At the moment I am compiling a list (totally for my own pleasure, mind) with guitar orientated Prince songs.

And what does guitar orientated mean? It means that I do not want just rocks songs, but also songs where guitar plays a main part of the melodic structure of the entire song.

My first batch contains stuff like Bambi, When You Were Mine, Computer Blue, Purple Rain, Let's Go Crazy (extended), Paisley Park (remix), 4 The Tears In Your Eyes, She's Always In My Hair, Alexa De Paris, Sign The Times, Play In The Sunshine, IK Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man, The Cross, I Wish U Heaven (Prt 2), Electric Chair, The Question Of U, Joy In Repetition.

That's where I'm at. I am working my way down the albums, singles and outtakes, so somewhere down the line I will include stuff like Shockadelica and the Undertaker performance.

But now I am curious; what are YOUR favourite Prince guitar orientated songs?

Hit me.

Endorphin machine

Speaking as a Guitar player, I have to say Shy from The Gold Experience.

The structure and layering on this song is simply incredible.

headhunter said:

That is a song that gets alot of airplay in this household. Props.

I love that you love it too!

And it was already on my ever expanding list.

The Rainbow Children.

Peach, Zannalee, I like it there...

I Like It There

Zannalee

Dolphin

So Far, So Pleased

Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic

Wherever U Go, Whatever U Do

Guitar

Holy River (Listen to the end solo...WOW!)

Gold

there are so many more....Have Fun!

Empty Room (C-note)
Beautiful Strange
Just My Imagination (Small Club)
Crucial
The Ride (Crystal Ball OR Undertaker)
Don't Play Me
Fascination
Fury (If you have the SNL broadcast, so much the better)

Genesia said:

Two good tips! Thanks!

I just did not get around going into my live folder yet.

I will throw in Billy's Sunglasses; I will have to chop it up, cuz it is way too long otherwise.

And that Days Of WIlde Wilder guitar solo. Dayum.

I'd include Shhh and Da Bang but they aren't really about the guitar.
I do like the guitar work on Bob George but its not really to the forefront, similar to U got the Look (long look) I think.

Were you at the aftershow with the NPG trio. That was guitar heaven.

What about THE QUESTION OF U from the aftershow cd....10 minutes of hellacious guitar. Its on mine guitar best of.

The Cross LIVE from SOTT flick is also much better than album version.

Like I said, it's a work in progress, which means lots of double entires (different versions, though) cuz I am still deciding which version is best.

And also some songs willfall off the list; All Day All Night hasnt got Guitar (I just added it cuz in my memory it is fierce and I translated that as having guitar) and Xenophobia likewise. Also 4 The Tears In Your Eyes and When The Lights Go Down have been dropped already. I always throw in stuff, then smoothen out later.

So here goes, in alphabetical order (to be able to decide what version I will pick), when I am done I am going to place them in the right order (the live version of The Question Of U from 1990 needs to be played back to back with Electric Man) and I still gotta chop the Come/Endorphinmachine medley in two.

druss319 said:

I threw in a live version from 87, a rehearsel form 88 and the album version to decide.

druss319 said:

Ermmm which aftershow?

I'm a huge fan of P's funk rhythm guitar work, so I'm flying the flag for such killer tracks as:

Alphabet St
Sexy Dancer
Controversy (so few notes, so much impact)
DMSR (terrific rhythm break in there)
Lolita (perhaps not a typical 'guitar' track, but there are some cracking little fills)
The Word (wonderful acoustic lick)
Hide the Bone
Batdance
Chelsea Rodgers
1+1+1=3

Too many to name live....

Also, I see Gett Off isn't on your list..?

And can I just add that people discussing compilations at this level of geekery is what the internet was made for. I LOVE IT!!!!

olskooljamz said:

Hehehe, most of those made OR my Prince Profile list (Prince like you wanna pimp his music to non-fans) and my Prince Shows The Funk Down playlist. Well, you know.

Great effort Huey. This needed to be done but I'm upset that I don't know the track Electric Man.

lately

villanova junction!

What about...

Erotic City and Something in the Water from Neon Rendezvous
Hello (extended)
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (from the RRHOF -- not all him, but still)
The Daisy Chain
Databank

You might want to consider putting the guitar version of "Crucial" on there, too.

omnithanos said:

It's the extended part of the 1989 live version of The Question Of U. The person that tracked this live performance chopped it in two, I never corrected it.

It's the part where Prince pretend his microphone stand is a woman and makes love to it.

What about Jack U Off and Last December?

Well looks a great playlist, a few more for you:

Family Name
Extra Loveable
Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad (City Lights Columbia)
Machine Gun (aka Habbi)
Rock Hard in a Funky Place
777-9311

Plus, if you can get your hands on any of the live verisons of Anotherloverholenyohead Prince has being doing at 02 shows. Actaually, the whole 28th aftershow is a must for guitar fans.
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MrVortex said:

Thanks mate! Machine Gun I forgot! Shame on me. It's on there now.

And ExtraLoveable? Would love to include it, but I wish I had a CD quality version of that, but I don't.

How about Little Red Corvette?

Rinluv said:

Considered it. Then decided not to. But now I am throwing it in, for fun.

What?! No Alphabet St (This Is Not Music, This Is A Trip)?!

Sacrilege!

HamsterHuey said:

Ok..Then how about Eye Hate U? Rockin'guitar at the end.