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Topic subjectRE: Has Stevie Wonder even tried to have hits like Prince has in recent years..
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2947175, RE: Has Stevie Wonder even tried to have hits like Prince has in recent years..
Posted by balloon, Tue Oct-13-15 12:05 PM
>>>>
>>>>fact is, time catches up to EVERYONE. I remember being a
>>kid
>>>>and thinking James was old and corny as fuck. I'm pretty
>>>sure
>>>>that's how a lotta kids see prince and stevie. that's
>fine.
>>>i
>>>>don't pretend these dudes supposed to still be making
>hits.
>>
>>>>
>>>>and by the way, kids think kelz wack as shit, too.
>>>
>>>
>>>This ^^^^ for the most part is true....
>>>
>>>But u know whats funny? Theres not too many acts that can
>>>announce a concert at a 15,000 to 20,000 seater just two
>>days
>>>in advance and fill it up. I think if u asked Kellz or any
>>one
>>>else who came out a decade plus after Prince they would
>>gladly
>>>take that as a so called washed up Purple Kool Aid
>>guzzler...
>>
>>This is getting ridiculous. It's like some of you don't have
>>anything to refute what he's actually talking about so y'all
>>divagate. and what's your point about the concerts? Stevie
>>ain't a household name live as well? You think Prince could
>>pull of a 3 leg tour like Stevie has performing an entire
>>album from beginning to end?
>>and this got nothing to do with what he posted.
>
>Before we get into the whole refuting thing, my co-signing of
>Basa's point had nothing to do with him saying Stevie doesn't
>have a "hit" tour....SOTKOL was a touring triumph....What I
>was co-signing about was Basa's point that u can say the same
>thing about other acts that Maxx continues to toss Prince's
>way....
>
>
>As for whether or not P could pull off a SITKOL type tour? Of
>course he can do a three leg trek...We talking about someone
>that filled up a 15,000 arena just this year on literally just
>a few days of notice...U actually think that Prince wouldn't
>sell out 20,000-25,000 seaters if he announced: "HEY
>EVERYBODY...I'M GOING TO DO A PURPLE RAIN THEME TOUR AND
>PERFORM EACH SONG FROM BEGINNING TO END!!!!!"? Of course he
>would....And like Stevie it wouldn't just be a SOTKOL tour
>(Stevie also performed other songs on that tour)....
>

That's not true at all. He can't perform all the songs on this album for a tour because of his relgious views and he dosen't seem to get along with his former bandmate and not all the songs on this album sound very good live. He couldn't pull off a tour singing an entire album (pick any Prince album) from beginning to end as well as Stevie is.. and this is once again off topic

>There's a lot u can say about Prince....He's at times clueless
>when it comes to running his own operation; He's def. seen his
>best days as a songwriter....And he has at times gone off the
>deep end when it comes to his battles with social media...But
>on the touring front? Dude has had even more success than
>Stevie...And he usually does it with little promotion...
>

well that's great that he can do that. I'm not arguing that Prince is not a great performer and a concert seller. But why bring these things up when this topic got nothing to do with this. Stevie and Prince are both great live. I've never seen them live but i can't argue with this

>As for your underlining point, there's nothing to refute when
>it comes to Maxx and Prince...This has been his thing for a
>LOOOOOOONG time...LOL...He shits on Prince whether it's his
>prime years or his lackluster years....He hates Prince like
>dude took his girlfriend's panties....I'm talking JIHAD on all
>things Prince....DUDE ONCE SAID FREDDIE JACKSON WAS BETTER
>THAN PRINCE...Seriously....
>
>So what u get is that other thread where the homie Maxx
>screams out KC >>>>>>> PRINCE
>
>It is what it is.....
>

It's like your going off topic this entire thread cause you're struggling to make Prince look better next to Stevie. That's what i get from your posts all over this thread. This topic got nothing to do with the other artists Maxx likes. He's got his opinions with other artists just like anyone else but is it exaggeration to say Stevie Wonder is much better than Prince? no it isn't.