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debm55

(60,612 posts) Thu Jul 20, 2023, 08:43 PM Jul 2023

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This or That--- the music of Prince or Michael Jackson. I select Prince.

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This or That--- the music of Prince or Michael Jackson. I select Prince. (Original Post) debm55 Jul 2023 OP

Prince ❤️ leftieNanner Jul 2023 #1

Prince, no contest. we can do it Jul 2023 #2

Prince, easy ... Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2023 #3

Well, one has to get past all the controversy around Jackson to even consider... hlthe2b Jul 2023 #4

+1. femmedem Jul 2023 #7

I thought of that too. debm55 Jul 2023 #8

Agree debm55 Jul 2023 #9

The Purple One FalloutShelter Jul 2023 #5

Playing the Devil's Advocate here Michael Jackson's music was trend setting.at the time. debm55 Jul 2023 #6

Ilike tyhem both... 2naSalit Jul 2023 #10

Prince, my homeboy. Ocelot II Jul 2023 #11

Prince; back in the day bought Prince's vinyl, PufPuf23 Jul 2023 #12

Prince Solly Mack Jul 2023 #13

Neither (I know that's cheating) if..fish..had..wings Jul 2023 #14

Prince was a fantastic guitar player. vanlassie Jul 2023 #15

Unpopular opinion, I'm not deciding between the two. Niagara Jul 2023 #16

leftieNanner

(16,159 posts)

1. Prince ❤️

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 08:51 PM

Jul 2023

we can do it

(13,024 posts)

2. Prince, no contest.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 08:51 PM

Jul 2023

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)

3. Prince, easy ...

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 08:51 PM

Jul 2023

hlthe2b

(113,957 posts)

4. Well, one has to get past all the controversy around Jackson to even consider...

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 08:52 PM

Jul 2023

and that is damned hard to do.

Still, while I'm a big Prince fan, they were both incredibly talented performers... and tormented in their own ways.

femmedem

(8,561 posts)

7. +1.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 09:03 PM

Jul 2023

Prince, but I wonder if I'd feel the same if I didn't know anything about Michael Jackson except his performances.

debm55

(60,612 posts)

8. I thought of that too.

Reply to femmedem (Reply #7)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 09:06 PM

Jul 2023

debm55

(60,612 posts)

9. Agree

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #4)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 09:09 PM

Jul 2023

FalloutShelter

(14,464 posts)

5. The Purple One

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 08:57 PM

Jul 2023

Hands down.

debm55

(60,612 posts)

6. Playing the Devil's Advocate here Michael Jackson's music was trend setting.at the time.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 09:02 PM

Jul 2023

2naSalit

(102,789 posts)

10. Ilike tyhem both...

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 09:14 PM

Jul 2023

As artists, I think Prince was more talented and had more to offer. But then they only overlapped for a little while time-wise.

Ocelot II

(130,533 posts)

11. Prince, my homeboy.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 09:15 PM

Jul 2023

PufPuf23

(9,852 posts)

12. Prince; back in the day bought Prince's vinyl,

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 09:54 PM

Jul 2023

never bought Michael Jackson product.

Michael Jackson issued some catchy material but never was a fan in any sense.

Would have gone to a Prince concert but never had the ready opportunity.

Solly Mack

(96,942 posts)

13. Prince

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 10:44 PM

Jul 2023

if..fish..had..wings

(880 posts)

14. Neither (I know that's cheating)

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Thu Jul 20, 2023, 10:50 PM

Jul 2023

I never ever liked Prince.
Jackson was pop, that's all.

If I HAD to pick, it'd be Michael because I really never ever liked Prince, ever...ugh.

vanlassie

(6,248 posts)

15. Prince was a fantastic guitar player.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Fri Jul 21, 2023, 01:15 AM

Jul 2023

Michael was a singer and dancer.
Prince also danced and sang. But he played guitar with the best.

Niagara

(11,850 posts)

16. Unpopular opinion, I'm not deciding between the two.

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sat Jul 22, 2023, 09:22 AM

Jul 2023

Each has their own unique talents with amazing vocals.

Prince played 27 instruments on his "For You" album. It's possible that he used autotune, but he didn't need to.

MJ was introduced to music most likely while Katherine was pregnant with him. MJ did not need autotune at all.

I remember watching a Prince interview and he stated that MJ contacted Prince for a duet for the song Bad. Prince made it clear that he was not singing the lyrics "your butt is mine" to another man.

Madonna and MJ use to attend events together in the early 80's and MJ promptly stopped hanging out with her after she mentioned having "spanky time" with him.

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