I am going to pick MJ by a hair. Thriller was and remains one of them most amazing things I have ever seen. And that is no slight to Prince, who I think had the better overall career and who remained relevant and a very bad man to the day he died. I much prefer Prince's music as well. But in terms of who was cooler, I don't think any musician has ever been as cool as MJ was in the early to mid 80s. Before Thriller music videos were all pretty much horrible and then out of nowhere comes out the greatest music video of all time (to this day). This was supplemented by the fact that the music was legitimately great, MJ was an all time live performer, and he brought a style that we had never seen before. Add it up and MJ comes out on top.
The Stranger Things things trailer got me on a MJ kick which eventually led me to this debate.
No other musicians are accepted in this conversation as no one else came close to these two guys in the 80s (IMHO).
The Stranger Things things trailer got me on a MJ kick which eventually led me to this debate.
No other musicians are accepted in this conversation as no one else came close to these two guys in the 80s (IMHO).