Millions of homeowners working honest jobs can't get bailed out and that weirdo can secure credit for a flat like that?

Both MJ and Prince have to deal with the "ewwww, he's creepy" factor when releasing their products. But where Prince's factor stabilized, MJ's keeps getting creepier.

MJ needs to start touring aggressively before the only venues he can book are state fairs.

singers/dancers are inspired by mj, instrumentalists/singers are inspired by prince

and WTF does he need 13 bathrooms for unless he's running a group home?

CalhounSq said:

Marrk said:

Michael is the main influence for young black singers these days, NOT Prince.

lmfao I thought it said Roland, but it says Poland

Really? Are we talking about the same Michael here? I don't remember Michael being a shit hopper that never got past midtempo. From what I remember, Michael delivered some ass-shakin' jams.

Really? Are we talking about the same Michael here? I don't remember Michael being a shit hopper that never got past midtempo. From what I remember, Michael delivered some ass-shakin' jams.

alphastreet said:

Don't give him any ideas.

vainandy said:

There are clones who don't know how to do MJ properly so they sample him and copy his moves then claim they're "inspired" by him. I say his dancing inspires them more than the music. Remember, this is the guy who has produced classics of different genres: the Motown Sound, disco, pop-rock and R&B.

Man put 'MJ' and 'Prince' in the same thread title and ask for trouble!

Interesting how Michael attracts so much venom from the Prince die-hards. Us neutrals (or fans of both) are amused that MJ can still afford to do this, despite being 'over' for so very long. allegedly!

Rubs a bit don't it Prince fans only?. Face it, worldwide Michael edges it by a distance, his catalogue sales are outlandish compared to Prince's. but i wish he wasn't such a lazy fucka these days.

Michael aint broke. Some folks need to Wreckanize!

If only Prince never wore heels, he might have beat Mike with the general public.

of course, this all so ridiculous to me Love P ,Love MJ both the same. But Stevie owns them both.

I'm gonna keep on laughin at these threads!



Michael is the main influence for young black singers these days, NOT Prince. He was simply more successful back then. Simple as that. I'd say these young guys (and laydeez) old folks were listening to MJ back in the 80's more than P. most folk were.

Apart from the die-hard fans nobody gives a shit about P, unless it's a free album or cheap concert tix.

Maybe it's Motown50, his legacy, or his influence, he is genuinely missed, Peeps are wanting MJ back.

I get asked "When's this and that happening?" Answer? haven't a clue.
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Timmy84 said:

but so many songs in the last 2-3 years have sounded mj and even if I hear them sounding similar to artists before mj, most of them did give albums like off the wall credit when discussing their music.

JackieBlue said:

maybe he's employing oompa loompas then. I can't think of any reason why 4 people need 13 bathrooms, it's kind of pathetic actually. It's like he's saying "I can have 13 bathrooms because I'm michael jackson, bitch!" he needs a reality check.

Or maybe he just like the number

Marrk said:

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“Face it, worldwide Michael edges it by a distance, his catalogue sales are outlandish compared to Prince's. but i wish he wasn't such a lazy fucka these days.”

I am beginning to think you are still using drugs. No one in their right mind would expect Prince to sell as many CDs as MJ with song titles like
“Head” and “Sister” I do not think for one minute Prince expected or wanted to sell as many CDS as Mike.

As far as influence is concerned take a look at Timberland, and Neptune productions these days. Gee they sure do spend a lot of time trying to recreate that Line drum machine sound.
P has had just as much of an influence on RnB and Pop music as Mike.
P fans just hate on MJ because of the child molester allegations. It is creepy and Mike should not been given a pass. If he was anyone else he would be under the jail by now.

laurarichardson said:

Yeah, the Linn drums Prince used were very influential in modern music, plus Andre 3000 owes a debt of gratitude to Prince and George Clinton. That being said, a lot of the acts who take from MJ and Prince are missing the boat as to what those two were/are all about.

alphastreet said:

Or maybe he liked the rest of the house and didn't really care that it had an excess of bathrooms? Just a thought.

Timmy84 said:

That's no lie. I just wish these current acts would come up with their own style so that we don't have to keep saying "Wow, that sounds like a Prince song" or "he sounds like he's trying to sound like MJ or even Stevie". No one is trying to be themselves in music and I miss hearing a unique voice that sounds as good live as it does on record.

alphastreet said:

The songs have a sense of MJ but they're not really because it's all from computerized instruments and no sense of soul, which you saw a lot of in "Off the Wall" and "Thriller". I never got that sense listening to the records that claim to be MJ-esque.

purplecam said:

Sad thing is people don't even realize how there's a lot of impersonators in the industry. Everything copied is now called original. Back then imitation was considered a form of flattery, now imitation is a form of faking the funk, when did the saying change all of a sudden?

Timmy84 said:

Good question. In a perfect world, we'd be calling these acts frauds cause that's what I think they are. And they wonder why album sales are dropping? Who wants to hear 12 tracks from a fraud? Certainly not me.

Timmy84 said:

kanye and pharell's number one sounded like a madtv or snl parody of blame it on the boogie didn't it haha

Really? Are we talking about the same Michael here? I don't remember Michael being a shit hopper that never got past midtempo. From what I remember, Michael delivered some ass-shakin' jams.

alphastreet said:

Yeah it was wack as fuck.

purplecam said:

but you listen to janet/rene? hahaha

that was too easy

Timmy84 said:

kanye and pharell's number one sounded like a madtv or snl parody of blame it on the boogie didn't it haha

I love her voice too, it's so pretty and I think she should have really done a Sade-esque album like the label wanted. Jazzy stuff would really suit her voice