Who had a bigger legacy/influence: Michael Jackson or The Beatles?

I'm not sure if this is even debatable... The Beatles have had the biggest legacy and most influence.

Who's actually more talented? Who's the better artist? Now that's debatable. (I still go with the Beatles)

EDIT: Well maybe it is debatable, I shouldn't say that it's not since I could just be under informed. But I still feel really confident that the Beatles technically have the larger legacy and most influence.

The Beatles. MJ did nothing why is he so big?

The Beatles. MJ did nothing why is he so big?

dunl12496

Probably because he's the greatest entertainer of all time.

The Beatles. MJ did nothing why is he so big?

dunl12496

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The Beatles. MJ did nothing why is he so big?

Radiatedrich91

Probably because he's the greatest entertainer of all time.

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The Beatles. MJ did nothing why is he so big?

LJS9502_basic

Probably because he's the greatest entertainer of all time.

Of course it's subjective. But apparently millions and millions, probably BILLIONS of people thought that he WAS worth watching and listening to. That's why he's so famous. You don't even have to like him to realize that.

MJ, baby. The Beatles were cool, but the fact that an entire group is being compared to one guy proves that he's the man. Or was...BranKetra

[QUOTE="BranKetra"]MJ, baby. The Beatles were cool, but the fact that an entire group is being compared to one guy proves that he's the man. Or was...LJS9502_basic

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="BranKetra"]MJ, baby. The Beatles were cool, but the fact that an entire group is being compared to one guy proves that he's the man. Or was...BranKetra

[QUOTE="BranKetra"]MJ, baby. The Beatles were cool, but the fact that an entire group is being compared to one guy proves that he's the man. Or was...LJS9502_basic

So did The Beatles. Their songs wouldn't be what they were without George Martin.

That being said, I agree with you that The Beatles were way more influential. They also have a much richer discography and were more creative.

Michael was a phenomenal performer, but I don't think he was all that creative in the studio.

Also, his music went downhill from the first two albums whereas the Beatles evolved from their earlier music.

[QUOTE="spazzx625"]In under 10 years the Beatles wrote/recorded over 300 songsJoshywaa

and imo there is not one single bad song in the Beatles catalogue.

I'd have to disagree with that. The amount of great songs they created is astounding, but I think they have plenty of stinkers.

The Beatles defined pop music.... they influenced pop culture more than Michael Jackson, well in my personal opinion they did.

Michael Jackson is honestly not even my favorite pop artist.

I think Prince is more far talented/creative and I think Madonna is far more creative and experimental in the studio even if she is far less talented in terms of dancing and singing.

Michael Jackson is honestly not even my favorite pop artist.

I think Prince is more talented and more creative and I think Madonna is far more creative and experimental even if she is far less talented in terms of dancing and singing.

GreySeal9

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Michael Jackson is honestly not even my favorite pop artist.

I think Prince is more talented and more creative and I think Madonna is far more creative and experimental even if she is far less talented in terms of dancing and singing.

LJS9502_basic

Yeah, he's just so much more versitaile, interesting, and can pull off more genres.

And his guitar playing is excellent.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="BranKetra"]This is true, but he lead the show. The Beatles were definitely influential, but so was MJ. I don't have a log book to count how many people MJ and the Beatles each influenced, but I notice a lot more dancing in videos, nowadays. BranKetra

Michael Jackson is honestly not even my favorite pop artist.

I think Prince is more far talented/creative and I think Madonna is far more creative and experimental in the studio even if she is far less talented in terms of dancing and singing.

GreySeal9

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Michael Jackson is honestly not even my favorite pop artist.

I think Prince is more far talented/creative and I think Madonna is far more creative and experimental in the studio even if she is far less talented in terms of dancing and singing.

LJS9502_basic

Which makes it annoying that the hardcore MJ fanboys pretend that Prince was some kind of second rate Michael.

I mean, they don't even sound the same.

[QUOTE="BranKetra"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]The Beatles influenced in some part almost every band out there though.....as for dancing....black and white movies had that. It's a natural progression I think. LJS9502_basic

love how you try and talk about legacy and influence and then only talk about your own personal choice.johngebreadman