Kanye West vs Freddie Mercury

[Supernova190188]

For those who haven't seen this :-

http://youtu.be/nwN6dPNXklg

Highlights the differences between the self proclaimed 'greatest living rock star' and one of the absolute greatest live singers of all time.

(Although Kanye is not a 'rock star' and even if he were then he's unaware of people like Robert Plant, Roger Daltrey, Steven Tyler, Ozzy, Axl Rose, James Hetfield etc etc etc!)

[Ste1987]

Does he like fish sticks, though?

[Supernova190188]

I haven't got the foggiest what that reference means!

[dudleybloke]

Yep, he likes the taste.

[Mave]

Supernova190188 said:

For those who haven't seen this :-

http://youtu.be/nwN6dPNXklg

Highlights the differences between the self proclaimed 'greatest living rock star' and one of the absolute greatest live singers of all time.

(Although Kanye is not a 'rock star' and even if he were then he's unaware of people like Robert Plant, Roger Daltrey, Steven Tyler, Ozzy, Axl Rose, James Hetfield etc etc etc!)

Nice :-) just been.watching "queen and David bowie - under pressure (classic queen mix)" on you tube. 2:20 - 2:35 Freddy is singing away, can't believe his range!

[dudleybloke]

Supernova190188 said:

I haven't got the foggiest what that reference means!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNoQXo8yeLc

[Funk]

Supernova190188 said:

For those who haven't seen this :-

http://youtu.be/nwN6dPNXklg

Highlights the differences between the self proclaimed 'greatest living rock star' and one of the absolute greatest live singers of all time.

(Although Kanye is not a 'rock star' and even if he were then he's unaware of people like Robert Plant, Roger Daltrey, Steven Tyler, Ozzy, Axl Rose, James Hetfield etc etc etc!)

Christ, could've warned us about the sudden massive volume spike halfway through..!

[Supernova190188]

Haha, it's only Freddie giving it his all!

[wjb]

Kanye for me.

[grumbledoak]

It's a very brave or a very stupid singer who provokes a direct comparison of himself with Freddie.

[Funk]

grumbledoak said:

It's a very brave or a very stupid singer who provokes a direct comparison of himself with Freddie.

I'm going to go with 'stupid' in this case.

[SpikeBmth]

Kayne is a delusional idiot, must believe the bull that Kim tells him.

[dudleybloke]

He's a musical genius......according to himself.

[Baryonyx]

Mercury was one of the greatest frontmen of all time, and a legendary performer. Kanye West has somehow become a celebrity, in spite of possessing no real talent.

[hairyben]

Baryonyx said:

Mercury was one of the greatest frontmen of all time, and a legendary performer. Kanye West has somehow become a celebrity, in spite of possessing no real talent.

in spite?

I thought being notably average was actually a requisite in for mass pap these days?

[TheExcession]

Baryonyx said:

Mercury -> performer. Kanye West -> celebrity

And that gentlemen is all you'll ever need to teach your kids.

One is manufactured (thus open to a lucky few), the other has talent (which is restricted to a few that are lucky).

[StottyEvo]

Baryonyx said:

Mercury was one of the greatest frontmen of all time, and a legendary performer. Kanye West has somehow become a celebrity, in spite of possessing no real talent.

I disagree, The College Dropout & Graduation were decent albums. After these albums the fame went to his head and he quickly became the worlds biggest douche.

[killingjoker]

StottyEvo said:

Baryonyx said:

Mercury was one of the greatest frontmen of all time, and a legendary performer. Kanye West has somehow become a celebrity, in spite of possessing no real talent.

I disagree, The College Dropout & Graduation were decent albums. After these albums the fame went to his head and he quickly became the worlds biggest douche.

Yeah... some bloke walking around sampling other actual musicians music and then speaking a little rhyme over it. Christ, he has even nicked Pam Ayers idea of the odd ode. Sorry but speaking rhymes into a microphone is not a demonstration of any musical ability. Go learn to play an instrument. Oh, that would require some fking effort.

[hairyben]

StottyEvo said:

I disagree, The College Dropout & Graduation were decent albums. After these albums the fame went to his head and he quickly became the worlds biggest douche.

what would be a good song or two to listen to check out what he does?

Just wondering as until yesterday I honestly had no idea what he did (I've probably heard it on the radio but not known what it was) and the couple of random songs I located on youtube were kind of elevator music.

[StottyEvo]

hairyben said:

StottyEvo said:

I disagree, The College Dropout & Graduation were decent albums. After these albums the fame went to his head and he quickly became the worlds biggest douche.

what would be a good song or two to listen to check out what he does?

Just wondering as until yesterday I honestly had no idea what he did (I've probably heard it on the radio but not known what it was) and the couple of random songs I located on youtube were kind of elevator music.

RapGenius may be helpful to understand what he's on about

"Big Brother" A song about his relationship with Jay-Z
"Heard em say" has a really nice vibe
"Through the wire" was one of his first, the original was recorded whilst he jaw was wired after a car crash