I know this has been discussed before, especially on the old 'org'. So, what's your fav Prince Guitar solo. This is not a thread about how Prince ranks in the 'Greatest Guitarist of all time'list. I'm not educated enough in Guitarist or in RockNRoll, to even debate about it.

Some solos/songs that come to mind...

'I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man'
'Shhh'
'I Hate U'

Just to name a few...Or what song do you think Prince really 'Ripps! his strings on...?'

Blue Cashmere
"Don't Play Me"

Bambi from the Undertaker video

Annie Christian (nmixed down behind the keyboards - put on the headphones and dig it)

Try 'Favourite (live) guitar solo' thread:
http://www.prince.org/msg...#msg_78553

or 'Best guitar solo' thread:
http://www.prince.org/msg...#msg_50957

BLACKMF said:

Yeah you're right! He's really rippin' it on that song, I never noticed it before.

langebleu said:

Thanks, I guess I overlooked those...

langebleu said:

Bart?

Sensual Everafter

as of lately

I wanna melt with you...The Ryde Divine

I like the solo at the end of "Joy in Repetition."

The solo in the middle of "It"...clean, quick, and damn near perfect...


...or is it just cuz the song's about sex??...either way, I love that solo...!

For total guitar heaven, check out the "Small Club" bootleg. For all you anti-bootleggers on the Org, if you ain't heard this you ain't heard shit. This is Prince on some whole other level. "Just My Imagination" is jamming and making his guitar SCREAM!

On the "official" front, my favourite of all time (though not my favourite song) has to be Purple Rain. From the first time I heard it and then saw it in the film it filled me with new found passion. It was the true culmination of everything Prince had been leading up to, through Bambi etc.

As much as I am looking forward to Prince's "Piano Album" from NPGMC, boy I would love to hear a "Guitar Album" showcasing some of those jams you know he can bust loose with. It's been lacking in recent times but I'm hoping will come back to the fore (the signs are there with TRC - an underrated album on the Org, methinks)

GoldTimer said:

I think TRC has some excellent guitar on it. His more recent output was indeed lacking though. (Rave, NPS, Emancipation).

Empty Room '95

I think Just My Imagination from Small Club takes the chocies.

There are many great ones though.

If I had a harem.

Alexa De Pare'

my favorite is the guitar solo towards the end of "Computer Blue"..

I like the way it floats & meanders..

I know he's got LOTS of good solos- many better than the Computer Blue solo, but that 1 is probably my favorite

Mine are:

Eye Hate U
Poor Goo
Shhh
Question of U - the Live Instrumental from the January 2002 NPGMC Ahdio
Gold
ICNTTPOYM

Also, I heard a version of Rock 'n' Roll Is Alive (And It Lives In Minneapolis) - I think it may have been from the July 2001 NPGMC Ahdio... too tight!!

Those are the 7 that come immediately to mind! (It would have to be 7 of them, wouldn't it!) But I know there are more!!!

OH! I forgot one - I guess I have 8 of them...

The Santana Medley at the DC show on March 30th!!

Blew me away!!!!!

I left the Warner Theater looking like this

The war

def Just My Imagination and The Ride from the Stars & Bars concert, not the one on Crystal Ball

"The ride" from "the sacrifice of Victor" video,"just my imagination" and "still would stand all time" from the "small club" bootleg, the outro of "3 chains o' gold" and "eye hate u","the question of u","shhh","purple rain","Bambi" and "poorgoo" from "the undertaker" video, "last december" and the different guitar part of "the everlasting now" ,"the Santana medley","dance electric" and "days of wild" from the ahdio show,"Habibi"...

Gold
Purple Rain
Bambi
I could never take the place of your man
Batdance
etc..

all of them have their HIGHS but specifically the uniquness of the break in Peach is notable ... its simple but gets my toes tappin and my butt wiggling everytime ... :p

ladycabdriver(ooops that was dez dickerson)my bad

The end of "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad" from the 2nd album....without a doubt! Check it

Divy loves you.....as if!

"bambi"

"why u wanna treat me so bad"

"i'm yours"

mine are:

GOD -

Extra Lovable

Annie Christian

Let's Work - (well that's if Dez did that, but regardless it matched with the flow of the song and would make anyone do a breakdance spin into a split.)

Computer Blue - that guitar solo was awesome it always warrents a rewind on my MD player.

Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad

There r so many!!! 3 of them that come immediately 2 mind r:

"Peach" from the 4/29 Seattle soundcheck: the lil' man totally RIPPED it!!!

"So Far, So Pleased": Even if you don't like the Rave album, u've gotta admit, this tune's guitar solo kicks major ass!

And ... Of course ... the BEST: PURPLE RAIN. Still makes me cry like a baby!

Too many...but the ones that come to mind for me are:

The War
Poor Goo
I Rock Therefor I Am (from the audio show)--It's a remix with a horn section that makes the guitar even tighter!
Gett Off live from the Hit n Run tour
Purple Rain (CD and Live always gets me in tears)
The ? of U
When Doves Cry (full version of course...Wendy at her best)
Why U Wanna Treat Me So Bad?
The Holy River
I Hate U (the solo that got me back 2 listening 2 Prince after a 2 year hiatus)