Come on now. Suddenly is still a great LP. Give it up for the Caribbean King!

For one thing, his wardrobe. LOL

Bob Marley is alive???

JANFAN4L said:

Holy fuck, that's Billy Ocean?

VoicesCarry said:

Damn right, I told ya he lived through the 60's! He has just emerged.

Lennon said:

Who hates him anyway, even is he did white boy soul like Lional Ritchie, but I prefer Billy over Lional as his voice is tons better and some of his muci is very dancable!


"get outta my dreams (get into my car)"
"Gun for hire"
"Licence to thrill"
"I sleep much better (in someones elses bed)"
"Loverboy"

I prefer his late 80's album ("tear down these walls") to his earlier stuff.....remember "love really hurts (without you)"?

I got his early 90's cd somewhere.....havn't heard it and think i lost it many years ago.....

all his songs were just to much for me. but i do like "love zone"

I hadn't seen a picture of him in like 10 years, those pictures you just posted scared the crap out of me

"Nights Feel Like Gettin Down" is his best cut! No doubt.

I loved "Dancefloor."

Who's better Billy Ocean or Jeffrey Osbourne?

I liked the intro to "Loverboy"

JANFAN4L said:

Alright now, its Jeffrey Osbourne hands down. This man can sing his ass off and sing some womens drawers off at the same time. He definitely has more juice vocally than Billy Ocean no doubt.
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heybaby said:

That's the one

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Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm

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heybaby said:

That's the one

That cut is still viable today. You can still vibe to it and dig it.

'Suddenly' is a VERY good album.Side One (for those of us who remember the vinyl days,lol) is top-notch...

"Carribean Queen (No More Love On The Run)"
"Mystery Lady"
"Syncopation"
"The Long and Winding Road"

There were a few other decent hits after that (most notably,1987's"Love Is Forever"),but then he lost me with that awful 1988 single "Get Outta My Dreams,Get Into My Car",which is pop garbage

CinisterCee said:

You probably mean that guitar riff after that rhythmless drumbeats (something I never understood..).That riff's a killer,the intro isn't in my opinion.
Like Donna Summer,with a voice like that he should have tried different stuff,e.g.something with more guitars in it!!His music,to me,has always been far too poppy.I like 'Loverboy',though..

Hotlegs said:

I can agree with that. Billy was a little more saccharin with his vocals and vibe.

Theres no hate, he just has a funney assosiation with Michael Douglas Danny DeVito and this other actor chic.

JANFAN4L said:

OH MY GOD!! WHAT AN IDEA!!! QUICK!!! SOMEBODY MAKE A THREAD ABOUT THAT NOW!!!!!

VoicesCarry said:

That's what I thought when I looked at the "then" and "now" pictures. Billy kinda has the George Clinton look going on in that last picture, with the dreadlocks and the colorful clothes.

psychodelicide said:

At first I thought it was Geroge unitil, I took a good look at the face. Oh the serious tip, we must keep in mind he is from Trinadad. So, he may be going back to his roots w/his rasta dreds.

"Mystery Lady" was the cut! I am a big fan of Billy's early 80's material.

Billy vs. Jeffrey Osborne...I've got to give Jeffrey this one. His Ultimate Collection is just phenomenal.

Yes! Yes! YEEESSS!!!! Most definately!

Gee, it looks to me like he's wearing a ceremonial robe for a ceremony, not making a fashion statement. He's an older Black man who chooses to wear dreadlocks, what's so wrong with that? I like his new look. I love Billy Ocean's music, but I can't compare him to Jeffrey Osborne - apples and oranges, luv.

LQ

I just bought his greatest hits album. I loved Billy back in the day.
His ballads are some of the best of the 80's. Suddenly is in my top 10.

duggalolly said:

a big cosign. Personally I don't believe it is Billy Ocean