(04-07-2022, 04:07 PM)anonymous2112 Wrote: I'll be the first to admit I don't get pop music, whether it's boy bands, the divas from American Idol, or gospel influenced vocal calisthenics.

On the first Jags message board, there was an entire thread devoted to why my favorite genre, prog rock, sucked.  So take what I say with a grain of salt, and realize that I'm not passing judgement on what anyone likes or doesn't.  The thread asks what doesn't do it for me but the critics dig.

Prince - OK, I guess, just don't see what the big deal was.
Michael Jackson - same thing.
Beck - a critic darling who has a few songs I like
Dave Matthews Band - same category as Beck.  I don't get following him around like the Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead - sorry, I hate jam bands.  Talented as hell but no way I'm sitting through a show.

I understand that maybe you didn't like their particular genre of music, but both were very talented and made an impact on music back in their day.  Prince was more the musical talent and Michael Jackson was more the "performer" talent.

Prince was known more for his "funky" style of music, yet he was talented on many instruments, wrote many songs for other artists and crossed many borders.  One of my favorite performances by him was the guitar solo at this performance.



The guy was super talented and a master of music.

As far as Michael Jackson, again he was super talented and changed music back in his day.  I didn't care much for the genre of music that he made, but I respect his talent and can appreciate his music.

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