Just listening to Small Club again and I must say the guitar solo in Just My Imagination is still amazing!!! (yes, 99% of people here have probably heard this said before)

My question is:

What other Prince guitar solos are as well crafted and performed as that solo?

Here are some thoughts on the JMI solo:

1. The pacing is brilliant -- starting with slow, clean, extended notes and building to rapid fire, dirty, screaming runs

2. The interaction with Sheila on the drums is great.

3. It's cool that it's both planned and inspired -- the overall structure was clearly established beforehand but there are moments within that seem to be very much improvised

4. The multiple crescendos are amazing.

Some solos that come to mind are:

1. The Undertaker (live in the studio with Sonny T. & Michael B.)

2. Joy in Repetition (my favorite is the early studio version with the slow, echo-ing intro)

3. Colonized Mind

Others?

i LOVE that solo.

controversy99 said:

Just listening to Small Club again and I must say the guitar solo in Just My Imagination is still amazing!!! (yes, 99% of people here have probably heard this said before)

My question is:

What other Prince guitar solos are as well crafted and performed as that solo?

Here are some thoughts on the JMI solo:

1. The pacing is brilliant -- starting with slow, clean, extended notes and building to rapid fire, dirty, screaming runs

2. The interaction with Sheila on the drums is great.

3. It's cool that it's both planned and inspired -- the overall structure was clearly established beforehand but there are moments within that seem to be very much improvised

4. The multiple crescendos are amazing.

Some solos that come to mind are:

1. The Undertaker (live in the studio with Sonny T. & Michael B.)

2. Joy in Repetition (my favorite is the early studio version with the slow, echo-ing intro)

3. Colonized Mind

Others?

"What Did I Do?" from the 1987 aftershow is another

Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?

His Shhh solo from Hong Kong.

I don't think my 2 additions can beat the 'Just My Imagination' solo but I very much like

- Creep - Coachella 2008

- Purple Rain Mila- Milan 2010

I think his solo on "purple rain" from the syracuse 1985 videotape is his bes t...

Joy In Repetition - ONA Live! CD3

While My Guitar Gently Weeps - R&RHOF 2004

Days Of Wild - 10.23.1999

Something In The Water (Does Not Compute) - Noon Rendezvous 1984

IMO, there is no better solo.

do all of you known that the solo on jmi is a carlos santana riff from his 1974 album?

jackson35 said:

do all of you known that the solo on jmi is a carlos santana riff from his 1974 album?

whoa! i hadn't heard/noticed that. what song is it from?

jackson35 said:

do all of you known that the solo on jmi is a carlos santana riff from his 1974 album?

Borboletta?

Which song?

The guitar solo on When You Were Mine on the One Night Alone box set is one of my all time Prince favorites. Listen to it loud - I dare you to sit down on this one!

It's definitely up there, but "best" is just a matter of opinion.

The Love We Make, from the Bergen performance I enjoy.

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