Imago said:

I do, I gets cliquey in GD with lots of in jokes flying about. I like reading all the fam stuff, some of the posters are really funny

Anx said:

Sailin' away on the crest of a wave
It's like magic
(I'm takin a DIVE)
Rollin' and ridin' and slippin' & slidin'
It's magic
(IM TAKIN IM TAKIN)

gemini13 said:

that may or may not be true.

however, prince looks far better in spandex than any beatle ever did or would.

I'd take Prince over the Beatles any day. Never really been that fond of the Fab Four

SureThing said:

It SO does not.

SureThing said:

YES. Take a look at 1/2 of the 80's R&B bands. Completely ripped off Prince.

superspaceboy said:

Yes, but can ONE band/singer do ALL of what he can or has done?

No.

The Beatles are simpletons compared to Prince.

gemini13 said:

NO kidding. Prince is a genius as a musician, but the Beatles are untouchable.

LittleSmedley said:

Actually with regards to Prince verses the Beetles the breath of his musical scope dwarfs all of the beetles combined. His song writing, and indeed some of his songs, is as good as anything they've created. Musically, Prince is in a league his own.

What makes the Beetles look good in comparison is that I think Prince has tons of misteps, where the beetles were more consistent more or less. However, I think Prince's misteps are great becuase it shows how he kept pushing the envelope and trying new things (not implying the beetles didn't).

If I had to pick between the two, I'd pick Prince. What I'm hearing on this thread is more about personal preference though than anything else.




I mean comparing Raspberry Berrett to Yellow submarine, or While My Guitar... to Purple Rain can be done I guess. But, it boils down to what you prefer. I prefer Prince.

Imago said:

You also prefer ass but we won't hold that against you at least i won't hold mine against you

Lovely Rita Metah' Maid to Darling Nikki.

Back in the USSR to White Mansion
.
Michelle my Bell to Te Amo.....okay the Beatles win that one.

SureThing said:

She loves you yeah yeah yeah...to Alphabet Street
Strawberry Fields to .... Paisley Park
Elinor Rigby ... Dorthy Parker
All My Love ... Jack U off.


All a matter of preference.

SureThing said:

You asked if Prince can be cloned, and I said he already has been. You didn't ask if anyone can do what Prince has done.

And your statement regarding the Beatles is just ignorant. They did a lot of experimental stuff before Prince ever did.

Imago said:

Lucy in the Sky to ATWAID
I am the Egg Man to If I was your GF
Help from my Friends to Old Friends for sale (bEatles win this one)

Imago said:

Sure Prince has a lot more material than they do as a group. But they were only around for a decade, where as he's been around almost 3. You can't really compare a body of work that is 3 times as large. Though I am willing to bet that if you took all of the solo/band work Paul and John did post beatles, you could stack it up against Prince's easily.

It's hard to compare Prince to the Beatles as it's not only entirely different music, but it's from a different time and the careers do not parallell what so ever.

if popular music were cooking, the beatles would be like flour or butter and prince would be, like, i don't know...chili powder or mrs. dash or something.

i think seasonings are super important - even though i grew up in the midwest, i think bland food sucks - but you gotta have certain ingredients just to make the meal.

the beatles discovered and defined a lot of things, partially just because they came into the scene and became popular early enough in the game that they had to figure a lot of stuff out that set precedents. prince has kinda done that in some ways, but a lot of groundwork was laid down for him when he was starting out.

i like listening to both equally, maybe with a little more emphasis on prince, but to say prince is better than the beatles is like saying my cousin knows more about life than my great-grandmother. on some levels, that may be an argument, but in the big picture, probably not so much.

superspaceboy said:

You could take just the 80's alone with Prince and make the same argument.

I love Wings.

Anx said:

Oooooh hers mine!!!!!

FLOUR : Led Zeppelin
Seasoning: New Kids, Madonna, Aerosmith, Tim McGraw, The Bee Gees, Blink
Meat: Prince
Water: Beatles, Stones, Floyd

NWF said:

I don't know, does it?
By tunnel vision, I'm refering to those who think Prince as "god-like". He's human. Not always perfect.