TonyVanDam said:

Lawd...you always make me smile, Tony!

Well I'd rather see him promote himself on stage with Loretta Lynn.

vainandy said:

Or the Muppets!

Calluout said:

WELL THE SANG THING BIG DIFFERENCE!

ALSO FIRST ALICIA RECORD SOUND LIKE BRITNEY TOO

ALL BACKUP SINGER

POOK said:

THAT ONLY ALICIA RECORD CINNIE OWN

vainandy said:

It'd more likely be Taylor Swift.

Cinnie said:

A broad spectrum or a spectrum of broads?

Moonbeam said:

I have grown to dislike Beyonce a lot too, but I can see why Prince thought it was a good look in 2004. But, yeah, a Christina and Prince combo would have been much more interesting, I think. She has stronger pipes and is less overexposed. Also, she may be even smaller than Prince. That could have been cute!

Calluout said:

And yet, you can somehow connect with Denise Matthews', wait, I mean Prince's "Vanity" for some reason?

Beyonce is trying to get her bills paid!
Hell yeah Prince would work with her because she has a nice body. She can actually sing. You have to be a crook to be in show business.

Good guys always finish last!
Beyonce learned the sneaky recipe to staying on top.
Don't hate the player hate the game.

I'm sorry to focus in on Vanity, lol. But to see her compared to a performer like Beyonce, with her name listed in this thread as a "cool" and then "innovative" musical artist, is funny to me.

Madonna: Yeah.
Grace Jones: Yeah, sure.
Donna Summer: Of course.
Kelis: Alright.
But Vanity?

Again, I'm sorry, lol. I just will never understand the respect Vanity receives for her "artistry."

WaterInYourBath said:

This may be true. She fit the image Prince was trying to portray quite well. The issue with Beyonce is that she is about the most annoying performer of the past quarter century.

TonyVanDam said:

Yeah, I agree. All that sh*t he talked about Mariah in the past, but then sings w/Beyonce?????
Christina Aguilera (or even Alicia Keys) would've been a better choice, but the "who's hot" factor ALWAYS comes into play these days. And who's hotter than Beyonce' rite now???
NOBODY!!!!! Cuz Daddy Knowz (Knowles) won't let them!!!!!

Fact remains, that performances got him some of the best publicity he'd had in years. Before that he was all but irrelevant after his public image plummeted with the whole name change issue.

Anyway, why isn't anyone starting threads about the fact that he still has to sing his 1984 hits to get any attention? Grammys, Superbowl both had the hits, Idol didn't and Idol probably got the least attention (or the bad publicity with reports of him being a diva and arriving late). Kinda sad, huh?

There's nothing wrong with performing with new talent, it's just that this forum has a HUGE problem with Beyonce and there hadn't been a criticism thread in, what, a week?

Oh, and yeah, Christina would've been a better choice, if we wanted to watch Prince's mouth moving but not hear any sound coming out since Ms Foghornulera would've screamed the house down. Didn't you guys see her trainwreck tribute to James Brown?

Moonbeam said:

Well, I guess I can understand that, since some of her costumes, and uptempo choreography can be quite disappointing. But one thing I can always say about Beyonce though is that I am never annoyed by her vocals. I think she's a consistently fantastic singer.

Really?


We're talking about the guy who ghostwrote for The Time, Vanity 6, and other artists under different aliases


This is also the guy who put:
TC Ellis
Ingrid Chavez
Mayte
Vanity
Jerome Benton
Apollonia
Tony M and the Game Boyz
and Carmen Electra


in the spotlight

purplesweat said:

another non fan of that performance , yea she was screaming every 2 seconds.

purplesweat said:

Wow, lol. And I thought I was the only one who considers Christina A. to be a "yeller." She tries to be like Patti LaBelle onstage, but just ends up sounding extremely irritating.

BlaqueKnight said:

And lets not forget about Sony/BMG. Clive Davis is one of the most well known snakes in the music business.

Considering P has partnered up/presented/sang with lesser talents than B (i.e. no talents from V6 on), I don't understand the question

noimageatall said:

Welcome back Noimage.

WaterInYourBath said:

I hate it when actually decent singers do that. Beyonce, Christina and even MaryJBlige all fall into that category. They overdo it and it doesn´t really add anything to the quality of the performance. That other chick, Nicki Costa, or Nikka or whatever, the one who appeared at the Las Vegas Alladin show, does that kind of singing/screaming, too. And I find it extremely annoying.

I think Eric Leeds also finds it annoying, as he once said at the 2002 celebration at Paisley Park. He said the proper term for that kind of screaming is "melisma".

I hate it.

vainandy said:

At least Loretta Lynn is a legend. WTF is Beyonce compare to her?!?

noimageatall said:

It worked for Leo Sayer & Lynda Carter.

bettybop said:

Thank you.

purplesweat said:

Oh bull! Prince doesn't always have to rely on Purple Rain tracks to get attention. He could use 1999, Sign 'O' The Times, Batman, and even Diamonds & Pearls tracks if he wanted.

WaterInYourBath said:

Excuse the both of you, but I love female vocalists that can scream soulfully.

Christina, Patti LaBelle, Chaka Khan, and (my personal favorite at bedtime) Teena Marie do it like a real woman should (IMO).

TonyVanDam said:

So do I. And Christina is not one of them.

But that's my opinion. Her hollering onstage is aggravating and somewhat ostentatious (with poor timing), whereas adept vocalists like the others you listed know how to do it right.