https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-james-brown-inspired-the-music-and-career-of-prince/?fbclid=IwAR1XRwL47WdB3zo4gnjvX2nyyoDvtK_0q9s0_IMXH1FcNzEYseD-mCS2Ki4

rap said:

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/how-james-brown-inspired-the-music-and-career-of-prince/?fbclid=IwAR1XRwL47WdB3zo4gnjvX2nyyoDvtK_0q9s0_IMXH1FcNzEYseD-mCS2Ki4

I hear just as much of a George Clinton influence as James tbh.

Nobody ever outdid James Brown!!!

...except Prince...

nayroo2002 said:

I never thought about it but u might be right. No one funked HARDER than James.

masaba1 said:

Prince is less a piece of shit.

Are you gen-Z? It's a reeeaaal slippery slope when you start playing the moral superiority game with your heroes. If only cancel culture made society more cognizant that everyone has equal potential/liklihood of being a "piece of shit" as you so eloquently put it. We're literally one Sinead anecdote and a Mayte Garcia or Anna Fantastic away from finding Prince at least somewhat comparable to J.B....

...so why even bother going there?

[Edited 9/14/23 16:43pm]

Gooddoctor23 said:

Cancel cancel culture.

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

Gooddoctor23 said:

I never thought about it but u might be right. No one funked HARDER than James.

Prince came close on things like the mutiny jam on the 86 tour. But jb funked harder. Harder than p funk too, just cos he was more minimalist, esp when he had bootsy collins in the band. But in fairness i dont think either prince or Clinton had the same aims in their music as jb. [Edited 9/15/23 0:19am]

Jb funked like his draws was on fire.........lol

masaba1 said:

nayroo2002 said:

...except Prince...

Nobody ever out funked Brown and the JBs but Prince gets close. Brown is a better singer and dancer, Prince a better song writer and musician. Both prolific in the studio and as performers. Prince is less a piece of shit.

Thanks for dropping by. Now get back to the Harry Styles site before they realize what you've been up to.

WhisperingDandelions said:

masaba1 said:

Prince is less a piece of shit.

Are you gen-Z? It's a reeeaaal slippery slope when you start playing the moral superiority game with your heroes. If only cancel culture made society more cognizant that everyone has equal potential/liklihood of being a "piece of shit" as you so eloquently put it. We're literally one Sinead anecdote and a Mayte Garcia or Anna Fantastic away from finding Prince at least somewhat comparable to J.B....

...so why even bother going there?

[Edited 9/14/23 16:43pm]

There's levels to the POS.

WhisperingDandelions said:

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

its worth remembering JB and clinton did a lot of other genres and styles too

so its not like every song they ever did was a 100% hardcore funk jam

but i think JB just funked harder, esp when the collins brothers were in his band, as they played hard and tight, and his sound was just sparser and more minimalist (i think this is where prince got his less is more approach that he used in the 80s from??). which just logically lent to him funking that much harder.

James Brown definitely one ups Prince when it comes to pure, hard, no BS funk. But there is no universe where James Brown is a better singer than Prince. No way. No how. Never. No. That statement should warrent a 2 week suspension from the Org

JB def had his own distinctive voice, and he had a certain sincerity or gritty down to earth 'realness' (for lack of a better word) that i dont think most of us would say prince had, but yeah, he was obv much more limited as a singer than prince.

masaba1 said:

funkbabyandthebabysitters said:

Prince came close on things like the mutiny jam on the 86 tour. But jb funked harder. Harder than p funk too, just cos he was more minimalist, esp when he had bootsy collins in the band. But in fairness i dont think either prince or Clinton had the same aims in their music as jb. [Edited 9/15/23 0:19am]

Mutiny jam, some of the head breakdowns, love bizarre, its gonna be a beautiful night when they really get into it. Prince's is really unleashed in those long extended jams and rehearsals. But p, jb and Clinton are all funk doctors in their own right. Definitely all approached it in their own way, i agree. I honestly don't know who i like the most out of the three.

That JB performance on the TAMI show may be the most ridiculious funk performan EVER.