I vote for "When Doves Cry" but I do wish they had put the solo a bit higher in the mix.
[Edited 7/1/08 12:04pm]

On record:
"I Hate U"


Live:
"Just My Imagination", 1988-08-18 The Hague (Trojan Horse)

BAMBI

The Question of u,Shhh, 3 Chains of gold, Purple Rain, Endorphine Machine

SO MANY HITS NOT ENOUGH TIME

wouldn't say they are the "best", but my anyways :

on record:
pink cashmere
eye hate u
gett off (short and sweet)

live:
just my imagination (trojan horse aftershow or any version of the song really, second place: camden palace )
purple rain (syracuse 1985 )
strange relationship/rave (camden palace 1988 )

so many more though

i hate u, when it sums up all his anger, jealousy, love and hate in the end... marvellous

I'm Yours
Purple Rain
Dolphin also has an understated melodic feel that I love.

Joy in Repitition from ONA.

purple rain..
why you wanna treat me so bad
Electric chair
when doves cry

DakutiusMaximus said:

That's a great one. A very emotional solo.

It's hard to say which is the best, but one has not been mentioned here that is def one of his deepest:

Scandalous Pt. 3 !!!

Too subjective and way to many choices.

SUPRMAN said:

pick the one with the fastest notes

Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad?

I love it.

And any PR solo, of course!

SUPRMAN said:

Its all subjective when it comes to discussing music.

LinnLM1 said:

THAT'S why, Linn, perhaps you should have stated "Favorite" as opposed to "Best".

Ok, my 'favourite' has got to be Purple Rain.....but there's quite a lot of them so....

I like the guitar on The Marrying Kind -- Awesome!

I liked his guitar work on the remake "One Of Us".

I don't know...I like them all.

I like the little licks scattered across Lovesexy. Simple little bluesy fills. I like the solo from SexyMF. Simple yet effective. Not in the same league comparatively as something like the solo from Hello though.

He's not really known within guitar circles for his solos, more his playing in general. Yes he can solo but nothing leaps out to me like, say, Comfortably Numb. Now that's a solo! A song in itself.

As I guitarist I prefer his funk fills. That's where he shines. Understated and so utterly perfect. Who on the planet could fail to recognise the opening bar of Kiss?

How about You Got the Look for a solo though. It must be ok as I can sing/hum it. I only ever do that with solos that stand out from a song.

I COULD NEVER PICK JUST ONE!!!!! HE NEVER FAILS TO MAKE MY EYES ROLL BACK IN MY HEAD (IF YA KNOW WHAT I MEAN)! HIS PURPLE RAIN CAN RAIN ON ME!!!

blackguitaristz said:

"Best" and "Favorite" are both subjective, black.

Being a black guitarist, what's your favorite or best (your choice) Prince solo?

LinnLM1 said:

I KNOW that, Linn.

LinnLM1 said:

Oh like being a "black guitarist" gives me an advantage on what's Prince's "best" solo is...(perhaps it does, who knows huh?) My "favorite" Prince guitar lead hands down is "God" Love Theme From Purple Rain". I think Prince's solo to Purple Rain has been for many years now, his signiture solo. I did a thread on here very shortly after I joined this place about Prince's guitar solo in Purple Rain and what I thought it represented. Or at least what it represented to me.

You have to give it up for the guitar solo in the "Scandalous Suite'- "The Rapture."
Who's feeling me on this!!??

Oh and Linn, I see you mentioned When Dove Cry. I also did a thread, again, sometime ago, about just the INTRO to When Doves Cry.

NDRU said:

co-sign

DakutiusMaximus said:

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" RRHOF