michael jackson between 1972 and 1983 had a lot of solid music with the jackson's.. while prince had groundbreaking albums and still looks good and going on and on

i meant 2 say with the jackson five until 1978.. and including his solo career after that point

Can't it be both? Prince may be prolific, more creative and more respected, but it's MJ I hear on the radio every day, constantly re-releasing shit compilations and actually charting highly with them, re-introducing his music to new generations every few years despite being less productive than dead people.

Ellie said:

That's what I'm sayin. They have both done amazing things in their careers and there is no need to compare the 2. They are their own entities. No more or less.

Is this just an attempt for a Michael Jackson bashing? Don't ask to compare the two on a Prince site.

I don't think Prince's body of work will be appreciated until after he's gone. Like so many others before him, Prince has been (for the most part) overlooked by the masses. Sure, he's won almost every musical award there is, but many still think of him as the 25 year old in PR shaking his ass in lace pants singing When Doves Cry. For those of us here, we know better. We know that albums like ONA, TRC, Lovesexy, etc. are brilliant pieces of work. He was not just a one trick pony in popular music.

When P is gone, I think that many will begin to see his true body of work. Hell, he may even have a posthumous hit (like Louie Armstrong).

Prince.Period.

I'm sure this thread will turn out extremely unbiased opinions

Try comparing their output per decade. I say Prince wins out for the 80's cos MJ only released like 2 albums.
MJ was more prolific in the 90's and put out alot of underrated stuff like those tunes off History Part II & blood on the dance floor. I think Invinvible was the most underrated album ever (was that 90's or 00's). Prince went a little bit dodgy in the 90's so I'd give the 90's to MJ above anyone.
I think I'd give the 00's to Bruce, 2 great albums which really shine when compared to the majority of stuff you hear on the radio these days.
70's go to Bowie, 60's to the Beatles and the 50's to the King.

Possibly both?

Are you on dog food? Prince obviously.

omnithanos said:

Ray Charles?

curioso said:

Sure looks like it to me....
I think unfortunately , MJ will be remembered more for his antics/personal choices/troubled childhood and that one album Thriller. Prince gonna be remembered as this prolific barrier-crossing musical genius. Of course he doesn't appear to age that much so maybe he will outlive us all and answer this very question.

daPrettyman said:

Yeah, I am listening to "I got a woman" now and its funkier than any Prince or Michael Jackson

The music world, The grand scope of Entertainment will never exist without either one of them, get used 2 it...there's an eternity around the corner.

i would say Prince i didnt discover him until a few years back when this word kept going round in my head.

Musicology

i thought it was a weird word but couldnt stop saying it. Then one day i saw the HITS/B-sides advertised on TV in like 2005 and for some strange reason i knew all the songs on it and was singing them when the advert came on and i got goosebumps. I went out the next day bought it for £8.99 a bargain for 3 discs i thought. And loved it. Since then i have collected everything i could of prince his music just completly surrounded me. And now i cant listen to aything else without compairing it to prince.

THat was the effect he had on me.

SO that is why i think he is better. It is just my personally view and he will stand the test of time because people will like something he has done rather then with Michael Jackson if you dont like his style you aint really going to go much on him.

Well i can say that Prince will be much more prolific than MJ over time...all those unreleased trax....WB better be pimping that vault after...u know what...


droool...

P for sure

You're all deluded. Its going to be MJ who stands the test of time. Sure, Prince is the more talented musican, but MJ captured the publics imagination on a far greater scale than Prince ever did (could?)
Even the controvery with the kids wont dent his long term public standing. (Although his career has taken a nosedive in recent years, his body of work before the kid fliddling case is what I'm refering to)

Its over 20 years since Purple Rain and Thriller - which one are you more likley to hear on the radio/MusicTV?

Its just the way our society is. People would rather worship the shallow and superficial than real talent and hard graft. Sad but true.
[Edited 9/25/08 6:13am]

yxl1 said:

Yeah, 'cos Mike didn't work hard at all to get where he got.
And Mike's talent is superficial? And I thought us MJ fans were the deluded fucks around here.

They'll both survive the ages.

Well that's true but few artists have gone so far out of their way to prevent any sort of promotion of their work and to impede any kind of re-release of their biggest albums than Prince.

Even if somebody wanted to find out about him today, explore his music and videos, its very difficult to do so.

But MJ on the other hand, a re-issue every other week and more videos online than any fan could ever watch.

One's a publicity whore the other one...is well...prince...

yxl1 said:

Michael stays in the spotlight (doesn't matter how). Prince is already forgotten by a lot of people. They think he is still called symbol, and lost track. Therefore Michael will stand the test of time (better then Prince anyway).
[Edited 9/25/08 6:20am]

Ellie said:

2 be fair P has had some pretty lame re-releases 2

curioso said:

thats silly.its not about bashing mj its about comparing the to most important artists of the past 30 years..because u can only compare those two to each other.it's a legit question.what i find ironic is that this is a Prince board and the people on here seem to hate Prince.go fig

yxl1 said:

Dayclear said:

WTF?!

Dayclear said:

That was good!

khemseraph said:

Ain't that some shit? It's very true and very pathetic. That's just how the cookie crumbles here at the org.

Clearly Dez Dickerson. 25 years later, and we are discussing him today.