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Forum: Pop 06-23-2011, 05:07 AM
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Posted By starrynight
I read somewhere that McCartney had advised him...

I read somewhere that McCartney had advised him to invest in music publishing, and he was then dismayed when Jackson outbid him for the publishing rights to songs of The Beatles. Of course that...
Forum: Pop 06-20-2011, 09:55 AM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
I never said they were not acclaimed, I said they...

I never said they were not acclaimed, I said they were not AS acclaimed. You seem to have trouble understanding what people say.

Jackson sold some of the publishing rights to Sony, he owned only...
Forum: Pop 06-20-2011, 12:20 AM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
I never said that Stevie Wonder didn't write most...

I never said that Stevie Wonder didn't write most of his music, but you suggested he wrote ALL of his own music.

I never said that Stevie Wonder isn't known for songwriting, as well as other...
Forum: Pop 06-19-2011, 04:04 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
Somebody else compared to him Elvis I was just...

Somebody else compared to him Elvis I was just replying lol. And I don't think many compare those you mention to The Beatles. Stevie Wonder didn't write ALL of his music, for instance he covered...
Forum: Pop 06-18-2011, 10:20 AM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
Elvis didn't write his own material (and Michael...

Elvis didn't write his own material (and Michael Jackson only wrote some of his) and was very much a manufactured image I think. The Beatles probably started off as a manufactured image (as did...
Forum: Pop 06-18-2011, 12:03 AM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
Somebody else started the comparison to The...

Somebody else started the comparison to The Beatles, not me.
Forum: Pop 06-17-2011, 11:40 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
Necromancer actually brought up the comparison to...

Necromancer actually brought up the comparison to The Beatles. And I just don't find the styles you put up as diverse as The Beatles, the classical one is the most diverse. Most of Jackson's styles...
Forum: Pop 06-17-2011, 11:07 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
And all of those Michael Jackson tunes have a...

And all of those Michael Jackson tunes have a funk-pop influence except the classical piece (a cover you admit) and the ballad wrote by Rod Temperton a British songwriter from Cleethorpes. Funk and...
Forum: Pop 06-17-2011, 10:54 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
lol an album is an album, doesn't matter if it is...

lol an album is an album, doesn't matter if it is done in a studio or not they all count equally for sales, you do realise that don't you. :D And as Neapolitan says The Beatles didn't actually...
Forum: Pop 06-17-2011, 10:18 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
That's what it said on Wikipedia, I think it...

That's what it said on Wikipedia, I think it includes the American releases as separate.
Forum: Pop 06-17-2011, 10:02 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
I never said The Beatles were Gods and I dislike...

I never said The Beatles were Gods and I dislike some of the music they did, though I like most of it. I like some of Michael Jackson's music like the Thriller album (which Paul McCartney...
Forum: Pop 06-17-2011, 09:28 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
You misread me on the comment "the people he...

You misread me on the comment "the people he appealed to was more limited as well" (hopefully not intentionally). I am saying that the audience size that Michael Jackson appealed to was more...
Forum: Pop 06-17-2011, 08:14 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
To say that The Eagles have sold more than The...

To say that The Eagles have sold more than The Beatles worldwide is just absurd lol.

Then you have to retreat on your argument about awards.

The Beatles have been covered by way way more people...
Forum: Pop 06-17-2011, 04:50 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
"It is difficult to pigeon hole the Beatles so...

"It is difficult to pigeon hole the Beatles so easily since they covered a lot of musical ground including Rock and Roll, Rock, Hard Rock, Country, Blues, Ballads, Psychodelia, Instrumentals, Soul,...
Forum: Pop 06-17-2011, 04:13 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
The internet may not be around forever, so you...

The internet may not be around forever, so you don't know what the future will bring. We don't know what will happen with the music industry in the future.

Music videos and dancing aren't...
Forum: Pop 06-17-2011, 03:13 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
You can talk about it but it won't go anywhere...

You can talk about it but it won't go anywhere unless you work out how to measure influence.
Forum: Pop 06-17-2011, 03:03 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
How did he surpass The Beatles musically? And...

How did he surpass The Beatles musically? And you can never say any achievement will not be repeated or bettered I think unless you can see into the future.
Forum: Pop 06-17-2011, 03:01 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
The Beatles still had a widespread influence...

The Beatles still had a widespread influence across to areas like the far east and South America. And the size of the record industry may help distribute music more but it can also provide much more...
Forum: Pop 06-17-2011, 02:34 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
If you read what I said you will have seen that I...

If you read what I said you will have seen that I said that you can't measure influence, and I think you admitted that by saying you can't say who had the greater influence. And I said both were...
Forum: Pop 06-17-2011, 12:57 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
Subjective, but impossible as well. They both...

Subjective, but impossible as well. They both influenced lots of people, but so what? Alot of that music was and is probably crap as well. And The Beatles have been going longer so I suppose they...
Forum: Pop 06-17-2011, 12:43 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
Influence can't be assessed with any degree of...

Influence can't be assessed with any degree of accuracy, so arguments over that are pointless. And as I always say influence can be bad as well as good. All you can really do is judge people on...
Forum: Pop 06-17-2011, 12:04 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
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GVZtV8zUOx4

Just saying.
Forum: Pop 06-13-2011, 11:25 PM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
No, I don't remember where I was when I heard he...

No, I don't remember where I was when I heard he had died.
Forum: Pop 03-11-2011, 06:42 AM
Replies: 1,591
Views: 252,887
Posted By starrynight
That was just something a record company told...

That was just something a record company told radio stations to say in the early 90s when he was promoting an album.
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