I'm watching Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe break down Aaron Rodgers quarterbacking performance against the 49ners backup offense because the starters are on injured reserve with COVID-19. Shannon Sharpe compared Aaron Rodgers passing for 305 yards, 4 touchdowns on 25 completions out 32 pass attempts to Prince's performance on Piano and Mic show in Atlanta on 4/14/20.

What are Prince's top 3 virtuosic performances onstage and on record?


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on record

"Im Yours" guitar & Bass

"Computer Blue" guitar

"Glam Slam" keyboards/synths

"Condition Of The Heart" Piano/keyboards

"Annie Christian" guitar

onstage

"Head" 1981

1. "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." -2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
A genuine "pop culture moment" that will likely gain more fans for him than anything else for decades to come. No hyperbole intended.


2. Superbowl XLI Halftime Show.

3. MTV - The Art of Musicology

From an intimate setting serenading some "friends" to rocking a stadium of unlikely new fans, these 3 performances capture Prince at his peak musical form.


As for studio performances,"Pink Cashmere" has always been one of my favorite tracks with one of my favorite guitar solos.
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"3 Chains O' Gold"

"Computer Blue"

"Purple Rain"

"Gold"

Much of the above + When Doves Cry intros and outros, We Can Fuck vocals come to mind.