Well in our schoolyard we used to always have this argument (hey we were kids) and I always said prince but at the same time yes I did own a copy of thriller haha.
About 2 weeks ago our local station played those old american top 40 re broadcasts. 2 weeks ago they played the exact day of the brodcast from May 1983. The top 3 songs were from Micheal Jackson, Prince, and David Bowie (that let's dance song)...Crazy to think that all 3 of them are dead now ...
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Neither for me.
Thought Michael Jackson was the most overrated of all-time.
Prince. Meh.
I change the station when either comes on.
But they both have their legions of supporters.
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Still though, LITTLE Michael Jackson from the Jackson 5 was amazing.Leave a comment:
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The fact that Michael Jackson was a great songwriter meant a lot to me as it did with Prince, ditto for their unique vocal approaches....
...and then, as much as I love Prince's rock guitar performance (I'd even go as far to say he's underrated there), I never took it much farther than that as far as the oft-seen "high-brow" critical take on Prince that focuses on valuing and/or praising the "jack-of-all-trades" element of Prince's instrumental and studio producing ability... but, it should be noted that these are skills that I gloss over for their diminishing returns as far as defining any true originality in ANY musician----not just Prince.
That said: Pound for pound, Prince still wins by a large margin.
8 or so albums by Prince that I essentially love through and through vs. 3 to 4 from Jackson.Leave a comment:
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Both are great, but Prince is another level of greatness. Still bummed over his loss.Leave a comment:
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I always felt like MJ was overrated. Yes, he was an immensely talented performer, but Prince was a true musician. His writing and guitar ability and mastery of so many instruments set him far and above MJ.Leave a comment:
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MJ or Prince? Who was your guy ?
Last edited by Mr.Marion; Jun 17, '16, 6:58 AM.
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