missfee said:

So I don't get it...she has to be bashed up before she's considered worthy?

Harlepolis said:

purplesweat said:

uhhh nooo, what i'm saying is that Anna Mae Bullock had a lot more issues to face and yet still was a musical performer at her best. It was unfortunate that she was abused, but she didn't let it stop her. If Jay even slapped Beyonce you know the first call she'll make is to daddy. I just think that she doesn't have enough experience to even be compared to the legend of Tina Turner. She's good, not great.

missfee said:

It still sounds to me as though you're saying an artist can't be considered "great" unless they've been through hell and back. I know it gives you experience and learning skills etc but really, if Beyonce's good at what she does, she doesn't need to go through hard times to be considered better by the public.

purplesweat said:

Hi Jess

theodore said:

Hey AletO

purplesweat said:

orgnote time

theodore said:

:john:

purplesweat said:

True.

While I am not a fan of Beyonce, I think she will go down as one of the icons of her generation.

VelvetJ said:

ur words ring true since she'll never have the legacy that is required 2 enter the rock n roll hall of fame unless they lower their standards

Hell, she's not even the Rockwell of her generation.

KidaDynamite said:

beyonce and the pedophile ..... now the music world can move 4ward

vainandy said:

missfee said:

Why do ppl try to slight Beyoncé for having her father as her manager like it's a bad thing she grew up with her father in the home. Ashanti, Brandy, Usher, Jessica Simpson, Kanye (before she died) don't get the same slack and they have parent/managers.

Scorpion said:

Those parents who develop bad reputations in the industry will cause problems for their children. Jessica Simpson certainly gets the same shit. "Papa Joe", anyone?
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lowkey said:

I agree, but compare what beyonce sings, to what Tina sung. It's Shit vs. Gold.
Let Beyonce get some good songs, before we start comparing her to anyone outside of her generation.

VoicesCarry said:

How bout them Cowboys?

purplesweat said:

L4OATheOriginal said:

GOD DAMN!!
Of course Tina didn't do that, Tina had Ike to push her down the steps.

2ndRevolution said:

well was this ike at the top of the stairs?

lilgish said:

are you talking about the songs ike had her singing, or the rock oriented songs she did during her comeback? im not a tina fan so i really dont know alot of her songs other then the big hits(whats love got to do,private dancer,ect), i heard the ike and tina songs when i saw the movie and i think she was much better back then. i agree beyonce hasnt really had a song that i would remember once the radio stops playing it but she's a pop star and her audience dont want music they have to think about

She's not even the best drummer in the Beatles..

Cinnamon234 said:

the reason you are seeing this is because Hollywood does this all the time with actors and musicians.
If you look at the actors we have today there was someone before them with the same look and feel.
It doesnt make the newbies the blah blah blah of this era.
Its just that hollywood doesnt' know where to go with things and they only know how to recycle what has worked in the past.
Theres some guy who looks like Chevy Chase in that film where three guys dress like girls on campus.
That guy thats in the transformers, there was a previous actor who looked like him.
Everyone who you may think is new (or even old now) has someone that paralleled them in the past.

funkpill said:

only because they evoke that image

L4OATheOriginal said:

purplesweat said:

well it really doesn't matter to me what you think i'm saying, i know what i'm saying.

Cinnamon234 said:

actually i remember watching making the video of Work it out and that white dress i believe beyonce said used to belong to Tina Turner. Anyone seen the youtube vid of beyonce singing proud mary with Tina watching her in the audience i think it was a tribute to Tina

Vanilli said:

none of that sounds right.
if anyone is the tina of our generation its janet.sexy older woman from the era before thats still doin the damn thing(and doin it well) and just happens to be a fantastic dancer.
beyonce is definately the diana ross of this genertion.she even looks like her a lil.
britney is NO madonna.madonna had artisitc integrity and would stage public spectacles not be a spectacle.
mariah is more madonna like if just for the simple fact that she cant seem to keep out of the number one position.but she aint..she's mariah,
jt is george micheal.why u may ask.he's a white guy from a pop band that made it big solo singing r&b music.and is pretty good at it.
usher is mj.
there really is no madonna or prince of this era.
beyonce is diana