And he still has a bunch of recordings that Warner bros. wouldn't release...
BillBoard Music Awards....Shame on you
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You're right......lol
Actually, as a writer "Leslie" was seriously underrated. Almost every song the Monkeys did was written by him. Add Deep Purple (Kentucky Woman), UB40 (Red, Red Wine), Urge Overkill (Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon/Pulp Fiction) and many others to the lengthy list of people who used his music and he was pretty versatile as well. Plus opening for the Who ain't bad!
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Billboard charts, but I know Thiller came out in 82 and Purple rain came in 84 or 85, but in 84 or 85 Prince Top the Charts with Thiller coming in second. Lol, Mike is the best I will agree, but Prince did alot of ish in this industry. Great song writer and performer. Could play just about every instrument. Wrote and produce Purple rain. Mike got alot of help on Thiller.
His sacrifice? Lol cmon. Great musician, but most stopped paying attention to him as a performer about 10 years ago. The man made good songs and got paid for them.
I usually agree with you bro but there is absolutely no way you can compare Madonna to Prince. You honestly prefer " Like a virgin" , Material Girl and Vogue over Purple Rain, When Doves Cry, Sign of the Times, Raspberry Barret? Lol! Don't get me wrong, I love Madonna but I guarantee there were more babies conceived from Prince's music than Madonna's....lol
I heard it's alot. I didn't understand how great and talented prince was until after he died. Dude was a monster in the studio. Very unrated. He's a 5 star, but was rated a 3 star. Lol
see how it shake out wen music is released from his vault....estimated an album can be released every year for a century...simply incredible if accurate
Madonna was not just a sex symbol. To say so, means you have no clue about music in the 80's. There were plenty of "sex symbol" singers in the 80's Madonna did not make or break her career because of her looks. She was way ahead of her time in taking on big issues with her music and music videos and was a fashion Icon.
I'd love to see if you think Janet Jackson or Sade were just "sex symbols" as neither sold as much or took on issues like Madonna did.
Nor was Michael Jackson.
I'm still waiting to hear how Purple Rain outdid Thriller.
It's not an issue of taste. By every measurable category possible Madonna not only out does Prince she blows him out of the water.
Yes, I happen to like Madonna's music better than Prince's as a ton of the people defending Prince are only doing so now because he's dead. One of the people in this thread even said they didn't pay attention to Prince until he died.
You named 4 Prince songs which in popularity is about as much as you can name as a lot of his work was not that popular.
Madonna has the more top 10 hits at 38 than any other person in history since it's inception. She is the highest selling female artist of all time.
It's not even really close.
IF I happen to like Madonna's music more than Prince's is not really the issue. I like them both as 80's music is my favorite music, but if you grew up in the 80's comparing Prince to Madonna would be laughable.
I am fully aware. Dont think most of you cared about him for the last decade till a few weeks ago. What was the last album of his that you bought.......diamonds and pearls?
LOL, this just shows how out of control some of you are.'
You are comparing a song that still was on the charts 2 full years after it appeared and was still just 1 spot down to a song that just came out? LOL
Also, Mike was the better song writer, most people wash over that.
Go look up all the songs MJack wrote, not only did he write them, since he didn't have a formal musical training he would sit there for hours telling each musician exactly how to play the song he wrote down to every little detail.
Yes, Prince was a better at playing instruments but that is where it stops.
I have 39 studio albums, 3 live albums, 1 remix album, 3 sound track albums, 3 compilation albums, 2 internet albums an a ton of singles....Hit-n-Run Phase 1 & 2 is da last album I bought...I more than likely can get ova 1000.00 for his Sex Suite Album if I sold it...u cant get his work on black market...u have too buy his shyt at his website.... I'm a Prince fan from Day 1...in fact, even met & talked to him & Jerome in da late 80's in Amsterdam at a club...unfortunately didn't give me an autograph, but gave me & my homies backstage passes to his concert in Rotterdam
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No one is arguing Prince v. Michael other than you Oven.
People are pissed that Madonna was chosen to represent Prince. Its horrific.
People are pissed that Madonna was chosen to represent Prince. Its horrific.
Papi, I'm compiling a huge catalog. PM me and when i"m finished I'll send you a thumb drive. Gave a fellow Cane/Prince fan a prototype last week, 29gigs then, 40gigs now. Concerts, soundboards, outtakes, bootlegs, just gathering as much as I can. Only request is to give a copy to to another Prince fan.
I think Quincy Jones would have a little to say about that.
Also, let's face it "Dangerous" and "Invincible" which he did a lot on his own were not exactly .....well, even good.
And I leave you with, the "King of Pop" was his creation title which he told MTV and radio stations they must use to describe him in order to be allowed to play his music.
Michael Jackson was a great performer and artist. But never once played an instrument on stage, collaborated with Quincy Jones on almost every piece that defines his career and let's face it, with the album Dangerous released 15 years before his death, he was pretty much irrelevant.
Oh by the way..................saw something on which they stated Michael Jackson.....could not stand...or Hated if you will.....anything Prince... MJ thought he was a wannabe...same old Beatles vs Rolling Stones scenario....
but he asked him to be on da Bad album, which Prince turned down by da way....go figure
Got to agree mmako has a point......Prince was not relevant on the music scene for the last 10-15 years or so.....a non factor until his death.....go check.....
u don't know wat u talkin about...he won a Golden Globe in 07 & Grammy in 05 & 08...nominated for a Grammy in 10...I could go on, but u get da point
This was 3 years ago. Maybe didn't put out a lot of albums any longer, but the guy could still bring it.
I did mention 2010...not to mention an icon award on 2013...u cant rewrite history man
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Go do your homework on album sales dude. The guy was in big decline. Im not rewriting anything.....youre the one that disputed madonna being a legend.
u rewriting my words...I neva said she wasn't a legend...just not mine...album sales wasn't da conversation...by ur logic, dats like sayin King Solomon was/or is greater than King Jesus
Well then if you are going to backtrack and say you do think Madonna is a legend then why would her performing in honor of him be a disgrace? For that matter how can a tribute, in general, be an insult? It just seems like complaining to complain.
dat tribute was below par for a musical genius as Prince IMO...& da beautiful thing bout bein an American...an a decorated retired disable Vet at dat...freedom of speech...enjoy da rest of ur day
papii I respect your posts but.............Golden Globe in 07 was 9 years ago......Grammy in 05 was 11 years ago......and 08 was 8 years ago....
that long ago is not being relevant in the Music world..
The point is........ if you asked a recruit who Prince was, they would say....."Prince Who?.....respectfully disagree on his relevance for the modern era of music....he was not there in anyone's consciousness as an entertainer.....nostalgic yes...relevant ...no....
papii, as a musician, no, But as a producer, songwriter and singer, Madonna is right there with him. She has sold more than 300 million CDs worldwide, more than any female artist in history. And more than Prince.
we're not talkin bout album sales....Prince wrote hit songs for her & produced them...she cant say da same for him...again, by dat logic is like sayin King Solomon was/& or is greater than King Jesus because of his enormous wealth or unparalleled wisdom...true greatness is defined by broad influence
How about by this logic:
In her 50s she has sold over 17 million albums. Since 2005 he has sold less than 3.
papii, by no means am I dissing Prince. I'm a huge fan and he is without doubt one of the greatest artists of all time.
Yes, it's true that Prince wrote songs for others. And I take you at your word that he wrote some for Madonna. But by and large Madonna wrote her own songs. She's a gifted songwriter.
They are both musical geniuses. So why quibble over who's better? Throw in Michael Jackson and The Beatles and right there you have the 4 greatest musical acts of the past 60 years.
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