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Best Dancer Among Male Pop/Rock Singer-Dancers of All Time?

post #1 of 33
8/14/09 at 7:40pm
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We consider only pop/rock singer-dancers and NOT, ballet dancers, etc.

For obvious reasons, we do not consider here Fred Astaire nor Elvis presley.


So who was /is the best Dancer among Pop/Rock Male Singer-Dancers ever:
James Joseph Brown, Michael Jackson, ....?

I've read that:
"Justin Timberlake achieved the closest dance prowess to Michael Jackson."

Post links to fabulous video clips featuring James Joseph Brown, Michael Jackson, dancing (and perhaps singing as weel).


James Brown - Night Train Dance!


BEST OF JAMES BROWN DVD Video by Anthony - MySpace Video

Prince, Michael Jackson, James Brown dance compilation
YouTube - Prince, Michael Jackson, James Brown dance compilation


Michael Jackson imitates James Brown
YouTube - Michael Jackson imitates James Brown


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post #2 of 33
8/14/09 at 8:49pm
Rain?

They do call him the "korean Justin Timberlake"...
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post #3 of 33
8/14/09 at 9:24pm
uh.....Michael Jackson.......... I don't really even consider the other ones "dancers", they dance, but they're not dancers.
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post #4 of 33
8/14/09 at 10:37pm
MJ
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post #5 of 33
8/15/09 at 2:11am
I was glad to see that you included Usher. I was not expecting that, but I immediately knew that's who I would nominate. I know Michael has way better technical prowess, but he's too stylized and flashy for me. Usher is so understated, cool and human. He's mesmerizing to watch.
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post #6 of 33
8/15/09 at 2:13am
MJ and James Brown are the only two answers I'll accept on that poll.
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post #7 of 33
8/15/09 at 4:35am
Of those it is a clear win for Michael Jackson imo.
An "other" option would have been nice though, as I can think of other dancers that rival or surpass him
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post #8 of 33
8/15/09 at 5:14am
I feel like Michael Jackson is where we begin to see that dancing is more important to an artist's career than singing while they still are predominantly marketed as a singer.....Today you go to a Britney concert for instance and you don't even hear live singing, but the dancing is essential.....

While I think Michael Jackson was an amazing artist, I still resent his contribution for this reason.....with Michael Jackson, the importance of dancing and the additional emphasis on music videos were escalated dramatically.....it's great for pop culture (maybe), it's terrible for music.

So while I voted for Michael Jackson (who was clearly the most technically capable dancer on this list), it is really James Brown who I'd rather watch........James Brown used dance to accompany the music, it feels like, starting with Thriller Michael Jackson used music to fit the dance.......and as someone who listens to music and does not care nearly as much for dancing.......I feel distant from Michael Jackson, a man who happened to one of the greatest singers of all time, but ultimately ruined his sincerity by becoming an industry and altering the entire industry.
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post #9 of 33
8/15/09 at 2:36pm
Thread Starter 

Where are your video clips?

Where are your video clips?


By the way, I did not want the 'others' option
because some 'friendly ' head-fi'ers might be tempted to vote,
say, on Fred Astaire, or even Elvis, etc.

As I said, both of them are obviously missing for different reasons.
I chose Usher, Chris Brown, ... because they're close to our times.
Prince is also excellent.
There's no other pop/rock singer-dancer who can surpass
James Brown and Michael Jackson!?

The poll is not about 'who should be on the list' - it's about who's the best.
Please submit your candidates that you would put on your short list.
Of course some of them might be better than Usher, Chris Brown, ...
But none of them might, even conceivably,
can be than better James Brown and Michael Jackson. - Don't even try. Just forget it!

You may ask why only Seven options.
There are two reasons:

(1) All singer-dancerson the list are the Magnificent Seven! (Ha, ha, ....)

(2) More importantly because of 007 Agent (Your Favourite 007 Incarnation?)

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post #10 of 33
8/15/09 at 2:49pm
Sammy Davis Jr.

YouTube - Sammy Davis Jr.- Tap Dancing,Singing, And More......

But If it's got to be from the 7.

James Brown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdz88MBWomo
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post #11 of 33
8/15/09 at 2:59pm
Thread Starter 

Yes, more of that!

Quote:
Originally Posted by JadeEast View Post
Yes, this is very old school. Is it pop/rock?

Thanx, very good!
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post #12 of 33
8/15/09 at 3:34pm
Is it pop/rock? Heck no, but check the list it's all pop R&B artists.
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post #13 of 33
8/18/09 at 2:38pm
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But, would you vote for him or anyone from the past?

Quote:
Originally Posted by JadeEast View Post
But, would you vote for him anyone from the past, e.g. Sam Cooke?

Again and again, perhaps nobody from the past surpasses James Brown or Michael Jackson.

More powerful reasons why I used exactly Seven options:

- “And on the seventh day, he rested”. ....
- There are seven days in a week.
- The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
- Speaker system 7.1
- Rome was built on seven hills.
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

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Do I need to tell you more?


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post #14 of 33
8/18/09 at 5:12pm
This thread is just asking to be swarmed by MJ...but Michael Jackson is the obvious answer here IMO
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post #15 of 33
8/18/09 at 9:49pm
Prince.
Anyway, it moves.
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