"Purple Rain" by far. Michael can't seem to do anything without guests on his albums. Apollonia was a guest on "Purple Rain" but at least she was unknown.
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HamsterHuey said:

Gimp!

Cloudbuster said:

Truth always has the weak grasping to the need to call names...

Thanks! I knew I was right! And I even was DRUNK when I typed that!

HamsterHuey said:

Which is why you've called me a twat twice in the last 10 mins.

Cloudbuster said:

I am weak then. Twat. LoL

And now I am off, matey!

HamsterHuey said:

Good riddance.

This question again? I love Thriller but Purple Rain is by far a better album. Nothing on Thriller can match the brillance of When Doves Cry. Period.

PurpleKnight said:

Well, this IS the Other Music forum. Some people that prowl here aren't even Prince fanatics.

BlaqueKnight said:

I think this is kind of a no-brainer for me. Both are great albums but Thriller's importance is almost entirely commercial. Purple Rain may be one of the only albums in history that was deliberately commercial and yet not artistically compromised, IE he wanted to make himself a superstar but he didn't have to sell out to do it. On Thriller, almost all the songs are great, but the album is way too poppy in general and way too conciliatory to every possible demographic, it just isn't as edgy or as artistically accomplished as Purple Rain, which is a pretty good characterization of the difference between Prince and MJ's career. MJ always shows glimpses of true genius and stylistic experimentation, but he always seems too preoccupied with making something everyone will love. Purple Rain is as danceable and funky as Thriller (excepting billie jean and startin' somethin' which are fantastically ageless dance songs)but it rocks much harder, conveys much more varied and deeper emotions and styles, and has more innovative twists like the songs that transform halfway through, and the genre-bending moments that defy classification (and computer blue which does both). Also, Purple Rain is much more of an accomplishment because, credited and uncredited creative input from wendy and lisa notwishstanding, prince was involved in if not in total control of almost every aspect of making this album from singing, writing, producing and playing. Michael co-produced, wrote only half the songs, and played almost no instruments.
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What he said.

frilla

LightOfArt said:

bores the arse off of me & 30 million others who bought it. So overrated

Purple rain in the same way, but has more interesting moments than the complete paint by numbers album thriller

purple, purple, purple rain!!!!

CinisterCee said:

yeah hell no we wouldn't! parade is even better than purple rain in my book.

Purple Rain. But I still love Thriller.

mrdespues said:

i'd take bad over thriller any day..

Cloudbuster said:

sermwanderer said:

Come on Billie Jean's bass line alone beats the shit outta Purple Rain

Purple Rain is a better flowing album though

Sunset Driver could easily replace shit like Baby Be Mine.
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BlaqueKnight said:

It's a silly question indeed.

LightOfArt said:

I think When Doves Cry's non bassline beats anything off Thriller

LightOfArt said:

Baby be mine is awesome
shame on you!!!

LightOfArt said:

They're both great albums. But you know what some Prince fams are like, they just can't accept that a person can like another artist's work more than his.

Cloudbuster said:

Im not like that at all
It's all about being open minded

Purple Rain!

Prince does it all, great music, great blend of rock, soul, funk, great lyrics.

Thriller, very good album, but what if Quincy didn't produce the thing? Where would Mj be without him?

jayaredee said:

I wasn't talking about you.