After playing one of Teddy's songs, the radio host said she didn't see the big appeal with Teddy and preferred Marvin..
Who you got Teddy Pendergrass vs Marvin Gaye
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I thought about this the other day after watching Teddy's documentary on Showtime. I wouldve pitted Teddy against Barry White. Marvin Gaye was in a class by himself imho.
I'm not really sure what the comparison is. Marvin took soul music to new heights and directions. Teddy had Gamble & Huff and MFSB (for the most part) and that's a killer combination. Not to say Teddy wasn't a very good singer.
A more apt comparison would have been Marvin Junior because G&H wrote most of Teddy's songs with him in mind.
You'd have to compare Marvin to Donny and Sam.
A more apt comparison would have been Marvin Junior because G&H wrote most of Teddy's songs with him in mind.
You'd have to compare Marvin to Donny and Sam.
Teddy by a mile.
Marvin Gaye had more hits, Teddy got into that car accident before he was about to blow up.
Bitch. When we do a thread on that drill music trash and the animals killing each other to it, then we will allow your input. Until then, fall the fuck back.
Oh and...
The District.
Marvin but the radio host the OP referenced shouldn't be on radio if she can't see that Teddy was a special artist
Marvin Junior is a great great vocal talent (probably better than Teddy in straight up talent) and the Dells had their hits but Teddy was a bigger artist....unfair match up to Marvin Junior
"What's Going On" was the defining social conscious album of the 70's. For that reason alone I have to go with Marvin. The sistahs might disagree cause Teddy was a strong voiced, soulful, sexy muthafucka who had them throwing their panties at him.
And beyond.
My generation of music has produced the richest and greatest black entrepreneurs the world has ever seen.
your generation was loser dope fiends
Frankie lymon
Hendrix
Gaye
Ray Charles
U old ass niggas was shooting up shit in your ahhms daily
relax old man.
Marvin...and it's not close.
And some of it was the marketing behind them. Both had nice voices (although I thought Marvin's was better). But Motown had a different marketing strategy (although Marvin tried to buck the marketing trend with "What's Going On", and he and all of us benefitted from it). This made Marvin's music more widespread than Teddy's (pop/R&B vs. straight R&B).
And some of it was the marketing behind them. Both had nice voices (although I thought Marvin's was better). But Motown had a different marketing strategy (although Marvin tried to buck the marketing trend with "What's Going On", and he and all of us benefitted from it). This made Marvin's music more widespread than Teddy's (pop/R&B vs. straight R&B).
You don't know what you're talking about. Marvin Junior was a great vocalist and his rough baritone was comparable to Teddy's. Nobody is talking about hits; we all know (at least those of us who know music) that there are tons of great vocalists and musicians that just didn't get a break. That doesn't diminish their talent.
Both of them are legends and I loved them both, but Marvin was an all-around genius of a musician. Marvin was a drummer, a GREAT pianist, and a brilliant writer. Teddy was a legendary singer, but he wasn't really in Marvin's class as an all-around artist, in my opinion. Like knightmelodic said in his post, Teddy benefitted from that Gamble & Huff machine of writers and arrangers at Philly International. Marvin's career, on the other hand, really took off when Motown released the reigns and gave him the freedom to be himself and do his own thing. It's a small example, but look at what Marvin did with his version of the Star Spangled Banner. For damn near forty years, people have been doing their own takes on that song, and nobody has ever come close to matching him yet. Again, just my opinion.
Bitch. You in your 30s. The generation that produced the richest and greatest black musicians was mine by far. And the handful of rich niggas you reference are in their 50s and are not even in your generation you confused midget. Your generation is filled with skinny jean, gun shooting illiterate junkies who spend all their money on funny looking shoes and fake jewels purchased from kikes and gooks.
Now again, gtfo this muthafuckin thread!
Some of you cats should delete your accounts. At very least, just stop talking in music threads.
If we had to compare anybody to Marvin it would be Stevie Wonder. Im not minimizing Teddy at all, but Marvin was on another level.
What a weird response...I literally said Marvin Junior was probably better than Teddy in terms of straight up talent
This.. Marvin overall but if we include the Blue notes catalog with his solo career, it's closer than people think. These are classics, straight Saturday morning cleaning/bbq music
Marvin
Women throwing panties on stage was a staple of Tom Jones' concerts, it was started when his agent or manager paid women to throw their panties on stage and when the word got out it started happening at all his performances.
Damn. Never knew that.
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Jay-Z
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Kanye
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Bitch these are my generation
all 90s
you mad berry gordy ran your generation into the fucking ground?
STFU I wasn’t born with a 90 or 00 next to my name.
respect the future.
Also QUINCY jones your greatest musical achievement left his while entire legacy to mix breed cacs who will wash out his legacy and genes.
My Generation is Jay-z who not only has gained massive wealth for his family he in addition sets up his constituents family with generational wealth as well.
now go listen to your mo-town greatest hits collection u keep in your cubbard.
Marvin wins this by KO,if you compare them by the big 3 categories its all Marvin.
1.Sales-Marvin Gaye was the 5th biggest selling act of all time at Motown behind Stevie,Jackson 5,Temptations,Supremes with over 50 million albums and 25 million singles. Teddy sold less than 25 million total records.
2.Cultural Significance-Marvins Whats Goin On crossed over to be one of the worlds most significant albums of the 70s and is universally rated in top 5 albums of all time. Teddy never crossed over to a wider audience.
3.Vocal-Both had great voices in there style but Marvin voice was again transcedent his version of the Anthem was THE version until Whitney Houston.
1.Sales-Marvin Gaye was the 5th biggest selling act of all time at Motown behind Stevie,Jackson 5,Temptations,Supremes with over 50 million albums and 25 million singles. Teddy sold less than 25 million total records.
2.Cultural Significance-Marvins Whats Goin On crossed over to be one of the worlds most significant albums of the 70s and is universally rated in top 5 albums of all time. Teddy never crossed over to a wider audience.
3.Vocal-Both had great voices in there style but Marvin voice was again transcedent his version of the Anthem was THE version until Whitney Houston.