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Soul Train BOTBs Elite 8 (1980s to early 90s) - #1 Michael Jackson vs #2 Prince
Soul Train BOTBs Elite 8 (1980s to early 90s) - #1 Michael Jackson vs #2 Prince 28 votes
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Rock with You was one of the most underrated jams until fucking Justin Timberlake copied it and then it blew again.
Okay, then he has Thriller. Thriller is obviously a really good record... so, no issues there.
Okay - what else?
Bad? Errrr... Smooth Criminal is a good song, The Way you Make me Feel is good, Leave me Alone is pretty fucking good, but Dirty Diana is fucking retarded. Bad is embarrassing. Largely by this point he'd reached self-parody with his 'chamon' and grunts and shit. You can't listen to one of these songs with out him grunting all over it... what the fuck?
The whole 'I'm actually tough' thing was ill-conceived to say the least.
This song is basically a little 60s Bubblegum pop number that is closer to Spanky and Our Gang or something than a number where you should be hanging out and pelvic thrusting with dancers dressed up to look like crips.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzZ_urpj4As
The song reminds me of this type of shit (which I love)...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNg7arOQoVA
Black or White? I mean - Jack and Diane sung by Michael Jackson with a really milquetoast message.
What else? Anything?
So, one great disco record - probably the best disco record ever (Saturday Night Fever soundtrack is obviously good too, but so many songs by so many different artists makes it complicated) and maybe the best pop record ever (or at least in the top tier)... but then an over the top, self-parody record with some decent moments whimpering into bland crap in the 90s like Jam...
I chronicled Prince's career earlier... he had a peak CLOSE to MJs, but way more innovation and a career peak that spanned 6-7 records, not 3, 1 of which was kind of embarrassing even at the time.
OTOH everything DDY said is true. MJ owns the GOAT album in two genres. He's a legendary entertainer who captivated audiences across races, genres, and generations. He's the icon of all icons.
I voted Prince because I enjoy him more, but Michael is a very worthwhile choice here.
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Brb - need to jo after reading that.
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No class and no taste
He worked smarter, not harder. The King of Pop.
We tell her we won't still be listening to the Beatles when we're old like her
And I don't
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