DocMcCoy"Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,917 Posts
does not compute.
I mean, this is different from those Clash/Jam threads. It's one thing debating the relative merits of a couple of albums by the same artist, but trying to decide who's better between Marvin and Curtis is like being asked which one of your children's your favourite. Who'd want to make a decision like that?
Mayfield..because he was a more varied artist than Gaye...all those kick ass songs he wrote and productons for Okeh in the 60s in addition to the Impressions and his 70s output which trumps Marvin's 70s output (yeah even with "Whats goin on")..then again my favorite Marvin stuff is the mid 60s stuff...I'd rather listen "Baby Dont Do it" than anything on "Whats Goin On" (ducks and runs)
Mayfield..because he was a more varied artist than Gaye...all those kick ass songs he wrote and productons for Okeh in the 60s in addition to the Impressions and his 70s output which trumps Marvin's 70s output (yeah even with "Whats goin on")..then again my favorite Marvin stuff is the mid 60s stuff...I'd rather listen "Baby Dont Do it" than anything on "Whats Goin On" (ducks and runs)
we have had this discussion before. and the responses are always the same.
the answer is CURTIS MAYFIELD by a long shot.
i recently decided, after many listens and "tries", that i don't care for Marvin Gaye......well maybe just a lil' of his 60's output.
There is no "answer" to this type of question...
Maybe if you said "Kenny G vs. Coltrane" we might have an easier argument , but it ultimately comes down to personal taste and whatever music moves you as an individual.
If I had to choose I would pick Marvin , but Curtis is so phenomenal I don't really like choosing one over the other...just listen to great music and enjoy it rather than make these types of comparisons, it works out better that way.
If I had to choose I would pick Marvin , but Curtis is so phenomenal I don't really like choosing one over the other...just listen to great music and enjoy it rather than make these types of comparisons, it works out better that way.
I would have put it like this maybe just with a few spelling mistakes.
Doesn't Ware share a lot of writing credits with Marvin?
From what I remember reading in 'Divided Soul' (great book by the way) , Marvin's "I Want You" LP was supposed to be a Leon Ware album but Marvin heard the tracks and it ended up being a Marvin album with Leon working right alongside him the whole way. check the liner notes on that one , Ware's name is all over it.
Marvin's output may have slightly penetrated the greater culture at large than Curtis. You had to dig a little bit deeper than the radio to fully appreciate Curtis' greatness. It doesn't surprise me that Curtis gets a little more run on a hardcore record collectors forum.
rootless, what's sad about the Green/Gaye debate? Decidedly Marvin? I know Al is not as deep but the combo of his voice and Willie Mitchell's production is preferable to my ears.
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I mean, this is different from those Clash/Jam threads. It's one thing debating the relative merits of a couple of albums by the same artist, but trying to decide who's better between Marvin and Curtis is like being asked which one of your children's your favourite. Who'd want to make a decision like that?
move on up > grapevine
QED
imho of course
+1
Mayfield just equals everything thats good about people/life. A positive shining example to all man kind. Truly one in a billion.
Gaye is a true great also.
But if I started a church, Curtis Mayfield would be first in line for a sainthood.
play this
and just looking at these pictures.
Now, didn't your day just get a bit brighter.
that said, do you think it's fair to say that Curtis has a more extensive track record as a writer and producer?
the answer is CURTIS MAYFIELD by a long shot.
i recently decided, after many listens and "tries", that i don't care for Marvin Gaye......well maybe just a lil' of his 60's output.
BAN
There is no "answer" to this type of question...
Maybe if you said "Kenny G vs. Coltrane" we might have an easier argument , but it ultimately comes down to personal taste and whatever music moves you as an individual.
If I had to choose I would pick Marvin , but Curtis is so phenomenal I don't really like choosing one over the other...just listen to great music and enjoy it rather than make these types of comparisons, it works out better that way.
sadly, this has been argued on here before.
I would have put it like this maybe just with a few spelling mistakes.
From what I remember reading in 'Divided Soul' (great book by the way) , Marvin's "I Want You" LP was supposed to be a Leon Ware album but Marvin heard the tracks and it ended up being a Marvin album with Leon working right alongside him the whole way. check the liner notes on that one , Ware's name is all over it.
Yes.
rootless, what's sad about the Green/Gaye debate? Decidedly Marvin? I know Al is not as deep but the combo of his voice and Willie Mitchell's production is preferable to my ears.