Huge fan, one of the best gigs I went to was him at The Roundhouse. He did 2 gigs one after the other in the venue, each one well over 2 hours. Amazing performer

hard to pick a 5, anything from Sign O The Times. The Cross a particular favourite

    Yup, Huge Fan here too. Bob George from the Black Album is such a great track too. I absolutely love the erotic undercurrent of the whole Dirty Mind Album. Personal favourites are Anna Stesia from LoveSexy, such a great track live. There’s a fantastic video of Price blowing everyone away with While my guitar gently weeps too. As others have said, Sign of the Times is his most complete album. I have a soft spot for Sometimes it snows in April off Parade too.

      Saw him three times - Lovesexy and Nude Tours and then that crap medley thing he did at the O2

      Went to Paisley Park a few years ago with the missus when we were doing a Chicago/Minneapolis trip - was cracking. Upset people shuffling around was a bit odd mind.

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        Albums:

        Purple Rain
        1999
        Around The World In A Day
        Sign O’ The Times
        Parade

        Singles:

        When Doves Cry
        Little Red Corvette
        Lets Go Crazy
        I Would Die For You
        Raspberry Beret

        I better not see that stupid fucking Kevin Smith video in here.

        ArchimedesQ great video, he pisses all over the others, then smoothly launches his guitar into the crowd at the end.

        I was in Berlin when he died, was proper gutted

          Along_the_Wire Went to Paisley Park a few years ago with the missus when we were doing a Chicago/Minneapolis trip - was cracking. Upset people shuffling around was a bit odd mind.

          It’s such a weird looking “house”. It looks like a Virgin media call centre, would love to see inside natch.

          It feels like some waste when an artist of that magnitude dies in such pathetic circumstances that could’ve and should’ve been avoided.

            RichM He did 2 gigs one after the other in the venue, each one well over 2 hours. Amazing performer

            Was recently listening to an interview with his longest serving personal assistant. She was with him for pretty much all of the peak years. 1982-1992, or something like that. The topic of how he was supposed to be a monster to work for came up, which she didn’t dispute at all. But what she did say was he was so difficult to work for because he quite literally never stopped working. She said he would record music all of the time he wasn’t rehearsing. All of it. She had an anecdote of him lecturing the crew about what an important thing a record contract was, and how they all needed to respect and honor it. LOL! According to her he would take a hand full of 20 minute breaks, and even then he would go roller skate or play ping pong, and make sure multiple people were there to capture the magic. I don’t doubt he was a totally insane person, and impossible to work for/with but I have to ask: as a general fan of art isn’t this what you want your artists to act like? I guess it doesn’t really matter, if the output is there, but let’s be honest; most of the time it is not. The George Harrison vid is the perfect example. He is amongst some complete heavy weights up there, and he out classes all of them with fucking ease. The dude never stopped to dine out on any single tune or release, and that is beyond rare. RIP to an absolute titan.

                Seems like Prince and I share the same Trojan work ethic.

                Fuck thats a TL alright. Totally forgot about Under The Cherry Moon when doing my list.

                Like all the best Djs, Prince saved his top gigs for London!

                Always nice to see artists really turn up for third world crowds. Means a lot to the people.

                Need to bring your A game here.

                Not like in the States where you can play any old nonsense and the thickos lap it up.

                A game is absolutely needed when performing for a bunch of blokes loaded with butties and stella.

                Didnt he write hits for a multitide of artists also? He was basically a pocket sized rock of base speed.