 We're discussing the 40-year anniversary of Purple Rain with music journalist and host of the official Prince podcast, Andrea Swenson. We're also hearing from you. Nate emails, I wasn't born until 1988, so I wasn't around when Purple Rain came out, but I play three instruments and have played ever since high school. I've always thought Prince was extremely underrated for his guitar playing. In my opinion, he can hold his own right up there with the greats like Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page. The list goes on.