was the best, IMO

Warning: nerdly musings

I won't waste time about how head & shoulders not only this tour but the band stand over Prince's units over the past 30 years. Outside of instrumental only jams of the song in 01 & 03, he's left this one alone for the most part (obvious lyrical content aside.)

How long Prince drug out Head and how much stank he put into Housequake are the barometers of a great Lovesexy show. I'm admittedly biased to this tour as it accounted for the first two Prince shows I've attended. Now on to the groove itself. I've never been able to really pinpoint what makes the shit so nasty as, on paper its a simple bass & drum jam. The fact that it was practically the only part of the show that lent to any improvisation added to it being the highlight for me. Over the course of 3 legs, he'd sometimes go into Irresistible Bitch, Partyup, Holly Rock, Dead On It, We Got The Power & A Love Bizarre during this break. A month into the American leg, he added the percussion part played by Boni (RIP) that, coupled with Sheila's closed hat, was oh so gross. I doubt any real directive was given for the part as she seemed to play it differently every night.

The groove started here when the tour opened....

http://www.zshare.net/audio/6121374839b52f50/

Veered into this on two occasions

http://www.zshare.net/audio/61213859d74ee321/

And then finished with this near the end of the American leg, my all time favorite. The faces I've made to this version over the years (particularly the part I edited here)SMH

http://www.zshare.net/audio/61213783852e9be5//

Sheila E
Cat
Miko Weaver
Levi Seacer Jr
Eric Leeds
Atlanta Bliss
Boni Boyer
Matt Fink
Atlanta Bliss