Is there anything funkier than the extended jam at the end of "I Wanna Be Your Lover?"

DMSR said:

Man I LOOOOOVE that jam. The whole nearly 6 minutes is just pure funk ecstasy for me. One of my favorite Prince songs.

purplecam said:

I heard this version and I was hooked. Even to this day, I can still vibe off of it.

in fact there is.
10 minute version of i wanna be your lover from atlanta omni 1980 (rick james support) where dez and prince play distorted guitar riffs is way funkier then the album version.
check it out.

Prince was definately ahead of his time with this one. This was the disco era and I hear traces of that "Minneapolis Sound" even before there was such a thing.

DMSR said:

Probably is.

thebanishedone said:

U beat me to it, player. Good thing I read before I posted! Yeah, that WHOLE concert is the shit. But yeah, they go OFF on this version, which destroys the long version.

blackguitaristz said:

my god i would probably pee in my pants if i heard this.

blackguitaristz said:

I have that on tape - think I might pull it out tonight - that was the jam!!! IMO, Dez and Prince had a chemistry - like Mick and Keef, Steve and Joe - that P never had with any of the guitarists since Dez left.

Also, check out the "Lady Cabdriver" live jam - that's another killer w/P and Dez (especially Dez) doin' it on guitar!!!

MsLegs said:

Yup,I agree 100% on this one,I even change my hairstyle to match his ,only thing that piss me off was that this song only reached #11 on Billboard top 100.

Yeah that sucks but it was still a hit for him and thank God because it was the beginning of many more hit singles to come.

purplecam said:

And to think that this song started the whole Prince vs. Mike Jackson who is better feud between a Jacko fan and me

JesseDezz said:

Yep. Yeah, when Dez left, P's whole thing changed and it was never the same. While Dez came off like he was a BONAFIDE band member, everyone elsa in that position, except for maybe Wendy, just came across as a hired gun.

Plus, I always got the sense that Dez was just as accomplished as P on guitar. It always seemed like they were equals when it came to guitar playing. With Wendy, it always seemed more like teacher/student.

JesseDezz said:

On the purple Rain tour Wendy seemed to out play prince all the time. I guess that why he would push her head into his groin area.
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ive got an origanel lets work 12" pic sleeve, the jam is exelent, its about 8 mins 30 seconds. it really gets u dancing

thedog said:

Were you perhaps, inebriated/stoned in any way when you witnessed Wendy "outplaying Prince all the time"?

Just curious

JesseDezz said:

Dez does not get the credit he deserves, dude was one hell of a guitarist and one of the few that was on Prince's level during their time together. I have multiple live shows with Dez and his playing contiunes to astound. Best lead guitarist Prince ever had. Miko Weaver is another grossly underrated player. Dude's work during the SOTT/Lovesexy tours is amazing and his rhythm work on Mountains takes that song to another level. Wendy was very good too, but I didn't start feeling her live work until the Parade tour. She just didn't have IT during the Purple Rain Tour IMHO.

JesseDezz said:

That's what I was thinking. I've NEVER seen Wendy out play Prince. Especially during the Purple Rain Tour, she was average at best. I hope that was a joke.

I have at least 4 Purple Rain shows where Wendy screws up the guitar solo in When Doves Cry.

wallysafford said:

Imagine what Dez would've done with that solo...

JesseDezz said:

Dez would have KILLED IT!!!

DorothyParkerWasCool said:

What Dortothy said. Lot of folks just don't know, that's all it is to it. Dez looked the most 'professional" out of everyone on stage. His lead playing on "Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad" was TIGHTER than P's. At this time, as a lead guitarist, Dez's playing was more polished where Prince's playing would at times, be somewhat sloppy. I don't think Dez can hold a candle to P's playing now, but from 78-83, Dez was already where P would end up.

One thing prince always had over Dez is that he never went around sporting a japanese head band. Atleast Prince never dressed like a fool.

You must not have seen him in the 'assless pants' then !

or this flattering picture ;