squirrelgrease said:

NEVER! haha Actually I was the stage manager for a theatre group in Hollywood. We were doing two one-act plays each night (Thurs-Saturday), and the first of the two was called "Father, Save Your Skin". It was a play about Minnesota Native Americans. The director, my friend Jane, knew Iron Eyes Cody somehow. We went to pick him up one night for the show. He sang an Indian song, and did some prayer and spoke for a minute before the show. It was nice. Although I'm from Oklahoma, which is full of Indian history (Oklahoma means Red man), and we have the five civilized tribes, I was just never much into Indian history. I can still name the tribes through. Choctaw, Seminole, Chickasaw, Cherokee, and Creek.
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Bishop31 said:

I think Prince natural voice is impressive. MJ on the other hand I can't say the same. MJ may had dance, but I believe that makes up for other lack of talents. I'm not going to go further into that because I know this isn't a Prince vs MJ. One person I agree who is in a league with Prince is Stevie Wonder, but he doesn't have quite the diversity. ie have you ever heard Stevie Wonder do rock? I could be wrong because I haven't.

Here you guys go again,having another silly debate about who's the "greatest" Ultimately,these debates are pointless.How can you "prove" that a certain artist is the greatest? It's all subjective.

SoulAlive said:

How dare you bring logic into it! These people see music like sport not art.

Seriously this thread should be a game.



Prince vs. (fill in blank_____)

jdcxc said:

are you tony m.?

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

thedance said:

People say the same thing about Prince with Chaos and Disorder, Crystal Ball, Planet Earth etc. They say Prince reached his peak with SOTT or Emanicpation. It's all relative really.

It is subjective and tricky too, lots of musicians excel on many instruments, lots of musicians write great songs, lots of them can enthrall an audience. Music is also a wide spectrum, wide, wide spectrum, some people can be the best at one thing and ok at everything else. Just no way you can say something like this without looking foolish. Just too much talent out there. And, I prefer to listen to lots of music, so I won't stop admiring a Frank Sinatra or a Nat King Cole etc.., to worship one guy.
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lol

im sorry but john mayer is not on P's level when it comes to playing the guitar

the minneapolis sound cant be beat!

Well, I think Prince is untouchable overall. That's why I F with him. Look at the variety of great artists he's being compared to in this thread. It's that variety that shows just how bad he is. And he's still in top form in concert. You need to recognize.

We all expect superhuman, genius, and revolutionary things from our Royal Purple Badness. But let me ask anyone- What other musical artists over the last 60 years of the Rock Era have been in the same creative league as Prince?

Criteria: Influence/Impact, Longevity of Creativity, Complexity/Diversity of Sounds, Multi-Dimensional Talents (Songwriting, Production, Performance, Musicianship, etc), Intangibles.

In my opinion the following do not fit the bill: Springsteen, U2, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan.

Arguments anyone?

Jack White.

jdcxc said:

Bob Dylan just arrived at the right place at the right time. Ive watched video after video of Dylan. Documentary after documentary. Ive even seen him in concert. In all reality, he sucks and always has. He was just a decent story teller SOMETIMES. His voice is horrible, his guitar playing is mediocre at best. And his stage presence is that of an old time country singer. I know hes considered a legend and influencial, but Ill never understand it. The only thing i like about him is his interviews. I read somwhere that Prince snubbed Dylan years ago...lol
funking hate bob dylan why did michael jackson go first

Revolution said:

Prince the best...ever?? Are you serious? C'mon. Do you honestly believe that Prince is a better Musician than Beethoven or Mozart? Funky..yes. Talented..yes. But, the best ever..No

Let's not even get into the performing part. But, since you mentioned MJ...I will. I saw both perform. Prince was cool...but I was ready to leave an hour into it. Let's just say that if I wanted a James Brown review concert I would have saw the Godfather himself. I saw MJ in 1987...words cannot express the brilliance I witnessed. Singing and dancing were flawless. Prince is about Musicianship...nothing else. It takes more to be looked at as the Greatest Ever.

Dancing - Let's put it out there. Prince is NOT or never was a great "Dancer". Sure, he did cute moves & splits..and acrobatic stuff like that. But, MJ is on another planet when it comes to "Dancing". Ask any street kid who can dance..and Prince won't even get mentioned. But, I bet MJ will.

Singing - Prince has a good Falsetto. Is he a pure singer like MJ or Stevie Wonder?? Not in your wildest dreams. MJ would have sung Prince under the table...when he was 14! Prince could not hold 1 candle to Stevie when it somes to singing. Like I said...good Falsetto...that's it.

Musicianship - What can Prince do on Guitar that Jimi wasn't doing back in 1967? Don't worry...I'll wait. On Piano...what can Prince do that Herbie Hanckock wasn't doing with Miles Davis & still doing now???

I just named 3 categories for you: Dancing, Singing, Musicianship. Prince is not the best in any of these categories. Can you tell me one category that he IS the best in??

Don't worry....I'll wait.
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squirrelgrease said:

NEVER! haha Actually I was the stage manager for a theatre group in Hollywood. We were doing two one-act plays each night (Thurs-Saturday), and the first of the two was called "Father, Save Your Skin". It was a play about Minnesota Native Americans. The director, my friend Jane, knew Iron Eyes Cody somehow. We went to pick him up one night for the show. He sang an Indian song, and did some prayer and spoke for a minute before the show. It was nice. Although I'm from Oklahoma, which is full of Indian history (Oklahoma means Red man), and we have the five civilized tribes, I was just never much into Indian history. I can still name the tribes through. Choctaw, Seminole, Chickasaw, Cherokee, and Creek.
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Jack White.

Bishop31 said:

it was flawless cause he was LIP SYNCHING MORE THAN HALF THE SHOW!!! and doing the same routines he did on the victory tour ..go ahead look it up on youtube ..i'll wait ...

and when u come back from discovering the horror that u were mislead, bamboozled and hoodwinked. or maybe ur ear isn't trained enough 2 discern the difference between live and memorex

free0001 said:

Um.....what? You didn't call anyone out, sunshine.

I'm not the only one who thinks Prince put a lot of racism on TRC. They voice it as much as I do.

And you're right, I can say whatever I want. I will continue to do so. I didn't really need the confirmation from you on it, but it was a sweet effort.

Criteria: Influence/Impact, Longevity of Creativity, Complexity/Diversity of Sounds, Multi-Dimensional Talents (Songwriting, Production, Performance, Musicianship, etc), Intangibles.

nyse said:

Seems you're having a different conversation than me, so I'll let ya go. Bye.