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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN vs MICHAEL JACKSON
Shallow:
Keep in mind I want the complete package to be judged, not just who the better dancer is, or how much you think the "thriller" video changed the world. Judge them both on all merits. Which are:
Singles
Albums
Artistry
Creativity
Music
Lyric
Live Performances
Musicianship
Videos
Trauma-san:
Singles - MIchael's had dozens of good singles since he was a child. He easily wins.
Albums - Michael's had 4 nearly perfect albums (off the wall/Thriller/Bad/Dangerous), and 3 more good albums with several great songs. It's hard to argue he doesn't have better albums, especially when Thriller and Bad are respectively the greatest and one of the greatest selling albums of all time. A world of Millions obviously agrees.
Artistry - Michael Draws. LOL He wins.
Creativity - Bruce plays guitar. Michael establishes the groove in most of his songs through his mouth. They build tracks around what he vocalizes the beat to be, that's creative as shit.
Music - Bruce has a few good songs, Michael has dozens of great songs. Easily the winner.
Lyric - While Bruce's shit may be what you prefer, it's hard to argue his lyrics are better than
"And the Dream We Were Conceived in Will reveal a Joyfull Face/
And the World we once believed in will shine again in Grace/
Then Why Do We Keep Strangling Life/
Wound This Earth, Crucify It's Soul/
When It's Plain To See This World Is Heavenly?/
Be God's Glow"
Live Performances - Michael is widely considered the greatest performer of all time. It's no surprise that anybody would say he's better live than Bruce.
Musicianship. Michael plays piano, drums, bass, and guitar. He also builds most of his tracks from the ground up with music he creates with unique objects, or with his mouth. He's one of the world's greatest beat-boxers, I'd say he's much more musical than Bruce.
Videos - Michaels are the greatest videos of all time, as voted, and as widely regarded by nearly everyone who's asked their opinion.
Michael wins hands down, all categories.
KURUPTION-81:
gotta agree
Shallow:
--- Quote from: I Just Wasn't Made For These Times on April 23, 2004, 09:33:27 AM ---Singles - MIchael's had dozens of good singles since he was a child. He easily wins.
Albums - Michael's had 4 nearly perfect albums (off the wall/Thriller/Bad/Dangerous), and 3 more good albums with several great songs. It's hard to argue he doesn't have better albums, especially when Thriller and Bad are respectively the greatest and one of the greatest selling albums of all time. A world of Millions obviously agrees.
Artistry - Michael Draws. LOL He wins.
Creativity - Bruce plays guitar. Michael establishes the groove in most of his songs through his mouth. They build tracks around what he vocalizes the beat to be, that's creative as shit.
Music - Bruce has a few good songs, Michael has dozens of great songs. Easily the winner.
Lyric - While Bruce's shit may be what you prefer, it's hard to argue his lyrics are better than
"And the Dream We Were Conceived in Will reveal a Joyfull Face/
And the World we once believed in will shine again in Grace/
Then Why Do We Keep Strangling Life/
Wound This Earth, Crucify It's Soul/
When It's Plain To See This World Is Heavenly?/
Be God's Glow"
Live Performances - Michael is widely considered the greatest performer of all time. It's no surprise that anybody would say he's better live than Bruce.
Musicianship. Michael plays piano, drums, bass, and guitar. He also builds most of his tracks from the ground up with music he creates with unique objects, or with his mouth. He's one of the world's greatest beat-boxers, I'd say he's much more musical than Bruce.
Videos - Michaels are the greatest videos of all time, as voted, and as widely regarded by nearly everyone who's asked their opinion.
Michael wins hands down, all categories.
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well you really weren't meant for these times, i'm not quite sure what times you were meant for. first off how much do you know about Bruce?
now my breakdown, the way i see it. (remember that no one can be right or wrong, since it is strictly opinion)
singles- the jackson five shit doesn't count. they weren't michaels songs, he didn't write them, nor did any of his brothers. but even if you do count them bruce wins. blinded by the light not only helped him, but also gave areal shot in the arm of manfred mans career. born to run became a cult smash and lead for his picture to be on the cover of time and newsweek in the same week. the river was phenominal. born in the usa was sheer genius. tunnel of love and brilliant disguise were almost as good. streets of philadelphia won a fucking oscar, and secret garden potrayed the essence of the love hate relationship of jerrry maguire. and thats just to name a few.
albums- michael? 4 near perfect? near "perfect"? you are insane. off the wall was very good for a disco album, but thats it. thriller was very commercial and beautifully marketed, but good album at best. bad was the exact same album with worse songs, and dangerous sucked, the second half was okay the the garbage in the beginning ruins it.
BRUCE HAD VERY GOOD ALBUMS IN 73 AND 74, AND THEN HAD SIX ABSOLUTE CLASSICS BETWEEN 75-87, EACH ALBUM STRAYING AWAY OR IMPROVING ON THE LAST ONE.
artistry- michael only tries proven methids he takes what is established and runs with, and runs too far and too long, thats why he is not around anymore, he was finished way before both trials, and lives off of nostalgia (like Hulk Hogan) Bruce tries to expand and broaden his art with every outing.
creativity- bruce can also play every instrument you jack ass, saying he only plays guitar shows me you don't know too much about him. he also produces his albums, and writes just about every instrument. the second jackson left quincy he became the king of mediocre, the only thing that even attempted to save dangerous was Slash of GnR.
Music- music means music, like notes, song means singing, look it up. bruce springsteen has composed some very very good peices of music to accompany his songs, while jackson a catchy at times they dwell on being over repetitve, smooth criminal seems like it goes on forever.
lyric- thats not even a contest, jackson occasionally hits a lyric or two that contain both poetry and intellect. BRUCE DOES IT COSISTANTLY, WITH VERY FEW SONGS ABOUT PRETTY MUCH NOTHING OR NO MEANING WHAT SO EVER.
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THE REASON BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN WAS no2 on this years highest payed musicians, tours. Springsteen was built off of live performances. Jackson is very vey good entertainer and dancer but fails to put on a compelling show worth the money. Bruce stays on for like 4 hours, and it never gets stale, proven by the fact that he makes more money with every tour. the only reason he wasn't no1 this year was because the stones charge like 3 times what bruce charges and only made like 4 million more dollars.
Bottom line is Bruce is one of the best ever, check the reviews and the RIAA, him and jackson are neck and neck, in US sales, (world wide numbers are never accurate) Any one that has really listened to all of Springsteen would laugh at the idea of comparing him to michael jackson. Its like comparing Tupac to Nelly or MC Hammer, one is hard core soul, the other is a good entertainer with catchy tunes who can sell records.
Trauma-san:
Sorry, I didn't read that after the personal diss in the first line. Bottom line: Anybody, everybody, will agree Michael is better except Bruce, his band, and his groupies. What instrument do you play?
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