DBW said:

Its always about More and More with most of you people.
I don't know if Prince's voice has more range than MJ's, but I know that MJ's voice is much more powerful, cleaner, smoother and just more pleasing to the ear.

Novabreaker said:

SEXYMOFO said:

He's great live
Check out the First Avenue '83 performance !
[Edited 9/7/05 17:10pm]

PurpleJedi said:

He probably does. Doesn't mean he's wiser or good at his life decisions. He is a true intellectual, something I wouldn't call Prince.

SEXYMOFO said:

So why am I on crack? Look don't get me wrong, I love Van Halen and Vai, Malmstein, and anybody else that can wail on the guitar. This has been said on this site before on another thread but one thing that Prince excels at so much with his guitar playing is the feeling that comes across with it. Like I said before, I agree with you that P's playing is overrated on this site but his mastery over the instrument really comes out when you see him live because he just cuts loose. I have the utmost respect to anyone that can play an instrument that good. Regardless of wether it is Stevie Ray Vaughn (who IMHO is the greatest guitarist of all time {yes Jimmi made the mold but Stevie took over, and who knows what would have happened had Jimmi not passed....but anyway I digress}), Clapton, Eddie or B.B. King it is pleasing to the ear. So don't get me wrong MOFO, I am not saying that any of these guys suck or are horrible, but you almost sounded like you were knocking P. Which it itself is fine because many people on this forum know nothing about music and think P is the best at everything, but Prince IMO IS great. I think it is pointless to do the whole "who is the greatest and rank them" stuff because you can't compare all of the differant styles of playing and in the end, it is who YOU like! P may not be the best at any specific style but when you are that good at that many differant stlyes it obviously gives you some cred. Anyways here I go again, but MOFO good reply and I agree with you on a lot of points. I think we are both saying the same thing except in differant ways. So IMO P is one of the greatest but to you maybe you like more differant types of music or whatever, but it gives you a differant outlook on things which is what makes us all differant and makes us have great discussions like these (on a MJ thread...Go figure!).

Wow I cant believe some of the stuff I am reading here. Ok I am bias, but let me try here to share why I dont think MJ is better at anything over Prince.

Dancing:

MJ has 3 dance moves, and he repeats them so often he probably has to hit his shoe to his hand and snap before he gets his coffee every morning.

Prince on the otherhand has exhibited a multitude of dance moves and styles over the years, he moves to the beat, most of the time just moving to the however the music makes him feel, no choreography. I dont think anyone moves like Prince, I for one am amazed at his dancing.

Vocal:

Prince cant go high without breaking into falsetto? All MJ has is falsetto. If you are saying MJ is better based on that, i dont get it. Sound wise, well they both have a good voice, but MJ will never be able to touch the range and power that Prince has.

Acting
Never saw MJ act.

Songwriting, performing, playing instruments, etc - no contest here.

Novabreaker said:

If he does it doesn't show. Anyway, for my money Mike's got the better singing voice. Prince really doesn't have a pleasing singing voice at all. Fortunately for him he has the range to keep a song interesting and convey his emotions-- and contrary to what some of you would have us believe that didn't begin nor end with the Revolution. Get off it already.

Michael isn't a good dancer because he's not fluid and doesn't really groove. When he was a child just going off of instinct he was great but ever since the self-consciousness of adolescence kicked in his moves are too calculated, choreographed, dare I say robotic. Prince's dancing is okay. Much like with his voice, he has the ability to keep it interesting. In and of itself it's not great but he uses what he has to the ultimate.

We don't have to debate musicianship, production, or acting. MJ isn't credible in any of these fields and Prince is a terrible actor himself. For those debating how good Prince is on the guitar give me 10 to 20 people who are better and reference the work-- and I'm not talking about some incoherent, 10 minute long jack-offs on the damn thing with no rhyme or reason. I'm talking about where it actually adds to the song.

To save you the trouble, you can't because for my ear once you hit a certain level of mastery it all depends on the song. I like Prince songs so I like his guitar playing. Incidentally, the only Van Halen solo I really liked was on Beat It.

Oh, and MJ and Prince are both good songwriters. Too close to call really. I prefer Prince but I won't/can't say he's better.

What sets Prince apart from virtually everybody else is his ability to put all of these things together. I've made the analogy before, but I'll do it again. Nobody really cares that Michael Jordan wasn't the best jumpshooter, nor Picasso the best colorist. These guys are more than simply the sum of their parts. That's what makes them great.
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leadline said:

DUMB!!!!! I guees I have to save this vid for those who say stuff like this.

http://media.putfile.com/womusic

whodknee said:

He's far more literate at least. I think the painkiller intake and dperession however has gotten to him over the years so he does come off as a bit of a vegetable these days.

Novabreaker said:

SEXYMOFO said:

She's Always In My Hair
Peach
Guitar Solo in Purple Rain. (Considered by most players to be PERFECT)

actually, there are too many to mention here.

lilgish said:

Very nice! No sound for me though?

calldapplwondery83 said:

yea, I'm need to put some on it, but I'm lazy right now.

Back in the day Mike singing was awesome. Currently? Hell no. Prince blows him away vocally.