Thriller versus Purple Rain (dancing, pop, single, album, fan)

Kayachi · 12-27-2008, 09:57 PM

Hey everyone,

So I went to this site that had a cast your vote on the greatest debate ever......Thriller versus Purple Rain! I had to vote Purple Rain! I mean Prince played the instruments, wrote the songs, and had and still has that stage presence! What do you guys think?

DJ Phoenix · 12-28-2008, 05:55 AM

Thriller...by 100 miles. No disrespect to Prince, as I love the man, and that disc, but Thriller is still outselling alot of others, some 20+ years later, and has not been duplicated since, nor i doubt it will. IMHO, I think it's in the top 3 all time of "greatest album's ever made", which i wouldn't know where on that list to place it. MJ's a bad mamma jamma man, and that's argueably thee greatest record ever made. I can't find a single song off the record I hate. He truely is "The King Of Pop".

The thing about Thriller is that it's still ahead of it's time, to this day, and still innovative. A casual music fan can put that disc in, listen to it, and just be blown away by it's greatness.

You may not like MJ as a person, but you cannot deny the greatness of Thriller.

mr. goth glam · 12-28-2008, 10:43 AM

Thriller. Easy.

Quite frankly, I hate the living hell out of Prince.

boo boo · 12-28-2008, 01:25 PM

Same, I kinda liked those songs from Batman, but that's about it.

Kayachi · 12-28-2008, 01:39 PM

Well I think Purple Rain is still ahead of its time too...don't get me wrong, MJ's Thriller is up there. But I guess I look at Prince on this album, not only as an artist but also the brains behind this great timeless album!

Urban Hat€monger ? · 12-29-2008, 11:13 AM

Yeah and lets compare Sign O The Times to Dangerous or Dirty Mind to Off The Wall.

Not so one sided now

Kendall2000 · 12-29-2008, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kayachi

Hey everyone,

So I went to this site that had a cast your vote on the greatest debate ever......Thriller versus Purple Rain! I had to vote Purple Rain! I mean Prince played the instruments, wrote the songs, and had and still has that stage presence......

Thriller was a WAY WAY WAY bigger. Let me put it to you like this, if Micheal Jackson ever came back and made another album it would probably go platinum even with all the bad press he has received. People love him....

MURDER JUNKIE · 12-29-2008, 12:42 PM

Apples and oranges

Jackson - Typical lip-synching pop star where the dancing is above the singing

Prince - A true musician in every sense of the word, records all instruments himself and only uses a band to tour

NSW · 12-29-2008, 12:45 PM

Purple Rain FTW

jackhammer · 12-29-2008, 12:48 PM

Thriller had a perfect Pop/Soul sound and sold bucket loads but I don't own it and never want to whereas I only played Purple Rain a few days back..

Thriller is a more complete pop album but that does'nt mean I rate it a whole lot. 'When Doves Cry' and the title track 'Purple Rain' are much more preferable to anything off Thriller.

12-27-2008, 09:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
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12-28-2008, 05:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
DJ Phoenix Music Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 202	Thriller...by 100 miles. No disrespect to Prince, as I love the man, and that disc, but Thriller is still outselling alot of others, some 20+ years later, and has not been duplicated since, nor i doubt it will. IMHO, I think it's in the top 3 all time of "greatest album's ever made", which i wouldn't know where on that list to place it. MJ's a bad mamma jamma man, and that's argueably thee greatest record ever made. I can't find a single song off the record I hate. He truely is "The King Of Pop". The thing about Thriller is that it's still ahead of it's time, to this day, and still innovative. A casual music fan can put that disc in, listen to it, and just be blown away by it's greatness. You may not like MJ as a person, but you cannot deny the greatness of Thriller. __________________ http://www.buffalobeast.com/134/50mo...2008-full.html

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mr. goth glam Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Waverly, VA. Posts: 406	Thriller. Easy. Quite frankly, I hate the living hell out of Prince. __________________

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	Yeah and lets compare Sign O The Times to Dangerous or Dirty Mind to Off The Wall. Not so one sided now __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

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NSW Bigger and Better Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas girl living in the UK Posts: 2,596	Purple Rain FTW __________________ Hi.

12-28-2008, 01:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kayachi Groupie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles by way of Chicago Posts: 17	Well I think Purple Rain is still ahead of its time too...don't get me wrong, MJ's Thriller is up there. But I guess I look at Prince on this album, not only as an artist but also the brains behind this great timeless album!

12-29-2008, 12:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
MURDER JUNKIE The Wetter The Better!! Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: SH1TTY London Ontario Canada Posts: 2,484	Apples and oranges Jackson - Typical lip-synching pop star where the dancing is above the singing Prince - A true musician in every sense of the word, records all instruments himself and only uses a band to tour

12-29-2008, 12:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
jackhammer Ba and Be. Join Date: May 2007 Location: This Is England Posts: 17,331	Thriller had a perfect Pop/Soul sound and sold bucket loads but I don't own it and never want to whereas I only played Purple Rain a few days back.. Thriller is a more complete pop album but that does'nt mean I rate it a whole lot. 'When Doves Cry' and the title track 'Purple Rain' are much more preferable to anything off Thriller. __________________ It be my music and film collection. “A cynic by experience, a romantic by inclination and now a hero by necessity.”