Blowin' in the wind, Mr. Tamborine Man, Like a Rolling Stone, All Along The Watchtower, Knockin' on Heaven's Door,Hurricane...These are all time classics, some of the greatest songs of all time. Dylan also has a case for this title...And yest Paul McCartney is funky, ya'll not heard Coming Up?, or seen him dance?

Toofunkyinhere said:

Blowin' in the wind, Mr. Tamborine Man, Like a Rolling Stone, All Along The Watchtower, Knockin' on Heaven's Door,Hurricane...These are all time classics, some of the greatest songs of all time. Dylan also has a case for this title...And yest Paul McCartney is funky, ya'll not heard Coming Up?, or seen him dance?

He might just unlock that vault tomorrow!

genius probably...common sense??? hell to the NO! the man is self destructing his own career...no record deal...shitty albums...cutting off his fans...probably the biggest dick in the music business!

And its taken all this time to acknowledge that fact. Just for Moonbeam Levels, Electric Intercourse, Adore, the whole 1980 -88 and TGE alone makes him a musical quasar.

Prince is God in my eyes, and you can bring all your moonbeam levels 2 me.

TrevorAyer said:

RodeoSchro said:

If I was 10 years younger, then that means I'd have come of age during grunge/rap and therefore it would be impossible to list a greatest genius, as there were none.

ahem ...

robert smith WHO?

black francis/frank black WHO?

perry ferrell WHO?

ani difranco WHO?

glenn danzig WHO?

kurt cobain HE RUINED ROCK AND ROLL, SO HE'S NO GENIUS

bjork LMMFAO, REALLY?

and lets not forget

lou reed WRONG GENERATION

iggy pop WRONG GENERATION

bob dylan WRONG GENERATION

john lennon WRONG GENERATION

stevie wonder WRONG GENERATION

george clinton WRONG GENERATION

sly stone WRONG GENERATION

james mutha fuckin brown WRONG GENERATION

jimi hendrix WRONG GENERATION

led seep WRONG GENERATION

notorious big REALLY? SERIOUSLY? YOU'RE AREN'T KIDDING? THIS ISN'T A JOKE?

nas REALLY? SERIOUSLY? YOU'RE AREN'T KIDDING? THIS ISN'T A JOKE?

jay z REALLY? SERIOUSLY? YOU'RE AREN'T KIDDING? THIS ISN'T A JOKE?

dr. dre REALLY? SERIOUSLY? YOU'RE AREN'T KIDDING? THIS ISN'T A JOKE?

fiona apple REALLY? SERIOUSLY? YOU'RE AREN'T KIDDING? THIS ISN'T A JOKE?

phish REALLY? SERIOUSLY? YOU'RE AREN'T KIDDING? THIS ISN'T A JOKE?

sting HE'S PRETTY GOOD BUT HE'S NO PRINCE

david byrne HE'S A GENIUS BUT I THINK PRINCE IS A BIGGER, BETTER GENIUS

prince can stand among the greats sure .. but you are missing out on some great music if you think prince is the end all be all .. and the fact is most of prince music at this point belongs in the rubbish .. and that is very sad indeed

OK, you obviously didn't read my post, or are seriously confused about what a "generation" is.

And just because I didn't list all those pseudo-geniuses that you did, what on EARTH makes you think I "missed out on some great music"?

You don't really think all I've ever listened to is Prince, do you?!?

TrevorAyer said:

i've actually been in quite a dylan phase lately .. he is great .. it blows my mind when people can't understand how good dylan really is .. prince is a pop musician who did some meaningful music for a period of time .. dylan is a meaningful musician who happen to have some pop appeal for some time .. hendrix, the beatles and i am sure prince and certainly myself all agree dylan is right up there with the best of them ..

Dude, you've got to understand that art is subjective. You're going to like what you like, I'm going to like what I like, Graycap's going to like what he likes, and Bart Van Hemelen isn't going to like anyone.

None of us is right for everyone else, and none of us is wrong for ourselves.

avasdad said:

genius probably...common sense??? hell to the NO! the man is self destructing his own career...no record deal...shitty albums...cutting off his fans...probably the biggest dick in the music business!

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Robert Smith is indeed a very big genius.

"Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me",

"Disintegration",

"Wish",

these proves it.

fantastic music, imo.

thedance said:

Robert Smith is indeed a very big genius.

What ya sayin, as opposed to P being a very little genius?

Bloody Robert Smith? Paul Macca? Who's next? Liberace and Cliff Richard?

Fonkyman said:

thedance said:

Robert Smith is indeed a very big genius.

What ya sayin, as opposed to P being a very little genius?

Bloody Robert Smith? Paul Macca? Who's next? Liberace and Cliff Richard?

^

Prince used to be a genius, long time ago..... 1978 to 1995.

I did not compare R. Smith to Prince -- my reason to mention Robert Smith from The Cure,

was only an answer to TrevorAyer, cuz he wrote "Robert - WHO?"

Robert Smith and Paul McCartney... they sure are very influetial, both: a very big genius.

ps:

I would rank them in this order (IF I had to/ was forced to)..

1. Paul MCcartney (Beatles era only)

2. Prince

3. Robert Smith

Your comment on Cliff and Liberacie...??

Hahaa...

thedance said:

Robert Smith is indeed a very big genius.

"Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me",

"Disintegration",

"Wish",

these proves it.

fantastic music, imo.

No it does not and no he is not. A genius for the mopy one trick pony steeze? Please. You are off your rocker. Know how I know? You are here day in day out dogggin Prince but calling Robert Smith goth rocker a genius. Like he hasnt been relevant since Disintergration anyways. So laughable

thedance said:

Fonkyman said:

What ya sayin, as opposed to P being a very little genius?

Bloody Robert Smith? Paul Macca? Who's next? Liberace and Cliff Richard?

^

Prince used to be a genius, long time ago..... 1978 to 1995.

I did not compare R. Smith to Prince -- my reason to mention Robert Smith from The Cure,

was only an answer to TrevorAyer, cuz he wrote "Robert - WHO?"

Robert Smith and Paul McCartney... they sure are very influetial, both: a very big genius.

Hold on to ya wig, it was a play on the words, little and big... I'm Just pullin ya pisser...Nevermind.

It's all a matter of personal taste. If you happened to have any.

*Goes of mumbling "feckin Smith's a genius?"*

RodeoSchro said:

OK, you obviously didn't read my post, or are seriously confused about what a "generation" is.

And just because I didn't list all those pseudo-geniuses that you did, what on EARTH makes you think I "missed out on some great music"?

You don't really think all I've ever listened to is Prince, do you?!?

wait so you write "who?" next to all of prince equals that i listed and then u question "you don't really think all I ever listened to is prince do you?!?" I was just helping you find some good music since u clearly weren't in class that day .. I'll mark u late

and fyi ... my list was first chunk gunge era .. second chunk oldies and third chunk rap .. since u found nothing good in rap or grunge and i wanted to add a few more that equal prince from the era u respect ..

as for my rap list you mocked .. fuck .. u really think prince is a better rapper than big nas or jay z .. or a better producer than dr. dre .. dr dre has produced A LOT of huge records .. he had the golden touch for a solid decade ...

prince fans make no sense

and ps .. musical taste is not subjective .. thats crap .. good music will move most anybody if they give it a chance .. what we have here is a failure to listen beyond your personal musical rut .. believe me .. i understand why people don't give dylan a chance .. of4s dropped us the hendrix quote .. so even prince needed hendrix to pretty up dylan .. and many people needed the byrds or melanie or whatever prettier voiced singer to cover dylan to appreciate his sheer awesomeness .. yes dylan has a unique voice .. i personally love it far more than the crappy pop bands that covered his songs .. and most everyone , once they truly give dylan a chance .. ends up completely loving his stuff ..

so all i am saying is give dylan a chance .. the cure as well .. holy fuck that guy can write some lyricas and jam some psychadelic purple rain sounding shit .. and sure after 10 genius albums in a row .. what came after disintigration had a tendency to dwindle in quality .. kinda like prince .. they both went from 10 great songs a record to 5 or less per record .. of course prince is down to zero per record and so is the cure .. i will add that robert smith even did protege records .. and if u count all the hits dylan wrote for others you could compare that to prince too .. frank black pixies had a solid 10 records as well .. perry had about 5 or 6 .. i could go on but you probably won't give these other musicians a chance anyway .. oh well .. cya

Well just when I think I have heard it all..another boot comes out and Im instantly hooked..or see him in concert and my love for his music is just simply NOT OVA.

Just like...Hearing The Line #2 and Our Destiny in crisp quality

I thought I was kinda done..then sh*t like that come sout and FLOORS ME.

paisleypark4 said:

Hearing The Line #2 and Our Destiny in crisp quality

I thought I was kinda done..then shit like that comes out and FLOORS ME.

But that shit was pooped out by him 25 years ago or longer.

RNR Affair? Ewww. Even his shows get lacklustre reviews; he's becoming Liberace. With a karaoke band with sequins glued on.

Please, he could never be that bad. He'd have to get lights in those clown shoes wouldn't he.

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:coughs:

TrevorAyer said:

RodeoSchro said:

OK, you obviously didn't read my post, or are seriously confused about what a "generation" is.

And just because I didn't list all those pseudo-geniuses that you did, what on EARTH makes you think I "missed out on some great music"?

You don't really think all I've ever listened to is Prince, do you?!?

wait so you write "who?" next to all of prince equals that i listed and then u question "you don't really think all I ever listened to is prince do you?!?" I was just helping you find some good music since u clearly weren't in class that day .. I'll mark u late

and fyi ... my list was first chunk gunge era .. second chunk oldies and third chunk rap .. since u found nothing good in rap or grunge and i wanted to add a few more that equal prince from the era u respect ..

as for my rap list you mocked .. fuck .. u really think prince is a better rapper than big nas or jay z .. or a better producer than dr. dre .. dr dre has produced A LOT of huge records .. he had the golden touch for a solid decade ...

prince fans make no sense

and ps .. musical taste is not subjective .. thats crap .. good music will move most anybody if they give it a chance .. what we have here is a failure to listen beyond your personal musical rut .. believe me .. i understand why people don't give dylan a chance .. of4s dropped us the hendrix quote .. so even prince needed hendrix to pretty up dylan .. and many people needed the byrds or melanie or whatever prettier voiced singer to cover dylan to appreciate his sheer awesomeness .. yes dylan has a unique voice .. i personally love it far more than the crappy pop bands that covered his songs .. and most everyone , once they truly give dylan a chance .. ends up completely loving his stuff ..

so all i am saying is give dylan a chance .. the cure as well .. holy fuck that guy can write some lyricas and jam some psychadelic purple rain sounding shit .. and sure after 10 genius albums in a row .. what came after disintigration had a tendency to dwindle in quality .. kinda like prince .. they both went from 10 great songs a record to 5 or less per record .. of course prince is down to zero per record and so is the cure .. i will add that robert smith even did protege records .. and if u count all the hits dylan wrote for others you could compare that to prince too .. frank black pixies had a solid 10 records as well .. perry had about 5 or 6 .. i could go on but you probably won't give these other musicians a chance anyway .. oh well .. cya

Dude, I'm 53. I lived pretty much all the music and musicians you listed.