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Thread started 05/05/04 10:22pm

thechronic2

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Which album is better? "PURPLE RAIN" OR "THRILLER"

1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
2. Baby Be Mine
3. Girl Is Mine
4. Thriller
5. Beat It
6. Billie Jean
7. Human Nature
8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
9. Lady in My Life

versus

1. Let's Go Crazy
2. Take Me With U
3. The Beautiful Ones
4. Computer Blue
5. Darling Nikki
6. When Doves Cry
7. I Would Die 4 U
8. Baby I'm A Star
9. Purple Rain

I AM PRINCE'S number one fan,but i must admit..."TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE" jacko's 9 vesus prince's 9 is a wipeout.....from 1 to 9 michael kills prince.....

I mean compter blue vs thriller?....complete killing by mj

doves cry vs billie jean? please....even prince has said it's one of the funkiest bass lines ever

Prince is my boy but his best versus mj's best just doesn't hold up well

WHAT do you think?
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Reply #1 posted 05/05/04 10:30pm

Paris9748430

Purple Rain ain't Prince's best album, and Thriller ain't Michael's best album.
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Reply #2 posted 05/05/04 10:38pm

ThePurplePeopl
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Oh Gawd,rolleyes
Here's my answer...
http://www.prince.org/msg...msg_962650
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Reply #3 posted 05/05/04 10:42pm

MrSquiggle

thechronic2 said:


1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
2. Baby Be Mine
3. Girl Is Mine
4. Thriller
5. Beat It
6. Billie Jean
7. Human Nature
8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
9. Lady in My Life

versus

1. Let's Go Crazy
2. Take Me With U
3. The Beautiful Ones
4. Computer Blue
5. Darling Nikki
6. When Doves Cry
7. I Would Die 4 U
8. Baby I'm A Star
9. Purple Rain


There's not one bad, or average, or anything less than brilliant song on Purple Rain, whereas Thriller has the so-so title track, The Girl Is Mine, Baby Be Mine and PYT. I love Thriller, it's really fun pop music, but Purple Rain definetely has the better musicianmanship, songwriting and more killer tracks. DAYUM that jamming on Computer Blue is HOTT! Plus MJ would never have the guts to do a Darling Nikki.
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Reply #4 posted 05/05/04 10:45pm

lyecry

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The lyrics on Purple rain are more personal (The Beautiful Ones, I would die for U) than the songs on Thriller. But the songs on Thiller are really catchy P. Y. T. is one catchy song. And the songs where Michael is singing to a chick(The Girl is mine, Lady in my life) I mean can we really believe him. Although, he did tear Lady in my life up. He got down on that one. Hummm, I'm biased. Gonna have to go with Purple Rain just because.
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Reply #5 posted 05/05/04 10:47pm

Jasziah

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I was a Michael Jackson fan for a very short time -- the small period of time when I owned Thriller but hadn't gotten 1999 yet. After I had 1999 in my ears, I never looked back. There IS NO COMPARISON -- NONE!!!! The question does not compute. How can you say the looped four note bass-line of "Thriller" kills the guitar work on "Computer Blue"? wacky
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Reply #6 posted 05/05/04 10:58pm

DiamondGirl

Thriller sounds stale today.

Purple Rain still sounds crisp and clean with no caffeine
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Reply #7 posted 05/05/04 11:02pm

purplecam

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I'm more for PR but I love Thriller. It was the first album I ever loved but when I heard PR as a whole for the first time, it hit me in a way no album has done before or since and that was 16 years ago. But Paris said it best, both of those albums are not their best.
I'm not a fan of "old Prince". I'm not a fan of "new Prince". I'm just a fan of Prince. Simple as that
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Reply #8 posted 05/05/04 11:04pm

ThePurplePeopl
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MrSquiggle said:


Plus MJ would never have the guts to do a Darling Nikki.



eye don't even thinx MJ knows what the hell Darling Nikki is!
The closest MJ would get would b Darling Macaulay boff
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Reply #9 posted 05/05/04 11:05pm

DiamondGirl

Purple Rain made Thriller obsolete...and there it's been all this time. In the obsolete corner
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Reply #10 posted 05/05/04 11:06pm

DiamondGirl

ThePurplePeopleEater said:

MrSquiggle said:


Plus MJ would never have the guts to do a Darling Nikki.



eye don't even thinx MJ knows what the hell Darling Nikki is!
The closest MJ would get would b Darling Macaulay boff

lol
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Reply #11 posted 05/05/04 11:09pm

ThePurplePeopl
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DiamondGirl said:

ThePurplePeopleEater said:




eye don't even thinx MJ knows what the hell Darling Nikki is!
The closest MJ would get would b Darling Macaulay boff

lol


lol + lol = lol lol !!!
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Reply #12 posted 05/05/04 11:10pm

chrisslope9

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thechronic2 said:

1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
2. Baby Be Mine
3. Girl Is Mine
4. Thriller
5. Beat It
6. Billie Jean
7. Human Nature
8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
9. Lady in My Life

versus

1. Let's Go Crazy
2. Take Me With U
3. The Beautiful Ones
4. Computer Blue
5. Darling Nikki
6. When Doves Cry
7. I Would Die 4 U
8. Baby I'm A Star
9. Purple Rain

I AM PRINCE'S number one fan,but i must admit..."TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE" jacko's 9 vesus prince's 9 is a wipeout.....from 1 to 9 michael kills prince.....

I mean compter blue vs thriller?....complete killing by mj

doves cry vs billie jean? please....even prince has said it's one of the funkiest bass lines ever

Prince is my boy but his best versus mj's best just doesn't hold up well

WHAT do you think?

You are NOT Prince's 'number one fan' and Prince is not 'your boy' Last week you were running around this site yappin' about how Babay Face was a better songwritter than Prince and now you say that Thriller ( an over slick-lified piece of garbage) is better than Purple Rain!?!? PLEASE !!! Prince's vocals on Purple Rain put MJ to shame . But even if Prince never uttered a note, the musicianship alone on Purple Rain blows Thriller out of the water. The Musicianship on Thriller is cold and souless (sort of like that school in Michigan that you're always talking about)
Actually, you can take any one musical segment from Purple Rain (the guitar intro to When Doves Cry or the scorching ending to Lets Go Crazy come to mind) and it makes the musicains who played on Thriller (who were those guys anyway??? ) just seems silly.
The album Purple Rain launched a new genre of music (the minnepolis funk/rock sound) that was immated for years to come and influenced countless artists (heck, even MJ's sister Janet ripped the sound off for her Control Album. Thriller was nothing more than an overhyped album designed for the discos recorded by studio musicians who didn't realize that you CAN'T FAKE THE FUNK
[This message was edited Wed May 5 23:13:33 2004 by chrisslope9]
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Reply #13 posted 05/05/04 11:18pm

GeSmi1

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chrisslope9 said:

thechronic2 said:

1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
2. Baby Be Mine
3. Girl Is Mine
4. Thriller
5. Beat It
6. Billie Jean
7. Human Nature
8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
9. Lady in My Life

versus

1. Let's Go Crazy
2. Take Me With U
3. The Beautiful Ones
4. Computer Blue
5. Darling Nikki
6. When Doves Cry
7. I Would Die 4 U
8. Baby I'm A Star
9. Purple Rain

I AM PRINCE'S number one fan,but i must admit..."TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE" jacko's 9 vesus prince's 9 is a wipeout.....from 1 to 9 michael kills prince.....

I mean compter blue vs thriller?....complete killing by mj

doves cry vs billie jean? please....even prince has said it's one of the funkiest bass lines ever

Prince is my boy but his best versus mj's best just doesn't hold up well

WHAT do you think?

You are NOT Prince's 'number one fan' and Prince is not 'your boy' Last week you were running around this site yappin' about how Babay Face was a better songwritter than Prince and now you say that Thriller ( an over slick-lified piece of garbage) is better than Purple Rain!?!? PLEASE !!! Prince's vocals on Purple Rain put MJ to shame . But even if Prince never uttered a note, the musicianship alone on Purple Rain blows Thriller out of the water. The Musicianship on Thriller is cold and souless (sort of like that school in Michigan that you're always talking about)
Actually, you can take any one musical segment from Purple Rain (the guitar intro to When Doves Cry or the scorching ending to Lets Go Crazy come to mind) and it makes the musicains who played on Thriller (who were those guys anyway??? ) just seems silly.
The album Purple Rain launched a new genre of music (the minnepolis funk/rock sound) that was immated for years to come and influenced countless artists (heck, even MJ's sister Janet ripped the sound off for her Control Album. Thriller was nothing more than an overhyped album designed for the discos recorded by studio musicians who didn't realize that you CAN'T FAKE THE FUNK
[This message was edited Wed May 5 23:13:33 2004 by chrisslope9]


You know...I wondered the same thing.

Prince is a musician, a composer, a songwriter and a great performer.

MJ is a songwriter (lyrically speaking) and a great performer also.

Prince gives so much more than Michael, on all his CD's he's recreating himself (without bleaching his skin, mine you). To me there's no comparison. I've always thought that Prince was way more talented than Michael and he didn't have to depend on his brothers to get him started. Prince did it all alone and significantly made a huge mark in the music industry alone.

So, anything by Prince is better than MJ to me.

Besides, I've only bought Thriller twice I think. I bought all of Prince CD's (twice even), well maybe not all, but I definitely did from the "For You" CD to the "Come" CD. After that I kind of lost contact, but I eventually caught up and became more familiar with the newer songs.

Prince's music means way too much to me and holds significant value in marking times in my life. MJ's music is just for pop, not anything substantial.

Peace.

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Baby, Baby, Baby...what's it going 2 b?
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Reply #14 posted 05/05/04 11:19pm

ThePurplePeopl
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chrisslope9 said:

You are NOT Prince's 'number one fan' and Prince is not 'your boy' Last week you were running around this site yappin' about how Babay Face was a better songwritter than Prince and now you say that Thriller ( an over slick-lified piece of garbage) is better than Purple Rain!?!? PLEASE !!! Prince's vocals on Purple Rain put MJ to shame . But even if Prince never uttered a note, the musicianship alone on Purple Rain blows Thriller out of the water. The Musicianship on Thriller is cold and souless (sort of like that school in Michigan that you're always talking about)
Actually, you take any musical segment from Purple Rain (the guitar intro to When Doves Cry or the scorching ending to Lets Go Crazy come to mind) and it makes the musicains who played on Thriller (who were those guys anyway??? ) just seems silly.
The album Purple Rain launched a new genre of music (the minnepolis funk/rock sound) that was immated for years to come and influenced countless artists (heck, even MJ's sister Janet ripped the sound off for her Control Album. Thriller was nothing more than an overhyped album designed for the discos recorded by studio musicians who didn't realize that you CAN'T FAKE THE FUNK



Co-fart
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Reply #15 posted 05/05/04 11:20pm

Controversy

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I will admit that Bille Jean is an incredible song.
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Thriller and Beat it are cool.

But Baby Be Mine, Girl Is Mine, Human Nature, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) & Lady in My Life
aren't what I would call amazing songs.

As a complete album I feel the diversity and musical range of Purple Rain is far superior.

Purple rain sounds fresh listening 2 it now.
Sorry but Thriller doesn't.
I just can't believe all the things people say !
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Reply #16 posted 05/05/04 11:22pm

DiamondGirl

chrisslope9 said:

thechronic2 said:

1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
2. Baby Be Mine
3. Girl Is Mine
4. Thriller
5. Beat It
6. Billie Jean
7. Human Nature
8. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
9. Lady in My Life

versus

1. Let's Go Crazy
2. Take Me With U
3. The Beautiful Ones
4. Computer Blue
5. Darling Nikki
6. When Doves Cry
7. I Would Die 4 U
8. Baby I'm A Star
9. Purple Rain

I AM PRINCE'S number one fan,but i must admit..."TO THINE OWN SELF BE TRUE" jacko's 9 vesus prince's 9 is a wipeout.....from 1 to 9 michael kills prince.....

I mean compter blue vs thriller?....complete killing by mj

doves cry vs billie jean? please....even prince has said it's one of the funkiest bass lines ever

Prince is my boy but his best versus mj's best just doesn't hold up well

WHAT do you think?

You are NOT Prince's 'number one fan' and Prince is not 'your boy' Last week you were running around this site yappin' about how Babay Face was a better songwritter than Prince and now you say that Thriller ( an over slick-lified piece of garbage) is better than Purple Rain!?!? PLEASE !!! Prince's vocals on Purple Rain put MJ to shame . But even if Prince never uttered a note, the musicianship alone on Purple Rain blows Thriller out of the water. The Musicianship on Thriller is cold and souless (sort of like that school in Michigan that you're always talking about)
Actually, you can take any one musical segment from Purple Rain (the guitar intro to When Doves Cry or the scorching ending to Lets Go Crazy come to mind) and it makes the musicains who played on Thriller (who were those guys anyway??? ) just seems silly.
The album Purple Rain launched a new genre of music (the minnepolis funk/rock sound) that was immated for years to come and influenced countless artists (heck, even MJ's sister Janet ripped the sound off for her Control Album. Thriller was nothing more than an overhyped album designed for the discos recorded by studio musicians who didn't realize that you CAN'T FAKE THE FUNK
[This message was edited Wed May 5 23:13:33 2004 by chrisslope9]


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Reply #17 posted 05/05/04 11:30pm

NPGDiva

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Thriller is a great Album, but it only has a couple exceptional songs like Thriller, Beat It. Billie Jean and Pretty Young Thing. Regardless of my affection for PR, everything on it is quality. Besides, I wouldn't compare them by order, compare them by song.
Billie Jean is my hands down all time favorite MJ song, but it doesn't compare to When Doves Cry!!! When Doves Cry is a musical gem, I mean it brought the concept of no bass line to the world. It was a revolutionary song back then, now and always will be!
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Reply #18 posted 05/05/04 11:35pm

Jasziah

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Man, I hate people who lie to try and make a point. MJ isn't worthy to take out Prince's garbage. There's no comparison, and you can yell all day, but he don't come close.
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Reply #19 posted 05/05/04 11:48pm

Sdldawn

I cant believe i clicked on this...



its late and insomnia has taken effect.. somebody take me to the nearest bed..
[This message was edited Wed May 5 23:48:47 2004 by Sdldawn]
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Reply #20 posted 05/06/04 3:34am

Novabreaker

Enough of Prince versus MJ comparisons for a while freaks. Pretty please?
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Reply #21 posted 05/06/04 3:41am

riverdean7

omg theres a post not that old that already deals with this topic and its got maybe over 100 replies and now its starting all over again aghhhhh
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Reply #22 posted 05/06/04 3:45am

Cloudbuster

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Goodness, not this shit again. lol

Anyhoo, Thriller for me. smile
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Reply #23 posted 05/06/04 3:54am

TheFrog

PR is better. Thriller's not up to the standard of some other MJ stuff. Billie Jean, Beat It and PYC, Human Nature and Wanna be startin... are all great tracks, even brilliant. The rest are a bit sub-standard.

Ain't a bad track on PR. Take me with U is maybe the weakest, but even that's ace. smile
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Reply #24 posted 05/06/04 4:40am

lezenith

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THE QUESTION IS OLD & SO BORING...
STOP TALKIN' ABOUT MICHAEL JACKSON IN THIS SITE. 4EVER!

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Reply #25 posted 05/06/04 10:24am

Marrk

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DiamondGirl said:

Purple Rain made Thriller obsolete...and there it's been all this time. In the obsolete corner


That'd be funny if it was true. Thriller's 50m+ sales later tells a different story.
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