Greatest Male Solo Artist - 2nd Round - Prince vs Smokey Robinson

[Skidfingers McGonical]

Prince. By loads and loads of long miles.

 

Smokey, never done it for me the way that Otis did. Or Prince for that matter.

[Lee909]

41 minutes ago, Skidfingers McGonical said:

 

Smokey, never done it for me the way that Otis did. 

 

 

Agree with this

He was a great talent and a excellent writer but he's way down the list of Stax and Motown stars I want to listen to. Otis, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye all way ahead for me

[johnsusername]

Prince has written loads of great songs (for himself and others), has a handful of classic albums, is a highly skilled multi instrumentalist, can sing, dance, he even acted a little bit. He was a great live performer, a world famous personality. That's probably why he's so highly rated. 

[VladimirIlyich]

11 minutes ago, johnsusername said:

Prince has written loads of great songs (for himself and others), has a handful of classic albums, is a highly skilled multi instrumentalist, can sing, dance, he even acted a little bit. He was a great live performer, a world famous personality. That's probably why he's so highly rated. 

This contest has confused me because I didn't think it had anything to do with the writing side yet everybody else seems to think it does. I also get that Prince was considered a fantastic musician and multi instrumentalist but I just thought his songs were generally a bit 'meh' not bad but not great.

[johnsusername]

Well we all have different tastes - I don't like Metallica or Cream but people loved them on the bands tournaments.

 

Just off the top of my head Prince classics - Purple Rain, Raspberry Beret, Get Off, Cream, 1999, Kiss, Little Red Corvette, Sign of the Times, When doves cry, Let's go crazy, the Most beautiful girl in the world, Gold, I would die for you. 

 

Most artists would give their left arm to write just a couple of them! 

[VladimirIlyich]

1 minute ago, johnsusername said:

Well we all have different tastes - I don't like Metallica or Cream but people loved them on the bands tournaments.

 

Just off the top of my head Prince classics - Purple Rain, Raspberry Beret, Get Off, Cream, 1999, Kiss, Little Red Corvette, Sign of the Times, When doves cry, Let's go crazy, the Most beautiful girl in the world, Gold, I would die for you. 

 

Most artists would give their left arm to write just a couple of them! 

I don't like Metallica and was not a massive fan of Cream either.

[mgw100]

I'm voting Prince pretty much on the basis of Sign O' The Times album. I can generally take him or leave him but that's a great album.

[TheHowieLama]

4 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

This contest has confused me because I didn't think it had anything to do with the writing side yet everybody else seems to think it does.

Huh??

[Bjornebye]

6 minutes ago, Colonel Kurtz said:

Prince is going to win this whole thing. Nobody else even close, others may write better songs but he was also a superb guitar player, one of the very best and a fantastic performer. Saw him twice at the O2, best gigs I ever saw. Such a talent.  

He isn't and nor should he. 

[RJ Fan club]

Smokey Frigging Robinson out? 
 

Put him in the Pennine Suite.

Why?

Why? Because in here's murder. Next door's natural causes.

[Captain Howdy]

6 hours ago, Colonel Kurtz said:

Prince is going to win this whole thing. Nobody else even close

[Mook]

26 minutes ago, Colonel Kurtz said:

a better song writer but a shit guitarist (says he who cannot play a single fucking note). 

We're voting on our favourite solo artist though, not 'Best shredder'.

[johnsusername]

29 minutes ago, Colonel Kurtz said:

a better song writer but a shit guitarist (says he who cannot play a single fucking note). 

Bowie played the riff for Rebel Rebel, he'll do for me.

[Code]

Both are pretty shite

[Captain Howdy]

29 minutes ago, Code said:

Both are pretty shite

[Gnasher]

15 hours ago, Colonel Kurtz said:

Prince is going to win this whole thing. Nobody else even close, others may write better songs but he was also a superb guitar player, one of the very best and a fantastic performer. Saw him twice at the O2, best gigs I ever saw. Such a talent.  

 

"Write better songs"??

 

Chaka featuring Stevie Wonder 

 

 

 

Irish girl who's peeled a shit load of onions

 

 

 

 

[Gnasher]

13 minutes ago, Colonel Kurtz said:

She is now living as a recluse in a rented cottage deep in the Irish countryside, sending weird tweets. I think she has changed her name to Shuhada Sadaqat. I think she has had mental health issues for years. Very sad story. 

 

Yeah I read something about that, their were rumours she suffered from child abuse, all very sad.

[Tony Moanero]

@Colonel Kurtz Negged for sullying the thread with a picture of that prick.

[TheHowieLama]

5 hours ago, Colonel Kurtz said:

a better song writer but a shit guitarist (says he who cannot play a single fucking note). 

He played sax on alot of his biggest hits.