Someone made an interesting comment the other day...she said she was attending the Prince concert here in North Carolina because that's the closest she will ever get to Michael Jackson. Ok...ummm..really. I didnt know what to make of that. They're two different types of performers...can anyone make sense of what she meant? Im baffled

I am not looking forward to this discussion.

dag said:

I am not looking forward to this discussion.

You know what, real talk, everybody on here(for the most part) is over the age of 18..we should be able to have a civilized discussion..gee whiz..

DigitalGardin said:

dag said:

I am not looking forward to this discussion.

You know what, real talk, everybody on here(for the most part) is over the age of 18..we should be able to have a civilized discussion..gee whiz..

Well, I would love to believe that, but there were many discussions on this topic that were not always civilized. I hope this turns out nice.

Why didn't you just ask her what she meant?

We're not mind readers over here.

HatrinaHaterwitz said:

Why didn't you just ask her what she meant?

We're not mind readers over here.

The comment that she made was relayed to me by someone else..

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Coming from a huge fan of both artists, this thread will not have a successful ending....

Maybe she meant closest to seeing him by seeing the other great male performer of his generation? Obviously both beyond compare, but really, did anyone else come close in their respective genres?

scorp84 said:

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Coming from a huge fan of both artists, this thread will not have a successful ending....

She obviously doesn't know much about either of them. Unless she just meant in the sense that they were the two black megastars in the 80's.

Having been lucky enough to see both - it's just a completely random comparison on any other level.

DigitalGardin said:

Someone made an interesting comment the other day...she said she was attending the Prince concert here in North Carolina because that's the closest she will ever get to Michael Jackson. Ok...ummm..really. I didnt know what to make of that. They're two different types of performers...can anyone make sense of what she meant? Im baffled

Sure Michael and Prince are two totally different artists but since NO ONE doe a show like they do. lol And since Michael's gone, Prince is damn sure one of the next closest you can get 2 perfection. ;-

I saw MJ once, in Detroit, because my sis had an extra ticket. Actually, really good seats.

Nothing memorable about that show.

I've seen Prince about 15 times. Bad-ass everytime.

I don't know what the topic is all about either but i will be attending the

show in Columbia, SC on Monday.

I've seen Prince 17 times as of February and never once saw MJ perform at a live show and never felt that I was missing anything. Going deeper I never saw any parallels between Prince & MJ at any point in their careers. In some aspects they were completely opposite of each other.

In her opinion, does she consider him to be the poor man's MJ?

Such hate. Its obvious why she said that.

They're 2 Black legends from the same time period. Michael was the greatest entertainer ever.

scorp84 said:

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Coming from a huge fan of both artists, this thread will not have a successful ending....

James Brown: Hey guys. Watch this.....

MJ: Oh no. (laughs). Prince?

scorp84 said:

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Coming from a huge fan of both artists, this thread will not have a successful ending....

i love the juxtaposition between these two images... i just want to say- that is AWESOME! it made my day. thanks.

and yeah, even though i am a huge advocate of michael's (and he is the greatest artist in the entire world to me (next to STEVIE)) i have seen prince live, and it's actually one of the best shows i've ever seen. but i don't get the same feeling of warmth watching him. that's just me. their performance styles are actually quite different.

perhaps i'm wrong, but prince seems to use dance similar to james brown, how the dance is sort of a symbol for leading the band instrumentally. it's a very clever/brilliant thing james brown did, and prince does. michael's dancing to me, is a bit more 'spontaneous/random', even if he dances the same dance. looking at 20 performances of, say, 'stranger in moscow', sometimes he shortens a step, or turns a different way. his dancing isn't as presicion-sharp as prince, in terms of leading the band.

i'm not sure what prince does now, i haven't seen him in years. i would say both are brilliant performers, but quite different. i just happen to prefer michael.

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statequest said:

scorp84 said:

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Coming from a huge fan of both artists, this thread will not have a successful ending....

James Brown: Hey guys. Watch this.....

MJ: Oh no. (laughs). Prince?

i love watching this every time... michael was quite graceful, and paid the utmost respect to his teacher. prince, i'm not sure if it was an act, or if he was actually high on something (or was he just showing off)? i also wonder all the time if mr. brown had a word or two with mr. nelson after the show.

I only saw MJ in concert once (although several times in person after that). Seen Prince 15 times. I do admit the HIStory tour that I saw was terrible, especially looking back on videos, although at the time it was a magical, memorable day for me.

dag said:

I am not looking forward to this discussion.

I agree. The premise is unclear to begin with, so ultimately no(n)sense will come from it.

PDogz said:

dag said:

I am not looking forward to this discussion.

I agree. The premise is unclear to begin with, so ultimately no(n)sense will come from it.

i guess people will talk about how many times they got to see either prince or michael live? hee hee...

MJJstudent said:

PDogz said:

I agree. The premise is unclear to begin with, so ultimately no(n)sense will come from it.

i guess people will talk about how many times they got to see either prince or michael live? hee hee...

Either that, or...

i dont see nothing similar about the 2 what prince does is soo much in a class of its own i could compare michael,janet and usher cuz they do the same kind of show but if u go and see prince u watching a musican play and perform

i don't understand why these two are constantly compared, just like xtina and britney.

DigitalGardin said:

dag said:

I am not looking forward to this discussion.

You know what, real talk, everybody on here(for the most part) is over the age of 18..we should be able to have a civilized discussion..gee whiz..

A civil discussion in a potential MJ v. Prince thread? On a Prince forum?

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I wish I was able to see MJ live. Everyone knows the guy was a great performer. Watching This Is It, made me realize that magic was still there. Because of this cant compare to Prince. But still don't think they are very comparable regardless, as they were/are very different perfomers imo.

scorp84 said:

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Coming from a huge fan of both artists, this thread will not have a successful ending....

I love these.

She said it because they were Lovers.