where are the TRUE "superstars"?????

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Prince. Michael Jackson. Madonna. I was born in the 70's, but my more VIVID memories of music are from the 80's, when these 3 ICONS of pop music reigned supreme! Prince was, and still IS, my favorite artist of ALL-TIME! Who else is so VERSATILE? He can play funk, soul, r & b, pop, jazz, classical,...basically, anything he wants 2! I can't think of another artist who has such a DIVERSE body of work as HE does! A true inspiration! And even 2-DAY, all 3 of these artists can STILL fill up an arena or stadium, on THEIR name ALONE, and it will STILL SELL OUT, even faster than 2-day's CURRENT artists! Since I love r & b music (though I love a VARIETY of genres), when I look at the "superstars" of 2-day (like R.Kelly and Usher), while I DO like their music (I lean more in the R.Kelly direction, though), these 2 DON'T have that same "magic" that Prince and Michael had "back in the day"! I use the examples of R.Kelly and Usher, because R.Kelly is a self-contained, multi-instrumentalist (like Prince), and Usher is a dance artist (like Michael), and currently, these 2 ARE the 2 biggest r & b, solo male artists, that are out there. But, as much as I appreciate their talent, I still DON'T get that same feeling I USED 2 get, when, say, the Thriller video would come on, or when I saw Prince's "Purple Rain" concert, or "LoveSexy" tour. And, 4 as "big" as R.Kelly and Usher are, they STILL CANNOT sell out a stadium, with ONLY THEIR NAMES on the "bill"! They will STILL need 2-3 (and sometimes, MORE than that) OPENING acts! I'm not pointing this out as an insult 2 them, because, as I said, I DO like their music. I'm just acknowledging the FACT that the "superstars" of 2-DAY DON'T seem 2 generate that same level of EXCITEMENT that the superstars of YESTERDAY did, and still DO! And, this is probably true 4 ALL music genres! When I look at Britney Spears, 4 as "huge" as she is, she STILL is no MADONNA! In the end, I guess there's really NO COMPARISON! The "stars" of 2-day simply DON'T measure up! I think that the artists of "yesterday" just had, and HAVE, more of a genuine LOVE 4 music, in general! I think SOME artists 2-day DO love it, but overall, I think the emphasis is more on making MONEY, more so than churning out QUALITY material! And, maybe it's just an indescribable "it" factor, which, some artists 2-day DO have, I feel, but NOT on the same level as the OLDER artists I've mentioned here! Maybe THOSE types of artists (Prince, Michael, Madonna) only come along ONCE every 50 or 100 years! What do U think? Do the "superstars" of 2-DAY have the same EFFECT on u as the 1's of the PAST? Is it unfair 2 COMpare? Do u like 2-day's artists BETTER? Let me in on your thoughts.