Interactive is pretty good

Bambi.

I'm Yours rocks pretty good

Not going with Bambi or I am Yours, as some people here do. They are not really hard rocking in a raw, nasty, in your face way, but rather pastiches of the kind of FM-rock and Hard-rock that was popular in those days. Rocking indeed, but in a way too clean way for me.

But Prince really surprised me with his grittieness on the live version of Peach (especially during the coda 'riffing' on Chaos and Disorder) from The Sacrifice of Victor.

And Da Bang from the Crystal Ball-set is another winner. One of the most 'alternative rock'-like tracks Prince has ever done.

Oh, I like it there from Chaos and Disorder should be mentioned too, one of his rawest, sober rocksongs since the days of the Dirty Mind album.

I'm Yours has that disco kind of bridge to it so i think Bambi's the hardest rock song he's done.

IMO Bambi has those falsetto-vocals weakening down the 'rockieness' of the song.

Next to that: Bambi might be a technically impressive take on late seventies hard-rock, but i miss the real urgency and intensity Prince did put in his guitarplaying later on in his career (especially during live performances).

ButterscotchPimp said:

yeah, I don't really consider I'm Yours a rock song, but it rocks very hard.

Actually, Ronnie Talk To Russia rocks. It's not what you typically think of as a rock sound, what with the synths, but the rhythm absolutely rocks, along with the lead playing.

My favorite is the finale of Family Name from the ONA Live set... blistering, and totally unexpected.

Habibi!

Habibi!

Habibi!

Most. Rocking. Prince. Song. EVER!!

Mr. Goodnight!

Imago said:

WHAT?!?!

Days of Wild Live (Guitar Jam) from ONA was pretty insane.
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SquirrelMeat said:

You have no idea how much I love his rendition of that song.

I'm surprised no one mentioned Rock and Roll's Alive. But then again, its more hard pop.

I just listened to Bambi. Yeah, that song is a headbanger.
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i might need boris 2 confirm this but back in the 90's a friend played a song for me called it ain't like that , by alice in chains , ben, my buddy, hayes,
not mr margolis. but that song kicked major ass.

help me,
james aaron

DifferentPsuedenum said:

That's what I was going to mention.

meow85 said:

Yeah, me too!

the small club take on rave un2 the joy fantastic is pretty rockin'. all the other ones mentioned rock pretty hard too, though.

bambi

my fav though is peach

KidaDynamite said:

how did u hear it? hehehe

That SNL Version of "FURY"..... which I just happened 2 have heard again, a few mins ago..... is the most on-fire I've ever seen him. THAT per4mance rocked. Shame the album version was so plastic and keyboard-centric.

Musze said:

I have to admit, I don't listen to much "hard rock" so I may be off --

but what about:

LOOSE!

Loose is definitely not rock, it might hit hard, but its essentialy house / rave-music.

L4OATheOriginal said:

I heard it when it was roaming free on youtube!

Odd no one mentions the C&D live version recently aired on 3121, although just about everything he did that night rocked and better still i missed it

KidaDynamite said:

websherriff please escort this lady 2 the nearest courtroom

L4OATheOriginal said:

KidaDynamite said:

and we'll add assault charges as well ..hmm what else u got?

L4OATheOriginal said: