motownlover said:

Considering GM was a novice singer and MJ an accomplished singer that's really not very fair.

Singing talent? I'd say they're on par with each other.


Overall talent? I'd give that one to Michael.

superspaceboy said:

Exactly, lol. And besides Michael was already a LEGEND by the time George debuted with WHAM!.

this argument is ridiculous.. for one MJ has released tons more music than GM, MJ has been around since the 60s .. and please go on Youtube and watch some of his live performances with the Jacksons... please also watch his performances during the Bad Tour and also things like the Clinton Inauguration. The Sammy Davis Jnr performance was amazing. Please also listen to him singing There's more to life than this and his live moments during Earth Song..

MJ can sing just as well as GM (who seems to stick to the same formula on all of his songs). I believe GM has a very nice voice, its soft and rich and he can hit the right notes, but he doesnt have the breadth that MJ has.

I think the popularity speaks for itself. MJ is a legend.

Also can people stop making comments like mj hasnt done anything since 2002 or whatever.. he's already had a 35 year career.

mj may be a legend, but they are both on the same level in terms of talent and charisma and contribution to music

this reminds me of morons who thought bob marley was not a legend and mj deserves it more, and losers who thought thriller should be number one over songs in the key of life on that recent list, it's silly to say one is better than the other when mj plus the other artist contributed heavily to music in different ways.
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Stymie said:

Well, that doesn't mean some opinions don't shock me!

well I prefer mj too, but can acknowledge other people's awesome talent too time to time and dare I say it, feel them more for a few minutes.

graecophilos said:

OK, well I've never heard GM's voice sound as beautiful as MJ singing songs like Human Nature, Time Waits For No One, Liberian Girl, or Butterflies. And do I even need to mention the old Motown songs from when MJ was a kid?

And U mention "Vibrato". Are U serious?! MJ has Amazing Vibrato vocal abitlities. Try listening to "You Are Not Alone", for example. It's actually one of his Major Vocal Strengths.

Like I said before, It really comes down to taste. In my opinion GM is great. But, I just don't dig his vocals like I do MJ.
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I think mj's voice is unique and inspiring for that kind of phrasing, and most pop artists try to do the same thing. Wasn't he listed as the 3rd most influential vocalist or something?

I agree that george has way more depth at times though, and sometimes I hear similarities between the two vocally.

Bishop31 said:

Who's better? Prince or MJ?

i try to use vibrato as much as possible too, to me a voice sucks unless there is some of that

Stymie said:

Ahh, the magic question. You know that question starts fires around here.

OK, better at what? What category are we speaking of? Singing or...

alphastreet said:

I agree. I try to also. It adds so much more color to the vocals. But, it takes lots of practice to be great at it.

FunkyBrotha said:

It's important to note. Your post pretty much goes back in time for MJ but were not allowed to point to the present? Sure MJ is a legend...that's not the question.

You say GM sticks to the same formula. You could say the same for MJ, who seems to be chasing Thriller since it came out.

Stymie said:

Don't you start on THAT!

Bishop31 said:

I only said it to make a point. I also think GM is a better singer than Prince.

LOved MJ become he became an alien. GM's material stands up much better than Mj's. Most of Mike's material sounds very dated.

Graycap23 said:

Aside from very few tracks you are correct in that. He tries to sound too "now" and whenever anyone does that, makes music that sounds dated.

superspaceboy said:

Billie Jean and his slow tracks are about the only ones that don't sound dated.

Timmy84 said:

runs and pushes several 4th graders over to get in thread

Am I gonna have to put a hit out on graecophilos? This ain't funny!

Michael or George??? Even though George is #2, Michael is still that dude.

George's stuff from 1996 has been so damn slow save for Amazing, Fastlove, and a couple others. Michael's stuff isn't really dated, but most of Wham's stuff is dated, save for Careless Whisper, If You Were There, Blue, and I'm Your Man

Here is the true conclusion,


if I see another thread like this, I'll send LisaRaye to bite some bitches!

bboy87 said:

I'm a MJ fan, believe it or not.

and I think most of his stuff sounds dated.

bboy87 said:

Slow but beautiful! Wham's stuff is a bit dated but not GM's IMO. His ballads are borderline standards that hold up well. When George does do uptempo it's usually on point. Other than OTW, MJ's uptempo sounds dated especially the tracks that were with the hot producers of the moment.

Michael Jackson is a genius of singer, dancer and songwriter/composer. George Michael has a brilliant singing voice, but he's an overrated performer and his music is just pedestrian disco music.

It's an insult to music to compare a much lesser talent like George Michael to a musical genius like Michael Jackson.

George

VoicesCarry said:

I feel very sorry for you.

m.j

Michael was born with Godlike Status...
It seemed to take a few years before George caught on with most people that appreciate quality vocalists...
Michael was a Phenomenon out the BOX !

JackieBlue said:

George needs to do more uptempo because I was not feeling "Feeling Good"

BenS71 said:

Please waste your condescension on someone else. Thanks. Sheesh.

VoicesCarry said:

Don't engage him. He's baiting.

i sometimes get confused when people speak of george and michael? haha, do they use the family or surname?? it makes a different!