Who has the most funky screams - Michael Jackson or Prince?

If I dare ask without being stoned...

James Brown.

Doesn't count

Yes he does.
If he didnt scream, Michael and Prince wouldnt either.

Aretha for the screams...

AsylumUtopia said:

I love her screams, but she didnt really influence Prince`s screaming.

soulpower said:

No but I reckon she taught James Brown how to howl when he were just a pup, and I think we're agreed that Prince was influenced by him. Just my opinion, probably not the case at all. Actually, come to think of it, isn't James Brown older than Aretha? Which means I'm talking crap. Again.

Aretha rules.

"Let's Pretend We're Married".

End of discussion.

Prince easily. Esp at the end of "the beautiful ones"

soulpower said:

co-sign.

AsylumUtopia said:

James is 73 years old and he was already howlin when he made some extra cash as a shoe shine boy. No need for Aretha to teach him, the man was born with it and nobody screams like him.

Want time a man walked up to him telling him: "You wanna be a singer? All you do is scream." James answered: "True, but I always scream in the right key!"

Check out the end of endorphinemachine, the scream even gets a mention in the liner-notes.

Screaming Prince wins. Squeaking MJ wins.

Prince is a better screamer than michael jackson. period.
Not a better singer, but a better screamer.

It's just like Axl Rose. he is not a great singer, he is a great screamer.

Not that he's anywhere near P or MJ, but for the record, Bilal had a pretty good scream on Sometimes.

JBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJBJB!

Nothing beats the cream before "Hot Pants"!
And nothing beats the screams on "Give it up, turn it lose" live in Augusta, GA

kim basinger in BATMAN

SCREAM, the best screamer of all times are these guys on their prime:


Phill Anselmo (Pantera)
Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
Axl Rose (Guns n roses cover)
Sebastian Back (Skid Row)


James brown is nothing near them (talking about scream)

The way the soul artists scream is horny IMO. To much vibrato and these church techniques.

SEBASTIAN BACH is the king of the screams!

HerRoyalBadness said:

Don't be scared young one. here ...

for the record i'd like to see MJ go "Aaawooaah!" and P go "Heee Heee Heee!"

You FRUITCAKES!

Brian Jones, ACDC. No contest! COME ON! Heeellls BELLS! I'd like to hear James BROWN try to sing that!

otan said:

I'd like to hear Brian Jones do the end of 'Cold Sweat'!

Marrk said:

he DID! you don't have that bootleg?

otan said:

You lie Sir!

The end of "Do Me Baby"! Now that was one of Prince's finest screaming sessions.

you mean when micheal jackson screams out "hoe!"??

umm...lol

estelle1981 said:

yesss

something in the water blows all competition out of the ..erm ..uh..water.

soulpower said:

you don't know that for sure

7salles said:

my girlfriends a bit of a SCREAMER !!! in the sack !!!

does this count ???

soulpower said:

Co-sign. I believe Prince picked up his screams from James...among other things.