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Elton John vs Stevie Wonder
Posted on 3/26/13 at 10:47 am
Posted on 3/26/13 at 10:47 am
On a pure piano skills basis who do you think is better?
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Posted on 3/26/13 at 10:57 am to BlueIndian420
Stevie, no doubt.
I know you said purely piano skills,but Stevie is a much better overall musician. The only debate is songwriting, which I'd probably say Elton wins.
Both are great though.
I know you said purely piano skills,but Stevie is a much better overall musician. The only debate is songwriting, which I'd probably say Elton wins.
Both are great though.
Posted on 3/26/13 at 11:01 am to HeadyBrosevelt
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I know you said purely piano skills,but Stevie is a much better overall musician. The only debate is songwriting, which I'd probably say Elton wins.
Well Elton did not write his lyrics so I have to give the nod to Stevie on that one. I think Elton gets the nod on piano skills. I agree tho both are great and different!
Posted on 3/26/13 at 11:06 am to BlueIndian420
Interesting debate in which you have to split hairs.
Songwriting? I'll give it to Stevie cause he does it all--Elton had Bernie Taupin. As a team I'd give it to the Brits.
Music? I'd call it a draw. Personally I like Elton John better, but couldn't say he was objectively better. I love many Stevie Wonder songs too.
Pure piano skills? This is just my opinion but I've heard more EJ piano on live albums, etc, whereas SW's keyboards are always more in the mix instead of standing out (and he's on the synthesizer a lot too.) Giving it to EJ.
If I had to pick one to listen to on a desert island I'd have to go with EJ myself.
Songwriting? I'll give it to Stevie cause he does it all--Elton had Bernie Taupin. As a team I'd give it to the Brits.
Music? I'd call it a draw. Personally I like Elton John better, but couldn't say he was objectively better. I love many Stevie Wonder songs too.
Pure piano skills? This is just my opinion but I've heard more EJ piano on live albums, etc, whereas SW's keyboards are always more in the mix instead of standing out (and he's on the synthesizer a lot too.) Giving it to EJ.
If I had to pick one to listen to on a desert island I'd have to go with EJ myself.
This post was edited on 3/26/13 at 11:08 am
Posted on 3/26/13 at 11:06 am to BlueIndian420
Based off pure piano skills I give the nod to Elton.
quote:That credit goes to Bernie Taupin.
The only debate is songwriting, which I'd probably say Elton wins.
Posted on 3/26/13 at 11:10 am to Ooh Wee Ooh
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That credit goes to Bernie Taupin.
Yep they would sit in separate rooms while they were writing. I think there was a tribute album to them several years ago called Two Rooms or something like that
Posted on 3/26/13 at 2:10 pm to BlueIndian420
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On a pure piano skills basis who do you think is better?
Jerry Lee Lewis
Posted on 3/26/13 at 3:37 pm to BlueIndian420
I doubt either could cop the other's style effectively. That said Stevie all day. Elton was an incredible musician but Stevie was a once in a generation type freak of nature.
The only thing I'd give Elton over Stevie is showmanship.
The only thing I'd give Elton over Stevie is showmanship.
Posted on 3/26/13 at 3:41 pm to Backinthe615
Saw Elton Friday night in Montgomery. He wasnt nearly as flashy a showman as I grew up thinking he was.
Posted on 3/26/13 at 3:49 pm to fontell
well he is old as shite now
Posted on 3/26/13 at 4:30 pm to fontell
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Saw Elton Friday night in Montgomery.
How was it? Going to see him this Friday.
Posted on 3/26/13 at 4:48 pm to CBandits82
It was good. Elton was bucket list for me, and I enjoyed it, played all the hits but a few. You'll see a bunch of old folks and he seemed genuinely glad to still be playing. Setlist is out there somewhere on the webs.
Posted on 3/26/13 at 6:35 pm to fontell
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Saw Elton Friday night in Montgomery. He wasnt nearly as flashy a showman as I grew up thinking he was.
Yep, not exactly a fair statement considering that he's been doing this since the late 1960's.
Here he was in his heyday, 1980, at a concert in Central Park in front of a cajillion people, dressed like...a duck.
Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance)
Posted on 3/26/13 at 7:12 pm to Ooh Wee Ooh
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That credit goes to Bernie Taupin.
Lyrics sure, but the music is Elton.
I think Elton is a better pianist, but Stevie could just about do it all.
Music is hard for me to pick, I love them both so much.
Posted on 3/26/13 at 8:50 pm to BlueIndian420
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Stevie Wonder
Posted on 3/26/13 at 11:35 pm to CBandits82
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How was it? Going to see him this Friday
I will be there Friday as well and cant wait. I could listen to Elton or Billy Joel all day long and never get tired of it.
Posted on 3/27/13 at 6:58 am to JOHNN
Seeing Elton tomorrow night here in Houston. Looking forward to it, only saw him once before in early 90's at LSU pmac. That was a great show and he still rocked and even wore the duck suit 
Posted on 3/27/13 at 8:59 am to fontell
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He wasnt nearly as flashy a showman as I grew up thinking he was.
well he's old and sober now and not the coked up 70's version. You know, the good Elton.
Posted on 3/27/13 at 12:07 pm to Cdawg
Stevie duh, he's blind.
Thats shits not funny mutha effer. Stevie Wonder is a musical genius. (In my best Eddie Murphy impersonation).
Thats shits not funny mutha effer. Stevie Wonder is a musical genius. (In my best Eddie Murphy impersonation).
Posted on 5/3/13 at 11:10 am to BlueIndian420
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On a pure piano skills basis who do you think is better?
I think Elton John has said in an interview that he can't touch the genius of Stevie Wonder on the piano.
eta: Don't diminish Elton's songwriting skills because Bernie Taupin wrote the lyrics. Songs are nothing without melody... good ones, of which Elton has had plenty, are hard to produce. Lyrics are cheap. I could spit some out right now, but I sure as hell can't write music.
This post was edited on 5/3/13 at 11:14 am
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