MrIndigo96

5y

Drake thread? what they said Drake was bigger than MJ?

ARCADE GOON

5y

There won't ever be a musician as big as MJ again because of the internet

ARCADE GOON

5y

Beatles took the album format seriously after 1965, before that many pop artists just liked doing singles and compilations. Although Sinatra was another artist who focused on albums.

Beatles had music films (Yellow Submarine), which was very unusual at the time. They had music videos too.

They combined low art with high art to make pop music that can be respected by fans and critics alike

They did long-ass songs in an era where songs barely lasted 3 minutes

A lot of rock music are beatles clones. Like Oasis is just that.

MJ is a legend in his own right and Thriller is one of my top albums, but Beatles also left behind a huge legacy

Also Beatles is the most covered band of all time

A song like Yesterday seems like a folk hymn because it's so catchy

nikedon

5y

Oh btw @One Elvis Presley was bigger than MJ or The Beatles

Sunny Sun

5y

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People on this site genuinely believe Drake or the Beatles are MJ status

Sold out stadiums in f***ing Japan, most of the audience didn’t speak English

He sold out Wembley stadium 7 nights in a row, that’s 500k+ people

He had Africans in small communities & villages worshipping him like a King

1500 prison inmates in a facility in the Philippines Choreographed the Thriller dance

Pusha P

5y

Lot of filler in his discog. But the good tracks slap. I'm certain most of his success is due to his insane dancing skills. I wish I could dance like that

Shayarahlah

5y

eminem fan - check

believes in reverse racism - check

uses the term "western civilization" to assert dominance - check

clings onto the concept of cultural inheritance to feel good about your small life - check

holds black artist to a different standard than caucasians - check

sounds about white, i swear u ppl are made in the same yakubian factory

KingOfPop

5y

I'll find it.

One of the books (of the two in the series) was inscribed by Ronda, in 1983 - a fan.

The other has this inscription:
"Look at the true spirit of happiness and joy in these boys’ faces. This is the spirit of boyhood, a life I never had and will always dream of. This is the life I want for my children, MJ."

Oh, how so sinister.

HopOffMySackDawg69

5y

The Beatles are more popular than Michael Jackson. Can you please stop with your s*** threads/takes?

CalmYe

5y

who got videos of the Beatles being chased by villagers in the most remote and isolated areas in Africa

MyLeftBrain

5y

Not fair, he got his magic powers from licking little kids buttholes

Theory

5y

I don’t know why you’re getting clowned for this, Elvis was definitely one of the biggest acts of all time. If he wasn’t bigger than MJ or the Beatles then he was just below them. I mean, dudes been dead for 45 years and we all know his name. “Thank you very much”, “Elvis has left the building”. They still to this day have Elvis week every year in Tennessee that lasts 10 days where everybody dresses as Elvis and turns up. His house is a major tourist attraction. Man set records that took 50 years to break. They sold $27 million worth of merchandise in 2018 alone. He’s still got 11 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

SHAQUILLE

5y

And big Mike smashed his daughter

Sunny Sun

5y

Huhhh ? The Beatles weren’t the first to make albums or long song though? James Brown exists

James Brown was one of the first recording artists to make actual albums which weren’t just a compilation of songs & he had songs way over 3 minutes

As for music videos & movies, black artists weren’t funded by the labels nor did they have money to make their own movies or short films

James Brown did all of this in the late 50s and would then go on to leave his impact on artists like Michael Jackson and Prince

If anything that’s James Browns legacy

discman

5y

she said they never had sex. their marriage was a dog and pony show so mj didn't look like a pedo even though he was clearly one.

discman

5y

discas comparing high art to a pedophile. i'm done. OUT

discman

5y

mj couldn't sing, write, or dance

only thing he was good at was gyrating on defenseless boys

sosAMG

5y

Imagine being so Ed to say Michael can’t dance or sing