Michael wasn't influenced by Jackie Wilson.he was influenced by large group of artists like Diana Ross,Marvin Gaye,Sly Stone ,even Prince.i have a strong feeling that ever since Michael spoted Prince he was always checking what Prince was doing,he looked at Prince as a rival but at the same time he admired Prince and was a Prince fan.But i can't say that a man who mimmed his live act a large part of his career is the greatest front man.at least ten people deserve to be on that spot before Michael. Ppl like Robert Plant,Freddie are up for the title but they all are small kids compared to Mick Jagger.Mick is the one who set standard how a frontman should act.he influenced every frontman just like Hendrix indluenced every electric gfuitar player

thebanishedone said:

Michael wasn't influenced by Jackie Wilson.he was influenced by large group of artists like Diana Ross,Marvin Gaye,Sly Stone ,even Prince.i have a strong feeling that ever since Michael spoted Prince he was always checking what Prince was doing,he looked at Prince as a rival but at the same time he admired Prince and was a Prince fan.But i can't say that a man who mimmed his live act a large part of his career is the greatest front man.at least ten people deserve to be on that spot before Michael. Ppl like Robert Plant,Freddie are up for the title but they all are small kids compared to Mick Jagger.Mick is the one who set standard how a frontman should act.he influenced every frontman just like Hendrix indluenced every electric gfuitar player

Sorry but this is not true.

Michael said Jackie was one of his influenes out his mouth numerous of times, it was even depicted in the The Jacksons and American Dream and he even honored one of his grammy wins to Jackie Wilson in 1984 that year he won 8 grammys and insisted that was one of his influences

Ive never heard him site Prince as an influence although he admired him

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thebanishedone said:

Michael wasn't influenced by Jackie Wilson.he was influenced by large group of artists like Diana Ross,Marvin Gaye,Sly Stone ,even Prince.i have a strong feeling that ever since Michael spoted Prince he was always checking what Prince was doing,he looked at Prince as a rival but at the same time he admired Prince and was a Prince fan.But i can't say that a man who mimmed his live act a large part of his career is the greatest front man.at least ten people deserve to be on that spot before Michael. Ppl like Robert Plant,Freddie are up for the title but they all are small kids compared to Mick Jagger.Mick is the one who set standard how a frontman should act.he influenced every frontman just like Hendrix indluenced every electric gfuitar player

Michael mimed pretty much nothing til the BAD tour. You heard the J5 'live at the forum' album? He had it even then, a fucking kid. Owning. Never mind growing up, through to the Triumph and Victory tours. To disregard him like you have is just plain wrong.

He was an outstanding performer.

I saw Queen on their Hot Space tour in '82, Freddie was on par with Michael, no doubt. In terms of controlling an audience, these two had the greatest stage presence beyond anyone else. It wasn't possible to get bored watching them.

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Queen is music for closeted squaddies and middle-aged cold-handed accountants to hum along to in their saab's.

Sorry i left the word just i wanted to say that Michael wasn't influenced just by jakie and brown

elmer said:

music for closeted what??? Haha Elmer you're so funny.Queen were the band with biggest balls in popular music.they had the balls to go where no other band could or would.they also were big music innovators.Queen invented Speed metal (Stone Cold Crazy) trash metal (Ogre Battle) opera rock and along the way they had excursion in every popular genre of the music with success. Every band member wrote big hits for the band.amazing band and i can go on but i advice you to stop talking shit and try to see and hear what Queen are before you talk shit Elmer

Freddie was one of the greatest singers for sure. Is he well known in America as he is around the world? I'm not sure if Queen's among the best selling bands in America, nor if their classic albums went at least platinum in the US. If so, very unfair.

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thebanishedone said:

Michael wasn't influenced by Jackie Wilson.he was influenced by large group of artists like Diana Ross,Marvin Gaye,Sly Stone ,even Prince.i have a strong feeling that ever since Michael spoted Prince he was always checking what Prince was doing,he looked at Prince as a rival but at the same time he admired Prince and was a Prince fan.But i can't say that a man who mimmed his live act a large part of his career is the greatest front man.at least ten people deserve to be on that spot before Michael. Ppl like Robert Plant,Freddie are up for the title but they all are small kids compared to Mick Jagger.Mick is the one who set standard how a frontman should act.he influenced every frontman just like Hendrix indluenced every electric gfuitar player

That's just inaccurate. Michael was definitely influenced by Jackie Wilson. I know there's not many videos showing Jackie doing his thing but if you compare, Michael is more close to Jackie than Prince, Jagger and Mercury.

Timmy84 said:

timmy brother read my post above,i said that i left the word just .i wanted to say that Michael wasn't influenced just by Jackie,of course i know Jackie was a big influence on Michael but so were John Lennon and Jagger ,at least to his rock side.check Dirty Diana video .Michael was in the music buisness since the late 60's i bet he was into Jimi Hendrix and Cream also

thebanishedone said:

elmer said:

Queen is music for closeted squaddies and middle-aged cold-handed accountants to hum along to in their saab's.

music for closeted what??? Haha Elmer you're so funny.Queen were the band with biggest balls in popular music.they had the balls to go where no other band could or would.they also were big music innovators.Queen invented Speed metal (Stone Cold Crazy) trash metal (Ogre Battle) opera rock and along the way they had excursion in every popular genre of the music with success. Every band member wrote big hits for the band.amazing band and i can go on but i advice you to stop talking shit and try to see and hear what Queen are before you talk shit Elmer

Really Elmer? Man, have you never heard the first three albums? And then on to the next few. Night at the Opera, Day at the Races, News of the World. Incredible musicianship and such wide versatility. If only other bands had members so competent.

And the guitar on Sheer Heart Attack (the song not the album). Yeah, very hummable.

mjscarousal said:

I LOVE Freddie but.....

there is already a greatest showman

I definitly would rank Freddie in the top 5 though.

thebanishedone said:

Timmy84 said:

That's just inaccurate. Michael was definitely influenced by Jackie Wilson. I know there's not many videos showing Jackie doing his thing but if you compare, Michael is more close to Jackie than Prince, Jagger and Mercury.

timmy brother read my post above,i said that i left the word just .i wanted to say that Michael wasn't influenced just by Jackie,of course i know Jackie was a big influence on Michael but so were John Lennon and Jagger ,at least to his rock side.check Dirty Diana video .Michael was in the music buisness since the late 60's i bet he was into Jimi Hendrix and Cream also

It depends on how big that influence was... it's there but it's not that massive imho. And I saw your post after I posted what I posted so my apologies on that.