Or is the little cricket at the top of your pile?

i like MJ just as much.

tho, im more into prince at the moment cause mj isnt doing much...

no

NO !! I need atleast 3 hours of P a day !!

I know it's sad, I'm a junky !

I like MJ about the same.Say what you like about MJ, he's never gone out of his way to piss his fans off, always has time for his fans, will sign an autograph and he supports file sharing (as reported last week).

Top man.

ally85 said:

I used to...MJ hasn't done anything for awhile except bitch/complain about Sony, Tommy Mottolla, etc. I just wish he'd shut-up and write some music.

summerdawn said:

Earth to Summerdawn, Prince is STILL bitching/complaining about WB ten years after the event, infact i don't think he'll ever stop whining about something which was HIS fault.The Sony thing was two years ago, MJ hasn't mentioned it since.

Romance1600 said:

Yes. A few.

I think I like Parliament-Funkadelic just as much, maybe a little better...

nothing compares

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[This message was edited Thu Jul 31 5:42:20 PDT 2003 by sumtymes]

Miles Davis is probably equal. I've actually got more Miles CDs than Prince CDs (only cause there's more out there to get!). That's how I got into Prince, reading in Miles's autobiography how he liked Prince so much, and I was like "Huh?"!

Marrk said:

ah yes. but prince is doing something!! hes releasing music!!!
for all we know mj is at home sitting on his ass...no news, in the mj fanworld, is...well. no news.

Artist better than Prince...

Yes... several:

Joey Coco
Alexander Nevermind
and
My nr 1 favorite: Camille!

ally85 said:

I don't mind waiting for MJ to get off his ass and do something, at least it's still seen as an 'event' when he does do something.

Prince could do with taking a few years break too IMO, to collect himself.

who knows when mj will do something again.
he has made many promises. we have seen none of these fruits yet.

im a really new prince fan, so im still discovering him. he hasnt gone stale for me yet, like mj did.
though, when mj does something new i will be extreemly excited and do the fanly thing of screaming, crying, constantly listening to the album, talking about it 24/7 and so on:D
[This message was edited Thu Jul 31 6:10:57 PDT 2003 by ally85]

Squarepusher is currently doing it for me the same as when I discovered Prince!!! I'm not saying I like him more, but he is having a similar impact - now there is somebody who really is taking music in new directions!!

In fact, much as I like NEWS, I had to laugh when I read on the, rather cool, sleeve "New directions in music" - sorry, but there is not one single musical innovation on that disc! Listen to Squarepusher's "Do You Know Squarepusher" and there are a million new ideas in each track - endlessly fascinating!

Stevie Wonder.

None, but Bill Laswell would come as 2nd!

There was a time I woulda said no, Prince is It with a capital I, but I can't front anymore...Bowie's my MainMan, because he keeps coming through for his fans, he gives funny and intelligent interviews (always learn SOMEthing from the man), and being a Bowie fan never means having to deal with straight-up bullshit. Oh, and the music ain't bad either.

Prince will always be up there - he was my introduction to "real" music, his music got me through some crappy and boring high school years, and it's introduced me to quite a few very cool people. It may very well be that I could never like another album he does, but I'll still always buy his new releases as close to the first day as possible.




Am I banned?

Anxiety said:

I hope you're not banned and if you are, you can join Stymie.org.

Anxiety said:

Blimey that came across as regretful and kind of sad.what a big blummin' downer.Thanks Anxiety!

sumtymes said:

I love and respect many other artists (Stevie Wonder, Cee-Lo Green, U2, Aretha, Bob Marley...) but ultimately, what sumtymes said is the word.

Romance1600 said:

Not more, but diffrent.

I am the consummate music lover and there are a few other artists out there right now doing some really nice stuff but.... do I like them better than Prince?

Not Even!!!
[This message was edited Thu Jul 31 8:19:21 PDT 2003 by RedZRyder]

Arle said:

Yes, exactly.

And I'd also like to add, that many of you are mixing his personality, and his assinine behaviour with his music. I think he lacks many social gifts, but he is my favorite for the music.

But, my "different" favorites include:

Frank Zappa - Prog/Jazz/Comi-Rock
David Bowie - Classic/Prog/Glam-Rock
Miles Davis - Acid/Fusion/Jungle-Jazz
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Folk/Jazz-Jazz/Folk ()

And, I must also add that I have only been listening to Frank Zappa for about the last 6 months. No artist I have ever listened to has ever climbed the ranks of my favoritism this quickly. I'm clamoring for his music. Trouble is, it's usually hard to find and it's expensive.

Yeah, Zappa is absolutely amazing, is he not?

So much breadth and depth and funny as fuck to. In terms of musical complexity (and considering the time when he recorded his music) and studio ability he has/had the edge on Prince. But Prince is more accessible and, ultimately, more enjoyable I find.

But its a close call - Joe's Garage is a masterpiece and it pre-dates Prince's rallying against the industry by some 2 or 3 decades!

Seriosuly, Savoir, try and find yourself some Squarepusher, I'm sure you'll be amazed. You might not like his style (except maybe for his jazzier tunes - see the album "Hard Normal Daddy" for these) but you will be floored regardless!

And for those that might be interested, Squarepusher (aka Tom Jenkinson) is a little like Prince - young prodigy on instruments (started life as a jazz bassist, then learned drums...), does EVERYTHING himself and is amazingly prolific (8 albums in 6 years). He also doesn't compromise - he makes the music he wants to!

!!Ben harper!!

I love erykah...and the whole love soul music vibe...I know a lotta people hate it but I love it...

MJ & INXS r up there with P...