There's really way too many to list and or describe. But the one that played yesterday stopped me in my tracks on For You.

Purple Rain, Computer Blue, Let's Go Crazy, intro to When Doves Cry, She's Always in My Hair, Batdance, a lot more..

That rehearsal of Noon Rendezvous at First Ave in 83 always gets me.

DiamondGirl said:

ABSOLUTELY! have to agree with you on that. I was first introduced properly to Prince in junior high with the release of Controversy. That should give you some idea of how many years I've been into dude. Living in DC, I've been priviledged to see him in concert more times than I care to count right now and have been raised to my feet from guitar solos from just about every show including some that have already been mentioned by other folks here like "She's Always in My Hair" from the Act I tour at George Mason in Fairfax. But I have to say, I was completely FREAKED by that solo at the RRHOF! I simply could not contain myself. Picture a 6ft 3 light skinned brother literally running around the kitchen area with arms flailing and fists clinched. "Ooo...Ooo! What the ---- was that?! OMG! Go on away from here man! That's too much...that's just too ---- much! WHAT MORE DO THEY WANT? WHAT MORE COULD THEY POSSIBLY WANT?!"

Hands down the best I've seen and heard.

Yeshua4all said:

Yeshua4all said:

Damn, player!!! Very cool.

There've been quite a few guitar moments that made me say "Damn!!"...but here are some favs:

Anything live
Alexa de Paris
777-9311
Joy In Repitition
Question of You
Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad

DiamondGirl said:

i've gotta get hold of this

Lot's have been mentioned. Off the top of my head I always pull a funky face at his solo at the end of Wonderful Ass. The Days of Wild solo at the end of the first NPGMC ahdio show is very great. The Santana Medley on Disc 2 of The Park makes me break out into a sweat every time I hear it, better than Santana could ever dream of being. But really there are too many.

At the end of Why U Wanna Treat Me So Bad when he, Dez, and Andre are working some serious guitar magic. Awesome stuff.

I can't believe that no one has mentioned Sign from the concert film or the Cross from the end of the SOTT film.

While My Guitar Gently Weeps (RNRHOF)
Purple Rain (Syracuse 1985)
Intro to Purple Rain (Rave dvd)
Purple House (Rave dvd)
ICNTTPOYM (Sign O' The Times film)
Shhh (Musicology tour)
The Question of U (Musicology Tour)
Let's Go Crazy (St. Paul 2001)

computer blu solo .....damnnnnn

ICNTTPOYM-Sign 'o' movie version

SHHHHH!

Witness 4 the Prosecution-He RIPS on this song!!

Whole Lotta Love-Live Vegas DVD

The ENTIRE Black Album-The FUNK is TOO strong

While My Guitar Gently Weeps-RRHOF Concert

At the end of "Eye hate U"
Awesome!!

While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Rock Hall)
Purple Rain (Syracuse 1985)
Morning Papers (Arsenio Hall Show)

colm said:

DIDDO

I was just watching "Rave" and he really rocked out "American Woman", I dont think he was trying to show up Lenny, I think hes always dug that song, isnt it "Grand Funk Railroad"?

The beginning of When Doves Cry blows me away every time I here it...
DAMN!

jackmitz said:

Shhhhh!, drums ruled that joint

Every da*&! time he plays "Purple Rain"
That time in Tokyo a few years back where he played "Shhhh''. Killer.
Three words - "Joy In Repetition'' LIVE "It Ain't Ova'' aftershow version. Da*&M!
"When Doves Cry'' album version
"Let's Go Crazy'' album version
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame solo on "My Guitar Gently Weeps'' Can U say "In a Zone?'' lol
When he played guitar and danced at the same time during ONA tour.
There, that's a start.

ufoclub said:

I was just really get into Prince at that time and I knew he was a good guitarist, but I had NO IDEA he was that good. I was completely amazed and moved

while my guitar gently weeps live
just my imagination live...almost orgasmic...
there r more but those 2 came 2 mind

"We Gon' Make It Funky" with Maceo!
--"Give it up for the guitar player!!!"--

"Get It Up" on the first Time album.
It seems like he put all his aggressions missing from his own albums into this bombastic, improve-like solo.

As far as his own songs, the explosive solo on the "America" maxi
and the layered soloing on "Joy In Repetition."

Live-"...?" (just tooooo many )


Schöne Grüße

doctamario said:

Have to agree with this one. My favorite part is when they all play together and then they break it down up until they scream Why U wanna treat me so bad
and Prince goes BITCH!!! and that's when he really gets raw up to guitar solo till the end. I like on the Houston show when he plays a little bit of Jingle Bells, but I really like the D.C. show guitar solo. It was pure Hendrix to me.
Pure classic.

During his solo in "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" I had goosebumps!! That was one of the most amazing things I have ever heard. He has had lots of great guitar solos, but when I heard that I thought, "Damn, that man is amazing!"

TurnItUp said:

I agree that is a great moment and that keyboard line Fink is playing underneath is damn good too.

As far as my favorite Prince guitar moments:

She's Always In My Hair Act I tour, I have heard 5 different versions and they all blow my mind.

While My Guitar Gently Weeps RRHOF

I Could Never Take The Place of Your Man Live, SOTT Tour Paris

Interactive/Endorphinmachine VH1 Honors 1994

Another Star into the Santana medley during the ONA tour.

Just My Imagination Live Small Club '88

They Don't Know, Bambi, Whole Lotta Love Copenhagen Aftershow ONA tour.-this trifecta to open the show is unbelievable. Prince is ferocious on guitar.
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I wanted to squeeze in Bambi from (First Avenue 1982 aftershow)

You guys are bringing up alot of aftershows I really want to experience one live in the flesh. I had 2 chances but passed them up. My bad.

R&R Hall of Fame
Bambi
I Could Never Take the Place of Your man
Joy in Repetition
I Hate you
Just My Imagination
777-9311 (bass is a guitar too, right )

When Prince played Hendix' Voodoo Child at a ONA aftershow in Copenhagen...