality. Also, very derivative, meandering, unfocused, repetitive and Strictly forgettable. Nothing special, or even particularly memorable. Prince certainly got his due as a musician, and then some. Could you tell this was Prince, if you didn’t know it already? No it sounds exactly like 10,000 other guitar players who also could play generic riffs like these for hours on end in their sleep. Prince’s songwriting and personality put him where he was. At the pro level, he was a very mediocre, if competent, guitarist.

The worst cover of WLL ever. And a meandering, pointless solo, predictably pentatonic. Anyone who plays guitar knows this was forgettable and average.

@@hkpr-ro6ui I know, and the dead giveaway is all the effects. Relies entirely on them for the flavor Super processed sound to make the stock licks sound cool. Now he IS pretty fluid - his gift showing through here - but it’s just major showmanship, really, more than anything related to his playing. I’m not trying to put the guy down. He was a major talent

@@dougcameron6609 He was good but people comparing him to Hendrix or van Halen is absurd. He was indeed, in the main, a showman. He let himself down with all the effort he put into manufacturing his myth. The "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" performance at the 2004 Hall of Fame is a classic case: he claimed on his tour bus that he didn't know the Beatles Sgt Pepper album when it got played and his band members and crew were stunned that he didn't know it; he was invited to play the 2004 televised performance months before and was told which track; he claimed he'd never heard WMGGW before, despite him playing and performing several Beatles songs; he played low key in the rehearsals; then acted as though he spontaneously made up his solo on the spot although it contains motifs from the original. The truth is that it's inconceivable that he didn't know WMGGW just as he knew Whole Lotta Love; he practised like hell before the performance; this was his chance to out-perform Clapton who played on the original; he feigned disinterest in the rehearsal; he made the most of making an impact when it was televised; his security were on hand at exactly the right time to help with his planned fall back into the audience. It was all staged.

Me too, I never knew he could play guitar at this level, awesome, the man can play!

Badass is right!!!!! Totally awesome cover. But would you expect anything less? No, you wouldn't!

Prince was the complete package.

The weakness is he was mortal.

on one album he play all instruments,back vocals and vocal,all you hear on tape is him-pure music God

Absolutely Amazing!🎸🎤🎶🎵🎼

And at around 5' 6-7" shoot some hoop-in heels at that!

He was a huge fan, I hear.

Hey you should hear my song, Apache Ghost Blues, I'm just on youtube till I get a band together for touring plus I've got to fast, boy am I hungry, just eating olives once in a while and smoking cigarettes

@@redled2677 Everyone was/is a fan of Zeppelin. Four gods in one band. Takes one to know one, and Prince was one!

@@thetamoramay7331 That`s the truth, my Lady.

Rock&Roll band from Brazil having Stones and T.Rex with the biggest influence :) any good , please ? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-M954FUmeD3M.html

you might enjoy that led zeppelin promoted their first Los Angeles performance, at a converted warehouse out in Pasadena by sliding flyers advertising the show through the vents in the door of our aviation high school lockers. A pink strip of paper with a line drawing of a rose, because it was being held at the rose palace, the name of the band and concert time. everybody in the hallway was puzzled because it was going to be a concert with just one band nobody had ever heard of. I went to a beatlemanic I knew in school , who because he subscribed to a bunch of English fan newspapers, said he ha heard of them and they were supposed to be pretty good. The show made for good memories.

John Bonham is the best drummer I've ever heard. The timing, steadyness... I don't believe he had any peer at all. At least not on record, maybe Page brought it out in him, IDK... Page is certainly one of the finest guitarists of all time!

Oh I'm sure...

It's a Willie Dixon song first performed by Muddy Waters.

Prince shreds but it loses a lot with a rhythm section that just isn't that heavy

Hendrix is one of my all time favorites, but I think you’re selling Prince short with the comparison. Prince did everything.

I, too, was born when Eisenhower was President, and I agree with you.

That sums up what I was thinking when I saw his performance. He walked out front and center and blew the socks off of that song. Fantastic! Clapton’s solo on the White album was incredible Prince’s interpretation is otherworldly.

unrecognized? What on earth could you possibly mean? The man was hugely celebrated for all his multi-instrumental musical skills.

​@kevbob I agree. He didn't get the recognition he deserved.

Я вырос в СССР, и никогда не слушал ни одной песни Принца! Но зато был и остаюсь поклонником Цепеллинов. Надо скачать торрент с хитами Принца😅

Seriously, he played 8 or 9 instruments that I know of. What a gift!💜

@@Melanie-nk2ij Amen to that!

You gotta hear his version of Spanish Castle Magic by Jimi Hendrix in Montreux in 2009.

The Artist, has a lot more credits to the title, than MJ had to king of pop. (Not that MJ not done a loads of fine music, but _King_ , hey...)

@@reuireuiop0 Talking about the King... watch/hear the Prince killing the King (Elvis) with his version of 'All Shook Up'. Again: Montreux 2009

@@reuireuiop0 I think MJ is the king, but some people would argue that it is Wilt, Kareem or LeBron.

And yet he was so hostile about other people covering his songs.

Never a sex scandal? The girl he ended up having the baby with was literally 15 or 16 when they started seeing each other in the 90s & she moved in with him. Be for real. & that was actual fact; the person who you MAY be eluding to was found innocent of all false allegations. It was just that no deal was made of the Prince thing.

And they say he died of an overdose! The Greatest To Ever Do It!! Rest In Power Messenger!!

​@@MusicPopcultureLotta misinformation here. That girl was about 17 when she went to one of his concerts. He met her again when she was older and remembered her face.

@@moustachio334He told her “Pretty sure I’ve come across your face before”.

Ironically the end of this performance is about violence against women. (regardless of the fact that Prince is one of the greatest guitarists in the world)

Amen!

@ Rich Harris ... You're sooo right about Prince. He knew that he was gifted multi talented above and beyond!!! And just like Freddie Mercury, Prince was a perfectionist! Thank you for your post as tis TRUTH.

Professional musician. Not playing in the garage.

He Lived To Play! To see him live was an Experience in Excellence!!

I was just thinking exactly that, "Does he ever mess up?!?". Smooth, groovy, gentle, nasty, and unbelievably all the rest all in one all the time.

Probably, were are to young, or no chance to see Him

Chester from Linkin Park on vocals...Neil Peart on Drums and a Young James Brown and Aretha warming up.. i have tears in my eyes

Hazel ? Who ?

@@dougcameron6609 seriously? Eddie Hazel. Check it. Among the greatest to ever walk.

@@AnthonyNovelli3rd. I checked it. Not impressed

yes Black Rock SUPERSTARS shining up in heaven

@@laurieguenther5898 possibly sacrilege to some, but I think Prince is on a level above Page - Prince is possibly the greatest ever.

@@clonmult yeah prince was a musical genius. he played multiple instruments, more than what JPJ did. Prince did play a few of Page's riffs quite well though!

@@laurieguenther5898 anyone can cover a riff, but does prince come up with the amazing riffs jimmy did, personally i think page is way better, prince is good but jimmy is a musical god and i dont think is close to prince, but thats my personal preference. From what iv heard jimmy page is so much more technical and versatile 🤷🏻‍♂️

But like i said thats my opinion and i havmt heard a lot of princes stuff, and my personal taste prefers jimmy pages work

This cover by prince is fucking amazing though one if my favourite covers of the song

@@j.j.upright4010 He is a good musician all around but I agree his version of whole lotta love does not agree with me!!!

As a casual observer I think prince was as talented as they come but the vocals on this are a hard "no" from me...

The original was pretty much in falsetto.

@@acspicer Robert plant doesnt sing in falsetto.It's mixed voice.

@@pradheesandeepana Robert should have sung in falsetto more to preserve his voice. He blew it out pretty quick

Every gig he showed what he was capable of!

He showed a long time before.

If you can find it, check out his heavy rock version of his own "Let's Go Crazy", at a concert in Manchester England.

he is my fave guitarist!!

not quite. You need ti=o get out more, lol.

The short version of Purple Rain he did on Arsenic still gives me goosebumps. His fretwork, voice, and stage presence were ridiculous.

@@scottwaszak698 he said underrated not "best but no one realizes"... he is indeed veryyy good and especially considering his songwriting, singing, vision, production, and stage presence.. it's quite noteworthy and in that sense his guitar playing is definitely underrated because people don't point it out much for some reason (i would agree that it's a mistake to say things like "most ever", "of all time" or "best"). His guitar style is pretty unique, has variety, he's fast, has feeling, nice chord work even... and just damn good jams.

that was a musical experience

Lucky you

Aren't effects pedals smoke and mirrors???

@@hang3xc1 The genius is in knowing how and when to use them effectively. Using them has helped Prince create his own interpretation of an original masterpiece. In my humble opinion sometimes we can over analyse art. Just sit back; relax and let your senses take over.

@@hang3xc1No. They are tools of expression.

@ Phil W- MOST CERTAINLY 😄 🎼🎵🎸🎷

Hell yeah 😎

This Phil W(alch) agrees entirely. The only way to honour him is to listen to everything that makes us cheer.

That! When I was a teen I went a year of listening to nothing but Prince and never felt deprived because if I wanted R&B, he had me. If I wanted rock, he had me. If I wanted something different, he has me. Some deep reflective lyrics, got that too.

No and if someone tried to put up BOUNDARIES he smash the door down

Yeah Led Zeppelin took a lot of blues influences and Prince deconstructed it.

Same with me. I'm very disappointed with myself for not knowing how awesome he was past the 80s.

U/R forgiven ❤️‍🔥

Not really made it his own...Of course,I love Prince,but to make a cover "your own" we are talking about "All along The Watchtower" by Hendrix or "Hurt" by Johnny cash,this version Just doesn't quite cut it

No

This is my favorite song...by my favorite band...whose guitarist is the one responsible for me becoming a guitar player....as for Prince...although he may not be my favorite artist...he ranks high, but even higher is my respect for his unbelievably raw talent...I have never seen any individual who is both immeasurablevin STYLE and SUBSTANCE.....if Midas' touch was Gold...his was a mix of platinum and diamond..... And then he turned them purple...!

@@bernardocarneiro1982 even Hendrix would say stfu

Jesus. Calm down

He butchered this song!!

He absolutely shreds on the guitar and may possibly be the most underrated guitarist of all time, but come on, man. Whole Lotta Love will never belong to anyone other than Zeppelin.

He gave it back to its originator.

@@j.j.upright4010 Then why are you here? :D

@@fungusjoe5005 he hates to see Peince shine on a song he thinks belongs to his social circle. Same type of dude finally discovering Prince that couldn't fathom rock guitar came from black people as opposed to us "learning" from it the from the Brits

Scott Burch I never did see him. One of my few regrets in this life. RIP

Bro, he's the greatest of all time....and I am a huge Zeppelin fan!.....

Marbella 1990. Batman dancing with the classics . Bit too much Batman

@@mjordan601 Yes mate he’s allowed 👍🇬🇧

He was so kind and gracious to his fans even to us in Salt Lake City we are such a small market often overlooked, not him he shared how much he loved our state and people! We adore soul

Since you appreciate good guitar play, RU-vid Chicago live at Tanglewood, MA "25 or 6 to 4", Terry Kath shreds 🔥🔥🔥

I’m 47 and I’m finally admitting it to myself, he was better than Jimi..

Totally agree, he could play any genre as he dedicated his whole life to it. Its mindblowing what a talent he had.

​@@kevinwalsh4652Kath's solo on Poem 58 gives me chills every time.

@@smmusicplus96 I'm in Providence, 1974, I was first in line at box office for Chicago, I got two front row seats, middle stage, if I gave you a list of concerts it covers everyone from the 70's to my current favorite band, Halestorm. RU-vid Halestorm Jimmy Fallon, that's her singing live, I walked in on this very song here in Providence in 2010, they opened for Bullet For My Valentine, to hear her live blew me away, I've seen them five times 🔥🔥🔥 🎵🎶

Right on💜💜💜

You forgot John Bonham

Bro, check the version from Copenhagen 2002. He fucking shreds!! While talking shit lol

Jimmy J Yea maybe, but then again how many hundreds of covers of their song has been done..? Many many famous bands have covered their songs, so I’m guessing there’s only so much they can “Love”, such as Alien Ant Farm covered and released their tribute to MJ’s Smooth Criminal, sounded and played very well just heavier in sound due to type of band and the tempo was slightly increased.... I’m sure MJ would’ve “LOVED” that too.....

The song was actually written by Willie Dixon and recorded originally by Muddy Waters under the title 'You Need Love'. Willie Dixon sued Led Zeppelin for claiming credit for his song, and he won. Check out Muddy Waters' version by searching youtube for 'you need love muddy waters'. Incidentally, all of the above applies to 'Killing Floor' which is also from LZ's second album and also was written by Willie Dixon (but originally recorded by Howlin' Wolf).

Find Beth Hart's "live" version of this song...... She'll knock yer socks off.

Edward Creter Amen, brother.

Oh niiiice very nice

You sir, win the internet today.👏👌

@@davidbooher5559 Thanks! I'm humbly honored!

That comment has left me dazed and confused.

The guitarist playing slide guitar was outstanding as well. I looked him up but I don’t remember his name. He had a beautiful guitar tone.

That isn’t true.

@@mountaindweller777 If it's folklore then, how do you know it's false?

Eddie Van Halen did though

Bullshit! There are so may of these stories flying around but nobody can name the actual interview because it never happened.

@@alanhowell3646 Watch the interview with Miles Davis....that may change your mind.

Didn't Bowie and Jagger molest underage girls?

Nik Eu They never copied, only innovatedz

@@mcdonoghrahloh459 Not at the same time, duh.

So true...they both transcended music...they changed culture, fashion whilst quietly questioning everything..

The part that comes in at 2:42 is my favorite

So right

That Guitar Flies towards the Heavens... Lol litterally

Not anywhere near as early as Hendrix left us

in heaven prince and jimi jamming togather

And someone actually compared Michael Jackson to Prince! As if!!

@@nancydemoss8421 i would say MJ is a better singer but other then that prince has him beat

did he sleep with most of the above (ha)

Playing 27 instruments WELL.