GrundleStiltzkin
New Fish
classy poast
Soul Train BOTBs Natty Game = #1 Stevie Wonder vs #2 Prince
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Fuck you Dennis. You sold me. I want to change my stupid vote. Mods?
When I think of Prince I think first of Purple Rain then 1999. I have a couple of biases that led to me voting for him.
1) I fucking love Purple Rain to this day...the album and everything on it, and yes, even the movie.
2). I really, really like 1999.
3) The Chappelle "shirts and blouses"skit should be the first reason I listed.
4) I was a teenager when he made his best stuff, at a time when Stevie's big hits sounded to me like easy listening (at the time...I like his 80s stuff better now).
This shouldn't have been close though. Prince really lost me after Purple Rain. He changed and my taste changed too, and some of what he recorded was pure, unlistenable shit.
When I think of Prince I think first of Purple Rain then 1999. I have a couple of biases that led to me voting for him.
1) I fucking love Purple Rain to this day...the album and everything on it, and yes, even the movie.
2). I really, really like 1999.
3) The Chappelle "shirts and blouses"skit should be the first reason I listed.
4) I was a teenager when he made his best stuff, at a time when Stevie's big hits sounded to me like easy listening (at the time...I like his 80s stuff better now).
This shouldn't have been close though. Prince really lost me after Purple Rain. He changed and my taste changed too, and some of what he recorded was pure, unlistenable shit.
Classy poaster.
Dennis_DeYoung
New Fish
The co-writing or writing for other artists - Prince is amazing at it... some of his better material.
However, Stevie has a lot too...
Let's compare:
Stevie:
TEARS OF A CLOWN: Smokey & the Miracles (one of the true GOAT songs)
It's a Shame: The Spinners
Tell Me Something Good: Rufus & Chaka
Let's Get Serious: Jermaine Jackson
Prince:
Stevie Nicks "Stand Back" (1983) #5 US
Chaka Khan "I Feel For You" (1984)#3 US #1 UK (yr end charts '85 #5 in us)
Sheila E. "The Glamorous life" (1984) #7 US
The Time "The Bird" (1984) #36US
The Time "Jungle love" (1985) #20 US
Sheena Easton "Sugar walls" (1985) #9 US
Bangles "Manic Monday" (1986) #2 US (behind "Kiss, at #1), #2 UK
Sheila E. "A Love Bizarre" (1986) #11 US
Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990) #1 US #1 UK (#1 in yr end charts in us and #2 in uk)(#1 in 21 countries)
The Time "Jerk Out" (1991) #9 US
Prince takes it here for sure.
However, Stevie has a lot too...
Let's compare:
Stevie:
TEARS OF A CLOWN: Smokey & the Miracles (one of the true GOAT songs)
It's a Shame: The Spinners
Tell Me Something Good: Rufus & Chaka
Let's Get Serious: Jermaine Jackson
Prince:
Stevie Nicks "Stand Back" (1983) #5 US
Chaka Khan "I Feel For You" (1984)#3 US #1 UK (yr end charts '85 #5 in us)
Sheila E. "The Glamorous life" (1984) #7 US
The Time "The Bird" (1984) #36US
The Time "Jungle love" (1985) #20 US
Sheena Easton "Sugar walls" (1985) #9 US
Bangles "Manic Monday" (1986) #2 US (behind "Kiss, at #1), #2 UK
Sheila E. "A Love Bizarre" (1986) #11 US
Sinead O'Connor "Nothing Compares 2 U" (1990) #1 US #1 UK (#1 in yr end charts in us and #2 in uk)(#1 in 21 countries)
The Time "Jerk Out" (1991) #9 US
Prince takes it here for sure.
GrundleStiltzkin
New Fish
Oh snap, I didn't know Stevie was a writer on Tears. That might have flipped my vote.
My old man who is as white as it is when it comes to music gave me all the classic Stevie Wonder LPs. Minty early pressings. He couldn’t tell you a Prince song though so I voted Prince.
I changed my mind. This shouldn't even be close.
Stevie wins on the Wall of Sound style alone.