Original Message 1/43                 Date: 13-May-03  @  04:18 PM   -   MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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Right, We're having this debate in the office this afternoon. Taking into account musical ability, vocal skills and performance, who's the best:-

1. Prince
2. Michael Jackson
3. James Brown

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Message 2/43                 Date: 13-May-03  @  04:29 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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For me, its gotta be JB!

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Message 3/43                 Date: 13-May-03  @  04:36 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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Didn't we go through this before? My money's on JB too.

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Message 4/43                 Date: 13-May-03  @  04:48 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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JB and Prince could definitely go head to head.


You gotta take in account prince's range.

Superb.......



Trills

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Message 5/43                 Date: 13-May-03  @  06:02 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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I dunno, MJ's work on Off The Wall...? Cummon. Now of course...but back then?

Ape

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Message 6/43                 Date: 13-May-03  @  06:05 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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prince

he's the only one out of all of them that could pretty much play anything recorded on any of his albums

michael might be able to as well?

did JB play anything?

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Message 7/43                 Date: 13-May-03  @  06:06 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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I think taking performance elevates MJ above the others. Both Prince and JB are great performers, but MJ... Nobody performs like him.

As far as pure musicianship goes, Prince winds hands down.

-Craig

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Message 8/43                 Date: 13-May-03  @  06:32 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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prince! but mj can prolly dance circles around him

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Message 9/43                 Date: 13-May-03  @  07:05 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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Message 10/43                 Date: 13-May-03  @  08:49 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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OK........Have you seen Prince dance??

He's amazing, and furthermore, when he grabs his crotch, it's sexy.

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Message 11/43                 Date: 13-May-03  @  08:58 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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Two words:

Ass-less Pants

 

-Craig

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Message 12/43                 Date: 13-May-03  @  09:11 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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sorry trill but I find princes "sexuality" all about theatrics and over-the-top cliches

true sexuality is personal, private. what all these "sexy" people do sure aint real.

hes still a better total package than the other two Id say

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Message 13/43                 Date: 13-May-03  @  09:30 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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influx.......

I know it's an act. That's one of the best points about being a live performer. All I'm saying is that there's a certain sexiness when prince dances, unlike the certain creepiness of MJ.


Trills  

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Message 14/43                 Date: 13-May-03  @  09:39 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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i totaly agree with Pongoid! But how much of "off the wall" was Michael, and how much was quincy jones?

My vote? Prince! He's always been brilliant, his performance is always 100% and have any of you read/heard interviews with the people who work with with him? He's a savant!

they all have their moments though... JB made it POPULAR, you gotta give it up there.

But kids, for musicality and innovation go forth and get ye some LOU DONALDSON records... the king of funk, guys. JB sites him as THE influence.

e

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Message 15/43                 Date: 13-May-03  @  09:59 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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MJ is a great dancer, but has a limited range of set moves - I've seen prince 3 times and MJ would drop down dead of a heart attack if he tried to keep up with prince.

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Message 16/43                 Date: 13-May-03  @  10:31 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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never seen any of them but jb was there first and they put him in prison for it

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Message 17/43                 Date: 13-May-03  @  10:56 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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The purple one... No contest...

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Message 18/43                 Date: 13-May-03  @  11:42 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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>did JB play anything?
Dave- I know he's played organ on several
recordings. I wouldn't doubt if he could play a
little bit of everything.

Prince of course, can play a *lot* of everything!
and musically, he's tops. But Mindspawn, no
contest?

Back to the original post's criteria: musical
ability, vocal skills and performance: Ever
seen footage of JB in his prime??? W/ the
gold cape and the crazy footwork?!? He
HYPED his audiences like the fuggin Beatles.
C'mon I can't believe no one's mentioned all
that! And vocal skillz wise, he may not have
Prince's awesome range but his style is so
distict and fierce...you know you've tried some
JB grunts in the shower, ha!

So for me, James Brown wins. With Prince a
close 2nd. MJ's not even close, even tho Off
the Wall is a dope record.

Lou donaldson? get the f*ck outta here E! ;-)))

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Message 19/43                 Date: 14-May-03  @  12:41 AM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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Have you heard it? "Everything I Play's Gonna Be Funky"!!!! OMG... like I said, even James Brown cites the man as the father of funk! First to coin the phraze, first to lay it down!

Go out and peep...

e

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Message 20/43                 Date: 14-May-03  @  02:54 AM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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sure (im a hoooj prince fan, couldnt care elss about mj) but i saw that anniversary concert and was just awestruck...prince dances mo=re freestylee, yes?

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Message 21/43                 Date: 14-May-03  @  06:47 AM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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>Have you heard it? "Everything I Play's Gonna Be
Funky"!!!! OMG... like I said, even James Brown cites the
man as the father of funk! First to coin the phraze, first to
lay it down!

Well, I think the word funk came from some stanky
caveman, I'm sure it's been around that long ;-)

>Go out and peep...
Yulp, tryna d-load it right now...

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Message 22/43                 Date: 14-May-03  @  10:09 AM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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I would reluctantly have to say Prince. I prefer MJ's music. But I know Prince has written for loads of other artists too, and can play. So that defines him as a better muso in my books, and of course he doesnt go around with a manky plastic face and dangling kids off balconies.

I still think MJ deserves top respect though.

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Message 23/43                 Date: 14-May-03  @  12:05 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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trust - Prince can SHRED! - the solo on purple rain live was ing awesome!! - it'd put quite a few 'top guitarists' to shame

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Message 24/43                 Date: 14-May-03  @  02:41 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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And self taught too.. On like 15 instruments or something like that!

-Craig

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Message 25/43                 Date: 15-May-03  @  04:14 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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JB anyday- he helped invent the funk and MJ and Prince owe him for that........

shame MJ is such a nonce cos is in his prime he was shit hot but still comes lower than prince (musicianship) and jb (ideas, execution, professionalism)

greg

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Message 26/43                 Date: 15-May-03  @  10:53 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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Yes, I said the purple one no contest... It's a fugging opinion, yes? While I'll definitely give it up that JB is a consumate showman, his musical abilities with instruments is (at least for me) unknown. Vocally, while from different camps, JB an' Prince seem rather close. So there ye have it... =)

Pizzaa

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Message 27/43                 Date: 16-May-03  @  03:11 AM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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I will say this, while JB may not be the shredder that Prince is, or the dancer that MJ is, his standard of musicianship that he surrounds himself with, and the tightness of his tunes makes the music of JB's show probably the baddest and funkiest of the bunch. I mean you can use ex-MJ player, or even ex-Prince player on your resume to get other gigs, but when you're an ex JB-player, the hats come off, and the doors are pulled open for you at any gig you play, cuz just to get the gig with Him you had to smoke it, and not fuck it up even once. Now half the time you can't understand a word he says, but you know without a doubt it's cooler than anything Prince or MJ would ever say, even if he's just talkin about his hemmoroid problems.


Ape

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Message 28/43                 Date: 16-May-03  @  02:47 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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I dunno.. I don't even think you can compare vocal skills of Prince with the rest.. Listen to the harmonies on "Seven" or the way he can carry a tune as sparse as "Theives in the Temple".

As far as I'm concerned he owns pop music  

-Craig

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Message 29/43                 Date: 17-May-03  @  07:13 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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i like the guy who maceo parker played
with for years and years. and certainly
not the guy who got all uppity about
sinead's stance on things. prince could never figure out
if he was an artist formerly known as...
the posing mirror-fanatic!.

and michael could never figure out if he
was space monkette formerly one of the jackson five. whereas mr. brown was straight up
rawness and
stellar funkness.

no questions asked.

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Message 30/43                 Date: 18-May-03  @  01:17 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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amen Ape, all you have to know is that Bootsy Collin's is an ex JB player, as well as his bro and Fred Wesley- they don't come much funkier...

Greg

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Message 31/43                 Date: 18-May-03  @  03:19 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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one of the most overlooked pieces of crossover history exists in bootsy'd work with the bootzilla orchestra on malcolm maclaren's waltz darling.
this high-energy mix of electro funk and classical music in pop-ish arrangements is amazing in it's ability and emotion.
rare is the blend.

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Message 32/43                 Date: 18-May-03  @  07:13 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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are you saying it's time for a new blend revival?

go on, ask, if you've got the stomach for it

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Message 33/43                 Date: 19-May-03  @  12:38 AM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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not really into revivals....are you?

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Message 34/43                 Date: 19-May-03  @  10:13 AM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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looped revival a la Frank Popp ensemble, some big guitar going round and round in a ninja leather girl on a motorcycle type way

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Message 35/43                 Date: 19-May-03  @  07:35 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

xoxos

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i've only been saying "live to the dead, death to the living" over and over again since foever, haven't you noticed?

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Message 36/43                 Date: 20-May-03  @  01:37 AM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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well....i'm noticing now but it still ain't
quite registering.
i guess i'm one of those nim-nuts who requires more than a morsel or a clip of some odd hieroglyphic
iconography for me to equate something said into meaning.
in other words: speak.

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Message 37/43                 Date: 20-May-03  @  09:17 AM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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I agree with Man Like. Xoxos should vent in the ways of tounge not hazy thoughts.

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Message 38/43                 Date: 20-May-03  @  09:24 AM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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excuse but

samples must be old, (the older the younger you were when you heard them) (you do not hear them they see you) technology may be a way to re-explore your first kiss.

we do not grow up but grow out

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Message 39/43                 Date: 20-May-03  @  07:30 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

xoxos

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like, i'm totally through man. use search engine if want.

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Message 40/43                 Date: 21-May-03  @  03:52 AM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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you're not through. you just FEEL like you're through!
it's been one of those weeks....i know.

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Message 41/43                 Date: 21-May-03  @  10:51 AM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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Take some drugs. That'll sort your head right out.

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Message 42/43                 Date: 21-May-03  @  07:25 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

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give it a rest clay, i supercede your comprehension.

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Message 43/43                 Date: 02-Jun-03  @  02:53 PM   -   RE: MJ Vs Prince Vs JB

cheddar

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i take it all back

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