this ElectricBlue guy is a joke I think he just says outrageous things just to get a reaction,lol.

SoulAlive said:

this ElectricBlue guy is a joke I think he just says outrageous things just to get a reaction,lol.

The scary thing is, I really think he believes it, because his ass is so damn adamant about it

ElectricBlue,

Damn, I've been holding that in for 3 years

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FunkyDissCo said:

ElectricBlue said:

- Hendrix was waaaaay to high! Better then Prince, please the guy was sloppy. His guitar playing was sloppy.

Dude, come clean first THEN post on the internet. That's some of the most absurd stuff I've ever read. Mega-LOL!

EDIT: I've thought about this post. Back and forth. Hereby, i officially request an .org ban for ElectricBlue for calling Hendrix' guitar playing "sloppy". Quote me for that.

[Edited 9/11/10 16:49pm]

....if only

FunkyDissCo said:

ElectricBlue said:

- Hendrix was waaaaay to high! Better then Prince, please the guy was sloppy. His guitar playing was sloppy.

Dude, come clean first THEN post on the internet. That's some of the most absurd stuff I've ever read. Mega-LOL!

I don't know, I agree with ElectricBlue! Hendrix wasn't as good as Prince. He just gave me a headache! I'd much rather hear Prince play anyday. Plus Prince has great vocals to go with this amazing guitar skills. Hendrix sounds horrible trying to sing! Sloppy may not have been my word choice, but I equally dislike him and think he shouldn't have even been in the top 20 (unless it's based on popularity)!

DaphneLovesPR1NCE said:

FunkyDissCo said:

Dude, come clean first THEN post on the internet. That's some of the most absurd stuff I've ever read. Mega-LOL!

I don't know, I agree with ElectricBlue! Hendrix wasn't as good as Prince. He just gave me a headache! I'd much rather hear Prince play anyday. Plus Prince has great vocals to go with this amazing guitar skills. Hendrix sounds horrible trying to sing! Sloppy may not have been my word choice, but I equally dislike him and think he shouldn't have even been in the top 20 (unless it's based on popularity)!

Not in the top 20? The guitar is/was an extension of the man's soul. What is sloppy to some is genius to others. He took the guitar and the blues places it never went before or since. As someone pointed out on my earlier post, he is primarily a guitarist, which is why he is ranked where he is (as compared to some of the other musicians ranked higher), but Jimi was/is the greatest guitarist in the history of rock, so a top 5 or top10 ranking almo st always holds true on all of these lists.

Without Jimi's contribution to rock, Prince does not chart as high on these lists

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Aw typical

he should have been number 1,2 or 2,

The top 5 sucks.

Looking at all of this again, I really don't agree with bands being compared to solo artists. It should be two separate rankings, since the performance by and reception of a group is not the same as that of one person. Therefore, I'm gonna look at this list as having The Beatles as the #1 band, and MJ as the #1 solo artist.

So to all people thinking Prince should be ranked higher, well, deriving a solo artists' list from this Vh1 ranking would make him #4.

vi0letblues said:

The Beatles will remain at #1 for a long time to come. I see the younger generation find it hard to believe that they were/are bigger than MJ. They were and are a world wide phenomenon that far eclipsed MJ. Same with Elvis. In his era Elvis has far eclipsed MJ's worldwide cultural importance.

But as time passes each generation sees their most current immediate icons or contemporaries as most important.

The Beatles will remain at #1 for the simple reason that they were not merely teen idols or entertainers. The Beatles were a cultural and musical revolution. They were innovators. They remain at the top because they embody the whole package of teen idol and true musical genius.

No one can take anything away from MJ or Elvis, both talented entertainers in a league of their own for a LOT of reasons, but as musical artists rank far lower than even contemporaries like Radiohead or Nirvana or even Bjork, forget putting them ahead of James Brown, Bob Marley or Pink Floyd.

I have no doubt that the Elvis legacy will live on in Vegas culture for a long time to come, long after his generation's last fan deposits her last social security check. MJ? He's still too fresh in our cultural consciousness but I seriously do not see him faring as well. No one has ever been rushing to cover his songs and his unseemly last two decades of his life will only continue snowball and tarnish the glitz of his singing and dancing days. Sorry MJ fans, I am not hating, I may be wrong but i sincerely doubt MJ will be on a top 10 artists list just ten years from today.

See my post on the bottom of page 6 - how it is the Bee Gees get left of that list?

50s Elivs

60s Beatles & Rolling Stones

70s Bee Gees

80s Michael Jackson and Prince

The Bee Gees in the 70s were right there with the others in their decade. And it can be argued that nobody every had a peak as high as the Bee Gees had from the last 2 weeks of 1977 through mid 1978. Over that span 7 different songs they wrote hit #1 and an 8th was blocked from #7 by their other songs.

Spinlight said:

vi0letblues said:

Sorry MJ fans, I am not hating, I may be wrong but i sincerely doubt MJ will be on a top 10 artists list just ten years from today.

Sorry, but Michael Jackson's death garnered a palpable, guttural, livewire of reaction across the world. I wasn't born when Lennon died, but there hasn't been a single other celebrity whose death, in my lifetime, even came remotely close to having a similar crowd reaction to their death.

If you weren't alive when Lennon died, you certainly weren't alive when Elvis died. Elvis's death most certainly was a worldwide event.

bboy87 said:

SoulAlive said:

this ElectricBlue guy is a joke I think he just says outrageous things just to get a reaction,lol.

The scary thing is, I really think he believes it, because his ass is so damn adamant about it

ElectricBlue,

Damn, I've been holding that in for 3 years

[Edited 9/11/10 21:19pm]

x a million

thedance said:

Prince ahead of Elvis Presley, really????

20. Marvin Gaye
19. U2
18. Pink Floyd
17. Queen
16. Madonna
15. The Beach Boys
14. Nirvana
13. The Who
12. David Bowie
11. Bob Marley
10. Stevie Wonder
9. James Brown
8. Elvis Presley
7. Prince
6. Jimi Hendrix

The top five (in alphabetical order):

The Beatles
Bob Dylan
Michael Jackson
Led Zeppelin
Rolling Stones

are you joking??? elvis has nothing on prince, or stevie wonder, or michael jackson. let's be real here.

COMPUTERBLUE1984 said:

DaphneLovesPR1NCE said:

I don't know, I agree with ElectricBlue! Hendrix wasn't as good as Prince. He just gave me a headache! I'd much rather hear Prince play anyday. Plus Prince has great vocals to go with this amazing guitar skills. Hendrix sounds horrible trying to sing! Sloppy may not have been my word choice, but I equally dislike him and think he shouldn't have even been in the top 20 (unless it's based on popularity)!

Not in the top 20? The guitar is/was an extension of the man's soul. What is sloppy to some is genius to others. He took the guitar and the blues places it never went before or since. As someone pointed out on my earlier post, he is primarily a guitarist, which is why he is ranked where he is (as compared to some of the other musicians ranked higher), but Jimi was/is the greatest guitarist in the history of rock, so a top 5 or top10 ranking almo st always holds true on all of these lists.

Without Jimi's contribution to rock, Prince does not chart as high on these lists

[Edited 9/12/10 11:11am]

While I agree Jimi paved the way for future guitarists, and I do appreciate what he did for guitarist. I just don't think it's enough to gain him a top spot in Greatest artist of all time. He just isn't worth taking a spot away, he excelled at guitar playing to most people, but failed at it to others. And his vocals were horrible, so I just don't see him as a great artist. Maybe a top 5 spot on greatest guitarist lists, but that's about it. And I'd still rather give that #1 spot to Prince. He made me appreciate guitars and actually want to learn to play!

Personally, I could care less about what order they put people in for the most part, but what bugs me are the obvious omissions...because art is subjective and no list can ever quantify what any artist means to the world.

As to the omissions...where is Diana Ross/The Supremes? Or Fats Domino? No fucking Buddy Holly? Fine, so they are focusing on music post Rock n Roll, but how does that allow for these three to be left off completely?

As far as order...Ray Charles at 43? What the F?

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I think Prince definately deserves to be higher than Hendrix on this list.

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rmartin70 said:

I think Prince definately deserves to be higher than Hendrix on this list.

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Wow, just wow. This site is such a funny place.

I read similar stuff about Julio Iglesias over at JulioIglesias.org...

Listen, if you're talking about Jimi Hendrix:

I just don't see him as a great artist.

... is NOT an opinion. OK? I repeat: NOT AN OPINION. If you don't see Jimi Hendrix as a great artist, it doesn't tell anything about Jimi Hendrix. It only tells something about your eyes. And ears, maybe.

Subjective your ass, baby.

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You know, I was just watching Prince's Coachella "Creep". his performance at the RR Hall Of Fame "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" performance, his SuperBowl Halftime Show. Just from these last few years at 50 he is still kicking everyone's ass.

That's just from the last few years, wayyy past his peak and still puts this generation and generations past to shame.

Yeah we here are partisan, and we think he is much too low, but the general perception is changing and more and more people are giving the props he deserves.

Not to be too dismissive of "popular" figures like MJ, Elvis or the like, but if at 50 40 or even 30 they could tear the roof off a place like Prince did in Coachella or like he did for "Weeps" not with hype but with raw musical over-the-top talent and showmanship they would too earn my respect as music genuis too and not just a mass market popular "performer" of the moment.

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FunkyDissCo said:

rmartin70 said:

I think Prince definately deserves to be higher than Hendrix on this list.

[Edited 9/12/10 22:16pm]

Wow, just wow. This site is such a funny place.

I read similar stuff about Julio Iglesias over at JulioIglesias.org...

Listen, if you're talking about Jimi Hendrix:

I just don't see him as a great artist.

... is NOT an opinion. OK? I repeat: NOT AN OPINION. If you don't see Jimi Hendrix as a great artist, it doesn't tell anything about Jimi Hendrix. It only tells something about your eyes. And ears, maybe.

Subjective your ass, baby.

LOL.

ElectricBlue said:

Joke of a list! Where was:

Heart

Alice in Chains

Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Soundgarden

Alanis Morissette

???????????????????????????????????????

Not to mention:

- Rush was what in the 70's?????

- Beach Boys were like 15??????

- Queen was to low?

- Who is "The Band"??????

- Stevie Wonder is soooo overrated! Sure if he died in 1978 he would be a genius, but we have seen him for 32 more years and he sucks!

*How is ANY rapper be higher then Rush? A guy mumbling over a "juicy fruit" sample is better then the best 3 piece band ever?

*Enough of the one moment blips in pop music and are basically 1 hit wonders from the 1950's-60's & 70's.

*You got a 2 lip sync artists on the list.. MJ at #2 lip syncing 99% of your tv performances and milking less then 2 years of work in the thriller era for 25 years? Madonna at what #16? or something... she was a fake vanity/prince but she was white so they promoted her to the mainstream, If there wasn't a MTV both of them wouldn't have been 1/16th as big as they were if MTV wasn't invented and didn't play their crap 24/7.

*How is Justin Timberlake even on the list he has 2 albums.. one is a fake MJ album the other was a fake Prince album.

- Hendrix was waaaaay to high! Better then Prince, please the guy was sloppy. His guitar playing was sloppy. All these death acts getting way to much praise and then you have these Chuck Berry, Little Richards who havent done anything musically in 50 years are STILL on the list??? Come on!

The Beach Boys havent done anything since the 1970's STARTED! One song in 1989 and then another 20 years of NOTHING!

Please.

!@#$%$#@!@#$%$#@!

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bboy87 said:

SoulAlive said:

this ElectricBlue guy is a joke I think he just says outrageous things just to get a reaction,lol.

The scary thing is, I really think he believes it, because his ass is so damn adamant about it

ElectricBlue,

Damn, I've been holding that in for 3 years

well while reading the hendrix argument....i agree that jimi was a important artist...but in no way should he be higher than prince..hendrix was a truly great guitar player and innovator who made some important albums in the late 60s but i never liked his vocals either and he only made three or four albums before his death...prince has had a bigger impact on all aspects of modern music....thats my view anyway....i would have jimi in the top 20 but this would be my picks for the artists who should be the top 5

.

1. the beatles

2. prince

3. bob dylan

4. david bowie

5. stevie wonder

.

special mentions to the genius of brian wilson who wrote the greatest song of all time for me...'god only knows'

kalelvisj said:

Personally, I could care less about what order they put people in for the most part, but what bugs me are the obvious omissions...because art is subjective and no list can ever quantify what any artist means to the world.

As to the omissions...where is Diana Ross/The Supremes? Or Fats Domino? No fucking Buddy Holly? Fine, so they are focusing on music post Rock n Roll, but how does that allow for these three to be left off completely?

As far as order...Ray Charles at 43? What the F?

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Instead of the Supremes i would rank the Funk Bros./ Holland Dozier Holland because the crafted the greatest music ever. The Motown machine was the only music the Beatles could not render obsolete, they flourished before, during and after the British invasion. The Invasion hit the Brille Building in NY hard but didnt knock over a table in Detroit. Ray should be higher and Sam Cooke not being on the list is blasphamy. Jimi way too high, he was an innovative guitar player even Cobain pushed the ball forward as a great writer.

dreamshaman32 said:

kalelvisj said:

Personally, I could care less about what order they put people in for the most part, but what bugs me are the obvious omissions...because art is subjective and no list can ever quantify what any artist means to the world.

As to the omissions...where is Diana Ross/The Supremes? Or Fats Domino? No fucking Buddy Holly? Fine, so they are focusing on music post Rock n Roll, but how does that allow for these three to be left off completely?

As far as order...Ray Charles at 43? What the F?

[Edited 9/12/10 21:59pm]

Instead of the Supremes i would rank the Funk Bros./ Holland Dozier Holland because the crafted the greatest music ever. The Motown machine was the only music the Beatles could not render obsolete, they flourished before, during and after the British invasion. The Invasion hit the Brille Building in NY hard but didnt knock over a table in Detroit. Ray should be higher and Sam Cooke not being on the list is blasphamy. Jimi way too high, he was an innovative guitar player even Cobain pushed the ball forward as a great writer.

I only skimmed the list, and must have filled in Sam Cooke for myself because he would have certainly been on my list of ridiculous omissions. Finding out he wasn't on it made me take a second look at the list...and I can't hardly believe all of the truly greats that are missing. Jackie Wilson, Wilson Picket.

What a freaking joke the list is. It reads much more like a list of "100 artists that you can remember right now off the top of your head" that any serious exploration at the GREATS of the RocknRoll era.

No wonder I haven't watched Vh1 in years.

kalelvisj said:

Personally, I could care less about what order they put people in for the most part, but what bugs me are the obvious omissions...because art is subjective and no list can ever quantify what any artist means to the world.

As to the omissions...where is Diana Ross/The Supremes? Or Fats Domino? No fucking Buddy Holly? Fine, so they are focusing on music post Rock n Roll, but how does that allow for these three to be left off completely?

As far as order...Ray Charles at 43? What the F?

[Edited 9/12/10 21:59pm]

thats the same thng i was thnking ... they didnt mention The Animals, Tommy James and the Shondells, Frankie Lymon ect.... the list is mostly a joke

thedance said:

Prince ahead of Elvis Presley, really????

20. Marvin Gaye
19. U2
18. Pink Floyd
17. Queen
16. Madonna
15. The Beach Boys
14. Nirvana
13. The Who
12. David Bowie
11. Bob Marley
10. Stevie Wonder
9. James Brown
8. Elvis Presley
7. Prince
6. Jimi Hendrix

The top five (in alphabetical order):

The Beatles
Bob Dylan
Michael Jackson
Led Zeppelin
Rolling Stones

Our man made Top 10, that's HOT ...

blackbob said:

well while reading the hendrix argument....i agree that jimi was a important artist...but in no way should he be higher than prince..hendrix was a truly great guitar player and innovator who made some important albums in the late 60s but i never liked his vocals either and he only made three or four albums before his death...prince has had a bigger impact on all aspects of modern music....thats my view anyway....i would have jimi in the top 20 but this would be my picks for the artists who should be the top 5

.

1. the beatles

2. prince

3. bob dylan

4. david bowie

5. stevie wonder

.

special mentions to the genius of brian wilson who wrote the greatest song of all time for me...'god only knows'

Prince Top 5 is better ... I never saw the appeal of The Beatles but, that's cool too ...

Jimi, Little Richard, JB, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Buddy Holly, Sinatra, Miles etc. there should be a 100 most influential Artist of All Time. I can see Elvis ranking higher than Prince and MJ because the list would be made up of groundbreakers.