Who is:

more talented

a better live performer

better singer

better songwriter

better musician

(who has) better albums

(who has) better songs

overall artist.

Now PLEASE: no stans. If you are going to contribute to this discussion please have something to say. None of this Prince is music crap.

For fun, let's also compare albums one by one

Faith vs. Sign O The Times

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 vs. Graffiti Bridge

Older vs. Chaos and Disorder

Songs From The Last Century vs. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic

Patience vs. Musicology

Go!

I'm a fan of both so to me this question is incredibly unfair .

I'll take Prince over any artist. So he's my choice.

armpit said:

I'm a fan of both so to me this question is incredibly unfair .

George is one of my all time favs too, which is why I did this.

smoothcriminal12 said:

armpit said:

I'm a fan of both so to me this question is incredibly unfair .

George is one of my all time favs too, which is why I did this.

You're so wrong for this. *giggling*

armpit said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

George is one of my all time favs too, which is why I did this.

You're so wrong for this. *giggling*

Hell no, I am so right for this. The reason George is never mentioned around these parts is because he's too threatening, and all us orgers know it. We just don't wanna bow down to the Prince of Pop.

I LOVE George Michael BUT to compare him to Prince is utterly ridiculous! No comparison whatsoever! Prince leaves him in the dust even if his last album had been Purple Rain!!

PositivityForever said:

I LOVE George Michael BUT to compare him to Prince is utterly ridiculous! No comparison whatsoever! Prince leaves him in the dust even if his last album had been Purple Rain!!

That may be the opinion of most orgers, but George is a talented guy. Very underrated.

smoothcriminal12 said:

Who is:

more talented

a better live performer

better singer

better songwriter

better musician

(who has) better albums

(who has) better songs

overall artist.

Now PLEASE: no stans. If you are going to contribute to this discussion please have something to say. None of this Prince is music crap.

For fun, let's also compare albums one by one

Faith vs. Sign O The Times

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 vs. Graffiti Bridge

Older vs. Chaos and Disorder

Songs From The Last Century vs. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic

Patience vs. Musicology

Go!

I have a better idea:

Faith vs Purple Rain

Listen Without Prejudice vs Sign O The Times

Older vs Emancipation

Songs vs 1999

Patience V Gold

Why did you pick lesser Prince albums?

chrisslope9 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

Who is:

more talented

a better live performer

better singer

better songwriter

better musician

(who has) better albums

(who has) better songs

overall artist.

Now PLEASE: no stans. If you are going to contribute to this discussion please have something to say. None of this Prince is music crap.

For fun, let's also compare albums one by one

Faith vs. Sign O The Times

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 vs. Graffiti Bridge

Older vs. Chaos and Disorder

Songs From The Last Century vs. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic

Patience vs. Musicology

Go!

I have a better idea:

Faith vs Purple Rain

Listen Without Prejudice vs Sign O The Times

Older vs Emancipation

Songs vs 1999

Patience V Gold

Why did you pick lesser Prince albums?

It's only fair to go by year. I wasn't picking lesser Prince albums. I was going according to year. The original still stands.

smoothcriminal12 said:

chrisslope9 said:

I have a better idea:

Faith vs Purple Rain

Listen Without Prejudice vs Sign O The Times

Older vs Emancipation

Songs vs 1999

Patience V Gold

Why did you pick lesser Prince albums?

It's only fair to go by year. I wasn't picking lesser Prince albums. I was going according to year. The original still stands.

I don't agree that it's fair to go year by year. You should put his 5 best against Prince's 5 best. How about putting Wham records up against Prince at his peak ?

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chrisslope9 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

It's only fair to go by year. I wasn't picking lesser Prince albums. I was going according to year. The original still stands.

I don't agree that it's fair to go year by year. You should put his 5 best against Prince's 5 best. How about putting Wham records up against Prince at his peak ?

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Nah. It's Prince's fault he released mediocre albums those years.

smoothcriminal12 said:

chrisslope9 said:

I don't agree that it's fair to go year by year. You should put his 5 best against Prince's 5 best. How about putting Wham records up against Prince at his peak ?

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Nah. It's Prince's fault he released mediocre albums those years.

I don't agree at all. Prince's best blow GM's best out of the water. Further, I don't know how old you are but I was 16/17 around the time Faith came out and it was clear to me and my friends and some reviewers that George copped a lot from P on that record. That synth line in I Want Your Sex is straight out P's 1982 -84 sound book. ANd Faith is just Kiss without the gate effect on the guitar. My BS detector went off hard after that and I walked away from GM for a long time. I didn't get to appreciate him until I got much older. I'll give him this; He's a decent bass player and pretty good on the keys. Some of LWP is amazing and those Wham songs are classic 80's pop . But to compare with Prince ? No.

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chrisslope9 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

Nah. It's Prince's fault he released mediocre albums those years.

I don't agree at all. Prince's best blow GM's best out of the water. Further, I don't know how old you are but I was 16/17 around the time Faith came out and it was clear to me and my friends and some reviewers that George copped a lot from P on that record. That synth line in I Want Your Sex is straight out P's 1982 -84 sound book. ANd Faith is just Kiss without the gate effect on the guitar.

Yes, I know about the Faith Prince influence, I was just talking about it on this forum yesterday. Except for the Faith song, which sounds nothing like Prince.

My BS detector went off hard after that and I walked away from GM for a long time. I didn't get to appreciate him until I got much older. I'll give him this; He's a decent bass player and pretty good on the keys. Some of LWP is amazing and those Wham songs are classic 80's pop . But to compare with Prince ? No.

Well...I think he's definitely comparable.

smoothcriminal12 said:

Is this a joke? Prince is over everybody,period.

George Michael is not a good head to head against Prince.

Who is:

more talented

a better live performer

better singer

better songwriter

better musician

(who has) better albums

(who has) better songs

overall artist.

Now PLEASE: no stans. If you are going to contribute to this discussion please have something to say. None of this Prince is music crap.

For fun, let's also compare albums one by one

Faith vs. Sign O The Times

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 vs. Graffiti Bridge

Older vs. Chaos and Disorder

Songs From The Last Century vs. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic

Patience vs. Musicology

Go!

brante said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

Is this a joke? Prince is over everybody,period.

George Michael is not a good head to head against Prince.

Who is:

more talented

a better live performer

better singer

better songwriter

better musician

(who has) better albums

(who has) better songs

overall artist.

Now PLEASE: no stans. If you are going to contribute to this discussion please have something to say. None of this Prince is music crap.

For fun, let's also compare albums one by one

Faith vs. Sign O The Times

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 vs. Graffiti Bridge

Older vs. Chaos and Disorder

Songs From The Last Century vs. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic

Patience vs. Musicology

Go!

I said, no stan posts.

smoothcriminal12 said:

Who is:

more talented

a better live performer

better singer

better songwriter

better musician

(who has) better albums

(who has) better songs

overall artist.

Now PLEASE: no stans. If you are going to contribute to this discussion please have something to say. None of this Prince is music crap.

For fun, let's also compare albums one by one

Faith vs. Sign O The Times

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 vs. Graffiti Bridge

Older vs. Chaos and Disorder

Songs From The Last Century vs. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic

Patience vs. Musicology

Go!

What are stans?

Who: Cares?

benjaminira said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

Who is:

more talented

a better live performer

better singer

better songwriter

better musician

(who has) better albums

(who has) better songs

overall artist.

Now PLEASE: no stans. If you are going to contribute to this discussion please have something to say. None of this Prince is music crap.

For fun, let's also compare albums one by one

Faith vs. Sign O The Times

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 vs. Graffiti Bridge

Older vs. Chaos and Disorder

Songs From The Last Century vs. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic

Patience vs. Musicology

Go!

What are stans?

Based on the central character in the Eminem song of the same name, a "stan" is an overzealous maniacal fan for any celebrity or athlete.

Thanks!

I love both so I ain't gonna choose.

Some of us drank from the same Kool-Aid pitcher, I'm a fan of both.

Better musician- P

Better singer- GM

that is all.

UncleGrandpa said:

Some of us drank from the same Kool-Aid pitcher, I'm a fan of both.

Better musician- P

Better singer- GM

that is all.

I can agree with that. I think GM may be better at writing pop songs, too.

chrisslope9 said:

smoothcriminal12 said:

Nah. It's Prince's fault he released mediocre albums those years.

I don't agree at all. Prince's best blow GM's best out of the water. Further, I don't know how old you are but I was 16/17 around the time Faith came out and it was clear to me and my friends and some reviewers that George copped a lot from P on that record. That synth line in I Want Your Sex is straight out P's 1982 -84 sound book. ANd Faith is just Kiss without the gate effect on the guitar. My BS detector went off hard after that and I walked away from GM for a long time. I didn't get to appreciate him until I got much older. I'll give him this; He's a decent bass player and pretty good on the keys. Some of LWP is amazing and those Wham songs are classic 80's pop . But to compare with Prince ? No.

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I'm not sure it's a good idea to use the word blow in a sentence that mentions Prince AND George Michael!

jtfolden said:

UncleGrandpa said:

Some of us drank from the same Kool-Aid pitcher, I'm a fan of both.

Better musician- P

Better singer- GM

that is all.

I can agree with that. I think GM may be better at writing pop songs, too.

Dont agree. P is a more soulfull singer and has more range. Okay maybe GMs voice colour u can like more, but thats personal. P can also write better pop songs if he wants to. Just compare both their biggest hits (pop songs). Careless whisper vs PR, Faith vs Kiss etc.

smoothcriminal12 said:

Who is:

more talented

a better live performer

better singer

better songwriter

better musician

(who has) better albums

(who has) better songs

overall artist.

Now PLEASE: no stans. If you are going to contribute to this discussion please have something to say. None of this Prince is music crap.

For fun, let's also compare albums one by one

Faith vs. Sign O The Times

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 vs. Graffiti Bridge

Older vs. Chaos and Disorder

Songs From The Last Century vs. Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic

Patience vs. Musicology

Go!

It's like comparing Prince with Michael: I find it meaningless. How can you compare the work of someone who's released more than 60 albums with the work of someone who's released 10 or so. It's just impossible.

As for your album vs album thing, which is kinda cool, IDK as I'm only familiar with Faith, in which case i'd vote for Sign "O" The Times. Faith is really a great album, but SOTT is much deeper and musically far more challenging.

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I like both and have seen George live too, in fact I liked GM's music long before I was ever in to Prine. Yes he's talented but for me, Prince wins in every way.

Who is "best"? PRINCE is, that's easy.....

... just ask Rolling Stone,

Prince is usually on those lists they make, the 50 immortal artists etc....

George Michael is not there.

(I think Rolling Stone is credible here, don't you?!)...

here's the list,

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RS's 50 Immortals:

1) The Beatles

2) Bob Dylan

3) Elvis Presley

4) The Rolling Stones

5) Chuck Berry
6) Jimi Hendrix

7) James Brown

8) Little Richard
9) Aretha Franklin

10) Ray Charles
11) Bob Marley
12) The Beach Boys
13) Buddy Holly

14) Led Zeppelin
15) Stevie Wonder
16) Sam Cooke
17) Muddy Watters
18) Marvin Gaye
19) The Velvet Underground
20) Bo Diddley
21) Otis Redding
22) U2

23) Bruce Springsteen

24) Jerry Lee Lewis

25) Fats Domino

26) The Ramones

27) Nirvana

28) Prince

29) The Who

30) The Clash

31) Johnny Cash
32) Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

33) The Everly Brothers
34) Neil Young

35) Michael Jackson
36) Madonna

37) Roy Orbison
38) John Lennon

39) David Bowie
40) Simon and Garfunkel

41) The Doors

42) Van Morrison

43) Sly and the Family Stone

44) Public Enemy

45) The Byrds

46) Janis Joplin

47) Patti Smith
48) Run-DMC

49) Elton John
50) The Band

No George M on this list

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