I was just listening to One Nite Alone and I have to say that the guitar solo at the end of When You Were Mine is the best Prince solo that I have heard. I would like to here what everyone else's favorite solo is.

One solo thats awesome is on "Why U Wanna Treat Me So Bad". I still listen to that song to this day in my car.

"U Got The Look"

gold has agreat solo

easily near the end of "live 4 love" on diamonds and pearls.. or the blues medley solo on rave in2 the joy fantastic.. oh man - that is jizztastic

Great choice; recording-wise I've always loved the solos from "When Doves Cry" (quite low down in the mix & not too brash) and "Automatic". The live "Purple Rain" solo from Syracuse 1985 (especially the initial blues-type solo with the Hohner guitar) aswell as "If I Had A Harem" from Lovesexy Live Dortmund 1988 have always besotted me.

reachin said:

It sounds to me that Prince hits a bad note in this solo just before the 3 minute mark, where he hits a flat note which he corrects when he repeats the phrase (D changes to D#, I think).

My favourite solo is on 'Just My Imagination', Small Club version.
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best P guitar solo is Hall of Fame solo,

paul0478 said:

Same here, its a great song with the guitar solo from an underatted album.

4nowneway said:

I second that!

Just My Imagination (Paard Van Troje , Den Haag , Holland)

the ? of u on the GB dvd is amazing... each time I hear it I can't help but stare in amazement!

paul0478 said:

My favorite is "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" and "Purple Rain" is pretty nice, too.

SexualSuicide said:

I just heard this the other day for the very first time. Incredible! Definitely the best.

I also like the one on the 12" version of "America."

And then the one on "777-9311."

And then the solo on "I Hate U". That one sounds angry.

SexualSuicide said:

Co-sign. I was drooling...

"My favourite solo is on 'Just My Imagination', Small Club version."

Yeah, i love that version. Nicely understated.

Joy In Repetition....i've no idea how he hits the high note at the climax of the solo (he's playing F at the 13th fret then it suddenly jumps an octave as a kind of harmonic squeal)

The Cross on Lovesexy Live-this time for the low open E string he hits at the start of the solo. Sounds amazing.

Computer Blue on 1st Av '83...i almost cum when i hear that.

langebleu said:
My favourite solo is on 'Just My Imagination', Small Club version.
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I totally agree. It is jaw-dropping. Another that comes to mind is "Purple Rain" from Viva Las Vegas. I keep coming back to these over the years, and they amaze me every time.

4nowneway said:

Can someone tell me where to find it. I saw the regular performance, but I keep hearing about the George Harrison tribute. I really would like to see it.

7lovesymbol7 said:

There's a link somewhere in here: http://www.prince.org/msg/7/127349

SexualSuicide said:

I thrid it, but I also love the guitar work in Bambi!

still reckon the american music awards 1985 "purple rain"
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daibhi said:

kid said "besotted!"

thekidsgirl said:

RRHOF'04: http://www.finishlinefash...mance2.htm

Prince has a lot of great solos in many songs (mainly live performances), but I've been a fan for 22 years now and ain't never "seen" anything like this before. Just something about the whole evening, someone else's song, with other stars present, and a long guitar solo where Prince shows off a variety of skills -- and the timing was just right... i KNOW many jaws hit the floor that night! anybody who ever had a question why Prince was inducted into the ROCK-N-ROLL Hall of Fame won't question anymore after seeing this. i still love watching it over and over -- and enjoy watching other people watch it -->

Snap said:

I still don't know where that guitar got to after the performance ended.

thekidsgirl said:

I second that Bambi joint...I got to see him live do some fancy guitar work on this at an aftershow in Nashville this past year. He was literally right in my face and I was in heaven.

Computer Blue
Purple Rain
Why you wanna treat me so bad
I could never take the place of your man
Joy in Repetition (live)
Bambi
When doves cry, intro

The one solo that puts me in2 orbit is The Undertaker... really the whole album, but I love the way he makes that guitar talk in that song....amazes me everytime I hear it. That song really made me start paying attention to his guitar work more than any...

randall69nfla said:

The bataclan and nighttown gigs during the ona tour . Best guitarwork i have ever heard

Just my Imagination, from Small Club. I got this track as an mp3 back in the Napster days, and just burned it to a cd I took with me on my commute. When it came on, I was in a packed subway car, and the energy of this solo hit me so hard I suddenly felt both high and naked in front of 50 strangers.`

If I had an Harem -- I just love the guitar on this song. I'm not sure if it's the best solo, but it's just one of those songs that makes me want to play some tasteful air guitar.
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