phunkdaddy said:

I'm speechless in more ways than 6.

midiscover said:

Who ya fooling dude? The proof is in the pudding. You're on
the message board every night wishing you could dress like
Janet Jackson and praising her every time she farts. Everyone
on here knows you ride Kells balls hard. I've even stated the
he has made some good songs in the past but dude isn't nothing
but a trend rider musically. You don't see me here every night
talking bout my favorite artists and if someone makes a negative
comment about them i don't make it my goal in life to try to defend
an artist i like unlike you. It's time for you to change your maxi pad.
Don't forget your
Now carry on as i don't have time to play with 4th graders.
[Edited 2/8/10 12:47pm]

phunkdaddy said:

What the fuck!
Janet has nothing to do with this discussion.
Again, another member on here
bringing her up just to get your point across. A pity.
Riding R. Kelly's cock? LMAO! Is that supposed to be offensive?
Good for you. I could give a rat's ass if you like him or not

Alej said:

[b]why u always laff at everything

InsatiableCream said:

yes.

alexothetimes said:

because he's awesome.

and because that was hilarious

vainandy said:

In no particular order,

David Ruffin
Jackie Wilson
Jasper "Jabbo" Phillips
Little Anthony
Curtis Mayfield
Chris Waller
Emanuel "E.J." Johnson
Al Green
Billy Herndon
Russell Thompkins Jr.

Honorable mentions,

Ted "Wizard" Mills
Eddie Kendricks
Ronnie Preyer
Prince Phillip Mitchell
Johnny Bristol
Prince
Smokey Robinson
Teddy Pendergrass
Bobby DeBarge
Harry Ray
Billy Brown
Ron Banks
Johnny Carter


[Edited 2/9/10 0:57am]

midiscover said:

Guy, you can't be serious right? Or you're just trying to fan the flame??
I like R Kelly music (well, until that "TP3.com" shit), but there's no waaay he's a better singer than MJ!! Even that "When A Woman..." song that U chose is not the song where he sings best...
So your problem with MJ voice is that it sounds "pop" as U say... So according to U, only R&B/soul/blues singers have the potential of being the greatest covalists?? I just find this opinion kinda narrow-minded, cause in styles like hard rock or arabic music, u have great (i mean HUGE) singers that can make R Kelly drink his piss...

FrenchGuy said:

Well, until you can provide any evidence of MJ singing Opera I will continue to think R. sings better than MJ. No, my problem with MJ's voice isn't because it's "pop". He's just not my cup of tea.

That's your opinion.

midiscover said:

FrenchGuy said:

Oh! just a pastiche you say! The man is a trained opera singer with a pure chest voice. There are other unreleased recordings of him singing Opera. To be quite frank, I don't care much for his music. A few of his albums are indeed brilliant but his voice is the only thing drawing attention. One of the reasons why his career is still a float after all the legal woes. It's not that serious if you "can't take". Because you like most of the public was trained to think MJ was the best of the best at everything. This is no shade towards MJ. Yes, he was a wonderful talent but is overrated beyond words.

1) Freddie Mercury
2)Kurt Cobain
3)Liam Gallagher
4)John Lennon
5)Jonny Rotten
6)Thom Yorke
7)Robert Plant
8)Prince (as Camille)
9)Ray Davies
10)Michael Jackson (pre-puberty)

(No particular order) if I had to choose:

Sam Cooke
Marvin Gaye
Luther Vandross
Prince
Terrence Trent D'arby

midiscover said:

.... ....

WaterInYourBath said:

Ch....it's too late for this

R.'s Opera vocals >>

I already made my list but I do not think Cedric Bixler-Zavala gets enough attention. He has one the most incredible voices you could ever hear live.

[Edited 2/10/10 0:19am]

midiscover said:

There is a clip of MJ singing out classical notes (imitating an operatic orchestra) during the "Memories of Michael" feature on the This Is It DVD, lol. But that's really not even important. You can't negate MJ's powerful singing voice and then say R. Kelly's silly "opera vocals" proves he is better. I like R.'s music a lot, but I remember hearing that "hipopera" interlude he did on one of his R discs, and my cousins and I used to laugh at it since it sounded like a parody, LOL. If anything, R. is more like a yodeler, and that does not beat Mike.

WaterInYourBath said:

MJ's powerful singing voice? R.'s silly opera vocals? Biased, much? "The Opera" (Interlude) IS a parody! Good thing you and your cousins laughed. I'd be worried if y'all took it as serious as others seem to take most of his music. and Yes, he yodels (MJ couldn't) too but like I told the other poster he's trained opera vocalist. MJ wasn't. Deal.

Honestly midiscover who cares if R.Kelly is a trained opera singer ? How does that make him better than anyone ???

Take Bilal for example, he is a classically trained singer too, he can sing plenty of arias but does that make him a better vocalist than Brian Mc Knight ?? NO

When it comes to pop music, nobody cares about opera and classical training ...

Prince
Thom Yorke
Scott Walker
Boy George
Sam Cooke
James Dean Bradfield
TTD
Al Green
George Michael
Elton John

No particular order.....

Freddie Mercury
Michael Feinstein
Chris Cornell (Soundgarden era)
Elvis Costello
James Dean Bradfeild
Al Jarreau
Morrissey
Scott Walker
Prince
Jeff Buckley

vivid said:

Wow.... I posted without looking at your list. James & Scott!!

TyphoonTip said:

Yeah, I was just noticing that

midiscover said:

How can I be biased when I like both of them? I have all of R. Kelly's albums except for the last 2, and like I said, I like his music. I never said R. doesn't have a powerful voice as well (since he does), but this whole opera subject is a weak and seemingly resentive argument agaisnt MJ.

And who told you R. is a "trained opera vocalist" anyway? What school or trainer did he study with to formally learn how to sing classical music? Is that online anywhere, 'cause I can't find that information....?

WaterInYourBath said:

You were classifying his classical vocals as silly and MJ's vocals as powerful

He said so himself.
I forgot his vocal teacher's name but he shared the same vocal teacher that trained Chaka Khan. I recall in an interview that he mentioned she trained him in Opera, jazz and many more forms of singing. I'll post it if I find it.

and to Cototingue, I'm speaking technically. I don't care if you don't care. The fact that his versatility can't be disputed is enough.

midiscover said:

One again: So being trained as a classical singer makes him better than your average Pop singer? And that"classical training" is bullshit anyway, cause I went to some singing lessons too and they actually teach most techniques (breathing, posture...) from classical stuff... So anybody who went to a decent singing course can say the same thing...
Did Princey sing classical music? No. But still he's one of the greatest. And above that, he's a self-made singer...
Any decent singer can make a "parody" of classical singing. Anyone.
Just like WaterInYourBath, lm a R Kelly fan and and a MJ fan too. But I still think MJ is waaaaay better : The tone, the range, the techniques, the vocals effects AND the vocal arragements. Plus he could sing WHILE dancing (at least in his greatdays)

FrenchGuy said:

R. Kelly is a trained opera singer whether you like it or not. The classical training isn't bullshit since he clearly took advantage of it and became a better singer by adding more versatility to his already wide range. Provide me with audio of MJ singing classical Opera? what about blues? Jazz? without sounding the same. Don't post that 2000 watts BS either.



I don't give a flying fuck if you took singing lessons. You probably sound like shit.

Oh and stop going back and forth on your alias account.

R, Kelly and Janet Jackson? WTF

Midiscover seems to be living in some 'alternate universe' where shitty, fake R&B 'posers' are seen as real singers.

Keep dreaming girl

Riverpoet31 said:

DEAD @ you thinking I use R. Kelly like that. I don't listen to his music.

Now go back to your hole and listen to those "real" artists of yours.