Freddie Mercury vs. Michael Jackson vs. Prince

[Blackout19 15,366]

which artist do you like more?
i love both Freddie & Michael the same. i can not choose. 

[NUTELLA 25,029]

Among them...

Freddy Mercury has the best voice

Michael Jackson has the best discography

Prince has the second best discography

 

But can any of them do back flips?

[phantasmas 12,133]

MJ >>> and there's no reason to  argue or defend my point  just deal with it

[VelvetVenus 80]

Freddie and Prince were great musicians

MJ was a fcking great ARTIST, what he did will be untouched centuries from now on

Aside from good music, he was a fantastic performer, innovative and was the goat of his time

He helped build the concept of what a huge popstar should be

So MJ forever!!!

[NUTELLA 25,029]

2 minutes ago, VelvetVenus said:

what he did will be untouched

[brizoda 4,139]

1 - Michael Jackson

2 - Prince

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3 - Freddie Mercury

[Ziggy 13,767]

Prince is the best musician and songwriter, hands down. Like that's just not disputable.

Michael is the best showman imo.

Freddie falls between those.

 

The thing with Prince is he may have been the bigger musical "genius", but he also stuck to a certain sound that he became synonymous with and I think that limited his megawatt status. That said he was still megawatt in his own right and a true blue musical prodigy, and i don't use that lightly. Michael Jackson had a level of panache and showmanship that he didn't need to be a solo genius and could afford some flop tracks or even albums because there was always at least one song that reminded you he was so good (Earth Song, for example). If Prince was a musical genius, Michael was a genius in a similar vein to Beyonce where he knew how to bring things together and was always the best person for a track he sang on. Just elevated demos. I do think Beyonce does that even better, though, since nothing since Self-Titled has had the lows of some of Michael's cornier 90s stuff. She's more consistent, if less thrilling, but I digress. IMO Freddie Mercury never quite had the opportunity to shake the trappings of his era, but undeniably made rock a lot more interesting. He was a star that VERY much typified the times he was in given his exaggerations, but Prince and Michael could coast above them.

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[Ladle Ghoulash 49,463]

Ngl I genuinely think Prince basically takes the cake in every category. Amazing singer, excellent performer, incredible musician + songwriter. 

MJ is an icon, but Prince’s work + style always spoke to me more. Freddie’s also phenomenal, but I honestly think Queen’s catalog is a fairly mixed bag.

[Ladle Ghoulash 49,463]

4 hours ago, VelvetVenus said:

MJ was a fcking great ARTIST

I mean, no shade, but we can’t be acting like Prince wasn’t also a visionary artist and excellent performer. I’d say MJ was probably a bigger *icon*, but I don’t think differentiating Prince and MJ relative to *artistry* really holds, imo.

[Ladle Ghoulash 49,463]

4 hours ago, NUTELLA said:

Can’t say the same for…well…uh…

[Ziggy 13,767]

4 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

Ngl I genuinely think Prince basically takes the cake in every category. Amazing singer, excellent performer, incredible musician + songwriter. 

MJ is an icon, but Prince’s work + style always spoke to me more. Freddie’s also phenomenal, but I honestly think Queen’s catalog is a fairly mixed bag.

Right, like when he was on it he was on it and made songs like this, I Would Die 4 U, Diamonds and Pearls, etc. but I think his one flaw is he could get a but hung up in his defined style that's SO specific and recognizable which can be good or bad.

EDIT: I love my psycho gemini. truly a hilarious monster diva

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[Ladle Ghoulash 49,463]

1 minute ago, Ziggy said:

Right, like when he was on it he was on it and made songs like this, I Would Die 4 U, Diamonds and Pearls, etc. but I think his one flaw is he could get a but hung up in his defined style that's SO specific and recognizable which can be good or bad.

I think that’s fair, but Prince also did experiment quite a bit (Sign O’ The Times was definitely different for him on the whole and still became one of his more iconic records, for example). I also don’t necessarily think having a recognizable style is a huge issue and you could say the same is true of MJ, tbh

[ThisGuyTony 34,365]

All 3 are better than any of today’s modern male artists 

[NUTELLA 25,029]

46 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

Can’t say the same for…well…uh…

The phrasing was just so avoidable lmaooo

[Ladle Ghoulash 49,463]

Just now, NUTELLA said:

The phrasing was just so avoidable lmaooo

Truly an unmolested talent