I'd say DMSR or 777-9311... You need a really funky bass... funky rhythm guitar... that fat keyboard sound... and the Linn Drum.

sovembol said:

I know what you mean!

DMSR

Lady Cab Driver

or

777-9311

Exactly.

"Oh Sheila"

Seriously though, Ready For The World nailed that sound. But really, "DMSR" or anything by the Time would be my answer also.

renfield said:

I always thought that "In my house" is a perfect example of that Mpls sound.

tane1976 said:

I have to agree 100%. I think this is the sound that laid the ground work for all the protege' artists. (that's my opinion, of course)

DMSR

DMSR.

HAs the funky bass, the rhythm guitar, the "synth horns" and the Linn. Even more so the live version.

Tons of Time songs qualify too (esp The Walk and The Bird).


Someone was right about Mary Jane Girs' "In My House". I always thought it was weird how similar Rick James and Price's protege groups sound.... same type of synth lines, rhythm guitar etc. Yet still different (Rick icnorproated more acoustic instruments back then).

Computer blue.

DMSR & LET'S WORK

SEXY DANCER could have fit on some later albums

"Nasty Girl" is a good choice, I think.

**Nasty Girl and Sugar Walls**

WHEN DOVES CRY all the way, and the whole Purple Rain put Minneapolis on the map.

Lady Cab Driver. It has everything that represents that sound. The funk, the rock, the horn lines from the keys.

Oh Sheila

s'too hard, because there's too many.

blackguitaristz said:

I disagree. It doesn't really feature the Linn drum (Except for some claps).... in fact it's usually cited as an example of Prince's live drums which are kind of NOT the typical Minny sounds.

I think most of the Time songs are better examples, outside of DMSR.

Uptown

Rinluv said:

I thought of 17 Days.
Screams of Passion, too

GaryMF said:

Good point.

blackguitaristz said:

Come to think of it, I think LCD is an excellent example of a Prince song..... i.e. one that shows his genius and talents.

It's funny cuz thepoeple who said Oh Sheila are right... in that that song is almost all "minny sound" (even though RFTW are prpobably not from there) and lacks the talent/genius that something like LCD does have.

GaryMF said:

I agree withcha, G. That's why I mention LCD, cuz it's my fave song and it does TOTALLY showcases P's musicianship to the hilt. Really, the lyrics are pointess to me, cuz all I have ever keyed in on is the musicianship. In my mind, it's an instrumental with Jill moaning from P hating that he's short.

I would have to say I Wanna Be Your Lover. This was still in the period when P was still experimenting with his sound and this for me nailed it. Especially the extended version! The whole sound to this was just bad!

RobDogg27 said:

To be honest, IWBYL sounds like your run-of-the-mill disco sounding song of that time period. Nothing really special about it besides the guitar.

Some1inUptown said:

nah, i'd say the Triple Threat Tour put MPLS on the map of Musicality
Vanity 6, The Time, and Prince
Purple Rain just told everyone else what most of us already knew
rock and funk's alive, and it lives in mpls
yeah

I think this sound was already fully developed with Dirty Mind. Don't forget Head, also.

blackguitaristz said:

hahahahaha!!!!