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Madonna FAR more of an artist than Whitney Houston Whitney had a voice, and that's it. She had nothing else to offer. Madonna has (and still has to a certain degree) the whole package. And Whitney tried to hide her true self by being homophobic. Madonna embraced the rumors she was gay and laughed with it -- at a time one wasn't supposed to. [Edited 1/1/18 4:04am] | |
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Don't you think we have enough threads about this subject already? | |
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Three threads on Madonna and counting... "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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No she isn't. Whitney is a excellent singer who had a great ear for melody, harmony, pitch, etc that Nadonna wishes she could buy. Madonna can barley sing in key. Madonna had to go the route she went because she had no other choice. Whitney didn't have to do that because she was talented. Also there's no proof Whitney was gay. Bi-sexual, maybe. Whitney wasn't a homophobe either. [Edited 1/1/18 8:03am] | |
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purple05 said: No she isn't. Whitney is a excellent singer who had a great ear for melody, harmony, pitch, etc that Nadonna wishes she could buy. Madonna can barley sing in key. Madonna had to go the route she went because she had no other choice. Whitney didn't have to do that because she was talented. Also there's no proof Whitney was gay. Bi-sexual, maybe. Whitney wasn't a homophobe either. [Edited 1/1/18 8:03am] LOL! Whitney, is that you? Thought u were dead. | |
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Lol. To say Madonna "had to go that route" cause she had no other choice is laughable. In 1988, implying you are bisxual was a career killer. It's comparable to admitting you're a terrorist today. People were very closed-minded then | |
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apples and oranges.. i love both for different reasons | |
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Madonna is definitely a far superior artist especially performance artist. Take the Gay Disco Passion of The Girlie Show. The section starts with a rearranged Express Yourself to make it more Disco-y with Madonna descending on a Mirror Ball in D&G clothes that could have been what she wore to the gay bars of Detorit with her dance teacher. In this setting Express Yourself becomes about coming out. After EY comes Madonna entering the Gay Club for Deeper and Deeper and experiences falling in love and lust for the first time out, including the orgy. The orgy turns into a political rally with Why Is It So Hard as everyone realizes the fight for equal rights is still raging and still needs to be won. As the song goes on each dancer, guitarist, bassit and Donna and Niki walk into the light leaving Madonna all alone with the harlquin that represents innocence to sing her tribute to her friends who died of AIDS. After In This Life, Madonna's interlude of The Beast Within. Madonna's voice reads from the Book of Revelations while comparing the struggle gay men face to Jesus. I could go all day about the subtext and hidden messages of Madonna's art. Whitney just is a singer. [Edited 1/1/18 12:36pm] You CANNOT use the name of God, or religion, to justify acts of violence, to hurt, to hate, to discriminate- Madonna
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Let's also look at one of Madonna's crowning achievements. the Like A Prayer video. Like A Prayer which is a song about her mother and how hearing her name which is her mother's name is like a prayer because her mother was the only angel she knew after her mom died. For the video Madonna left out all the references visually to her mother but one. It opens where this play with in a play climaxes. Madonna sees a white gang kill a woman and a black man take the fall and is too scared to say anything. She approaches a church as she runs from what happens and enters to see a giant statue of St Martin de Porres the former slave turned priest who is this patron saint of race relations and falls asleep. While asleep she sees Martin go out to take the man's place because Jesus commands us to take care of the prisoners. Confused by her actions rshe received stigma to remind her what would Jesus before coming face to face with God personaified as the choir leader who gives her the strength to face her fear. Then we she her dancing in front of the burning crosses to symbolize her standing up to systematic racism before setting the man free. Then on the Blond Ambition Tour the passion begins with Like A Virgin and finding liberation in sexual exsatsy This is followed by religious exastcy notice the humping from the bed is now done wile praying showing sexual exsatsy and religious exastcy are the same. feeling lost and confused she seeks refuge in the church in live to tell but only to have the church fail to help and end up harming her in Oh Father And ending with Madonna calling the church on it's hypocrisy with Papa Don't Preach Yes Whitney is a better singer Madonna is a better performer and artist You CANNOT use the name of God, or religion, to justify acts of violence, to hurt, to hate, to discriminate- Madonna
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phillymonster said: Lol. To say Madonna "had to go that route" cause she had no other choice is laughable. In 1988, implying you are bisxual was a career killer. It's comparable to admitting you're a terrorist today. People were very closed-minded then Madonna had to go that route as far as performing. Without MTV Madonna is a club/underground performer. Madonna isn't a better performer than Whitney. Whitney had more stage presence and charisma. Madonna put in far better shows and performances due to the imagery and choreography used. Madonna made the most out of the least. But she doesn't have a great stage presence or charisma. | |
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Comparing Madonna to Whitney is not a fair comparison. Madonna is a performer; Whitney was a vocalist. . Why do you have such contempt for a dead person?
"With love, honor, and respect for every living thing in the universe, separation ceases, and we all become one being, singing one song." - Prince Roger Nelson (1958-2016) | |
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Madonna and Whitney have been slammed a lot on this board over the years... "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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. I think it's silly, really.
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Madonna could not have been a back-up singer or musician. Yet she had star-power, she caught the zeitgeist. She was an icon and created some fantastic albums, her early stuff and Erotica, Creative shows but massive limitations as a performer and even in interviews (look at her acting career (imho) | |
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purple05 said: phillymonster said: Lol. To say Madonna "had to go that route" cause she had no other choice is laughable. In 1988, implying you are bisxual was a career killer. It's comparable to admitting you're a terrorist today. People were very closed-minded then Madonna had to go that route as far as performing. Without MTV Madonna is a club/underground performer. Madonna isn't a better performer than Whitney. Whitney had more stage presence and charisma. Madonna put in far better shows and performances due to the imagery and choreography used. Madonna made the most out of the least. But she doesn't have a great stage presence or charisma. Get off the drugs. fast. Whitney more stage presence? I guess crack is whack | |
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If you actually believe in art then you shouldn't be ranking it | |
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phillymonster said: purple05 said: Madonna had to go that route as far as performing. Without MTV Madonna is a club/underground performer. Madonna isn't a better performer than Whitney. Whitney had more stage presence and charisma. Madonna put in far better shows and performances due to the imagery and choreography used. Madonna made the most out of the least. But she doesn't have a great stage presence or charisma. Get off the drugs. fast. Whitney more stage presence? I guess crack is whack No you get off drugs. You don't know what stage presence is. Stage presence isn't about dancing but charisma. Stop being biased and show he a video where Madonna has this level of stage presence Here are videos of two other artist who sho great command of the stage WITHOUT dancing | |
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Yeah that's true, Madonna was way better  I'm afraid of Americans. I'm afraid of the world. | |
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I don't think it's fair to say Madonna is a far better artist than Whitney was, because they are/were both amazing performers. Whitney was a vocalist and not really a fair comparison to Madonna. They were two completely different performers........just like MJ and Prince was......we keep goin round and round with this, LOL
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except that they're so DISIMILAR it shouldn't even be discussed... Totally different strengths and weaknesses
Silly thread! GET BACK TO WHERE YE CAME FRUM!! ♫"Trollin, Trolling! We could have fun just trollin'!"♫ | |
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This comment is probably the best I've ever read on that subject | |
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cloveringold85 said: I don't think it's fair to say Madonna is a far better artist than Whitney was, because they are/were both amazing performers. Whitney was a vocalist and not really a fair comparison to Madonna. They were two completely different performers.....just like MJ and Prince was.....we keep goin round and round with this, LOL
I agree. They have something for whomever likes them. I just hate how people downplay Whitney's artistry and performance skills. That woman had IT! | |
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