NorthC said:

have a & C The Future of this thread:

Oh lawd please no,

Can't we leave my boys alone, both could and sing and dance their asses off, nuff said.

[Edited 3/14/18 2:29am]

purple05 said:

We all know Prince is the better musician but is he a better singer? Liking someone’s singing voice is subjective but not who has the greater vocal ability. I prefer Whitney’s voice but Mariah is a technically superior singer, not by much. When it comes to MJ and Prince there’s not much about their voice but I notice a difference between what the internet vs the industry say about their voices. On the internet, you’ll see people say Orince especially in rock boards. As far as the industry I hear more people praise MJs voice than Princes. I’m not saying Prince isn’t a good singer but most of what the internet praises him for is looked down upon. Same with Freddie Mercury. In the case of Prince I feel like he became a much better vocalist as time progressed. In the beginning there was nothing special about his voice, especially not compared to MJ during that same time frame. What I think hurt MJ is that he experienced vocal issues in the 90s and pretty much stopped singing live. I think he was still capable but he wasn’t going to sound like he did in from the 60s-80s. Prince had more range on scale but MJ had more range & versatility in his chest voice. They both had great musicianship and mastered themselves vocally. I wouldn’t say MJ blows Prince outta the water butbhe is objectively the better and even more influential singer.

Okay [N word variation snip - luv4u], you got to listen to Invincible and songs like Speechless, Heaven can Wait and Break of Dawn and then tell me you think he stopped singing

Adorecream said:

purple05 said:

We all know Prince is the better musician but is he a better singer? Liking someone’s singing voice is subjective but not who has the greater vocal ability. I prefer Whitney’s voice but Mariah is a technically superior singer, not by much. When it comes to MJ and Prince there’s not much about their voice but I notice a difference between what the internet vs the industry say about their voices. On the internet, you’ll see people say Orince especially in rock boards. As far as the industry I hear more people praise MJs voice than Princes. I’m not saying Prince isn’t a good singer but most of what the internet praises him for is looked down upon. Same with Freddie Mercury. In the case of Prince I feel like he became a much better vocalist as time progressed. In the beginning there was nothing special about his voice, especially not compared to MJ during that same time frame. What I think hurt MJ is that he experienced vocal issues in the 90s and pretty much stopped singing live. I think he was still capable but he wasn’t going to sound like he did in from the 60s-80s. Prince had more range on scale but MJ had more range & versatility in his chest voice. They BOTH had great musicianship and mastered themselves vocally. I wouldn’t say MJ blows Prince outta the water butbhe is objectively the better and even more influential singer.

ChocolateBox3121 said:

purple05 said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

Musicianship isn’t just about playing an instrument. When it comes to knowing their vocal instrument. Maybe you should learn more about vocals. Any great singer will tell you that every voice is similar to an instrument

But U said They both had great musicianship and mastered themselves vocally.

Like it was two seperate things. So I misunderstood that U werent refering to musical instruments.

BTW, I know more about vocals than U can ever imagine and can probably sing U under the table. But you're right vocals are like an instrument.

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ChocolateBox3121 said:

purple05 said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

But U said They both had great musicianship and mastered themselves vocally.

Like it was two seperate things. So I misunderstood that U werent refering to musical instruments.

BTW, I know more about vocals than U can ever imagine and can probably sing U under the table. But you're right vocals are like an instrument.

[Edited 3/16/18 20:15pm]

We can be who we want on the internet... Well if you know so much about singing you should’ve understood what I was saying. You could’ve even asked for clarification. Instead you ASSumed. This thread is about vocals, why would I be talking about musicality in regards to instruments? [Edited 3/17/18 8:50am]

Exactly! Why would U? So REPHRASE it correctly next time.

I would say, MJ has a very soulfull voice, which i love.

He doesn't have the power that Prince has.

Prince can sream and go very low.

Technically speaking i would say Prince has a better voice, to me his lower voice is amazing.

But MJ has an amazing soulffull voice.

nextedition said:

I would say, MJ has a very soulfull voice, which i love.

He doesn't have the power that Prince has.

Prince can sream and go very low.

Technically speaking i would say Prince has a better voice, to me his lower voice is amazing.

But MJ has an amazing soulffull

U captured it perfectly!

[Edited 3/17/18 20:46pm]

nextedition said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

purple05 said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

Exactly! Why would U? So REPHRASE it correctly next time.

I didn’t phrase anything wrong. You were just trying to nitpick and got checked.

If that's what U call getting checked. U fell short sweety. Because it was NOTHING to check. I already proved my point.

Look! I tried to meet half way with U. By saying "you're right vocals are like an instrument." But that didn't work.

So I would appreciate it if U don't address me anymore. I'm done with U..

ChocolateBox3121 said:

Weird thing about Prince to me was that he actually did have a great chest voice and you usually saw it live (the SOTT movie versions > album songs). It was his style though to switch it up between dramatic high notes/nasal mid/deep low notes/Camille and it seemed to me like on record he didn't really care about smoothness but more about innovation/rough feel. Like how 2 of his greatest songs "Money Dont Matter 2 Night" & "If I Was Your Girlfriend" both contain technical errors on the vocal. To me, the best Prince chest voice performances are on "1999," "Purple Rain," parts of "Parade" & "Symbol Album." I always got the vibe he didn't care about cleaning up vocals or giving his 100% all the time.

MJ on the other hand took his God-given natural vocal ability and honed it into one of the most classic voices in pop history. Later like some parts of "History" & "Invincible" his vocals were a little sloppy sometimes but I think it was a conscious decision on his part to 'spit-sing'. But 9 out of 10 times he killed the vocals even on songs that were meh.

2 different artists with 2 different approaches to singing Glad I can enjoy each where the other lacks.

purple05 said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

If that's what U call getting checked. U fell short sweety. Because it was NOTHING to check. I already proved my point.

Look! I tried to meet half way with U. By saying "you're right vocals are like an instrument." But that didn't work.

So I would appreciate it if U don't address me anymore. I'm done with U..

No you didn’t meet me anywhere, your tone and your responses are very passive aggressive. Second, I’m not your ‘sweetie’. Third, you were wrong for trying to check my grammar where it wasn’t needed. A simple I misread would’ve sufficed considering my reply wasn’t rude towards you. Third, it’s my pleasure.

Your reply was rude. When you said. "Maybe you should learn more about vocals." When i've sung lead and and have taken vocal lessons.

CharismaDove said:

Weird thing about Prince to me was that he actually did have a great chest voice and you usually saw it live (the SOTT movie versions > album songs). It was his style though to switch it up between dramatic high notes/nasal mid/deep low notes/Camille and it seemed to me like on record he didn't really care about smoothness but more about innovation/rough feel. Like how 2 of his greatest songs "Money Dont Matter 2 Night" & "If I Was Your Girlfriend" both contain technical errors on the vocal. To me, the best Prince chest voice performances are on "1999," "Purple Rain," parts of "Parade" & "Symbol Album." I always got the vibe he didn't care about cleaning up vocals or giving his 100% all the time.

MJ on the other hand took his God-given natural vocal ability and honed it into one of the most classic voices in pop history. Later like some parts of "History" & "Invincible" his vocals were a little sloppy sometimes but I think it was a conscious decision on his part to 'spit-sing'. But 9 out of 10 times he killed the vocals even on songs that were meh.

2 different artists with 2 different approaches to singing Glad I can enjoy each where the other lacks.

Like?

CharismaDove said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

purple05 said:

ChocolateBox3121 said:

Your reply was rude. When you said. "Maybe you should learn more about vocals." When i've sung lead and and have taken vocal lessons.

I apologize

Apology accepted.

2045RadicalMattZ said:

purple05 said: