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PrintableBELL6983 said: Now that James has departed us, can a Prince be crown Godfather? Prince is definitely the next hardest working man in show business.Yes I know there can only be one Godfather but we all know that there's no comparison to James but Prince.I crown Prince the new hardest working man in show business ,Godfather #1!
 No. I think Prince is the Father of New Power Soul, not the new Godfather of Soul. | |
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dseann said: BELL6983 said: Now that James has departed us, can a Prince be crown Godfather? Prince is definitely the next hardest working man in show business.Yes I know there can only be one Godfather but we all know that there's no comparison to James but Prince.I crown Prince the new hardest working man in show business ,Godfather #1!
No. I think Prince is the Father of New Power Soul, not the new Godfather of Soul. I like that, the title Godfather is retired like a jersey IMHO. PRINCE will always be His Royal Badness! And with no direspect 2 JAMES, GEORGE CLINTON, SLY, JIMI etc - they've all undoubtedly been a huge influence on PRINCE - but again, IMHO, he's gone above and beyond what they did, and so it goes...  | |
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Prince's fans are crazy | |
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Prince very rarely records SOUL MUSIC..... |
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Revolution said: mkaye8 said: Actually James Brown has probably done over 1000 more shows than Prince and probably has written a lot more songs than him too. Hardest working man in showbiz should be to whom ever is constantly touring and recording and there isn't anyone like that anymore. I doubt that...seriously Go ahead and doubt then. But even if Prince got his shit together and back on the road, it's highly unlikely that he'll ever catch up. In his heyday, Brown has played more than 1000 shows per year - sometimes up to six shows a day. Nobody does that anymore, and Prince surely hasn't done that either. Brown is from a different era. And he continued - for all of his life - to perform about 100 - 150 shows per year, in his final years about 80 shows per year. Granted, amnong the artists of his generation, Prince has performed more than the average artist, but he cannot even touch the Godfather of Soul. And regarding the recording output, JB has released more than 70 albums and 150 singles, plus an extra 40 - 50 albums and another circa 80 - 100 45s that he has produced. Unreleased music is stockpiled at Universal Music. No disrepect to Prince, but there is simply no man or woman in the music business with a greater output than James Brown. | |
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kape said: The most influential black artist of all time has passed away and when we were blessed with him in his life here he was the torch bearer.James Brown started it all and continued throughout his career 2 hold that torch.James Brown was the head teacher of the old school in the way he handled all aspects of his magnificent career,his songwiting,performances but most importantly his influence on generations of artists then and now.
Prince in my opinion was(is)the star pupil in that school and took James Browns influence on himself and raised it 2 the next natural level but 2 crown him Godfather is silly.That title goes 2 James Brown There will only ever b 1 Godfather of Soul the same as there is only 1 King of Rock and Roll Agreed.If it wasn't for James Brown,there would have been no Prince or Michael Jackson. | |
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Has anyone seen The clip with JB, MJ and prince at a JB concert. MJ does his thing and gets away with it. P does his thing and it's extremely ugly, from entrance to exit. It shows p in a very bad, yet natural light. I was suprised at how well MJ handled it in comparison! | |
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thedribbler said: Has anyone seen The clip with JB, MJ and prince at a JB concert. MJ does his thing and gets away with it. P does his thing and it's extremely ugly, from entrance to exit. It shows p in a very bad, yet natural light. I was suprised at how well MJ handled it in comparison!
How well Michael handled what? When Prince got to the stage(Michael's whispered to James that he was in the building) Michael was no where to be found. Prince hugged James, played a funky riff, messed up and got off the stage because he was a little embarassed. Listen to what he played and you'll understand.(Or did you even listen?) | |
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AVENUEMAN said: Prince very rarely records SOUL MUSIC.....
Another valid point. Prince is a pop artist, who sometimes ventures into soul and funk lands, but he certainly is not a soul artist. | |
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dseann said: thedribbler said: Has anyone seen The clip with JB, MJ and prince at a JB concert. MJ does his thing and gets away with it. P does his thing and it's extremely ugly, from entrance to exit. It shows p in a very bad, yet natural light. I was suprised at how well MJ handled it in comparison!
How well Michael handled what? When Prince got to the stage(Michael's whispered to James that he was in the building) Michael was no where to be found. Prince hugged James, played a funky riff, messed up and got off the stage because he was a little embarassed. Listen to what he played and you'll understand.(Or did you even listen?) I did, and I thought there was nothing to it Michael had 3 minutes center stage, he sang sweetly, spun around, then prince was called up. yes he was tense and preoccupied, and he behaved like a turd. Eventually he fell off the stage gracelessly. An embarassment! r u a stepford fan? | |
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