Is Prince as good as The Beatles? I think he is. Prince is a freak of nature, a true musician, artist and songwriter. Plus he can sing. Prince is also very funny and the camera loves him just like the Beatles. I think he is a lot like John Lennon my favorite Beatle. Whatever your opinion is, you have to recognize that The Beatles were the greatest group ever and Prince is the greatest solo artist/musician the world has ever seen.

callejero said:

if i "have to" recognize anything, i couldn't have my own opinion 2 begin with, dont'cha think?

I think The Beatles set the standard and Prince has met that and more. If you watch The Beatles Anthology, you will see that the one thing the Beatles always had were each other. Prince has done what hea has done on his own! The only reason Prince has a band is because he can't play all the instruments at the same time. The Beatles were awesome but Prince has taken that to a new level. Long live Prince!
But John Lennon was very cool.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

You are right. My bad, I never meant 2 offend you my friend!

What the bloody hell kinda question is this?

I'm too biased to answer this question objectively. I love one, hate the other.

Moonbeam said:

Hate is a strong word.

callejero said:

Trust him. He hates the other.

There is just no way to fairly answer this question. It's like asking "what's the best favorite?" The answer is different for everybody.


-SWANGgetspersonal

prince might be better than an individual beatle, but a group of creative individuals can usually create a more solid body of work. Prince was more of a pop cultural force when he was working with creative band members or trying to impress them, or influenced by them. One can only wonder what kind of supergroup would have formed if two or three or four prince caliber artists had united for at least ten years.

It could still happen with some unknowns!

the beatles were the greatest.

just look for a list of their accomplishments.

callejero said:

I know, but it's accurate in this case, believe it or not!

Okay, This is a yes and no question, simply because this is 2 totally different things.

as artists- They are all amazing musicians, but the Beatles came first, and they were the pioneers.. they set the stage, and they did a damn fine job of it. And there will never be another BAND like them.. at least on a popularity base. I feel that communication/technology/computers prevent the aniticipation that brought so much with The Beatles.. U heard about them on record, radio, news papers, and some on TV, and now u can find out anything on anyone.. What I'm saying is that they came on the scene when the scene was fresh, and they paved the way for future artists.. almost everyone who is a real artist had some kind of influence, if not by the beatles, by a group that was influenced by The Beatles..And In my opinion, I dont think hearing Beatles "1" album can base a real opinion on how great their music is.. Their latter albums show how much they emerged and how incredible the sound became, its timeless:)
[This message was edited Tue Apr 15 22:00:53 PDT 2003 by Sdldawn]

ufoclub said:

U know I also feel that George Paul and Johns solo work was pretty damn amazing also. It was a very narrow change, but they still had abilities to create solid work as individuals.. Some of Pauls work in the 80's was sketchy, but the 70's and 90/00's were excellent.. as for the other 2, they created amazing work.

Sdldawn said:

I Agree with all this.
Another important point is that the Beatles output came in only seven years. They managed to improve themselves with every album, explored new grounds (studio wizardry, indian music, using classical instruments), still this experiments didn't diminish their popularity or record sales.
As with other artists who like to experiment after they've scored some hits but can't keep up their popularity (for instance Prince with releasing Around the world in a day after Purple Rain).

Henk said:

I am a BeatleManiac and a PrinceFan, so this a tough call for me. I just thought it was a good topic for discussion.
There are some very good people here!

does an apple taste like a peach?

abierman said:

Good answer!

callejero said:

clever one too, apples/beatles vs peach/prince. clever.

i love prince's music more, but i admit that the beatles are better. as henk (?!) said, they put out the greatest single body of music in 7 years - just try comparing the whole beatle's catalogue with prince's albums from FOR YOU upto ATWIAD. as much as i love all but the 1st of those albums, they can't stand up to the beatle's stuff.

he's a better dancer tho, so it evens out in the end,

Prince is NOT as good as the Beatles...

IceNine said:

The Beatles are NOT as good as Prince...

Prince is in no way as talented as the Beatles when looked at as a whole group, they did more in 8 years than Prince, MJ & Madonna and more of that type have done in their entire lives combined...
Compare 1980-1988 for Prince and 62-70 for the Beatles! And try and name one Beatles album that is just shit!

yes and no.


Prince, on his own, is as good (or almost as good) as the Beatles as a collective. i never cared much for them as solo artists, but when they came together, even when they were working alone and all contributing to one project, they were glorious.

but, you know, if it wasn't for what the Beatles did, there might not have even been a Prince. he was pretty innovative, but so much of the innovation in music of the last 30 years or so has been on the foundations that the Beatles laid.

Prince
Controversy
Dirty Mind
1999
Purple Rain
Around the world in a Day
Parade
Sign of the Times

In my opinion, not even the Beatles progression of 7 albums can top these 8 albums. I removed "For You" from the list since Prince was only 19 when he wrote the album and the Beatles were in their early 20's when their first album got released. There's no way "I wanna Hold your hand" can even compare to "I Wanna be your Lover"; the first being childish and immature, the latter sexy and raw. The Beatles later albums were impressive, esp. Sgt. Pepeer's, Abbey Road, Magical Mystery Tour, but I prefer "Adore", "Purple Rain", "Forever in My Life", "Sometimes it Snows in April" to "Yesterday", "Here Comes the Sun", "Hey Jude", and "The End." Granted, the Beatles last few albums were epic, but Prince's first few albums were 10 times better than the Beatles first few albums. "Controversy" vs. "Twist & Shout"--I mean, c'mon.
For all of you who think Prince doesn't compare with the Beatles, you obviously either don't know Prince's work as well as you should, or you haven't heard the Beatles earlier works.

-phunk

piflacoco said:

Prince couldn't wipe the sweat off of Paul McCartney's hairy bean bag.

IceNine said:

Paul McCartney couldn´t wipe the sweat off of Prince's hairy bean bag

piflacoco said:

John Lennon's corpse would whip Prince's ass in a songwriting contest.

IceNine said:

princes corpse would whip pauls vagina in a...wait ..i need 2 think about it

piflacoco said:

While you are thinking about it, I will state that George Harrison's ghost can write better songs than Prince.

IceNine said:

probably..pitty he cant play music