Prince is so much more versatile than Stevie

doing and cross-overing nearly every musical genre there is

therefore he is better than him imo

Vendetta1 said:

funkpill said:

Homegorl!!!

Again this thread....!!!!

Wassup Pill?

I missed AWB in Chicago last night.

They were with Frankie Beverly right??

funkpill said:

Vendetta1 said:

Wassup Pill?

I missed AWB in Chicago last night.

They were with Frankie Beverly right??

Yes AND El DeBarge was in town too.

Vendetta1 said:

funkpill said:

They were with Frankie Beverly right??

Yes AND El DeBarge was in town too.

My co-worker seen him last night...

awwwww.....

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BlaqueKnight said:

This really belongs in the Prince worship...uh, I mean Music and More section.

...miles above every other artist?

I'm not even going down this road again.

We get it you do not dig P like that

laurarichardson said:

BlaqueKnight said:

This really belongs in the Prince worship...uh, I mean Music and More section.

...miles above every other artist?

I'm not even going down this road again.

We get it you do not dig P like that

I hate them I am even posting to this thread, but I fell for it.

I understand how some in this forum can view some people in the P M&M forums as crazy because they are - there are folks in there who are crazy lovers and haters of Prince. However, what is odd to me is how dismissive some of the people in this forum are of Prince's talents. If you don't dig him like that it is cool, but how can you diminish his accomplishments?

As a fan of myriad artists and musical styles, I understand where Chuckii Booker is coming from. Prince might not be the greatest singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, performer, bassist, drummer, pianist/keyboardist, dancer, filmmaker, actor, businessman, etc. However, I honestly cannot think of another artist who has or can do all of those things as Prince does or has done throughout the years. How many artists make the "best" lists in as many different categories as Prince? I just cannot think of any who perform at such a high level in so many different areas.

Some of the greats like Marvin, Stevie, Bob Marley, Curtis, Michael, Dylan, Springsteen, Sam Cooke, Sly Stone, Queen, Zeppelin, Santana, Zappa, Jeff Beck, Coltrane, Miles, etc. are great singers or great songwriters or geat musicians or great producers or great performers but they are not all-in-one deals the way Prince is. Therefore, I understand the whole artist of a lifetime thing. Whether one digs him as deeply as others, you cannot deny that he has established himself as an accomplished artist in many different categories in a way that no other artist before or since him has.

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WetDream said:

Mong said:

Stevie's a better songwriter and singer.

No. And i base that on many factors, one being that P is the most versatile in both categories and has his own style to add to it. Stevie can be imitated as a whole....can Prince?

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Unholyalliance said:

Vendetta1 said:

When Prince does something as legendary as Songs In The Key of Life, y'all come holla at me. Not only do some of you drink the purple kool-aid, I think y'all are snorting it, too.

SITKOL is my favorite album of all time.Nothing compares to it.

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Militant said:

Sign O' The Times >>>>> Songs In The Key of Life

Right.

No Prince album touches it. Hell SOTT can't even touch SITKOL's hem.

Vendetta1 said:

Militant said:

Sign O' The Times >>>>> Songs In The Key of Life

Right.

No Prince album touches it. Hell SOTT can't even touch SITKOL's hem.

Sign O The Times is at least 2x as good as SITKOL.

Seems most critics would agree, too.

Militant said:

Vendetta1 said:

Right.

No Prince album touches it. Hell SOTT can't even touch SITKOL's hem.

Sign O The Times is at least 2x as good as SITKOL.

Seems most critics would agree, too.

If you can give me five critics that agree with you, I'll shut up.

I am pretty curious myself what P thinks.

Vendetta1 said:

Militant said:

Sign O The Times is at least 2x as good as SITKOL.

Seems most critics would agree, too.

If you can give me five critics that agree with you, I'll shut up.

I am pretty curious myself what P thinks.

I regularly see Sign O' The Times higher than SITKOL in those "Best Albums" lists by the likes of Rolling Stone, etc.....

Militant said:

Vendetta1 said:

If you can give me five critics that agree with you, I'll shut up.

I am pretty curious myself what P thinks.

I regularly see Sign O' The Times higher than SITKOL in those "Best Albums" lists by the likes of Rolling Stone, etc.....

Rolling Stone has it listed as 93 and SITKOL is 56.

I hate Wiki as a source but they do have references.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_o%27_the_Times_%28album%29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_in_the_Key_of_Life

Now I don't expect most Prince fans to rate Stevie's album over Prince's and whose album is the best may very well be a personal preference. But if we go by what critics say, what awards say and what people say, it's SITKOL.

Sorry.

Cerebus said:

OK, I gotta put my damn foot down on this.

Stevie and Prince can't really be compared!

Are y'all serious?!

Two different artists man.

And if that's Chuckii's belief about Prince, then that's how it is.

Anyway, y'all keep on destroying this thread.

Timmy84 said:

OK, I gotta put my damn foot down on this.

Stevie and Prince can't really be compared!

Are y'all serious?!

Two different artists man.

And if that's Chuckii's belief about Prince, then that's how it is.

Anyway, y'all keep on destroying this thread.

tee hee.

You're right. They can't be compared.

Vendetta1 said:

When Prince does something as legendary as Songs In The Key of Life, y'all come holla at me. Not only do some of you drink the purple kool-aid, I think y'all are snorting it, too.

Right!

Is Stevie better than Prince a serious discussion???

I know this is a Prince site, but anyone can see that Prince blows Stevie out of the water, and does it in high heels.

Seriously???

Revolution said:

Is Stevie better than Prince a serious discussion???

I know this is a Prince site, but anyone can see that Prince blows Stevie out of the water, and does it in high heels.

Seriously???

That is a matter of opinion.

Revolution said:

Is Stevie better than Prince a serious discussion???

I know this is a Prince site, but anyone can see that Prince blows Stevie out of the water, and does it in high heels.

Seriously???

No, it really isn't..

A fact tho'

Blows out of the water? Wow.

I would say that Prince is definitely more an entertainer than Stevie when it comes to shows n stuff, because well Prince can be creative in that area cause he can see. That being said, people need to go to a Stevie concert, Stevie can still entertain a crowd.

Musicality is different. Stevie can play ANYTHING Prince can play. And I don't mean insturments, I mean different styles of music. Stevie does stay in his soul/pop/funk/world music/ zone while Prince plays with more different styles, which I do give credit for. So its not a matter of whos better inas somuch as whos music you prefer, which for me would be Stevie.

I think Stevie best, which very few can touch is melodies, which even through his "lesser" albums which he was doing more pop oriented and current music, his melodies were strong and interesting. I can't say the same for Prince post 80's output; sometimes he'll get into a groove and just stick there without really exploring a song, and he does that too much on his 90's albums for me, except for Gold Experience and most of Emancipation. On the bright side, Prince prolific nature of recording is impressive and great; I'll always put my ear on a new Prince tune cause I know when the man is AWN it, hes awn it.

Vocals? I think they both possess the same amount of versatility but in different areas. Whoever said Stevie sounds the same on every song isn't listening.

Prince edges out Stevie on a lot of things, but it really comes down to what type of music moves you more. Prince does NOT blow Stevie out of the water talent wise though.