These are the Prince songs that I think have the best drumming in them.

Sexy Dancer
The Cross
Sexual Suicide
Everywhere
U Got the Look
Cloreen Baconskin

dance on, and tamborine are the ones that stand out to me the most.

play in the sunshine
lady cabdriver
Sshhh
new position

I've always liked Michael B.'s powerful, crazy-ass drumming on "Shhh".
And the drum programming on "When Doves Cry" is a classic!

Anything with Sheila E on it.

"Shhh" is the first thing I thought of.

The drum work on TRC holds the whole record together...

Good question.

FOR U
THE OPENING TRACK ON THE FOR U ALBUM.

Without a doubt...without debate...without peer...

Shhh!

Just take a listen (and turn it up real loud, now) and you will *feel* the best drumming on a Prince song. Most of the time, I almost forget the rest of the song is playing and hear almost nothing but the drums (and that's a shame because there's a killer guitar solo on there as well).

No debate. End the thread.

Play in the sunshine, ICNTTPOYM, the whole SOTT experience.

Rock on!!! Last greatest double album or single album by far, no piano ONA Bull*@%t here

Dont 4get about the beginning of Mountains!

Irrisitble bitch...

I'll second "Tambourine", and raise you a "Life Can Be So Nice". Love that schizzy beat he throws out from time to time...

Try to keep up with "movie star"

That's hard.

Don't forget about "She Spoke 2 Me" from the Vault! The jazz portion of the song not only includes some of the best drumming, but some other fine instrumentation such as bass and saxophone.

HHHhhhMMMmmm best drumming in a PRINCE song?? Strays Of The World,Joint2Joint,Lady Cab Driver,1999,Everlasting Now,Joy In The Repetition,Poor Goo,Computer Blue,Man In A Uniform...I could go on and on...the man just jams!!!

Best drumming to me:

Soft & Wet (Yamaha Recording Custom)
The Walk (Rogers Custom Kit) (Okay, The Time did it live but Prince recorded EVERYTHING in the studio)
Sexy Dancer
International Lover
Take me with U
Lets Work
Do Me,BAby


This is a hard list because Prince is primarily a drum programmer, not a drummer on the level of Blackwell, Bland, and Jellybean. (Morris was the original Time drummer, but that a different issue)



DCM
[This message was edited Wed Jun 19 11:31:11 PDT 2002 by dcm]

These are my favorites:

Chaos & Disorder
Daddy Pop
Anna Stesia
Dance On
Shhh
Tamborine
Everywhere
Irrestible Bitch
Sexual Suicide
Lady Cab Driver
Crystal Ball
Life can be so nice
Housequake, Play in the Sunshine, The Cross, ICNTTPOYM all on SOTT's video concert courtesy of Ms. Sheila E.

NOBODY LIKE HOLEINYOHEAD???
REAL SIMPLE...

Although some may be programmed, Private Joy, Jack U Off, Something In The H2O, Critics, God Instrumental, Another Lonely Xmas, Mountains..especially Mountains.
[This message was edited Wed Jun 19 22:27:42 PDT 2002 by rdhull]

Irresistable Bitch

Let's Work - Extended edit

Tick Tick Bang Bang

Broken

I Would Die 4 U - Extended Edit

Ronnie Talk To Russia

Do Me, Baby

There is so many good ones, but the first one I thought of is Cloreen Baconskin

How could you all not mention ALEXA DE PARIS (EXTENDED VERSION)???

No one has mentioned the drum into to Housequake???

Everywhere off rainbow children. trust me

I Would Die 4 u Import w/ Erotic City on the flip side...

I think that is Sheila E. killing the drums on that...the drun playing is just SICK...I can replay just that intro over and over again...[pulling out the cd now... :d)]!!!

I also agree with Shhh...lawd have mercy but the guitar wailing just tops it off completely!!! Prince, Prince, Prince mmm, mmm, mmm, !