Prince and Michael comparisons are very, very interesting. Prince reminds me of Young Thug. Minus a few albums, he constantly released solid bodies of work. Could they compare to his 80's best? No, but some of them were still d--- good and could live up to the Prince name. Michael reminds me of Eminem...Michael and Eminem's first 3 are regarded as some of the best albums in each respective genre. Slim Shady LP, Marshall Mathers LP, The Eminem Show vs. Off The Wall, Thriller and Bad. Thinking about some of the songs just gives you chills. But like Em...Michael kinda crashed and burned...Granted, Dangerous was a h--- of alot better then Encore, and probably was almost as good as Bad, but it was missing the magic that Michael never captured again.
Michael, like Em had classic songs after his prime
Ex. Going through Changes for Eminem, Earth Song for Michael.
But Michael, like Em was held to such a high degree in each genre that they failed to live up to their best. Prince, aside from 4-5 masterpieces, never really had a defining album that put him in a box like Michael. He just made a great/good album, said "Cool", and just started work on the next one. Michael was always trying to top Thriller and its success, Prince knew "Purple Rain" was his opis, and that didn't stop him from branching out and doing new things and being successful.
But I think @Jerome is right. Bad is a stronger body of work, just not as consistant.
-Wanna Be Starting Something
- Thriller
- Billie Jean
- Beat It
- PYT
Classic, timeless tracks, Billie Jean you can put on at a party today and it still sounds fresh as f---.
But Bad, Had...
-Bad
- The Way You Make Me Feel
- Man In The Mirror
- Another Part Of Me
- Smooth Criminal
- Dirty Diana
Thriller.
I grew up listening to various MJ tracks and although I don't listen to him very often, I still enjoy his albums more.
Purple Rain hasn't clicked yet for me.
