Originally Posted by: PlatonicShredSo, I'm just wondering why the guy is consistently left out of guitar lists. Not to say that he is up there with the best of his contemporaries, i.e. Malmsteen, Van Halen, Lynch...etc. But I mean, if you're going to mention Kurt Cobain or Billy Corgan, why not mention Prince?

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I agree. He is often left off of lists and he is a terrific musician. I don't like everything he's done, but the majority is amazing. There have been several posts here over the past year in which Prince is lauded for his playing skills.