Timmy84 said:

jsluva said:

I love all three but...

Gladys

Chaka

Patti

I agree with the inflated Patti hype in regards to her career. Her career was practically non existent in the 60's and even in the 70's outside of "Lady Marmalade". As a solo artist she struggled in the beginning as well but definitely scored some R&B hits in the 80's. Patti's claim to fame were her over the top jaw dropping performances and her personality, not so much her impact in music. I don't even hear a lot of new singers trying to sound like her, they just admire her. Gladys and the Pips were knocking out a string of hits in the 60's and 70's, winning Grammy's, AMA's and even had some success in the 80's. There's a reason out of all the black female singers, Gladys is the one Aretha had the most problems with. It's because back in the day, while Aretha was knocking out hit after hit, she couldn't rest on her throne too long, bc Gladys was right behind her lol. But all three ladies are great, but if I had to pick, that's my rank.

Yeah that's why Gladys was called the Empress of Soul. The ladies of soul work like this:

Aretha, then Gladys, then Chaka...

Aretha is too awesome to even go against them. That's why she's not included

aardvark15 said:

Timmy84 said:

Yeah that's why Gladys was called the Empress of Soul. The ladies of soul work like this:

Aretha, then Gladys, then Chaka...

Aretha is too awesome to even go against them. That's why she's not included

Well she IS the creme de la creme...

Ut oh. Patti & Glady's fans won't be happy

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Ut oh. Patti & Glady's fans won't be happy

Gladys' fans won't be THAT upset. She's the empress. Patti's? Well of course they will lol

Chaka

Gladys

Patti

Yeah Aretha's talent and impact just can't be matched, but next in line in those days was definitely Gladys. I sometimes go back and forth because there are definitely moments when I think Gladys was the better of the two but then I snap back. I wonder how much bigger Gladys would be if all the success with the pips was just her by herself. There are also some performances from Patti that Aretha just wasn't seeing. But when you include the talent, the music and the impact All Hail The Queen.

STILL GLADYS! GLADYS IS THE TRUTH!

Chaka, Glady's with a splash of Etta!

Gladys all day and night (no pun intended), then Chaka...as for Patrica Louis Holt - no thanks, she doesn't even rank. The only songs of her that have been impressive in her entires career as a solo act are: "If Only You Knew" and "Ony My Own" (duet with Michael McDonald). There sere some good tune with the group LaBelle, but that is it for her. Gladys and Yvette (Chaka), are the best soul women after Aretha.

Timmy84 said:

All three have their own flair but I'd pick Chaka with Gladys at a close second. I can take Patti's histronics only so much.

Timmy84 said:

MadamGoodnight said:

I'm a fan of all three, but it's Chaka for me. I enjoy her music, song selections, & voice more than the others.

Right she's more diverse to me.

Chaka, hands down. I got respect for all of them, tho.

Chaka keeps me guessing and wanting more.

She's unpredictable, in a good way.

She makes me curious like, "Where would she go from here?"

She does it to me most of the times with the way she carries notes.

Her vocal has a lot more personalities and timbers. Oh, and the sexy tone.

aardvark15 said:

A poll to see what org members think about these 3 awesome artists. Because I am a fan of all 3, I will not vote. Poll Link:

http://www.cs.cornell.edu...ed58678327

Without any hesitation Gladys, Patti, Chaka

kenkamken said:

Chaka's got this tied up

Even over ReRe. The Stepmother hates the stepdaughter.

SupaFunkyOrgangrinderSexy said:

Chaka, Glady's with a splash of Etta!

That was great! I feel like smoking a cigarette.....and I don't smoke.