No.

There are only 2 people I can think of that I would can a genius in the music world:

Prince and maybe Stevie Wonder. That is it.

There are plenty of great artist/legends/etc...............but genius is reserved 4 the rare ones.

Nope. Smokey is a great songwriter, but that’s his job, so it goes with the territory.

Graycap23 said:

No.

There are only 2 people I can think of that I would can a genius in the music world:

Prince and maybe Stevie Wonder. That is it.

There are plenty of great artist/legends/etc...............but genius is reserved 4 the rare ones.

Prince is and maybe Stevie??

HuMpThAnG said:

Graycap23 said:

No.

There are only 2 people I can think of that I would can a genius in the music world:

Prince and maybe Stevie Wonder. That is it.

There are plenty of great artist/legends/etc...............but genius is reserved 4 the rare ones.

Prince is and maybe Stevie??

Ok......Prince and Stevie. lol..............

Not really. I don't think anything he did was mind blowing or revolutionary. I don't see his thinking as being on a different plane than the rest of the world.

He just wrote some of the best songs ever!

Yes, I think so. If not a genius, he's pretty damn close.

NDRU said:

Not really. I don't think anything he did was mind blowing or revolutionary. I don't see his thinking as being on a different plane than the rest of the world.

He just wrote some of the best songs ever!

That's the way I took it. He wasn't a genius but he had mad talent doing what he did. The real geniuses of the records he did, to me, were Marv Tarplin and Paul Riser.

Timmy84 said:

Graycap23 said:

HuMpThAnG said:

Prince is and maybe Stevie??

Ok......Prince and Stevie. lol..............

Good you fixed that

I agree though.. Smokey is incredibly talented but I dont think I would call him a musical genius. He definitly was a genius in songwriting and in composition. He is criminally underrated in that department.

Thanks for the feedback

Smokey ranks Stevie & Marvin higher than himself. That said it all.

HuMpThAnG said:

brooksie said:

Genius...dunno. However he's super talented every area he touches. He's def one of the best songwriters out there and a fantastic singer.

An American Poet ~ Bob Dylan

Yuppers. Dylan rated Smokey up there w/ Allen Ginsberg and Rimbeau. That's some mighty swell company!

scriptgirl said:

Am I the only one who thinks he has weak, reedy voice?

Probably not, but I suspect you're opinion is in the minority. For my money, Smokey's a good, but not truly great falsetto. I much prefer his earliest works in the Doo Wop era. I think his voice is at its greatest strength then, both high and low registers.

[Edited 6/29/12 2:57am]

Musical Genius: No

Musical Legend: Yes

Graycap23 said:

No.

There are only 2 people I can think of that I would can a genius in the music world:

Prince and maybe Stevie Wonder. That is it.

There are plenty of great artist/legends/etc...............but genius is reserved 4 the rare ones.

When I hear "Musical Genius" the first person who comes to mind is Marvin Gaye....followed by Stevie and Prince.

brooksie said:

HuMpThAnG said:

An American Poet ~ Bob Dylan

Yuppers. Dylan rated Smokey up there w/ Allen Ginsberg and Rimbeau. That's some mighty swell company!

I heard this quote was wrongly attributed or that he mentioned someone else... did anyone confirm that Dylan actually say this?

missfee said:

Graycap23 said:

No.

There are only 2 people I can think of that I would can a genius in the music world:

Prince and maybe Stevie Wonder. That is it.

There are plenty of great artist/legends/etc...............but genius is reserved 4 the rare ones.

When I hear "Musical Genius" the first person who comes to mind is Marvin Gaye....followed by Stevie and Prince.

See............everyone hears or thinks of some one different and there is nothing wrong with that.

missfee said:

Graycap23 said:

No.

There are only 2 people I can think of that I would can a genius in the music world:

Prince and maybe Stevie Wonder. That is it.

There are plenty of great artist/legends/etc...............but genius is reserved 4 the rare ones.

When I hear "Musical Genius" the first person who comes to mind is Marvin Gaye....followed by Stevie and Prince.

For me just who comes to mind in this order, its Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and then Prince.

mjscarousal said:

missfee said:

When I hear "Musical Genius" the first person who comes to mind is Marvin Gaye....followed by Stevie and Prince.

For me just who comes to mind in this order, its Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and then Prince.

I always think in order Marvin, Michael, Stevie, and then Prince

Again, can anyone tell me if Dylan actually say this? That quote sounds like urban folklore. I'm not dissing Dylan or Smokey because his shit was indeed poetic but I just want confirmation about that quote.

Timmy84 said:

Again, can anyone tell me if Dylan actually say this? That quote sounds like urban folklore. I'm not dissing Dylan or Smokey because his shit was indeed poetic but I just want confirmation about that quote.

Go to the 6:20 marked

He mentions Smoke as one of his favorite poets

HuMpThAnG said:

Timmy84 said:

Again, can anyone tell me if Dylan actually say this? That quote sounds like urban folklore. I'm not dissing Dylan or Smokey because his shit was indeed poetic but I just want confirmation about that quote.

Go to the 6:20 marked

He mentions Smoke as one of his favorite poets

Ah so he just said Smoke was one of his favorite poets... see I wanted to see what he actually said. But this is close, thanks.

But I have heard that quote for many years...

Not sure if came directly from him tho'

HuMpThAnG said:

But I have heard that quote for many years...

Not sure if came directly from him tho'

Yeah I think that quote was urban folklore. Also wonder about John Lennon's comments about Elvis and Chuck Berry... I think they were misquoted too in a sense.

LOve Smokey Of Fuckin course.