Belleville Three Poll: Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson and Derrick May

Not a huge fan of any of the three. But voting Saunderson.

Voted Juan and dropped an SB.

If we're looking at their overall careers, I'll say Juan, though Derrick (and maybe Kevin too) has one or two individual tunes that are better than anything Juan's done. Still, Juan.

Atkins.

Juan... like Tuomas said - it's all about the consistency. Model 500 & Cybotron really stick with me. I want to go dig up my those Transmat comps though...

Of late I've been listening to May the most but it sort of cycles a bit for me.

Atkins > Saunderson > May (> most people ever)

including Craig and Mills could've made it more interesting

Saunderson for consistency and for Good Life, Ahnongay, The Groove That Won't Stop etc.

kinda sad when you think that these three guys have influenced so much of what we praise and slam on boards like this, yet will probably inspire what, 20 votes or so?

that said, I'll go with Mayday...I know, I know: he's the thoroughbred who refuses to run, but nothing sums up the spirit of Detroit for me than "Strings Of Life", in its many forms...

speaking of which:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_YKNSXrQzqSU/Sf-OGX-UlYI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/mE85vFwG-rc/s320/Spirit-RW.jpg

maay

This was tough but I voted based on who I go back to listen to the most: May.

derrick may, easy.

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Atkins choice is clear for me....May is sitting on more than a dozen gems and won't release them, so i have a thing against him....

Saunderson has turned into a joke, imho.

Atkins. Almost Saunderson just for "Good life" which must have been one of my first exposures to dance music when i was a little kid and it was all over the radio for a few years.

Don't kill me but I never really got in to Derrick May.

"Saunderson for consistency

― mmmm"

he is definitely the most consistent of them these days: he always sucks.

really, he is by far the inferior of the three. don't get me wrong, i love a good number of things that he did. but jesus, juan and derrick are pretty ridiculous. i couldn't pick between the two of them.

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Damn, blow out.

another (late) vote for Saunderson - over the years I switched allegiance from May and Carl Craig. "Info World" (Model 500/Atkins) was one of the first Detroit tracks I heard though (on Network's 1990 BioRhythm 2 comp).

blow out! can't say i'm too surprised though.

saunderson was robbed!

1. Craig
2. May
3. Atkins

puhlease

Sticking with Saunderson..

Long time since a good carl craig record

good love
pump the move
funky, funky, funk
the groove that won't stop
bounce your body to the box
rock to the beat
the sound
the human bond
velocity funk
warp

top 10 saunderson tracks in no particular order

feel like may's peaks (nude photo, it is what it is, beyond the dance, the beginning) are higher than saunderson's peaks but i think it'd be tough to come up with ten may or atkins tracks that match that saunderson top 10

I refuse to rank them!!

Carl Craig is by far the best techno artist to come from Detroit.

this is Atkins May Saunderson thread son

I was the first person to mention Carl Craig on this thread? Ok, thread police.

Derrick May has the best individual tracks, Juan Atkins the best Album and Saunderson the most consistent run of singles. None of them come close to the incredible career output of Carl Craig.

ok post your 10

home entertainment
elements
domina
bug in the bassbin
a wonderful life
desire
ladies and gentlemen
chicken noodle soup
4 my peepz
throw

but on another day you could easily sub in another 10 and that's where he has the edge. but yeah, not one of the og 3 so wrong thread maybe.

i'm not disagreeing that craig is better than saunderson btw

my top 10 would look pretty different though

where would you put eddie fowlkes?

pretty low actually, he never clicked with me

my top 10 would look pretty different though

Once again, that's what makes C2 top dog imo.

Agreed. Kenny Larkin tho...

Agreed on Eddie Fowlkes. Kenny Larkin tho...

my top 10 craig tunes

neurotic behavior
chicken noodle soup
4 my peepz
the climax
my machines
rushed
ladies & gentlemen
at les
relevee remix
???

i think i am more into saunderson right now because most of my dance music consumption is in the form of making mixes right now and i am just much more likely to use a KMS track than a CC track

home entertainment, i guess

Considering the short period may actually put records out for... Derrick May by a mile