NONE! I DON'T CARE FOR MJ AT ALL AND I WISH PEOPLE WOULD PLEEEZE STOP COMPARING THE TWO!

loveroflife71 said:

HERE HERE, I SECOND THIS MOTION!!!



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Just jumping in though I never post in this part of the forum.

Whacksie should cover P Control. It's my ultimate fantasy so I can laugh my socks off

Ellie said:

Sorry Ellie but that ain't ever gonna happen.

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in the closet.


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Why do people assume that MJ is not a musician? Because he doesn't play instruments on stage? Because he didn't write every single song he's ever sang? I don't think it's fair to discredit him in as a musician or an artist. It's not his fault thatthe media has labeled him as a one-trick pony (with Thriller and the moonwalk.) He may not be as prolific as Prince or others, but he has written and composed (and produced) some of the greatest tunes of the past 25 years. Go back and listen to the stuff he did with the Jacksons, as well as his post-Bad work. He obviously has a lot of musical knowledge, and actually plays several instruments. I wouldn't put him up against any great guitar players, but the man is far more musically inclined than people give him credit for.


[This message was edited Sat Aug 2 8:51:49 PDT 2003 by SefraNSue]

Why do people assume that MJ is not a musician? Because he doesn't play instruments on stage? Because he didn't write every single song he's ever sang? I don't think it's fair to discredit him in as a musician or an artist. It's not his fault thatthe media has labeled him as a one-trick pony (with Thriller and the moonwalk.) He may not be as prolific as Prince or others, but he has written and composed (and produced) some of the greatest tunes of the past 25 years. Go back and listen to the stuff he did with the Jacksons, as well as his post-Bad work. He obviously has a lot of musical knowledge, and actually plays several instruments. I wouldn't put him up against any great guitar players, but the man is far more musically inclined than people give him credit for.

Back on the subject, I agree that Prince could tear up "The Way You Make Me Feel." Personally, I would love to hear MJ do "Erotic City" or even "Sexy MF." LOL!
[This message was edited Sat Aug 2 8:51:49 PDT 2003 by
SefraNSue]

hmmm..personally...
I'm not doggin' him out for not being a musician. but the plain fact is he can't play any instruments. i've read a bit
on him and what he does is sing all of his parts to somebody
who can play or arrange (ala quincy jones) I remember an
interview with him where he mentioned how he wrote Muscles
for Diana. He sung the parts and melodies into a tape
recorder and Voila that's how he does it!

i can't speak for what other folk say about him not playing
an instrument my view isn't to DOG him for this. he's done
pretty good for a guy that uses his ear to write his
tunes. But being a musician and knowing how hard it is to
learn how to play any instrument...i will always chose
prince over Mj just cuz he does everything well.
(dance,sing,play a lot of instruments ,arrange...etc etc..)

bsides i hate comparing them. like i said they're different
musical animals. whom i dig a lot.
(they don't like one another...which is their right!)

Odd then that he's credited on some of his albums as playing drums, guitars and keyboards.

yes he plays instruments. you may not see him playing them. and he doesnt make it obvious, hes famous for his voice and dancing, not instrument playing. but he can play the guitar, drums and piano. plus he produces a lot of his songs. you cant be in the industry, be that big, have such good songs and know nothing about music at all.

want more proof? there is a pepsi add where he is playing the piano for starters.

That's an inslut to even think or mention of prince doing the boy do'er michael jackson's music...


i would awnser this thread but it's to abserd!...lol

Icant go there..sorry.

Okay...a little off topic...but am I the only one who does not think the song Billie Jean is all that extraordinary?

It had a good video. It got "groundbreaking" airplay on MTV, but the song itself? I just don't think it's all that great.

Nothinbutjoy said:

It's the bassline. Me and a couple of bandmates were jamming on Saturday. Out of no where our bass player starts that bassline. The rest of the guys started smiling and following his lead. Man that was a moment.
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csharp57 said:

its a nice tune. but charp57 is dead on. its the killer
bass line (and MJ great video) that makes it what it
turned out to be. if there was no video would it have become as "famous"?
hmmm...

Okay...a little off topic...but am I the only one who does not think the song Billie Jean is all that extraordinary?

It had a good video. It got "groundbreaking" airplay on MTV, but the song itself? I just don't think it's all that great.