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Started by Savonarola, February 19, 2010, 04:03:56 PM

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In the period from 1979 to 1990 whose music was better?

Prince
16 (45.7%)
Michael Jackson
19 (54.3%)

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Savonarola

February 19, 2010, 04:03:56 PM
So now that the 80's and 80's revivals are safely over which of the longstanding rivals' music was better during the decade?

The King of Pop's Discography:

Off the Wall
Thriller
Bad

His Purple Majesty's:

Prince
Dirty Mind
Controversy
1999
Purple Rain
Aound the World in a Day
Sign o' the Times
Lovesexy
Batman
Graffiti Bridge
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Jaron

#1
February 19, 2010, 04:05:48 PM
I had to go with Jackson. Prince's music, while memorable for me, just doesn't have the historicalness associated with it to make it great.
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Scipio

#2
February 19, 2010, 04:49:53 PM
Who the fuck picks Michael Jackson over Prince?  WTF?
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Barrister

#3
February 19, 2010, 04:50:53 PM
Quote from: Scipio on February 19, 2010, 04:49:53 PM
Who the fuck picks Michael Jackson over Prince?  WTF?

Jaron.
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#4
February 19, 2010, 04:54:52 PM
I'd pick Jackson as I have no recollection of Prince music but Prince is a Vikings fan.

Frankly, that's more and enough to even surpass the Beatles.
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#5
February 19, 2010, 05:48:34 PM
Quote from: Barrister on February 19, 2010, 04:50:53 PM
Quote from: Scipio on February 19, 2010, 04:49:53 PM
Who the fuck picks Michael Jackson over Prince?  WTF?

Jaron.

3/4 of voters so far.

Billie Jean > Prince's entire oeuvre
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#6
February 19, 2010, 05:50:16 PM
Quote from: Scipio on February 19, 2010, 04:49:53 PM
Who the fuck picks Michael Jackson over Prince?  WTF?

He fucking made Thriller, while Prince did Purple Rain. 1-0 for Wacko Jacko.

Agelastus

#7
February 19, 2010, 06:15:15 PM
Where's the neutral option?
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Jaron

#8
February 19, 2010, 08:23:09 PM
Quote from: Agelastus on February 19, 2010, 06:15:15 PM
Where's the neutral option?

Its called not voting. :P
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Agelastus

#9
February 19, 2010, 08:25:27 PM
Quote from: Jaron on February 19, 2010, 08:23:09 PM
Quote from: Agelastus on February 19, 2010, 06:15:15 PM
Where's the neutral option?

Its called not voting. :P

Managed to persuade them to drop the Jaron option then? :P
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#10
February 19, 2010, 08:27:42 PM
Why pick one, when you can have Prince Michael Jackson?


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#11
February 19, 2010, 08:29:27 PM
Prince by a broad margin, if we're talking about music.  Prince I will actively listen to, whereas an MJ song on the radio I don't mind, but I'm not settling down for the usually awful "deep cuts" on his albums.   Purple Rain as an album can easily hold its own against Thriller, not to mention all of Prince's other work.
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#12
February 19, 2010, 08:31:50 PM
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#13
February 19, 2010, 08:35:00 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on February 19, 2010, 08:29:27 PM
Prince by a broad margin, if we're talking about music.  Prince I will actively listen to, whereas an MJ song on the radio I don't mind, but I'm not settling down for the usually awful "deep cuts" on his albums.   Purple Rain as an album can easily hold its own against Thriller, not to mention all of Prince's other work.

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#14
February 19, 2010, 09:28:56 PM
Jackson, I don't think I even knew Prince existed in the 80s, and while I appreciate his music now, he's never gonna over take Jackson's position of 80s supremacy in my mind.
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