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Sanjay Srivastava
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I’m a reasonable man, get off my case.

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Only gets tepid enjoyment when a plan comes together
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 PM
One of my favorite parts of this is that none of the other performers got to rehearse the solo with Prince. So when you see their faces, that's them hearing it for the first time along with the audience. (Dhani Harrison's reaction is especially delightful)

www.nytimes.com/2016/04/28/a...
The Day Prince’s Guitar Wept the Loudest (Published 2016)
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Or at least mostly agreeing? I think he was underrated for a long time in rock-oriented guitar communities (magazine best-of lists, forums, etc.). It feels like that started to shift in recent years, and I suspect the internet, and this performance in particular, contributed to that
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I hate to stop a good internet argument, but I think we're agreeing?
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
(Or white-passing, in the case of Eddie Van Halen)
November 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I think some of it is that for sure. And some is that a lot of "guitar greats" discourse is very white-guy-rock oriented (plus Hendrix and BB King)
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
If its_giving() returns 67, your computer starts giggling uncontrollably
November 21, 2025 at 11:04 PM