Prince

While I can't get into a lot of his stuff, I recognize his immense talent. Purple rain is a perfect album, and pretty much all of his eighties stuff is amazing. Oh yeah, and he could shred a good guitar

From Goliath 02/10/2021 16:13

I like Purple Rain and some of the singles, (Little Red Corvette, 1999 etc) but most of the rest I could do without, especially Sign 'O the Times. Definitely overrated. I find it hard to believe his net worth is comparable to David Bowie.

The most overrated artist of all time hands down don’t @ me. This man is overrated by not only the media, critics but MJ fans too. His talent is too exaggerated. He didn’t play 27 instruments that was a PR move to promote him. Andre Cymone a friend of him said he stole some songs from him that’s why they fell out. Prince also took the credit from other artists and friends work. Purple Rain wasn’t even his idea. Wendy came up with it, she wanted Purple Rain to be a rock song, Prince took the credit from her yet funny Wendy didn’t do nothing. Party Man, Do Me Baby etc all written by Andre Cymone, Wendy, Lisa, Morris Day Etc. Him looking like Michael Jackson during Purple Rain with that hair is why people overrate him along with the fake rivalry and why Michael Jackson fans stan both or impersonators do both.It’s clear without Prince copying Michael Jackson it’s clear Prince wouldn’t have the success he had in 1984 with Purple Rain. Used Michael Jackson’s hair for more popularity, I feel he did that to steal MJ fans and impersonators from him.His music sounds too white, too rock, he only has one real hit, if you go outside America you’ll know either he’s a one hit wonder or unknown, the public only enjoys one album of him Purple Rain, besides his music aged terribly, he’s an overrated artist, only popular because he looked like MJ in the 80s and he was known as his rival, and that crappy song Purple Rain.

Overrated artist. Only popular because some people compared him and still compare him with Michael Jackson and because of 1 song and 1 album (Purple Rain). His music didn’t age well.

The most overrated artist of all time hands down don’t @ me. This man is overrated by not only the media, critics but MJ fans too. His talent is too exaggerated. He didn’t play 27 instruments that was a PR move to promote him. Because he was new at the scenes where there was already heavy music heights like Michael Jackson/The Jacksons, Rick James, Kool And The Gang and that, they had to promote him to make him distinguished artists before him. Rick James took him under his wings and then Prince started copying Rick James. And then he started copying James Brown and Jimi Hendrix. And then he started copying Michael Jackson. And then he started copying Little Richard. Andre Cymone a friend of him said he stole some songs from him that’s why they fell out. Prince also took the credit from other artists and friends work. Purple Rain wasn’t even his idea. Wendy came up with it, she wanted Purple Rain to be a county song, Prince took the credit from her yet funny Wendy didn’t do nothing. Party Man, Do Me Baby etc all written by Andre Cymone, Wendy, Lisa, Morris Day Etc. What pains me the most is Michael Jackson fans leaving their own idol for him. Him looking like Michael Jackson during Purple Rain with that hair is why people overrate him along with the fake rivalry and why Michael Jackson fans stan both or impersonators do both. If you love MJ first stick with the man. It’s clear without Prince copying Michael Jackson it’s clear Prince wouldn’t have the success he had in 1984 with Purple Rain. Used Michael Jackson’s hair for more popularity, I feel he did that to steal MJ fans and impersonators from him. The other hand he’s so overrated because he looked like MJ, many black fans of MJ want to re write history saying Prince is black and the key to black music when he’s too focus on white people, and that 88% of the fan base are whites and women. His music sounds too white, too rock, he’s more white rock please stop this re writing history on him. His legacy is too small, he only has one real hit, if you go outside America you’ll know either he’s a one hit wonder or unknown, the public only enjoys one album of him Purple Rain, besides his music aged terribly, he’s limjted, he doesn’t last very long he fades after a while. Overrrated artist, only popular because he looked like MJ in the 80s and he was known as his rival, and that crappy song Purple Rain. I don’t like him at all and I hope he fades. Stop overrating this man, stop re writing history on him and put him in the same level as MJ cause the comparison is a joke. Because he looked like MJ doesn’t mean you need to act like both are the same.

Prince is one of most overrated artist of the last decades, only because he played instruments many music critics love him. But his legacy isn’t really huge. Purple Rain is his only real hit album and he is only popular for 1 song outside his country, even some people don’t know who he is. He wasn’t an appealing artist like The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Freddie Mercury or Elton John. He was limited.
The fake rivalry with Michael Jackson was only created to put him on a higher level but in fact the comparison is more laughable than anything else.

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So I am new to this community,but at first glance, to see Prince not rated in the top 10 is criminal. I know of no other person, or band, that was as skilled musically as Prince. From composition of music, lyrics, production, arrangements, as well as his ability to play multiple instruments, vocal ability, and showmanship, who else comes close? Every musical artist recognizes this, and was expressed by them upon his passing, from Dave Grohl to Elton John. So is this site about musical ability or popularity? He was the Mozart of the 20th century. INCOMPARABLE. RIP Prince...

Most of his main work sounds too 80s these days.
If you like funk and shyth pop Prince is for you.
If you don't stand both, you can listen to ATWIAD and some 'Purple rain' tracks.

All the low ratings come from Michael Jackson fans. Prince is way better, u have to admit it.